In a message dated 06 Nov 96  13:24:16, Cyrano Jones wrote:
 CJ>  California's Proposition 215 passed. I knew it would. However, this
 CJ> is not 
 CJ> the end of it, since it's still a Federal offense to purchase, grow,
 CJ> or possess Marijuana, there will be calls for the (repeal) of 215.
I think this shows an enlightenment of the public as they attempt to take 
STATE control of their own lives - Federal law is ridiculuous and might very 
well result in mass "revolution" if mj laws are militarily enforced.
It was heartening to see 70+ year old senior citizens puffing on a pipe as 
their medicine.
About time they started to see the facts of mj and not the gov't hype to 
which they have been exposed to so long.
 CJ>  What do I take offense to? While pot smokers who want marijuana
 CJ> decrimina-
 CJ> lized might have taken a celebratory toke due to 215's passage, it's
 CJ> not
 CJ> about the recreational pot smoker... it's about those poor people who
 CJ> need it
 CJ> as a medicine. Prop. 215 passed because people don't think that
Thne spin doctors are in full force!
 CJ> marijuana is 
 CJ> as harmful to health as the Government would have us believe, and if
 CJ> marijuana
 CJ> does indeed help those who suffer, then allow them to use it to
 CJ> alleviate that suffering.
You have to understand that the Fed gov is in the busines of CONTROL - not 
whether something is good, useful or hold medicinal value.
They could care less if you have aids, cancer or are undergoing chemo. They 
most likely will say the Marinol pill is better than "cultivated" mj.
 CJ> use pot. Makes sense, until you read between the lines... these same
 CJ> Powers-
 CJ> That-Be don't want kids to have access to Marijuana, even if those
 CJ> kids are
 CJ> suffering from AIDS or other tragic (mj treatable) conditions.  In
They HAVE to propagate the lies they have told for so long. The fact is mj is 
MORE available on the streets to kids (so what's the difference if it is made 
legal for medicinal use?)
The difference is it would be available to proper persons with a medical 
prescription if you will.
 CJ> evils of our society on pot? Who's listening?
The gov sure isn't listneing to the will of the people (at the Federal level 
anyway).
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