Reader: Where there's MMJ smoke, there's ire

Have a question about how medical marijuana works -- or doesn't work -- in Colorado? Post it on the Latest Word, and you're certain to hear from plenty of people -- some official experts, like pot reviewer William Breathes, others unofficial. And where there's smoke, there's ire, as evidenced by...

By Patricia Calhoun

December 28, 2010

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Have a question about how medical marijuana works -- or doesn't work -- in Colorado? Post it on the Latest Word, and you're certain to hear from plenty of people -- some official experts, like pot reviewer William Breathes, others unofficial. And where there's smoke, there's ire, as evidenced by the response to Sierra's criticism of MMJ reviews.

For example, mmyers46 offered this:

Perhaps I can help Sierra. Unlike most medications, which are swallowed in pill form or injected in liquid form, cannabis is smoked, vaporized, or ingested as a component of food. Therefore, considerations of taste and aroma are significant. More significant is the different balance of cannabinoids in different strains which makes them appropriate for different medical conditions.

Your accusations that medical marijuana is being recommended for halitosis and athlete's foot might be true in California, but Colorado's medical marijuana law is much more restrictive

Have advice -- expert or otherwise -- for Sierra? Post it below.

For more of our cannabis coverage, go to the Marijuana archives.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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