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Eleven years ago, California became the first of a dozen states in the nation to legalize medical marijuana. True believers, including many doctors, say pot works to ease pain or counter the side effects of chemotherapy. And the National Academy of Sciences agrees, if the drug is carefully used. Critics see medical use as the gateway to legalizing all marijuana.
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Vote NO on Proposal 1: Legalization of Medical Marijuana

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Legalization of Medical Marijuana on the November Ballot

The Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care are urging voters to pass Proposal 1 on November 4, 2008. Citizens for Traditional Values is strongly opposed to Proposal 1.

Proponents argue that marijuana should be legalized for patients suffering from debilitating diseases in an effort to make every aid option available. Studies have shown that although marijuana can be helpful in some cases, it is actually the active substance THC that provides the relief. THC has been extracted from marijuana plants and synthesized as the drug Marinol, which has been proven to be effective in relieving many of the same conditions as marijuana without the harmful side effects. Not only is marijuana less beneficial than supposed, it has a host of long-range physical and mental consequences, as well as being a recognized “gateway drug” – a drug that leads to other illicit drug use. Legalizing marijuana for medical use is little more than an attempt to gain a foothold toward fully legalizing marijuana as well as other illicit drugs.

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