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Do You Read Drug War Chronicle?
Yes I read it. I lost my job in December and am counting pennies right now, but the minute I land a new job I will renew my membership. Work like this is essential to "legitimizing" a counter-discourse on drugs.
Fiscal Sanity and Compassionate Medical Realities
I turn to the Drug War Chronicle to keep me abreast of national news about an issue I am vitally concerned with.
I am a firm believer in the therapeutic benefits of medical marijuana and am encouraged that national public opinion is slowly swinging in support of the proposition that for some patients, marijuana is a beneficial alternative to swallowing pharmaceutical products. People in need deserve all options for their healthcare -including medical marijuana - in spite of 1) what the mouth-breathing knuckle-draggers have been conditioned to believe or 2) the corrupt authorities who profit from drug-busts. I welcome the recent report in the Drug War Chronicle that the new Attorney General has halted abusive raids by the DEA on dispensaries.
It does seem that the "war on Drugs" is yet another failed policy that has cost the US taxpayers billions with no tangible positive results, unless one counts the thousands of incarcerated individuals as some kind of perverse achievement - the vast majority of whom we can not afford to warehouse. It really does come down to citizens' bank accounts being pillaged to sustain those in power whose corruption leads them to do what is right for them and not for the country... The Bush Administration toadies are about to get Congressional grilling for their actions against thier fellow Americans. And the Drug War is part and parcel of that grotesque legacy.
I read this morning in the DWC that in California, Assenblyman Tom Ammiano has seen the light and is attempting to introduce legislation that will decriminalize & tax marijuana. Brilliant. It is always about exconomics and as CA crashes & burns this seems an elegant solution for all concerned. Ammiano is to be saluted for his progressive insights and acting as a genuine leader.
When I can afford to, I will gladly donate to the DRCNet Foundation. Thanks so much for your great efforts, which are much appreciated and admired.
Since the age of 14 I have
Since the age of 14 I have consumed and paid for untold amounts of illegal drugs. Thru trial and error, i found mine in the form of opiates, all liquids, powder, and pills. That said, the people you meet and connections you make, form a cottage industry. I am an educated person who only did business with like minds. The only problem I had with this scnerio is freedom for individuals, sick or dependent, to make choices. I stopped my illegal activities, shall I say retired? My choice. The only things I have left are track mark scars, and a deep sadness for how my country takes the freedom to choose away from all of us. Stop the Drug War does not only address the mess our government has made off the backs of desperate people, but struggles for the freedom to choose, our misery, our medicine, our peace of mind. It is only the right thing for me to give what I can each month.
Thank You for the effort
reading the chronicles
I read the chronicles regularly Thanks for Your work
Regularly!
And, I want to THANK YOU for the enhancement to your weekly email, allowing commentary! NICE touch!
Howard
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