"The government can put
off making a decision. This is a luxury denied the terminally ill.
We do not have time on our side." Canadian MS Patient Harichy
(Marijuananews
note: Does Health Minister Rock really expect the sick, dying and disabled to wait
quietly, while he plays the "research game?" That may work in DEAland, but in
Canada the media are not as cooperative.See
Narcs Arrest Husband
Of MS Patient Harichy At Cannabis Compassion Centre.
32 Grams Of Medical Marijuana Seized In Major Drug War Victory!
A Clear Challenge To Health Minister.
July 16, 1999
From The Halifax Daily News
letterstoeditor@hfxnews.southam.ca
http://www.hfxnews.southam.ca/
By Lynn Harichy
LEGALIZATION A HEALTH ISSUE
To the editor:
Growing marijuana isn’t always about money.
Far more people than the police and the government would like to
admit use marijuana for medical reasons.
Is our government really as "willing to help" as it claims?
It is going to "conduct more studies."
Toronto Group
Drafting A Protocol For Official Canadian Cannabis Study.
More studies?
Who is the government trying to kid? If we start with the seven- volume British India
Hemp Commission Report, 1893-94, marijuana is the most thoroughly investigated drug of the
last hundred-plus years. All of them - our own prestigious LeDain Commission report, 1972,
not least among them - agree marijuana use should be decriminalized.
See
Head of
1971 Canadian Commission Recommending Decriminalization of Marijuana: "Stands By
Report"
What happens to those who are going through chemotherapy now? Can we, in good
conscience, ask them to wait? Of course not! The verdicts already handed down by Justices
Kennedy and McCart reflect the unconstitutionality of such a notion.
See
Canadian Justice Runs
Out of Patience With Government
Before Patient Runs Out Of Time;
Exempts Wakeford From Marijuana Laws. Implications for Others
The government can put off making a decision.
This is a luxury denied the terminally ill. We do not have time
on our side. Desperate situations occasionally call for desperate choices. Many are on
disability, unable to work. Growing a crop might be a costly proposition. So is getting
caught.
See
"Rock keeps
talking about doing trials, but trials have already been done. There is already sufficient
proof that cannabis helps people deal with their pain." -- Ontario Arthritic Facing
Marijuana Charge.
"My death will be slow and painful. Now, I have this criminal charge against me,
and my children are about to lose their daddy over it."
Maybe one day our government and citizens will realize we are not criminals.
Ours is a health issue.
It should be treated as such.
Lynn Harichy
London, Ont.
Copyright: 1999 The Daily News.
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