Medical marijuana

Get drugs out of kids' hands, into doctors', see if sky falls

Thank you for the wellbalanced, impartial commentary on marijuana
("'Caveat emptor!' in search for truth about marijuana," Opinions, Sept.
21). It is rare to read information that is seemingly unaffected by the
national hysteria generated by this hotbutton issue. I find it interesting
that the piece was written by three people who work in the field of
addiction and by one who works with the University of Washington's
marijuanatreatment project, yet the image that I get from the article is
one of a more benign and significantly lessdangerous plant than the one
that has been presented to Americans by our own government.

Why there must be public debate to determine whether medical professionals
can explore the use of marijuana in treatment of illness, when known lethal
drugs are dispensed daily, is a question that is beyond me. Children have
more access to marijuana currently than they have to morphine, valium and
alcohol. Let's get it out of the kids' hands and into the doctors' and see
if the sky falls.

Vivian McPeak
Seattle