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My name is Stan Schmidt. Thelady in the picture is mydeceased wife Jane. We were mar-ried for 51 1/2 years. In honor of my Jane, I ran last weeks story aboutcancer and marijuana. She foughtcancer bravely and for a long time.

Unfortunately cancer almostalways wins. NOT ALWAYS,BUT FAR TOO OFTEN. This weekwhen I was in one of the local stores,the clerk recognized me from theshopper. She said she was a support-er for Medical Marijuana and would be sure to vote on November 2nd.She then added this remark. Yaknow, there isnt one person in thisentire state who hasnt been affect-ed by cancer. If it wasnt yourgrandma or grandpa, its mom ordad, an aunt or uncle, brother orsister, best friend or next doorneighbor. I had not thought aboutit in those terms but thats absolute-ly correct. The Cancer Walk at FarleyPark clearly demonstrates that fact.That means that we all do have avested interest in MedicalMarijuana.

Another question came up.DOES MARIJUANA CURECANCER? The answer is NO. Butwhat it does is alleviate or minimizethe extremely vicious side affects ofchemotherapy. I said last week thatall the cancer treatments medicinesgiven to slow cancer were poison.Was I stretching or bending a fact, oram I one of those kooks that think allmedicine is bad and that we can curecancer and other serious illnesss bydrinking carrot juice and other natu-

ral concoctions? To be very sure theanswer to that is NO. The medicineswe have that are used to treat cancerare all very high tech and do exactlywhat they are supposed to do. Thatis, kill a lot of the cancer cells andslow it down. Chemo does that quitewell, its a poison. Cancer uses a lotof nutrients from your body becauseit grows so fast. The cancer con-sumes more of the poison than a lotof your other body parts.Unfortunately the Chemo has noway to know what are good bodycells and what are bad body cells soit kill s them all. And thats the bestmedicine we have in the year 2010.This strong poison then createsviolent side effects for the patientwith one of them being the inabilityto eat or drink and keep it in the

stomach. When your body needsstrength the most to fight the cancerit becomes a real big problem thatthe patient doesnt want to eat orcant keep the food down. Easy tosee that its a real serious problem.

So then what does the marijuanado? It very quickly stops the vio-lent vomiting, and then creates anappetite for both food and liquid.Exactly what the patient needs tofight the cancer. This is a well knownfact in the medical field and youonly have too check with a doctor ofOncology (Cancer) or nurse thatworks in or near that department toconfirm this. As of this date, 14 stateshave already made medical marijua-na legal with a doctors recommen-dation. A dozen or so other states arelooking at doing the same.

In South Dakota it will be on theballet and I only ask that you dovote and support Referendum 13 tomake Medical Marijuana legal inSouth Dakota.The picture above is of my wifeless than 3 weeks before shepassed away. She was still able totravel and the picture was taken inthe Greek Isles. I would ask that youspecifically look at the sparkle in hereyes. Shes alive and loving it. Nowremember your parent or friend whowas undergoing cancer treatmentand remember what their eyeslooked like. Dead and dull. Bodymostly gone, spirit and the will tolive gone. My wife looked and livedlike she did because of medical mar-ijuana.

PLEASE SHOW SOMECOURAGE AND COMPAS-SION ON NOVEMBER 2 ANDVOTE YES ON REFERENDUM 13.

As a side note I have paid forthese articles in honor of mywife. I have not asked for donationsbut we did receive a number of callsfrom people wondering where theycould send a donation. I have myaddress below and if you sendmoney to me it will be wisely spentfor additional ads, or of course justsupport the Milbank Cancer Walk orthe American Cancer Society. MostlyI would request that you support mewith your vote on November 2nd.

I f you would consider addingyour name to the growing list ofsupporters please contact me

by Wednesday, Oct. 27. We will publish the list in the November1st edition of The Valley Shopper.

Vote YES 13for Legal Medical Marijuana in South Dakota Prepared and paid for by Stan Schmidt, Big Stone Lake, SD

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The Safety Profile ofMedical Cannabis:

Cannabinoids have a remarkable safety record, par-

ticularly when compared to other therapeuticallyactive substances. Most significantly, the consump-tion of marijuana - regardless of quantity or potency-- cannot induce a fatal overdose. According to a 1995review prepared for the World Health Organization,There are no recorded cases of overdose fatalitiesattributed to cannabis, and the estimated lethal dosefor humans extrapolated from animal studies is sohigh that it cannot be achieved by...users.

