Pubdate: Wed, 26 Feb 2014
Source: Nelson Star (CN BC)
Copyright: 2014 Black Press
Contact:  http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/nelsonstar/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4866
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n165/a04.html
Author: Ryan Chypyha

STILL NEED ACCESS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Re: "Prescription pot pretense ending" column Feb. 14

I am strongly against removing our Marihuana Medical Access Program. I
am concerned that the cannabis that will be offered to personal-use
patients from Health Canada will lack quality and it will be harder
for them to access this medicine.

I am strongly in favour of medical marijuana in Canada as more and
more medical studies are proving it to be effective treatment for many
different things. If the cannabis is harder to access, costs more, or
lacks quality or strain selection, I believe this will enable criminal
organizations more. I also think patients may have to rely more on
more harmful treatments, such as opiates and other pain medications.
Like most of Tom Fletcher's stereotypical opinion articles, I strongly
disagree.

Ryan Chypyha

Merritt
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