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mlive.com: NewsFlash - Flint voters OK legalizing medical marijuana

Detroit, Ann Arbor and Ferndale have approved similar measures. Voters in Traverse City in 2005 approved a measure that, while not legalizing the drug, declared possession, use or delivery by a medical patient the “lowest law enforcement priority of the city.”

Opponents in Flint had said the city was already battling crime and drug problems and shouldn’t legalize marijuana use, even under special circumstances.

I understand what opponents of medical marijuana are saying, except there are two flaws. The first is that if people are treating marijuana as medicine, then to them it is no different from any other prescription medication, making it not a crime. The second is that marijuana has a far lower risk of dependency than even some over the counter drugs, and most under the counter ones.

In other news…

Chong raising cash for pot advocate

In a post to his Web log, The Blog of Chong, on Saturday, 68-year-old Chong urged his readers to attend the benefit for Rosenthal and donate to his defense. “Ed is being dogged by the feds for his marijuana work with sick people,” Chong wrote. “It is the feds who are sick.”

Merely another big name takedown in the War on Drugs. Ed Rosenthal’s about as harmful as a midget waving around a limp noodle. Let the guy do what he wants, he’s not harming anyone. As long as he stays within California he’s not breaking any state laws, only misguided federal laws. Plus, when the status quo finally reflects the will of the people, research like Rosenthal’s will be beneficial in treating a variety of ailments.

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