Pubdate: Tue, 27 Mar 2007
Source: Orange County Register, The (CA)
Copyright: 2007 The Orange County Register
Contact:  http://www.ocregister.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/321
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n383/a08.html
Author: Robert Sharpe

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT KEEPS POT FROM PATIENTS

Medical marijuana is essentially a palliative drug. If the effects of 
it help a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy feel better, then 
it's working. In the end, medical marijuana is a quality-of-life 
issue best left to patients and their doctors.

Robert Sharpe

Washington, D.C.

policy analyst, Common Sense for Drug Policy 
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