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Banning Dispensaries in Colorado?
What Informed Citizens Need to Know
By
Lono HoalaBiochemist, Author, Patriot, and Kahuna Priest
CopyrightLonoHoala-2010.
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AbouttheAuthor
LonoHoalaisanadventurer,author,biochemist,
teacher,andkahunapriestwhohasspenthislife
masteringtheartofholistichealing.Overthelast25yearshehashelpedthousandsofpeoplemend
theirbodies,spirits,families,andcommunities.
Lonoisarecognizedexpertonthesubjectofwater
andwatertreatmentissues.Heisaco-developerof
capillarymembranetechnology,amethodof
disinfectingwaterthatrequiresnopower,water
wasteorhighwaterpressure.Forbesmagazine
recentlyrankedthistechnologyalongsidethings
likefuelcellsasoneofTenThingsThatWill
ChangeOurWorldAsWeKnowIt.
Lonocompoundsavarietyofnaturalmedicines,
oneofwhichisabreakthroughforarthritis.Heis
alsooneofthefirstpersonstodevelopawayof
deliveringnutraceuticalsthroughtheuseof
encapsulatingtheminliposomes.Liposomesare
minutebiochemicalstructures.Theyhavethe
abilitytoencapsulatemedicinesfortransportdirectlyintocellsinthebody,thereby
bypassingthedestructiveeffectsofdigestionandeliminatingtheneedfor
injections.AtEaglesNestWellnessCenter,Lonousesliposomestodelivertheactiveingredientsofcannabisdirectlytothecellswherepatientscanbenefitfrom
effectivepainreliefwithoutgettinghigh.
LonowasapersonalfriendofDr.W.CleonSkousen,authorofThe5000Year
Leap.Thisbookisonceagainonthebest-sellerlistsbecauseofGlennBeckwho
claimsthatfamiliaritywithitsprinciplesistheonlywaywecantakeourcountry
backfromanout-of-controlgovernment.Concernedthatschoolswerenolonger
teachingtheprinciplesbehindAmericasexceptionalism,LonohelpedDr.Skousen
raisehundredsofthousandsofdollarstoputaHallofthePatriotscontaining
copiesoftheDeclarationofIndependence,theConstitution,andbiographiesofour
FoundingFathersinhighschoolsalloverthecountry.SincethattimeLonohas
taughtAmericasfoundingprinciplestogroupsalloverthecountry.
Asateacheroftheskillsofenlightenment,Lonoisaclearandgroundedsagewho
canexpressprofoundspiritualtruthintermsthatanyonecanunderstand.In
recognitionofhisspecialtalentshewasordainedakahunapriestbymembersof
theMooclanontheBigIslandofHawaiiin1992.
Lono Hoala
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BanningDispensariesinElPasoCounty?WhatInformedCitizensNeedtoKnowByLonoHoala,WhenhonestpeopleexaminethehistoryofhowmarijuanawasmadeillegalintheUnitedStates,whattheydiscoverisahistoryofpropaganda,politicalsubterfugeandcorruption,racism,bigotry,corporategreedandcoercion,andwhatourFoundingFatherstermedpriestcraft.Whattheyalsodiscoveristhatmarijuanaisnotthedevil-weedtheyhavebeenledtoexpect,butarelativelybenignherbthatisremarkablyeffectiveforawidevarietyofcommonailments.ApparentlythemajorityofColoradovotersaremoreinformedandhonestthanmanyofourelectedleaders.InNovemberof2000theyaffirmedapersonsGod-givenright
tousemarijuanaformedicalpurposesbypassingAmendment20totheColoradoStateConstitution.Undeterred,marijuanasfoesvowedtocontinuetheirrighteousfighttoprotectusfromourselves.InspiteofAmendment20,between1990andtheelectionofBarakObamain2008,only7,500orsoColoradoresidentsavailedthemselvesoftheopportunitytobecomelicensedtolegallyusemedicalmarijuana.Thelownumberswerenotduetoalackofinterestoranunwillingnessofdoctorstowritetherequiredrecommendations.Instead,itwasbecausetheFederalgovernmentcontinuedtoviolatetherightsofColoradocitizensbyraidingbothcaregiversandpatientsinviolentswat-teamstyle
raids,andpunishingthemwithdraconianprisonsentencesandfinesinspiteoftheirgoodfaithattemptstoliveincompliancewithstatelaw.
