Pubdate: Fri, 19 Aug 2016
Source: Langley Times (CN BC)
Copyright: 2016 Langley Times
Contact:  http://www.langleytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1230
Author: L. Dick
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n535/a02.html

MARIJUANA IS NOT A WONDER DRUG

Editor: Regarding "A Taste of his own medicine" (the Times, Aug 5) 
front page article regarding Randy Caine.

Please do not glorify this disease. It is no surprise that a long 
time marijuana smoker is diagnosed with lung cancer. Smoking anything 
long-term causes lung cancer, and the prognosis is never good.

Randy Caine regained the use of his left hand because of conventional 
treatment, ie: radiation and chemotherapy.

The return of his sense of taste and the regrowth of his hair, 
happens to everyone, not just cannabis users.

This man ingested a toxic drug for years and he is paying the price. 
Your story made it sound like marijuana is a wonder drug.

It is not.

L. Dick,

Langley
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