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Medical Marijuana Headed Back To Ballot in Arizona
Posted by CN Staff on June 02, 2010 at 04:46:49 PT
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Source: Yuma Sun
Phoenix -- For the fourth time, Arizonans will decide in November whether people with certain ailments should be able to legally use marijuana.The Secretary of State's Office confirmed Tuesday that backers of the latest medical marijuana initiative had enough valid signatures on their petitions to be on the ballot. That makes it the first voter-sought measure to qualify.
So far there is no organized opposition. But the record is mixed on how state voters feel about the issue.Arizonans have approved a similar measure — twice. But that never took effect because of the way it was worded.A proposed 2002 fix was rejected because it was considered too broad, even to the point of making the Department of Public Safety the state's largest marijuana dealer.This new version, if approved, would allow doctors to recommend that patients with certain conditions use marijuana. That recommendation would entitle the patient to a card from the Arizona Department of Health Services allowing them to purchase up to 2˝ ounces of marijuana every two weeks from a state-regulated nonprofit dispensary.Those living at least 25 miles from one of those sites would be entitled to grow their own.But the measure differs from similar laws in California and other states where marijuana can be recommended to those with any medical condition: This one lists specific ailments that can be treated, including AIDS, chemotherapy treatments and chronic pain.Current law — the one approved in 1996 and reratified two years later — allows doctors to prescribe not just marijuana but any other illegal drugs to patients who are terminally or seriously ill.When the Legislature voted to overrule that, proponents put the issue back on the ballot again in 1998, along with a new constitutional provision forbidding lawmakers from tinkering with voter-approved measures. Both passed.But that law proved impossible to implement.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned that it would revoke all prescription-writing privileges of any doctor who wrote a prescription for marijuana. The result was that no doctor ever wrote one out to be filled.A 2002 ballot measure sought to resolve that with the new word “recommend.'' But that measure ran into public opposition at least in part because it would require DPS to furnish marijuana to patients with medical identification cards from its stash of seized drugs.That measure also would have decriminalized marijuana possession for everyone else, setting the maximum penalty for possession of up to two ounces at just $250.At that time only a handful of states had medical marijuana laws. The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that 14 states and the District of Columbia now have working laws allowing doctors to recommend marijuana.The Arizona initiative is being financed largely by the Marijuana Policy Project.Source: Sun, The (Yuma, AZ)Author: Howard Fischer, Capitol Media ServicesPublished: June 1, 2010Copyright: 2010 The SunWebsite: http://www.yumasun.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/j9EEPdHDContact: http://drugsense.org/url/afYuHROSCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on June 03, 2010 at 06:33:46 PT
RevRayGreen, Sam Adams, Paint with light....
Thank you.
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Comment #18 posted by Paint with light on June 03, 2010 at 01:39:03 PT
Hope
I see you are gaining strength with each day.Many here have felt the cold shivers of reality grabbing hold.You never realize how frightening and unknown the future can seem until it happens to you.Like entering a frigid pool of water, most adjust to the change.It seems so unfair when it happens to such a good spirit as yours.I wrote to a friend once, who was in a similar situation as yours, that news like this gives you a perspective and appreciation of life you can't attain any other way.From now on........every day.....every moment....every breath will have a different meaning.Your appreciation of life will even grow past where it was.With your strength of spirit you are more likely to come through this than most.If you are ever lacking in strength you know you can call on any of your extended family here at FoM's house.The genuine heartfelt love being expressed toward you in these posts is but a fraction of what is being felt by the people who just come to read.For a long time I came to read but not to post.I am sure there are lots more out there like I used to be.Fear of big brother cyber tracking and a general feeling of not having anything to add to what was already being so eloquently voiced kept me mute.Then shortly after we lost MBC I decided I had to be a vocal part of the family.I am so glad I can tell you to stay strong and lean on all the prayers, thoughts, and other positive energies(vibes) flowing your way.You have probably got people of every religion, non-religion, and anything close to a religion pulling for you.There probably isn't a moment in the day when one of us isn't holding you in our thoughts.So lean if you need to.May today be better than yesterday.And it wouldn't be me if I didn't say....Legal like alcohol. 
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Comment #17 posted by Sam Adams on June 02, 2010 at 21:41:03 PT
Hope
I am very sorry to hear the bad news! Will be sending many positive thoughts your way. Another unwanted battle to fight! you have to hang in there now, a family member of mine just went through this a couple years ago and she came through OK.
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Comment #16 posted by RevRayGreen on June 02, 2010 at 20:15:09 PT
#12
Hope you have been a great friend to me over the last 4 years, hoping for the best and a recovery,.....stay strong....
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Comment #15 posted by Hope on June 02, 2010 at 19:29:05 PT
Yes, I do..
Now... if all the reports will get in and all the tests coordinated. They seem to be having trouble with that. But now that I'm seeing the specialist, and I know they are working on it, and they are working on it... I checked... but it went from hurry up... to wait. And waiting is hard... but the surgeon said it took two or three months to get this way, it's important to take the small amount of time it will take to get it all right and in order...and I will likely be in some sort of surgery early next week, they want to put a port in to start chemotherapy to maybe shrink it some before they remove it....if... and that's a big if, if that will be answered by some of the apparently dragging reports about which way they go. But she said she wants to do it right and they won't rush in a panic to do it one way, when, with all the results in, it might have been done better another way. So that's why I've been waiting by the phone all afternoon yesterday and all day today... and I guess, some of tomorrow... who knows how long. But it's a wait... mere hours, that seem like weeks sort of, that is necessary. Then... I won't be surprised if there isn't another waiting that seems a million times longer than it really is to get all those new test results together.But, the second thing I've heard most often since I've known I was in this mess, after "It's not a death sentence like it used to be", is " It's doable". And every minute that passes, I'm starting to think it just might really be "doable", even by me.:0)Thank all you for the courage you've given me. I sure needed it. I've hardly had a shiver all day... except that funny one with Graehstone's cyber hicky.:0)Good night and thank you all again. So much. I know I'm saying it a lot... but I really am truly, deeply thankful for all of you and your prayers.
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on June 02, 2010 at 18:32:10 PT
Hope
You have many things including love working in your favor. 
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on June 02, 2010 at 18:22:18 PT
And...
I am filled with hope, real hope, that I didn't have last Friday evening when I posted here what had happened.I'm so grateful. Thank you.
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on June 02, 2010 at 18:13:22 PT
FoM, BGreen, Dongenero, Graehstone ... all of you.
I do love you all so much and I have been strengthened by your love, prayers and thoughts more than I could have ever imagined. Feelings and emotions and expressions of those emotions are real, although invisible things and I've felt powerful feelings for all of you at different times for different reasons and because we've all stood up together in this effort... but I've never been on the receiving end of this sort of outpouring before. I'm strengthened more than I could have ever imagined.And my more curmudgeonly :0) friends of many years, and you know who you are... all of you. I know you, eloquent though you all may be, have terrible trouble finding words for situations like this, but I know, without the slightest doubt, that you feel strongly about my being struck with this thing and that you are caring very much, too. I feel your love... don't you doubt that for a minute. You don't have to say a word. I know.I'm so blessed. Really, I am.
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Comment #11 posted by Hope on June 02, 2010 at 17:56:50 PT
Dear Dongenero
Thank you.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on June 02, 2010 at 17:54:59 PT
Graehstone
Hugs and hickies? :0) Thank you, Graehstone. I tried to find a symbol for shoulders drawn up high on a smiley face. I think I felt that cyber hicky tickle and it made me laugh and pull my shoulders up. That is an extraordinarily beautiful, and awful, and powerful video. I have to bookmark that one. Thank you so much.
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on June 02, 2010 at 17:32:25 PT
BGreen
Yes you were and thank you and Mrs. Green so much. I told Hope on the phone the other day how at peace I was after my surgery. Everyone just kept Cnews going so well.
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Comment #8 posted by BGreen on June 02, 2010 at 17:10:26 PT
I understand, FoM
It's just like how I held your and Stick's hands during your battles. Exactly.Spirits are cool! :)Bro. Bud
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on June 02, 2010 at 16:59:28 PT
BGreen
 Hope is as close as any friend I have ever had. She has been a dedicated friend longer then any friend I have ever had. I just wish I could be with her holding her hand during all of this but she knows I am with her in spirit.
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Comment #6 posted by Graehstone on June 02, 2010 at 16:25:25 PT
Hope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVSmLpNK45QSending hugs and hickies. 
;)
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on June 02, 2010 at 16:08:02 PT
BGreen
Absolutely! No question there at all.
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Comment #4 posted by BGreen on June 02, 2010 at 15:59:47 PT
Tell me about it, FoM
Do you know how hard it is to try to be funny when your heart is breaking?I sure do, but if I can bring one second of laughter and relief to Hope it's worth every bit of it.I can't forget how much Hope was there for you and Stick, and also for so many of us in our times of need. Now it's our turn to pour the love back on Hope.Bro. Bud
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Comment #3 posted by dongenero on June 02, 2010 at 14:37:29 PT
Dear Hope
Best wishes, hopes and prayers.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on June 02, 2010 at 11:28:06 PT
Just a Comment
I hope everyone is doing fine. There is no sense in beating around the bush. We have a dearly loved wounded warrior on CNews. I am finding it very hard to keep my mind on the news since my heart right now is with Hope. Hang in there everyone. You all are loved. 
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Comment #1 posted by runruff on June 02, 2010 at 05:24:53 PT
Oh, I dunno...
...is it just me or is there something slightly off about LEO's prescribing/controlling medicine?"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned that it would revoke all prescription-writing privileges of any doctor who wrote a prescription for marijuana."In "their" oath to office, no where does it offer the assurance "first do no harm"?How much medical training do these "drug enforcement agents" get anyways? If they have enough authority to stop the prescription of drugs, it stands to reason they should have the authority to prescribe drugs but they don't!This is not just wrong, it is criminal. People suffer for the sake of "their" job security and in private these mean spirited thugs refer to people they oppress and torture in the most uncomplimentary terms.A bitter root produces bitter fruit, yes? Well the DEA are rooted in Richard Nixon's decrepit soul and we all know where he now resides, yes? When the DEA is nothing but an ugly black spot on the charred historical American landscape of history, we will be headed in the right direction once again! 
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