Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Todd l — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:48:53 GMT

Yup, this article is way off and our friend Andy here is so out of touch, Poor Andy. Man! every one could vote on more than one answer. Yes of course there are more important issues, but none more WIDELY agreed upon than Herb. And you must not be too keen on history nor human behavior as well. It will be these "tumultuous" times that will finally help put and end to it. When times are bad all men are forced to re-evaluate other potential sources of revenue. Pot fits right in that class. Herb is costing them money they no longer have and has the potential to fill the pockets they need filled. Check all the recent polls you can and you'll find there are not to many people left with your opinion. Peace, Dr.Todd

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Joe.J — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:54:43 GMT

CNBC will be premiering Marijuana Inc. Inside America’s Pot Industry on Thursday, January 22nd at 9p ET / 10p PT. The marijuana trade has long been one of the country’s leading black market industries. What factors continue to help this taboo business thrive and how is the government profiting as a result? Join Trish Regan as she explores this growing industry and how it has expanded into a major business with its own sophisticated network of growers, workers, and quasi-legal retail outlets, in the form of medical marijuana dispensaries.

Web extras are coming soon to http://originals.cnbc.com.

Sneak preview on Hulu: www.hulu.com/.../cnbc-originals-marijuana-inc-inside-americas-pot-industry

Thanks

Kevin

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Tammy — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:41:49 GMT

Usually if someone uses marijuana, aka cannabis, it is for reasons we often do not see. I know a man who cannot stomach most prescription pills. He has tried them all. This one made him dangerously ill, that one made him sleep for three days and that one made him cranky, agitated and angry. Give the same man a bit of sativa and his anxiety lessens and he begins acting like himself again. That man has Asperger's Syndrome (autism) and the only thing he has found, after 20 years of searching, that helps slow his mind and relax his anxiety without making him ill or changing his mood is medical Marijuana. I have known cancer patients that cannot take the prescription medications without vomiting, losing their appetite or becoming a total zombie. Yet, that same person eats or smokes medical indica cannabis and they are able to eat without the vomiting and they act like someone who is not in pain. This is not about us wanting our drugs, this about a better quality of life.

It is a fact that the revenue generated by legalization would definitely be a big step toward actually changing the future economic outlook of this country. Those of you that name call and make jokes are helping nothing. In fact, the joke is on you. These are real people dying of real diseases and the one universal plant can be used to treat them, is illegal.

This not only about the patients. This is also about our energy crisis and our environment. Legalization is the key to opening up research into the real value of this versatile plant. We could replace corn with this hearty weed and get twice as much fuel without sapping the land of its natural resources. We could stop cutting down trees and use this plant for any and all paper products. This plant is the key to a 'Greener' future. Our environment is suffering right now because of all the extra chemicals needed to process trees into paper, emissions from gas and oil burning cars and the pharmaceuticals that end up in our drinking water.

I really do not understand why anyone thinks our new president is going to be the one to 'change' our nations policy regarding this plant. Too many people in high places will lose a lot of business if this plant is decriminalized. Paper companies, chemical companies, pharmaceutical companies, oil companies and illegal drug pushers will lose billions.

It will never be decriminalized as long the citizens of this nation continue to give up all the power that the constitution gives them. One voice may not be heard but a large group shouting is unmistakable.

Who was it that said a nation of people that let their civil liberties be taken away for temporary safety deserve neither safety nor civil liberties. I believe that was Benjamen Franklin. Yet, so many people voted for the patriot act. So as far as Ben is concerned no one who voted for the patriot act deserves safety or liberty. Thank goodness I did not vote for it.

For those of you that think this is a joke you should really do your research before you go spouting off at the mouth. Start with a search on Google or Yahoo for Granny Storm Crow. You will be educated and enlightened. I encourage you do get educated before you post again.

This is no laughing matter. Legalization is the key to changing everything in our future. The economy, the environment and the community. So get on board or get out of the way.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

steve — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:07:58 GMT

Kudos to pete. I read your blog almost daily and you always give a strong well spoken response to lies and rhetoric spewing from the national media.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Mary Ann — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:06:57 GMT

Tony - no one cares about your opinion. It's clear you aren't smart enough to even be reading the news. There's no reason to be a jerk. I thought the article was very interesting. Go be a curmudgeon someplace else.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Tony — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:39:42 GMT

You are a terrible journalist. Learn how to report news without being slanted and biased. I could care less about your opinion. Just tell facts, please.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Andrew B. Einhorn — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:21:08 GMT

Great discussion. Thanks to all for commenting. For the record, I think marijuana should be legalized and feel the war against it is an absurd, winless policy spawned by a ridiculous 1936 film. I have covered the issue in various ways, ranging from serious to humorous in an effort to drive the point home to different audiences. The article above highlights an unusual trend I spotted and wanted to call attention to in a light-hearted way. Keep on the lookout for more thought-provoking pieces on the topic, a few of which were listed at the end of the article.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

Alex M — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:05:18 GMT

This article is juvenile. Wow, so you can marginalize a huge segment of America with sarcastic humor. The war on drugs is a failure, and it's not about Marijuana. The author fails to see that ending prohibition is less about Marijuana and more about sane government. You let your personal opinions and stupid politics and superstitions get in the way of talking seriously and rationally about issues lots of people take seriously. Many hard-working Americans do take it seriously, whether you want to believe it or not.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

jackl — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:24 GMT

The drug should be legal so that your son will not end up with a criminal record, jail time or other punitive sanctions that will harm him his entire life in a much more profound way than the pot smoking you complain about. Also, did you notice that pot being illegal hasn't stopped your son or anyone else from easily finding pot on the black market. In other news, Pete's response here correct; Cal = clueless.

re: Americans pose tough questions for Obama...about marijuana

jackl — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:06:21 GMT

In other news, Pete's response here correct; Cal = clueless.