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Politicians turn deaf ear to medical marijuana [NH]
    #7709980 - 12/03/07 08:59 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071202/OPINION02/71202002/-1/opinion

Politicians turn deaf ear to medical marijuana

The Telegraph recently ran an Associated Press story that reported that two men, 50 and 47, were arrested in Charlestown for growing 10 marijuana plants.

They were charged with a felony and released on personal recognizance bail.

The story, fewer than 100 words, provided few other details. Contrast that to the way the “Britney Shaves Head!” saga last summer splashed across the world media stage for days.

Personally, I’d rather hear more about what motivated those guys in Charlestown to grow a controlled substance, what impact our federal drug policies are going to have on their families and the rest of their lives, and most important, hear some spirited analysis and debate on whether the punishment fits the crime.

In New Hampshire, the manufacture or distribution of five pounds or more is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $300,000.

On Oct. 6, Mitt Romney turned away from a local guy in a wheelchair who was pressing him on whether the candidate supports federal raids on state-sanctioned medical marijuana facilities.

A couple of days earlier, Rudy
Giuliani told an ailing woman at a New Hampshire town meeting that the Food and Drug Administration says marijuana has no medical benefits, and that’s good enough for him.

At an outdoor gathering in Milton last August, John McCain replied to a clinical nutritionist (who works with cancer patients who benefit from marijuana) that the drug czar is firmly opposed to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and that’s pretty much good enough for him.

Sure, these clips are on YouTube, and the Romney snub made CNN and ABC News, but overall, the coverage of how the candidates stand on this issue has been pretty sparse.

Ever since last March, when a measure to legalize marijuana for medical purposes here in New Hampshire nearly passed, there has been an up-swell of interest and activity with regard to legalizing hemp and medical marijuana.

Unfortunately, such happenings become news not by virtue of their importance, but by how many media organizations are willing to spend time and ink on the subject.

The cannabis issue clearly warrants better news coverage during this critical electoral cycle, not only because people with ailments are being treated like criminals for the offense of seeking relief, but because it’s is a compelling story with more angles than an Anna Nicole Smith post-mortem court hearing.

States’ rights, personal freedoms, medicinal properties that have been utilized for thousands of years and a failed, half-century-long campaign of government-sponsored disinformation does real harm to our fellow citizens and squanders billions of our tax dollars.

Similarly, the struggle to legalize hemp provides a rich harvest of newsworthy story lines that have a real bearing on our lives: saving farms, micro-business opportunities, the obscene costs of prohibition and the amazing science behind an ancient, all-natural, high-yield-per-acre plant that produces superior fiber for paper, cordage and cloth – without heavy use of farm chemicals. (Doubters, please rent the Australian documentary “Hemp Revolution,” 1995).

As residents of one of the key bellwether states in the union, we have a unique opportunity to respark the long-smoldering movement to free hemp and medical marijuana from our government’s expensive, destructive and counterproductive war on drugs.

We can begin by asking to see deeper coverage on this issue and hope that the media will deliver.


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Re: Politicians turn deaf ear to medical marijuana [NH] [Re: Wronguy]
    #7711209 - 12/03/07 02:22 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Good luck, but at least it is making some news!


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Re: Politicians turn deaf ear to medical marijuana [NH] [Re: Wronguy]
    #7713394 - 12/03/07 10:47 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Ron Paul on medical marijuana and drug War



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WANTED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT: THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.
CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
FOR THE CREATION AND CULTIVATION OF THE PLANT MARIJUANA ON THE PLANET EARTH.

GOD MADE IT.
MEN USE IT.
GOVERNMENTS PUT PEOPLE IN CAGES FOR IT.


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