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Re: Drunk elderly driver asleep at wheel crashes into Kirkland home - Kirkland Reporter

seattle420lover — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:06:22 -0000

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cannabis cure cancer

Re: Drunk elderly driver asleep at wheel crashes into Kirkland home - Kirkland Reporter

seattle420lover — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:39:14 -0000

this man tested positive for being drunk in KIRKLAND WINE COUNTY

Re: Washington State should decriminalize marijuana - Kirkland Reporter

seattle420lover — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:53 -0000

DEAR EDITOR,

Adults, especially police, have lost all credibility when it comes to drugs, because they lie and exaggerate the so-called "dangers" of marijuana. They tell kids that marijuana "is ten times more potent than before," will cause cancer, schizophrenia, impotence, permanent stupidity, and an addiction to hard drugs. The fact is, marijuana has never, ever, killed anyone.

When kids discover the truth on their own ( which is just a Google search away ), they will realize they have been systematically lied to by people they once trusted. They will likely conclude that if adults lied about Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and marijuana, they must be lying about meth, crack, heroin, ecstasy, booze, weapons, extreme sports, safe-sex and safe-driving, too. And who can blame them?

We live in a "drug culture" that advertises booze, fast cars, fast food, violent movies and video games, and drugs of all kinds on TV! Then we tell kids "Say no to drugs." We give kids Ritalin, instead of just reducing their sugar and Game-Boy intake, and then tell them, "marijuana is dangerous!" They see right though this hypocrisy. A ruse by any other name...

For those keen on educating kids about drugs - without all the fear-mongering, hyperbole, and absurd hypocrisy of the standard "drug education" programs - I recommend the Educators For Sensible Drug Policy website at www.efsdp.org.

Darral Good

Re: Michael Phelps isn't the problem here - Kent Reporter

seattle420lover — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:44:07 -0000

It's great to hear from you DOC EDWARDS!
it would be great to see a peice from you in the paper concerning this news in canada:

http://www.theglobeandmail....

Newshawk: CMAP http://www.mapinc.org/cmap
Pubdate: Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
Copyright: 2009 The Globe and Mail Company
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Author: Carly Weeks
Referenced: The study http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/cont...

MARIJUANA MAY INCREASE SMOKERS' RISKS, STUDY SAYS

Smokers who light up an occasional joint may be putting themselves at
a dramatically higher risk of developing chronic lung disease,
according to a new study by Canadian researchers.

The findings indicate that marijuana, even in small doses, seems to
accelerate the harmful effects of smoking and greatly boosts
respiratory problems and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The disease, which is often caused by smoking, actually encompasses a
few disorders, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. People with
COPD often have difficulty breathing and shortness of breath, and
experience increased coughing. It's one of the leading causes of death
in Canada.

In the study, published today in the Canadian Medical Association
Journal, researchers found that, as expected, smokers were at an
increased risk of developing COPD. But that risk was much higher among
those who smoked cigarettes as well as marijuana, according to Wan Tan
of the James Hogg iCapture Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Research, based at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

"Smoking marijuana and cigarettes is harmful for your lungs even in
small amounts if you smoke them together," said Dr. Tan, who is the
study's lead author.

But the risk of developing COPD was not heightened among those study
participants who said they smoked only marijuana.

Researchers don't know exactly why smoking tobacco and marijuana
apparently boosts the risk of the lung disease so greatly. Dr. Tan
said they believe a chemical reaction may occur in the individual's
airway that spurs the onset of health problems.

Study participants who reported smoking both tobacco and marijuana
were almost three times more likely to develop COPD than non-smokers,
as determined by spirometric testing.

In the study, researchers surveyed nearly 900 randomly selected
Vancouver residents aged 40 or over.

Researchers defined smokers as anyone who reported having at least 365
cigarettes in their lifetime, while marijuana users were defined as
anyone who had smoked the substance in their lives. Researchers
defined substantial marijuana use as anyone who reported smoking at
least 50 marijuana cigarettes in their life.

They found the risk of developing COPD among cigarette smokers
increased if they were heavy marijuana users.

While the risk of COPD didn't seem to noticeably

increase among those who only smoked marijuana, that doesn't mean
they're not doing damage to their lungs.

Dr. Tan said the study found the risk of developing COPD was slightly
higher among those who smoked only marijuana. The increase was too
small, however, for researchers to draw conclusions about health risks.

More research should be done focusing solely on the health risks of
smoking marijuana, Dr. Tan said, to address public confusion about the
issue.

"It's not really widely known that it has this harmful effect. I think
[people] are probably a bit confused by the lack of information in the
public domain to tell them that it's actually got a harmful effect."

Despite this, an editorial being published today with the study
suggests that marijuana users may not need to worry their habit will
lead to serious lung problems. Dr. Tan's study, as well as past
research, hasn't identified a strong association between marijuana use
and chronic lung disease, writes Donald Tashkin, medical director of
the Pulmonary Function Laboratory in the division of pulmonary and
critical care medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the
University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Tashkin argued the scant evidence supporting the link means that
"we can be close to concluding that marijuana by itself does not lead
to COPD."
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Re: Michael Phelps isn't the problem here - Kent Reporter

seattle420lover — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:54:33 -0000

I am a
Boardmember of the Washington Hemp Education Network (WHEN) I use medical marijuana for HEP-C, yet my doctor is afraid to sign a note for me.
I probably know more about hep-c than my doctor does!
I've had it for more years than I can count! and
and I have read lots of studies that reccomend cannabis/hemp as a good medication after a stroke and to prevent the onset of alzheimers
It's been legal for use in Washington State for over ten years and my doctor is doing anything to help me with the HEP-C!
I'm royally pissed! The other day I was caught with a small amount- the cop claimed I was in high drug area and I wanna know what part of Kenmore isn't a HIGH drug area!
The KENMORE cop threw me in jail- and he could have just written me a ticket!
now I have an over 1000 dollar fine for being caught with only two grams!
http://www.newsvine.com/_qu...

Re: Bremerton Patriot Letters to the Editor | April 2 - Bremerton Patriot

seattle420lover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:17:55 -0000

Dear Editor,
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Dear President Obama,

Your administration should stop arresting consenting adults for using or growing marijuana for personal, medical, or research purposes.

You, Mr. President, have smoked marijuana, inhaled, and that was the point. You don't deserve to be put in jail for it. At least three other presidents have smoked marijuana, and they also don't deserve to be put in jail for it. The hundreds of thousands of marijuana arrests that happen each year in this country are therefore complete hypocrisy.

You've even admitted to using cocaine when you were younger, and the American people don't seem to be holding it against you. You're very open about your struggle, like that of millions of Americans, with addiction to one of the world's most powerful drugs: nicotine.

You agree with many of us about treating drug use as a health issue and not a criminal justice one. You continue to talk about reforming mandatory minimum sentencing and repealing the federal syringe ban that is responsible for hundreds of thousands of Americans contracting HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and other infectious diseases.

Your attorney general indicated recently that the U.S. Justice Department is going to stop wasting federal resources arresting medical marijuana patients and providers. The tide is turning in favor of reason, and compassion: California is considering a bill to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana, and the New Jersey Senate recently voted to legalize marijuana for medical use.

Together, we can end the senseless, violent prohibition on marijuana, if you stop arresting people now for what you've done yourself.

PS.

I have one question.
Wouldn't the wine industry lose big money if marijuana were legal
here?
Darral Good

Re: Promoting animal support with vino - Bremerton Patriot

seattle420lover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:15:17 -0000

HOW MUCH COULD THEY HAVE RAISED IF THIS WAS A CANNABIS AND WINE AUCTION?

Re: Medical marijuana trial nothing but a witch hunt - Port Orchard Independent

seattle420lover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:38:49 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Here's my video opinion of our marijuana laws

Ironically, the general use of these would have gone by the wayside if our great-grandfathers/mothers had simply warned about the dangers of these substances over ten or twenty years. Look at how cigarette use has dropped, with education alone.

It would have dropped more if kids were not forbidden to smoke by law. Make something a marker of adulthood that doesn't require cooperation of many other adults, and kids will do it to prove their adulthood. Same goes for alcohol, with the added problem of kids teaching other kids how to get drunk, rather than how to drink wisely.

Heck, the cigarette companies may well have been involved in the effort to ban it for kids, knowing how kids are and that it would be the easiest way to get them hooked. I know darn well that big pot growers are trying to keep pot illegal. They're probably behind Ron Maurer's effort to keep the black market in the USA.

And look at trans-fats. Once the word got out about how bad they are, and the manufacturers started advertising "zero trans fats," they've disappeared from practically all prepared foods.

Education would not have stopped the use of heroin, cocaine, or anything else entirely. It would have confined it to those who were addicted and those who really needed it for pain. These preparations were a lot safer than the raw chemicals, cut with unknown substances, that are sold on the black market. At this point, the people who need heroin for their pain can't get it; prescription opiates carry exactly the same risk of addiction; and patients have a big problem getting doctors to prescribe enough. If the practitioners do, they end up being prosecuted.

While in Mexico, people can buy all the Oxycontin (or any other prescription drug) that they need without a prescription. Which means that there is no black market in prescription pain killers in Mexico, and probably a lot fewer people using heroin.

The use of force to do the job of persuasion is counter-productive. Once you introduce force, you throw out persuasion. "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." That might do for theft and other real crimes. It doesn't work for private pleasures.

Live free, and prosper.

