Pubdate: Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Source: Cape Cod Times (MA)
Copyright: 2005 Cape Cod Times
Contact:  http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/72
Author: Don  C. Hayward

DRUG INDUSTRY KNOWS HOW  A GARDEN GROWS

The Supreme Court's exquisitely narrow  decision on medical marijuana said 
the feds have exclusive jurisdiction over  classification of drugs. Naturally.

How can the pharmaceutical industry  compete with a substance that can 
relieve pain and be grown in an average  garden?

The absurd notion that pot use is  any more or less dangerous than alcohol 
continues to defy reality.

The rationale behind using the  interstate commerce clause to pre-empt 
possible criminal conduct also defies  logic.

The criminalization of pot use has  put cannabis in the wrong category. 
Furthermore, it is the criminalization that  has caused the substance to 
become the "alleged" entrance  drug.

Don  C. Hayward
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