cannabisnews.com: Medical Marijuana Should Be Legalized Medical Marijuana Should Be Legalized Posted by FoM on January 06, 2001 at 09:59:05 PT By Gary Storck Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette Regarding your Dec. 26 article, "Hospitals must now treat pain:" For the tens of millions of Americans suffering from acute and chronic pain, the new standards are a welcome development.However, pain relief can be elusive. Last October, news articles reported a survey by the group, Partners Against Pain, found that 78 percent of patients surveyed find their over-the-counter and prescription painkillers so ineffective they are willing to try new treatments. The medicinal use of marijuana offers patients another tool in fighting pain. In fact, many patients report that marijuana allows them to reduce or eliminate consumption of opiate painkillers, meaning they can moderate the side effects of these addictive medications and function better with an enhanced quality of life.While the voters of eight states have now legalized access to marijuana for treating pain and other medical conditions, the federal government is effectively withholding medicine from the sick and dying by cruelly continuing to prohibit medical use under federal law.If reducing the pain and suffering of patients is truly a goal, then federal authorities should immediately legalize access to this therapeutic option by rescheduling it so physicians can prescribe it.Gary StorckIs My Medicine Legal Yet?http://www.immly.org/Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI)Author: Gary StorckPublished: January 6, 2001Copyright: 2001 Green Bay Press-GazetteAddress: P.O. Box 19430, Green Bay WI 54307-9430Fax: (920) 431-8379Contact: pgnews3 netnet.netWebsite: http://www.pressgazettenews.com/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by dddd on January 07, 2001 at 00:25:32 PT What about legalized drugs? Here's a great article for people who think that there has not been enough research to prove marijuana is safe.http://www.thomasjmoore.com/pages/fda_crisis.html http://www.thomasjmoore.com/pages/fda_crisis.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by meagain on January 06, 2001 at 20:55:05 PT just ramblin Ya why didnt the dea write in medical use in the regstry instead of banning hemp products I sent my letter to congress thru norml :) [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on January 06, 2001 at 12:16:34 PT Fixed Hi Gary, I went ahead and fixed it. I wasn't sure if I could but the only thing is I couldn't add Feedback. I just can't figure out how to add a url after I post the article and make it work so I eliminated it. Hope this helps.Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Gary Storck on January 06, 2001 at 10:10:12 PT Oops! Actual Source: Green Bay Post Gazette! In my haste I put the wrong Green Bay paper as the source. Actual Source is:Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI) Website: http://www.pressgazettenews.com/ Feedback: http://www.pressgazette.com/opinion/form.html Address: P.O. Box 19430, Green Bay WI 54307-9430 Contact: pgnews3 netnet.net Copyright: 2000 Green Bay Press-Gazette Fax: (920) 431-8379 Is My Medicine Legal Yet [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: