cannabisnews.com: Montel Williams on MS, Legalizing Marijuana Montel Williams on MS, Legalizing Marijuana Posted by CN Staff on January 22, 2006 at 21:57:05 PT By Allison Kugel, Senior Editor Source: PR.com PR.com: Now let's talk about medical marijuana.Montel Williams: Sure.PR.com: What led you to discover that marijuana was the only thing that could properly manage your pain? What medications were prescribed to you first that didn't do the job? Montel Williams: I've had Percocets, Vicodin, OxyContin…PR.com: All legal drugs…Montel Williams: All legal and prescribed to me. Here's something that a lot of people don't get, medicinal marijuana is legal too. PR.com: Oh, it is?Montel Williams: Now I'm gonna shock you. For the last twenty five years in this country the federal government has been, on every seventeenth of the month, been distributing canisters of medicinal marijuana to patients across the country. They started off with 21 [patients] and now it's down to seven, because they're the only people that have remained alive. Every single month on the 17th, what day is it today?PR.com: The 17th!Montel Williams: Today seven cans of marijuana will be sent out from the University of Mississippi to seven patients across the country with an FDA stamp on it.PR.com: And you have to get a prescription from your physician?Montel Williams: No. This is a program that was started by the federal government about twenty-five years ago when they realized that marijuana was a viable medicinal agent. The federal government started providing it to certain patients across the country because there was a lawsuit. But then when everybody started to realize that it worked, the program was closed to just those people who get it. So what I say to you when you say, "the other drugs, like OxyContin and those things are legal," well for seven people in America, Marijuana is legal. Why does the federal government have the right to determine whether or not my pain is less than or greater then one of these seven people? PR.com: The reason I made that comment, saying all of those pills are legal, is because I wanted to make a point to say that, because I know individuals who have become physically addicted to those pills, who had used them for recreational purposes. So, why are cigarettes legal? Why is alcohol legal? Why is Marijuana not legal? Why is the federal government afraid of Marijuana?Montel Williams: It's a dog chasing its own tail. It's happened in our government over and over again. When lies are told they have to be perpetuated. And they have to be perpetuated at the most extreme level they can be. If you really dig into why marijuana is illegal in this country, it wasn't made illegal because people feared it as a [harmful] drug. We knew that financially, you can't make money off of it. If you follow the bouncing ball, which is the money trail to marijuana, you will start to understand why it's been illegal for the last seventy years in this country. Right now, there's been so much research going on, we have thirteen states in America right now, who started and initiated medicinal marijuana policies to distribute and get medicinal marijuana to their constituents. It's really just a matter now of pure and simple ignorance.PR.com: Now when you say medicinal marijuana, you're referring to the fact that it's given to you for medicinal purposes, but you're using it the same way that somebody would use it recreationally, meaning that you're smoking it…Montel Williams: That's also what is so crazy, and a fallacy. Most people think about people sitting around in a group passing a joint…PR.com: Like at a party… Montel Williams: But marijuana can be eaten, it can be liquefied, it can be freeze dried, it can be turned into other substances. Right now in California you can purchase marijuana in an oil that you can put under your tongue. That's the same effect as if you would smoke it. In some cases the edible version of it is for me, and for other people I know who use it medicinally, works better then actually smoking it. Smoking allows for immediate cessation of your pain because it goes right up to your brain and into your nasal passages so you get relief quicker, but the relief lasts longer if it's ingested. We have all of these fake and false ideas of what marijuana is.PR.com: And right now you eat it as opposed to smoke it?Montel Williams: For immediate cessation I smoke it. Most of the time I eat it at night because I suffer from extreme tremors in the evening and I also suffer from extreme neuralgic pain in my feet. If I eat it in the evening it takes [the pain] from a six to about a three. When I pop out of bed I'm normally at my best, so that's when I work out and I try to get as much work done early in the day. As I get later on in the day, my feet start to go on fire. When they start to hit the fire mark I'm easing my pain, it's just that simple. I've been speaking to politicians all around the country and all around the world on this issue and you'd be surprised; more people understand and back it and believe in it then would step up right now today and vote for it.PR.com: What would you say to