Pubdate: Thu, 14 Mar 2013
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record (CA)
Copyright: 2013 Chico Enterprise-Record
Contact:  http://www.chicoer.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/861
Author: Robert Galia

TRY TALKING TO A CANNABIS PATIENT

Regarding Donald Polzin's March 2 letter, "Pot fight no longer about
medicine": The author, in his latest feeble attempt to bash cannabis,
has once again shown his complete ignorance on the subject.

Trying to isolate a few components and then put them in a pill is
nowhere near as effective as using the whole plant.

Ask anyone who has tried both. Besides, the most basic goal of the
cannabis movement is to get us away from the big pharma pills and
their nasty, toxic side effects.

If Polzin is interested at all in the truth, I would suggest that he
get up out of his easy chair and actually talk to medical marijuana
patients, as I have. As a former dispensary operator, I have
interviewed over 7,000 patients, and asked them to fill out
questionnaires for our database, and I'm here to tell you: 1) in its
smokable form, there is nothing better for stress/anxiety relief; 2)
eating a small edible a day does completely cure migraines, and is a
safe and effective sleep aid; and 3) in a very concentrated oil/paste
form, cannabis is right now curing a wide variety of cancers (Google
"Phoenix Tears"). All three methods offer pain relief and appetite
stimulation.

By the way, Polzin, saying "boo hoo" to someone who's had the
government seize their assets, or their children, simply because they
had the guts to stand up against corruption and injustice is totally
classless. Get educated please & or put down your pen.

- - Robert Galia, Chico
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MAP posted-by: Matt