SentLTE-Digest Saturday, October 25 2014 Volume 14 : Number 050
001 LTE: Amendment 2 opponents ignore reality
From: John Chase <>
002 LTE: Re: 'KILLING IN MEXICO TO FEED AMERICA'S DRUG HABIT' (10-25-14)
From: Kirk Muse <>
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Subj: 001 LTE: Amendment 2 opponents ignore reality
From: John Chase <>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 06:41:31 -0700
Editors, Tampa Bay Times -
Opponents of Amendment 2 claim that it casts details in concrete. They
also claim it is not sufficiently detailed. Both claims ignore political
reality.
The Amendment's word "certification" is used only because a
"prescription" for marijuana would violate federal law. And the
opponents’ claim that Amendment2 protects a "certifying" doctor from a
malpractice suit is laughable. Ask any malpractice lawyer.
The open-ended list of treatable diseases simply recognizes today's
reality. According to WebMD, "More than one in five outpatient
prescriptions written in the U.S. is for off-label therapies. The term
'Off-label' means the medication is being used in a manner not specified
in the FDA's approved packaging label.”
Opponents express their concern that a felon can become a caretaker and
that patients will re-sell their pot. Not likely. Both must have a
marijuana-related ID issued by the Department of Health, and nothing in
the Amendment blocks legislators from demanding tighter restrictions.
All of these, and the claims that children are not protected, will be
dealt with when the Health Department writes the regulations, watched
closely Florida's conservative Republican legislature. This is the
reality of Amendment 2.
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Subj: 002 LTE: Re: 'KILLING IN MEXICO TO FEED AMERICA'S DRUG HABIT' (10-25-14)
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:15:41 -0700
To the Editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Caffeine is a mind-altering addictive drug yet we have no crime
associated with it.
Why? It's legal.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
Thank you for considering this letter for publication.
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