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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Thinkers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Does anyone have the same conceptual
problem that I have about the medical use of marijuana?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Cocaine, morphine and many other opiates,
and opiate imitating pain-killers are all widely used in and accepted as
legitimate elements of medical treatment programs. [As a Peace Corps
Volunteer in Africa, I was provided by the U.S. Government with a medical kit
including paregoric, a widely used opiate for centuries.]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>What's the big deal about using marijuana
to alleviate pain and suffering?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>If marijuana is not acceptable for
apparently non-medical reasons, shouldn't those opposing its use also oppose the
medical use of cocaine, all opiates, and opiate imitators [and maybe all pain
killers and relaxants as well]?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Is there anyone on this list who can offer
a rational defense of denying the medical use of marijuana to those whose pain
and suffering it alleviates?</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>
<DIV><BR>Wayne</DIV>
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<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR><A
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