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Arrest suffering, not medical marijuana patients. (ALTERNATIVE VOICES).
A country that prides itself on freedom and justice should not arrest the seriously ill for using marijuana as a medicine. Common sense and compassion for the suffering of one's fellows dictate that they shouldn't be arrested for seeking relief from their suffering.
But they are being arrested in the United States. The federal government continues to enforce federal marijuana laws against medical marijuana users even in states which have enacted legislation specifically allowing such use. We need to end this injustice by changing the federal law to allow medicinal use of marijuana when recommended by a doctor.
Marijuana was improperly classified by the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 as a schedule I substance--the most restrictive of five categories. A schedule I substance is defined as having a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Schedule I substances may not be prescribed by physicians.
Opponents of medical marijuana often support their opposition by claiming a lack of scientific evidence proving its medicinal value. But the nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project (www.mpp.org) reports there are more than seventy modern studies published in peer-reviewed journals or by…
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