Pubdate: Thu, 06 Feb 2014
Source: Daily Citizen, The (Dalton, GA)
Copyright: 2014 Robert Sharpe
Contact:  http://daltondailycitizen.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1929
Author: Robert Sharpe
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n123/a03.html

DOCTORS AND PATIENTS SHOULD DECIDE MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE

Regarding your thoughtful Feb. 2 editorial, while there have been
studies showing that marijuana can shrink cancerous tumors, medical
marijuana is essentially a palliative drug. If a doctor recommends
marijuana to a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy and it helps
them feel better, then it's working. In the end, medical marijuana is
a quality of life decision best left to patients and their doctors.

Drug warriors waging war on non-corporate drugs contend that organic
marijuana is not an effective health intervention. Their prescribed
intervention for medical marijuana patients is handcuffs, jail cells
and criminal records. This heavy-handed approach suggests that drug
warriors should not be dictating health care decisions. It's long past
time to let doctors decide what is right for their patients; sick
patients should not be jailed for daring to seek relief from marijuana.

Robert Sharpe

Common Sense for Drug Policy
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