In 2008, investigators at McGill University HealthCentre and McGill University in Montreal and theUniversity of British Columbia in Vancouver reviewed23 clinical investigations of medicinal cannabinoiddrugs (typically oral THC or liquid cannabis extracts)and eight observational studies conducted between1966 and 2007. Investigators did not find a higherincidence rate of serious adverseevents associated with medicalcannabinoid use compared tonon-using controls over these

three decades.

That said, cannabis should notnecessarily be viewed as aharmless substance. Its activeconstituents may produce a vari-ety of physiological and euphoriceffects. As a result, there may besome populations that are suscep-tible to increased risks from theuse of cannabis, such as adoles-cents, pregnant or nursing moth-ers, and patients who have a fam-ily history of mental illness.

As states continue to approvelegislation enabling thephysician-supervised use ofmedicinal marijuana, morepatients with varying diseasetypes are exploring the use of thetherapeutic cannabis. Many ofthese patients and their physiciansare now discussing this issue forthe first time, and are seekingguidance on whether the thera-peutic use of cannabis may ormay not be advisable.

Medical Marijuana has beenEffective in 19 Clinical Applications:*Alzheimers disease*Amyotrphic lateral sclerosis*Chronic Pain*Diabetes mellitus*Dystonia*Fibromyalgia*GI disorders*Gliomas*Hepatitis C

*HIV*Hypertension*Incontinence*Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA)*Multiple Sclerosis*Osteoporosis*Pruritis*Rheumatoid Arthritis*Sleep Apnea*Tourettes Syndrome

Vaporization Instead of Smoking

When discussing the therapeutic use of cannabisand cannabinoids, opponents inevitablyrespond that patients should not smoke their medi-cine. PATIENTS NO LONGER HAVE TO. Medicinalcannabis patients who desire the rapid onset of actionassociated with inhalation, but who are concernedabout the potential harms of noxious smoke can dra-

matically cut down on their intake of carcinogeniccompounds by engaging in vaporization rather thansmoking. Cannabis vaporization limits respiratorytoxins by heating cannabis to a temperature wherecannabinoid vapors form, but below the point of com-

bustion where noxious smoke and associated toxins(e.g. carcinogenic hydrocarbons) are produced. Thiseliminates the inhalation of any particulate matter andremoves the health hazards of smoking. In clinical tri-als, vaporization has ben shown to safely and effec-tively deliver pharmacologically active, aerosolizedcannabinoids deeply into the lungs, where the richvascular bed will rapidly deliver them to tissuesthroughout the body.

Courtesy: NORML Foundation, Washington, DC

Marijuanas Medical ValueS tudies show that many patients suffering withHIV/AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and chemotherapy,multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and other debilitating ill-nesses find that marijuana provides relief from theirsymptoms.Available prescription drugs often come with farmore serious side effects than marijuana, andmany patients who find relief from marijuana sim-ply do not respond to prescription medications.Smoking or vaporizing marijuana are much moreeffective delivery methods than pills for manypatients: The drug works instantly, the dosage may becontrolled by the patient, and there is no problem"keeping it down" since it cannot be vomited back up.Cocaine, morphine, and methamphetamine may all belegally administered to patients so why not marijuana,which has a far lower rate of dependency and onwhich no one has ever overdosed?

State Laws

Under state law, 14 states currently provide legalprotection for seriously ill patients whose doctorsrecommend the medical use of marijuana: Alaska,

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan,Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon,Rhode Island, Washington, and Vermont. Ten of thosestates issue ID cards to patients who provide their doc-tors' recommendations to a state or county agency.Michigan began issuing ID cards by April 2009.Allstate medical marijuana programs are working welland protecting patients. Since 1996, when the firsteffective medical marijuana law passed, data haveshown that concerns about these laws increasingyouth marijuana use are unfounded: No state with amedical marijuana law has experienced a statisticallysignificant increase in youth marijuana use since thelaws enactment. In fact, all states have reported over-all decreases exceeding 50% in some age groups.

Federal Laws

Federal law does not prevent states from removingstate criminal penalties for the medical use of mar-ijuana. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution or federal law

prohibits states from enacting penalties that differfrom federal law.

An October 2005 national Gallup poll found that78% of Americans favor "making marijuana legal-ly available for doctors to prescribe in order to reducepain and suffering.

Support from the Medical Community American College of Physicians Institute of Medicine American Public Health Association American Nurses Association American Academy of HIV Medicine Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Lymphoma Foundation of America American Medical Student Association the state medical societies of New York,

Rhode Island, and California Scientific American(sdcompassion.org)

Jane (Frank) Schmidt was the wife of Stan Schmidt, Big Stone Lakeresident. She passed away from colon cancer in 2008. For 3 1/ 2 years she wasa constant user of Marijuana for medical purposes. Jane is pictured here withher granddaughter and great-grandchildren.

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