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arrest. If an arrest was mades a prosec_tor would have second,
even third thoughts about bringing the case to trial_
90. i know of few police officers or prosecutors who
want to make their reputations by running down seriously ill
patients:whose only crime is that they are trying to maintain
their sight. My hope is that the letter ! provide these
patients will help the police and/or prosecutor quickly
i understand the gravity of the situation and act accordingly.
9!. In 1985, I concluded my studies. Dsring the
course of my studies into marijuana's use in the treatment of
glaucomas I authored and coauthored fourteen articles and three
abstracts on this subject. These articles are provided in an
appendix to this Affidavit as Exhibit 2.
+ 92. To briefly summarize my flndlngs_
AŽ Marijuana proved to be a highly effective
IOP-!owering drug.
! ........ B. For patients with "End Stage n glaucoma,
marijuana provides an additional way of
lowering XOP. The resulting reduction in
XOP may help to prolong a patient's sight.
C. Marijuana is _safe _ for use under medical
superv!slon_
I 93. These concluslons are based on the resu!ts of my
study of a heterogeneous population of glaucoma patients that
ranged in age from eighteen to flfty-five_ Younger patients,
because they appear to have fewer fears about marijuana, tend
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