Pubdate: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 Source: Missoulian (MT) Copyright: 2011 Missoulian Contact: http://www.missoulian.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/720 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n367/a08.html Author: Gerald Olson MEDICAL MARIJUANA: PROPOSED REFORMS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE Response to Missoulian editorial of June 2 ("Medical pot reform necessary: Voters should not support repeal of new marijuana bill"). Sure, the way the state laws are written could be improved upon. But to go from something that is working to something that is just about worthless would result in a huge waste of time, energy and money. You must be able to see that the reforms that you are advocating, if enacted as law, could not stand any reasonable test of time. These proposed reforms will not reduce marijuana usage; it would only make thousands of good people into criminals. This would be a terrible mistake. The only ones who could continue their marijuana medication legally would be those with plenty of money. How many of us are in that boat? Have we not learned anything from the well-intentioned stupidity of Prohibition? Gerald Olson, Missoula - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart