Pubdate: Thu, 11 Jun 2015
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
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Author: Timothy G. Keller

BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO POTENT PILLS

I was diagnosed with a degenerative neurological condition that 
causes intractable nerve pain throughout one's body in 2011, after 
seven major surgeries, countless procedures, and cocktails of 
medication. And yes, I'm one of those people, callously referred to 
by commentator Ed Gogek, who would like access to medical marijuana 
("Medical pot laws harmful, unnecessary," June 4).

Gogek would prefer I remain on my current regimen of powerful 
narcotics. But while he believes I should stick to these 
doctor-prescribed medications - medications that kill someone every 
19 minutes - I'd really love the opportunity to access one that has 
never resulted in a fatal overdose.

Timothy G. Keller, Philadelphia,  ---
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