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Chicken Soup for The Ill
Posted by FoM on November 27, 2000 at 13:13:26 PT
Opinion
Source: The Province
Yes, marijuana is on the books as illegal. Yes, many of the people who peddle the dried plant for profit are only a cut above those who flog crack, heroin and ecstasy. But surely, as a society we can agree to leave alone the sufferers who need a daily toke to ease chronic discomfort, nausea and pain. Not so in Victoria: Police in B.C.'s capital city busted the grassroots-based Vancouver Island Compassion Society recently after the society's director turned to city law enforcers for help in finding the thieves who cleaned out their organic supplies and $400 from the till. 
This is no fly-by-night, higher-than-a kite operation; the registered non-profit organization has roughly 130 members who have referrals from their doctors or have received exemptions from Health Canada under section 56 of the Health Act. The shop sells only organic weed, in order to ensure a safe source for member customers, who suffer debilitating diseases such as fibromyalgia and hepatitis C. The medicinal strengths of the plant are making headway; the feds are sniffing around for a cultivator to start the first legal marijuana farm, and an Ontario judge has given Ottawa a year to make statue changes that would de-criminalize the drug for people who require a toke for medical purposes. And yet, Victoria cops raided the smoke shop after director Phillipe Lucas reported a break-in. Cops have recommended to Crown that he be charged with trafficking, which could mean heavy jail time if convicted. What with all the heavy drug dudes around, can't police find bigger fish to fry? What do you think? Leave us a brief comment, your full name and hometown on our voicesline: (604) 605-2029, fax: 605-2099E-mail: provletters pacpress.southam.caNewsHawk: HempitySource: Province, The (CN BC)Published: Monday, November 27, 2000 Copyright: 2000 The ProvinceAddress: 200 Granville Street, Ste. #1 Vancouver, BC V6C 3N3 CanadaFax: (604) 605-2323Contact: provedpg pacpress.southam.caWebsite: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/Related Article & Web Site:Vancouver Island Compassion Clubhttp://www.thevics.com/Compassion Society Busted After Marijuana Thefthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7748.shtmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #1 posted by aocp on November 27, 2000 at 20:19:56 PT:
Scumbag-o-meter
>Yes, many of the people who peddle the dried plant for profit are only a cut above those who flog crack, heroin and ecstasy.Is this a result of the inherent nature of the plant itself, or the laws surrounding it? I work at a gas station as one of my many jobs paying for school and i "peddle" a different sort of dried plant for profit. Does that make me only a "cut above"? I'd really like to know. The Scumbag-o-meter is a-runnin'.
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