The recent front page piece on the LDS Church’s opposition to medical marijuana alarms me. Since there is an opioid epidemic, why isn’t the LDS Church supporting the natural medical alternative? If the church is truly concerned for its members’ health, then it should be on the other side of the issue. Rather than fear marijuana being addictive, it should advise against the use of opioids, which are lethal. There is far more evidence of opioid addiction than there is of marijuana. But more important is the long list of harmful side effects of prescription pain killers compared to those from cannabis.
Letter: Pot is better than opioids
