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Transcript: Montel Williams' Battle With M.S. 
Posted by CN Staff on January 14, 2004 at 12:08:27 PT
Hannity & Colmes
Source: FoxNews.com
ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Television veteran -- don't you hate that word, veteran? -- Montel Williams -- It would apply to people that are old in this business, have been in it for a long time. Huge success with his daytime talk show, but since 1999 he's also been fighting constant pain and depression from multiple sclerosis. In his new book, "Climbing Higher," he talks how he almost took his own life and why his love for his children gave him the strength to go on living. 
Montel Williams now joins us. MONTEL WILLIAMS, TALK SHOW HOST: Thank you. It's great to be here. COLMES: It's fascinating, reading about your struggle with this. And here you've done a show for so many years -- When I say "veteran," I meant anybody who's been in this business a certain number of years gets called a veteran. WILLIAMS: Sure. COLMES: And you have devoted your show to helping other people. And here you have moments in 1999 when you literally tried to take your own life. What happened? WILLIAMS: Thirteen years on the air. This is my 13th year right now with the show, and I got diagnosed about four and a half years ago. And when that happened I had just gone through a episode or a bout. For those who don't know a lot about multiple sclerosis, the disease, they have different categories. I happen to have what's called remitting relapsing. So it comes and it goes. I happened to go through what's called an episode that started with what I have now, which is extreme neuralgia, which is pain from my shins up... COLMES: You live in incredible pain. WILLIAMS: All the time. And during those bouts, it's even beyond that. And I had to go on dealing with my life, going on doing my show, going on acting and faking. A lot of people who didn't want to accept that I was sick. So I had to fake that, not only to myself but to them. And it got to the point where, literally one day the pain was so much that I just... COLMES: You had a moment where you sat with a .357 magnum and just hoped it would go off. WILLIAMS: I sat for about three hours, playing with my guns, just twirling them, thinking that if they go off, if something goes off, at least it will look like an accident. COLMES: And you also -- you wanted it to look like an accident. WILLIAMS: Certainly. For insurance purposes, and my kids wouldn't think, and there wouldn't be the stigma that their parent had done this. And then I realized how wrong that was, and also I started to think about the fact that there was some aspects of my illness that I didn't know about. And that's why I wrote this book. I mean, I had become the reluctant, if you will, poster child for M.S. Reluctant is not the right word because... COLMES: You knew, when you held that news conference, that you were then... WILLIAMS: it was going to happen. COLMES: You knew that? WILLIAMS: Definitely. And since that day, every single person that's walked up to me -- I get stopped everywhere I go, in airports and restaurants in the bathroom. People walk up and say, "My father, my mother, my sister, my brother has M.S. Can you help me? Can you tell me this, tell me that?" And I started to realize a lot of people thought that, you know, I'm like this super hero. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: But you know what? You look -- you're strong; you're healthy. You look healthy. WILLIAMS: It's residual ... affect of this disease. I work out every single day. I have to. I get up every morning at 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning. I'm in the gym every day. It helps, because it helps counter balance some of the negative affects of the disease. So this I get the residual affect of this body. But the truth of the matter is, if I wasn't doing this, I don't know if I'd be sitting here talking to you right now. HANNITY: Now how far have we come? I have friends that have -- that are suffering this with, and the drugs they tell me have come pretty far, pretty fast. WILLIAMS: Well, we are living right now in probably best time that we could ever live in when it comes to an illness like this. We're hoping that, you know, science and the drug companies continue to develop new drugs. I applaud them right now for what they have done. So far what we have are four drugs. None are of them cures. None of them are really even stopgap measures. I'm going to get a lot of phone calls; you're going to get a lot of phone calls, people saying, "No, that's not true." But the efficacy of all the drugs that are out there right now has not proven that any of them can stop this disease. We know that is a fact. Within the next three or four years -- and I have this kind of hope. I'm talking to doctors all over the country, talking to some people who work for some of the top drug companies in this country. And they are working really hard now. Because they understand this disease afflicts way more people than people had imagined. HANNITY: Is this what affected the depression? That brought to you that -- without a doubt. Because everything else in