Here's a pretty interesting tv ad for Minnesota's pending bill on medical marijuana. To me, the message of this ad is right on the money. Drug policy reform isn't about trying to "get away" with anything; it's simply about acknowledging that criminal drug laws turn ordinary people into criminals, and acknowledging that this is a problem we can address through our legislatures.

On this same subject, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ran an editorial yesterday saying that "There's solid and growing data on the medical benefits of marijuana and its active compound for treating neuropathy (which causes extremity pain), multiple sclerosis, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and chemotherapy-induced nausea and appetite loss. While other treatments are available, there are situations in which marijuana may work best. Doctors should be able to make this call."