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Patients are telling their side of medical marijuana use
By Hempology | June 26, 2007
New York Times
24 Jun 2007
A CRITICAL NEED FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
To the Editor:
I read Henry I. Miller’s denunciation of New York’s medical marijuana legislation ( “Crackpot Legislation,” Op-Ed, June 17 ) with shock and dismay. I have some personal experience with this issue.
Marijuana pulled me back from the brink when AIDS-related wasting endangered my life and conventional drugs failed. It still does better than legal drugs at relieving the nausea and appetite loss caused by the harsh anti-H.I.V. drugs I must take.
Dr. Miller holds out the promise of future research into marijuana-based medicines. Apparently he feels that I would be healthier going to jail rather than using medical marijuana to maintain my appetite and weight.
I — and my doctor — disagree.
John Sheridan, New York
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