people who say, "What's next? Then they may legalize cocaine or heroin…" Montel Williams: Cocaine is legalized right now for a doctor to prescribe. PR.com: In the form of what?Montel Williams: Cocaine! A doctor can prescribe for me, right this second, cocaine in a powder form that I can ingest in my mouth. It's a schedule two drug. Marijuana is a schedule one drug. It is considered one of the worst drugs ever introduced to mankind. It's in the same category with PCP and Heroin. Below that, schedule two. All the federal government would have to do is change the schedule from schedule one to schedule two, which then makes it a prescribable drug by a doctor. Then marijuana is in the same category as…are you ready for this? Cocaine, morphine, barbiturates and amphetamines. All the other drugs! So just put marijuana on the same schedule and all the answers are solved.PR.com: You know what people are afraid of because you have four children and you certainly wouldn't want them using drugs recreationally. In many people's minds, drug use is drug use, and that's the end of the story.Montel Williams: If you take a look at the state of California, since the legislation was passed and they started providing marijuana on a medicinal level, do you know marijuana use among teenagers is down? Since marijuana was made legal for medicinal purposes in the state of California, the usage among teenagers has constantly gone down.Complete Interview: http://www.pr.com/article/1033Source: PR.com (NY)Author: Allison Kugel, Senior Editor Published: January 23, 2006Copyright: 2006 PR Worldwide, Inc.Website: http://www.pr.com/Contact: http://www.pr.com/contact-usRelated Articles:Montel Williams Pushes for Medicinal Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20659.shtmlMontel Williams Opens Up about Med Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20658.shtmlTalk Show Host Pleads Medical Pot Casehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20626.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #64 posted by whig on January 24, 2006 at 22:42:09 PT John Tyler If so, medical necessity may still be an affirmative defense in VA, but it sounds less than ideal. [ Post Comment ] Comment #63 posted by John Tyler on January 24, 2006 at 19:33:03 PT MM in Virginia In 1979 Virginia passed a medical marijuana law. There were no provisions in it for procurement or rules for doctors to recommend it. It is still on the books, but it seems to have been forgotten. [ Post Comment ] Comment #62 posted by Dankhank on January 24, 2006 at 11:07:04 PT A Question for Montel Will you, sir, conduct an immediate inquiry and come to the aid of a Californian named Steve Kubby?Steve is due to be expelled from Canada because Canada doesn't think Steve is in danger of dying under US Control, where he will NOT get the medicine that is keeping him alive.Thank you for anything you do.Please help ...send your own ...http://www.montelshow.com/mailmontel/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #61 posted by FoM on January 24, 2006 at 09:10:47 PT Toker00 That's what I appreciate so much about Neil Young. He is very wealthy but he never put on the airs of super stardom. I remember reading about the song Old Man. I thought it was about his father but it was about the man that he bought the Broken Arrow Ranch from back when he had a couple big hits and got a lot of money. When he drove around looking at the ranch the man who owned it asked him how someone so young could afford it and Neil answered. I'm just lucky. [ Post Comment ] Comment #60 posted by Toker00 on January 24, 2006 at 09:00:56 PT Real people. I tell ya what I like about Neil and family, they look just like us! No airs about them. Truly non-elite, like us. Even though he could buy us all mercedes benzes (like Opra), he'll never stoop so low. Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #59 posted by FoM on January 24, 2006 at 08:34:35 PT Picture from Sundance Film Festival The movie Heart of Gold premiered at Sundance last night and I really like this picture. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060124/482/uttg12701241240 [ Post Comment ] Comment #58 posted by FoM on January 24, 2006 at 07:17:06 PT potpal That was so cute. [ Post Comment ] Comment #57 posted by potpal on January 24, 2006 at 06:34:33 PT ot ot ot While we're freaking out...http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7836547273687836884 [ Post Comment ] Comment #56 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 20:15:12 PT Hookah Smoking Caterpillar I always loved that song.http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/alicesma.jpg [ Post Comment ] Comment #55 posted by whig on January 23, 2006 at 20:10:19 PT White Rabbit http://youtube.com/w/Jefferson-Airplane--White-Rabbit?v=fCfbKW3W4VU [ Post Comment ] Comment #54 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 20:06:29 PT Whig "So it seems to me, at least inferentially, that if he smokes pot on the sly, he's "cheating" on her in some very important sense, because she's made it important that he not do so."You are right. I was insensitive to that part. I was quoting FoM #32, but I was being unkind with my assumption of her. Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #53 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 19:55:14 PT Had Enough Yes! Yes! Off with their heads! (DEA) (not literally you spying bast**ds)Feed your head! Feed your head! Good advice, huh?Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #52 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 19:53:10 PT whig What I meant by in time he might be able to help her calm down is that as she becomes older and more secure in her life he will be able to comfort her a little easier. He is going to be 64 this year and she is 37. Big age and wisdom difference there.***When I'm Sixty-FourLennon/McCartneyLyrics: When I get older losing my hair many years from now will you still be sending me a valentine birthday greeting, bottle of wine If I'd been out till quarter to three would you lock the door Will you still need me Will you still feed me When I'm sixty-fourhttp://www.stevesbeatles.com/songs/when_im_sixty_four.asp [ Post Comment ] Comment #51 posted by whig on January 23, 2006 at 19:37:33 PT Toker00 "I think if Paul had an opportunity to sneak a puff or two that he would and not tell her. (I believe he could get away with that easily enough...don't you?)"Of course, she said:"And I could not have him lying to our child about not taking drugs and then going out for a sneaky puff."So it seems to me, at least inferentially, that if he smokes pot on the sly, he's "cheating" on her in some very important sense, because she's made it important that he not do so.Though maybe she didn't tell him that she felt this way before they were married, and now she's changing the deal in some way. I don't know. [ Post Comment ] Comment #50 posted by whig on January 23, 2006 at 19:29:54 PT FoM "She is very high strung. She seems scared. When a person is afraid they can over react. Being married to Paul McCartney has to be difficult. She is lucky to have him in her life. He might be able to help her calm down a little in time."On the first part, I agree. She's a very frightened person. She as much as said the reason she won't use pot is she thinks it will make her go crazy, so she presumably has some doubts about her sanity to begin with.As far as Paul getting her to calm down.... I have to say, you can't change people. They can change themselves, but usually they won't do so unless they have to. A few years before I was married, a girl I was in love with at the time told me that I really needed to learn to chill out and go with the flow. I eventually did, but I probably wouldn't have if things had worked out with her as I was then. As I see it, they weren't supposed to, that relationship was always meant to be a learning experience, and we all need a few of those. [ Post Comment ] Comment #49 posted by Had Enough on January 23, 2006 at 18:54:32 PT White Rabbit Tokeroff their head!!! or is it, off with their head. That's what the Red Queen said.http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/White-Rabbit-lyrics-Jefferson-Airplane/7109AE560A05F54748256BF40008120A [ Post Comment ] Comment #48 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 18:52:25 PT About Heather and Paul She is very high strung. She seems scared. When a person is afraid they can over react. Being married to Paul McCartney has to be difficult. She is lucky to have him in her life. He might be able to help her calm down a little in time.Had Enough you're welcome for the concerts. I have the last of the three downloaded. It was in November in Houston, Texas and was good. [ Post Comment ] Comment #47 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 18:44:46 PT mayan Good God man, you are a heck of a Seeker. Thanks for your unending Patriotism. You are indeed a Patriot of Truth. Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #46 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 18:29:44 PT Allllllllllrighty then! "I've never taken drugs in my life.""I was drunk yesterday on two glasses of wine at the Christmas party. I'm a very cheap date."No comment."I'm really crap at spotting anyone who is off their head." Bingo! FoM: I'm sure you are right about Heather. I think if Paul had an opportunity to sneak a puff or two that he would and not tell her. (I believe he could get away with that easily enough...don't you?) Bless 'em both.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #45 posted by mayan on January 23, 2006 at 18:20:56 PT McCartney I bet Paul still smokes but in the post-9/11 world maybe he wants to be more discreet and not be hassled at airports and such.THE WAY OUT...Russian General: Nine Eleven a Globalist Inside Job: http://kurtnimmo.com/?p=201 [ Post Comment ] Comment #44 posted by Had Enough on January 23, 2006 at 18:20:56 PT FoM - Spelling Paul is on of my all time heroes. on should be one. Thanks for the concert links. [ Post Comment ] Comment #43 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 18:12:33 PT Had Enough I sure can but what do you want me to fix? [ Post Comment ] Comment #42 posted by whig on January 23, 2006 at 18:11:10 PT Longer article on Heather Mills-McCartney Excerpt:In that way, she suggests, Paul thinks they are similar. In all other ways she believes they are completely different. One thing she has changed in her husband's life is to stop him smoking pot. 