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In regards to the LDS Church's opposition to Sen. Mark Madsen's bill to make medical cannabis legal, I have a couple of observations.
Utah has the highest rate of prescription opioid abuse in the country and the highest rate of accidental death due to opioid overdose.
Wouldn't it be better to give people the option of medical cannabis, that won't kill them, to relieve their suffering?
David G. Payne
Salt Lake City