Pubdate: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 Source: Daily Star, The (NY) Copyright: 2008 The Daily Star Contact: http://www.thedailystar.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/557 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n556/a02.html Author: Stan White STATE MEDICAL POT LAWS NEEDED Regarding "Patients to push for medical marijuana law," June 3: As a Colorado Christian, I voted to allow sick citizens to use the relatively safe God-given plant cannabis (kaneh bosm/marijuana) legally, and it works. Whether or not the federal government allows the plant's use is inconsequential. The important component of state legalization is to stop government from caging sick citizens for using a plant that was arguably created by God, the ecologician, to be used for the healing of the nations. When enough states exhibit true compassion, the nation will follow suit. Stan White Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake