Lying To Children About Medical Marijuana:
Not All The Victims Of Marijuana Prohibition Are Arrested.
Context for the Medical Marijuana Debate.

(Marijuananews note: This very moving letter shows how reefer madness prohibitionist propaganda can cause suffering by those who are never touched directly by the laws. Prohibitionists sometimes object to medical marijuana initiatives because they would allow sick children to have the it. Suffer the children???)

See
Fooling Our Children’s Children: Lying About the Medical Marijuana Movement;
Is There Any Difference Between The Drug Czar and A Crackpot?

November 18, 1999
From The Maine York County Coast Star
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By Jane Smith

NO MORE GUILT WITH QUESTION 2 PASSAGE

To the editor:

I know the recent passage of Question 2 on medicinal use of marijuana was difficult for some of you. I just wanted to share this short story, perhaps to ease the minds of some.
See
Maine Passes Medical Marijuana Initiative By 61%
Against Almost Unanimous Establishment Opposition
Sally Smith and I were in a lonely room in Children's Hospital/DFCI in mid-January 1998. She had just completed a devastating regime of chemotherapy, in anticipation of her upcoming autologous stem cell transplant. This would get rid of the damn Burbitt's Lymphoma once and for all!

The chemo had gotten her down badly. She lay in bed, eyes closed, moaning, no appetite. I was crying and stared at her constantly. The nurses tried two or three of the protocol anti-nausea drugs to no avail. This continued on for 11/2 days. I was begging them to do their
best. Finally, she perked up, sat up, opened her eyes, smiled and wanted me to get her some McDonald's!

The nurse later came in to redo the IV meds. "What's the stuff?" I asked. "Marinol," she said. "It works great!" Sally and I enthusiastically said. The next day, I said, "So what's Marinol? Why don't you use it all the time?" "It's a marijuana-based drug."
(Marijuananews note: Two points. Actually, Marinol is not "marijuana-based." It is a synthethic version of THC. The molecule was never in the plant.
See
Gettman Petition For Hearings On Marinol Rescheduling Uses DEA’s Own Arguments Against It.
Why Marinol Is Not Medical Marijuana. Wonderfully Brilliant!
Second, while it is unfortunate that they did not try it sooner and explain it better, giving a pill to someone who is vomiting is problematic.)
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Why would anyone want to smoke a medicine? Isn't smoking per se bad for you?
"Oh no!" Sally yelled. "No! mom, I don't want it any more! Please mom, tell them to put me back on the old stuff." "But Sal, it makes such a difference." "But it's a drug, mom; marijuana. Mom, I'm chem free, I don't want it! Don't you dare let them give me any more. You promised I would make all the decisions."