on of marijuana for medicine is for the patients. A previous director of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, told Emory University students that NORML would use the issue of medicinal marijuana to divert the publics thoughts of the drug and give it a good name to lead to its total legalization. "Pro-legalization organizations have admitted that their strategy to legalize marijuana begins with legitimizing smoking marijuana as a medicine. As reported in High Times Magazine, the Director of NORML expressly stated that the medicinal use of marijuana is an integral part of the strategy to legalize marijuana."(12) The main idea of Proposition 215 is to make marijuana available to those inpatients needing it but John Leo's opinion is different in his article "The Voters go to Pot" in October 28, 1996 issue of U.S. News & World Report. He says "...the wording of the proposition gives the game away: Growing and using marijuana would be approved for a list of ailments, including chronic
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