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it's a bit of a political/humanitarian cover to press forward with the federal law.

Then there's that Slippery Slope to recreational use I give it no more than 10 years before it will be not only legal, but it revamps products and commerce creating a new market for hemp.

You'll probably see more ads against Marijuana like this:
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while Pharma could make a mint on mmj by getting in on the action, it's so myopic it can't see how.

At least until they can patent some chemical portion of it.

In my case, I'm a cancer patient + registered mmj patient. It's absurd to deny it to people. It's helped me with so many of my med problems (anxiety, sleeplessness, pain) with NO side effects except getting a bit high, of course. In addition, a component of mj, cannibidiol (CBD) has been proven anti-inflammatory, antimetastasis, anti-angiogenic, and healthy cell protective in animal studies for my type of cancer. Yet there have been no human studies. Don't tell me Big Pharma isn't holding them up

My friend, age 72, who has breathing probs due to 5 operations including one where he nearly died says mmj helps his breathing, esp. when he combines it with yoga. Unfortunately, in my state his condition isn't one for which he can register as a mmj patient, so he has to obtain mj from other sources. Ridiculous!

He decided after decades of pain without relief from his prescribed medications to obtain a MM card. After spending 6 months jumping though the hoops and paying all his fees, he was finally granted one.
Shortly afterward, he received a letter from his primary physician informing him he would no longer treat him. He went looking for a new Dr and was surprised to discover most Dr's in his area now inform all new patients that a drug test will be performed before they are accepted for treatment.
We switched insurance companies a few years ago when my husband got a new job. I went looking for a new Dr. I take NO medications, have NO medical complaints, have NO history of drug abuse, mental illness or incarceration. He wanted to do the usual lab work and then asked me to sign a waver for a drug test. When I refused he literally threw me out of his office. This was in OK.
I don't believe for a minute the medical profession (of which I used to be a part) has ANY intention of allowing MM to reduce their kick backs from big pharm.
Get ready to make a choice for your cancer - a blunt or chemo, you won't be getting both anywhere conservatives hold sway.

Blunts PLUS chemo for me!
Cancer is a punk.

Welcome

Sounds like a normal name to me.

That was a confusing answer, clarify please?

I received the news as a petition in the form of a modifiable letter to my Senator, asking him to co-sponsor the bill, which I did.

With all of the inequal protection issues we are seeing in places from NYC to Ferguson, and the U.S.'s status of incarceration nation, we should be legalizing and regulating all use, not just medical use.

I only had but a brief moment of free time this afternoon to call your D.C. office and thank you and your staff for these efforts. Unfortunately, I was unable to get through.

With that, thank you for your efforts on this meaningful legislation...

-EF (NYS Resident)