But those in attendance at the association's meeting on Sept. 17 in Bar Harbor said a small, but significant, number of doctors either opposed the anti-marijuana statement or abstained from voting. The same news reports also neglected to mention that the doctors' group had significantly watered down the resolution before approving it. Also missing was the absurd claim that there was no evidence pot had medicinal value. It was obvious somebody with some sympathy for sick people and some common sense about what the latest research showed had been at work behind the scenes. But behind the scenes isn't good enough in a political campaign on a volatile issue.
Somebody has to be willing to stand up and speak the truth in public.
Pickus doesn't hesitate to support the medical use of marijuana and to label his fellow physicians as cowards for failing to join him in doing so. They're afraid of peer pressure. They tend to be sheep. Followers, rather than leaders. They're trained to be peer-reviewed.