After reading Mithers' article, my wife and I are furious with the federal government, particularly John Ashcroft and all of the right-wing moralists who line up against individual rights and needs. That Angel Raich and others like her should suffer because marijuana use is viewed as increasing drug trafficking and decreasing "the incentives for research and development into new legitimate drugs" is saying that unless there is a corporate profit, pain should be endured. The FDA does not approve organic health products, yet many use them, swear by them and benefit from them. Patrick O'Brien San Juan Capistrano [end]
Recently the CBC brought on two experts to deal with questions regarding Cannabis as a drug, its uses and, in comparison to tobacco in terms of usage, etc. Instead of an anticipated differing of opinions, each seemed to be gungho for the weed as opposed to tobacco. Well, my over-80-year mind is relieved to know that there is a smoke that can be safely inhaled, and based on simply ongoing observations of the mind and mood moderations Cannabis achieves, that five million autos heading south driven by pot smokers are much safer as drivers than a like number heading north smoking tobacco? I do not think so. [continues 193 words]
