In order to accommodate the medical marijuana laws enacted by 16 states, Governors Chris Gregoire of Washington and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island have called on DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart to reclassify Marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug. I hope that Ms. Leonhart rejects their request, sticks to her guns and maintains Marijuana as a Schedule I drug.
The use of marijuana for medical purposes is controversial and even though the American Medical Association has been conned into approving it for glaucoma, cancer and AIDS patients, many physicians know better and refuse to prescribe it. I am sure that getting stoned on pot does alleviate the suffering of glaucoma, cancer and AIDS patients, but so will a good dose of Jack Daniel’s or Jim Beam.
The medical marijuana laws are a fraud perpetrated by those who expected to get rich and are getting filthy rich off the growing and distribution of ‘medical’ pot. The legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has been perverted into a de facto legalization of pot in California, Colorado and other states.
It is a sad indictment of the medical profession when almost anyone can walk into many a California doctor’s office and obtain a marijuana prescription for headaches, backaches, hair loss, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, depression, ingrown toenails, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel, hemorrhoids, and you name it. Those doctors are also getting rich while knowing that their ‘patients’ are faking it.
In a letter last July, DEA Administrator Leonhart declared that marijuana "has a high potential for abuse," "has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States" and "lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision." The letter and 37 pages of supporting documents were published in the Federal Register.
Marijuana should remain a Schedule I drug. It is the gateway drug to heroin, cocaine, meth and other dangerous drugs. I am sure that drivers stoned on pot are killing many innocent drivers on our nation’s roadways and highways. The use of pot can have many other debilitating effects on chronic users.
The medical marijuana laws violate the federal laws against the possession, manufacture and distribution of pot. I hope the DEA goes after the for-profit growers of ‘medical’ marijuana and the operators of pot dispensaries of which there are almost 400 in Los Angeles alone.
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I would argue that jack daniels or marijuana are just as bad for the individual and society. Man has always looked for ways to distort reality as far back as I care to look. If the greater good of society is important enough to put people in jail for marijuana then it should be the same for booze. If the arguement is that booze is legal then we would do well to remember that booze was not always legal until the people decide that it should be. It seems that we are headed towards the same with weed. I do not use either one but common sense tells me that if its ok to drink distilled spirits then its ok to smoke a plant to reach the obvious goal of distorting reality. As I have limited brain cells I prefer to stay clear headed saving the few IQ points I have for living a peaceful and balanced life....
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