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Man who obeyed Montana’s medical marijuana laws could get life in prison from Obama administration
wordpress ^ | December 10, 2012 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 12/10/2012 1:35:00 PM PST by grundle

This seven minute video from the New York Times shows the story of Chris Williams in Montana. This makes me really glad that I wrote in Ron Paul for President in 2008, and voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson in 2012. I also applaud Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s position on this issue.

For those of you who voted for Obama, well, I hope you’re happy with his actions against medical marijuana. I hope you’re happy that this person could get life in prison. I hope you’re happy that people with AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, and other illnesses, who have prescriptions for medical marijuana from their doctors, are being denied the medicine that they need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GKkFL1sTigc

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cannabis; drugs; drugwar; marijuana; medicalmarijuana; medpot; statesrights; warondrugs; wod; wodlist; wosd
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1 posted on 12/10/2012 1:35:03 PM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

Oops! I did not mean to check of the “excerpt” box.


2 posted on 12/10/2012 1:36:42 PM PST by grundle
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I have a problem with Obama being against Marijuana.

The Choom lord of Hawaii who smoked it like it was free and by all explanations used to Bogard the joint. A man who used Cocaine and is against Marijuana?

Doesn’t make much sense does it, but then not much of anything Obama does makes sense.


4 posted on 12/10/2012 1:44:02 PM PST by Venturer
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To: grundle
The law's the law.It matters not what various states may legislate...possession of even minute amounts is still a Federal offense,as is distribution.Possession or distribution of larger amounts can get you some serious time at Club Fed.
5 posted on 12/10/2012 1:46:29 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Benghazi: What Did Baraq Know And When Did He Know It?)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Taking illegal drugs to escape reality is cowardice, and we don’t need more cowards in this country.


6 posted on 12/10/2012 1:50:51 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: grundle

I can sympathize with a pothead who feels betrayed by O.

Just know that better men have been betrayed by him too.


7 posted on 12/10/2012 1:53:45 PM PST by marron
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Taking illegal drugs to escape reality is cowardice, and we don’t need more cowards in this country.

Agree 10,000% !

8 posted on 12/10/2012 1:55:21 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Benghazi: What Did Baraq Know And When Did He Know It?)
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To: grundle

Why did the sheriffs (who supposedly supported Williams) let in the feds??!


9 posted on 12/10/2012 1:56:33 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: blueunicorn6

Obama and his drug czar will always appreciate support from “conservatives.”


10 posted on 12/10/2012 1:58:36 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: GeronL

Why?


11 posted on 12/10/2012 1:59:09 PM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: Borax Queen

Medical marijuana may be illegal at the Federal level, but THC pills can be prescribed by a doctor.


12 posted on 12/10/2012 1:59:22 PM PST by I Shall Endure
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To: Gay State Conservative

Let me tell you how insane the WOD really is:

I broke my back several years ago. I have had a massive spinal surgery to correct the damage. I am in intense amounts of pain. Pain that is obvious on any MRI, x-ray or CT scan. There is no doubt of this in any medical expert’s eyes.

We recently moved from the state of Texas. I found out, right before we moved, that my family had been at risk of prison many times over.

See, the possession of so many Vicodin is a federal offense in the state of Texas. (Don’t ask me how it’s a ‘federal offense’ in Texas, but not in Arizona. That’s just the way it is.) Every time my husband picked up my prescription, he was breaking the law by transporting it back to our home. Until I was two weeks into my prescription, our home was a site of criminal activity. We had no idea. I’m not a drug abuser, I’m a woman with a broken back. I don’t take more than I’m prescribed and I suffer between doses. If anything, I’m *under* medicated.

My doctors were breaking the law by prescribing me so many Vicodin. I had hell just trying to find a new doctor after my old one left medicine.

Now that I’m in AZ, under the care of the military system, I just found out that they’re not authorized to prescribe anything stronger than Vicodin at low doses. When I was passing kidney stones, I had to go to the civilians for pain relief.

You know the adage, “It’s better a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man be imprisoned”? Well, it’s better that a 1000 stoners get high than one suffering person be denied relief.

I am very bitter that Roe v Wade applies only to a woman killing her unborn child, but not to the dr/patient confidentiality when it comes to pain.


13 posted on 12/10/2012 2:10:21 PM PST by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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To: blueunicorn6
Taking illegal drugs to escape reality is cowardice,

Right ... so let's repeal the laws that make them illegal. Problem solved.

14 posted on 12/10/2012 2:11:04 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: blueunicorn6

How ‘bout taking drugs to escape bone-shattering pain?? Is that ‘cowardly’ to you??


15 posted on 12/10/2012 2:12:42 PM PST by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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To: Marie
Let me tell you how insane the WOD really is:

Don't even bother.I worked for 20 years in the ER of a large hospital located in a major city.I know what drugs are all about.I've seen the devastation more times than I care to recall.Sounds like you need a better doctor.

16 posted on 12/10/2012 2:15:48 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Benghazi: What Did Baraq Know And When Did He Know It?)
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To: Gay State Conservative
You remind me of Chuckie Schumer or Dianne Feinstein arguing for gun control.

Jus' sayin' ...

17 posted on 12/10/2012 2:19:12 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

There are instances where it could be beneficial medically and in those cases, MS, CA, chronic pain I would say it should be allowed with strict regulations.

But the tide is turning and it will be legal soon enough. I think there will be problems with that.Its kind of similar to alcohol..Prohibition had serious problems and we still have problems when it is legal.

Having said all that, its really all political and there’s a lot ofmoney in drugs, whether you keep them ‘illegal” or turn them “legal”..and its not just the cartels...just like during prohibition ( politicians, local cops).


18 posted on 12/10/2012 2:19:58 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (Go Galt!)
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To: Marie

I’m sorry, Marie, that is horrible.


19 posted on 12/10/2012 2:20:57 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: grundle

Funny how most major cancer and other organizations are against legalizing medical marijuana and have dismissed the so called “miracle” aspects of the drug as nothing.


20 posted on 12/10/2012 2:32:21 PM PST by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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