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Doctor Calls Pot Good Medicine
Posted by CN Staff on October 30, 2007 at 05:25:53 PT
By Jason Kotowski, Californian Staff Writer
Source: Bakersfield Californian
California -- Doctors who recommend medical marijuana say it helps treat everything from nausea caused by cancer treatment to spinal pain. Multiple sclerosis. Anorexia. Anxiety. Muscle spasms. Insomnia.Dr. Michael Gitter, of Lake Forest, said he's seen medical marijuana help treat all those ailments and more. He believes marijuana should be among the drugs doctors can legally make available to their patients.
In California, medical marijuana is legal under state law. But federal law says marijuana is illegal and the Drug Enforcement Administration can bust medical marijuana dispensaries whenever they want to.Raids during the summer resulted in the closure of Nature's Medicinal Cooperative, a medical marijuana dispensary in Oildale. All other dispensaries in the county closed in the following months because the owners feared being raided and arrested.Doctors can legally write a recommendation for medical marijuana for qualified patients.Gitter said the amount of research he's seen and the stories he's heard from other doctors, as well as his own experience, have him convinced marijuana is a worthwhile drug in treating various ailments."It has a good safety profile and is very effective for many conditions," Gitter said. "I wouldn't say there are a lot of drawbacks."The DEA disagrees. Stephen Peterson, resident agent in charge of the DEA in Bakersfield, has said marijuana isn't harmless and use of the drug often leads to other types of substance abuse.DEA assistant special agent in charge Gordon Taylor has said the medical marijuana dispensaries he has seen are mostly used by young people, most of whom are able-bodied and in some cases even physically fit. The possession, cultivation or distribution of marijuana for any purpose is illegal under federal law, except for approved scientific research, Taylor has said.Gitter said marijuana is sometimes abused by people who don't need it, but no more than any other drug a doctor recommends or prescribes."Every time a doctor writes a prescription or a recommendation there will be times when his judgment is off or patients are manipulative," Gitter said.That's no reason, however, for marijuana to be unavailable, Gitter said. "With its broad range of uses, it's one of the most useful medicines I've come across," he said.Numerous calls made to local doctors were either not returned or the doctors declined to comment. District Attorney Ed Jagels said at a Kern County supervisors meeting earlier this month that the county should either repeal the marijuana dispensary ordinance or ban dispensaries, cooperatives and collectives. County Counsel Bernard Barmann said at the meeting that his office will come back with another report and ask supervisors to take an official stance on the issue.For now, there's no place in the county where marijuana can be legally purchased under state law.Source: Bakersfield Californian, The (CA)Author: Jason Kotowski, Californian Staff WriterPublished: October 29, 2007Copyright: 2007 The Bakersfield CalifornianContact: opinion bakersfield.comWebsite: http://www.bakersfield.com/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #72 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 14:04:48 PT
Whig
Yes, I did see it.
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Comment #71 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 14:02:56 PT
whig
I have watched Colbert when Neil was on and I liked it but I don't like his type of humor in general. I like Jon Stewart's humor and watch his show all the time. They just said on CNN that he was rejected by the Democrats and he couldn't afford the Republicans? I assume he is joking. I love the comedian named Black. He cracks me up.
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Comment #70 posted by whig on November 01, 2007 at 13:59:32 PT
FoM
Here it is, the speech he gave.http://tinyurl.com/2npsp2
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Comment #69 posted by whig on November 01, 2007 at 13:57:34 PT
FoM
He said last night he is going to run as a Bush successor, so he will be doing what he did at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Did you ever see that?
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Comment #68 posted by whig on November 01, 2007 at 13:54:23 PT
FoM
Stephen Colbert has never been a Republican, it's just an act, and satire at that.
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Comment #67 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 13:12:15 PT
Colbert Files for Presidential Primary
November 1, 2007COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid took a real step Thursday.It's up to South Carolina Democrats to decide whether to take him seriously.Colbert, who poses as a conservative talk-show host on the Comedy Central cable network, filed to get on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in his native South Carolina. His campaign paid a $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline, said state Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler.Whether he'll appear on the ballot will be decided by party officials later Thursday.The host of "The Colbert Report" doesn't appear to meet the party's viable candidate qualification. And it's unclear if he would meet the requirement that candidates actively campaign in the state.Colbert did appear Sunday at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, telling several hundred fans he would, if elected, "crush the state of Georgia." He also received a key to the capital city and the mayor declared him South Carolina's "favorite son."When Colbert announced his candidacy on his show last month, he said he would run only in this key primary state.Copyright: 2007 The Associated Presshttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDQmeCxV9IY2e5nsIs-AqWX3imkQD8SL08JO2
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Comment #66 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 13:08:41 PT
Stephen Colbert
I thought he was a Republican but he is a Democrat and running as a Democrat in South Carolina.
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Comment #65 posted by dongenero on November 01, 2007 at 11:50:49 PT
spam legal herb email
I received one of those as well..........right between the Viagra/pharmaceutical spam and the penis enlargement spam.I would say 95% of the email I receive is unsolicited spam. This stuff is outta control.
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Comment #64 posted by whig on November 01, 2007 at 11:01:28 PT
Hope
It's just spam, and they are trying to sell "herbal alternatives" to cannabis that aren't illegal but also nothing you want.
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Comment #63 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:41:44 PT
I don't have a yahoo account
My Internet provider is supposed to filter spam, and my zone alarm does, too...but I get a little... and this is a new one. I guess this must be the latest wave of spam going. It's certainly irritating.
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Comment #62 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:27:02 PT
The one today is titled "Unwarmful weed"
"Hey guys, just ordered a bunch of the Super Stunk and Big Buddha Bud after trying some at a friend's.
Really great s*** you guys have there! I was actually kinda surprised by the prices, they're a lot lower
than the other stuff I've been getting. All the buds I got off that last bunch will keep me tided over until
I get this order, that s*** was so strong. Thanks.*********** (address)One of our customers said this, what are you gonna say when you smoke our legal bud?"
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Comment #61 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 10:25:51 PT
Hope
I don't get anything that I haven't signed up to get. I have 4 different active yahoo accounts so I can send email to the different accounts. For instance news related to our issue goes to one and political and earth related emails go to another account. Have you tried a yahoo account? My Outlook Email isn't active anymore. I just stopped using it because of bugs.
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Comment #60 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:23:30 PT
The rest of the first message read
"My buddy Mark stopped hanging out with me because he now works at the post
office and has to do a piss test every other week. Just last week though, i
see him sparking up. I'm like "Dude are you smoking bud again??" and he is
all "Yeah! i bought ONE POUND of Legal Bud at ******.Net and i dont need
to worry, this shit doesnt come up in piss tests and its some potent s***!"
******** is too good to be kept a secret. One warning though, Dont drive with this potent bud.
My friend blasted up before going on his mailing route and he ended up
crashing the postal truck LOL.
Oh and he still smokes up the Legal Bud!"(I replaced their url and some vulgarity with ***s.)
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Comment #59 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:18:52 PT
Obviously not cannabis, I guess...
It's peculiar...in addition to all the endless hideous spam to lure people into attempting to purchase drugs on the internet.It makes me angry.
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on November 01, 2007 at 10:17:06 PT
Hope
I have no idea but that isn't right. I use Yahoo and really don't get any spam. If I do I just hit the spam button and that's that.
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Comment #57 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:15:52 PT
The first one I noticed, from yesterday, started..
"Do You Smoke Big Buddha Bud Or Any Other Legal Bud To Go Crazy ?"
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Comment #56 posted by Hope on November 01, 2007 at 10:13:40 PT
Something strange going on.
I've been getting spam trying to sell me cannabis yesterday and today? What's that about, do you suppose?Our lovely government trying to seduce people to their crimes? Low lives. Low, low, low lives.
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Comment #55 posted by dongenero on November 01, 2007 at 08:56:39 PT
debates
I am having trouble with these debates and the 30 sec. sound byte nature of all this.In a short response and little or no follow up it is difficult to challenge and work through the logic and reasoning of any particular position on an issue such as cannabis law reform.It is certain that if it were ever possible to discuss this in depth, the "wrong message to kids", boilerplate prohibitionist BS response will not hold up.I guess you do get an idea of a candidates keypoint "stated" positions. Who knows what they will REALLY end up doing.
Bush was mister compassionate conservative, state's rights, when he was campaigning.
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Comment #54 posted by whig on October 31, 2007 at 10:29:56 PT
Sen. Dodd
He is widely considered a second- or third-tier candidate for president, but like Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul, this give him the room to say things that go more against the conventional political wisdom without worrying as much that it will tank his candidacy if he gets attacked for it and isn't defended by enough people. I respect what he's doing, he's helping us move the debate.
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Comment #53 posted by whig on October 31, 2007 at 10:27:19 PT
John Edwards
He's still moving on a lot of issues, I have to say. John was very much more conservative four years ago than he is now, but he is not pandering to liberals unlike some. He is actually trying to learn and understand and change his mind. I believe that he will change his mind toward cannabis as he has about a number of issues, but he has to be thinking not only about what is right but how well he can articulate his case to the American people in general.
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Comment #52 posted by FoM on October 31, 2007 at 09:08:21 PT
Excerpt From Democratic Debate
MR. RUSSERT: Senator Dodd, you went on the Bill Maher show last month and said that you were for decriminalizing marijuana. Is there anyone here who disagrees with Senator Dodd in decriminalization marijuana? Senator Biden? SEN. BIDEN (?): (Inaudible.) MR. RUSSERT: Senator Edwards? Why? MR. EDWARDS: Because I think it sends the wrong signal to young people. And I think the president of the United States has a responsibility to ensure that we're sending the right signals to young people. SEN. DODD: Can I respond, I mean just why I think it ought to be? We're locking up too many people in our system here today. We've got mandatory minimum sentences that are filling our jails with people who don't belong there. My idea is to decriminalize this, reduce that problem here. We've gone from 800,000 to 2 million people in our penal institutions in this country. We've go to get a lot smarter about this issue than we are, and as president, I'd try and achieve that. SEN. BIDEN (?): (Off mike.)
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Comment #51 posted by FoM on October 31, 2007 at 09:04:46 PT
Dankhank
I don't know about a video but here is the transcript.The Democratic Debate on MSNBC http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30debate-transcript.html
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Comment #50 posted by dongenero on October 31, 2007 at 08:54:11 PT
Dankhank #31
WORMSCAN is a collection of news items concerning the involvement
of police, lawyers, judges, politicians, bankers, prison guards,
spooks, and other social predators in the enormously profitable
illegal drug business.Social Predators! That is a great term, I love it.
The DEA are essentially social predators, preying on defenseless (by law) citizens. They break into their property, often in the middle of the night, they could very well kill you but, they will certainly destroy your property, kill your pets and steal (seize, in Govt. speak) your assets, home, vehicles, bank accounts, even children, without a need for trial or conviction.Social Predators is an excellent term. This is our Government. And apparently they prey and profit on both sides of the fence. This is government corruption and it is endemic in our system due to prohibition.
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Comment #49 posted by whig on October 31, 2007 at 01:00:39 PT
mayan
There are many made up stories which are meant to distract us from the truth. So every claim should be backed.
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Comment #48 posted by mayan on October 31, 2007 at 00:35:20 PT
whig
I don't know why someone would make up a story like that but I do know why some would deny it. After all, the CIA created Bin Laden.
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Comment #47 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 22:23:19 PT
FoM
There's always worst case scenarios, but a lot of the infrastructure out here is designed for earthquakes, so unless it's really major it's no big deal.The real scary faults are in the midwest, St Louis isn't prepared for much of a quake are they? New Madrid is big.
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Comment #46 posted by Dankhank on October 30, 2007 at 21:47:25 PT
video
of the debate?where is it ...
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Comment #45 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 21:43:21 PT
Whig
I always think of the Golden Gate Bridge and how bad it would be if a major quake happened during rush hour. I'm glad it didn't hit where you live.
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Comment #44 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 21:40:47 PT
mayan
It seems to be pretty well supported that we gave the Taliban money, the Dubai references to the meeting with Osama bin Laden don't seem to be very well sourced yet. Do you agree?
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Comment #43 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 21:32:42 PT
FoM
Interesting. Neither my wife nor I felt it at all, but there are some pretty big hills between here and San Jose, maybe they absorbed it?
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Comment #42 posted by afterburner on October 30, 2007 at 21:25:34 PT
I Call Strawman
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"It has a good safety profile and is very effective for many conditions," Gitter said. "I wouldn't say there are a lot of drawbacks."The DEA disagrees. Stephen Peterson, resident agent in charge of the DEA in Bakersfield, has said marijuana isn't harmless and use of the drug often leads to other types of substance abuse.
}Gitter says "good safety profile," not "harmless." DEA hack Stephen Peterson puts words in Gitter's mouth."leads to other types of substance abuse" is Stephen Peterson's gobbledegook for Gateway Theory, a widely disproved relic of reefer madness propaganda!
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 21:19:24 PT
I Think This is The One
It is so great to have high speed again. I sure did miss it.http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40204628.htm
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Comment #40 posted by BGreen on October 30, 2007 at 21:17:37 PT
It was centered about 9 miles N/E of San Jose
I'm glad there doesn't appear to be any damage reported and that you didn't feel it, whig.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #39 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 20:42:15 PT
BGreen
I felt no earthquake.
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 20:38:10 PT
BGreen
Is there any damage? I'll check google.
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Comment #37 posted by BGreen on October 30, 2007 at 20:34:30 PT
5.6 Bay Area Earthquake this evening
I think it was God crying about what took place there today thanks to the federal murderers who also took the life of our friend MBC.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 20:31:17 PT
fight_4_freedom
I was shocked and I do know Obama raised his hand but like he wanted to say something. Decriminalizing marijuana is very broad.
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Comment #35 posted by fight_4_freedom on October 30, 2007 at 20:18:38 PT:
I was in Shock!
I was hoping they would mention something about medical marijuana. But I certainly didn't expect them to mention decriminalization. I wish they would have went around the room with that subject. I didn't really get to good of a glimpse to see who raised their hands and who didn't. I'm going to go check the video in a minute though.I'm really glad it was actually mentioned though. I about jumped out of my chair when I heard "decriminalize marijuana".
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 20:08:46 PT
I Can't Believe It
They asked about decriminalization of marijuana and they didn't let them say why they didn't agree with Dodd who said yes to decriminalization of marijuana. I hope people will ask them to explain why they don't agree. That was not fair. That was wrong.
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Comment #33 posted by Dankhank on October 30, 2007 at 19:59:13 PT
OT Valerie Plame
on Cmdy Central, sooncould be a hoot ...
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 18:49:12 PT
More on Current Raids
Feds Raid Cherryland Pot Dispensary, Activists ProtestBy Jason Sweeney, Staff WriterOctober 30, 2007CHERRYLAND — Federal agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Cherryland early Tuesday, prompting activists to converge on the location in protest.The Compassionate Collective of Alameda County, at 21222 Mission Blvd. near Blossom Way, just north of Hayward, was invaded at 6 a.m. by employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office provided security and traffic control during the raid.Complete Article: http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_7323357
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Comment #31 posted by Dankhank on October 30, 2007 at 17:57:55 PT
Whig
is this a good start to prove that cops, judges, lawyers, jailers, ... et al deal all manner of drugs ...http://www.marijuanalibrary.org/WORMSCAN.htmlI originally found this file in the late 90's ...no telling how long it should be, now ...
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Comment #30 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 17:48:21 PT
greenmed
I am honest that I have always leaned towards the Democrats and I will enjoy this debate. They actually laugh sometimes. Do Republicans know how to laugh? They act superior and that is an instant turn off for me because no one is better then another. We will elect a new President to serve us I thought.
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Comment #29 posted by greenmed on October 30, 2007 at 17:31:07 PT
FoM
You are right. That is a good reason to watch both sets of nomination debates. For certain all the candidates watch the other party's debates to prepare for the election debates to come. Those will be quite a contrast!
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 17:11:38 PT
greenmed
I find it very hard to watch the Republicans Debate. I just figure I should because no one really can complain about one party if they haven't compared the two I believe. 2008's election is very important.
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Comment #27 posted by mayan on October 30, 2007 at 17:00:14 PT
whig
May 17, 2001: US Gives Taliban Millions for Poppy Ban:
http://www.cooperativeresearch.net/context.jsp?item=a0501talibanaid#a0501talibanaidCIA agent alleged to have met Bin Laden in July:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/waronterror/story/0,1361,584444,00.htmlLinks: Le Figaro Reports CIA, bin Laden: Contactshttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0111/S00018.htmWhig, Paul Thompson's timeline (first link above) is invaluable when doing research. Whoever still believes the gov't version should spend a couple of days going over his timeline and the dots will connect to create a very clear picture.
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Comment #26 posted by greenmed on October 30, 2007 at 16:59:55 PT
FoM
I try not to be partisan, at least in hearing ideas, but I usually switch off the Republican debates after a while. They make so little sense to me.
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 16:54:00 PT
greenmed
Thank you. I have MSNBC on now and am looking forward to the debate tonight. I hope everyone that can takes the time to watch. I watch the Republican Debates too.
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Comment #24 posted by greenmed on October 30, 2007 at 16:50:41 PT
a friendly reminder
The Dems will debate this evening on MSNBC, 9:00PM ET.
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 16:40:27 PT
whig
Does this link help?http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=3556
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Comment #22 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 16:33:11 PT
Research
Can anyone establish evidence whether federal/state/local police are trafficking cannabis? This should be a general search.
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Comment #21 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 16:29:24 PT
Back that up
I mean.
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Comment #20 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 16:28:45 PT
mayan
I recommend you back up that when you make specific charges.
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Comment #19 posted by mayan on October 30, 2007 at 15:43:31 PT
whig
It was in May (I believe) of 2001 that our government gave the taliban 43 million dollars. We knew very well that the taliban was harboring Tim Osman...I mean, Bin Laden. Then in July of 2001 our CIA met with Osman (Bin Laden) in a hospital over in Dubai. Nothing fishy there!
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Comment #18 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 15:36:53 PT
Monopoly
The police have the ability to sell through their contacts and leave them unmolested.Whether they would actually do such a thing...
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Comment #17 posted by goneposthole on October 30, 2007 at 14:12:29 PT
Pointless
It is just a form of taxation. The IRS is there to collect money in the cash drawer. The other twenty-five thousand metric tonnes will be trucked to the other forty-nine states, so it really doesn't make a dent in the market.300 bucks an ounce times 25 000 metric tonnes equals $264,720,000,000 of retail trade for the cannabis industry. They're making money hand over fist, for gosh sakes. More than the US government has at any given time. A lot more.The DEA and the IRS should start selling marijuana and find out how good it pays to be honest.
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Comment #16 posted by dongenero on October 30, 2007 at 14:05:49 PT
DEA thugs
Stormtroopers on the streets of America.......going after U.S. citizens! Hmmm, anybody care? Constitution? Freedom? Anybody care anymore?What a state this country is in. Really sad. It's looking like a military patrol in Iraq. Buncha ding-a-ling nazi wannabees in armored leg and knee pads. body armor....hell these dimwits are better equipped than many of our kids in Iraq!.....for raiding sick people in a state legal medical dispensary.People had better wake up soon or there will be nothing of America's freedom to save.
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Comment #15 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 14:00:21 PT
Sam Adams
So the reason we know Tim Osman, I mean Osama bin Laden, is responsible for 9/11, is we paid him to do it? Is that what you're saying?
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Comment #14 posted by Sam Adams on October 30, 2007 at 13:23:03 PT
DEA
Remember what it's like in some of our ally's countries - Saudi Arabia, and the former Taliban regime - founded by former CIA helpers and paid millions by Bush/Cheney just months before 9/11.They have groups of men that roam around with sticks, beating anyone that violates moral laws such as listening to pop music, women showing their faces, women not following behind men, women driving, eat/drinking the wrong food, etc.The DEA are no different, just funded with a lot more money.We've been teaching the wrong lessons about WWII for 3 generations. The take-away from that experience should be that the population must rise up immediately and squelch any kind of moral authoritianism or scapegoating as soon as it appears. ESPECIALLY when it's the federal government. Big governments are the most dangerous mass murderers and evil-doers in the history of humankind.
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Comment #13 posted by aolbites on October 30, 2007 at 12:55:39 PT
guv
whig, thats the guy who pimped the ride the guvernator was snarky at -- of course the guvernator is also getting his own ride worked on by that guy.. [previouspost]on the pimp my ride earth day special ep 6x04 he had the gall to say that hemps illegal in CA when they install hemp upholstery on the seats...14:30+ -->-------------------------------------------------------"this is interesting interior" "well this is actually hemp" "It is? Which is outlawed in California, you know that? I signed a bill to outlaw hemp" "well"[crosstalk]"it doesn't have any drug properties"/"how can you do this to me? Because [/crosstalk]the next thing you know is that they rip off materials off [crosstalk] "theres no" "you can't"[/crosstalk]this seat and they smoke it, they smoke it, you can't have them do that" "right, theres no, theres no drug properties whatsoever" /[unintelligible Schwarzenegger made up words followed by a cut to next scene][/previouspost]
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Comment #12 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 12:48:53 PT
Raids
I'm hoping people will take video and post them to Youtube.
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Comment #11 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 12:35:46 PT
Okay
Time for some good news...Kos pointed out thishttp://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/120/motorhead-messiah.htmlGuy mods Humvees to run biodiesel, and superefficiently. Neil Young is apparently gonna have him mod a car.
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Comment #10 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 12:34:28 PT
FoM
That's ominous as heck.
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Comment #9 posted by mykeyb420 on October 30, 2007 at 12:31:20 PT
DEA
How many of these clubs are the victim of warrentless wiretapping??
With all that is going on in the world, and the government cant do anything productive except going after potheads??? Did you see the video? They were ready to KILL !!
WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!!!!
we are living a nightmare
call your elected officials and voice you opinion
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 12:16:55 PT
Pictures from Raid
http://www.nbc11.com/slideshow/news/14460108/detail.html
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 12:11:27 PT
More on Current Raids
Feds Raid Seven East Bay Medical Pot Sites This Morning***October 30, 2007Federal officials raided seven locations in the East Bay this morning that were connected to a medical marijuana dispensary in Hayward, officials said.
The Compassionate Collective of Alameda County, on Mission Boulevard in unincorporated Hayward, was raided at 6 a.m. by federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the sheriff's office. Agents from the Internal Revenue Service were also at the raid.Two other sites in Hayward, another two in Oakland, one in Lafayette and another in Berkeley were also raided in connection with the dispensary, officials said.Snipped:Complete Article: http://www.orovillemr.com/news/bayarea/ci_7322004
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 11:51:23 PT
whig
It seems every couple of weeks more raids happen. I have no idea where it will stop.
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Comment #5 posted by whig on October 30, 2007 at 11:46:00 PT
FoM
That's a little close to home.
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on October 30, 2007 at 11:37:20 PT
Federal Agents Raid Medical Pot Club Near Hayward
Oct 30, 2007 10:08 am US/Pacifichttp://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_303131045.html
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Comment #3 posted by goneposthole on October 30, 2007 at 09:26:25 PT
Dearth of Doctor Input
Makes for a terrible sitiation.Thomas Jefferson wrote:If once they ["our people"] become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. [letter from Paris, 1787]http://www.friesian.com/nature.htmThe good news is the DEA cannot stop cannabis growing and distribution. Therefore, you can imbibe, legal or not. Bring on the efficacy.Don't use those other drugs though, they're just too harmful.
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Comment #2 posted by BGreen on October 30, 2007 at 05:58:32 PT
Cops are NOT Doctors
The DEA has ZERO credibility as human beings, let alone as medical experts. How can a bunch of thugs who exist far down the left side of the bell curve think they can/should second guess highly educated medical professionals? It's probably because they exist so far down the left side of the bell curve, are brutally violent and carry guns.I'm not going to let the DEA decide my medical treatments and I'm not going to expect my doctor to fight crime. Of course, my doctor is smart enough to know he isn't qualified to fight crime, but the DEA mistakenly thinks they're doctors.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #1 posted by aolbites on October 30, 2007 at 05:41:39 PT
so...
"Numerous calls made to local doctors were either not returned or the doctors declined to comment."so instead ask doctors if they feel the threat of retribution if they make comments... [duh]
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