MEDICAL MARIJUANA 'SCAM'

The people of California were completely fooled when it came to
understanding Proposition 215.

If the public knew what a scam all these [marijuana] clubs had going, there
would be public outrage. People with so much as back pain are able to
become members of a club and purchase dope legally. That's just great.

I hope the great State of California is able to afford the next lawsuit
after some taxi driver, bus driver, Muni operator, police officer or
fireman makes a mistake on the job that results in someone getting injured,
and the victims dis-cover that the trusted employee was taking said
medication for illness.

I hope all of the businesses out there with employees who enjoy a lunchtime
joint are ready to deal with loss of productivity. You think that time lost
to the Internet on company time is bad?

The City can make all the, phony justifications it wants in order to
legalize cannabis - all you are doing is setting yourself up for one big
mistake. When is the last time your newspaper objectively looked at the
rising use of cannabis by teenagers? What are the harmful effects to the
lungs and brain? What is the THC level of cannabis used today vs. 1970? Or
1975?

Our drug rehabilitation centers are full of individuals who got their start
smoking cannabis. No matter how you look at it, we should stop the scam of
medical marijuana as soon as possible.

PETE OTT
San Francisco