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Re: Medical Marijuana
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 22 Nov 2001 16:16:03 GMT
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesfamily.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gn7M3B.64z@lugnet.com...
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> "Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesfamily.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gn7L6H.412@lugnet.com...
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> > "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gn7J4q.Mt1@lugnet.com...
> > > There is substantial evidence that marijuana has significant medical uses.
> > > Several states have recognised this and authorised doctors to prescribe it
> > > (for uses such as an anti nausea drug for chemotherapy and AIDS patience)
> > > and have authorised the creation of mechanisms to dispense it.
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> > > Yet the federal government has held this not to be the case and has usurped
> > > state power of self determination thanks to an irrational fear of marijuana
> > > by some. (or perhaps a desire to retain bureaucratic empire...)
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> > The UK is apparently going to licence the use of Medical Marijuana
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> > Also, it has been reclassified so they the police can effectively ignore possession
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> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,580507,00.html
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> > What amused me was that a recent opinion poll showed that middle aged professionals and executives were the group • most
> > in favour!
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> And if you are looking for consipacy stories Larry, we could ponder on the fact that only earlier this year the
> government refused to do this - as they have done for decades, then suddenly we have the Afgan situation.
> And where does a lot of the marijuna come from......
> I reckon they did a deal with the normal alliance - 'look we will increase the market for your crops, providing you
> greater income without it looking like aid. You just help us get rid of bin laden, etc'
Sorry. Northern Alliance!
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| (...) Well, I wasn't (see my followup to His Royal Majesty the Frog Prince) but thanks for thinking of me just the same :-)... (...) I think most US pot is domestic "greenhouse" grown. Pot's too low value for the mass to smuggle. Cheech and Chong (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| "Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gn7L6H.412@lugnet.com... (...) And if you are looking for consipacy stories Larry, we could ponder on the fact that only earlier this year the government refused to do this - (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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