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Posted by FoM on August 12, 2001 at 09:27:00 PT By Craig Marine Source: San Francisco Chronicle 
Dr. Donald Abrams won't say the word "joint." After what he's been through in his attempts to acquire marijuana from the feds for his research, it's hard to blame him if his incessant use of the term "marijuana cigarette" makes him sound like a fifth-grade health class teacher struggling to explain the dangers of reefer madness. "I do that on purpose," Abrams confesses. "I have to stay away from coming across like an advocate." Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #3 posted by Rev. Jonathan Adler on August 15, 2001 at 23:04:21 PT:
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| Aloha, and thanks to Dr. Donald Abrams. I met him in person at the Addictions Conference sponsored by University of Hawaii last month along with Lester Grinspoon and others. Donald has a unique clinical quality and attitude that others should admire. I spent two days listening and learning from the Doctors who stood up for our right to use cannabis. Bravo! Dr. Russo also has my respect and admiration. My trial statrts August 20th in Hilo. TThree years have passed since my legal religious/medical garden was confiscated by Police. I never had a jury hear my case until now, because for some reason they kept delaying and now it's time to go to court. I will be presenting a clear connected religious and medical protection defense. We shal do our best to present the truth. Help pass the word. Aloha, and Thanks to the concerned physicians and clinical researchers who are invaluable. We are here to supply your needs any time. With a religious research exemption of course. Rev. Jonathan Adler [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #2 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on August 15, 2001 at 11:46:48 PT:
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| I have gotten to know Donald and Clint from long distance communication over the last few years. They are the kind of people who should be seen as heroes and a credit to this nation. It is an unusual person who is willing to give so much of themselves, against the odds, for the benefit of others. It is a crying shame that medical censorship based on ideology is standing in the way of progress in demonstrating the actual therapeutic benefits of clinical cannabis. I wonder how many people will read this article and still hold the view that AIDS is a "gay plague" that is somehow God's revenge for immoral behavior, rather than a virus whose victims are all innocent. In Europe, such victims receive the finest available care at the expense of the state. In many nations, addicts with AIDS will be supplied their fix by the state, and be protected from further harm, while being given the opportunity to straighten up, get a job, and re-enter society. Many succeed. In Amerika, these people are absent medical coverage, are marginalized and vilified, jailed, or forced to live on the street and perpetrate crime to maintain their habits. No wonder Europeans see us a rogue nation. We cannot claim the moral high ground when the truth is so blatantly ugly. Drugs must be taken out of the law enforcement arena, and be dealt with medically, and with a modicum of sociological wisdom. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #1 posted by Rev0x on August 15, 2001 at 11:04:08 PT:
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| "it's hard to blame him if his incessant use of the term "marijuana cigarette" makes him sound like a fifth-grade health class teacher struggling to explain the dangers of reefer madness." Wait a minute, I thought reefer madness was the name of the era when there was a lot of hysteria and misinformation about pot. Now the prohibitionists are using the term to mean that some madness is associated with the consumption of cannabis?! ARGH [ Post Comment ] |
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