Comments on: Medical marijuana will be back at the capitol in 2010

By: Jake Carlson

Jake Carlson — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:21:56 +0000

Luke you are absolutely right! In a recent polling done by the Minneapolis Star Tribune it shows that over 2/3′s of the State of Minnesota’s population is for the legalization of Medicinal Cannabis. Studies have been done and research has been compiled, The American Medical Association alongside The Medical Students Society, have pooled their knowledge and research to show and prove according the U.S. Substance Classification Act, that marijuana, is in fact less harmful over a extended use period, even when in the extended use period it is abused and over used that it still have a risk factor and health complications factor lower than any other legal or decriminalized substance. They are now filing a petition for the re-classification of Marijuana from a Type 1 Controlled Subtance(right there with coke heroin and Ectasy) down to a Class 3 or lower. Class 6 is tobacco and alcohol. If the research material proves true according to doctors at a UCLA medical research lab Marijuana deserves a class 4 rating at the most! I am a proud member and advocate of both the VMCA (Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access) and the MPP(The Marijuana Policy Project) You can learn all facts and data on the internet. Google is my best friend! However be careful not all websites are actually political sites and some reflect the more illegal side to the preference of legal Cannabis. People this is not the first time a petition for re-classification has been applied for in 1972 a group known as NORML filed the same petition for the same purpose and lacked supporting evidence needed and the case was not fully dismissed until 1992. With the help of supporter from all over this nation and the undeniable evidence that will be presented to the DEA and FDA along with the stipulations and guidelines of the Substance Classification there is no way they can deny us the right to use a god given 100% natural physiotherapy, psycho-social, and almost totally none existent health risk way of healing many physical, mental, and social disorders!

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:25:50 +0000

I am a 16 white male who lives in minnesota, I am not trying to Disagree with more then half the statements on this page but Folks are taking Marijuana way to serious. Ive been smoking weed for longer then 2 years and it hasn’t turned me into a crazy violent kid it has only gave me more motivation to living and my school life because it is a great incentive or reward just as long as you can keep in under control, Medical Cannabis is a different story though, Yes many people Who have ” Back Problems” or “bad anxiety” will still be able to get this drug even if they dont, but the people that really do is what matters. Cannabis is not a drug unless you make it one and those who criticize it make it sound so bad are the ones that bug me, if a vote went out to the minnesotan people to legalize weed i think there would be a good chance that it would. Theres really nothing wrong with it no ones cares make it legal itd just make things better here.

By: Jake Carlson

Jake Carlson — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:57:34 +0000

Wake up people, they can and will tax it. America is one of the top three producers of marijuana in the world, statistically. Marijuana is the USA’s #1 Cash crop, not something they openly admit! I’m a MN Native I live in Georgia now and I’m moving home. I’m a combat veteran with PTSD, for those lest informed that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I smoke weed for depression anxiety and panic attacks, sleep problems, pain in my shoulder, neck and knees. I works better than any pill the VA has tried to shove down my throat. Medical marijuana isn’t just for the terminally ill, it has so many healing properties, it’s unbelievable. You know when you’ve got bronchitis…..screw vicks vapor rub, boil some water with some bud and hang a towel over your head….yep get high but hey……you get better. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has done phenomenal things for veterans in the state of Minnesota, but Big Timmy you’ve messed up this time…….I’m ashamed to say your my GOV!!!!!!! Legalized Medicinal Cannabis for people who under medical supervision would improve their life mentally, physically, hell even psycho-socially! Wait a few years then legalize small amount private use. Trust your Minnesotans! We know what is good for us, the doctors know what is good for us, the cops, the law enforcement agencies, they know how to protect us, not how to treat our ailments that hinder our happy life. Plain and simple do what’s right not what looks good to someone higher than you, and quit kissing the giant political rump trying to climb higher in rank!

By: Looniest Zero

Looniest Zero — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:18:49 +0000

Its proven that weed is one of the healthiest illeagal drugs out there why else would they use it for medical reasons. come on Leagalize it now!!!!!!!

By: juicebox

juicebox — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:38:24 +0000

legalizing/decriminalizing pot would defiantly save the the tax payers money but you cant really tax marijuana, it’s all natural duh. if the government wants sit and tax the shit out of weed, go ahead, but any logical person would understand that if pot is legal and the government wants to tax it, they will just grow their own.

By: Yrs of Hoop Jumping Exp

Yrs of Hoop Jumping Exp — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:20:28 +0000

Blue state! NEEDS to be a GREEN state follow suit like the others certainly MN is always behind the 8 ball Political BS.Then after you move/visit 15 Current Legal States. and get the paperwork squared BAMB MN jumps on board but when?
http://www.dailybuds.com/
https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/

By: Brady Starr

Brady Starr — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:16:34 +0000

look at countries that have no structure that the usa supported its war on illegal drugs because they make corruption and violence anyone speaks out against them they’re dead! The End.

form a structure for it before it is to late is what needs to be done the president of the united states should take care of that right away

and it would hurt any terrorists that use it to make money in our country

watch some border wars and then you should understand the problem in mexico is funded by marijuana bricks and cash flow being sent back creating druglord’s with weapons that shoot those who oppose. Nobody is safe it’s called the wild west and it is connected to us. There are more illegal mexicans in jail than any other race in our prison systems I saw this first hand in the county jail where I live in minnesota getting a free ride back to mexico they said once the dope ran out they smuggled up with them.

By: Brady Starr

Brady Starr — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:07:06 +0000

I believe having marijuana prohibited creates a wild west and is destroying the future of our youth and overfills the prison system over an old prohibition experiment to gather money off our population in the united states by a dead president. !

Any person that supports keeping it prohibited does not support the future of our country and should be taken to jail. Make them experiment who is actually in jail along the side of a simple marijuana smoker and then understand that it is a plant that was irradicated from our countryside just like our state flowers habitat the lady slipper and pretty soon the polar bear from ice will be.

Marijuana still grows wild to this day in undeveloped areas and is worldwide. A rude awaking is going to happen to those who oppose it .

When all the population has no future growth and work history because they have a felony conviction .

lacking jobs and business owners who would have employed workers such as myself have been put in jail for it.

Causing a depression . ! Dependence of the government for help !

no help because too many are asking for help = Riot and Crime look at counties that have no structure that the usa supported its war on illegal drugs corruption and violence anyone speaks out against them they’re dead! The End.

Legalize Marijuana and have a from of structure and if anything illegalize alcohol in its place i’d be willing to trade that in a stupid fake bunch of words that is called a law.

By: Al Anderson

Al Anderson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:27:17 +0000

Since when does Law enforcement get to write the laws people have to live with. Cops enforce the laws and nothing more.

California will pass the legalization bill this fall and have had medical marijuana since 1996. 52% to 34% in the polls right now.

Minnesota has already decriminalized weed for home use an ounce and a half is a 200$ fine and 1.4 grams in a motor vehicle. Why is it that this is such a big deal? Marijuana has been decriminalized since the 70`s. Minnesota used to be a progressive state that I was proud of now it`s the economically dead, backwards thinking state that I want to leave.

I`ve lived in Minnesota all my life and in my lifetime 42 years pot has never really been a big deal the laws that are already on the books consider it no big deal to Minnesotans.

I think we need to move forward and pass a bill of legalization for medical and recreational use, tax it and focus on more serious problems, how about the 6 billion dollar deficit looming after Pewlenty runs from the capitol.

Maybe we could use the marijuana tax money to stop gangs and violent criminals, fund education, invest in small business, fund medical care, whatever we want to spend it on.

And after Legalization I predict that Minnesota will run the same, ney better for it.

70 years of prohibition has failed and the money wasted.

Decriminalization is a cop- out, sending the message it`s illegal but nothing to be shaking in your boots about. Look at the polls on the internet two thirds of Minnesotans want medical pot and would probably support making small amounts and small growing at home legal.

If you want to keep it controlled and out of kids hands legalize it like booze we have seen how prohibition has worked for alcohol it turned the common man into a criminal and bred some of the most violent criminals in history.

One last thought. Out in California it is stated fact that the private prison industry and the cops and the drug dealing, domestic and foreign dealers are for keeping it illegal. Why would the cops and the drug dealers be on the same side? Think about it.

By: Joni Whiting

Joni Whiting — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:22:49 +0000

I am saddened by the news imparted here. It was extremely difficult to tell the story of my daughters death and the horror she suffered as she died even after she began using marijuana to get some relief from her cancer. Harder still to admit that I would break the law, then watch her suffer.

I believed that they would this year put the question to the voters of Minnesota and let the people truly be heard on this subject once and for all. I feel now as if no one heard me.

Joni Whiting