Pubdate: Wed, 12 Dec 2012
Source: Albuquerque Journal (NM)
Copyright: 2012 Albuquerque Journal
Contact:  http://www.abqjournal.com/
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Author: Jessica Gelay
Page: 4

MEDICAL POT GIVES QUALITY OF LIFE

I commend the Journal for its statement on employment rights for
medical marijuana patients in New Mexico, in Saturday's paper. I
especially like the editorial board's suggestion to keep in mind that
"the goal of medical treatment is to give a patient a quality of life,
up to and including the ability to be a productive member of society."

People who use marijuana to treat their symptoms should be treated
equally to those who use pharmaceutical drugs. It is critically
important to give people the opportunity to work and support
themselves and not discriminate against them for the medicine they
use. It is time for employers to recognize a patient's right to choose
the medicine that works for them. Dismissal from your job for testing
positive for your prescribed medicine is simply wrong.

JESSICA GELAY Drug Policy Alliance Santa Fe
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