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40. Gary Storck: Medical cannabis a gateway back from addiction

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 02:44 PM

Oct 2013

Dear Editor: The scourge of heroin addiction in his family recently spurred the introduction of a slate of bills by Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, to address the issue in Wisconsin.

Illness of a family member or loved one has inspired many bills. Everyone knows someone touched by addiction, accident or serious illness. Wisconsin medical cannabis legislation carries the name of Jacki Rickert of Mondovi, who has endured a lifetime of painful conditions. Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, and Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, last week rolled out their updated Jacki Rickert Medical Cannabis Act (JRMCA).

The "gateway theory" that wrongly tagged cannabis as a stepping stone to addiction has long been discredited. The truth is cannabis, in addition to numerous medical uses and health benefits, is long documented as a gateway back from addiction.

The late Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya wrote in his 1969 book, "Marijuana in Medicine," how cannabis was documented as a substitute for opiates in the late 1800s. After pot became widely available in the late 1960s, many alcoholics began to substitute cannabis for alcohol and research has found it can protect from brain damage incurred by binge drinking as well.

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I guess we need research so the drug companies can figure out how to push their profits Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #3

we need research so patients can be empowered with knowledge. We need to know what liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #4

Oooooooo test it on me!!! NightWatcher Sep 2013 #8

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