Re: Medical marijuana ‘advocates’ reveal their true agenda - Port Orchard Independent

seattle420lover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:42:23 -0000

Dear Editor,
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Dear President Obama,

Your administration should stop arresting consenting adults for using or growing marijuana for personal, medical, or research purposes.

Together, we can end the senseless, violent prohibition on marijuana, if you stop arresting people now for what you've done yourself.

PS.

I have one question.
Wouldn't the wine industry lose big money if marijuana were legal
here?
Darral Good

Re: Medical pot trial draws activists to Kitsap - Port Orchard Independent

seattle420lover — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:27:13 -0000

Dear Editor,
This week I attended a medicinal marijuana defendants trial in the Local court house and all I can say is where does Kisap County get the money to spend so much on prosecuting someone for using a flower?

Why is Kitsap county still prosecuting people for medicinal marijuana?
Haven't they been listening to the news? The US Attorney General
Eric Holder
say the feds won't be pursuing medicinal marijuana any more.
Why is the state of Washington doing this for the feds anymore?
can't we spend that money more wisely?

And 95 percent of the people agree medical marijuana should be legal(according to a new CNN poll)

Governor Gregoire should be telling the state of Washington to stop prosecuting people for having small grow rooms any more.

The people who use medical marijuana can be very responsible.

Also, release the 70 percent of the incarcerated individuals who are
in our prisons for consuming/possession of small amounts of pot. It's
costing us a fortune to house them.

In the past few months, the public has expressed its support for
marijuana law reform in unprecedented numbers. The election of former
pot smoker, Barack "I inhaled frequently; that was the point" Obama,
coupled with a sagging economy, has stimulated tens of thousands of
Americans to demand their government stop spending its limited state
and federal law enforcement resources on efforts targeting, arresting
and prosecuting marijuana smokers.

Darral Good

Re: Medical marijuana defendent acquitted - Port Orchard Independent

seattle420lover — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:49:34 -0000

Legalize it and allow a person to grow three or four plants for medical purposes, grow it in the open like tobacco, and put smugglers out of business. Why export American dollars? Keep them home! Make more jobs!
Also, release the 70 percent of the incarcerated individuals who are
in our prisons for consuming/possession of small amounts of pot. It's
costing us a fortune to house them.

Re: Rick Steves lights up the marijuana conversation - Kirkland Reporter

seattle420lover — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:54:29 -0000

http://www.geocities.com/da...

I use medical marijuana to combat the loss of appetite, depression,
the extreme, constant headaches that come along with Hepatitis C.

I am not a criminal! I would like to see a bill in congress to
appropriate money to the grossly underfunded research having to do
with Hepatitis C.
( an estimated 3.9 million Americans have this disease according to
the CDC.)

Medical marijuana is a good medicine for me because it allows be the
luxury of laughter that helps stimulate the ENDORPHINS which help my
immune functions and help alleiviate the headaches and depression.
I assure you that my marijuana use is responsible and helping me stay
alive.
Please consider the fact that marijuana is one of the safest theraputics
known to man.
and I recently ( a year ago) had a devastating stroke
and it is the only thing that has helped me get through this really tough time.

I have read lots of studies that reccomend cannabis/hemp as a good medication after a stroke and to prevent the onset of alzheimers

Surely we can find a better use for the billions of dollars spent
pursuing and eradicating this useful plant.
How do you feel about my health care?

Thank You.

Dear Editor,
Micheal Phelps hasn't let me down by being photographed smoking a bong. In fact I can't imagine that this little bit of celebrity gossip is even mentioned in the news. Isn't something more important than a olympic swimmer taking a toke? It makes no sense to me why this is a national news story. It's not like he sold pot to your fifth grader on the schoolyard! The only problem I have with this olympic swimmer is the fact that he's already said he is sorry. I can't see any reason why he would need to apologize at all. After all can't we all agree that Cannabis should be perfectly legal, just like alcohol is.
Darral Good

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Re: Mr. King, how I wish you were here - Kent Reporter

seattle420lover — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:32:56 -0000

it's been three days Ken, why no response? -

DOES THE MEDIA EVER RESPOND?
are they just like politicians?
Just like Sarah Palin and Patty Murray and Christine Gregoire! and President Obama

AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE?
http://www.enterprisenewspa...

Re: Mr. King, how I wish you were here - Kent Reporter

seattle420lover — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:57:43 -0000

Dear Sir,
concerning your comments in the thoughtful article:

"Mr. King, how I wish you were here"

Marijuana should be legalized, and if he were alive today Dr. King would agree-
If You look at the reality, you'll also see that the history of marijuana's criminalization is filled with:

* Racism
* Fear
* Protection of Corporate Profits
* Yellow Journalism
* Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators
* Personal Career Advancement and Greed

These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal.
not just because Black kids dig it!

Darral Good