United States // Current

Troy Bohlke, of the Westward Fund, Calls USA the Melting Pot of Foreign Investors

In today's USA Today...... more

webgrafix
added this
3 days ago
|
0 comments

Video shows Fort Hood shooting aftermath

http://www.forbezdvd.com/cod.php?v=ODk1Nw

doggeman
added this
3 days ago
|
0 comments

Sri Lanka: Notes from a War on Terror

Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka during the final days... more

MarianaVanZeller
added this
4 days ago
|
18 comments

US LEADERS WERE THE REAL BARBARIANS

http://FreeHawaii.INfo Princess Ka`iulani was not a barbarian. President William... more

FreeHawaiiTV
added this
4 days ago
|
0 comments

Hope Restored for PS3 VidZone in North America

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2009/11/04/hope-restored-for-ps3-vidzone-in-north-america/

doctorstrange
added this
4 days ago
|
0 comments

Obama America Predictions Come True: Journalist Expected Obamaland to Follow Bankrupt Englan

Welcome to Obamaland was published in January 2009, just as the new president was... more

ladybugaz
added this
6 days ago
|
0 comments

US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report

The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope... more

knews121
added this
7 days ago
|
2 comments

Students offer solutions on how to be more "Food Sustainable"

Students at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, an institution that teaches... more

3BLMedia
added this
12 days ago
|
0 comments

John Kerry: The Taliban’s Best Friend | Newsflavor

War is war and must be left to the men and women fighting the war. Mixing politics... more

Ronnie_Spangler
added this
12 days ago
|
2 comments

Who Runs The US News Media

The power of lies, deceptions and disinformation as Americans pay the price of... more

Future_America
added this
14 days ago
|
5 comments

U.S. Diplomat meets North Korean official in New York

A U.S. diplomat met on Saturday with North Korea's second-ranking official involved in... more

knews121
added this
15 days ago
|
0 comments

"BARBARIAN" PRINCESS MOVIE - Denigrating Slur Used

http://FreeHawaii.Info http://BarbarianPrincessMovie.com Honolulu Advertiser -... more

FreeHawaiiTV
added this
15 days ago
|
5 comments

My Favorite People Over Eighty

I was thrilled to see that my favorite person in the whole world was number one on the... more

Ruth_Kongaika
added this
17 days ago
|
0 comments

Pat Buchanan: Working-class whites losing "their" country

The conservative pundit thinks white people have suffered enough already. In his... more

Future_America
added this
17 days ago
|
0 comments

AKAKA BILL PASSAGE WON'T END ATTACKS ON HAWAIIANS

http://FreeHawaii.Info Maui News - October 18, 2009 ...The Akaka Bill says you... more

FreeHawaiiTV
added this
17 days ago
|
0 comments

Isolate Obama: Take Back America 2010 | Newsflavor

With President Obama’s popularity steadily falling and the passage of his Health... more

Ronnie_Spangler
added this
19 days ago
|
0 comments

Federal government acknowledges medical marijuana patients rights, what's next?

Lately the world become a little more happy when the Feds decided to recognize the rights of medical marijuana patients and a lot of people have been speculating what will come next. CNN recently talked about legalization and turning cannabis into a commodity, which in the long run is probably not such a bad idea. With all the speculation and the media clamoring for ratings to sell some ad space and some of their television personalities books it amazes me they haven't taken a deeper look at what this potentially means.

Marijuana or Cannabis is a Schedule I drug , meaning three things

" 1. The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
2. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
3. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision."

Talking about legalizing it right away is ridiculous unless we visit and understand the original hypocrisy of all drug laws in the United States, to ask questions about the federal governments right to interfere with what are ultimately personal decisions that are in line with our personal liberties in a supposed free nation.
Some people hide behind the veil of these medical marijuana laws and abuse them for personal gain, and soon the media will focus on that and begin a negative campaign driving up support for the opposition; most of which are opposed because of a lack of education, or general stubbornness.
The community of "recreational" cannabis users needs to find their own fight in this war, let the medical field remain legitimate or risk a back lash and a battle you will never win. Recent polls found 40% of the public in favor of reform, promising but far from the support needed for real change.
Relaxing the stance on medical users allows recreational users to focus on the hypocrisy of the drugs Schedule I standing and with enough noise could force the governments hand to look at and make a decision on that matter. Steps need to be taken in order to achieve the desired results where we could all grow a few plants in our backyard if we felt like doing so, let's start with step 1 and then worry about steps 2-54.Lately the world become a little more happy when the Feds decided to recognize the... more