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Ron Paul is an MD and an ob/gyn. They're not known for whiffing the buds.

What about the ones who want to legalize it?

Dr. Paul is not nearly as strong an advocate for legalizing drugs as he is for decriminalizing them, in particular, imposing long prison sentences for drug users. He feels it's excessive and that it has never deterred use. He has the statistics on his side.

*sigh* Another doper defense. At the risk of turning this into a WoD thread, let me just say that in this society, we have the right of self defense. We have the right to determine what is lawful and unlawful in our communities. Rolling-paper Paul believes that people should be allowed to take any drug they want and ruin their community in the process. Look at the people who support legalization: criminals, hippies, anarchists, commies and...Ron Paul. Thats quite a crowd to be keeping company with. What does that tell you about their goals?

He has a real passion though for the legalization of industrial hemp which can be used to replace paper and plastic products, can be grown on marginal lands...it's just a shame we put a stop to it because of the fear that someone might smoke some. Of course, they'd have to smoke hundreds of pounds of an industrial hemp to get high but that doesn't matter to the feds. In addition, if farmers grew the industrial kind, the pollen spread in the air would be ruinous to the high-dollar corps grown by cannabis growers, pretty much forcing them to move their operations indoor inside sealed rooms to avoid the contamination from the bad industrial hemp pollen.

This is just rehashed (pun intended) doper defense. Take it to DU where it belongs.

Dr. Paul does favor medical cannabis for certain patients.

So do other hippie dopers.

These include glaucoma patients and also chemotherapy and AIDS patients who lose their appetites from the drugs and wither away by not eating enough. Although a pharmaceutical was introduced to try to mimic real cannabis, the patients all seem to regard it as undesirable and second-rate, even those who disapprove of cannabis use prior to their illness.

Who cares? We don't legalize crimes just because the crime might benefit some people. I feel sorry for people with glaucoma and cancer (although I could care less for AIDS patients -- thats a self-inflicted disease if there ever was one), but seriously, should we just legalize anything illegal that might improve their lives? Thats commie talk. Something that Paul is pretty good at, it seems.

Also, I object to your using our President's name as a moniker. George W. Bush is our CinC and his name should be treated with respect.

What about the ones who want to legalize it?

Legalize? No. Decriminalize as in reduce it to things like mandatory treatment or community service or such, certainly. Ron Paul is not doctrinaire on this matter, unlike members of the Libertarian party. Feel free to check but I've never heard him advocate legalization. He is opposed to War On Drugs prison sentences for, say, a glaucoma patient or a cancer patient undergoing chemo. And he opposes such sentences even for hippies.

Rolling-paper Paul believes that people should be allowed to take any drug they want and ruin their community in the process.

As a medical doctor whose practice focuses on healthy infants, this is just your fantasy. You should be ashamed of yourself. He most certainly does not. Reviewing your paragraph and sentence structure actually reveals how your malicious intent evolved while writing that paragraph. I suggest others review it as it is quite revealing about how your mental gears grind together while you are writing and composing prose. And, despite your repetition, decriminalization is not the same as legalization. I begin to think you don't even grasp the legal issues.

This is just rehashed (pun intended) doper defense. Take it to DU where it belongs.s a big difference.

Let's see. You've been here 3 months. In August, I begin my eighth year. Most of those you're insulting and trolling on this thread have signup dates comparable to mine. Or older. Most of us have supported Ron Paul all along. I think we're not going to D.U.

Also, I object to your using our President's name as a moniker. George W. Bush is our CinC and his name should be treated with respect.

With all 90 days' worth of your white-lipped fury? My, my, my. You're not the first, you won't be the last. The choice was no accident and, although I might like to change it at times, every time some newbie whines about it, it makes it more worthwhile to keep it.

Dr. Paul does favor medical cannabis for certain patients.

So do other hippie dopers.

This just in: Three quarters of Americans are "hippie dopers".

Also, I object to your using our President's name as a moniker. George W. Bush is our CinC and his name should be treated with respect.

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.