your life was good. WILLIAMS: And M.S., one of the things that doctors have failed to do up until now, and they're starting to do it a lot more. And when they diagnose this, they're telling us about some of the symptoms that we may have. And one of the symptoms of the disease is depression. It's depression that's brought on by what you have to deal with, because the fact of the disease is so insidious you don't know what's going to happen day to day. But also the drugs that we take cause depression. HANNITY: Drugs. Yes. WILLIAMS: And when you don't know that -- and in my case I didn't start on drugs yet, but I was really spiraling down, because I didn't realize what was going on in my brain. And I hit that low. And that's the reason I wrote this book, because I wanted other people to understand that, yes, you can go down that path. You can have a visit at that path, but that doesn't make you a bad person. Admit to it, and then it's... HANNITY: By the way, are you a Republican or a Democrat? WILLIAMS: You know what? I was a Republican and then independent. HANNITY: All right. We continue now with Montel Williams. His new book is called "Climbing Higher." This is the phrase you use at the beginning of every speech, because you give speeches over the years. WILLIAMS: My speech used to start with "Mountain, get out of my way." And my first book was called, "Mountain Get Out of My Way." And I decided to think about this. Climbing higher is really what it's all about. That's what I'm doing now, because I've really have got to try to climb above what I have to deal with every single day. HANNITY: Explain -- I actually said this the other day on my radio show. I don't understand depression because I have never been there, but my friends have gone through it and I've watched it. It's a hard thing to understand. But when you wake up, what is the pain? Explain it. WILLIAMS: Several things. Depression is a psychological thing that takes place within -- some of it is chemically induced by the drugs we take. But I can be sitting here and have a conversation with you about snowboarding, like what we were doing over the break, or skiing. And in the middle of the conversation I can look you in the face. And all of a sudden I -- to me I start slipping into a hole and thinking, maybe not that you said something about me, and I start thinking I said something bad about myself. And the next thing you know while you're still talking to me, in my head... HANNITY: You're thinking about other things. WILLIAMS: I'm thinking about other things, and most of those things are things that are really, in a way, putting me down. HANNITY: I've watched your show a lot over the years, and unlike a lot of the other shows on air, you always are dealing with -- I'm not going to call it the dark side... WILLIAMS: Sure. HANNITY: But the harder side of life, the heavier issues there. And I've watched shows. I mean, you -- I've watched you, you know, tear up with people because their stories are so compelling and it's sad. That's hard to deal with that every day. It's like doctors and nurses deal with very hard reality every day. WILLIAMS: I thought for awhile that maybe that was part of it. But I'm going to tell you something. The joy that I get out of being -- I've been on the air for 13 years. I have interviewed face-to-face, sitting beside me, over 19,000 people. HANNITY: That's a lot of people. WILLIAMS: That's a lot of people. COLMES: I want to ask you one thing about -- you started talking about the drugs you were taking and their effect they have on. WILLIAMS: Sure. COLMES: You're taking medical marijuana. WILLIAMS: Yes. I have a prescription, and ... COLMES: And this is a bit controversial. People have not really recognized how this can be a valuable commodity. WILLIAMS: It is a huge controversy in this country, and I think it's been so for a long time for the wrong reason. And we have to start telling the truth. That's what that book is about to me. It's about the truth. One truth is that marijuana has been made illegal and not by any test that has ever, ever validated that it should be. COLMES: They stopped you in Detroit in the airport. They found residue? WILLIAMS: They didn't. They found a brand-new, clean pipe. Clean. COLMES: Yes. WILLIAMS: No residue at all. The police stopped me, because they have a paraphernalia law in the state of Michigan. COLMES: Michigan. WILLIAMS: And so they stopped me. And I got a $100 ticket and moved on. But the truth of the matter is, I take it for -- I could right now ask any doctor that I see to write me a prescription for medicine morphine, for medicinal -- there's a drug called talon, Oxycontin , you name it. I could be addicted to anything on the planet and none of those drugs work for me. Now, I can eat and consume another thing that grows out of the ground and it makes -- it does me good. HANNITY: It's called "Climbing Higher." All right. Thanks so much. I appreciate it. Thanks so much for being with us. This is a partial transcript from Hannity & Colmes, January 12, 2003, that has been edited for clarity.Source: FoxNews.com (US)Show: Hannity & ColmesPublished: Wednesday, January 14, 2004Copyright: 2004 FOX News Network, LLCWebsite: http://www.foxnews.com/Contact: comments foxnews.com Related Articles & Web Site:Montel Williamshttp://www.montelshow.com/Montel Williams: 'Climbing Higher' http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18120.shtmlMontel Williams Goes To Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18095.shtmlTalk Show Host Fined For Drug Paraphernaliahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17732.shtml 
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Comment #31 posted by JSM on January 18, 2004 at 19:10:01 PT
Montel
I just saw Montel's program on Pot TV and while it was not as powerful as Jesse Ventura it was still very good. What impressed me was the reaction of the audience and the lady giving her testimony about cannabis and how it had helped her condition. Although she did share the customary wink and giggle, she still was quite credible.Medical use is becoming a very powerful issue that will greatly benefit any Democratic candidate intelligent enough to take full advantage and play to the increasingly intense emotions regarding these laws and how a plant can so inexpensively help so many - which is a point that even Montel made. 
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Comment #30 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 20:24:44 PT
Off topic- Moore to support Clark
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php He prefers Kucinich but political realities have him supporting Clark. Last year Vermont had a bill on MLG that would have passed if Dean had supported it. And with him being a doctor his position on MLG did not add up unless x equals pill company whore.
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Comment #29 posted by E_Johnson on January 14, 2004 at 19:19:57 PT
Montel presents a real obstacle to Bush
Montel is a Republican black man with a TV show watched by white soccer moms.Oh how Bush lusts for the Montel voter demographic. I used to be a Republican but now I'm an independent.I'll bet Hannity felt physical pain when Montel said that.
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Comment #28 posted by ekim on January 14, 2004 at 19:18:22 PT
lte
I would like to thank the MI Daily and Victoria Edwards for breaking the 32
year success story of Cannabis Fines in Ann Arbor. The impact of the story
is very timely as Gov. Gramholm has had to cut over a billion dollars from
needed programs here in MI. While trying to make more Cool Cities. I would hope now the MI Daily will do some research on how Ann Arbor has
for the last 10 years been in the top 10 cities in the Nation to live, raise
a family, and work. I think many readers would like to know how many
thousands upon thousands have received a ticket for Cannabis during the past
32 years. How much has this saved the City of Ann Arbor and its tax payers.
For less jail space used, less court time spent, less LEO time off the
streets booking for arrests. While cities like Kalamazoo are asking for 150
Million for a new jails.The fact that during the late 70s and early 80s the Med use of Cannabis was
well documented here in MI. {see State Concurrent Resolution No.473 adopted
by the Sen. on Feb.2 1982(S.B.224) and Adopted by the House in Mar.17 1982
which said --A Concurrt Resolution Memorializing the President and the
Congress of the united States to Remedy Federal Policies which inhibit and
prevent Stated Programs of Providing Marjhuana for Legitimate Medical
Purposes.) entire resolution canbe found on www.Prayes.com Played a
important roll in passing this ticket law in Ann Arbor.With nine States passing Med Cannabis Laws it is time that MI again stop
jailing the sick. Use those thousands of tickets to show that Cannabis is
not harmful but Prohibition is. read more.www.cannabisnews.com
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 19:17:14 PT
freedom fighter
I found this information and thought you might want to check it out.The Patriot Act II would make major changes in FISA: * Standards for court approval of searches and surveillance would be lowered – in many cases, making such review no longer meaningful;    * A new defense would be created, shielding wiretappers acting without a court order from prosecution, so long as they had authorization from senior officials (sec. 106).ACLU Fact Sheet on PATRIOT Act II: http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12234&c=206
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Comment #26 posted by ekim on January 14, 2004 at 19:11:23 PT
ca ching --calling all big shots do a spot for DK
i see that Dennis== will get 4 mill for his efforts 
that will buy some== spots. I wonder who Montel will do a spot for. I bet his cost for that just went up bang time. Danny Golver is doen spots for Dennis. Bill Mahar will have to have them and Jesse on his show on HBO/ Gloovs have you seen the {Petition}
 i hope you get a reply to your email. I sent one to them last week { about the differences in laws on Cannabis in Ann Arbor} and the Ed replyed and said he was running it but i have not read it or have been sent a copy of it.ck out the Detroit med use petition at http://www.mmdetroit.org 
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 19:00:32 PT
Thanks mayan!
