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War on marijuana unconstitutional, doctors testify in federal court Monday
SFGate.com ^ | October 21, 2014 | David Downs

Posted on 10/23/2014 10:51:04 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom

The U.S. government claims marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug with no medical benefits. But that claim will be up for debate Monday in California when a federal judge is scheduled to hear testimony from doctors that conclude the opposite.

Doctors Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, retired physician Phillip Denny, and Greg Carter, Medical Director of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane, Washington will testify Monday that marijuana — real name, “cannabis” — is not the demon drug the federal government makes it out to be. Accepted science does not justify the listing of cannabis as a dangerous “Schedule I” substance, many say.

“[I]t is my considered opinion that including marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is counter to all the scientific evidence in a society that uses and values empirical evidence,” Dr. Hart declared. “After two decades of intense scientific inquiry in this area, it has become apparent the current scheduling of cannabis has no footing in the realities of science and neurobiology.” [...]

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cannabis; colorado; libertarians; marijuana; medicalmarijuana; pot; rockymountainhigh; wod
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To: sloop
the ‘pot makes you mellow’ argument was shot down with the henderson thug though - its one of the bs lines they will have to give up

So, if pot doesn't make you mellow, what is its effect?

Where's the proof that pot made Henderson aggressive?

41 posted on 10/23/2014 2:21:09 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: sloop
greg gutfeld does it all the time

A Google search does not substantiate your claim; I did find him correctly saying, "when you are drunk, it tends to be more violent, than people on marijuana." - http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2011/11/04/weed-yes-cigarettes-no/

42 posted on 10/23/2014 2:27:52 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: ConservingFreedom

“As a real conservative I have an interest in freedom.”

and this happens to be where you choose to expend all your time and energy - coincidence

tell us what you do for the freedom of aborted babies

then maybe go fix the reason you need to escape the reality of your life - it would be a better use of your resources


43 posted on 10/23/2014 2:28:41 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: sloop
and this happens to be where you choose to expend all your time and energy

Wrong: http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:conservingfreedom/index?tab=articles

tell us what you do for the freedom of aborted babies

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3218499/posts?page=2#2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3217807/posts?page=7#7
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3209449/posts?page=34#34
etc.

Tell us what you do for the freedom of aborted babies.

44 posted on 10/23/2014 2:41:04 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: sloop
tell us what you do for the freedom of aborted babies

Do you realize that HHS exists and is able to fund Planned Parenthood through the same abuse of the Commerce Clause that created the DEA?

45 posted on 10/23/2014 2:41:51 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: sloop
tell us what you do for the freedom of aborted babies

What actions have you taken for the freedom of aborted babies?

46 posted on 10/23/2014 2:44:32 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: ConservingFreedom

Proof or its just your opinion? I feel it is immoral. If most people also feel it is immoral and it becomes a law. 1 judge can twist the law around any way they feel and BAM most of the citizens who have to live under the law opinion doesn’t count any more.
If you respond, don’t use a civil rights issue with me. Oppressing people because of the color of their skin or gender is immoral. How is getting high moral?


47 posted on 10/23/2014 2:49:36 PM PDT by vpintheak (Keep calm and Rain Steel!)
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To: ConservingFreedom

posting to the same crowd is ‘doing’

i see


48 posted on 10/23/2014 2:59:19 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

“What actions have you taken for the freedom of aborted babies?”

no


49 posted on 10/23/2014 3:00:39 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: sloop
no

Talk is cheap.

50 posted on 10/23/2014 3:28:08 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

i was not talking to you

go away fool


51 posted on 10/23/2014 4:02:43 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: sloop
i was not talking to you

You posted a reply to me, dopey. (#49)

52 posted on 10/23/2014 4:08:26 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
let me rephrase that for the absolutist paultard wackjobz

the conversation did not include you

i realize everyone is welcome to post, and i am welcome to say i have no interest in talking to someone that inserts himself into my conversation

now go hit your bong and fume over that a few days

in a mellow kinda way, of course

53 posted on 10/23/2014 4:24:44 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: sloop
the conversation did not include you

How does that work? You started this by posting a response addressed to "All'.

54 posted on 10/23/2014 4:32:33 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
and he did not reply to that post

THAT is how that workz

pothedz sure need a ton of explanations for the obvious

in a mellow kinda way, of course

55 posted on 10/23/2014 4:42:51 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: sloop
i realize everyone is welcome to post, and i am welcome to say i have no interest in talking to someone that inserts himself into my conversation

And, your posts are sooooo relevent and pertinent, too.

56 posted on 10/23/2014 4:43:56 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: sloop
and he did not reply to that post

Actually, loopy, I did.

#41

57 posted on 10/23/2014 4:47:36 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: tacticalogic; sloop
How does that work? You started this by posting a response addressed to "All'.

I responded to that post, but loopy didn't notice. Or, bother to reply.

Somehow, responding to a post addressed to 'All' means I'm intruding on loopy's oh-so-very-important conversation.

58 posted on 10/23/2014 4:57:39 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

and like everyone else on the planet - i ignored you

post 43 was what you horned in on - and was in no way directed to you

are you really lonely or something?


59 posted on 10/23/2014 5:09:50 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
COME BACK!!!

ol sloopz lonely - got to ride this bus another 6 hours or so

60 posted on 10/23/2014 5:25:50 PM PDT by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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