Conversation on The Sacramento Press about: Medicinal cannabis clubs face scrutiny

By: SteveA

2010-03-29T09:52:54Z

I hope the California Cannabis Act DOES go before voters as a ballot initiative, and I hope it passes. Prohibitions, in the past, never work – they just don't, and the only thing it does is enrich criminals and create |more need for prisons – and then citizens wind up needing payday advances for lawyers to defend themselves in court. We should legalize marijuana completely – medical marijuana has benefits, and it's obvious that there's a demand for it – and supply will always meet demand. Not forgetting the idiotic nature of government to tell people what they may or mayn't do within the privacy of their own houses, if they aren't hurting anybody.

By: FreedomFighter

2009-10-06T18:17:50Z

WALDORFANDSLATER "Potheads who want legal excuse to use pot always hide behind the banner of 'medical marijuana'. Is pot better than manmade drugs? SURE!" I am no pothead! I am a medical marijuana patient whom helped change the laws because I can't take my "Man Made" prescriptions without the help of Marijuana! It's Life & Death for me!! and I help make laws so I am not hiding behind the "EXCUSE" of medical marijuana! I am living because of it! I haven't experienced the feeling of hunger in 15 years and have terrible pain in my stomach as well as pain & vomiting... Marijuana is no excuse for me and thousands of others. Your comment is ignorant and offensive towards patients and the sick so get a mind or close your mouth!!! There is no hiding for most seriously ill.

By: Doosie

2009-09-17T22:09:52Z

Me thinks he doth protest too much - and with the audacity of using a Henson avatar!

By: TheLaMarr

2009-09-09T16:38:02Z

There is a movie available through Hollywood video (thats where I found it) called "The Union". Those of you on the side of the status quo or keeping marijuana law and policy "as it is" should see this. It opened my eyes to a lot of issues that are not commonly at the front of the marijuana/cannibis discussion. This movie is a strong cup of coffee for the side of legalization; it also touches on the decriminalization debate.

By: lisakay

2009-07-22T18:40:37Z

I set in the hospital as my brother faught for his life and the doctors could not get his blood pressure down they were afraid he would suffer a stroke if they could not ger it down. My brothers girlfriend got a wheel chair and she took my brother out of the hospital without the staff knowing gave him his medical canibas and guess what. The nurse came in to make her rounds took his blood pressure and it was down. She had the doctor paged when he came they told him what they had done the doctor was speechless.

By: Steve Vicente

2009-07-16T06:14:09Z

Federal law > local law ? 10th amendment > your opinion

By: waldorfandstatler

2009-07-16T04:39:00Z

We say, ILegalize it! Potheads who want legal excuse to use pot always hide behind the banner of 'medical marijuana'. Is pot better than manmade drugs? SURE! That's like saying that being hit by a car is better than being hit by a semi, both are unnecessary. Federal law > local law. Recreational drug use is for losers.

By: Steve Vicente

2009-07-16T03:15:15Z

Vote OUT the City Council and the Board of Supervisors. Those D-bags will regulate any type of business they hear some hoity-toity whiner was offended by... whether it's a strip club or medical marijuana.

By: Kathleen Haley

2009-07-15T20:00:54Z

Excellent reporting, Cheyenne.

By: Steven Bourasa

2009-07-15T18:24:18Z

People want safe and legal access to this powerful healing herb. Given today's legal climate, it is no surprise that many medical marijuana dispensaries are opening up. I suggest that the city council partake of 'special' cookies before their deliberations. It is simply amazing how humanitarian people become under the influence of sister cannabis.

By: mcclendon82

2009-07-15T17:01:19Z

hmm...it sounds like the city is trying to start regulating medical pot more. everyone needs to take into consideration that regulation is GOOD. regulating a system of clubs keeps them from being everywhere at once. decriminalization of pot and regulation seems to be on the horizon, and im all for that. but they have to impliment a system that works, for instance the department of health and human services just cleared all counties for a medical card for patients. although this program is voluntary...it might prove to keep patients out of jail/prison. it is a 45 day period for positive thinking hopefully and regulating this new medicine.2010 should be a good year for legal issues....and is supposed to be on the ballot...so tell a friend NOW before its too late...make your vote count in 2010!!!!

By: FFT

2009-07-15T16:33:36Z

City officials act as if these collectives have, as this writer puts it, "sprung up under their feet." But in fact, collectives have of course been in town for years and city council was too fearful of federal crackdown to do anything about it. Blame the Bush admin, that's easy--but it's also another example of clueless and anemic council leadership on an issue california should be at the vanguard of (namely, medicinal marijuana).