cannabisnews.com: Easing Pain with Special Deliveries Easing Pain with Special Deliveries Posted by CN Staff on November 12, 2004 at 09:04:58 PT By Don Colburn Source: Oregonian First stop this Wednesday evening is a Portland residence for quadriplegics and other disabled people. Clifford Spencer parks his Ford truck and hops out. He's wearing a tan sport coat and jeans and carries a leather briefcase. A client buzzes him through the security door. Spencer walks down a hallway and knocks on door No. 7. Inside are two men in wheelchairs. Each has a card issued by the state of Oregon, allowing him to use marijuana, an otherwise illegal drug, for medical purposes. Mike, 39, wrecked his spinal cord in a rollover crash; Kenny, 29, in a diving accident. Spencer sits in a rocker, flips open the briefcase on his lap and peers over his reading glasses. Mike slouches in his wheelchair, shirt off, a tattoo of mom and dad on his chest. "How often are you medicating?" Spencer asks. "Every day," Mike says. "I start first thing." "How would you rate your nausea, on a scale of 1 to 10?" "Four to five." Spencer jots Mike's answers on a checklist. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/deliveries.htmSource: Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)Author: Don ColburnPublished: Friday, November 12, 2004Copyright: 2004 The OregonianContact: letters news.oregonian.comWebsite: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/Related Articles:Pot Growers More Brazen, Officials Sayhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19801.shtmlDrugs and The Nationhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19772.shtmlEase Up on Marijuana, Tighten Up on Meth http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19625.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by Max Flowers on November 13, 2004 at 09:23:53 PT goneposthole Ashcroft is gone from power, he is nothing but a bad memory now (except for those still suffering under the results of his sick actions)... I suggest we not invoke his name anymore since he is a pathetic has-been. We will watch the new guy very carefully, and begin invoking his name if he begins persecuting people. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by afterburner on November 13, 2004 at 08:40:31 PT Ken Magee, Spin Doctor "This is scary business," said Ken Magee, Oregon special agent for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. [Yes, you just love to spread the fear.] "We don't allow an 18-year-old to possess a six-pack of beer, let alone 6 pounds of marijuana. [Who said anything about 18 year olds? This is just "think of the children; send the right message to children" in disguise.]"You could get some naturopath to say, 'Little Johnny hurt his knee playing ball, so let him smoke marijuana,' " he said. "It's mind-boggling." [He obviously doesn't respect naturopaths as professional medical providers. It's mind-boggling alright the lengths to which the DEA will spin the truth to lies with "could, might, may." This is an insulting imaginary scenario!] [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on November 12, 2004 at 12:43:43 PT goneposthole Of course John Ashcroft! Gotcha! LOL! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by goneposthole on November 12, 2004 at 12:39:10 PT good news Who would you rather have knocking on your door?a) John Ashcroftb) Clifford Spencer [ Post Comment ] Post Comment