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Anti-Drug Group Joins Fight Against Med Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on October 14, 2008 at 09:46:59 PT
By Dawson Bell, Free Press Staff Writer
Source: Detroit Free Press
Lansing, MI -- A team of top national anti-drug officials joined the late-starting campaign to defeat Michigan’s medical marijuana initiative this morning, telling reporters Proposal 1 is a dangerous drug legalization scheme being pushed by outsiders that will lead to higher rates of addiction and despair.John Walters, a Michigan native who heads the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said marijuana has no legitimate medical use.
Medical marijuana laws simply “make it easier for addicts to stay addicted,” he said.Walters is in the state through Wednesday, traveling to events with representatives of the anti-Proposal 1 campaign from law enforcement and medical organizations in an effort to make the case that approving medical marijuana will make it almost impossible to control cultivation, distribution and sales of the drug. Appeals Court Judge Bill Schuette, co-chairman of Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Kids, said Proposal 1 is a “risky scheme” that could lead to the proliferation of marijuana dispensaries as it has in California.Backers of the proposal argue that legalizing marijuana possession and use for controlling pain among those with serious illness and under the supervision of a physician is compassionate. Michigan’s proposed law, placed on the ballot by a petition drive that was funded by a national pro-legalization group, is unlike the California law and does not authorize marijuana dispensaries, according to the group Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care.Source: Detroit Free Press (MI)Author: Dawson Bell, Free Press Staff WriterPublished: October 14, 2008Copyright: 2008 Detroit Free PressWebsite: http://www.freep.com/Contact: letters freepress.comRelated Articles & Web Site:Stop Arresting Patientshttp://www.stoparrestingpatients.org/Deputy Drug Czar Says Proposal 1 is About Dopehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24223.shtmlVote Yes on Proposal 1 for Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24207.shtml
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Comment #21 posted by OverwhelmSam on October 15, 2008 at 06:33:49 PT
They Know Legalization is Coming Anyway 
Money is the root of all evil. The ONDCP knows pot will be legal in the future, they are just trying to slow it down as much as possible so they can still collect a paycheck for a few more years. 
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Comment #20 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 20:04:59 PT
Oops. sorry
got my threads tangled
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 20:04:24 PT
Two Blogs
http://www.humboldtcountymovie.com/
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Comment #18 posted by afterburner on October 14, 2008 at 19:49:40 PT
HempWorld #17
"who do you think is really pulling the string here for over 70 years?"Listen to what Naomi Wolf says about "subduing unruly individuals": 
Interview - Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI&feature=related
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Comment #17 posted by HempWorld on October 14, 2008 at 19:36:41 PT
Isn't that kind of strange? That someone can be
'in office' spreading lies and influencing local elections? 
How long do you think John Walter would last, in say, the Netherlands? Not very long I guarantee you.So what is the problem? Where is the democracy USA? How come people like John Walters and the ONDCP and the DEA are controlling more and more of our lives?Do you think it is because these people are not chosen by the people, and why? This is why the ass backwards polices exist because they protect their masters; the liquor industry, the cigarette industry and the pharmaceutical industry, who do you think is really pulling the string here for over 70 years?
On a mission from God!
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Comment #16 posted by HempWorld on October 14, 2008 at 19:17:54 PT
Actually John Walters is more a combination of
Dr. Mengele and Josef Goebbels (Hitler’s propaganda minister), who, I might want to add, was forced to kill himself after he and his wife first killed their own (7 or so) children with cyanide!And so begets the fate of a traitor and murderer!
On a mission from God!
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Comment #15 posted by HempWorld on October 14, 2008 at 19:07:36 PT
John Walters is our contemporary Dr. Mengele!
Thought about it long 'n hard, then finally figured it out!
On a mission from God!
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Comment #14 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 18:41:29 PT
Dankhank
I believe you. I also think there is something to that sinus infection business. I know it can give relief from a vicious, vicious headache.Health scientists are really missing understanding something very, very important about the cannabis plant and it's effects and benefits for health.... and the why and the how of it.
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 18:37:50 PT
Oh my gosh.
