Comments on: Stricter regs needed for medical pot

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:50:06 +0000

Although I haven’t smoked pot in probably 10 years, I would hope if I ever need constant pain relief that it would be available as a legal option. I can’t take Demerol, probably can’t take anything else in the same ‘family’, what other choice would I have?

By: Sunflower Pipes

Sunflower Pipes — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:45:27 +0000

Why not just leave medical marijuana alone? In Mexico there is a massive drug war were people are killed every day. A large portion of that war is funded by marijuana use. So what is more harmful….legal pot or illegal pot? If prohibition ended law enforcement could focus on crimes that are truly harmful to society, rather than going after every kid on the street with a glass pipe or hand rolled cigarette.
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By: robert anthony

robert anthony — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:50:44 +0000

Well regardless of what happens with this Ballot. Rest assured that at least there is much harder Liver Killing Narcotics available from your Local Pharmacy. If those don’t work just wash them down with some Jack Daniels.
They talk of Grow houses being broke into. They make it sound like nobody ever Robbed or Broke into a Bar or Liquor Store. How about Pharmacy Break ins how often does that happen?
We can legally buy Booze if we are of Age. Yet those issues are not Addressed when it comes to Pot Complaints.
I believe if you are against the Weed than you should put down the Drink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Leonard Krivitsky, MD, DD

Leonard Krivitsky, MD, DD — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:36:31 +0000

Medical marijuana is not only remarkably effective in a variety of medical conditions but, according to Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, 4-th Edition, cannabis use suppresses violent crime. It is only a matter of time before cannabis use is also shown to be a “barrier”, instead of “gateway” to hard drug/excessive alcohol use. The following quote illustrates well why medical marijuana must be legalized in all 50 States ASAP, as well as made available to our veterans like in Canada:

” Cannabis will one day be seen as a wonder drug, as was penicillin in the 1940s. Like penicillin, herbal marijuana is remarkably nontoxic, has a wide range of therapeutic applications and would be quite inexpensive if it were legal.” – Dr. Lester Grinspoon, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2006

By: dna

dna — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:20:43 +0000

I have state dissability insurance and because i have that i cant get into patient assistance programs or drug discount programs so i have to cope with a half dose of my marinol medication that to pay for still takes 2/3 of my 600 dollar a month dissability check. Live on that. check out the cancer cure i helped to develop “pinecone extract” its only costs about a dollar a day so it isn’t actively pushed by the drug pushers but it has been proven to be far more effective then alternatives alone it helps aids as well.

By: B

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:20:22 +0000

I have had chronic arthritis which has deteriorated my neck and lower spine so much so that when I turn my neck I hear the bones grind. I am in my early fifties, look like 40 but the pain from this makes me feel like I am nearly 98. I cannot stand the narcotic pain pills they give me and they don’t work much anyway. I have to take sleeping pills to try for 5 hours of sleep every night. I sometimes have to have several drinks to get to sleep, then take a sleeping pill to get back to sleep, which is some cause for concern to me. I was taking Humira shots for about 4 years, which almost killed me. I have heard that marijuana will help the pain without the side effects of narcotics and will also help you sleep. If that is true it would be a long awaited solution. This is one republican that believes it should be legalized for medical use and we should be aloud grow our own without government interference for our own medical use tax free so I can live a normal life and be a tax payer(keep the criminals at the fda out of it). I have already lost my health insurance and don’t want government help but could never afford the pills if they are 800 mo. at the moment. I know this weed was wrongfully discredited long ago around the time of prohibition. It should be legalized and taxed for recreational use, just like alcohol! I would vote yes!

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:38:24 +0000

[...] Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona have taken steps to avoid some of the problems that have riddled California since voters there passed Proposition 215 in 1996. …Read Original Story: Stricter regs needed for medical pot – Arizona Capitol Times [...]

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:45:42 +0000

Organized crime, burglaries, violence… These are not caused by marijuana, whether medical or otherwise. These are caused by the ridiculous laws that ignore the reality: 30 MILLION Americans use marijuana every year. Rather than taking the risk of growing their own, most of them buy it from someone willing to take the risk. Those criminals then organize into drug gangs, burglarize marijuana grow locations, and target our children as prospective customers.

It’s time to drive a wedge between the criminal drug dealers and our kids. Licensing, taxing, and regulating marijuana will put the drug dealers out of business and protect our children. Regulate the marijuana business, medical or otherwise.

While we’re at it, let’s implement a personal cultivation permit. Limit the number of plants, and put a fee on it, something like a fishing license, with maybe a little extra for education or fixing the roads.

How about $100 per year for a permit to cultivate a dozen plants for personal use or to give away the product? It’s a win-win.

By: Ken G

Ken G — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:44:36 +0000

My wife works for a cancer clinic in Arizona. She has had many elderly patients tell her they use marijuana for nausea and for appetite. Many of them can’t afford the legal marijuana pill “Marinol”. It costs like $800 a month. Another problem with Marinol is it’s 100% THC, it ends up being way to strong for many patients. Besides it can take up to 30 minutes to work. It is much easier to control the dosage with smoked, vaporized or edible marijuana, it also only takes about 30 seconds to get the desired affects.

The kicker is the patients tell her they have to enlist grandchildren to get them their marijuana. The big issue here is Arizonans marijuana laws. It is a felony in Arizona if one is caught with any amount of marijuana. It is also a felony to be caught with one marijuana seed or smoking pipe. We have some of the strictest drug laws in the nation. Now I’m all for going after the hard drugs, but marijuana? Considering it’s been scientifically proven to be a safer alternative to either cigarettes and alcohol, I personally think our laws need to be changed. Grandma has to put her grandchildren at risk of serious legal issues trying to find some relief for herself. For that reason, I am all for and will vote for medical marijuana.

If a few recreational users slip through the cracks so be it. At least they will be buying Arizona marijuana, not Mexican drug cartel marijuana.

By: RFWoodstock

RFWoodstock — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:39:18 +0000

Valid medicinal value, it’s a victimless crime, the War on Drugs WAY too costly, too many arrests for simple possession, tax it and use the money to pay for health insurance and to reduce the deficit…Need I say more?

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