Medical-marijuana comments sought
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Medical-marijuana comments sought
Seattle Times – Aug 12, 2007
, crushing an empty parked car. OlympiaHow much is a 60-day supply of medical marijuana? And how should patients who qualify under state law to legally possess the stuff actually get some?The public is invited to help the state Department of Health come up with those and other answers to clarify the medical-marijuana law passed by voters in 1998. The state Legislature last session ordered the department to make the clarifications. Written comments may be submitted by mail to P. Box 47866, Olympia, 98504; by fax to 360-236-4768; by e-mail to medicalmarijuana@doh.
Deputies stranded in wilderness after destroying marijuana plants
Seattle Times – Aug 12, 2007
Skamania County Sheriff’s deputies and Clark-Skamania Drug Task Force officers had removed more than 3,000 marijuana plants on the east side of Dog Mountain Saturday. With some of them exhausted and dehydrated, the group decided to spend the night in the wilderness rather than hike out of the narrow gorge, said Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox. All but one of the 10 sheriff’s deputies had been rescued by early this afternoon. The last person, who is injured but stable and talking, was brought off the mountain later and is being transported to Southwest Washington Hospital in Vancouver, Wash.
Opinion: A less-dangerous intoxicant | marijuana, alcohol, use,…
OCRegister – Aug 12, 2007
How, then, does alcohol continue to escape the country’s often puritanical view of drugs, and does it make sense to consider reforming drug laws based on an assessment of their dangerousness? The answer to the first question is a matter of historical and sociological debate, the answer to the second is clearly yes. Certainly, there are drugs more dangerous and addictive than alcohol, including methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. By the same measure, it is appropriate to recognize marijuana as falling on the other side of the proverbial ledger. Although it may well be advisable to discourage use of marijuana, its risks and potential for destruction compare favorably with alcohol. For example, how many reported instances exist of hooligan sports fans high on marijuana overturning cars, starting fights, sexually assaulting dates or beating their wives? None. The reality, if admittedly not productive, is better depicted in movies such as “True Romance” or “Foxy Brown,” where the pothead is depicted as a television devotee. Marijuana use may stifle one’s ambition, but it least it does not wreak havoc on others… Certainly, there are drugs more dangerous and addictive than alcohol, including methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. By the same measure, it is appropriate to recognize marijuana as falling on the other side of the proverbial ledger. Although it may well be advisable to discourage use of marijuana, its risks and potential for destruction compare favorably with alcohol. For example, how many reported instances exist of hooligan sports fans high on marijuana overturning cars, starting fights, sexually assaulting dates or beating their wives? None. The reality, if admittedly not productive, is better depicted in movies such as “True Romance” or “Foxy Brown,” where the pothead is depicted as a television devotee. Marijuana use may stifle one’s ambition, but it least it does not wreak havoc on others. Presently, except for medical users of marijuana, under the state Health and Safety Code, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $100.
The Orange County Register
OCRegister – Aug 12, 2007
The same day, in an apparently unrelated action, the DEA closed a chain of seven medical cannabis cooperative dispensaries in central California, as well as dispensaries in Bakersfield, Morro Bay and Corona. Meanwhile, Anaheim joined six other Orange County cities by passing an ordinance prohibiting