Posted on 10/22/2002 9:04:08 AM PDT by MrLeRoy
Donovan No Runner, who staged a month-long "occupation" of the county courthouse steps in San Luis Obispo to protest his arrest and police confiscation of his medical marijuana supply, has been vindicated.
Charges of marijuana possession were dismissed recently, and Judge Barry LaBarbera issued a court order to San Luis Obispo police to return No Runners stash. The Native American suffers from a bipolar condition and has a physicians prescription for the drug. He said he explained that to officers who cited him and took his pot, but to no avail.
"It went as expected," said No Runners San Luis Obispo attorney Lou Koory of the court proceedings. "Judge LaBarberas ruling was appropriate. Mr. No Runner will get his medication back."
During No Runners residency on the courthouse steps, he erected a tent and was accompanied by his wife and infant. Koory said that time, "Theres nothing more American than what Donovan No Runner is doing."
I see. You think that legalizing crack cocaine will result in LESS addicts? Would you call that 'fact' or 'logic'? I would call it stupid, but, hey, what does an honest, upright, tax paying citizen scumbag know about that?
By the way, that brave woman didn't want drugs in her neighborhood and around her children, legal or illegal. Let's leave the blame where it belongs.
No, one scientific article entitled Cannabis- THC and Bipolar Disorder.
From what I was able to get from your article [...] is that marijuana is not recommended for any psychiatric illness.
Wrong. "There is good evidence that the petitioner is gaining great relief from his use of cannabis based upon his physicians assessment as well as the fact that he has remained non-hospitalized since his use began 10 years ago. It appears that Cannabis has managed the manic phase effectively after many unsuccessful medication trials. The side-effect profile is well within acceptable range. It is reasonable to extrapolate from the petitioners experience to conclude that there are a significant number of Oregonians who may benefit from medically monitored cannabis use."
Google comes up with two instances of that phrase: "a battle with non-lethal weapons will cause zero deaths" and "plutonium dioxide will cause zero deaths". So where's the evidence that drug-freedom supporters say people with coronary artery narrowing should smoke pot?
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