Pubdate: Tue, 27 Feb 2007
Source: Collegiate Times (VA Tech,  Edu)
Copyright: 2007 Collegiate Times
Contact:  http://www.collegiatetimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/699
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n239/a04.html
Author: Stan White
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?232 (Chronic Pain)

CITIZENS SHOULD CONTROL THEIR OWN HEALTH

The Collegiate Times is negligent in getting facts correct in the 
article, "Marijuana is not the only pain reliever," (CT, Feb. 21) 
concerning the recent lawsuit filed by Americans for Safe Access over 
medical patient use of cannabis. The Data Quality Act requires the 
government to correct its own misstatements. The assertion that 
marijuana has no medical value has been historically discredited, as 
patently false and federal authorities should be stopped from pushing 
that propaganda.

Further, citizens should be allowed to choose which pain remedy they 
use, not the government, especially when cannabis is safer than any 
other pain medication available to humans. It seems the author is 
more interested in furthering government cannabis prohibition 
propaganda than getting facts correct.

Truthfully,

Stan White

Dillon, Colorado
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