Pubdate: Thu 21 Apr 2005 Source: Flor-Ala, The (AL Edu) Copyright: 2005, University of North Alabama Contact: http://www.florala.net/main.cfm?include=submit Website: http://www.florala.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2820 Author: Stan White Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n595/a08.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) COLORADO MAN TALKS MARIJUANA As a Colorado citizen who voted for Amendment 20 allowing people to use cannabis medicinally in my state, I agree with the bill introduced into the Alabama Legislature (A Friend With Weed Is A Need Indeed; Looking At Medicinal Marijuana, April 7, 2005), which protects sick citizens from the federal government's attacks. The federal government wants citizens to think cannabis is a chemical weapon of mass destruction. In reality, Coloradoans use the plant cannabis medicinally while following state law, and it works: cannabis use has not increased, and the sky hasn't fallen. Further, it is biblically correct to re-legalize cannabis. It is no accident that the Bible indicates God created all the seed-bearing plants and said they were all good, on literally the very first page in Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30. Many obedient Christians would also like clergy to speak up on this issue since Jesus Christ risked going to jail in order to heal the sick. Stan White - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin