I don't want to get drawn into the limelight too much. Talk about operating. The ballot question asks voters to allow doctors to advise patients that smoking marijuana could help alleviate the symptoms from certain diseases, such as cancer, AIDS and glaucoma. Because the state cannot supersede federal law, the initiative won't make pot available by prescription, but it would permit people with those illnesses to possess small amounts of the drug. Similar laws have been approved by voters in six states and the District of Columbia.
Polls show the measure enjoys overwhelming support in Maine.
It's certainly not because they lack strong opinions on the subject. It's an effective medicine for certain uses. Unfortunately, the good doctor preceded his comments by asking the reporter not to use his name. As a result of this outbreak of yellowbelly fever, the public may be getting the erroneous impression that all the state's physicians oppose the use of medical marijuana. Some news outlets reported the Maine Medical Association had unanimously endorsed a resolution opposing physician-assisted pot.