How about; "No animal or human data supports the safety or effacy of the US government."

Lets compare;

Deaths related to cannabis = none confirmed to this date.

Deaths related to the US government = billions of people all over the world.

Damage to health due to smoking or ingesting cannabis = no confirmed data

Damage to health due to economic favoritism of the US gov - whose environmental policies have led to eco disaster and high toxicity in all of our air and water (including nuclear testing) = cancer, leukemia, birth defect, inabilty of the poor to access healthy food, and lifetimes of bondage to a system which provides only death, destruction, and war = incalculable.

And that's just a quick analysis. The bottom line is that we are being coralled by a fascist regime, supported by the ultra rich, whose dream of a World Republic, just won't lay down and die. Their game of 'laws and legislation' has pretty much insured their continuing control, because it is after all THEIR GAME, and they did invent it. They can modify it to bend with the popular sentiments, they can offer compromises which make the people think there is progress, when actually it's just a run-around until the next fascist gets into power.

A lot of people have hopes for gaining some political ground in this battle for sanity concerning cannabis, but when the states have all come around, and the laws have been changed, watch the corporations move in and take complete control. The penalties for growing pot that has been 'patented' will be just as severe as they are now, and we will have all agreed to it just to get some compromise with the crapheads who rule the world.

There was activism...

Then all the sudden one day I woke up and it was down.

Peace to all until then.

Mac

What: Election to decide if Flint should amend its city code "exempting individuals possessing or using (marijuana) for medical purposes under a physician's care from the provisions of the code making it a criminal offense."

When: Tuesday

Where: City of Flint only

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With Flint facing a largely symbolic vote on legalizing marijuana for medical use, the voice of a key group is officially missing.

That is the community's physicians, as the Genesee County Medical Society has taken no stance on Tuesday's ballot issue that would amend city ordinances, nor has it been asked to do so by backers of the measure. Several interpretations can be placed on the hands-off treatment, but one minimal assumption is unavoidable: Local doctors do not see legalized marijuana advancing the cause of medicine.

The lack of formal comment is especially curious considering the proposed ordinance change calls for written proof that a physician has recommended marijuana use for anyone falling under the ordinance's supposed protection. If doctors don't care to offer guidance, a no vote is the best choice for Flint.

As a practical matter, passage of the measure would not make any difference because the vote could not alter police behavior. Federal and state laws that outlaw marijuana would remain in force no matter how Flint voters choose, trumping any conflicting ordinance.

So is the case with four Michigan cities that already have passed some kind of legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. Despite the lack of legal force, these measures continue to be advocated by the Washington-D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project, which has paid a $7,500 grant to support the Flint effort.

While we don't dismiss claims that marijuana could help combat nausea and pain suffered by AIDS and cancer patients among others, the science supporting its use is inconclusive. Even some medical professionals who acknowledge such benefits say that the drug Marinol, with a synthetic property of marijuana, offers a safer, more controlled way to obtain the same pain-relieving effects.

Of course, there's a counterargument to this, too, which leaves the whole medical question too contradictory to support the popular endorsement marijuana backers are seeking Tuesday.

And then there's the matter of a need for this legal permission. Even ignoring the futility of passing a city ordinance contrary to state law, evidence is anecdotal and slim that those using marijuana only for medical purposes are victims of widespread police persecution. Flint cops don't have the time to focus on such minor criminality and the Genesee County Jail has little memorable history of housing these offenders.

Therefore, Tuesday's vote that will require staffing all 60 Flint precincts will amount to a political statement, which supporters of this marijuana use hope will lead to a change in Michigan law - either by the Legislature or referendum as has happened in 11 states. If it comes to this, one hopes the medical community will go on record loud and clear first on whether marijuana merits legalization, and by what rules it should be administered.

With the local medical society, if anything, holding a contrary view, we cannot back this proposed change in the city code that would carry no legal weight and from available evidence has little practical necessity. Flint voters should reject it, too.

Translation:

We do not approve the drug, therefore, as the ruling class (democracy?),the evidence we found somewhere (probably a govt. sponsored study...cough...cough...BS); this study data does not support our rule, that safety (usually this is where mention the children) or efficacy (nobody buying govt. approved toxins, oh no!) benefits the ruling class.

Episode Number: 206

Episode Title: Medical Marijuana

Description: Possession of marijuana could lead to jail time. But medical researchers are learning that it may also lead to significant advances in medicine. Dan Rather Reports investigates important new information on the plant that some researchers are calling the "aspirin of the 21st century".

Every empire falls, but the more corrupt to its people, the faster the fall.

bush is the perfect guy to lead us into the toilet. A lot can still happen in the next 2 years.