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Changed my mind
01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
I am writing this letter in response to the May 24 article “Medical marijuana bill passed.”
I had previously thought that it was impractical to legalize marijuana for patients with a debilitating disease. Like Governor Carcieri’s spokesman, I realized that the use of marijuana was still federally illegal, and legalizing the drug for patients would only promote the drug trade.
However, I now agree with Pamela Bailey, in that if marijuana helps to ease any of the excruciating pain that these patients are experiencing, it is inhumane not to allow for it.
MERYL EVANGELISTA
Jamestown
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