Pubdate: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 Source: Tennessean, The (Nashville, TN) Copyright: 2016 The Tennessean Contact: http://www.tennessean.com/SITES/OPINION/submit-editor.shtml Website: http://www.tennessean.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/447 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n027/a09.html Author: Stan White CANNABIS REALITIES I'm sure Dr. Greg Elam means well (Re: "Live Drug-Free," Jan. 14), however, cannabis (marijuana) isn't a "drug" but rather a God-given plant as described on literally the very first page of the Bible. The plant cannabis should not be compared with drugs that kill "50 people a day" since it has not killed one single person in over 5,000 years of documented medical use. That's safety on a Biblical scale. A sane or moral argument to cage sick citizens for using cannabis doesn't exist. Stan White, Dillon, Col. 80435 - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom