PUB LTE: There's No Need To Punish the Sick
Published: 02 Sep 2003
Source: Express & Star (UK)
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Author: Sean Flanagan
THERE'S NO NEED TO PUNISH THE SICK
I read with interest Roger Aston's letter opposing the use
of cannabis in medical trials.
Mr Aston seems to have confused the relationship between
cannabis and violent crime with the relationship between cannabis and illness.
The two are completely separate issues.
The message being sent out by this research is not that drug
abuse is acceptable, but that cannabis is a painkiller, and that sufferers of physically
crippling illnesses have a right to a better quality of life.
No-one chooses to be ill, and the law should not be used
officiously to punish those who are ill, or anyone who goes out of their way to
help them. Cannabis has proved time and time again to have medicinal purposes.
Any research directed towards improving the lot of sick
people by trained and committed professionals, using any drug, legal or otherwise,
can only be welcome.
SEAN FLANAGAN
Highfield Way
Aldridge