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Re: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Ohio Medical Marijuana Law Under Threat

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From: Mark Nielsen
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 00:00
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>There are plenty of other perscription medications to relieve pain.
>Legalizing marijuana for medical use only begs its abuse.
>
>With Bill Clinton as President, it doesn't surprise me that we
>are eventually facing issues like this.   

How many of us are reacting emotionally not understanding the full 
situation? 

For instance, I am. Although I think pot is stupid, I also think
alcohol is stupid. People who drink alcohol are no better than people
who smoke pot. If we allow people to drink themselves to death, I don't
see why they cannot smoke themselves to death.

For me, if it makes them happy when they are suffering some sort of pain,
well why the hell not. 

This is a complete emotional reaction, just like other people posting their
opinions here. My point is, before we get all up in arms about whether
we should outlaw pot for medical purposes, I think we should study the
situation better.

But back to emotions rather than facts, it is more fun.....

Personally, I think stupid people use alcohol on purpose to act stupid 
and silly. It just gives them an excuse. I already act goofy, 
I don't need chemicals. Sure you get people claiming they like the taste,
which is bullshit. American beer is piss water compared to some real
european beer. I like Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, or whatever a lot better
than wine or beer. I think people learn to like alcohol, which is dumb.
They learn to like it because they want to get drunk.

If I had my way, I would get rid of alcohol and pot. I think both
are stupid.

Oh by the way, for the people who don't like Clinton, your
Conservative Republican representatives don't like pot because they cannot
make profit off of it. If they could, they would leagalize it and make 
it into an industry like beer. Your "ethical" friends would turn in a hearbeat
for profit. The conservatives will defend the tobacco and beer industry
to the death, but they claim Clinton is some sort of liberal? What the
hell is this? I question the validity of people who defend tobacco and
beer but claim pot should be outlawed.

I just want to point out, I take a balance between conservative and liberal
views most of the time, but it looks like some conservatives are being
a bit silly here. I bet a lot of them drink alcohol, but won't
permit some hippie to smoke a joint. 

Mark
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From: dude@auto.med.ohio-state.edu (Mark Nielsen)
Subject: Re: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Ohio Medical Marijuana Law Under Threat
Date: 1997/02/07
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