I’m tired of the CIA being the biggest drug dealers in the world, using the DEA as their thug enforcers!

**Fair* not far

To REALLY??!!
I Invite you to feel the pain of cancer and the after effects of Chemotherapy , the literal Nerve shredding ravaging pain it causes to your body and then tell me we are “Potheads” and that Cannabis is not Medicine.
OH i forgot your the judgment passing , wine swilling Vicodin popping moral majority?
Im a triple cancer survivor, both of parents are survivors and i lived in Cedars for almost a year receiving 4 hours a day of chemo for 4 months straight. I DEFY you to even go through half of what I have and then not stand beside us.
I sincerely , however, hope you do not have children with Autism, or cancer or any of the other horrendous diseases that are eased by the natural remedies that could be available if not for the creation of the DEA by Richard M Nixon the most corrupt politician on record, I invite you to have a verbal debate anytime any where to show how wrong you are. Just like 50% of this country who believes the BS their spoon fed.

Sorry for the typos…

It affects me because I see so much abuse of the system, and I see alot of the people who abuse the medical marijuana laws collecting welfare, collecting food stamps, collecting all kinds of state aid while they grow “medical marijuana” and sell it to the collectives tax free. They’re generally not paying ANY taxes at all, and leaching off the system that you and I work hard to pay for.

I appreciate the minority that do respect and use the medical marijuana laws as they were intended…all I’m saying is that there is WAY too much abuse of the laws.

Kubby at this point is a non issue, he continues to rant and rave in the media because he likes to stay in the spotlight. During the debates you could tell, Kubby enjoyed listening to himself talk. Kubby lost his coincil race, Prop. 19 lost, Im starting to wonder why Im wasting my time writing this on a person who is a non issue/non player.. I hope he just goes away…

Steve Kubby is not going anywhere, and now you have to deal with me.

As a Bible Christian I claim certain rights. One of these rights is to practice my religious beliefs, as we wish. We do not need the approval of any man, or government. I have the right to grow and use marijuana.

Now that many states have bankrupted their treasuries, they are looking to burdon the general public, through more taxation. The fact that they say they will use the money for good purposes is a blatant lie. There is no reason to believe they will suddenly become financially responsible. They will continue to use their states treasury, to finance projects for the rich and evil. There is no reason they should profit from something that God gave to man to use, when they do none of the real work involved. They have made this a nation of people who make nothing of real value to sustain life. Taxation is a form of extortion, when used with threats of imprisonment or financial indebtedness. Taxation without a guarantee, that the money will ONLY be used for a specific purpose, leads to corruption. The government has run this country into the ground with their money schemes.

America should be free, Marijuana should be free.

If your state says it will legalize marijuana with taxation, JUST SAY NO!

No taxation for growing for personal use.

Really??!! (and all for that matter)

The Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act of 2012 is a measure that repeals prohibition on a formally legal herb or plant (Cannabis). Your meanderings about medical use are for another forum. This act would allow access for all not just medical users. This would also legalize hemp production and ensure further protection of medical users and caregivers.

Really!!??

I can only assume you work for a large pharma company or alcohol distributorship they are the only folks who stand to lose anything from this act. Please educate:

It is pretty tough to think that an herb that is completely safe from a health perspective can: fix your insomnia, cure cancers, relieve your menstrual cramps, mitigate your pain, provide thousands of other medical uses, entertain you and you can write your country’s declaration of independence on it is illegal. And it is unpatentable and can grow in your back yard!

Do you really think herb is illegal for any other reason than special interest groups (pharma, tobacco, alcohol) are pouring BILLIONS of dollars a year into programs like DARE and Partnership for a Drug Free America. Why would Pfizer donate to DARE? (this is all true you can look it up!)

You’ve been fooled by big money! Doh!

I guess people that don’t want those negative effects should CHOOSE not to use marijuana. Like I CHOOSE not to use alcohol, guns and tobacco because they actually hurt people.

Marijuana legalization effort should not stop for one day until we win everywhere! Cannabis prohibition is doomed to failure, as it is based on a series of total “un-realities”, which no amount of repression can make “real”. Cannabis is NOT physically addictive as it lacks a documented physical withdrawal syndrome, the so-called “gateway drug theory discredited as invalid, much touted by the DEA drug Marinol is not at all the same as medicinal cannabis, smoking Cannabis does not increase the risk of lung cancer, and cannabis use suppresses violent behavior. These are REALITIES! To further say that Cannabis plant does not have medicinal properties is simply delusional and is a complete “break” with “reality”. If anti-Cannabis repression by the DEA and its allies were to be intensified, the rate of alcohol, cocaine, opiates, other hard drugs, alcohol, and dangerous prescription drugs would increase sharply. Neither the DEA, not its minions can make people perceive Cannabis as “unsafe”, where is in reality it is quite safe, much safer than alcohol and other alternatives. With the rise of the use of alcohol/hard drugs, the amount of violence and mayhem in this society will also rise, something that every mother and wife should consider. In these hard economic times our so-called “representatives” do not even dare talking about cutting the bloated DEA budget, especially its so-called “marijuana” enforcement, while they are willing to discuss cutting everything else. This is because the DEA and its minions are very good with attaching labels, and no one wants to risk being “labeled” as “soft on drugs”! The employment drug tests have a potential of “screening out” “Picassos”, and Lady GaGa’s, and Willie Nelsons, but letting people like Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson slip through (if the employers are “lucky”). And to say that Cannabis Plant does not have medicinal properties is simply delusional! Cannabis prohibition, as based on glaring scientific and philosophical “un-realities” and can never succeed in the long run!

It is indeed regrettable that Nevada Highway Patrol Officer JT Davis is so dangerously misinformed on this issue, especially when he claims that 3 in 5 DUIs are marijuana not alcohol related. A claim he fails to back up with any source. I suggest Officer Davis and anyone else who subscribes to such nonsense take a few minutes and see what real doctors have to say about the extraordinary medical benefits of cannabis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXL7kOKckcM

Steve, I have NEVER met one person who was arrested for a DUI under the influence of cannabis. It’s always for alcohol, and other nasty substances.

@jt davis

Would u still arrest someone for marijuana dui if they passed a field sobriety test??

I believe your first hand knowledge of the degree of inability to respond to reasonable fact has lead to the necessity of a logical conclusion. We have an international problem with the US military facing a human rights violation for war crimes against citizens of many nations as a result of biological war.

The cannabis community realizes the human rights violations and is focusing on utilizing the united nations human rights efforts to plea the case and facilitate international resolve.

What if your under the influence of tabacco or caffiene?? Being under the influece of a substance is a broad term.. understandable that medical marijuana is to some degree mind altering.. In my opion caffeine and tabacco can also be mind altering to certain ppl in cetain situations…That being said if one passes a field sobiety test and still gets arrested i find that to be unfair.. Just as with alchohol your allowed to drink a certain amount of alchohol before getting arrested (0.8)..So untill they can find a way to test ur marijuana blood level i see it unfit and unfair throwing everyone in jail for suspicion of driving under the influence…

idk from my experiance with tabacco and caffiene u dont want me using these substances and driving…As far as smoking a cigarette and driving, my judgment, perception and my ability are all impairded.. trust me u dont want me smoking cigarettes and driving it would be unsafe for YOU.. Tahoe k do u smoke pot??? if not then maybe u should try talking about something u know personnaly and not what u think u know.. just like with cigerettes marijuana takes time for the body to adjust.. once the body has time to adjusted the affects arnt nearly as powerefull… If u dont like marijuana thats yr choice.. but please keep yr opionoins about being hopped up on pot to yrself..

Its better AND healthier than cigs! So! take them off

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BRAIN DISEASE (neuroborreliosis)
By Virginia T. Sherr 7-31-05
Lyme borreliosis is a brain disease as well as a multisystemic disease caused by spirochetal bacteria.* Quite frankly, it is an infection that has been burdened with a thousand inaccurate medical diagnoses. The manner in which the current pandemic of tertiary Lyme disease, neuroborreliosis, has usually been handled— either angrily dismissed or strangely misdiagnosed–throughout the 30 years following its “discovery,” has blemished the historic excellence of modern American Medicine.
After all the years, neuroborreliosis is still actually considered rare by a majority of physicians, most of whom are spirochetally naïve. Officially tallied patients (the numbers showing a dip down to 19,804 cases in 2004 after flawed reporting styles were instituted), when combined with uncounted cases may approach upward of an annual quarter million new borreliosis infections in the USA alone. And Lyme infections have been verified as present on all but one continent, globally. The disease is more often than not accompanied by several of a half-dozen or so of the other serious tick-borne co-infections that currently have been identified.
Losses of acuity in the human brain’s visual cortex have been observed as early as 6 hours following the toxic bite of an infected tick. Lyme may persist after too brief a period of treatment or if there has been no treatment, and may result in chronic infections whereupon Lyme borreliosis becomes a potential cause of every symptom in medical and psychiatric lexicons. It is the “Great Imitator” of this Millennium, spirochetal paresis (neuro-syphilis) having been its precursor and its model.
Chronic or persistent Lyme disease–neuroborreliosis–seldom is identified by the symptoms of its most frequent form—subacute encephalitis–an infected/inflamed brain as well as an infected nervous system. However, this is the form in which it most commonly exists. Unfortunately, the syndrome that is falsely considered typical–a bull’s eye rash, fever, positive Elisa test, and/or a swollen large joint–occurs in fewer then half of proven cases. Instead, Lyme borreliosis confirms itself in subtle to profound neuro-psychiatric symptoms, such as overriding confusion, loss of organizational skills, decreased concentration, memory loss, mood disorders, irritability, and unprovoked rages–to mention just a few. These symptoms can be very obvious to an experienced professional practicing in a Lyme-endemic area. However, cerebral-behavioral symptoms of neuro-Lyme remain invisible to those whose diagnoses are solely based on old-fashioned concepts limited only to the aforesaid doctor-viewed rashes, swollen knees with positive Elisa blood tests.
Blood tests completed by local labs most frequently show false negatives due to general laboratories’ inadequate understanding of proper diagnostic technique and choices of poor quality spirochetal samples on which to base tests. Of course, insurance companies prefer their negative tests. As mentioned, Lyme can rapidly go from Stage One (Early borreliosis) to Late (Tertiary) Stage disease following attachment of an infected deer tick’s or other vector’s bite so that quick and competent treatment are of the greatest importance. Later, accurate findings by sophisticated laboratories may be helpful, especially if Late Stage symptoms appear many years after the infection.
Over the years, I have been asked to create a compendium of my published and unpublished works on the subject of Borrelia’s neuropsychiatric epidemic. These literary contributions advocate for correction of medical neglect–the usually inadequate, sometimes cruel, diagnostic and treatment neglect experienced by victims of chronic Lyme borreliosis and its co-infections. I also have had articles published in an effort to attract attention from Organized Medicine—attention badly needed on behalf of a nearly invisible but serious epidemic that is more significant by far than anything this country has experienced since the Spanish Flu of 1918, the causative spirochete being less immediately deadly than was the virus of that epidemic, but deadly, nonetheless, cerebrally.
Sadly, Organized Medicine has mostly ignored or deserted the field of neuro-Lyme’s immense proportions. The American public rapidly is becoming jaundiced toward doctors’ lack of up-dated knowledge of spirochetal science and, having read the latest (indeed copious) peer-reviewed recent literature for themselves, are turning to other disciplines—even to veterinarians for accurate medical advice on the subject of Lyme disease and its co-infections. Veterinarians are more up to date on the diagnosis and treatment of human Lyme than the “Diagnose-and-treat-by-the-old-Guidelines” types of powerful but passé Academic physicians who cling to outdated medical dogma.
I have written about the rampant epidemiology of neuro-Lyme disease and its potent co-infections (especially the red cell parasite that causes babesiosis) and the fact that these are being systematically ignored, minimized, or distorted by this Nation’s overseeing Healthcare Agencies. Astoundingly, there are Agencies that, in ignorance or arrogance, may actively persecute the victims of such borrelial, pan-systematic illness, traumatizing parents and children as well as their treating physicians. There are those in authority who sponsor the official separation of children from parents whose only sin is that they persist in seeking help for their ailing children. Tragically, those authorities are empowered to permanently remove sick or partially healed young ones from their devoted families.
To their everlasting shame, medical authorities have stood by while innocent mothers have been sent to jail for insisting that their children were ill and again have stood by while the parent’s belief was verified by the death of their sick child while under State “care.” The rights of patients and their treating physicians have been trampled by governmental and insurance agencies in ways reminiscent of the era when AIDs was trivialized and its victims spurned as “psychosomatic.” Today’s infected millions worldwide show how wrong they were. The phenomenon of that epidemic is being repeated with the spread of Lyme borreliosis. My writing is an effort to illuminate this dark and now vast expanse of Medicine and to inspire activism and compassion for those patients who are suffering in agony while having to hear caretakers say, “I don’t know what you are worried about–you look just fine–maybe you are just depressed.” Or as one unknowing, dismissive and flippant doctor joked to a frightened patient who came to him for treatment and reassurance, “Well, we all have to die of something, sometime.”

*Alan G. Barbour, MD: “These tick-borne infections are notable for multiphasic antigenic variation through DNA recombinations in the case of relapsing fever, the occurrence of chronic arthritis in the case of Lyme disease, and invasion of and persistence in the brain in the case of both diseases.”
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