Pubdate: Wed, 27 May 2009 Source: Hi-Desert Star (Yucca Valley, CA) Copyright: 2009 Hi Desert Star Contact: http://www.hidesertstar.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3921 Author: O. de Haulleville SHIFT FOCUS OF 'WAR' FROM DRUGS TO ABUSE Interesting to read about the Supreme Court's decision not to hear San Bernadino's "complaint" about medical marijuana use and then hearing about Florida reporting the high level of deaths caused by abuse of prescription drugs. Could San Bernardino really be unaware that the dangers of medical marijuana are minimal as compared to the side effects and addiction of pain killers? Isn't it time that we relinquished our "war" on drugs and focused on abuse? Drug abuse, alcohol abuse, spousal abuse, water abuse ... we are the only ones able to control this problem; no laws can do it for us. O. de Haulleville Yucca Valley - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake