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The Des Moines Register
Post Office Box 957, Des Moines, Iowa 50304
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Page 8A, The Des Moines Register, Monday, November 11, 1996
Enlightened marijuana votes
California, Arizona
show sense
the federal goverment lacks.
Should cancer
victims be denied treatment with a drug that is easily purchased on the street?
Voters in Arizona and California think the drug
-- marijuana -- should be available by prescription. Arizona would add heroin to the
prescription list. But U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno warns that use of such drugs still
violates federal law, and that the law will still be enforced.
The federal law is indefensible.
Pharmacies are full of drugs from the
"controlled substances" list that can cause addiction and, if misused, threaten
the health of users. But they are essential in treating intractable pain. Outlawing use of
certain drugs for any purpose simply because they are favorites on the illegal market
means we are letting street criminals dictate our drug policy, while forcing some who
suffer desperate illnesses to pay the price.
Arizona and California have shown an
enlightenment that the rest of the nation should emulate.