Pubdate:  Mon, 7 Dec. 1998
Source: Time Magazine (US)
Contact:  http://www.time.com/
Copyright: 1998 Time Inc. 

Herbal Medicine

Time failed to mention the one herb thousands of Americans take for
anxiety, fatigue, chronic depression, nausea, pain and other ailments:
marijuana. In spite of the fact that laws make possession or use of
marijuana a worse crime than assault in some states, thousands of
people recognize the value of this natural herb. Strange how society
can sanction the use of processed drugs and purely manufactured
substances yet harbor such defiant hostility toward one of nature's
gifts.

Chris L. Legreid
Honolulu
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