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In reply to the discussion: Attn Gen. Holder: Yes, The Executive Branch Could Remove MMJ from DEA Hands [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)41. I'm so glad he had access that could save his life
My stepmom lived in a state with draconian laws. She would never use marijuana because she was a victim of all the propaganda about it - even when it could have extended or enhanced the life she had left.
She did have a lot of morphine, however, in the latter stage of her disease.
Marijuana's positive effect on people who deal with MS and CP is pretty amazing. I don't know if you've ever seen videos of people who use mmj to control spasticity - they made me cry. It is very helpful for a lot of people who have used it to help control epileptic seizures, too.
It is really, really shameful that the majority of politicians are willing to allow unnecessary suffering in order to score political points.
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Attn Gen. Holder: Yes, The Executive Branch Could Remove MMJ from DEA Hands [View all]
RainDog
Apr 2012
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Why do people keep ignoring the fact that the vast majority of MMJ clinics are not being bothered...
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#3
You have to have special licenses to sell alcohol or create mass quantities of it to sell.
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#10
I haven't noticed the federal government enforcing state liquor regulations..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#13
FACT: The DEA has left the vast majority of MMJ clinics in these states alone.
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#11
US attorneys have sent out more than 300 threat letters to dispensaries and landlords in California.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2012
#14