-=> On 09-14-97  07:31, Jane Kelley typed to Kathy Peardon <=-
-=> Re: Marijuana & Addictions  <=-
 Hi Jane,
 JK> I think that anyone who uses an illegal drug to attempt to "fix" his
 JK> or her natural brain chemistry is out of his or her mind.--- FreeMail
      If you are referring to Marijuana, it is no longer illegal in CA, AZ,
      and VA when used as a bonafide medical treatment under the
      reccomendation and supervision of a licensed medical doctor.
      Hence, by your logic, people in htose states anre NOT out of their
      minds but people in other states ARE outof their minds.
      I don't think that the legal status of any substance has any relation
      to its medical efficacy or its toxicity.   there are literally
      thousands of 100% legal substances that are 1,000,000 % more toxic
      than marijuana, morphine, opium, or cocaine.   The reality is that
      substances aren't legal or illegal based on their toxicity or
      potential for harm.   Such decisions (what is outlawed and what is
      encouraged) are ALWAYS ENTIRELY political.
      If marijuana, heroin, and cocaine were the drug of choice in the
      dominant community, instead of alcohol, they wouold as legal as
      alcohol or tobacco.  They were only outlawed BECAUSE of WHO was using
      them.
      Now we all know that is true.   So lets put this issue to rest.
      Successful drug warriors know better than to try anything as lame as
      scare tactics.
      Regards,
      Ty
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