Pubdate: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 Source: North County Times (Escondido, CA) Copyright: 2006 North County Times Contact: http://www.nctimes.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1080 Note: Gives LTE priority to North San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County residents Author: Sandy Johnson SUPERVISORS' PERSONAL AGENDA There seems to be a big misunderstanding of the use of marijuana for medical purposes. If one is in pain, the marijuana lifts the person out of pain to a normal plane. If you use marijuana to get rid of pain, you don't get high, you are just painless. There is no reason for anyone to be in pain - it is not only extremely uncomfortable, but it also causes stress to the body which, in turn, causes more pain and damage. It's time for the supervisors to stop pushing their own personal (albeit, incorrect) beliefs on the people of the county. It seems to me to be allowing cruel and unusual punishment to those whose only crime is to get sick. Sandy Johnson Vista - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake