Community | September 25, 2009 | 47 comments

And You Thought They Were Going to Legalize Marijuana...NOT!

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The National Institute of Drug Abuse has set aside $3,000,000 to "support research studies that focus on the identification, and preclinical and clinical evaluation, of medications that can be safe and effective for the treatment of cannabis-use and -induced DISORDERS, as well as their medical and psychiatric consequences."

"Cannabis-related disorders (CRDs) including cannabis abuse or dependence and cannabis induced disorders (e.g., intoxication, delirium, psychotic disorder, and anxiety disorder) are a major public health issue. Cannabis use includes marijuana, hashish, and other tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) containing substances."

Looks like they are going to spend 3 million dollars creating a drug to heal the DISORDERS created by the best drug the planet ever gave us. We have to keep Big Pharma happy...at whatever cost, and that means we need to turn cannabis use into a major public health issue.

Once again, NOT the change people voted for.

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47 comments // And You Thought They Were Going to Legalize Marijuana...NOT!

  • davzap
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      davzap  

    • Pot is GOOD and the government lies about it. We must make up for this with positive information and state rights to medicinal. Voice up to legislators and editors.
      Prohibition is a civil rights violation. We have equal rights to pot as there exists for alcohol, tobacco, and herb tea.

    • 2 years ago
  • tecolote420
  • QuestionGeek
  • 43christ210
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      43christ210  

    • If you actually thought that the Obama administration was going to legalize Marijuana you are high too damn much. Seriously he did about as much as he could; cutting Federal aid to drug enforcement. He can't rewrite the laws. That is up to Us. Maybe smoke a little less and vote more? Or if the issue is that important to you throw your stash my way and join the ranks of the very few but important pro pot politicians.

      P.S. Too much of a good thing can be harmful.

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  
    • 43christ210:

      Yes but, all use does not mean abuse. Group punishment is not the answer. The only way things will change, will come from education. Ordinary Americans do not realize they have been spun. They do not realize what they were told was willfully misleading. Our politicians knew cannabis was not what people were being told, yet they used it for political gain.

      How can they admit it? They spun false facts and spin, for their own political gain. "War on Drugs"? They knew cannabis hemp should not be classified the same as heroin and cocaine, yet they remained silent. Many times ignoring the facts, while using it as a political tool. How's that working out for us? We have more people in prison than any other country in the world. Many due to non-violent crimes.

      Senator Jim Webb is supposed to be involved in changing our prison system. He has stated, nothing is off the table. I take him at his word. I hope I can trust him? If he examines the prison system and explores facts, I'm sure he will realize, the war on cannabis is causing much of our prison problems.

      Hell, our prison system is sooo large, they have started privatizing our prisons. Soon they will have the nerve to say it out loud. They can't change the drug laws, it would hurt the prison industry. That's just sad!

      Where are the voices of reason? Where are the people with voices that could be heard, standing up for change. The war on cannabis must change. The conversation must happen. Facts should not be hidden! If the facts can't stand on their own, they should not stand. The facts are against the war on cannabis! It's time to talk!

    • 2 years ago
  • jubal
  • Incredulous
  • tmfs
  • kaseyrae
  • kingfugazi
  • kingfugazi
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      kingfugazi  

    • I won't give up, not one bit, cannabis will be legal before I die no matter how much money opposes it. If the problem is money, F*ck it, thats gotta change first.

    • 2 years ago
  • pandaman2105
  • Manatee_man
  • bonesmattingly
  • Blkwdw
  • kingfugazi
  • Jjjjason7
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      Jjjjason7  

    • I agree with hunzedog the possible side effects from smokin are nothing compared to the consequences of getting caught smokin it.

    • 2 years ago
  • sk8r408
  • hunzedog
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      hunzedog  

    • Cannabis's only bad side effect is JAIL. how many people have CRD's Cop Related Disorder ? an Anxiety Disorder from Being thrown on car hoods and locked in jail with murders and rapists for something that is none of their FU(KING BUSINESS> you cops are making lots of enemies. one in 30 americans has been affected by your worthless laws.......you fu(king chumps dont listen to the american people.......go to hell !

    • 2 years ago
  • Incredulous
  • Prijedor
  • crasscharge
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      crasscharge  

    • WOW!
      $3,000,000 dollars on research!
      on top of the millions spent on the war on marijuana? You don't have to be high to be confused by this. The big argument is "If It's legal people will just grow their own and we can't tax it." Yeah right we live in the great US OF A give us convenience or give us death. Besides that if its legal it will lose major cool points and possibly a large portion of its users. Ritalin and other prescription drugs don't cause psychiatric disorders?

    • 2 years ago
  • samthesixth
  • Nephwrack
  • samthesixth
  • Ihatethemall
  • Sebastian9
  • PirateSauce
  • MOMie
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      MOMie  

    • Please legalize the F**kin thing! We can really use the $$$ and a little of the love right now? what the F**k...so upset..gotta go spark.......mmmm xxxxoxoxoxox...was that so bad?..pass it along...x

    • 2 years ago
  • hdvcreations
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      hdvcreations  

    • Remember... If you legalize marijuanna, you don't need as many Police Officer, Border patrols, Fences, etc. Legalization isn't the issue, it's turf/funding control.

    • 2 years ago
  • slvrGelatin
  • LuckyTripps
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      LuckyTripps  

    • Who are these people that are deciding this shit? Obviously its not us, whats really going on? Who's telling who what to do, sounds like things are out of control... ours.. we the people, anyways, good day America...

    • 2 years ago
  • spacemikey
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      spacemikey [removed]  

    • $3,000,000 to "support research studies that focus on the identification, and preclinical and clinical evaluation, of medications that can be safe and effective for the treatment of cannabis-use and -induced DISORDERS, as well as their medical and psychiatric consequences."

      Is that TAX dollars? Insanity at it's finest, I won't say that marijuana can't potentially cause some people minor problems. But the negative actions of people have been highly exaggerated, when it comes to marijuana. All these so called psychological disorders can't be proven to be linked solely to marijuana, in the majority of cases.

      And all the PROVEN benefits greatly outweigh, some already (mentally) ill person misusing a valuable medicine.

      This is outrageous, Big Pharma has found another way to acquire tax dollars, on a study that supports their cause.

      There needs to be a national vote on this issue, it should be on the very next nation wide ballot, and it needs to be highly publicized.... The people need to decide marijuana legalization, and if it's made legal, Big Pharma can STFU and quit insisting on robbing the people to support their industry...

    • 2 years ago
  • Incredulous
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      Incredulous  
    • spacemikey:

      that is TAX dollars

      and it is your right, your responsibility if you are an American citizen, to let your representatives know how you want them to spend, and more importantly, how you want them NOT to spend your tax dollars.

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  
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    • Follow the link to find the facts. Jack Herer's book of facts is available to read for free on the internet. The book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" is backed up with documentation to back up the facts.

      The war on drugs, gives no real excuse for ignoring facts. They refuse to even discuss the issue. I think it's cause the facts are against them. It's easier to spin shit, than to deal with those pesky facts. Facts be damned.

    • 2 years ago
  • good_stuff
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      good_stuff  

    • I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I think big pharma is just looking to the future. There are medications out there to treat alchoholism and such, so why wouldn't they attempt the same with this substance?

      Maybe this should be a good thing for the movement. If big pharma thinks they can make money off of it, then they could push for legalization so they can make more money.

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
  • Incredulous
    • 0
      Incredulous  
    • good_stuff:

      "Cannabis-related disorders (CRDs) are a major public health issue."

      P L E A S E. That is soooo false, and yes, big pharma is always looking to the future. THEY ARE the major public health issue.

    • 2 years ago
  • QuestionGeek
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      QuestionGeek  
    • good_stuff:

      Big Pharma is already making money off of it. It's called Marinol. That's why they don't want it legalized. They want to control who makes profit off of it. It's a plant that's easy to grow, cultivate, and doesn't cost that much if you have your own farm to use it or provide it for medicinal uses.

      I see the same kind of fights going on with any other kind herbal treatment that's natural and has no side effects compared to what Big Pharma provides (toxic bullshit)

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
    • 0
      Conniepae  

    • Sad, they are ignoring a possible road to victory, while supporting the madness! 'Reefer Madness' is just that, madness.

      When one looks at the possibilities of cannabis for medicine and hemp for industry, it makes one wonder, 'what are they thinking?'. Money, money, money! Follow the money and you find the madness.

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
    • 0
      Conniepae  

    • Isn't it ironic, they agree on a topic, which has hurt so many ordinary Americans? They won't even have a real discussion about the facts. They just follow along regardless of facts. It's all politics. Unfortunately, the 'war on cannabis' has enriched the coffers of both sides. Money talks. Big money talks louder.

    • 2 years ago
  • samthesixth
  • Conniepae
  • Progresshiv
    • 0
      Progresshiv  

    • Demon cannabis again raises it ugly, transformative head. The Reefer Madness runs rampant- Duct tape the windows and chain lock the doors.

    • 2 years ago
  • Incredulous
  • Progresshiv
  • Sebastian9
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