Government To Overhaul Employee Drug Tests: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread18137.shtml
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Comment #24 posted by freedom fighter on January 14, 2004 at 19:00:10 PT
You know how Fed love
to scream that Federal laws supersede the State laws. Found this little statement that made me think..."Hawaii law has more stringent requirements than federal law for judges to grant wiretaps. As a result, law enforcement officials have said evidence of drug trafficking gathered by investigators in federal wiretaps cannot be used to prosecute suspects in state courts."...snipped http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n082/a02.html?397I find that remarkable. Do'nt you? Scream at the Californians for their Pot law but meekly accept Hawaii strict wiretap law in despite of the Federal wiretappin laws.I guess that is what we get for lettin the Government get too big. pazff
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Comment #23 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 18:50:16 PT
One more thing
What happens if Montel brings a Canadian MLG patient to be on his show and the guy fires up a phat one on stage so that old people can see it does not make you go nuts. I cannot see him doing it on his show, but how about his speaking engagements in the off season.We have not had a news article of a Canadian MLG patient coming across the line with his meds. It is my belief that the USG would have to recognize it as legal here if it is legal for him to use in Canada. Of course I think they would try not to let him in the country. It would be a good thing for Marc Emery's cameras to follow a planned event.California's Compassionate Use Act calls for a doctor's recommendation because they cannot prescribe cannabis. I think that is what was wrong with Arizona's MLG law. They said it needed a prescription and of course a doctor cannot prescribe a Schedule 1 substance.
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Comment #22 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 18:41:23 PT
Mayan, That drug testing thing is big news
The prescription thing Montel said just seemed to obvious to even mention. Surely, he does not have a prescription and if he did it would not make a difference to the feds or the state of New York.That new drug testing plan is going to change a lot of things. It is going to make for some angry bees and a lot of firings. It is going to end a lot of hippy hair and I bet we see some cartoons on that in the next few days. This will be some big water cooler talk for sure and a lot of people losing their jobs.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 18:36:54 PT
mayan
Could Montel have a home in California? That's the only thing I can think of.
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Comment #20 posted by mayan on January 14, 2004 at 18:32:49 PT
unrelated...
Gov't to Overhaul Employee Drug Tests:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040114_2524.html
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Comment #19 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 18:32:24 PT
Ekim, I do not know about a song
I sure wish he would wear a Constitution.org emblem on his shirt and a bumper sticker on his car. Right now I am wondering how many ads the taxpayers will pay for during Super Bowl coverage. I guess we will find out. I hope you read this comment from gloovins about the Michigan iniative- http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread18135.shtml#6
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Comment #18 posted by mayan on January 14, 2004 at 18:22:26 PT
Prescription? 
COLMES: You're taking medical marijuana. WILLIAMS: Yes. I have a prescription, and ... Does anyone know where Montel received his prescription?The way out is the way in...Victims' families renew request for 9/11 records:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/14/sept11.records/index.html9/11 For The Truth - Mariani vs. Bush:   
http://www.911forthetruth.com/
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Comment #17 posted by ekim on January 14, 2004 at 18:16:27 PT
who will interview Montel next--
it sounds like both of the hosts gained a real insite on pain and were both listening respectfully Sean had to ask what are you man. Montel said was gop now independent. I hope Montel will have on Dennis and Jesse thatda be a showDennis needs a song for his effort ---what about it Virg
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Comment #16 posted by global_warming on January 14, 2004 at 17:48:52 PT
Pray For Montel
Pray For MontelNot because he is Black, and African,Pray for his eternal soul,That we,Might find and join,With our brothers and sisters,Our mothers and fathers,Who rest in eternity,For when our time comes,There is no medicine that will comfort,For the end of timesThe Lord of the Long NightThe God with Long Face,Is not an angry God,A giving and Loving GodExpects us to bring back,The "Gifts" of our creation,What will ypu bring back to God,?What is your gift?