'Him and Linda,' she claims, 'had smoked it every day for the whole of their lives together. But I would not get married to him if he was taking drugs. I hate it. I counselled people on drugs. Fifty per cent of people can smoke joints their entire life and be fine. But the other 50 per cent, if there is a history of depression in their family or in their genes, then they can not smoke marijuana. If I had it I'm sure I would go wacky because we obviously have this history of mental instability in the family. And I could not have him lying to our child about not taking drugs and then going out for a sneaky puff.'Did he find it hard to give up?'He says he had a good incentive.'I wonder if her desire to be clean, and in control, which is perhaps the dominant impression she gives, comes from her nights sleeping under Waterloo Bridge as a teenager. She must have seen a lot of addicts.'In those days there were lots of camp fires and so on. There were winos and druggy people, I suppose, but even now I'm really crap at spotting anyone who is off their head. I've never taken drugs in my life. One time at Ascot two models ran into the toilets and sniffed some cocaine off the cistern and I was, like, totally shocked. I never drank either until I met Paul. I was drunk yesterday on two glasses of wine at the Christmas party. I'm a very cheap date.' Full Article Text [ Post Comment ] Comment #41 posted by Had Enough on January 23, 2006 at 17:59:52 PT FoM I've said that to people myself. Years from now, hundreds or more, people will be talking, listening, and studying the Beatles, just as Beethoven, Mozart, etc. are today. A lot of people seem to agree.Can you fix my spelling on the last post? Thanks. [ Post Comment ] Comment #40 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 17:57:09 PT Had Enough Here are three concerts that you can download if you want and have a good connection.http://tela.sugarmegs.org/sugaree/PaulMcCartney2005-09-20.wmahttp://tela.sugarmegs.org/sugaree/paulmccartney2005-10-10.wmahttp://tela.sugarmegs.org/sugaree/paulmccartney2005-11-20.wmaLink To Music: http://tela.sugarmegs.org/sugaree/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #39 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 17:50:03 PT Had Enough Paul McCartney's name and music will be remembered long after most President's names and legacies are forgotten. [ Post Comment ] Comment #38 posted by Had Enough on January 23, 2006 at 17:43:15 PT FoM I understand. Paul is one of my all time heroes. Like John Wayne the "Duke" [ Post Comment ] Comment #37 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 17:41:00 PT Had Enough People that are free spirits like Paul are hard to tame. [ Post Comment ] Comment #36 posted by Had Enough on January 23, 2006 at 17:28:27 PT FoM #32 That's what I'm thinkin. [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 17:18:00 PT Off Topic But Important Halliburton Cited in Iraq Contamination January 23, 2006AP: WASHINGTON - Troops and civilians at a U.S. military base in Iraq were exposed to contaminated water last year and employees for the responsible contractor, Halliburton, couldn’t get their company to inform camp residents, according to interviews and internal company documents. Halliburton, the company formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, disputes the allegations about water problems at Camp Junction City, in Ramadi, even though they were made by its own employees and documented in company e-mails. And in a move of galling chutzpah that would make Dick Cheney proud, Halliburton denied the allegations, even though they were made by its own employees and documented in e-mails. Copyright: 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C.http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060123_haliburton_cited_in_iraq_contamination/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 16:47:12 PT Terribly Off Topic This comes from a Republican if you can believe it. Good read and good explanation of why we are where we are as a nation.http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul299.htmlWage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Dankhank on January 23, 2006 at 16:25:45 PT Thanks paul, thanks for the update ...Peace to all who fight ... [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 15:46:17 PT westnyc I'm sure you are right about Heather. I think if Paul had an opportunity to sneak a puff or two that he would and not tell her. [ Post Comment ] Comment #31 posted by Max Flowers on January 23, 2006 at 15:45:25 PT Potless Paul Yeah Paul will always be great and I'm sure Heather is a fine person too, I'm aware of her accomplishments. I was just amazed by that revelation. I'll get over it. :) I just feel sorry for the poor lad, being deprived of his healing herb. I just personally think he should have nipped that controlling tendency in the bud (har har) by saying "you can take me as