Pubdate: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2015 Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com/letter-to-editor Website: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Fred Rode Page: 14 Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. MACROS CLOSURE SAD The closure of The Mobil Access Compassionate Resources Organization Society's dispensary goes to show in numerous cases the law does not understand what or why it is enforcing a law that often is not supported by the majority of people. This is one which affects people who need pain relief that they cannot get from pharmaceuticals. I have a severe case of shingles and a friend suggested I try marijuana. I tried it and it was more effective with just two or three puffs than the morphine with no severe side affects, which the morphine had. These people that got their marijuana from MACROS will now go underground to obtain it. Is this the right way to go, I think not. Fred Rode (The good news is that there is another company in Alberta that has been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana in August.) - --- MAP posted-by: Matt