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Feds to Continue Raids on Medical Pot in California

The federal government will continue raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in... more

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Ambien for Coke Heads

The latest pharmaceutical being sold on the street is a knock-you-out antipsychotic... more

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DEA agents among 14 Americans dead in Afghanistan War on Drugs

An Afghan riot police man places a tear gas canister into his rifle during a... more

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DEA personnel, embassy staff among 14 dead in Afghan chopper crash

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14... more

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Federal Government stops harassing medical marijuana establishments

You don't label a person confined to a wheel chair as "lazy", hence you don't label... more

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U.S. attacks Mexican cartels

In a coordinated raid on the La Familia drug cartel, US forces arrested 303 people.... more

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Latest Argument Against Medical Marijuana: It Supports Cartels

Demand for medical marijuana in Colorado has grown so fast in the past few months that... more

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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