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Let me see if I've got this straight. The Supreme Court ruled that sick people can be prosecuted for using medical marijuana even in states where voters approved its use.
The federal government claims marijuana has no medical value, but supplies it to seven people for medical reasons, and has for more than 20 years. Most of these privileged seven live in states that have not approved medical marijuana.
The DEA said that it isn't in the business of locking up sick people and doesn't really plan to enforce the law. The FDA continually blocks marijuana research efforts. Five hundred of the nation's top economists, including Noble Prize winner Milton Friedman, recommend total marijuana legalization, taxation and regulation.
Finally, President Bush must have had some medical need in his past, at least according to Doug Wead ["Friend taped Bush before 2000 vote - -- Secret recordings played for reporter," Feb. 2 Courier-Journal].
Yes, reefer madness is alive and well in America. When are our leaders going to step up and do the right thing?
It's neither compassionate nor conservative to deny sick people a natural substance that makes them feel better.
Incarcerating non-violent marijuana users ( whether it's medicinal or recreational use ) is a waste of limited police resources and the taxpayers' money. Blocking research on a plant that has documented medical benefits screams of Dark Ages scientific practices. Collecting urine to snoop into people's private lives, and implying they are impaired on Monday for what they did on Saturday, is a disgrace to the Fourth Amendment and the hemp paper it's written on.
All national polls show 75 percent of Americans support medical use of marijuana and 35 percent support total legalization. Let your representatives know how you feel. Let's stop the madness and get it straight.
Pubdate: Mon, 13 Jun 2005
Source: Courier-Journal, The (KY)
Copyright: 2005 The Courier-Journal
Contact: cjletter@courier-journal.com
Website: Louisville News, Louisville Sports | Courier-Journal
The federal government claims marijuana has no medical value, but supplies it to seven people for medical reasons, and has for more than 20 years. Most of these privileged seven live in states that have not approved medical marijuana.
The DEA said that it isn't in the business of locking up sick people and doesn't really plan to enforce the law. The FDA continually blocks marijuana research efforts. Five hundred of the nation's top economists, including Noble Prize winner Milton Friedman, recommend total marijuana legalization, taxation and regulation.
Finally, President Bush must have had some medical need in his past, at least according to Doug Wead ["Friend taped Bush before 2000 vote - -- Secret recordings played for reporter," Feb. 2 Courier-Journal].
Yes, reefer madness is alive and well in America. When are our leaders going to step up and do the right thing?
It's neither compassionate nor conservative to deny sick people a natural substance that makes them feel better.
Incarcerating non-violent marijuana users ( whether it's medicinal or recreational use ) is a waste of limited police resources and the taxpayers' money. Blocking research on a plant that has documented medical benefits screams of Dark Ages scientific practices. Collecting urine to snoop into people's private lives, and implying they are impaired on Monday for what they did on Saturday, is a disgrace to the Fourth Amendment and the hemp paper it's written on.
All national polls show 75 percent of Americans support medical use of marijuana and 35 percent support total legalization. Let your representatives know how you feel. Let's stop the madness and get it straight.
Pubdate: Mon, 13 Jun 2005
Source: Courier-Journal, The (KY)
Copyright: 2005 The Courier-Journal
Contact: cjletter@courier-journal.com
Website: Louisville News, Louisville Sports | Courier-Journal
