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RainDog

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4. Yes. An honorable person can admit a mistake

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 02:01 AM

Aug 2013

And, as he notes, the DEA has spent years spreading false information. His statement really tells me the time has come - it's this mainstream now.

Hopefully we will be able to see some progress on this issue and the federal govt. can catch up to what 3/4s of the voting public already sees - medical marijuana exists and should be available for Americans.

Prohibition, in general, needs to end, but, honestly, medical marijuana is real and we, as a nation, must allow compassion to overcome prejudice.

watch this link from RandiFan1290, originally posted here - http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3423213

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CNN's Sanjay Gupta: We've been misled about cannabis [View all] RainDog Aug 2013 OP

Good for him! Thank you doctor! hrmjustin Aug 2013 #1

Yes. An honorable person can admit a mistake RainDog Aug 2013 #4

Agreed 100% hrmjustin Aug 2013 #5

... RainDog Aug 2013 #6

A moving and devastating game-changer...thanks...nt dougolat Aug 2013 #9

Another child with epilepsy RainDog Aug 2013 #19

FDA acknowledgement may not be the best thing. Chan790 Aug 2013 #30

Your views strike me as both East Coast and dated as well as inaccurate Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #34

No, I'm not. Chan790 Aug 2013 #36

Respectfully, I disagree with your outlook... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #70

Dr. Lester Grinspoon wrote about this long ago RainDog Aug 2013 #63

Talked with Dr. Grinspoon some 20 yrs ago when he spoke at Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #72

He has done a great work with his life. n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #84

He admits his mistake now, when it is relatively safe to do so from a public relations standpoint... markpkessinger Aug 2013 #102

As he notes, only 6% of all research looks at benefits RainDog Aug 2013 #105

Wow. n/t eShirl Aug 2013 #2

K&R burrowowl Aug 2013 #3

Got to admire someone who admits they are wrong avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #7

Yes. That was downright refreshing to see, and on CNN no less. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #16

Obvious conclusion is obvious. Initech Aug 2013 #8

Glad he had the guts to say he was wrong. I admire that. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #10

Sanjay was well spoken there LittleBlue Aug 2013 #11

to litle to late Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #12

the story of history RainDog Aug 2013 #14

It's hardly too late demwing Aug 2013 #26

just people's lives eShirl Aug 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author demwing Aug 2013 #37

up's. Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #43

Sorry for the confusion demwing Aug 2013 #98

um, huh? eShirl Aug 2013 #71

Yes I did, sorry demwing Aug 2013 #96

More And More Doctors Have Come To Understand... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #13

Now if only he'd smarten up about single-payer. n/t area51 Aug 2013 #15

No kidding. Micheal Moore made a fool out of him.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #94

kick Go Vols Aug 2013 #103

K & R Thank you Dr. Gupta for your honesty. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #17

Same as any other BillyRibs Aug 2013 #18

So, this is how you stop the damage RainDog Aug 2013 #21

Glad you snagged this... CanSocDem Aug 2013 #28

Kick. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #20

... RainDog Aug 2013 #22

Back atcha. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #23

Kind Of Like A Day Late And A Dollar Short DallasNE Aug 2013 #24

"Make No Mistake... marijuana is a dangerous drug, MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #25

Abbie Hoffman said it back in the 60's hobbit709 Aug 2013 #31

And Anheuser-Busch has some kick-ass lobbyists (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #50

... big pharma must be getting closer to genetic replication & Copyrighting .... Myrina Aug 2013 #29

ding ding ding navarth Aug 2013 #100

how many lives have been ruined by this bullshit? how much money has been made on drug war? spanone Aug 2013 #32

"and I did part of that misleading" - indeed he did. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #33

Good for Gupta, he stopped lying! I think the seizure patients make it hard for Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #35

Yes. RainDog Aug 2013 #85

"Serious emotional side effects to marijuana addiction" 90-percent Aug 2013 #38

I was having serious emotional side effects from the chronic back/neck/arm pain from kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #52

I'm right behind you, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #77

I think addiction is nearly always a secondary condition RainDog Aug 2013 #86

Will this be the equivalent of Cronkite turning against the Vietnam War? mainer Aug 2013 #39

It could very well be the Cronkite moment for medical pot 90-percent Aug 2013 #40

There's definitely something in it for Gupta. reusrename Aug 2013 #45

Nice analogy RainDog Aug 2013 #58

The people with a real stake in keeping it illegal are the drug kingpins mainer Aug 2013 #41

Not to mention those who supposedly "fight" the lesser drug kingpins... hunter Aug 2013 #62

Big Kick!..Thanks! Segami Aug 2013 #42

I'd rather see him apologize for all the lies he told about Sicko. reusrename Aug 2013 #44

I have to agree. gvstn Aug 2013 #48

Shill! That's the word I was looking for. reusrename Aug 2013 #49

Wow, a TV doctor that not only admits he was wrong, but apologizes. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #46

The DEA did not simply "mislead", the DEA LIED! Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #47

Yes, he said "systemically misrepresented" evidence RainDog Aug 2013 #61

While I condemn his previous failure, tabasco Aug 2013 #51

If society can live with legal alcohol it can live with legal Marijuana. Ganja Ninja Aug 2013 #53

+ a brazillion. kath Aug 2013 #55

calls to legalize RainDog Aug 2013 #64

Too much is at stake for big brother to fully decriminalize cannabis, for all that funding indepat Aug 2013 #54

I am glad he came clean, but he isnt a hero for saying he is sorry. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #56

The real point, for me, is that he has a national presence RainDog Aug 2013 #57

It is a rare bird these days that admits to being wrong Rex Aug 2013 #59

Yes it is Go Vols Aug 2013 #67

What's this "we" shit Doc? SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #60

Marijuana Causes Remission in Crohn's Disease RainDog Aug 2013 #65

Stop & Frisk Bloomberg in the forefront of prohibitionis... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #66

The ACLU - the war on cannabis magnifies racism RainDog Aug 2013 #68

I appreciate, having an opposing view, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #69

Pot may prevent Alzheimer's Disease mainer Aug 2013 #73

If you heard it on the news... NM_Birder Aug 2013 #74

LOL RainDog Aug 2013 #82

Sanjay Gupta: I tried to mislead you about cannabis and I failed. Iggo Aug 2013 #75

Be fair. He said he didn't do his homework. Now he admits it. mainer Aug 2013 #76

I agree! He is a reespected doctor Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #78

Gullible comes to mind. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #89

Whatever. It's still helpful what he says, in my mind Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #125

It's helpful if you can trust him and I dont. He wanted so badly to be Surgeon General rhett o rick Aug 2013 #127

I have no need to trust him. If he tells people that Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #128

I wish you the best. I hope his reversal helps those that need help. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #130

But think about it. "he didnt do his homework"? This man is supposed to be brilliant, and rhett o rick Aug 2013 #79

This is just where you see propaganda in action in the news RainDog Aug 2013 #83

I think you John2 Aug 2013 #99

I disagree RainDog Aug 2013 #104

I'm very John2 Aug 2013 #113

I just know RainDog Aug 2013 #115

+1 burnodo Aug 2013 #88

More like, "I realize my credibility is suffering because I'm lumped in with this other idiot." Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #93

K&R Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #80

You mean it's not called cannabis because cannibals smoke it? Kablooie Aug 2013 #81

Reefer Sadness Blue Owl Aug 2013 #87

The utter uselessness of the war on drugs in one graph RainDog Aug 2013 #90

That's good. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #120

Prison economy r US! RainDog Aug 2013 #121

Their new argument- you can tell the rationale is failing- is "its very unlikely that a pot smoker Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #122

Michelle Alexander makes a great point RainDog Aug 2013 #124

Lies from the National Institute on Drug Abuse RainDog Aug 2013 #91

Okay,...where is this "potent" marijuana they talk about? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #92

Ann Arbor, Michigan. Pathwalker Aug 2013 #106

I'm old enough to remember "Lids".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #111

Trust me, potent marijuana is not new, either. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #117

I'll stick with skunkweed. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #119

It's past time to move on and just legalize it all across the country! B Calm Aug 2013 #95

"We"? SHRED Aug 2013 #97

What a sloppy interview. The 2 guests were discussing different things. mucifer Aug 2013 #101

Howard isn't a medical doctor RainDog Aug 2013 #108

It's hard for me to trust anyone in the media Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #107

Gallup: Cannabis Usage Little Changed Over Three Decades RainDog Aug 2013 #109

Deal One Little Blow for the Cause of Truth...A Start. Who's next? drynberg Aug 2013 #110

Colbert responds RainDog Aug 2013 #112

Kick. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #114

How long before Gupta Gets Got To Gitmo? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #116

LOL RainDog Aug 2013 #118

This is a great thread... CanSocDem Aug 2013 #123

Thank you! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #126

Good for him. War Horse Aug 2013 #129

well, there's another perspective... RainDog Aug 2013 #131

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