Pubdate: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 Source: Patriot Ledger, The (Quincy, MA) Copyright: 2011 GateHouse Media, Inc. Contact: http://www.patriotledger.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1619 Author: Rachel Neulander LEGALIZE POT FOR MEDICAL USES Massachusetts has two medical marijuana bills; one in the state House and one in the state Senate, which if passed into law would enable patients and care providers to enter into a legally protected public health registry and to access, grow, provide and/or use marijuana as medicine for serious, debilitating conditions. This reflects the widely polled voters of Massachusetts' majority opinion that our problem is not with people smoking marijuana, but with the ongoing wasteful expenditure of sorely needed public funds to persecute marijuana users, some unknown number of whom are desperately ill and suffering. We've instructed our legislators to act with compassion and legalize medical marijuana. Rachel Neulander Amherst - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake