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Dr. Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist. - Be sure to go to Salem-News.com and read other things he has written. He specifically deals with the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, but the principle is the same for any disorder (see after article)

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I must belatedly congratulate previous witch-hunter Harry Anslinger and the Hearst Newspapers for thoroughly demonizing cannabis/marijuana which has been used safely as medicine for at least 5,000 years.

They coined the term "Reefer Madness" and apparently the side effects of an overdose of this medicine has stuck in the brains of many people including DEA brainwashed robots and many physicians (marijuana is bad because patients can grow their own but we doctors would prefer they visit our office and use really dangerous drugs like Oxycontin, a real "killer")

Any drug/medicine can be dangerous. Oxycontin has killed thousands and even VIOXX, an aspirin type drug, has killed thousands and now Merck Pharmaceuticals is about to pay out $5 billion to several thousands of victims and their survivors.

The worst adverse side effect of medical cannabis is a temporary "high" or euphoria, the "munchies" or long sleeping bouts. No deaths have ever been reported. Even aspirin causes thousands of deaths by medical use. Medical cannabis is about as addicting as a Starbucks latte or maybe chocolate.

For disbelievers, find me ONE reference of a death from cannabis.

One disbelieving responder has accused me of "handing out medical marijuana cards willy nilly since the program began." I must declare that in Oregon, 2,700 doctors have "handed out" cards to about 17 thousand medical patients. Those 2,700 doctors would be mortified at this accusation.