Something must be done. This is prohibition. These are the fruits of prohibition. Some would say this is because of "drugs"... I would say this is because of prohibition of drugs.Eleven die in Mexico border attacks as US upgrades travel alerthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081014/wl_afp/mexicocrimeusalert;_ylt=ApCVNTVKNiULeMTtEKGtAsaROrgF
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Comment #12 posted by Dankhank on October 14, 2008 at 17:44:08 PT
try Cannabis for Heartburn ...
on a recent road trip from OK to GA i started getting heartburn as I traveled the Atchafalaya causeway in LA which is 20 miles of suspended road over the dense and swampy paradise that truly is the forest primeval.Mid way, miles from any store with TUMS, I had no recourse 'cept to imbibe our favorite medicine.Heartburn GONE. no bull ...worked amazingly, ... guess I'm not surprised.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=atchafalaya+causeway+LA&spell=1
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Comment #11 posted by afterburner on October 14, 2008 at 17:40:43 PT
John Walters Is Ridiculous:
a paid liar, who wants us to believe that what he says is the truth! 
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Comment #10 posted by LaGuardia on October 14, 2008 at 17:36:18 PT
Texas sheriff indicted on drug smuggling charges 
"BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The sheriff of a rural Texas county next to the Mexican border was arrested at his office Tuesday after being indicted on charges alleging he was involved in a large-scale cocaine and marijuana smuggling operation . . . .
 At least three other sheriffs in nearby counties have been found guilty of drug-related charges since the mid-1990s."Just goes to show that prohibition corrupts the law on all fronts.
Texas sheriff indicted on drug smuggling charges 
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on October 14, 2008 at 16:54:54 PT
Sinus Infection? Try Marijuana! 
October 14, 2008Good news and bad news, pot smokers. Marijuana contains highly-effective antibiotics that could be the key to stopping antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But unfortunately if you smoke the stuff, you become more vulnerable to infection — probably due to smoke damage in your lungs. Nevertheless, your prescription for medical marijuana just got a lot more useful.New research confirms that molecules found in pot called cannabanoids are powerful antibiotics. According to Environmental Graffiti:Complete Article: http://io9.com/5063442/sinus-infection-try-marijuana
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on October 14, 2008 at 16:46:40 PT
Feds Joins Proposal 1 Debate
October 14, 2008URL: http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/30975494.html
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Comment #7 posted by potpal on October 14, 2008 at 16:30:47 PT
fyi
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/102857/as_the_violence_soars%2C_mexico_signals_it%27s_had_enough_of_america%27s_stupid_war_on_drugs/ 
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Comment #6 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 16:09:49 PT
Ezrydn
Exactly!
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Comment #5 posted by ezrydn on October 14, 2008 at 15:09:03 PT:
IF-THEN
"John Walters, a Michigan native who heads the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said marijuana has no legitimate medical use."If that is so, Mr. Johnny Pee, then why does the US Government both hold the national/international patents on "cannibinoids used in medicine" and said government sends out government-grown/processed tins of 300 "Joints" to US-certified "sick" people?The reason it's not medicine to Johnny Pee is because he only receives it as metabolites!
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Comment #4 posted by kaptinemo on October 14, 2008 at 13:04:49 PT:
Take notice of where he is speaking
Namely, NOT in front of a legislative body where he would be subject to the laws requiring a sworn oath that his 'testimony' is accurate.No, instead, he prefers the safe ground of a public venue. Where there is no legal penalty for his lying. So typical of the prohibitionists. Especially so for Ol' Johnny Pee.If Johnny Pee had the strength of his convictions, he wouldn't have dodged every opportunity to debate...including the offer he made himself in 2003 to do just that: http://www.alternet.org/story/16869/is_the_drug_czar_afraid_to_debate/ If he and his ilk weren't so dangerous, as they've proved time and again with their predations on largely harmless, helpless people, they'd be worthy of pity. Bu they know exactly what they have done and what they are doing. May they someday face the censure that they have earned...
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on October 14, 2008 at 12:29:13 PT
Lack of TRUTH.
In idea:The government is not telling the truth in among ather places, Michigan and Massachusetts.A good commercial etc. may be to have people swear on the Bible / swear to tell the truth under oath... with the threat of perjury overhanging upon them and then tell the truth about cannabis.This may open the mind of voters to realize the government can not and will not do the same.
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on October 14, 2008 at 10:32:16 PT
An "Outsider"?
Soros gives to help those on the inside who have no money and power.ONDCP is an "Outsider"... and it's come in there to take, not give. Big time.
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Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on October 14, 2008 at 09:50:53 PT
John Walters you are a liar and a disgrace to your
country!
On a mission from God!
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