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 17:37:35 PT
SystemGoneDown 
That is a good question. I know that in our local papers I haven't seen any arrests. I can't remember seeing an arrest for possession. We are a state that has decriminalized though. 
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Comment #14 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 17:33:40 PT
The 6th amendment has been gutted
This article speaks of the erosion of the first amendment. It also says the 6th amendment is dead since the Supreme Court says people can be arrested without charges and held indefinitely, all without informing anyone or having access to a lawyer. There is no reason every Democrat in Congress could not be hauled off or millions of people fighting to reverse the profiteering of the plutocracy.-  http://www.counterpunch.org/nimmo01142004.htmlFor people that may not know, the PNAC policy calls for the militarization of space. This is important to note because it shows the media misleading the public when the PNAC plan is what is pertinent and it is being hidden from the discussion of Bush's reason of wanting to go to the moon. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1017371Michael Moore will be on Charlie Rose tonight. In his book “Dude, Where's My Country" he says he likes Kucinich best. Al Franken was on last night. 
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Comment #13 posted by SystemGoneDown on January 14, 2004 at 17:31:28 PT
Just a little curious...
There are 700,000 arrests for cannabis every year. I'm not sure if anybody knows, but I was wondering what are the more common ways that someone is arrested........is it in their cars? On the street? What is the most common ways that people get caught?
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 17:11:49 PT
ekim
Thanks!
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Comment #11 posted by ekim on January 14, 2004 at 17:09:04 PT
'National NORMLcast' 
Please mark your calender and set your computer's browser to view and listen to the 'National NORMLcast' every Wednesday evening   10:00 PM (eastern).Webcast Info 10:00 pm EST 
http://av.mediavac.com/ramgen/encoder/gko/gko.rmTo receive the National NORMLcast you'll need Real Audio, to down load the latest version of Real Audio.click here - http://www.real.com/realone/index.html?lang=en&loc=usDick Cowan has peice on Canada Supream Court 
http://www.marijuananews.com
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 17:06:06 PT
Thanks Virgil
I didn't know about these web sites. One of the videos is Michael Moore that I found on the one site.http://www.pubbuzz.com/http://www.ireadnet.com/
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Comment #9 posted by ekim on January 14, 2004 at 16:53:40 PT
Kennedy too Virg
Will be on the radio also, and a grand warrior of the environment. Last nite on Carson Daily ----Bill Mahar railed against the Feds locking up Tommy Chong he was bleeped so many times Dailys crew was taken bets 
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Comment #8 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 15:15:17 PT
Why didn't someone tell me
I read where Al Franken was going to be on a new radio network- http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040112/nem036_1.html
This has impact that can affect everything, but especially the cannabis issue. I would not think that cannabis would receive the silent treatment it does by the Fantasyland Five.SGD, it means whatever your perspective tells you. The proper classification and the words to express it are one area where the sword of truth needs sharpening. I am sure most people here can club people with the truth and plenty can draw blood. We all have things still unlearned and new ways of expressing what we have as well as finding audience through new means.
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 14:43:49 PT
A Comment About The Show
We had to sit thru the whole show until the very end when they interviewed Montel. They wasted so much time and when he finally was asked about medical marijuana he barely could comment and the show was over. 
