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- psychosatori, on 12/19/2008, -1/+33I wonder what the government will do once 50% or more of the states have passed these medical laws
- cadebbie, on 12/20/2008, -0/+28I have MS and the only thing that stops the painful leg spasms so I can sleep is pot. I didn't smoke it before but when necessary I use it. The Feds need to evaluate the medical evidence and do what is right instead of making decisions by their uptight values.
- arielh85, on 12/19/2008, -4/+29maybe something good will finally come from ohio!
- NinaOdell, on 12/20/2008, -1/+25Medical Marijuana can treat AIDS patients, Cancer patients, and even alleviate severe depression when administered correctly. There are medical marijuana laws on the books in 14 states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis - Ryland, on 12/20/2008, -1/+18Funny how conservatives love states rights for things like abortion, but for drug laws, not so much.
- Frankyfan3, on 12/20/2008, -0/+13If you have not seen this film and you still support prohibition I implore you to consider the evidence presented here:
Three and a half years in the making the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA. AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just dope fiends but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it.
This is not some 'pro-drug' stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.
http://americandrugwar.com/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8740703353 ... - mrsteveman1, on 12/20/2008, -1/+14stfu we have corn
- enantiodromia, on 12/20/2008, -2/+15so let me get this straight, it is perfectly fine to let medical and insurance companies deny treatments which conflict with their morals, but the morals of the patient have no say in the matter?
what a country. - Garofoli, on 12/20/2008, -0/+12You've never smoked weed before have you?
- enantiodromia, on 12/20/2008, -1/+12or being entrepreneurs, programmers, and sysadmins who run all of your favorite web sites.
if you think half the people aren't stoned at least once a week who bring to you your favorite internet sites, you're the dope. - RainStreet, on 12/20/2008, -0/+11We also didn't screw up the election this last time around!
- Rikkochet, on 12/20/2008, -0/+10They'll ask their lobbyists what they should do, duh.
- Infowarsdotcom, on 12/20/2008, -0/+10And where did you earn your medical degree?
- txtphile, on 12/20/2008, -0/+8Weed is our top cash crop! Not great weed, but, hey.
- inactive, on 12/19/2008, -2/+10I just need some weed damn it, my glaucoma is acting up. Hey Poet!!!, that plant you got there looks pretty tasty......
- sigg14, on 12/20/2008, -0/+8I think he just heard the word used before and probably thinks it is some kind of drug. I'm suprised someone that inept can manage to type a response on a keyboard at all.
- docod44, on 12/20/2008, -1/+9Kudos to you. How can the Feds ignore personal testimonials and decide what's right for you? They aren't sick so they don't know. Pot is a miracle... take a toke, hold the smoke, and blow your mind... I hope it's legalized for your sake. I'm also really really high right now but that's not relevant.
- Infowarsdotcom, on 12/20/2008, -1/+8It sure works a hell of a lot better than the glutamate blockers doctors are pushing now.
Ironically, it may cause you to consume massive quantities of foods containing MSG... - postal21, on 12/20/2008, -2/+9woot. go dayton ohio.
- alapoet, on 12/20/2008, -0/+7@moothemagiccow
You've never been terminally ill, have you?
As for the euthanasia part of your post, ***** off. I've some some livin' to do first. - normlsparky, on 12/20/2008, -0/+7It is called Marinol. It just doesn't seem to work as well as the real thing, though.
- mhmandthen, on 12/20/2008, -1/+8They already did, and the pill has next to none of the positive side effects of the real thing.
Humans can't recreate such an all-around wonderful plant in pill form. - CaptObvious, on 12/20/2008, -1/+7John Glenn was born in Ohio. Dave Chappelle lives in Ohio too.
But compared to this, yea, not really that big of a deal. - somestranger26, on 12/20/2008, -3/+9Wow, who the ***** is digging your comment up? Why don't you go suck off some more Big Pharma CEO dick after you take your pills? Where's your source for this 99% of doctors statement? Oh right, you just pulled that out of your ass, and the pills you're praising are called Marinol, synthetic THC, which is more expensive to produce than growing a ***** plant, and doesn't have the same properties due to a lack of a massive number of cannabinoids. I don't even know why I'm bothering to tell you how wrong and misinformed your comment is, so I'll just stop.
- Rikkochet, on 12/20/2008, -1/+7You mock the highlight of my day.
- hulahips, on 12/20/2008, -2/+8That's what the hell Im talking about!!! Alapoet...Lovin the pic!! What strain u got there?
- Infowarsdotcom, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5Sweet...youtube dropped the full version.
Buy the movie, it's worth it.
Kevin Booth put his heart and soul into making this documentary. - mrsteveman1, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5Welcome to a long time ago, my friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrocannabinol# ...
There is also cesamet, and in canada there is sativex which is basically a standardized form of the active drugs in weed. - inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5Works worse for patients, but who gives a ***** about THEM?? Marinol works expensively-better than a (free) plant for big pharma, which makes political donations, so unlike patients they're important.
