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I think its a great idea i suffer from anxity attacks and cannabis really helps with the attacks lets sign a bill
I'm sure with the announcement by the AMA yesterday, advocating for the removal of Cannabis from schedule 1 to schedule 2 ( of the DEA drug schedule)in order to advance research into the efficacy of Cannabis to treat illness and disease... this might not be the uphill battle Mr. Yuko is expecting.
Marijuana will probably remain a criminalized substance because lots of
people, organizations and industries have a vested financial interest in
the status quo of marijuana prohibition. They want marijuana to remain
completely unregulated, untaxed and controlled by criminals.
Re-legalizing marijuana would make it substantially less profitable for
not only growers and sellers, but also for lots of politicians and
members of law enforcement.
The notorious gangster Al Capone had hundreds of politicians and police
officials on his payroll during the 1920s because of Alcohol Prohibition.
Shouldn’t we assume that the drug cartels of today are following
Capone’s business model?
It's Our Turn!!! It's like we're living in the dark ages while the Renaissance is going on next door! Our state legislators need to read a book ,for God's sake. New info about the medical benefits of cannabis emerge daily, but we keep getting filled with the same tired rhetoric. Marijuana is NOT addictive, and tobacco, not marijuana, has been proven to be the TRUE gateway drug, yet you can buy cigarettes every where. How many people have to get addicted to the Hard narcotics that are prescribed for conditions that marijuana can treat safely, without threat of addiction? How many more have to DIE?
Kenny Yuko is an amazing man and a champion among patients right now. These politicians who ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE need to quit acting based on what will win votes and do what those who elected them ask! It makes me sick that they can sit in Columbus and decide what those of us who are sick (in all different ways) can use as medicine. It isn't their body so as far as im concerned, to hell with them. Grow a spine, quit hiding behind political agenda and listen to the people who put you in power. Or... We CAN and WILL vote you right back out. Wanna play hardball politics with my medicine, game on. God bless you Mr. Yuko for understanding that human decency comes before politics. If only your colleagues would follow suit.
Looks to me like our lawmakers are cowering under the cops. Cops don't care about people, they just want to fill the jails up. Prohibition means job security for the enforcers. They know nothing about this plant and choose to remain ignorant.
I agree Kimmer it sounds like prosecutors, cops, and attorneys are the ones fighting the hardest against us. Which is sad because this is a health issue and the opinions that matter most are those of doctors and patients. This MMJ bill is going to come down to one thing: fear. Will the politicians be more afraid of our movement voting them out, or will they be convinced by the cops and prosecutors that Ohio will fall apart if we have MMJ. We must let them know that not passing this bill will have consequences.
Senator Bill Harris is against it as long as law enforcement is against it. How did this moron get elected if he cannot chew his own food?
That's like asking your barber if you need a haircut!
If you think Ohio is tightarsed, I live in Idaho.
HAH!
I'd bet anyone a sawbuck right now that Ohio gets medical cannabis quicker than Idaho. Assholitis runs rampant here.
This is a health issue and you have been kept in the dark about the medical uses of cannabis. Please run a search on "Granny Storm Crow's list- July 2009" for hundreds of scientific studies and articles about cannabis. Dare to learn the truth about this amazing healing herb!
Very impressive story thank you for this. I have to say I have seen these people with their own illnesses go in and try to tackle the stubborn ones. It is a challenge to say the least, they see us they know by looking at us we have a hard road a head and we want to prolong that quality of life as long as we can. This plant works for several medical issues and they know this. I work with these people who are mentioned and they are kind and loving people, they are also professionals and I am glad I know them. I pray one day we will stop the judgment on how one gets through the day with a chronic illness. One last note; the idea of respiratory problems? How about a cookie or vaporizer..wonder how educated people really are.
Valid medicinal value, it’s a victimless crime, the War on Drugs WAY too costly, too many arrests for simple possession, tax it and use the money to pay for health insurance and to reduce the deficit…Need I say more?
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I have chronic pain due to a industrial accident which in turn has produced anxity and depression....Medical profession had me taking methadone(why dont i just sleep my pain away), delodid(can you say dope), and 800mg ibuprophen(Kills the stomach). C'mon, why can't it be my choice? I weened myself off the MEDICATION using my medicine(smoking it)...I now use it on a daily basis which helps me deal with my pain and anxity. and plus i'm not having to become addicted to their MEDICATION...WHY IS THIS NOT MY CHOICE....I am originally from Michigan and am questioning why I moved here? If the Ohio BWC finds out, my income will stop, my medical could be taken away, and possibly be brought up on charges for a natural erb.....MAKE IT ONE OF OUR CHOICES....Who's getting rich off all these MEDICATIONS?......why would they want this erb legal?....thank you for your time.
You think Ohio is in the Dark Ages? You should take a look at our neighbor to the west, Indiana. Possession of 28 grams or less is a class A misdemeanor. Any subsequent charge for an equal amount is a FELONY. You can never have a misdemeanor conviction expunged either. That being said. I hope this bill makes it out of committee. Just put it on the ballot state wide, give us as constituents a say. We sit here and read quotes from out elected officials about how they wouldn't ever think of putting this up to a vote. It sounds like something or someone is scaring these elected individuals. Seems like it might be high time to put some people in place who aren't afraid to give us something to vote on as citizens of this state. Time for some new blood in the Ohio State House and Senate. Time for some new committee chairs. Time for some change!
Nice. Perhaps medical marijuana will come as the solution to our forced sleep deprivation problem on East 63rd street?
http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/welcom…
nothing else helps...
This is an idea whose time has obviously come to fruition. What I would prefer to see with the media is for them to actually perform some journalism and do the research and not just on the sound bites that are sooo cute. You reference the anti-pot crusaders pretty well, but neglect to mention the leading research on Cannabis, so that citizens can actually make informed choices. The media does not purvey the info that university and medical researchers, both in this country and overseas in Europe and Israel are doing important work. This is the unbiased, well-researched information that needs to be purveyed to citizens in this country. If the media will not do its job properly, then it is up to the citizenry to spread this information. So we will.
Some beginning and "easy" references:
Marijuana Botany - Robert Connell Clarke
The Science of Marijuana - Prof. Lesley J. Iverson
Understanding Marijuana - Prof. Mitchell Earleywine
Cannabinoids as Therapeutics (Milestones in Drug Therapy) - Raphael Mechoulam (Editor)
Endocannabinoids: The Brain and Body's Marijuana and Beyond by Emmanuel S Onaivi, Takayuki Sugiura, and Vincenzo Di Marzo (Hardcover - Nov. 1, 2005)
The last two are expensive and very technical, clinical and dense.
A good database of clinical research
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/study.…
These are some good basics
Also, I suggest the media include some interviews with those law enforcement personnel and veterans groups who are supporting medical Cannabis as well as the government's and the medical establishment's own findings.
Thank you,
A. Kenneth Chiancone, Jr., M.A.
Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology
Cleveland Global Marijuana March
Public Square May 1st 2010
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