Medical marijuana goes forward in House Committee

This is another GIANT leap forward for decriminalization and legalization of marijuana for medical purposes nationwide. Hopefully other states will soon follow soon.

Tom Pritchard, an asshat from the Minnesota Family Council, testified that 12 marijuana plants will yield upwards of 35,000 joints. His testimony is toward the end of the segment found here starting at 14:28:

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/audio/archivesall.asp?ls_year=86

With this kind of Reefer Madness talk, is it any wonder people with any sense at all have stopped listening to them?

I just don’t understand a group that is supposedly “pro-family” trying to keep medicine from sick people? Aren’t the ill part of a families? Aren’t the people that have to care for them and watch them suffer part of families? This Minnesota Family Council seems to have aligned themselves with a certain set of political views regardless of their effects on families. Thank goodness this drivel is being ignored in favor of the realities of medicine and science. Another example of people who aren’t going through desperate times with their health and choose to preach supposed “morality” over compassion. Stop the lies already. Support compassion and truth.

See how much our Cities, States, Country and households could save on taxes if Marijuana were decriminalized, then sign the petition:
MarijuanaLobby.org Change we can engage in…

13 other states have legal medical marijuana…there are good arguments for and against. here are a top 10 list: http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=000141

Once again, I implore people to stop with the legalization talk. This is legislation for patients with severe medical problems, or are in the last stages of life. There is a time and place for legalization debate, but this isn’t it. It only hurts patient’s hopes that this bill passes, in fact. The issue at hand is helping the sick and dying. Minnesota already has been decriminalized for marijuana possession since the early 70’s. Anyone can write legislation and find a sponsor in the legislature. If legalization is your cause, try that instead of muddying the waters when it comes to medical marijuana.

Oh- for all the legalization pundits out there, there are two bills that should be of interest to you:
S.F. 200- Juducial Reforms, under which marijuana possession would become a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor, and H.F. 608 allowing industrial Hemp production in MN.
If you want to do something, write your representatives and urge them to support these bills.

To keep Cannabis illegal while tobacco and alcohol are dispensed freely is murderously stupid.

http://tinyurl.com/Henningfield-Benowitz
http://www.google.com/search?&q=tashkin+cancer

Do NOT try to divide patients’ unalienable right to obtain Cannabis’ relief from the right of all responsible adult pot-smokers to enjoy their continued liberty… Cannabis prohibition is nothing but evil from the get-go. This certificated glaucoma patient desires to live to see medical-grade cannabis available to any adult with age-proof ID at the same venues that offer cigarettes and beer. [Until that bright day, Viva Oaksterdam!]

Richard Steeb
San Jose, California