Cannabis

[Bunty]

Why are we not hearing radio ads from doctors promoting this cause in Ok? I assume it's a money issue?

Perhaps, because doctors fear they will be investigated by the OBN, if they do that.

OBN says it will go in overdrive to counter legalizing medical marijuana, if it's on the ballot. That's easy to understand why, since nearly half the states have approved of legalizing medical marijuana beginning since the 1990s, and none have decided it was such a bad mistake that it had to return to prohibiting it.

[RadicalModerate]

Okay . . .
So here is a proposal for the perfect screen shot involving the use of MaryJane in The New Millenium . . .
Cop in Full Body Armor Facing Down a Hipster Who is Placing a Sprig of Marijuana in The Donut of The Enforcer.

Along the lines of this, except a bud embedded veggie rather than a daisy
And a donut instead of a rifle.



geez . . . these "culture wars" are more difficult to decode, attempt to understand,
and comment upon . . .
than the friggin' eastern Ukraine shootdown
of a Malaysian passenger airliner
for no apparent reason
except for oops. =)

[TheTravellers]

Why are we not hearing radio ads from doctors promoting this cause in Ok? I assume it's a money issue?

Marijuana, even medical marijuana, has such a massive negative stigma associated with it that nobody wants to be associated with legalizing it. And the first doctor that did promote it in OK would most likely be investigated, house searched by militarized police drug squads with a no-knock warrant, and ruined. That's the attitude towards it here in OK from law enforcement (as well as the national DEA head's attitude). I'm joking (kind of, just a little bit), but that's what anybody with any kind of professional reputation would be wondering if they came out in favor of it, especially since OK has some of the nastiest penalties around for marijuana.

How many people have died as a direct result of drinking alcohol/using tobacco ever since it's been legal in the USA? I can't even begin to count, there are so many hundreds of thousands (most likely in the seven figures)...

How many have died as a direct result of smoking marijuana? Pretty much zero.

Just absolutely insane that we keep prohibiting marijuana (and perpetuating the massively stupid and losing "war on drugs"), but let smoking and drinking be acceptable...

[Bunty]

An important message from Oklahomans For Health:

This is our final week Oklahoma! Now is the time to push harder than ever! Victory is within our grasp, so grab those petitions and gather signatures every where you can! In the past few weeks thousands of signatures have poured in every day as you have ramped up the effort.

Now is the time to push harder than ever, for liberty and justice, for the lives of the children we can save, for the soldiers suffering from PTSD, for the diabetics, those with MS, chronic pain, and the list goes on...

Grab your petitions and gather signatures if you haven't and keep up the fire if you have. This is our final battle!

Print the petitions from here on LEGAL paper:

Oklahomans For HealthDownload Petition | Oklahomans For Health

When you have gathered the signatures, printed name, and address where folks are registered to vote, then you fill out the affidavit on the back of the sheet by printing the name of the person who signed corresponding to the same line number! Then get em notarized.

Then mail them overnight, drop them off, or get them to us ASAP!

Oklahomans for Health
9717 East 42nd Street STE 109
Tulsa, OK 74146

[Plutonic Panda]

Regular Pot Use is Bad for Young Brains | IFLScience

[MsProudSooner]

Oklahoma Governor Announces Support For 'Medicinal' Marijuana Oi - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |

It is an election year....

[Bullbear]

a bit too restrictive to say only one product and with severe regulations. .but yah its just a thing to throw out there for election year.. Gosh I hope I don't have to see her Thin lips around for another term

[jerrywall]

a bit too restrictive to say only one product and with severe regulations. .but yah its just a thing to throw out there for election year.. Gosh I hope I don't have to see her Thin lips around for another term

How dare the person we criticize for not listening to the populace do something the populace asks for!

[Bullbear]

How dare the person we criticize for not listening to the populace do something the populace asks for!

only in an election year and really not listening. with her motivation I would almost wonder if she has a family member needing the exact treatment she will support.

[jerrywall]

When its a politician we like, and they do something good, they're showing leadership. When we don't like them, it's pandering. Every time.

[Bunty]

They indicate they will be taking more petitions and notarizing them, if needed, at the State Capitol tomorrow, Friday, from 1 to 4pm. Also anyone who hasn't signed the petition can do so then. The word out as to how things are going is "So close". But don't know if that means the required signature count or the deadline to getting them in.

[Plutonic Panda]

[Plutonic Panda]

Major American City Set To Decriminalize Marijuana. |Higher Perspective

[Plutonic Panda]

New plan: Texas authorities won?t prosecute first-time marijuana offenders | KFOR.com

[TheTravellers]

New plan: Texas authorities won?t prosecute first-time marijuana offenders | KFOR.com

A step in the right direction, good!

[Plutonic Panda]

In States With Medical Marijuana, Painkiller Deaths Drop by 25%

http://www.newsweek.com/states-medic...drop-25-266577

[Plutonic Panda]

Marijuana?s Long Term Effects On The Brain Finally Revealed! | Earth. We are one.

[Bunty]

Interesting how I never see people wanting to show studies or pictures on the long term effects of alcohol on the brain or liver.

During the 1930's, the Oklahoma Legislature allowed the people to vote on legalizing beer. They did. In 1959, the Oklahoma Legislature allowed the people to vote on legalizing liquor. They did. So the legislators next year might as well allow the people to vote on legalizing marijuana. But what are they afraid of? Afraid people will vote YES to legalize?

[Mel]

Regular Pot Use is Bad for Young Brains | IFLScience

That sounds like getting old also.

[Bunty]

One reason why it's so hard to get medical marijuana legalized in Oklahoma is because at least one spokesman for OBN seems to associate it with a risk for causing death: Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Out of Touch with Cannabis Science | #illegallyhealed

[Plutonic Panda]

Interesting how I never see people wanting to show studies or pictures on the long term effects of alcohol on the brain or liver.

During the 1930's, the Oklahoma Legislature allowed the people to vote on legalizing beer. They did. In 1959, the Oklahoma Legislature allowed the people to vote on legalizing liquor. They did. So the legislators next year might as well allow the people to vote on legalizing marijuana. But what are they afraid of? Afraid people will vote YES to legalize?

The brain I'm honestly not sure. The liver however is devastating and usually fatal.

[Plutonic Panda]

Really puts things in perspective...

MOST people would agree that some drugs are worse than others: Heroin is probably considered to be more dangerous than marijuana, for instance. Because governments formulate criminal and social policies based upon classifications of harm, a study published by the Lancet on Nov., 1, 2010, makes interesting reading.

Researchers led by Professor David Nutt, a former chief drugs adviser to the British government, asked drug-harm experts to rank 20 drugs (legal and illegal) on 16 measures of harm to the user and to wider society, such as damage to health, drug dependency, economic costs and crime.

Alcohol is the most harmful drug in Britain, scoring 72 out of a possible 100, far more damaging than heroin (55) or crack cocaine (54). It is the most harmful to others by a wide margin, and is ranked fourth behind heroin, crack, and methamphetamine (crystal meth) for harm to the individual.

The authors point out that the model's weightings, though based on judgment, were analysed and found to be stable as large changes would be needed to change the overall rankings.

Read more: Drugs that cause most harm: Scoring drugs | The Economist

[Urbanized]

Obviously mushrooms are the way to go.

[Bunty]

Obviously mushrooms are the way to go.

I wonder if you can get up to life in prison in Oklahoma for selling them? Or growing them?

[turnpup]

I must be pretty naive or something. Haven't heard of a few of those on the list. Good time to do some googling.