cannabisnews.com: Anti-Drug Group Fights Medical-Marijuana Bill
Anti-Drug Group Fights Medical-Marijuana Bill
Posted by CN Staff on February 11, 2006 at 06:55:01 PT
By Steve Terrell, The New Mexican
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, NM -- The founder of a New York-based anti-drug group came to the Capitol on Friday to persuade legislators to vote against a bill that would make marijuana legal for patients suffering from some serious medical conditions.Steven Steiner of Dads and Moms Against Drug Dealers said that passage of SB258 -- which is scheduled to be considered today by the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee -- would lead to more drug abuse in the state.
Ironically, Steiner's group is partly funded by the company that makes the drug that killed his teenage son."Five years ago, I lost my 19-year-old son," Steiner told a reporter. The drug that killed Steven Steiner Jr. was OxyContin, a prescription narcotic that is legal. "But marijuana played a major part in his death," Steiner said. "There's no doubt in my mind that marijuana is a gateway drug."He repeated a common claim by medical-marijuana opponents that drug-liberalization advocates are using cancer and AIDS sufferers to pass medical laws, which, opponents say, is a first step to legalization of marijuana.Backers of SB258, including Gov. Bill Richardson and senators from both political parties, have argued the bill provides sufficient safeguards to prevent widespread abuse and would help only people who are in serious pain.According to DAMADD's Web site, Perdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, is a sponsor of the organization. Several other large pharmaceutical companies, including Jannsen, Bristol-Meyers, Roche, Alpharma, UCB, Endo, Cephalon, Teva and Boehringer Ingelheim, also support DAMADD. "Big (pharmaceuticals), they see what's happening," Steiner said. "They gave us funding unrestricted."Steiner said his son wasn't using OxyContin correctly. "My son crushed it up and snorted it," he said.The pharmaceutical industry never has been visibly active in opposing medical-marijuana legislation in New Mexico. But the industry -- which contributed more than $97,000 to New Mexico political campaigns in 2002 and more than $56,000 in 2004 -- stands to lose money if marijuana became a free and legal treatment. Prescription drugs to combat nausea and other symptoms, as some supporters say marijuana can do, may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month.Steiner appeared at a news conference with Rep Bill Rehm, R-Albuquerque. Rehm, a former narcotics detective with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, said he believes the medical-marijuana bill would result in more marijuana users driving vehicles."There's no requirement in the bill about having (marijuana-growing facilities) in close proximity to daycare centers or schools," he said. "There's nothing in the bill about smoking marijuana and driving a school bus or teaching school." Complete Title: 2006 Legislature: Anti-Drug Group Fights Medical-Marijuana Bill Source: Santa Fe New Mexican (NM)Author: Steve Terrell, The New Mexican Published: February 11, 2006 Copyright: 2006 The Santa Fe New MexicanContact: letters sfnewmexican.comWebsite: http://www.sfnewmexican.com/ Related Articles & Web Site:Drug Policy Alliancehttp://www.drugpolicy.org/Medical Marijuana: It's Time To Sanction Ithttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21574.shtmlMedical Marijuana Clears Senate http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21550.shtml Senate Approves Medical Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21548.shtml
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Comment #86 posted by ekim on February 14, 2006 at 10:34:53 PT
good going afterburner
Feb 26 06 Abbotsford, British Columbia Tour 12:00 AM Norm Stamper Abbotsford British Columbia Canada
Former Seattle, WA, Chief of Police, Norma Stamper begins his Abbotsford, British Columbia Tour speaking to civic clubs, college classes and the media. To add your group to the tour or schedule an interview, Contact Mike Smithson at 315-243-5844 or email speakers leap.cc." http://www.abbotsford.net/ Feb 28 06 Drug Legalization Panel 05:30 PM Norm Stamper Abbotsford British Columbia Canada
Speaker Norm Stamper participates in a Drug Legalization Panel Discussion at the University College of Fraser Valley. Feb 28 06 Introduction to Law Enforcement Class 11:30 AM Norm Stamper Abbotsford British Columbia Canada
Who better to meet with the students of the Introduction to Law Enforcement Class at the University College of Fraser Valley than former Seattle, WA, Chief of Police, Norm Stamper. No doubt Norm and the students will be discussing Norm's career, but included in the discussion will be the absolute failure of drug prohibition and its impact on students and everyday citizens.
http://www.leap.cc/events
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Comment #85 posted by FoM on February 13, 2006 at 11:02:47 PT
afterburner
Thanks for the link.
