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In reply to the discussion: Patrick Kennedy spouts nonsense on Amendment 64 (Legal Cannabis in Colorado) [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)maybe I missed it and should look a little further.
however, this blog entry is full of smoke being blown up someone's ass...
http://learnaboutsam.com/no-marijuana-legalization/#more-208
I don't have time right now go through the thing, point-by-point to show how wrong this post is - but just for starters - the claim about people in treatment for marijuana - as tho this indicates marijuana is a dangerous substance.
the reality is that people plea bargain and go into treatment rather than go to trial, etc. This doesn't mean marijuana requires treatment. It means the justice system has instituted forced treatment in lieu of harsher punishment.
however, those who go into treatment, for the most part, are substance free for one month before treatment begins.
This is not the action of someone with a drug dependency, unless the someone is the mental health care system.
This is the action of someone operating in a state with laws that are unjust.