Pubdate: Tue, 27 Apr 2010
Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Copyright: 2010 St. Petersburg Times
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Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n319/a04.html
Author: C. Mangialardi-Diaz

THE REAL HAZARD

Re: To ease pain, he risks prison. April 22

This poor fellow is being made to suffer needlessly. The story cites a
state statistic, "Prescription drugs kill six Floridians a day," but
there's no mention of how many people overdose and die on pot.

Maybe it's because none do. Dangerous, potentially fatal drugs like
OxyContin and morphine are prescribed regularly, but smoking marijuana
lands a quadriplegic in jail. What's wrong with that picture?

C. Mangialardi-Diaz, New Port Richey
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