- Harbinger67, on 12/20/2008, -1/+6I'll be surprised if this passes. Hell, we're one of the states on the verge of banning Salvia *roll eyes* Land of the free, my ass :|
- Harbinger67, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5I saw it on Showtime and was amazed. It's a must-see for everyone.
That piece of ***** prison warden they interview made me especially angry X-( - inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+5Drugwar Uber Alles!
- alapoet, on 12/20/2008, -3/+7ashes0, I've got a prescription for the pills -- pure pharmaceutical THC (Marinol).
They don't work. - Yez70, on 12/20/2008, -0/+4Actually the treaty only applies to: "all non-medical use of narcotic drugs."
So this has nothing to do with the Single Convention on Narcotic drugs treaty.
It's the neo-cons... - mrsteveman1, on 12/20/2008, -1/+5Nothing, the federal governments position is one that completely ignores states wishes, but especially voters wishes. They will do what they have always done, make excuses and improperly use the federal government to dictate to the population how things are going to be.
As for a real excuse though, our obligation to implement the restrictions of the Single Convention on Narcotic drugs treaty is good enough. We implemented those restrictions with the 1970 controlled substances act, which is why we have the laws at the federal level that we have right now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Convention_on_ ... - RickyBarnes1960, on 12/20/2008, -1/+5More accurately, "marijuana" is a word to refer to a plant that, among other things CAN be used for medicinal purposes for which many human beings have an inexplicable prejudice.
Fortunately, not all members of the species exhibit such immaturity and one can be supremely confident that the plant referred to as "marijuana" will continue to grow without the least concern for the silliness of human beings. - djtomorama, on 12/20/2008, -1/+4This means that this isn't photoshopped:
http://www.hertfordshire.freeserve.co.uk/Activists ... - wildgilbert, on 12/20/2008, -2/+5I don't care about medical marijuana... I STILL can't light up unless I go and get cancer or some *****. And believe you me, I prefer to not have cancer.
- SeekerDarksteel, on 12/20/2008, -2/+5Haha, laugh it up at Ohio's expense while ignoring all the good things to come out of ohio like Skyline Chili, and....um...the Wright Brothers...and....umm....
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oh *****, i got nothin. - seretta24, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3psychosatori-um...hello, the Reply button
- lendrick, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3Article is gone, here's the google cache link:
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:epMG5ZRmsIQJ:w ... - scyphozoa, on 12/20/2008, -1/+4weed isn't a drug lol
- gropo, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3The question is, will he wake-and-bake and watch cartoons all morning, or will he grab a cup of coffee and kick some ass?
- CalltoSanity, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3Ohio has the most liberal marijuana laws in the country-100 grams or under is a ticketable offense 100 fine
- normlsparky, on 12/20/2008, -1/+4FTA:
“Patients who have chronic, debilitating conditions do benefit and should have access to medical marijuana to be able to use it in a safe manner under medical supervision unadulterated by other substances that might be supplied if they obtain it illegally.”
In a safe manner? Under medical supervision? What, are they worried about someone overdosing on it? - inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3If your second sentence is true, then I'm curious... Just when did the USA repeal the 9th & 10th Amendments? Or might we just be ignoring them, in which case the libertarian critique of "conservatives" and "liberals" is right on target, right??
- inactive, on 12/20/2008, -0/+3And racism is at the root of both the war on drugs AND the firearms control freakery known as "gun conrtrol." Digg him down all you want, lefties, but everyone knows sigg14 is just as right as Ryland here. Rather than trying to digg him down if you disagree, see if you can post a coherent comment for a change. A good start might be explaining why Democrat & Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe's wrong about the 2nd amendment being an individual right that's situated squarely in the "individual rights go here" section of the Bill of Rights, no matter how many times Democrats get dishonest about a "collective" right.
In fact, for proof of what Ryland said from a conservative, see the excellent dissent in Raisch by Justice Thomas. (It's easy to read, the majority's just about incoherent, and there's a reason for that!) BTW, that left wing horse's ass Joe Biden REALLY hated Justice Thomas even before Anita Hill emerged from the Long Dong Silvery shadows. Reading Raisch, you'll see why. Thomas intellectually kicks ass on the rest of the Supremes in that case. It's not even close, and he's brutal. It's such an intellectual ass-whipping that principled conservatives tend to STFU about it, just as Democrats do when they know they're wrong (see nonexistent Lawrence Tribe explanation referenced above). - alapoet, on 12/20/2008, -1/+3Some really sweet and fruity AK-47...
She's just a memory now, though. Sweet memory, that is. - werkerholic, on 12/20/2008, -1/+3The Giant is Slowly waking up!
- lordmike, on 12/20/2008, -1/+3The point of this exercise is relatively useless, other than making a statement. The feds still control drug policy, and whatever they say overrides anything the states want to implement. I'm surprised that a state that is as conservative as Ohio is (even though it went for Obama this year and is bullish on Democrats as a whole, it prefers socially conservative dems like Strickland our governor) is even considering it... that's a good sign!
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