Pubdate: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 Source: Baltimore Sun (MD) Copyright: 2004 The Baltimore Sun, a Times Mirror Newspaper. Contact: http://www.baltimoresun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/37 Author: Jeremiah E. Taylor Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) Note: All were titled Why deny relief to people in pain? Individual titles by MAPinc I BELIEVE I believe that if there is definitive scientific proof that medicinal marijuana can ease the pain of the sick and suffering with no negative effects, then it should not be seen as any different from giving patients morphine, which is derived from opium, and tends to be highly addictive. Jeremiah E. Taylor, Parkville - --- MAP posted-by: Derek