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Comment #84 posted by afterburner on February 13, 2006 at 10:59:51 PT
DrugSense Triumphs over Federal 'In the News'
Web: DrugSense Helps Put Federal Propagandists Out Of Business
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n177/a07.htm
Pubdate: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 The real deal: open information pro and con vs. managed 'news.'
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Comment #83 posted by Hope on February 13, 2006 at 08:30:15 PT
Steiner Jr.
It's like dragging the young man's body through the public streets.
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Comment #82 posted by Hope on February 13, 2006 at 08:29:16 PT
Whig
You're probably right. It does seem like he's being cruel to his dead son. Very cruel, and the young man can't say a word in his defense or humiliation.Furthermore, humiliating the young man after death won't stop anyone else from making the same mistake.
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Comment #81 posted by Toker00 on February 12, 2006 at 04:31:47 PT
SS is Blind.
It almost seems like he's torturing his child in public...over and over again....every day....day and night.-Hope.Hope, he is torturing his son's existance more in Death, than he did in Life. People who love power hate it when their children try to break away from that control. His son cried out for relief from this torturous controling parent, and he found it. Permanently. Now his father is proudly walking hand in hand with his son's murder accomplices, who want to control more than just THEIR children. I wonder how much stock it took to buy his soul? His son did not get a chance to defend his reason for drug use. I think the boy was standing up to his overbaring father the only way he had the strength to. He was afraid to talk to his father about anything, probably. It is a chilling feeling when a power parent begins drilling you with questions you know if you answer honestly will get you grounded, or worse. What else is a kid to do but run the other way from that? I know about this. I had a controlling step parent, until at twelve, I stood up. All the way up. Stiener is ANGRY at his son. He is trying to punish him.-Whig.And doing a thorough job, Whig. His heart is full of hatred and unable to love, though he may greatly desire to. The only way he can release that hate in his heart is to admit it is there. To do that would go against everything this man (?) has stood for his whole life. Obeying The Laws of Man. Just like the SS in Nazi Germany. Well, it IS his initials.I know that's being hard, but I recognize something about this situation. I don't think his son intentionally OD'd. Being controlled makes your spirit soar a bit higher than others when you find the freedom to do so. He was the opposite of his father, more akin to us. People who are in control of others, or desire to be, can't stand it when people TAKE their freedom. It means loss of control, loss of power. That is why the Government hates US so badly.
Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW!
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Comment #80 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 19:54:13 PT
Off Topic: Starving Polar Bears Shame Bush To Act
February 11, 2006 Starving polar bears are presenting an unprecedented challenge to George Bush's refusal to take action over global warming - and may succeed where environmentalists and other governments have failed in getting him to curb pollution. Despite the President's obdurate stance on climate change, the US administration last week took the first steps towards officially listing the bear as an endangered species. The Arctic ice on which the iconic animal lives is melting away as the world heats up and, if the listing is finalised, the Bush administration will be obliged to modify its pollution policies to try to save the bear.The move comes as the President faces attack for the first time over global warming from some of his strongest allies. Evangelical Christian leaders last week took out TV ads urging action, while, in Britain, Tony Blair has warned that the world has less than seven years to get to grips with climate change.Complete Article: http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article344931.ece
Save The Planet For Another Day
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Comment #79 posted by ekim on February 11, 2006 at 19:47:49 PT
does NM have a petition drive law for the people
where is the outrage who is working for the farmers.who sees the huge problems that the water dept faces trying to clean the meds that are passed from humans into the waste stream all the way to the water dept.at a time in our history where every problem we are facing is made worse by contuining to outlaw this great plant.we must have renewable energy -- non toxic meds --
healthy organic foods -- and new crops for plastics where were the Leos from Leap they would have not clapped they would give many reasons to be reasonable not intolerant.
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Comment #78 posted by ekim on February 11, 2006 at 19:19:12 PT
what the is this
The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee tabled the measure on a 4-3 vote on Saturday.ok who are the ones that are in the foursssssssssssss.elections are coming just how bad do the dems want to serve the people. i see that a good servent introduced this bill. who did it in and for what reason and why the LEOs clappen.whats going on.any one in the Detroit area that knows of a event that would like to hear a Leap speaker by the name of Howard Wooldridge. Howard will be Detroit on Mar.28 and could come in a day early if needed. please help if you can. Howard can be reached at wooldridge leap.cc Mar 28 06 Cops Say Legalize Drugs to the DARE Generation 11:30 AM Howard
Wooldridge Rochester Michigan USA
Board Member Howard Wooldridge presents "Cops Say Legalize Drugs to the
DARE Generation" when he meets with faculty and students of Oakland
University. The event is sponsored by the Math Club and the College
Libertarians.
http://www.leap.cc/events
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Comment #77 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:59:01 PT
"Help me, Jesus!
I'm not tired yet!"
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Comment #76 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:57:41 PT
Bouncin
and a little moon walkin!
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Comment #75 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:48:09 PT
Hands up...
on fire Praise.
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Comment #74 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:46:58 PT
Oh man!
I am feelin better.
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Comment #73 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:45:50 PT
Lord...
this is some fine music...some fine praise. Whooo.
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Comment #72 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:44:53 PT
He makes me feel alright...
Callin meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ohhhhh.....let me catch my breath....""He's callin me!"
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Comment #71 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:43:46 PT
"He's callin me...
He's callin me...everyday of my life."
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Comment #70 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 18:42:27 PT
Gospel
It's got me going."I'm Holdin on to My Faith"...I'm just holding on....
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Comment #69 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 18:32:19 PT
Max Flowers
I can only say what I think about the issue between countries. I think they work together if they want to.
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Comment #68 posted by Max Flowers on February 11, 2006 at 18:19:12 PT
CW and OG drama
Nobody seems to know what is *really* happening. People are flinging accusations and speculating wildly, but very little confirmable info is available."RC" does not appear to have been arrested as was reported earlier, based on the fact that there were no pot-related arrests in the time period and jurisdiction in question. That can be be checked in Canada even more transparently than in the US evidently, and there is no record of such arrest. That leads to more questions. Maybe he was raided, but not arrested based on a slimy deal made on the spot to cooperate? Maybe no raid at all? No one knows. Attempts to ping the server seem to show it's still plugged in but not operational. It's all very weird. Many, many people are frustrated and angry. There is no evidence of US involvement *at this point*. Canadian seed breeders and growers seem to be most at risk right now. One guy has come out and `outed' "RC" with his real name (!!) and accused him of selling out the entire community to save his own self, but again, it's just one guy's allegation and there's no real proof yet.The thing I'm most curious about is whether there is any international jurisdictional issue that prevents Canadian authorities from just handing "intelligence" on the big bad closet pot growers over to US authorities. The polyanna in me hopes so and thinks so, but that may be naive...
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Comment #67 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 18:04:45 PT
Whig
I agree with you. It has always been sad to me. If only we could have that many people concerned with the injustice of it all we might have had the laws changed by now and many people wouldn't be afraid anymore. Money clouds good people's thoughts some times.
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Comment #66 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 17:53:12 PT
FoM
This is maybe the main problem with people trying to mix business with cannabis. Money overtakes truth. Doesn't matter which of them is right, or what is happening, people see what they want to see because it's in their interest to see things that way. Just like how the Bush admin could only see WMDs in Iraq because they wanted to.
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Comment #65 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 17:48:33 PT
whig
I'm sorry CHOM didn't work for you. As far as what is happening I'm really not sure. I have stayed out of it along. I always felt that those sites were living in a danger zone. I'll keep trying to help change the laws and when they are changed then an industry will be born.
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Comment #64 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 17:36:48 PT
FoM
Marc Emery is at war with Gypsy Nirvana. What the heck is going on?
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Comment #63 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 17:28:16 PT
Hope
http://www.bobmarley.com/life/beliefs/
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Comment #62 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 17:25:25 PT
Chom didn't work for me
Windows only?
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Comment #61 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 17:24:07 PT
I can't get the music
But I'm enjoying Marley's face. He has a beauty, a sweet and great beauty.
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Comment #60 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 17:22:16 PT
thanks so much for the music...
I got Sirius Coffe House Acoustic going right now...it's good. Specially with this coffee.
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Comment #59 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 17:15:55 PT
Thank you so much, Whig
:0( Cant' get it to play.Tuned in the Reggae on the tube.
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 17:13:23 PT
More Music
CHOM 97.7 The Spirit of Rock: http://www.chom.com/
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Comment #57 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 17:03:48 PT
Music for Hope
http://tinyurl.com/anwsq
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Comment #56 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 16:56:09 PT
Felony Sugar
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-sugardrug11.html
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Comment #55 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:32:06 PT
Must get music
Must get music
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Comment #54 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:31:34 PT
Whig comment 42
I felt a bit inclined to think that, myself. I think it might even be some sort of abuse. He's not saving anyone. No one who would take those drugs like that in the first place is paying one damn bit of attention. They're not. I don't think they are. And if they are paying attention...they are getting a Message, big time. It's a message of hatred and anger.
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Comment #53 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:26:34 PT
gw
Now I know what you mean by "Twinkle"!
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Comment #52 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:22:51 PT
I need to stop "thinking"
so much and listen to some music.
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Comment #51 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:20:28 PT
Comment 47
That's beautiful.
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Comment #50 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:19:39 PT
Comment 45
But then...as soon as it does...Hope (me) will come in and destroy any joy emanating from a better revelation.Sorry. Just thinking out loud...sort of.
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Comment #49 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 16:17:33 PT
They eat people.
In a way they do. Prisons do.
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Comment #48 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 15:48:34 PT
Graehstone
That is good news. Thank you.
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Comment #47 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 15:41:11 PT
global_warming
We can lose almost every battle in the WAR, and yet win the PEACE.
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Comment #46 posted by Graehstone on February 11, 2006 at 15:37:26 PT
Good news
At least I think it is. It's in Europe but every good thing said about Marijuana regardless of where it is is a fantastic thing.A group of politicians and drugs experts is making a new attempt at decriminalising cannabis in Switzerland.
Eighteen months after parliament threw out a similar plan the committee has collected enough signatures to force a nationwide vote on the issue.
http://www.swissinfo.org/sde/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=6378062&cKey=113715
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Comment #45 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 15:27:37 PT
global_warming
Believe me if I could find good news I would post it. Good news will surface again. It always does.
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Comment #44 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 15:23:42 PT
i might add
when you see your full plate,it is just so fine,you may cry,until you have removed,that demon from your soul,
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Comment #43 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 15:17:07 PT
fom
could you find some 'good 'news,about cannabis,getting so tired, all this news,i can never get any good news,about cannabis,maybe, all of us cannabists,in thought and deed,might decide,to 'write some 'new,..'news,there is some kind of change,i can smell change,that is dineros, shekels,them rich folks,are looking around,to find another culling,in one blink,your eternal platecan be so 'full,
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Comment #42 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 15:08:26 PT
Steiner
Is ANGRY at his son.He is trying to punish him.
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Comment #41 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:46:26 PT
don't be afraid
that next step, into infinite marriage,you can be a witness,you can be a wife,you can 'forever be a 'child,Mark, this place,in your hearts and minds,'we can 'rock in this 'time,'we can plow the field,
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Comment #40 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:41:22 PT
that twinkle
that you heard and read about
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Comment #39 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:39:59 PT
mercy
is a child of the holy spirit
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Comment #38 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 14:37:26 PT
My Lord.
Is there no mercy?
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Comment #37 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:23:37 PT
from the book of enoch
1 He who works the killing of a man’s soul, kills his own soul, and kills his own body, and there is no cure
for him for all time.2 He who puts a man in any snare, shall stick in it himself, and there is no cure for him for all time.3 He who puts a man in any vessel, his retribution will not be wanting at the great judgment for all time.4 He who works crookedly or speaks evil against any soul, will not make justice for himself for all time.
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Comment #36 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:21:21 PT
bet old john
is peeing in his pants,not in some sterile cup,
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Comment #35 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 14:19:24 PT
AP: Breaking News
House Committee Shelves Medical Marijuana Bill
***February 11, 2006 SANTA FE (AP) - A House panel has shelved a Senate-passed bill that would have allowed patients suffering from illnesses like cancer or AIDS to use marijuana prescribed by a doctor to alleviate their pain.The move likely kills the bill for the legislative session that ends Thursday.The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee tabled the measure on a 4-3 vote on Saturday.Law enforcement officers applauded the committee’s decision. They said the proposal would have caused legal problems because it conflicted with federal law and would have increased illegal marijuana use and growth in the state.Democratic Senator Cisco McSorley of Albuquerque sponsored the bill.He says it’s not a move to legalize marijuana use in New Mexico, but that it’s about helping an estimated 250 severely ill patients. Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=24253&cat=4HEALTH
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Comment #34 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 14:08:14 PT
at the cemetery
how many names, remain silent?when they could have, with one open hand,given some of their Light,there is so many, whose names,will not ever be heard by your ears,or mine,yet i muse,how easy it could be,with a borrowed breath,that next moment,when your eye can see,your open hand,
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Comment #33 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 13:51:09 PT
gw
Here's a short list...a very, very short list of people prohibition has killed.http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/08/17/drugWarVictims.html
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Comment #32 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 13:47:49 PT
Prohibition didn't help
the sons of at least two old timers here who watched their sons suffer sick and die from the diseases of Leukemia and Aids. That's hard. Even a hard guy like Steiner surely suffered from his son's death. Then again...those pictures. I wouldn't do that to anyone's dignity and certainly not, even the memory of, the dignity of a beloved child. It almost seems like he's torturing his child in public...over and over again....every day....day and night.Let's spend the WoD money to find a cure for all cancers...especially those commonly striking our very young people.
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Comment #31 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 13:41:49 PT
so what is it?
do drugs kill people, or does prohibition, with it handfulls of justice and human kindness?
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Comment #30 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 13:38:28 PT
Prohibition of drugs
has indeed killed and I have serious doubts it has ever saved a life. I could be wrong...but my lie detecter goes off the scale listening to the prohib line.
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Comment #29 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 13:29:29 PT
Steiner, we know has surely suffered.
But why he must turn around and do this? I'm not sure. Prohibition didn't save his son.
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Comment #28 posted by potpal on February 11, 2006 at 13:18:50 PT
Same sad story
How someone who failed to raise his own son as he saw fit and now wishes to force others in how to raise their own.He should be picketing out in front of Perdue Pharmeceuticals instead of taking their blood money.
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Comment #27 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 13:11:19 PT
mayan
I agreed with everything you said except this:"Steven Steiner, if you are reading this pleas do us all a huge favor and go crush and snort a big pile of Oxy. The world would be better off without you."Please don't stoop to their level. Hatred is the problem. They may hate us, but we should not hate them back in return.I know it's hard not to hate when people are putting our friends in jail and making us suffer for lack of medicine, so they can sell us their poisons. We can and should speak against this, but most of them are just brainwashed victims themselves, including probably Mr. Steiner. They don't know the malice they spew. And those who DO know will have their reckoning in time, and they deserve our pity more than anyone when they are made to come to terms with what they've consciously done.
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Comment #26 posted by mayan on February 11, 2006 at 12:52:03 PT
It's Plain to See
According to DAMADD's Web site, Perdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, is a sponsor of the organization.Several other large pharmaceutical companies, including Jannsen, Bristol-Meyers, Roche, Alpharma, UCB, Endo, Cephalon, Teva and Boehringer Ingelheim, also support DAMADD. "Big (pharmaceuticals), they see what's happening," Steiner said. "They gave us funding unrestricted."Oh my God, I think I'm going to vomit. So this Steven Steiner of "Dads and Moms Against Drug Dealers" is taking money from the very company which made the drug that his son overdosed on so they can maintain the prohibition of a plant which has never killed anyone? I find it hard to find any sympathy for this idiot. It's really a wonder his kid didn't blow his brains out years before with a father like Steiner. Sorry if that seems cold-hearted but he is by far the biggest hypocrite that I've ever heard of in my entire life! There are folks who absolutely need cannabis to simply make it through the day and these greedheads are more interested in profits than the people they are supposedly trying to protect. Give me a friggin' break!!! Steven Steiner, if you are reading this pleas do us all a huge favor and go crush and snort a big pile of Oxy. The world would be better off without you. This is the most apalling article that I've ever read. It's plain to see that this is all about GREED. How about a boycott of Perdue Pharma, Jannsen, Bristol-Meyers, Roche, Alpharma, UCB, Endo, Cephalon, Teva and Boehringer Ingelheim.
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Comment #25 posted by global_warming on February 11, 2006 at 12:30:29 PT
just think
if steiner's son didn't die, he would be in some hellish prison today, thank you steiner, for your reasoned approach to living life in nibelhiem..
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 11:39:18 PT
Off Topic: Reinventing Criminal Justice
This week a House subcommittee held hearings on a bill, the Second Chance Act, which is meant to deal with the problems that prisoners encounter on their reentry into society and also with their need for substance abuse treatment.The concern over prisoners and recidivism is justified. Though national crime rates declined steadily over the past decade, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that the percentage of released prisoners re-arrested within three years increased from 62.5 percent in 1983 to 67.5 percent in 1994. And given that offenders are arrested for only a fraction of the crimes they commit, even this depressing statistic is an underestimate. Few would dispute that the correctional system must be changed. But how?Complete Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001699.html
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Comment #23 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 11:16:54 PT
Out of Staters
I was glad to notice they mentioned that about Steiner's group in the first paragraph. The prohibitionists should get used to getting some back of what they've been giving for so long.
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Comment #22 posted by observer on February 11, 2006 at 10:56:07 PT
analysis
summary: drugwar_propaganda = 100%
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Steven Steiner of Dads and Moms Against Drug Dealers said that passage of SB258 -- which is scheduled to be considered today by the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee -- would lead to more drug abuse in the state .
(Sentence 2) re: "Drug Dealers", "Dealers" - Prohibition rhetoric often attempts to associate hated groups with targeted drugs. (Hated Groups (propaganda theme 1) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme1.htm#1 ) re: "drug abuse" - Prohibition propaganda claims that all use of any "drug" is abuse. (Use is Abuse (propaganda theme 4) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme4.htm#alluseisabuse )
[3]
Ironically, Steiner's group is partly funded by the company that makes the drug that killed his teenage son .
(Sentence 3) re: "teenage" - "Since the Harrison Act of 1914, the user and the seller of illicit drugs have both been characterized as evil, criminal, insane, and always in search of new victims, the victims are characterized as young children." [W.White,1979] (Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme5.htm#5 )
[7]
"There's no doubt in my mind that marijuana is a gateway drug."
(Sentence 7) re: "gateway drug", "gateway" - Prohibition propaganda is rich with claims targeted drugs 'lead to' something even more frightful. (Use is Abuse, Gateway (propaganda theme 4) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme4.htm#4 )
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He repeated a common claim by medical-marijuana opponents that drug-liberalization advocates are using cancer and AIDS sufferers to pass medical laws, which, opponents say, is a first step to legalization of marijuana .
(Sentence 8)
re: "legalization", "legalization of marijuana", "step to legalization" - Any mention of lessening the harshness of drug laws is portrayed as a sinful "legalization". Only total prohibition (or more jailings) will be righteous. (Total Prohibition or Access (propaganda theme 7) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme7.htm#7 )
[21]
Rehm, a former narcotics detective with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, said he believes the medical-marijuana bill would result in more marijuana users driving vehicles .
(Sentence 21) re: "marijuana users" - Prohibitionists try to hammer in the idea that 'all use is abuse.' The rhetoric of prohibition needs to deny that many people can use currently illegal drugs without abusing them. (Use is Abuse (propaganda theme 4) http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/propaganda/theme4.htm#alluseisabuse )
The DrugSense Newsbot http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot
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Comment #21 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 10:38:27 PT
DAMADJed
This is how I read their acronym.
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Comment #20 posted by Graehstone on February 11, 2006 at 10:35:38 PT
Whig
Thank you so very much. It feels ... good, to be amongst like minded folks and even better if one is ... liked.
You just made my day even better.
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Comment #19 posted by charmed quark on February 11, 2006 at 10:28:54 PT
Out of Staters
In nearly every medical marijuana campaign, the groups opposed claimed that the effort is being funded/pushed by out-of-state groups.Apparently, they never notice the drug czars from DC and DaMADDs coming in from NY. It wouldn't surprise me if the Drug Czar spends more money opposing it then the New Mexican group raised to get it on the ballet.
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 10:24:02 PT
News Article from Snipped Source
Bills Would Deny Workers Benefits If Drugs, Alcohol Involved ***By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services February 11, 2006 State lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a measure denying workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured or killed on the job who test positive for alcohol or illegal drugs.
The bills, HCR2004 and HB2111, say in essence that workers who have drugs or alcohol in their system are presumed to have caused their own injury. That would make them ineligible for benefits unless the employee or survivors prove after the accident that drug or alcohol use was “not a substantial cause’’ of the injury or death. The measure, sponsored by Rep. John McComish, R-Phoenix, is backed by employer groups who say the risk of being denied benefits will help convince workers to come to the job straight and sober. They also said the legislation would encourage more companies to regularly test workers. Complete Article: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=58936
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Comment #17 posted by whig on February 11, 2006 at 10:21:12 PT
Graehstone
I can't tell you how happy I am you're here.
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 10:20:19 PT
News Article from KVOA.com
Voters May Be Asked To Decide Injury Coverage Issue for Workers***February 11, 2006Arizona legislators are moving to ask voters to again let workers' compensation insurers deny benefits to injured workers whose drug or alcohol use contributed to causing the accident. The move comes at the urging of business groups in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling last year that overturned a 1999 law promoting drug-free workplaces by restricting benefits to substance-impaired workers. The court said the law clashed with the Arizona Constitution's mandate for payment of benefits for on-the-job injuries without consideration of fault. Complete Article: http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4488365&nav=HMO6HMaW
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Comment #15 posted by BGreen on February 11, 2006 at 08:58:58 PT
Just wait until the merger
After the merger of DAMADD and DUMASS you're going to have a bunch of DAMADD DUMASSes.Wait a minute, isn't that what we already have?The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #14 posted by Graehstone on February 11, 2006 at 08:52:56 PT
LOL
I think I actually know a couple of those folks too. (snicker snicker)**************************************Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming... "WOO-HOO what a ride!"
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Comment #13 posted by cannabliss on February 11, 2006 at 08:50:48 PT
New Lobbying Group Formed
(San Diego - For Immediate Release)Today, a diverse group of individuals formed a group dedicated to preventing any liberalization in cannabis laws.Dads, Urologists, and Mothers Against Sativa-like Substances has stated its goal is to "...keep our children safe from the scourge of marijuana, and keep their tender young brains safe for such gentle, natural substances as Ritalin and Prozac."Look for a DUMASS group forming near you.
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Comment #12 posted by Graehstone on February 11, 2006 at 08:48:58 PT
OT: (sort of) Cry Freedom
I don't rightly know if this fits here but thought I would share none the less. It's something I wrote a very long time ago when I was healthier and younger too, lol.Cry FreedomHow can it be that in a land that's so rich?That making a living is such a hard BitchIn no other country had I so hard to StriveJust to simply stay aliveThis land so full of the affluent and wealthyHow can you exist with no money and mentally stay healthyThe freeways are packed with luxury carsWhile Yuppies learn to fight in financial warsThe Average American is in debt up to his GillsAll the while fighting back the onslaught of BillsIn this country one must owe to get a LoanOtherwise you will never get that new homeWhat kind of system makes this country tick?Viewed from the outside it can only make you sickIn this Land of the Brave and the FreeWithout Bucks in your pocket, now where would you be?Here the disease is called DemocracyThere's a lot to be said for AnarchySTAND UP! CRY FREEDOM! Throw off your yolkThe life you have been living was all but a jokeYou work day and night under a terrible strainYou sweat and bleed for another mans gainYou toil it seems till your eyes explode from their socketsAll the while lining another mans pocketsSTAND UP! CRY FREEDOM! Break your chainsLet other men struggle for another mans gainSTAND UP! CRY FREEDOM! Smoke some GrassAnd let this sick system just Kiss your Ass*****************************************************Can you tell that I was an angry young man? lol I'm much better now. ;)
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Comment #11 posted by WolfgangWylde on February 11, 2006 at 08:47:31 PT
More bad news from Europe...
JOINT OPERATION John Hooper Reports on the Government's Efforts to Force Through a New, Zero-Tolerance Drugs Policy Anyone planning a holiday in Italy and thinking of enjoying a quiet spliff while, let's say, watching the sun go down over the Bay of Naples, had better think again. A vote in the Italian parliament yesterday means that a new, zero-tolerance policy on drugs is almost certain to become law within the next couple of months. With the aroma of defiantly smoked cannabis floating in the air outside, lawmakers approved a measure that abolishes the distinction between hard and soft drugs and makes possession, as well as dealing, a criminal offence.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on February 11, 2006 at 08:32:14 PT
Steven Steiner
It appears the pharms OWN him.His son overdosed on a pharmaceutical so he works for the pharmeceutical company now to keep people from having access to a safer medicine? Very peculiar. If we could pay him enough money, Steiner might come over to our side.That sounds cruel, but I've been to his website.
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Comment #9 posted by siege on February 11, 2006 at 08:25:02 PT
Professional People
Professional People just don't stand a change of getting ahead when it comes to
DAMADD, & large pharmaceutical companies. just cage them and then we all pay for there stay, be it 30 days or LIVE... "They gave us Funding Unrestricted."Steven Steiner just found out that he can Milk the Pharmaceutical's and have a big payday, Gravy Train time,
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 08:22:25 PT
Just a Thank You
I want to thank Steve Terrell for using all this information in an article. It just shows us and all who read it why we are fought so hard. Cannabis is good medicine and it won't kill anyone either.
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 08:18:30 PT
Had Enough
Thanks for the link to GFR. We're listen to I'm Your Captain now. We always loved that song.
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Comment #6 posted by Had Enough on February 11, 2006 at 08:00:44 PT
Grins & Giggles
I’m still grinning from this one:The Iranians want to process uranium. They must be smoking marijuana.
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 07:51:37 PT
Oh Patrick
Thanks for the laugh.My hair fell out. Marijuana caused it.
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Comment #4 posted by Had Enough on February 11, 2006 at 07:49:34 PT
Comment 3
Enlarged breasts in adolescent males. Not female, but Male only.
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Comment #3 posted by Patrick on February 11, 2006 at 07:34:26 PT
Let me see…
if I understand this correctly. Steiner said his son wasn't using OxyContin correctly. "My son crushed it up and snorted it," he said.His son snorts a highly addictive “legal” prescription drug and somehow marijuana is to blame?The drug that killed Steven Steiner Jr. was OxyContin, a prescription narcotic that is legal. "But marijuana played a major part in his death," Steiner said.If you are reading this Mr. Steiner my sympathies go out to you for the loss of your son. However, denying cannabis relief to adults in pain will not bring him back nor prevent anyone else who has an addiction problem like your son, obviously had, from death. Sorry to be so blunt here but does everyone else see how effective the governments propganda stigmatizing cannabis can be? I mean really how far or long can this keep up? Why not blame marijuana for everything...My hair fell out. Marijuana caused it.My kid ran away from home. Marijuana caused it.My teenage son was street racing, crashed, and died. I know marijuana was behind it.The Iraninans want to process uranium. They must be smoking marijuana.Illegal immigrants crossed the border today. Must be a sinister plot to spread marijuana.Someone came in second in the Olympics. Probably because their marijuana use kept them out of first place.I can't find my car keys. It's marijuana's fault.My grandmother passed away from old age. I know she would have lived longer if it weren't for the scourge of marijuana on this planet.Whatever happened to responsible journalism in this country? Did marijuana screw that up too?
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Comment #2 posted by Had Enough on February 11, 2006 at 07:33:16 PT
They see what's happening
"Several other large pharmaceutical companies, including Jannsen, Bristol-Meyers, Roche, Alpharma, UCB, Endo, Cephalon, Teva and Boehringer Ingelheim, also support DAMADD. "Big (pharmaceuticals), they see what's happening," Steiner said. "They gave us funding unrestricted.""Others see what’s happening too. I wonder if he ever feels like others are using him for profit, does he even know?All Aboard!!! Caution!!! Do not enter if you have limited time. It might take a while to get back to the station.
http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/Click Flag to skip intro.
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on February 11, 2006 at 06:57:52 PT
Oh Really!
According to DAMADD's Web site, Perdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, is a sponsor of the organization.
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