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...uproar stems from a basic philosophical disagreement between McCaffrey, who has pursued hard-line measures as Drug Czar, and many of the physicians affiliated with the center who advocate more liberal measures such as legalization of medical marijuana and needle exchanges...
Several Thayer students said they smelled marijuana on the night of the evacuation...
Three other students said they remarked that day on a strong odor of marijuana in the third-floor hall...
...first option is ridiculous, not only because the people have spoken, but also because we believe doctors know more than legislators. Trained doctors, who have spent their lives studying medicine and who prescribe drugs harsher than pot such as methodone, prozac and morphine, have declared that marijuana can be the best medicine for diseases such as cancer. We trust them more than our self-interested representatives. The second option is fine, but leaves hypocrisy in the laws. The third option is best, within current federal policy, and would mesh the objectives of Washington, D.C. with those of Sacramento and Phoenix...
General McCaffrey ought to rethink his statements about invading Arizona and California on zero-tolerance missions to secure drug-free justice. The New England Journal of Medicine in its Jan. 30 issue editorialized on "Federal Foolishness and Marijuana," saying that marijuana's status as a Schedule I drug should be downgraded to Schedule II, reflecting the acceptable medical use of the drug. Many sick people have legitimate uses for it because they are in pain, and whatever can alleviate their pain should be legal simply because that's the medically correct and humane thing...