To the Editor ...
POT COLUMN GOT IT WRONG
RE: Kim Dick's Commentary Re: Medical Marijuana on October 17, 2006.
As a physician concerned about public health and safety, I must disagree with Ms. Dick's assertion that "marijuana research continues to prove that it is safe, effective and even preventative". The evidence is to the contrary.
Medical marijuana has no inherent medical value or properties that cannot be bested by other legal, non-addictive therapies. Marijuana is a gateway drug to more serious drugs of abuse. Marijuana is toxic, with five joints a week thought to have the same lung cancer causing properties as a package of cigarettes daily.
For those interested in more information I suggest http://www.dea.gov/ongoing/marijuana.html.
James Wiedrick, M.D. C.C.F.P.
The DEA loves to cling to the assertion that marijuana has more carcinogens than tobacco. But they always forget to mention that marijuana-only smokers are less likely than tobacco smokers to get cancer in their lifetime. Dr. Wiedrick probably doesn't realize that bongs and vaporizers can significantly reduce the amount of carcinogens that a marijuana smoker is exposed to. He would prefer to stand on his doctor credentials rather than learn the truth.
I am going to put "debunk DEA lies" on my to-do list. That DEA site is a perfect example of fear-mongering propoganda that would give Satan a boner. *shudder*
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