Pubdate: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 Source: Patriot Ledger, The (Quincy, MA) Copyright: 2012 GateHouse Media, Inc. Contact: http://www.patriotledger.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1619 Author: David Morgan VOTE NO ON QUESTION 3 Marijuana is not medicine and passing Question 3 would be a huge mistake. Recent research has shown that marijuana has damaging effects on the developing brain. Marijuana proponents are hoping the voting public are fools and won't read the whole question and understand the ramifications. They paint it as compassion. I see it as a disaster. This law bypasses all FDA oversight in testing drugs and quality control. Recent developments in Framingham have shown how this can be a problem. The question is worded that any doctor can "prescribe" marijuana for any disease and to any patient. This is extremely dangerous. We already have a marijuana based medication called Marinol approved for nausea and vomiting and other conditions. We don't need stores selling weed. If you really care about your community, public safety and the youth, vote NO on question 3. DAVID MORGAN, RPh Weymouth Substance Abuse Prevention Team - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom