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Marijuana Bill Sent To Lynch
Posted by CN Staff on June 25, 2009 at 06:19:31 PT
By Karen Langley, Monitor Staff
Source: Concord Monitor
New Hampshire -- Legislators voted yesterday to legalize marijuana for some seriously ill patients, sending Gov. John Lynch a bill he said he has yet to study. If passed into law, New Hampshire would become the 14th state to allow medicinal marijuana use for severely sick patients. In a move geared to winning the governor's approval, senators and representatives passed a bill that - unlike versions passed in March and April - would not allow patients to grow marijuana at home.
Supporters congratulated one another after the House vote yesterday, but Rep. Evalyn Merrick, the bill's sponsor and a cancer patient, said she would temper her celebration. "I'm hesitant to get too excited until I hear from the governor," said Merrick, a Democrat from Lancaster. "I respect and admire the governor, and I believe the decision he's going to make is going to be the right one." Lynch had previously expressed concern about the distribution method in the original bill - which would allow patients to grow marijuana on their property - saying he thought if marijuana is to be treated as a prescription drug, its distribution should be as tightly controlled as that of other prescription drugs. Yesterday, Lynch declined to say whether he would veto the final bill, saying he had not had time to consider it. "I haven't read the bill that has come out of committee of conference," he said. The bill passed yesterday would establish three nonprofit "compassion centers" to be licensed and inspected by the state. Patients would not be allowed to grow their own marijuana or obtain it from other permitted users, and center workers would undergo background checks. The changes should allay concerns about security and distribution, said Rep. Cindy Rosenwald, a Nashua Democrat and chairwoman of the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee. "Now we're talking about three places in the state under lock and key," she said after the House vote. Earlier versions had allowed people with "debilitating medical conditions" to grow and possess up to six marijuana plants after a doctor's recommendation and registration with the state. Legislators stopped short of finalizing a version that both houses agreed upon when they learned Lynch would likely veto a bill without tighter control over the growth and distribution of the plant. Merrick, the bill's sponsor, said the new version hammered out by a House and Senate conference committee would become "the national standard" in medicinal marijuana legislation. To qualify for marijuana use, patients with a chronic or terminal disease would have to suffer symptoms of the disease or the side effects of treatment for three months. Marijuana use would not be approved when standard drugs or treatments could relieve pain or nausea. The bill passed the Senate 14-10 and the House 232-108. There was little debate. Rep. David Hess, a Republican from Hooksett, asked legislators to reject a bill that would contradict federal drug laws and put New Hampshire law enforcement "in an impossible position." U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in March that federal drug raids would target only people breaking state as well as federal law. State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has spoken out against the bill, arguing that marijuana use leads to the use of other drugs and that any legalization would compromise enforcement. Monitor reporter Lauren R. Dorgan contributed to this story. Source: Concord Monitor (NH)Author: Karen Langley, Monitor StaffPublished: June 25, 2009Copyright: 2009 Monitor Publishing CompanyContact: letters cmonitor.comWebsite: http://www.concordmonitor.com URL: http://drugsense.org/url/sO27bmyORelated Articles: Marijuana Backers Out in Force At Statehousehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24892.shtmlAfter Lawmakers' OK, MMJ Bill Goes To Lynchhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24891.shtml
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Comment #84 posted by Hope on June 29, 2009 at 21:43:36 PT
Comment 82 Observer
I thought exactly the same thing!Hopefully it will go well though.
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Comment #83 posted by FoM on June 29, 2009 at 18:08:11 PT
OT: Pictures From The Glastonbury Festival 2009
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/glastonbury_2009.html
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Comment #82 posted by observer on June 29, 2009 at 15:47:19 PT
re: Marijuana Bill Sent To Lynch
Marijuana Bill Sent To LynchGee, I don't like the way that's worded...
lynch - to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
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Comment #81 posted by FoM on June 29, 2009 at 08:11:13 PT
museman
Thank you. I love it! I had a friend from my past call me last night. She is a nurse and has 80 employees under her now at a hospital not too far from here. We covered our past and laughed at the wild and crazy days of being young and foolish. She looked like Farrah Fawcett back in those days. She said to me that I am the same person I always was. Our conversation still has me smiling today. PS: I'm on my 3rd listen to your song. Bless Your Heart.
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Comment #80 posted by FoM on June 29, 2009 at 07:29:36 PT
Dankhank
The BBC video link I posted was pulled quickly. I saved it immediately and have it on my computer before they pulled it. The BBC video is very good but no Paul in that one.
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Comment #79 posted by Dankhank on June 28, 2009 at 19:35:47 PT
watching out for
it ...may be too early, nowlet you know ...
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Comment #78 posted by museman on June 28, 2009 at 18:47:13 PT
it ain't hollywood
but this is how i feel today.
A Matter of Design
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Comment #77 posted by FoM on June 28, 2009 at 11:13:58 PT
Another OT Post
This has been a very strange week of people passing away. Informercial Pitchman Billy Mays Dies at 50http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20288188,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
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Comment #76 posted by FoM on June 28, 2009 at 06:37:00 PT
Paul McCartney and Neil Young
Someone taped the performance and posted it on Youtube. It isn't super quality but you can see the two of them having a great time together. Enjoy.Neil Young & Paul McCartney A Day In The Lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWhD1_rAM8
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Comment #75 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 19:56:07 PT
For Those Who Are Interested
Someone re-posted it on youtube. MCartney must have been at Hyde Park when he sang with Neil. I hope everyone is having a nice weekend.Glastonbury 2009 Neil Young Day in The Lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPs0ySy9gsk
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Comment #74 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 16:06:27 PT
Pictures of Neil at Glastonbury
I'm so glad he didn't die from his aneurysm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2009/artists/neilyoung/photos/
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Comment #73 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 15:37:46 PT
We Can Listen To Glastonbury
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/6music
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Comment #72 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 15:35:27 PT
Dankhank
I think it's too big to be sent in e-mail. Maybe they will release it on a DVD. They pulled it from youtube already.
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Comment #71 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 15:29:55 PT
Dankhank
Is there anyway you could get this video and send it to me. I can't do Peer to Peer. It never works right for me and I should conserve bandwidth since we are now with Verizon and it concerns me even though they are suppose to honor Alltel's contracts. If not that's ok. I wish the BBC broadcast Glastonbury in the states. Neil and Paul McCartney performed Day in a Life together. http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rust/message/231932
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Comment #70 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 14:42:47 PT
JSM
Ritchie Valens too.Oh Donna - Ritchie Valenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNJuyK3PK0
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Comment #69 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 14:38:53 PT
JSM
I was so very young when Buddy Holly died but his music was played for years on the radio. Buddy Holly - True Love Wayshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9PPtPmoy4
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Comment #68 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 14:33:52 PT
MikeC
They sure did. I love seeing common sense finally happening.
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Comment #67 posted by JSM on June 27, 2009 at 14:15:00 PT
The day the music died ....
Lest we forget, Buddy Holly....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHvDTUSd1WsLife is short folks, treat it with joy.
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Comment #66 posted by MikeC on June 27, 2009 at 14:12:41 PT
FoM...
I agree with everything you said. In addition, I am shocked to hear the them say what a "waste of money" this has been. They never admit mistakes.
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Comment #65 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 13:08:42 PT
MikeC
I like the new direction. Let the farmers get paid for their work rather then destroying their crop and go get the buyers.
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Comment #64 posted by MikeC on June 27, 2009 at 11:58:55 PT
U.S. Shifting Afghan Drug Policy...
I find this interesting:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31580590/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
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Comment #63 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 11:04:36 PT
Dankhank
It's really interesting how varied music was and still is. We had an Allman Brothers Band album but the albums that I liked were made by the Beatles in their Psychedelic era. I loved The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Carole King, James Taylor and of course CSNY.
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Comment #62 posted by Dankhank on June 27, 2009 at 10:54:57 PT
Duane and BO
Days later, on November 11, 1972, Berry Oakley died from head injuries he received in another motorcycle accident near Napier Avenue and Inverness Street, only three blocks from the site of Duane's accident the previous year. The common retelling that it was at the exact same site as Duane's death is incorrect, as is the legend that the Eat a Peach album is named for what was being carried by the truck involved in Allman's accident.[11]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band
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Comment #61 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 10:54:30 PT
Dankhank
I did checked last night and saw it wasn't a plane crash. It's sad when we lose good musicians. I feel sorry for all the people who loved Michael Jackson and were looking forward to his comeback tour. I wish Pink Floyd would get over their bickering and do a world tour.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band#Loss_and_triumph
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Comment #60 posted by Dankhank on June 27, 2009 at 10:49:40 PT
allman bros.
Duane died in a motorcycle accident in Macon, GA and so did BO, Barry Oakley, I always heard, on the same street corner as Duane did.don't know if true ... should look it up ...
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Comment #59 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 06:25:36 PT
What Probably Happened To Michael Jackson
Q+A: How Painkillers Could Cause Cardiac ArrestURL: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55P6G220090626
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on June 27, 2009 at 05:33:21 PT
GeoChemist
You made me think of a song.End of The Linehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-ww7JsnOA
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Comment #57 posted by GeoChemist on June 27, 2009 at 04:47:29 PT
Let's not forget.......
Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died when his helicopter crashed into a hillside...End of line
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Comment #56 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 21:20:27 PT
And of course
the crash that killed so many of Lynard Skynard.
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Comment #55 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 21:18:05 PT
The Big Bopper, with R. Valens and B. Holly.
And Stevie Ray Vaughn in the helicopter.Ricky Nelson's death hit me especially hard it seemed like. John Lennon's death and John Denver's, too.
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Comment #54 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 20:15:49 PT
Dankhank
I knew there were more that died in plane crashes but I couldn't remember who. Didn't some of the Allman Brothers Band die in a plane crash too?They tried to revive Michael while he was on his bed. That seems to say he overdosed and just stopped breathing like narcotics can do when consumed in higher doses.
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Comment #53 posted by Dankhank on June 26, 2009 at 20:12:00 PT
passing ...
Some of the Skynryd crew died in a plane crash.It sounds like he, Michael, just went to sleep ...
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Comment #52 posted by RevRayGreen on June 26, 2009 at 19:16:42 PT
Tommy Chong
"Friday, 26 June 2009 02:36I met Michael and his family in Chicago at the Regal Theater when they were performing as The Jackson Five and Johnny in 1968. I was performing with my band Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, co-headlining with Jerry Butler. The Jacksons were the opening act. They were incredible, with the smallest of the family the biggest vocalist and dance"
Tommy Chong Remembers Michael Jackson - CelebStoner Exclusive!
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Comment #51 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 18:24:17 PT
Also Jim Croce Died in a Plane Crash
Jim Croce made a great song called Time in a Bottle. I can't find a good song on Youtube of that song.Here's one by Ricky Nelson.Ricky Nelson - Garden Party 1985http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_exY9ptMbA
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Comment #50 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 18:16:43 PT
About John Denver
He didn't die from a drug overdose but in a plane crash. I can think of a couple musicians that died that way. Ricky Nelson, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly come to mind.
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Comment #49 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 17:47:14 PT
Dankhank
I didn't know that about Lennon's murderer. It's good to see you. I think I heard on the news that they determined he didn't have any heart problems. I wonder if he died in his sleep for an overdose. He was a very lonely person.
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Comment #48 posted by Dankhank on June 26, 2009 at 17:43:28 PT
yes ...
point taken ...yes ... quite a loss ...
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Comment #47 posted by westnyc on June 26, 2009 at 17:36:40 PT
#46
True! But I was thinking of the "loss" and not the "reason" when I wrote my comments! :-)
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Comment #46 posted by Dankhank on June 26, 2009 at 17:29:53 PT
Lennon ...
re: comment 39 ...Lennon was gunned down by a person claiming to be "Christian."different than all who expired from drug use.
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Comment #45 posted by RevRayGreen on June 26, 2009 at 16:34:01 PT
saddest part is
that if he would've chosen to explore medical marijuana, how awesome his music would've evolved and he would still be alive.....
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Comment #44 posted by GeoChemist on June 26, 2009 at 16:19:46 PT
Comments #30, #31, and #34
Runruff....F-in-A
Westnyc...lol HR Puff-in-stuff...I was fond of Land of the Lost myself but did watch those rescue rangers too.
FoM.....Elvis is dead?
Have a good evening everyone....End of line
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Comment #43 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 10:26:01 PT
John Denver
It broke my heart when he died. While all my friend and my old lady sit and pass the pipe around. John Denver ...Poems Prayers and Promises..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3faCnqJsmw
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Comment #42 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 10:22:56 PT
Police tow car, seek clues in Jackson death
http://bit.ly/1rAzYb
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Comment #41 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 10:19:01 PT
Michael Jackson
It's looking more and more like another prescription drug death.It's sickening. Sickening and outrageous.Dang it... I don't seem to have a url shortener in favorites on this computer. But go to Yahoo news. "Police tow car, seek clues in Jackson death". Maybe other places too.http://news.yahoo.com/
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 10:17:56 PT
westnyc
It's is hard when we lose an artist that impacted our lives. We don't forget them very easily. Michael Jackson was after my favorite music times of youth but I really do understand your loss.
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Comment #39 posted by westnyc on June 26, 2009 at 10:10:47 PT
Java Dreams
So much can be said about Michael Jackson--it's true--so much can be said about Lennon and Elvis too; however, the youngsters who lived and celebrated their youth in "time-gone-by" listening to the Beatles, Elvis, Janice, Jimmy, and Sinatra on those old 33 LPs (best way to listen to music if you ask me), eventually replaced these controversies with a life-long celebration of outstanding entertainment from a very special and finite "legendary" group of the greatest entertainers of all time. Michael Jackson was one of those select "legendary" entertainers! Today, I understand what it feels like for any generation to lose their biggest idol! For many, "A part of our childhood died yesterday!" Too, like today, the seventies and eighties were filled with uncertainties and Michael Jackson filled those uncertainties with something wonderful--"That's magic!"
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 10:06:34 PT
Just My Thoughts
I find this sad event of Michael Jackson's death to bring up all different emotions. We will find out that Michael Jackson had easy access to seriously dangerous prescription drugs. What will or might be different this time instead of treating him badly we might open our eyes and realize addicts are everyday people who become their own worst enemy. Being trapped in an addiction to narcotics is horrible. You are in a prison. I believe a lot of Michael Jackson's bizarre behavior came because of his drug addiction. Maybe he would have been different if he hadn't been addicted to dangerous drugs. I think this will spur a serious talk about drug addiction because of the more open time we are living in now.
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Comment #37 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 09:37:29 PT
Prohibitionist lies and deceptions
I have tried to raise children to realize how dangerous medicines are. They're poison. One dose might help someone that needs it and that same dose is another's poison that kills.When prohbitionists lay out the rank lie that children will believe cannabis is safe if we call it "Medicine"... I nearly tremble with anger. Why would they teach their children that medicines and prescriptions are "Safe". That's wrong. Very wrong. No normal person believes that. Only the ignorant prohbitionists that will wield any lie to get his crazy points across. They're vicious creeps. We should be very aware that most "Medicines", prescribed by a doctor, over the counter, FDA approved... all of them... can kill the person they are prescribed for even.Total dingbats is what we're up against in the prohibitionists.
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Comment #36 posted by Hope on June 26, 2009 at 09:29:15 PT
Safer and instead of gateway, more of a roadblock.
Cannabis is that satisfying to many people. More like a roadblock if there is a progression path at all. It's enough and more than enough to end many, if not all, relief or enhancement searches. And it won't kill. It's only true harm is the harm inflicted on people by the prohibitionists, their fears, their hatred, their tests, their rules, and their punishments.Prohibitionists are dangerous.
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Comment #35 posted by mykeyb420 on June 26, 2009 at 09:24:34 PT
favorite michael jackson song
mine is:"A,B,C "but there are sooo many
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 09:19:21 PT
HempWorld
I'll add a couple more. Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi and River Phoenix.
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Comment #33 posted by HempWorld on June 26, 2009 at 09:05:48 PT
Michael Jackson
If Michael Jackson (Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole etc. etc.) was a pothead, he would, most likely, still be alive today.However, this is something the media does not talk about; 'drugs are bad.'I am very, very sorry for you Michael, thank you for all that you did!
Legalize And Regulate All Drugs!
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 08:50:17 PT
westnyc
Thank you for sharing your experience, memories and feelings with us. The power of music does help us go to nice places from our past.
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Comment #31 posted by westnyc on June 26, 2009 at 08:34:23 PT
Soundtrack of my life!
I heard someone say, "Michael Jackson's music is the soundtrack of my life!" I concur! My earliest television memories: H.R. Puff n Stuff, Skooby Doo, and the Jackson 5ive (remember they spelled it 5ive?) airing Saturday mornings at 11:00am. "AND"- then there was the musical masterpieces: the "Off the Wall" album and "Thriller" with Eddie VanHalen playing guitar on Beat It! "OH AND THE DANCING!" I dressed like him, my friends dressed like him; and, I'm happy I had the opportunity to see him in concert during the Bad Tour. I understand my Dad's Elvis obsession--as, I can literally time the moments of my life to an era segmented to Michael's music--and, whenever I hear his music, it always transports me to memories of my youth--to many, he was more than the controversies; and, I will miss him!
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Comment #30 posted by runruff on June 26, 2009 at 06:08:14 PT
If I may repeat myself?
Cannabis is an herb that grows like a weed and only a dope would call it a drug!
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Comment #29 posted by FoM on June 26, 2009 at 05:52:20 PT
Just a Good Morning Everyone
Since Michael Jackson passed away I wanted to find a song that almost everyone can enjoy and try to remember the good in this troubled man. Free Willie Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x3PQ5QhMJs
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Comment #28 posted by yoshi on June 26, 2009 at 01:39:50 PT:
Michael Jackson
All that popin and lockin may have taken it's toll on Michael. MJ lives
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Comment #27 posted by ekim on June 25, 2009 at 21:22:57 PT
Music and Hollywood are our release
well said FoM am still waiten for hemp farmaid to be made.off to the energy fair maybe Stick would like to read the ethanolproducer. seems like a lot of trucken going on.http://www.glrea.org/http://www.ethanolproducer.com/index.jsp
from permaculture.com
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 19:33:28 PT
afterburner
It is very important. I love programs on ancient civilizations and cultures. Art, music, spirituality are what we find when we uncover the past. Those things last forever. Michael Jackson was different but he was a person who lifted many people to a happy place and I will remember him for that. The same with Farrah Fawcett. She was a beautiful lady. Her documentary was truly a character study in a remarkable life.
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Comment #25 posted by afterburner on June 25, 2009 at 18:20:11 PT
juztbudz #11
or will it be Sativex?!FoM #21"It is interesting how we can remember Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson and can't name some of our past or current politicians. Music and Hollywood are our release from the real world so maybe that is why they are important to us."So true. The right hemisphere of the brain of music, art, drama, spirituality is nutured by such as these. The left hemisphere of rationality can be so cold and isolating.
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 16:45:10 PT
tintala
I don't think it's Congress it's just another Republican.Mark Kirk To Push Tougher Sentences for Potent Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24873.shtml
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Comment #23 posted by tintala on June 25, 2009 at 16:29:03 PT:
WATCH OUT FOR THE SUPER POT
Congress is pushing 25 yrs in jail for selling the "KUSH" super pot. They say it the same thing as crack/cocaine.... hahhahahah. 5 time stronger than marijuana.
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 15:52:57 PT
Hope
He also had a drug problem. That will take it's toll if it goes unchecked. Look what happened to Elvis Presley.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 15:50:13 PT
Hope
He was so frail. He hasn't been well for many years. He sold out his tour that was scheduled. He was loved by many people and disliked by many. It is interesting how we can remember Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson and can't name some of our past or current politicians. Music and Hollywood are our release from the real world so maybe that is why they are important to us.
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Comment #20 posted by Hope on June 25, 2009 at 15:41:52 PT
Michael Jackson
Thin. Vegetarian. Well exercised. Probably the best medical care available to anyone. Fifty years old.Stunning.
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on June 25, 2009 at 15:39:40 PT
"A good day to die"?
Someone said that this morning. George, I think.Very strange day.
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 15:34:33 PT
Michael Jackson
He was a troubled soul but may he RIP.
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 14:51:50 PT
Another OT: Jackson
I know how controversial Michal Jackson is but he might have had a heart attack. He's only 50.
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 13:23:09 PT
OT: This Is Good News
Supreme Court Says Child’s Rights Violated by Strip Search URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/us/politics/26scotus.html?hp
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 11:25:34 PT
Sam
I know exactly what you mean. I love my kitchen and it's 30 years old!
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Comment #14 posted by Sam Adams on June 25, 2009 at 11:18:00 PT
farah
I can still remember a friend of mine in the 6th grade showing me Farah Fawcett's fishnet stocking picture in some magazine, under the desk so the teacher wouldn't see us.I'll always be a child of the 70's, compared to today people seemed a lot mellower and less obsessed with money and status. People didn't care about Mcmansions or getting a $40,000 kitchen in the 70's.
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 10:57:05 PT
Sam
She was an icon from the 70s. I think they said that 20 million posters of Farrah were sold. She seemed like a nice person and her documentary of her cancer battle was dignified, funny, happy and very sad.
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Comment #12 posted by Sam Adams on June 25, 2009 at 10:45:59 PT
Farah
Wow, that is very sad to hear of her dying so young.She was a huge star in the 70's but you always got the sense that she was a really good person on the inside.
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Comment #11 posted by juztbudz on June 25, 2009 at 10:17:22 PT:
It is sad
that they do not trust people enough to make it legal for those who use this medicine to grow thier own. A six plant maximum would not have allowed patients to have a continuous supply of medicine, but it would have lowered the cost for the patient. With overhead and wages of running a dispensary, the cost to the average patient will be prohibitive. Then there is the factor of who they will have growing and running these dispensaries...will these be compassionate folks who have experience growing cannabis, or will it be another "Flin Flan Folly"? Only time will tell, if they get thier Governor to sign it in the first place...
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Comment #10 posted by George Servantes on June 25, 2009 at 10:05:26 PT
it is a move into right direction
slow, but it's a progress... better then nothing.
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 10:05:03 PT
OT: Farrah Fawcett
I can't help but feel she would have used medical marijuana to help her during her illness. Most people from the 70s believed she was the most beautiful woman on tv. Her documentary was moving and I hope Ryan and Redmond will be ok.Farrah Fawcett Dies After Cancer Battlehttp://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/ny-etfarr0625,0,4148716.story
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 09:56:52 PT
Rhode Island
That's why I think it is ok in Rhode Island because patients can grow or have a caregiver grow for them.
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Comment #7 posted by Sam Adams on June 25, 2009 at 09:40:29 PT
RI
by the way, patients in RI will still be able to cultivate or name a caregive to do it for them - in addition to the state's 1-3 dispensaries. This is better.But still, if RI or NH passed a Prop-215 style law there'd be dozens of dispensaries within one year.
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Comment #6 posted by Sam Adams on June 25, 2009 at 09:38:04 PT
Storm Crow
I just got an email from MPP asking for money for the Arizona referendum - this will be similar to the NH law by having dispensaries but NOT allowing patient or patient caregiver cultivation.I said "no thanks". I think anyone who is a dues-paying member of MPP needs to tell them right now that medical MJ without patient cultivation is totally unacceptable. They are the ones who accepted these changes to their NH bill as well.As for the dispensaries in NH and RI (if NH's bill is not vetoed) - hopefully goverment LICENSED herb won't be as bad as govt-grown.I would imagine that many people will bid to get the non-profit license from the DPH in each state. The govt (DPH) will award the license to the best bid. They will be able to make good money in salary but the organization will be a non-profit entity.I'd expect whoever wins the bid to do a good job and hopefully offer organic herb and some lower-priced herb. However, it's just as likely that some Speaker of the House's drunken cousin will be awarded the dispensary, or someone who bribes the DPH or Governor (most DPH's report directly to the state governor).I predict that this won't happen, I think these dispensaries will do a good job. However, quality and price will be determined by the goodness of their heart, not free-market competition.Personally, I favor the competition. Look at the Farmacy in LA that Al Roker visited. 100% organic. No way we're going to see that in NH or RI. There's only one dispensary for the whole state, it will be a roll of the dice. Many people who want to focus on a niche like 100% organic will not be granted a license.
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Comment #5 posted by Storm Crow on June 25, 2009 at 09:28:52 PT
Compassion centers only?
Are they going to provide the same sort of "schwag" weed (low quality) that Mississippi and Canada provide THEIR patients? I hear little but scorn from the folks that use "government" weed. Canada grows their weed in a mine shaft and I was warned long ago never buy land that had a mine because of the pollution associated with mining! At TreatingYourself, a nice little Canadian MMJ site, "Schwag" is the kindest thing I've heard the government issued weed called! I don't think FoM would allow some of the other terms I have read! And our Mississippi weed is sticks, stems, buds, seeds and all, ground up and "standardized" (having the THC extracted and reapplied so potency does not vary). From what I hear, it smokes worse than the cheapest Mexican brick weed! I do know that seeds and stems taste horrible! The stems have a harsh metalic taste and the seeds are filled with oil- we all know how "great" it smells when you over-heat oil! It is almost as if the US government was trying to disprove cannabis' effectiveness by providing the worst cannabis possible! (But it STILL works!)I wonder what NH will do to their cannabis? Will it be organic? Or sprayed within an inch of its life? What happens when they get spider mites? Will it be standardized like Mississippi's? Or real buds? Buds and "shake"? What will the price be? Street price or the few bucks I pay growing my own (electricity + a few cheap organic fertilizers)? I think I figured out once my cannabis runs me under $20 an ounce! Will they know that the effects of a sativa and an indica are quite different? What strains will be available? Where will they get their seeds? Seedbay? "Pot luck" from confiscated cannabis? The freedom to grow is essential! Folks on fixed incomes cannot afford dispensary prices! In a California dispensary, an eighth of the very cheapest cannabis will run you $25 on up! And as for CNN, it might be nice if folks would call up my "Granny Storm Crow's list" and start sending in the studies that cannabis may PREVENT Alzheimer's! I have quite a few, ya know! (Does CNN stand for "Censored non-news?)
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 09:27:32 PT
Sam
It's time they start reporting accurately. I have seen news articles that are wrong and just spin. The statement in the Huffington Post article about decrim and the drug czar has sent up a red flag. No games, no spin just the honest to goodness facts will do.
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Comment #3 posted by Sam Adams on June 25, 2009 at 08:53:56 PT
CNN
FOM - when your network is the official propaganda mouthpiece for the US Government no, you don't have to research anything.You just publish whatever they tell you. It's a lot easier.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 08:05:35 PT
CNN
I just heard a report on marijuana on CNN. They said it can contribute to Alzheimers. Does anyone ever check out the Internet before they report?***Marijuana Could Prevent Alzheimer'shttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24446.shtml***Marijuana Reduces Memory Impairmenthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24324.shtml***Marijuana May Stave Off Alzheimer's: Studyhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread22243.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on June 25, 2009 at 06:51:13 PT
It's Just a Plant
I am very concerned who will run these compassion centers. Are they going to be compassionate and make cannabis affordable for sick people or is this a big money maker for a few? I really hope we learn soon. The cost really does matter since sick people have limited incomes.
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