I am, or not at all." That's what I would have said, even without having his 900 million dollars.I mean, the way she says "drugs" when talking about cannabis---that's exactly the prejudice he has been trying to fight since 1967!! And now he's married to some of it!? [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by westnyc on January 23, 2006 at 15:29:43 PT Heather McCartney It does seem odd and somewhat unfair for a spouse to make certain restrictions once they are married. However, Heather McCartney isn't all bad either. She is extraordinary in her own way as well. She was once a top model who lost her leg when she was struck by a motorcycle in a London street. Instead of letting it "get her down" she used it to her advantage and began a charity program that will eventually allow every person who has lost a leg the abiltiy to obtain a prostetic yet realistic leg. She also demanded a prenup from Paul.I was impressed with her when she was on Larry King; and, in front of God and America she removed her leg in order to demonstrate how lifelike, useful, and expensive these prostetics are for people who need them. [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by potpal on January 23, 2006 at 15:07:32 PT pete Keep up the good work...you da man.My next door neighbor as a yoot was named Paul Peterson. But I reckon their are hundreds of you! I grew up in Philadelphia...Cheers. [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by museman on January 23, 2006 at 14:42:46 PT: Paul "Those freaks was right when they said you was dead."John Lennon "I found out." http://generation frontiernet.net [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by paulpeterson on January 23, 2006 at 14:13:07 PT Dankhank To citizens of the empire: Checking in from Storm Lake, Iowa. 1) Yes, Illinois has a 35 year old medical marijuana program-made world class with amendments in 1978, but without any recent program. From my own legislative research, it appears there was an ACTIVE mm program to get cannabis to patients from at least 1978 to 1984 when the DEA goons shut down the program with a $5 Million bribe. Now there is no evidence of the former department (Dangerous Drug Commission) having done anything-wiped out. (per FOIA response from 2002).I now reside in Storm Lake, where one of only 5 federal smokers live. She will host Showtime for her interview 1/31/06. I have quietly lobbied the local police and sheriff for years. Now I am ratcheting up the rant nicely. I was arrested under an unconstitutional "interference with police action" statute because I spoke out Saturday night when a young Hispanic lad was being badgered during a DWI arrest-he was in short sleeves and shorts-I merely said it was intolerable that they wouldn't let him put on his jacket during the interrogation. Faster than you could say "Jack Robinson" I was cuffed. Thursday the sheriff was quoted as saying about a new, bigger and better jail that "when we build it, they will come" (It works for a baseball field but not for a jail). This was actually in regards to an article about new jail meals-they will cost more per meal with the intended vendor, but we will "make it up on volume".A police state in the making. The sheriff told me we were "through" when I asked him to apologize to the community for that gaff. "Don't come back again", he said.The radio aired the bit about my arrest and they won't give me time to rebut-until after the court date 2/7/06. I will file a case for malicious prosecution (after I get the charge dismissed, etc.).My friend, the assistant prosecutor, was terminated for keeping a "disorderly house" when his kid, going off to Iraq, had a party with some beer at the house-38 kids got tickets for "frequenting the house". Both statutes are overbroad, subjective and no criteria for the charges.I will likely be targetted by the police with entrapment soon-based upon my two editorials about encouraging a "safe-ride" program. (The police are livid here-people now say "come for vacation, leave on probation"). I appear before the county board tomorrow to get them to advise me how many plants I might cultivate under my religious freedom claims. Of course, I will ask them to force the sheriff to apologize for his gaff about encouraging greater incarceration to justify the building of a new jail.I am glad Showtime is coming to town soon. Maybe that will help with local publicity.Just checking in. Now the tally for Illinois towns that have already decriminalized is 16 towns and villages-that is expanding nicely due to the strong police department endorsement of the success of such ideas.Over and out. my own email is omegabeef gmail.com. paul peterson, THE OUTSIDE AGITATOR (in editorials, that is). [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on January 23, 2006 at 14:08:43 PT Re: Comment #15 "When two people come together, there should not be a "giving up" clause, for marriage, except for, understandably, sex with other people."The Canadian Supreme Court said recently that if a couple decides they don't want to give that up, then it's not the government's place to force them to do