General Discussion

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

61. I'm not calling you a joke. There are lots of legitimate patients in the program.

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:35 PM

Aug 2012

You should be angrier about this than anyone. It's the doctors, dispensaries and "patients" who abused the system who created the problem you now have.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

72 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

California Pot Party is over [View all] demosincebirth Aug 2012 OP

Now that's what I'd call a "fair and balanced" essay... Scuba Aug 2012 #1

yeh, the same FDA that will approve drugs that end up killing people.. frylock Aug 2012 #33

Well, I for one can state unequivocally that truedelphi Aug 2012 #60

I guess some of our fringe docs include the UCSD oncology department nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #2

I agree with you, but did you read the whole article? I have personally seen the frivolous and demosincebirth Aug 2012 #7

And then you have the gold standard nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #22

Need to have nationwide usage Dkc05 Aug 2012 #3

You are dreaming, you know. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #20

somebody has to keep the cops in business datasuspect Aug 2012 #4

Really? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #8

Well, there is the drug testing industry, the prison industry, the legal profession... Fumesucker Aug 2012 #25

And don't forget, the War On Drugs is a big part of the foreign policy of the country byeya Aug 2012 #36

Yes, really and the privatized prison system and the Pharma Corps and then there are the sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #38

You mean like it is happening in South America? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #54

Yes, it is beginning to happen in S. America. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #62

Wow. And all of this has been going on exactly like you say and I haven't read about it? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #65

I disagree. The tacky capitalism of the neon pot leaves... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #5

I disagree that the medical profession has largely rejected smoked marijuana as medicine, cbayer Aug 2012 #6

You must have read the whole article without rose colored glasses demosincebirth Aug 2012 #9

I also predicted this early on. cbayer Aug 2012 #10

Those dispensaries in Colorado are all operating in compliance with state law. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #15

I happen to know quite a few of the "state-registered patients... who have been approved by doctors" cbayer Aug 2012 #17

There are 99,000 registered patients in Colorado. How many do you know? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #27

You are preaching to the choir. I am an advocate for full legalization, but California cbayer Aug 2012 #29

A picture worth a thousand words demosincebirth Aug 2012 #43

I do have a legitimate chronic back pain Panasonic Aug 2012 #52

I'm not calling you a joke. There are lots of legitimate patients in the program. cbayer Aug 2012 #61

I'm not happy about the clampdowns Panasonic Aug 2012 #64

What's the problem? I guess you didn't read the whole article. Colorado's time will come too. Calif demosincebirth Aug 2012 #18

California had about 2,000 dispensaries at its peak... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #28

Wishful thinking -- where are your facts and fugures? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #40

Part of the problem is that NOBODY knows what the law is. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #12

This is why general legalization is the only answer. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #11

What a fucking pantload. Webster Green Aug 2012 #13

This thread, the replies and respondents, are so very telling. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #14

Prop 215 Has Been Doing Exactly What the People Want It to Do AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #16

Like the author said in his last two sentences. Paraphrasing: Calif pot dispensaries have become a demosincebirth Aug 2012 #19

That is unfortunate. Webster Green Aug 2012 #21

I agree that the people who really need it should be able to get it, but the abuse that happens demosincebirth Aug 2012 #39

If you are for legalization mick063 Aug 2012 #50

Hopefully the DEA will be ordered to remove it in October Panasonic Aug 2012 #55

and now those eye rollers and gigglers will have to get their pot from the streets.. frylock Aug 2012 #37

True, then, where do you put the blame at why the fed are doing this? To me, I could care less, demosincebirth Aug 2012 #42

no, what you posted was drug warrior propagandist bullshit.. frylock Aug 2012 #47

Hey, I'm just the messenger here, with some input. If you want to smoke your dope 24 hours a day demosincebirth Aug 2012 #68

24 hours a day? frylock Aug 2012 #72

Your original post and further defense of it is just another kind of "phoney excuse..." hunter Aug 2012 #66

You really don't know what the fuck you are talking about. I posted it for information in case it demosincebirth Aug 2012 #70

It's their choice, isn't it? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #44

So you are telling me that the choice for one particular patient nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #45

no, it isn't a choice really.. frylock Aug 2012 #48

that is why we need to simply legalize marijuana.... mike_c Aug 2012 #23

It is so easy to grow. roody Aug 2012 #24

The growers screwed up by not supporting Prop. 19 flamingdem Aug 2012 #26

There seem to be a lot more chronic illnesses these days. Trillo Aug 2012 #30

Many inaccurate statements by a well known warrior in the war on pot. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #31

Here's a link to the text of the law, Prop 215, it is short, read it Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #32

FYI, you know who Jonn Redman is right? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #34

I'm registered there, so here is my comment: musiclawyer Aug 2012 #35

well stated! frylock Aug 2012 #41

Compassionate use is a great concept, but it has become a complete farce slackmaster Aug 2012 #46

i paid $30 for my renewal, and spent about 30 minutes discussing my chronic knee pain with a doctor frylock Aug 2012 #49

Good for you. My renewal is not up until November Panasonic Aug 2012 #57

Since when did it become acceptable Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #51

It's NOT over. Our dispensaries in Los Angeles are still open. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #53

I know you're a vet... Panasonic Aug 2012 #58

Here is what a rep from CADFY told me during a protest nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #59

Did you forget that, in this case, Federal law supersedes state law? demosincebirth Aug 2012 #63

They are still fighting and it will indeed end up in the SCOTUS nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #67

Eventual legalization must address one thing musiclawyer Aug 2012 #56

Good point. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #71

I've been saying this all along. Medical MJ is not the path to legalization Major Nikon Aug 2012 #69