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Comment #6 posted by SystemGoneDown on January 14, 2004 at 14:42:32 PT
Virgil
I don't know what you mean by "sharpening the truth". If the truth were any sharper, it would stab right through the bill of rights, which was written on hemp.Look, the problem isn't the truth. We all here at CN know the truth. If you are still skeptical about 'the herbal healing', all one needs to do is go to a book store and look for Jack Herer's "Cannabis: And the conspiracy against Marijuana". The present challenge is to get the truth out there. And the only real way that can significantly change public opinion on grass is medical marijuana. Once most states pass a MM bill, or a MM bill is passed through Congress(unlikely, unless Kucinich becomes president.....even MORE unlikely), pressure will be embarrassing us all when we see how we've demonized a plant.
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Comment #5 posted by SystemGoneDown on January 14, 2004 at 14:31:17 PT
Mistake...
1 in 3 American ADULTS have puffed the magic dragon before*I don't mean to fabricate or distort facts like the prohibs do.
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Comment #4 posted by Virgil on January 14, 2004 at 14:28:48 PT
The pitchfork moment
One truth is that marijuana has been made illegal and not by any test that has ever, ever validated that it should be. This is a big statement. But, it also means that someone that has studied the situation is going to tell it like it is when given the opportunity. He may speak at a NORML convention. He may speak at an MS convention. He may seek places to speak that take him only because he donates his services for free. And now we know what he will say. This is only something to expand on.It also calls for the other villagers to grab their pitchforks to sling at those on the stonewall that say cannabis is a Schedule One narcotic. Where on his show, he could only advance a soundbite that could easily be defended, the cause will yield up words that seed the proper place on the Schedule of Narcotics.It is the intellectual that need to get their words together and their sources of defense. The average person would not want to know the simple guidelines for classification unless it directly affects them like it does Montel. But when the intellectuals apply truth to its classification and hammer out a conclusion and cover both sides, it becomes like watching a football game.Dr. Russo will be speaking at a Marc Emory function in a few weeks on the classification of cannabis. He has stated that the Schedule One Lie is for real- http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread17966.shtml#2 I do not know if has ever presented anything in his books on what he sees as the proper classification of cannabis and for that matter, all the individual cannabinoids that in no way are addictive or harmful. It will be interesting to see Dr. Russo's presentation on the classification of cannabis on pot-tv because he is the expert leading many into unexplored intellectual place. Actually, the cannabis plant should not even be on the schedule in my opinion. It is a big enough thing for its own laws just like alcohol and tobacco are not on the schedule. But I seriously question the Schedule 3 classification of Marinol which is manmade THC with sesame oil. How an extract of the same molecule is still a Schelule 1 narcotic cannot be explained on an intellectual basis unless sesame oil somehow neutralizes something.It is all a bunch of lies of course and Montel's sentence above is a strong one for the truth. If Annette of Mickey Mouse fame and in a wheelchair would take up the pitchfork, it could get loud. Of course we still have to sharpen the truth which is our ultimate weapon and people like Dr. Russo can only help that cause.And yes I did think that Montel should wear a monogrammed sweater with "MW" on it, and say he is for medical weed even though it is inferior in expression than MLG.
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Comment #3 posted by SystemGoneDown on January 14, 2004 at 14:08:01 PT
More damnit!!!
"One truth is that marijuana has been made illegal and not by any test that has ever, ever validated that it should be"...Montel should've added to that by mentioning that there has been numerous tests that validates it should be LEGAL, but has been some way or another- censored. -730,000 arrests per year.-Since 1937, 14 million years of prison sentencing have been handed out to marijuana offenders.-1 in 3 Americans have puffed the magic Dragon before.-There is at least 10 million regular marijuana smokers in the U.S.-Some marijuana is worth more than gold, literally.-Morally strong American farmers and rural citizens are criminally threatened everyday because of the instinctive sense of opportunism of marijuana profit(because of Prohibition).-Thousands of medical patients are arrested and/or get their pot seized.            ****And through all of this, do the American people even know who Harry Anslinger is?If your going to utilize marijuana for a reason to lock people up, they at least should educate the public on who this man was and what he did.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 12:41:56 PT
Montel's Book is Currently 31 in Sales On Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451211596/qid=1074112991//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i0_xgl14/002-2533641-9248852?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on January 14, 2004 at 12:15:33 PT
Finally!
At least we have the transcripts of a show now. Where are the writers?
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