> McCain and Giuliani Say Terrible Things to a Medical Marijuana Patient
>  Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 1:14pm

> http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy_main/2007/oct/05/mccain_and_giuli...
> VIDEO @ URL

> Via MPP, battle lines are being drawn on the campaign trail over
> medical marijuana.

> Linda Macia of Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana suffers from
> nerve damage, fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy and
> degenerative arthritis. She's allergic to other medications and has
> only found relief through medical marijuana.

> You'd think that anyone hoping to become president would show some
> compassion for this unfortunate woman, but alas…

> Notice how McCain turns his back to her the moment she utters the
> phrase "medical marijuana." Words could not better describe his
> position. McCain goes on to claim he's seen no documentation of
> medical marijuana's effectiveness, even though Granite Staters' Stuart
> Cooper had personally presented him with sound scientific evidence.

> Will she have better luck with Rudy Giuliani? Let's see…

> Ouch. Giuliani struggles when she explains that she's allergic to the
> "other medications" he recommends. He also claims not to have lobbied
> on behalf of OxyContin, which I guess depends on your definition of
> "lobbying."

> Sometimes we don't get the answers we want. That's what happens when
> you look to the drug war for answers. But at least we're asking the
> right questions, and asking them often. Perhaps next time we should
> ask if they've seen the polling on medical marijuana. Maybe that will
> get their attention.

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