so. [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 11:50:24 PT siege Thanks. I answered the survey. [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by siege on January 23, 2006 at 11:36:26 PT OT Voting you decide What should we focus on in 2006? With MoveOn, Voting you decide. Take this short survey at:http://tinyurl.com/awoy8 [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 11:35:28 PT Max Flowers I believe Paul McCartney is truly a fine person. I think when he lost Linda he lost alot of his strength and direction. No one could ever take her place and he was lonely. After seeing the one he loved die right before his eyes seeing someone young can give hope for a different day and maybe even way. [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by Max Flowers on January 23, 2006 at 11:30:49 PT More on Paul That's a dismaying revelation for me about Paul McCartney. I have lost some of my (previously immense) respect for him now. Cannabis was obviously a valued part of his life if he kept using it for that long. She did not respect that and maneuvered to toss it away on her terms, and apparently he was weak enough (Paul?! WTF?) to accept that.I also think that Heather saw his use of it as being intimately connected to his love for and life with Linda, and this threatens her (the shallow nitwit). I also feel certain, as a middle aged man, that he as an aging man felt it was part of a tradeoff to have a young beautiful woman, but that was a huge mistake as of course he could have married any of a million other young and beautiful women.I can't believe he let himself be pushed around like that. That really blows my mind. Very sad. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 11:16:23 PT medicinal toker I know what you saying. I have seen this with terminal people before in my family. There is a stage of denial. Mind over matter thinking. It's almost like they have to think that they have power over an illness or they will die quickly from the illness. The disease itself will humble him and that is sad. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by medicinal toker on January 23, 2006 at 11:07:48 PT illness does not equal weakness With all due respect, Montel's statement that MS does not have him is a bit arrogant. He seems to think he can stave off the disease's progression by sheer willpower and that those who succumb are weak and do not try hard enough. Cheryl Miller was paralyzed by MS but it didn't mean she didn't try to fight it. In fact, Cheryl, paralyzed by MS from the neck down, was out getting arrested in congressman's offices when Montel said he was sitting in his "closet", all bummed by MS, hoping his gun would "go off" and end his "suffering".The fact is he is very lucky to still be able to work and play as hard as he does in spite of MS. And not every MS patient has the resources to hire 2 chefs and eat experimental diets. Montel should count his blessings and lose some of his immense ego, IMHO. [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 10:15:27 PT News I can't find any news to post so far. My e-mails are very quiet too. I'll keep looking though. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 09:37:58 PT Toker00 I understand what you mean. Marriage can be a really great thing. Two people working together can do more then 2 people in general. If it doesn't work it is terrible but if it does work it sure beats living single. [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 09:29:06 PT Compromise That's great, FoM, and basically what I meant about FORCING someone to give something they love, up. Compromise is one thing, making demands is something totally different. My wife and I STILL compromise when we disagree, but never force ultimatums. It's worked well for fourteen years already. Controlling one another's curiosities or desires or habits is not our game. Even though I wish she would not smoke cigs, I don't Demand that she Quit. I only HOPE she Can.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 09:16:47 PT Toker00 Neil Young has not lost his inspiration. I have heard him talk about his wife in articles and when he has been interviewed. He said when a man and a woman get married often creativity stops because you compromise many things. He said he has a wonderful wife and loves her very much. He said even when Pegi didn't agree with what I was doing she never tried to convince me to not do what I feel I should. When I saw The Greendale Concert I saw the look Pegi had on her face when Neil was jamming. She looked so in love and that made me smile. Pegi is no slouch either. She is talented and outspoken and really cares for Neil. You just can see it and it's nice. They have been married for around 28 years I think.Picture of Neil, his wife Pegi, and Emmylou Harris.http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/hofgsm.jpg [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 09:07:56 PT Paul got his Wings clipped. Sorry, but any woman who FORCES a man to give up something that has had as much enfluence on their life as cannabis has had on Paul McCartney, is a selfish, paranoid and controlling woman. My wife accepted me as I am. I would never jump through hoops for ANY woman. But, that is just me. In return, I accepted my wife and all things about her. If she had asked me to give up Cannabis, we would still be married, but to different people. When two people come together, there should not be a "giving up" clause, for marriage, except for, understandably, sex with other people. Linda was an amazing woman, who SHARED her life with her husband, but didn't make unreasonable demands of him. Sorry you got hooked up with an Anti, Paul. I really am.It's ok for people to not want to use cannabis, but not ok to have to give it up over your partners paranoia. But if Paul is ok with that, ok. To each his own.