Pubdate: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 Source: Mail Tribune, The (Medford, OR) Copyright: 2006 The Mail Tribune Contact: http://www.mailtribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/642 Note: Only prints LTEs from within it's circulation area. Author: Michael Kay Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1039/a03.html WHERE WERE THE FACTS? I read with amusement your front-page article concerning medical marijuana. After looking carefully, however, I couldn't find any facts in the report, with the exception of the gray box showing what illnesses support the use of medical marijuana. What I did find was a typical law-enforcement philosophy which I believe was put best in the statement about pulling up plants and asking questions later. The article entirely misses the point. Medical marijuana is not the problem. The problem is this bizarre persecution of a substance that is natural and proven therapeutic. It harkens back to the "good old days" of Prohibition. Remember how well that worked? - MICHAEL KAY Talent - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath