Why, oh why, doesn't the government just legalize this stuff? How can pills like methadone and oxycontin be purchased at a local pharmacy, but something as harmless as marijuana be banned?
The drugs the FDA gives approval for in this country is nothing short of amazing. Yet, a natural growing item is deemed more harmful than pain pills? How many cases of marijuana overdose deaths were recorded last year? How many pill overdoses?
im of two minds on this one. on the one hand taking weed out off the street might be a safer alternative in terms of quality of product and exposure to other drugs but the cynical side of me expects that if that were to happen those who deal would look for other drug options to fill the void, romanticize the use of those drugs and keep the problem going. weed could also be taxed which i suppose is good. hell there are tons of reasons why it makes sense. the side of me that feels a bit iffy about this is the side that sees all too often the waste of life that happens with any kind of substance abuse including the legal drugs like prescriptions or alcohol and cigarettes. heck even substance abuse that causes the collateral damage that happens to families and friends as a result of angers me. legalization tho makes me think of the legalization of gambling here with the big casinos and all of the lottery drawings. keeps people away from the street bookies, well not all of them but most, and some of the proceeds are used for ga programs but i see far too many people wreck their lives with this too. i know that thus far its an either or situation and that prohibiting drives it to the street, links it to crime and doesnt address the wrecked families either but i so wish there was a plan c here.
"A lot of patients that band together to grow their medicine together," Hiatt said. "So when you come into a situation like this, you're not dealing with one person's medicine; you're dealing with as many as a hundred or more."
Advocates say an incident like this fuels an already severe shortage of medical marijuana.
Police and prosecutors refused to comment on the confiscated plants and whether the Seattle Police Department has, in fact, adopted a new policy on medical marijuana confiscation -------------------------------------
hmm maybe a community garden with registered owners might be a solution. there is a lot of abuse of the laws surrounding medical weed. ive known 2 people over the years who er rumor has it have been paid to fly to cali and buy weed designated for medical purposes and its not been about medicinal use for those folks its been about money.
Why, oh why, doesn't the government just legalize this stuff? How can pills like methadone and oxycontin be purchased at a local pharmacy, but something as harmless as marijuana be banned?
The drugs the FDA gives approval for in this country is nothing short of amazing. Yet, a natural growing item is deemed more harmful than pain pills? How many cases of marijuana overdose deaths were recorded last year? How many pill overdoses?
"A lot of patients that band together to grow their medicine together," Hiatt said. "So when you come into a situation like this, you're not dealing with one person's medicine; you're dealing with as many as a hundred or more."
Advocates say an incident like this fuels an already severe shortage of medical marijuana.
Police and prosecutors refused to comment on the confiscated plants and whether the Seattle Police Department has, in fact, adopted a new policy on medical marijuana confiscation -------------------------------------
hmm maybe a community garden with registered owners might be a solution. there is a lot of abuse of the laws surrounding medical weed. ive known 2 people over the years who er rumor has it have been paid to fly to cali and buy weed designated for medical purposes and its not been about medicinal use for those folks its been about money.
Big Brother stuff: medical marijuana This is just such a sad, sad, story, and makes me so angry ... owl
Why was the FBI involved? A medical grade pound is a lot but, nothing the Feds usually involve themselves with. Unless, he was abusing the 215 card and, not growing for medical purpose and, was in fact growing for profit. Thing is, when you go on assumed policy that one can grow for others without a law of protection then, this happens. It takes a heck of a lot of work to grow and, how can someone sick be able to handle such a big operation? Gator
This is just such a sad, sad, story, and makes me so angry ...
First thieves, then cops take man's medical pot
By RAY LANE KOMO-TV STAFF
"FBI! Get on the floor!"
Those were the words Roger Spohn said he heard as four gunmen masquerading as federal agents stormed into his Wallingford home.
The men wanted one thing: marijuana - which Spohn was growing plenty of for legal medical use - and they took off with several pounds of it.
But when Seattle police responded to the home invasion call, Spohn didn't get sympathy or protection. Rather, according to him, a bigger crime was committed.
Officers and detectives moved in and hauled away hundreds of marijuana plants that were a part of a large growing operation inside the house.
Spohn, who is legally able to grow up to 15 plants for medical use, said he was cultivating a larger amount for fellow medical marijuana patients.
"Every patient can't grown their own 15 plants. It's fairly difficult getting them to root and keeping them alive," he said.
Growing good, medical-grade marijuana is not easy, according to Spohn. But patients with terminal or debilitating health conditions rely on it.
No matter, Spohn was detained for hours as police chopped up the plants and stuffed them inside bags.
"It was pretty terrible. I really felt negative about it," he said.
Medical marijuana attorney Douglas Hiatt described Spohn's experience as "ridiculous."
"They shouldn't be confiscating it in the first place. It's only going to sick people. None of it is being diverted. None of it is being sold on the open market," he said.
Hiatt said Seattle police recently changed its tone on confiscating marijuana even if it's being grown for medical purposes.
For years, he says there's been an understanding about how some places have larger growing operations. But that policy of acceptance is apparently not being followed now.
"A lot of patients that band together to grow their medicine together," Hiatt said. "So when you come into a situation like this, you're not dealing with one person's medicine; you're dealing with as many as a hundred or more."
Advocates say an incident like this fuels an already severe shortage of medical marijuana.
Police and prosecutors refused to comment on the confiscated plants and whether the Seattle Police Department has, in fact, adopted a new policy on medical marijuana confiscation -------------------------------------
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