Printer Friendly Version Printer Friendly Version Email this Article
Email this Article
Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 1:14pm
Via MPP, battle lines are being drawn on the campaign trail over
medical marijuana. Linda Macia of Granite Staters for Medical
Marijuana suffers from nerve damage, fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic
dystrophy and degenerative arthritis. She's allergic to other
medications and has only found relief through medical marijuana.
You'd think that anyone hoping to become president would show some
compassion for this unfortunate woman, but alas…
Notice how McCain turns his back to her the moment she utters the
phrase "medical marijuana." Words could not better describe his
position. McCain goes on to claim he's seen no documentation of
medical marijuana's effectiveness, even though Granite Staters' Stuart
Cooper had personally presented him with sound scientific evidence.
Will she have better luck with Rudy Giuliani? Let's see…
Ouch. Giuliani struggles when she explains that she's allergic to the
"other medications" he recommends. He also claims not to have lobbied
on behalf of OxyContin, which I guess depends on your definition of
"lobbying."
Sometimes we don't get the answers we want. That's what happens when
you look to the drug war for answers. But at least we're asking the
right questions, and asking them often. Perhaps next time we should
ask if they've seen the polling on medical marijuana. Maybe that will
get their attention.
