cannabisnews.com: Pot For MS Gets Needed Look Pot For MS Gets Needed Look Posted by FoM on April 22, 2000 at 09:30:53 PT Letter To The Editor By Lynn Harichy Source: London Press Last weekend was the Super Cities Walk for MS, and I wish to thank the MS Society for finally looking at the issue of the medical use of marijuana. Sometimes I need to use this plant and I try to hide it to respect other people's right to not have to breathe it. The MS Society's decision makes me feel better about being around people. I've been really avoiding some people by staying home. I'm embarrassed when children tell my kids, "Your mom's cool," and my kids are embarrassed, too. My daughter and stepson at first were embarrassed because everyone just assumed we were all potheads. Most of us do not have understanding doctors who can assist in getting us exemptions through Section 56. Even those getting exemptions must grow for themselves or wait till it can be made synthetically so it can be profited from by more important people, like pharmaceutical companies. The government makes it hard for anyone who uses marijuana medicinally by charging anyone who helps the exempted. Not even all enforcement officers feel we are all the same. Some are trying to understand and some do understand, but they are forced by law to show zero tolerance, no matter what. If people want to understand the medical uses of marijuana, one would expect they could go to their doctors for information. Until recently, that information was illegal to possess, and even today much is being hidden. Hopefully, now we will start hearing the facts and, in 20 years, we will begin to get the results of studies and our laws will be changed. Lynn Harichy London Published: April 22, 2000Copyright © 2000, Canoe Limited Partnership.CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtmlCannabisNews Articles On MS & Lynn Harichy:http://google.com/search?lc=&num=10&q=cannabisnews+MS+site:cannabisnews.comhttp://google.com/search?lc=&num=10&q=cannabisnews+Lynn+Harichy+site:cannabisnews.com Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #3 posted by Kanabys on April 24, 2000 at 09:07:11 PT a few are learning... I know that a few people, like bunniHugz, are seeing the truth, but my fear is that not enough are hearing it. But then, maybe with the spread of the internet, more and more will be enlightened. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 23, 2000 at 20:15:31 PT Thank You BunniHugz Thank You BunniHugz,I believe a lot of us our learning something new everyday about the benefits of marijuana. We already know that it has shown itself helpful with MS and helps with nausea and it is a good pain reliever. The difference between using cannabis for pain is most people say it removes you from thinking about your pain so it doesn't hurt as much. Thank you for sharing your story.Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by BunniHugz on April 22, 2000 at 23:44:40 PT: in reply... YaY! I salute the MS society and their decision to take a look into medical marijuana.... Let me first say.. I don't smoke weed... I was TOTALLY against it actually... then I met Jim... my boyfriend, he has MS... He has completely changed the way I look at marijuana and those who use it... he did this simply by educating me on the facts... He IS NOT a "pot head"... He smokes mainly before bed to relieve the leg spasms... sometimes recreationaly.. Anyway... I commend ALL of those working to educate people like myself... I have joined the cause and do my best to spread the word... YOU are getting thru and making progress... And let me thank you all for setting me straight on the lies my government ::kringe:: has fed me about this HERB... Peace... BunniHugz [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: