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Flint Pot Vote Mostly Symbolic
Posted by CN Staff on February 05, 2007 at 07:51:48 PT
By Marjory Raymer
Source: Flint Journal 
Flint, MI -- The three days Charles Snyder III spent in jail after being accused of a laundry list of drug crimes strengthened his resolve to seek legalization of marijuana for medical use. Snyder, 29, of Flint is one of the driving forces behind an initiative that would change Flint ordinances to allow possession and use of marijuana with doctor's approval - theoretically, at least.
The issue goes before Flint residents in a Feb. 27 election, but the vote is largely symbolic because pot usage - recreational and medicinal - would still be illegal under both state and federal laws. And they trump local ordinances. Opponents say a city already battling a crime problem dominated by drugs shouldn't legalize marijuana use, even under special circumstances. City Council President Darryl Buchanan said he can't speak from a medical standpoint, but he opposes the initiative and believes it could send a wrong message about drug use to children. "I don't condone any drug use. I will not be voting for it," Buchanan said. "We already have our hands full combating drugs and crime in Flint." Supporters claim marijuana helps treat nausea, pain and other symptoms of as many as 200 diseases. They say it's important to offer as much protection as possible to prevent seriously ill patients from going to jail for smoking pot. Snipped:Complete Article: http://tinyurl.com/3cv2t3Source: Flint Journal (MI)Author: Marjory RaymerPublished: February 5, 2007Copyright: 2007 Flint JournalContact: letters flintjournal.comWebsite: http://www.flintjournal.comRelated Article:City Voters To Have Say on Medical Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread22165.shtmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #21 posted by mayan on February 07, 2007 at 00:39:39 PT
Kucinich,Ron Paul...Jesse Ventura???
I really like Kucinich and Ron Paul but I would really like to see Ventura run and scare the hell out of the establishment puppets! 
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Comment #20 posted by Toker00 on February 06, 2007 at 14:32:53 PT
Mayan
Texas made the list of 22 states with a resolution against Iraq war escalation. Glad to see that. Bush was never a Texan. He just uses Texas to color his illusions of grandeur. Rick Perry is another one. Is Kucinich the real deal? If he is still alive and standing for what's right in '08, he's got my vote. 
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 19:32:58 PT
mayan
I know they are selling some of our toll roads to foreign investors in areas and they should be the peoples. I was taught to look with question about a one world order. My belief is from my Christian background. Even many big truckstops are owned by foreign investors too.I hope you are staying warm. It's 3 here now and going down to -7. Our woodstove is fired up big time tonight. 
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Comment #18 posted by mayan on February 05, 2007 at 19:12:32 PT
FoM
Our country is being bought and sold from right under our feet. We are definitely moving toward a one world government and will soon cease to be a sovereign nation...NAFTA Takes More Victims: States Begin Selling Off Toll Roads; Patriot Activists See Ominous Trend:
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/february2007/050207nafta.htmMore interesting news...Iran claims found herbal cure for AIDS; Ahmadinejad vows Islamic Republic's nuclear rights 'will be established' on Feb. 11:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Iran_claims_found_herbal_cure_for_0204.html Twenty States Introduce Resolutions Against Iraq Escalation:
http://www.progressivestates.org/blog/550/twenty-states-introduce-resolutions-against-iraq-escalationTHE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN...Kucinich Says I am Listening, Present Me the Material on 9/11:
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/february2007/050207Kucinich.htmPROBE THIS: Sen Bob Graham said two 9/11 hijackers had direct ties to Saudi intelligence: 
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/5/121213/9161The David Ray Griffin Interview - DRG Answers Your Questions; 
http://www.rinf.com/forum/911-truth-forums/the-david-ray-griffin-interview-drg-answers-your-questions-t431.0.html9/11 Accountability: Strategies and Solutions Conference -Crown Plaza San Marcos - Chandler, Arizona - February 23-25:
http://911accountability.org/accountability/
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 18:57:26 PT
BGreen
I guess I don't remember that being talked about. When the laws are changed the price will drop but other industries will be born. That is what I mean by lesser expensive cannabis. So many people will come out of the closet and share their experience that I bet they pop up like mushrooms from coast to coast. 
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Comment #16 posted by BGreen on February 05, 2007 at 18:41:00 PT
ALL cannabis growers currently face prison
There has been an ongoing discussion about how greedy the growers are, but my point is that it isn't fair that people want to be able to smoke the product but they expect others to risk their freedom to grow it.The risk/profit model is firmly established in contemporary economics, and growing medicinal-grade cannabis is extremely risky in this country.People have to pay to live, but we don't want to allow the cannabis community to be able to make a living while providing a vital medical service.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 18:11:01 PT
BGreen 
I looked at the rest of the article and can't figure out where you came up with what you are saying. Who is saying anything about jailing anyone?. I'm confused.
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Comment #14 posted by BGreen on February 05, 2007 at 17:47:27 PT
Why should growers face life in prison?
Just to give away the only valuable product in American history for which nobody should be able to make a reasonable profit?Bull!Stop demonizing the most important people , those entrusted by God to nurture these plants into a lovingly grown medicine.Blame the profit mongers who will make an extra buck off of EVERYTHING, including all of the "businessmen and businesswomen" who raise their prices every time we have a natural disaster.Not everybody can grow good cannabis, so stop demonizing the people that deserve to be properly rewarded for their excellent hard work. They're risking their lives just to get medicine to the sick, so why can't they earn a living so they can pay their bills?The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 15:50:25 PT
One More Comment
I believe we are headed to the feared by me One World Order. They are talking about a National ID on Tucker now. States Balking Against National IDhttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1585813,00.html
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 15:40:17 PT
 Dankhank
I agree that jobs would return and Walmart wouldn't be the place to buy inexpensive products. We'd pay more but that is ok with me. We can make our own fuel if we really try. We don't need all the oil we consume now if we all start to change for the good of our country and become smart consumers.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 15:35:34 PT
goneposthole
You said: For those who cannot afford to buy medical cannabis, but need it, those for profit dispensaries should distribute the medical cannabis for free.***That would be wonderful and the right thing to do. Cannabis wouldn't cost a lot of money like they are charging if people started giving it to those in need. I think when it is finally legal and dispensaries are legally allowed the price will fall to levels of other medicinal herbs or close to it.
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Comment #10 posted by Dankhank on February 05, 2007 at 15:33:37 PT
china ...
We get a lot of stuff from China, but we can live without it ...If they cut us off, it could be a good thing ...Industry would come home ...If we could only tell the world what they could do with their oil ...
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Comment #9 posted by goneposthole on February 05, 2007 at 15:27:32 PT
for profit medical cannabis dispensaries
I can't really be critical of them. They have to keep their heads above water some way.For those who cannot afford to buy medical cannabis, but need it, those for profit dispensaries should distribute the medical cannabis for free.There has to be enough profit for that to be a viable alternative.You have to bend, or else you'll break.If Rush Limbaugh lived in Flint, the scourge of drugs would double in size. He's a stupid drug user if there ever was a stupid drug user. It's ok for Rush to deliver 900 thousand pills through a sophisticated drug distribution ring, but nobody else can. He was a behind the scenes drug kingpin. He' too valuable to go to jail, the EIB network needs his mealy-mouthed, loud-mouthed right wing propaganda to keep the prescription drug-addled masses' heads filled with mush. You have to control their minds somehow, prescription drugs can do that.Don't use drugs, smoke cannabis. There is plenty of it available, give those who need it but can't afford it some too.
mind control
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 14:53:01 PT
Toker00
Thank you. When I go to sleep at night I spend time thinking about what Bush has done to us and it is like a nightmare but it's real. I am so afraid that he will take on Iran and then we won't be able to stop it from totally going out of control. China and Russia are with Iran. What if China sanctions us? We get almost everything from China.
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Comment #7 posted by Toker00 on February 05, 2007 at 14:42:37 PT
Talk to these Critters.They are a phone call away.
(Off Tooooppppiiiiccccc)Tell 'em what ya think.Dear (You),The Senate is likely to vote this week on a resolution introduced by Virginia Senator John Warner criticizing President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq. Sen. John WarnerAn overwhelming bi-partisan vote for the Warner resolution this week will be an important step in the process of extricating the U.S. from Iraq. Passage of the resolution would provide political momentum for later, tougher bills providing binding language that brings an end to the war.Please tell your Senators to support the Warner resolution opposing sending more troops to Iraq. You can call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 866-340-9281 and they will connect you to your state’s Senators.In direct opposition to his generals, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, and the American people, Bush has decided to up the ante once more and send over 20,000 more combat troops and as many as 27,000 more support troops to Iraq. This decision is sure to escalate a conflict already spiraling dangerously out of control and make a bad situation even worse.A substantial vote for the Warner resolution and against the Administration’s policy will be widely perceived as, in the words of Senator Edward Kennedy, “A clarion call for change, and a vote of no confidence in the President’s failed policy” (February 1, 2007 press release).The Bush Administration is working hard to defeat the Warner resolution. Bush’s leader in the Senate, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, is planning a filibuster to block a debate this week. Arizona Republican Senator John Kyl expresses the White House position when he warned against adoption of the Warner resolution: "The worst thing would be for the Senate by 60 votes to express disapproval of a mission we are sending people to lay down their lives for" (Washington Post, Jan. 31, 2007).Please tell your Senators to support the Warner resolution opposing sending more troops to Iraq. You can call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 866-340-9281 and they will connect you to your state’s Senators.The House of Representatives is likely to vote on a similar measure the week of February 12.While we would like to see American troops brought home from Iraq now, there are not sufficient votes in Congress to achieve that goal at this point.We need to use these early votes to build towards a congressional majority later this year for tougher and more binding measures when Congress considers the Supplemental Appropriations Bill to pay for the war.Please tell your Senators to support the Warner resolution opposing sending more troops to Iraq. The number to call is 866-340-9281.Sincerely,John Isaacs and Guy StevensP.S. Help spread the word! Forward this email on to five friends. Toke.
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on February 05, 2007 at 14:09:55 PT
observer
I didn't post that article because those type of articles just don't seem of interest to the majority of readers of CNews. I hope we can get the laws changed everywhere so everyone can benefit from inexpensive Cannabis.
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Comment #5 posted by observer on February 05, 2007 at 13:56:47 PT
Pot clubs have critics fuming
Pot clubs have critics fuminghttp://origin.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5159192
breaking news about cannabis, hemp, legalization, medical mj + more
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Comment #4 posted by ekim on February 05, 2007 at 10:36:54 PT
More State spending must be cut to the bone
Today the Gov. Jenny Gramholm of MI said that the State is so short on money that we must release some of the prison population. First the old and sick then the non-violent drug offenders. 
Last week in a Editorial in the Kal Gazette the over population of our prisons was the subject. The Gazette said that MI incarcerates 40% more men and women then our neighbors do at a cost of over 500 million a year. 
http://blog.leap.cc/
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Comment #3 posted by Toker00 on February 05, 2007 at 09:28:17 PT
Flynt Drug War Mostly Symbolic
"I don't condone any drug use. I will not be voting for it," Buchanan said. "We already have our hands full combating drugs and crime in Flint."...:( He said ANY.I wonder how the pharma-folks are faring in that drug battle in Flint? The coffee people? The sugar people? The nicotine people? I bet they win. Illegal drugs have already won. Someone needs to tell Marjory, the Prohibians, and the Preventionists, that the War on Drugs, is over. DRUGS WON.Toke. 
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Comment #2 posted by doc james on February 05, 2007 at 08:55:19 PT
Same old song and dance
coming from the lips of our leaders...for the sake of the children.
"I don't condone any drug use. I will not be voting for it," Buchanan said. "We already have our hands full combating drugs and crime in Flint." 
He doesnt condone any drug use but his. I bet you sure suck down those martini's and last time I looked alcohol was a frekin drug. 
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Comment #1 posted by ekim on February 05, 2007 at 08:21:48 PT
this is what we need more of
Monday, February 5, 2007 Marijuana: Harmless? 
http://www.drugwarrant.com
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