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Action Lags on Medical Marijuana Poll Results
Posted by CN Staff on May 17, 2006 at 07:39:19 PT
By Ronald Fraser 
Source: Asbury Park Press
New Jersey -- When there is a big gap between the views of ordinary Americans on a public issue and the voting record of their elected representatives in Congress, something is wrong.In the national debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the people and their representatives in Congress seem to be living on different planets. In New Jersey, however, the gap has been closed, or nearly so.
Poll after poll shows Americans, by a huge majority, want doctors, not lawmakers, to decide whether marijuana should be used as medicine. Today, however, federal laws prohibit physicians from prescribing marijuana for pain relief even where state and local laws say it is OK to do so. This has not always been the case."For most of American history, growing and using marijuana was legal under both federal law and the laws of individual states," according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, an arm of Congress.In 1999, a Gallup poll asked, "Suppose that on election day this year you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Please tell me, would you vote for or against making marijuana legally available for doctors to prescribe in order to reduce pain and suffering?"Response: 73 percent of the American people said they would vote for making marijuana legally available under those conditions.In 2003 and 2005, Gallup polls asked, "Would you favor or oppose making marijuana legally available for doctors to prescribe in order to reduce pain and suffering?" In 2003, 75 percent and in 2005, 78 percent of the people said they would favor giving doctors the legal right to decide when marijuana should be prescribed to ease suffering. Snipped:Complete Article: http://tinyurl.com/oou3lSource: Asbury Park Press (NJ)Author: Ronald Fraser Published: May 17, 2006Copyright: 2006 Asbury Park PressContact: yourviews app.comWebsite: http://www.app.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:CMMNJhttp://www.cmmnj.org/Cherylhearthttp://www.cherylheart.org/Trenton is Next Battleground in Marijuana Fighthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21850.shtmlNew Jersey Considers Legalizing Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21837.shtml
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Comment #23 posted by afterburner on May 18, 2006 at 08:14:48 PT
mayan
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Comment #22 posted by runderwo on May 17, 2006 at 23:36:00 PT:
John Tyler
Is it perhaps this one?http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/print/ad_open_lttr_mhealth.htmlOtherwise, can you drop me an email. I'd prefer not to post my address publicly.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 21:56:43 PT
whig
That is very interesting. It makes me wonder why we the people weren't alerted. I wonder if this will be aired on one of the tv news channels?
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Comment #20 posted by whig on May 17, 2006 at 21:27:01 PT
OT: Judith Miller had tip-off of 9/11?
http://tinyurl.com/qo8jp
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Comment #19 posted by Truth on May 17, 2006 at 20:23:51 PT
Write on!
I agree.
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Comment #18 posted by mayan on May 17, 2006 at 17:47:57 PT
Enlighten the Bishop
I just had to send the good bishop a not so nice little e-mail. We must let these folks know that they can't get away with their lies. Every time they get their drivel printed we must counter it with thousands of LTE's and e-mails. Every time!
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Comment #17 posted by mayan on May 17, 2006 at 17:29:45 PT
"Bishop" Evans
From the article FoM posted in comment #1...Questions of medicine are for the FDA to answer — not special-interest groups, not individuals, not public opinion. Our medical system relies on proven scientific research.BUWAHAHAHAA!!! SHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA: The Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization:
http://www.hempfarm.org/Papers/Shadow_of_the_Swastika.htmlDavid G. Evans is executive director of the Drug-Free Schools Coalition, Flemington,N.J. He is also a "bishop" at David G. Evans Ministries. How about we let him know about God's green herbs and seed-bearing fruits? http://www.davidgevans.com/Telephone: 866.790.3436 e-mail: info davidgevans.com
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Comment #16 posted by global_warming on May 17, 2006 at 16:58:01 PT
what is 'your interest?
Can you hammer a nail,Into someone?
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Comment #15 posted by global_warming on May 17, 2006 at 16:37:02 PT
just got of the phone
with my old sister,who believes,that 'pharmacist,had her grandchildren's best interest,when that modern day and legal drug pusher,steered her away from simple and natural treatment,our argument was centered,on my question,did this person, a pharmacist,have your best interest,or his 'best interest?
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Comment #14 posted by John Tyler on May 17, 2006 at 16:18:16 PT
runderwo
I have the newspaper ad your were interested in. Where would you like it?
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 14:30:35 PT
museman
Where we live practically no one is interested in politics. I think most people would know Bush is the president but they don't pay attention to what he does. When we moved to Ohio back in the 70s we noticed the difference between people in the Philadelphia PA area and rural Ohio. Even drugs didn't come out here like they did back in PA. Horse and buggies at the grocery store and most activities are centered around school. It seems the closer to big cities the more chance they won't vote for a Republican except maybe in Washington, D.C. 
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Comment #12 posted by museman on May 17, 2006 at 14:03:12 PT
FoM
Contrary to some popular beliefs, Oregon is not any more of as 'liberal' state than anywhere else. In fact there are probably few states with such a high percentage of right-wing, Republican rednecks long established in the population. They've been destroying our wondrous forests for about 150 years, leaving the kind of weak forests that are susceptible to bugs, drought, and dis-ease, which then results in fire.The fact that there has been an influx of more liberal-minded people since the sixties (many many 'back-to-the-landers') is the only reason we are a 'blue' state. Those die-hard ignorants have really gotten a shot in the arm with the current power regime. They all actually believe that GWB is a 'good 'ol boy' from Texas.In this state, local rural politics is pretty much run by these. Local logger families that have held public power and property since the 1800s. It's only in the larger cities like Portland, and Eugene, and surrounding areas that there is a higher concentration of 'liberals' per population.Families and friends of families run almost all aspects of this state except in the senate and governor. The combining of the war on thinking people, with NSA, Patriot Act, and the 'war on terror' is just the ticket that all those ignorant inbred embeciles have been waiting for. They suffered greatly under the common sense that the liberals brought with them, and are out for blood.Predatory behavior, and destructive use of resource seems to be their god and credo.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 13:30:55 PT
News Article from Snipped Source
Nurse Claims He was Fired for Pot Advocacy***By Bennett Hall, Gazette-Times Business Editor May 16, 2006A longtime Samaritan Health Services nurse is contesting his dismissal, claiming he was fired not because of his job performance but because he has been an outspoken advocate of medical marijuana.An executive of the health care network disputes that claim. Ed Glick was terminated April 18 from his job as a nurse at Samaritan Regional Mental Health Center in Corvallis after he refused to take a drug test. 
According to Glick, the demand that he submit to urinalysis came during a meeting to discuss omissions in the paperwork he did on several patients. He said the gaps were minor and occurred when he was working an exceptionally busy weekend shift that required him to rush through the numerous admission forms to attend to the patients’ immediate needs.When a supervisor insisted he take a drug test, Glick said, he refused and walked out of the meeting. He was then fired.“I was ambushed in a meeting with the supervisors,” Glick said. “The real reason I was fired is I’ve been doing medical cannabis nursing for 10 years.”Oregon is one of about a dozen states that allow marijuana use for medicinal purposes, but the practice remains highly controversial.Snipped:Complete Article: http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/05/16/news/community/tue01.txt
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Comment #10 posted by afterburner on May 17, 2006 at 12:36:17 PT
observer
{Yes, I can see right now what kinds of "action" those who worship at the altar of force and coercion will want to take.}From what I can see they are already taking that "action." Anti-"drug" legislation, arrests and propaganda seem to be increasing greatly this year worldwide.
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Comment #9 posted by Richard Zuckerman on May 17, 2006 at 11:32:56 PT:
JUNE 8, 2006, 1 P.M., NEXT TO THE STATE HOUSE
The "discussion" on the Medical Marijuana Bill, S. 88, will take place on June 8, 2006, 1 P.M., from what I was told this morning.FoM mentioned Nabilone in a previous comment. At a NORML Conference around 3 years ago, somebody told me Nabilone is not effective.I telephoned State Legislators this morning to oppose the Anti-Gang Bills and the Bill which would give law enforcement photo laser radar against motor vehicle speeders, to instead include a proviso with the money allocated for law enforcement to prioritize their resources against the most serious offenses, to deprioritize Marijuana charges, that for the most part speeding tickets are for tax revenue instead of public safety. I also called U.S. Senators Lautenberg and Menendez for more homeless shelters and jobs in light of the increased number of immigrants, including Mexicans, and to make available alternative fuels, such as Hemp, www.HempCar.org, told them I do not like those Nazis in EXXON, www.John-Loftus.com.I attended a North Brunswick, N.J., Board of Education, meeting around five nights ago, stated during public comments time I want the curriculum of public schools to be improved in order to teach the students the dark side of government!! I want each and every one of you people to do the same!
Richard Paul Zuckerman, Box 159, Metuchen, N.J., 08840-0159, richardzuckerman2002 yahoo.com.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 11:03:53 PT
Oops
I posted on the wrong thread. Sorry about that.
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 10:56:53 PT
Nabilone Information
http://www.drugs.com/cons/Nabilone.html
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Comment #6 posted by observer on May 17, 2006 at 10:55:13 PT
Action?
Action Lags on Medical Marijuana Poll Results ... Poll after poll shows Americans, by a huge majority, want .... marijuana ...Of course they do! And so, it is the job of government, accordingly, to use the very best science and the latest techniques, to change this fact, or barring that, to obscure that fact as much as possible. So, the "action" that government will be tempted to take and will, in fact, take, will be to step up the propaganda-lies. If Americans want Y and not X, then don't give the ignorant sheep the Y they want. No. Instead, demonise Y, all the more. Ridicule Y, call people who still want Y horrible names. Link the Y-likers with other groups that most people accept as hated. Government-approved X-supporters dress nicely, have jobs and spouses and healthy babies. But those Y-lovers, they may endanger the children. Good, upstanding citizens support the Righteous and Holy (Government-Approved) X. Who then, could tolerate Y or Y-lovers? Are we not at "war"? Does not government disprove of Y? Are not those who choose Y over X treasonous traitors? Yes, I can see right now what kinds of "action" those who worship at the altar of force and coercion will want to take. 
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Comment #5 posted by Toker00 on May 17, 2006 at 09:22:58 PT
Brainwashed Re-barf.
"However, many of these potions were useless or were harmful to unsuspecting ill people. Thus evolved our current FDA drug approval process. It has protected us for 100 years. It is dangerous to undermine it."This is pure Trash. Show me the protection from 100 years of the FDA. How many people have died due to pharmapoisons in the last 100 years? How many people have died using Natural Medicine in the last 100 years? If these questions were answerable, the FDA would have a very sad record next to Nature. Then there are those who escape the poisons only to have to live with the damage. Can anyone tell me the death rate and damage analysis on Smoking Cannabis? If there was one, it would be plastered all over DEA land. There is no proof of death or irreparable damage due to Cannabis consumption, whether it be eaten, inhaled, or used as an anointing oil. People have breathed smoke as medicine before, why not now? Dis-ban the DEA and the FDA, and create a NDEA. Natural Drug Enforcement Agency. Force pharmaceutical co.'s to develop medicine using only whole plant extracts or combinations. No more Frankenmeds.Free yourselves from PHARMA-PRISON! Demand Natural Medicines over Chemical Wizardry! The more research done on natural plants and minerals, the less we will depend on the Liars for Profit.Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW!
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Comment #4 posted by Truth on May 17, 2006 at 08:17:14 PT
editor's e-mail
shidlay app.comThis is for the article in post 1.
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on May 17, 2006 at 08:16:59 PT
What Planet Is this Guy Living On?
RE "Medical Marijuana Support Not Backed by Scientific Studies""Our medical system relies on proven scientific research.""What does science have to say?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve of smoked marijuana as a medicine."Science, Ha! The FDA announced their political opinion, based on no new science, contradicting the 1999 IOM Study.And they did not just decry "smoked marijuana." They issued a blanket condemnation of medical cannabis, no matter the method of delivery. They effectively denounced baked cannabis edibles, cannabis tinctures and salves, and vaporized cannabis."However, many of these potions were useless or were harmful to unsuspecting ill people. Thus evolved our current FDA drug approval process. It has protected us for 100 years. It is dangerous to undermine it."This might be somewhat credible if NIDA/HHS/FDA/DEA would actually allow studies of the effectiveness of this long-standing medicine, legal until the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act.
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Comment #2 posted by Truth on May 17, 2006 at 08:02:02 PT
this article
This article demonstrates that our lawmakers are not representing the people but rather the big money corporations.
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on May 17, 2006 at 07:43:26 PT
Related Article from The Asbury Park Press
Medical Marijuana Support Not Backed by Scientific Studies***By David G. EvansMay 17, 2006New Jersey -- The April 27 commentary from the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey made an argument for medical marijuana, including smoking marijuana. They want marijuana approved as medicine by getting a state law passed. They use emotional arguments instead of science. What does science have to say?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve of smoked marijuana as a medicine. Neither does the New Jersey Department of Health. Commissioner of Health Fred Jacobs, in a letter to me, noted that smoking marijuana poses a risk to users because it delivers harmful substances and it cannot provide a consistent drug effect. This would apply to eating marijuana also.Questions of medicine are for the FDA to answer — not special-interest groups, not individuals, not public opinion. Our medical system relies on proven scientific research.Before the development of modern pharmaceutical science, the field of medicine was fraught with potions. There were as many anecdotal stories about these potions as there are today about smoked marijuana. Many people were convinced these potions helped them. However, many of these potions were useless or were harmful to unsuspecting ill people. Thus evolved our current FDA drug approval process. It has protected us for 100 years. It is dangerous to undermine it.Smoked marijuana as medicine has also been rejected by the American Medical Association, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the American Glaucoma Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Cancer Society. Recently, the federal Institute of Medicine also conducted research on this issue and they see "little future in smoked marijuana as a medicine."Snipped:Complete Article: http://tinyurl.com/zl3ry
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