This Man Receives 300 Marijuana Joints a Month From the Federal Government
Everyone knows the U.S. government hates medical marijuana. Still, most people understand that, illegal or not, marijuana is a very beneficial treatment for patients with certain conditions. But few people are aware that the federal government actually supplies marijuana to a small group of patients, while still claiming that it isn't medicine. These patients receive 300 joints every 25 days and cannot be arrested for possession anywhere in the country.
This video from last week's NORML Conference features Irv Rosenfeld explaining why the government grows marijuana for him:
Needless to say, words can scarcely describe the hypocrisy of growing marijuana for a select few, while arresting patients and caregivers for the same behavior. I've explained previously how the government knows perfectly well that marijuana is medicine, but if there's one single argument that illustrates this fact, it is that the government actually grows and distributes medical marijuana.
And while we're on this topic, it might interest some folks to know that the government's marijuana is terribly bad. Contrary to the popular urban myth, government pot has very low potency and it's full of seeds and stems. So don't be jealous of Irv Rosenfeld. He may receive huge amounts of free government-grown marijuana that he can smoke wherever he wants. But he also has painful bone tumors, and his free weed sucks.
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Comment posted by smorgan on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 11:07pmThe study you're referring to cited a 40% increase in risk of psychosis. That's hardly "doubling your chances." But it's wrong anyway. The fact that people with mental problems have a history of marijuana use doesn't mean it caused those problems. They're simply more likely to seek it out in the first place.
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Comment posted by smorgan on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 6:55pmWith the exception of the extremely unusual situation I've described in the post above, medical marijuana is NOT grown by the government. It is grown by patients and caregivers. The only government grown marijuana in the U.S. is absolutely terrible, as I already explained. The stuff you tried wasn't grown by the feds, trust me.
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Comment posted by mlang52 on Sun, 10/28/2007 - 8:58amDisagree all you want! It still willl not change the fact that it was you who wanted to "get high". For most smokers, I have known in the past, cigarettes and alcohol were the gateway drug. That is what my fellow high school students used. In fact, the first time I smelled pot was at a booze party that I took my cousin to, out in the country! ( And I did not drink until I was of legal age!) The great majority, of those same people, did not go on to mess their lives up, by putting dangerous drugs into their bodies. Your story is called an anecdote, and has little to do with what the scientific research reveals about the situation of "gateway drugs". The fact is that most drug abusers have an underlying psychatric condition, of one type or another, that influences them to want to use drugs. But use alcohol and you are not a criminal! Use a less dangerous drug, like THC, and you are! Hypocrisy at its finest!
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Comment posted by mlang52 on Sun, 10/28/2007 - 9:23amThat was very enlightening! Thanks. I knew it was a bogus study, because the ONDCP supports it! They ignore the fact, that illegal drug users, likely have psychiatric problems, that lead to the abuse of all kinds of drugs. The study also claimed some may benefit in decreasing the psychotic behavior. But where is that in the news reports?!? Spin it, drug warrior boys!
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Comment posted by smorgan on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 6:00pmI think our friend meant that the government's pot isn't any good. I don't think they were arguing that pot in general is bad.