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 09:05:17 PT Potpal and Dankhank Thanks. That makes sense. I didn't think they stopped sending Cannabis to those still in the program. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by potpal on January 23, 2006 at 08:59:03 PT FoM They may be refering to the recent high court decision re: medpot in CA [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by Dankhank on January 23, 2006 at 08:55:30 PT Whaaaaa? FoM, everybody's funked to a degree.Can't even agree on the number of states with MMJ. Point of fact, I read somewhere, Ohio ... or was it Illinois?, already has something on the books never supported with money, the measure of how much politicians are for ANYTHING.Surely, we would have heard if there was any recent legislation re: "Compassionate Use Investagory, or whatever the hell it's called." The most egregious I have heard lately is in a recent story where Marinol is claimed to have "some" of the parts of the plant. "Some?" new one, as we all know Marinol is only THC, synthetic, that's all ... [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 08:25:35 PT What Does This Mean? In the continuing controversy surrounding the medicinal value of marijuana, seven chronically ill individuals continue to receive medical marijuana from the U.S. government even though the law was recently changed to stop this practice. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20060119showtime03 [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 08:21:37 PT Showtime Documentary SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES SIX NEW DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMSReleased by ShowtimeThursday, January 19, 2006MEDICAL MARIJUANA In the continuing controversy surrounding the medicinal value of marijuana, seven chronically ill individuals continue to receive medical marijuana from the U.S. government even though the law was recently changed to stop this practice. Four of these seven will be interviewed for this documentary. Their illnesses range from M.S. and congenital cataracts to neurological dysfunction and hyperparathyroidism, incredibly painful maladies which are substantially relieved with marijuana cigarettes that have been provided by the federal government for years. While only these individuals continue to get relief within the law, millions of others cannot. This provocative film explores federal drug policy through the eyes of reform organizations, prohibitionist groups, politicians, drug war critics, scientists, and celebrities in an effort to make sense out of the divisive argument between drug abuse, recreational drug use, and medicine. Star Price serves as executive producer, writer and director with Mark Wolper and Joshua E. Kessler serving as executive producers. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr.cgi?id=20060119showtime03 [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by potpal on January 23, 2006 at 08:03:32 PT Sir Paul McCartney His first, what 4 kids, 3 and Linda's first turned out rather well with all that 'drug taking' and 'sneaking around'...instead of weed or wife, why not cannabis or wedding bliss? And he's looking rather well for 35 years of daily use. Her argument doesn't have a leg to stand on...Forgive me. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 07:55:26 PT dongenero I feel like you do. I am happy that Paul has someone to share the rest of his life with but his music isn't quite the same now. It is lacking something. Is it his inspiration or his freedom to be who he really is? I don't know. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Sam Adams on January 23, 2006 at 07:52:11 PT sick to my stomach What's this? I thought US Pharmacopia already had 100% effective drugs for nausea, all herbal medicine is now obselete & unecessary, right? What's that, the doc made you barf & your espophagus broke loose? Doh! Sorry.....A ''new" treatment found for nausea after surgeryJanuary 23, 2006HERBAL MEDICINEThree out of every 10 patients suffer nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hours after surgery, sometimes forcing them to stay longer in the hospital because of the fatigue, dehydration, and even esophageal tears that retching can cause. Unfortunately, scientists have not found a drug that is both safe and effective enough to consistently work by itself. Now, researchers from Thailand have found that one of the world's most ancient treatments for an upset stomach -- a pinch of ginger -- may provide a cheap and exceptionally safe relief. In a review of five studies involving 363 patients, the authors found that patients given ginger after surgery were 31 percent less likely to suffer post-operative nausea than those who received a placebo. Mild abdominal pain among patients in one of the five studies was the only reported side effect. The authors from three Thai medical institutions suggested that ginger works because it calms the gut, reducing the electrical stimulation and contractions that fuel nausea.BOTTOM LINE: The review of ginger's effectiveness is not rigorous enough to declare ginger ''better" than existing anti-nausea drugs, but, at 25 to 50 cents a dose and with few unpleasant side effects, ginger may be an attractive alternative for nauseated patients. ''There's a huge potential for cost-saving," said Dr. Suzanna Zick of the University of Michigan's Department of Family Medicine, who was not involved in the study.CAUTIONS: The Thai study does not give clinicians guidance on which patients are most likely to benefit from ginger nor the appropriate dose they should receive.WHAT'S NEXT: The Thai researchers want to conduct research giving patients varying doses of ginger to determine what works best. At the University of Michigan, Zick already is studying how well ginger works at preventing nausea after chemotherapy.WHERE TO FIND IT: The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2006 [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by dongenero on January 23, 2006 at 07:48:11 PT weed= Paul's great music I don't know Heather, it seemed to be working pretty well for Paul. I love his early solo music from the McCartney and Ram albums. There is a lot of good Wings material too.Most of his recent work just hasn't done much for me...or many fans for that matter. Maybe this explains why. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by FoM on January 23, 2006 at 06:54:14 PT News Brief About Paul McCartney The Beatles made great music but I haven't really enjoyed Paul's new music. I thought he lost a lot of inspiration. Maybe it is true and not just me. I know he is older but the Rolling Stones can still bring the house down.***McCARTNEY FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WEED AND WIFEWorld Entertainment News Network Posted January 23 2006 Heather Mills McCARTNEY only agreed to marry Sir Paul McCARTNEY after he gave up his marijuana habit. The former Beatle had smoked cannabis almost everyday since he enjoyed his first joint with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s - but Mills McCartney was determined to create a drug-free family environment after their wedding in 2002. She says, "Him and (his first wife) Linda smoked it every day for the whole of their lives together. But I would not get married to him if he was taking drugs. I hate it. "I could not have him lying to our child about not taking drugs and then going for a sneaky puff." Copyright 2006, Sun-Sentinel Co. & South Florida Interactive Inc.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-scwntma2jan23,0,2800047.story [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by mayan on January 23, 2006 at 06:32:45 PT Don't Forget! National PATRIOT Act Call-in Day: Wednesday, January 25, 2006: http://bordc.org/threats/call-in.phpPlease, spread this around. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by mayan on January 23, 2006 at 05:21:42 PT Schapelle Corby Let us not forget her.Corby brother's role to be tested in court: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=82502 [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Sam Adams on January 23, 2006 at 05:16:49 PT Montel Nice job Montel! Every answer was right on target, you should have been a lawyer. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Toker00 on January 23, 2006 at 04:52:47 PT Liars, leeches, and losers=DEA FDA What gave the Federal government the right to administer drugs in the first place? I thought they could only approve or reject drugs, not dispense? Why didn't Cannabis have to be rescheduled before the Feds could study it and dispense it? How can THEY continue dispensing this "drug" for twenty five years + without rescheduling, but we can hardly get a meeting with HHS to even DISCUSS rescheduling? Didn't they have to involve Doctors in this decision? If it works so well, why end the program? Wouldn't any FDA drug that works this well, be flying off the shelf, and enjoy early approval by the FDA? Oh, that's right. I forgot. It is also the Federal governments job to PROTECT THE PROFITS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS OVER THE RIGHTS OF STATES OR PEOPLE. So if Cannabis is good, but not monopolizable, then it is bad? Only the Federal government can break or manipulate laws? That is how deep Satan's influence has become embedded in our government.Isn't Fascism when the Corporations own the government and the government owns the people, and the people own squat? Well, we are well on our way, folks.God bless you Montel.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment