[Re "A Divided House Judiciary Committee Ponders the Pot Bill," March 16]: Regarding the issue of marijuana cultivation for personal use, I would like to add my perspective as a patient on the medical marijuana registry. The current law permits limited cultivation indoors under highly restricted, difficult and costly conditions. I am on a fixed income and cannot afford the exorbitant price charged by state-run dispensaries, and, of course, my insurance will not cover it. Patients along with recreational users should be allowed to grow small amounts of marijuana for personal use outdoors as they would vegetables for food.

Abigail Wirth

East Ryegate

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