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Sheriff Backs Ballot Question To Legalize Some MJ
Posted by FoM on October 21, 1999 at 13:10:31 PT
By Associated Press
Source: Boston Globe
Portland, Maine Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion endorsed a state referendum proposal Thursday to allow the use of marijuana for specified medicinal purposes. 
Dion, whose declaration was trumpeted by the organization pushing for passage of the ballot proposal, said he had not turned his back on the war against drugs. He said he wanted, instead, ''a ceasefire so that we can treat the wounded in our society.'' Dion said his oath to uphold the law was matched by ''an equally important duty to seek justice.'' Advocates of the proposal, which will be listed as Question 2 on the Nov. 2 ballot, say authorizing marijuana for specific medical conditions would protect patients who are advised by a doctor they might benefit from the drug. The list of qualifying ailments includes persistent nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite from AIDS or cancer treatments, glaucoma, and seizures or muscle spasms from chronic diseases, such as epilepsy or multiple sclerosis. Critics of the initiative challenge the medicinal value of privately obtained marijuana with no standardized source or preparation, as well as at least some of the claims by proponents that it would be beneficial in the cases outlined in the proposal. By Associated Press, 10/21/99 14:39 Related Articles & Web Sites:Mainers For Medical Rightshttp://www.mainers.org/Poll Shows Support to Legalize MMJ Slipping - 10/19/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3343.shtmlFormer First Lady Barbara Bush Rejects Marijuana - 10/18/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3341.shtmlMarijuana Vote Sparks Little Controversy - 10/16/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3312.shtmlReefer Referendum - 10/08/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3203.shtml
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