VotersshouldnotoverlookthefactthattheseviolationsofColoradocitizensrightsoccurredwiththeapprovalofourstateAttorneyGeneral,certainstatelegislators,manydistrictandcountyattorneys,citycouncilmembers,countycommissionersandotherelectedrepresentativeswhosefirstdutyistoprotecttherightsofColoradocitizensagainstthemanyoverreachesofanout-of-controlfederalgovernment.WhentheObamaadministrationannouncedthatitwouldnolongerpursueapolicyofprosecutingeitherpatientsorcaregiverswhoareoperatinginaccordancewith
statelaw,thenumbersofpatientsanddispensarieswantingtoservethatmarketexploded.Statesourcessaythatapplicationsarearrivingattherateofover1,000aweekandthatbytheendofthisyear,therewillbesomewherebetween100,000and150,000licensedusersofmarijuanainthestate.Thenumberofdispensarieswantingtoservethatdemandcorrespondinglyincreasedfromahandfultohundredsinjustalittleoverayear.
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ThisproducedastateofaffairsthatjustifiablyconcernsmanyColoradoans.Evenindustryadvocatesfeltthattheproliferationofunregulateddispensarieswasaproblemcryingforaregulatorysolution.Thiswasalsotheopportunityforwhichtheprohibitionistshadbeenpraying.In
responsetothiscrisis,whichhasbeenblowncompletelyoutofproportion,theycraftedaplanthatwouldnotrequireafrontalattackonAmendment20,whichwouldmostcertainlyfail.Instead,theirplanwouldresultinmedicalmarijuanaremainingtechnicallylegaljustunavailablethroughoutmostofColorado,especiallytothosewhowanttodothingslegally.Hereistheirplanrevealed:
1. Thefirststepwastopasslawsthatpurportedtoregulatedispensaries.Itwas
importanttheymakeitappearthattheintentoflawmakerswastoimplement
aframeworkfortheregulationoftheproductionandsaleofmedicalmarijuanaforthebenefitofpatients.Thatishowthosebillswereadvertisedinordertogainvotersupport.Asisnowobvious,theirrealagendawasdifferent.TheplanwastotaketheindustryoutofthehandsoftheDepartmentofHealth(whereitbelongs)andputitundertheDepartmentofRevenuewhereaframeworkofregulationscouldbedevelopedthatwouldmakeitasdifficultaspossiblefordispensariesto0perateprofitably.Theyalsohadtomakesurethepublicbelievedthatoperatorsofmedicalmarijuanacentersweremakingmillions.Thatway,voterswereunlikelytopayattentiontothescreamsofdispensaryownerswhowouldmostcertainlycomplain.Theirgoalistomakeitasdifficultaspossibleforownerstomakethemoney
necessarytopayfortheextensivelegalactionsrequiredtooverturnanyelementofthetheirplan.ThishasalreadyhappenedwiththepassageofSenatorChrisRomersHB1284andSB109andtheregulatoryframeworknowproposedbytheColoradoDepartmentofRevenue.Expertlycraftedinterviewsandarticlesarefindingtheirwayintothemediatomakeitappearthatdispensaryownersarerollinginill-gottenmoney,wheninfact,mostdispensaryownersarefindingitveryhardtosurvivegiventheextremeexpenserequiredtogetintothebusiness.
2.Insupportof#1above,theyalsoneededtoplaceaprovisioninthelawtomakeitpossibleforcommunitiestobandispensariesoutright.Thegoalistopushthosebansthrough,firstinthelargestconservativefrontrangecommunitieslikeColoradoSprings,ElPasoCounty,DouglasCounty,andPuebloCounty,thenhopethatmanysmallercommunitieswillfollowthatlead.Thisishappeningnow.Again,thegoalistoseverelyreducethenumberofdispensariessoownerswillhaveadiminishedabilitytobandtogetherand
payforthelegalactionsnecessarytooverturntheirplan.
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3. Opponentsmustrepeatedlyexpressvocalsupportofthecaregivermodel
astheydefineit(amaximumof5patients,etc.)inpreferencetothedispensarymodelasprooftoColoradovotersthattheyactuallysupportAmendment20wheninfacttheydonot.Thegoalistoappearonthesideof
Coloradovoterstoavoidcreatingadangerousbacklashtotheirplan.
4. Oncedispensariesandindustryadvocatesarenotinafinancialpositiontomountaneffectivelegaldefense,andtheproductionandsaleofmarijuanaismostlyinthehandsofsmallcaretakers,thenthegoalistolaythegroundworksowhenafutureadministrationreversesObamaspolicies,theycan supporttheDEAtoreinstituteitsreignofterroronthecaregivers,whowillbetoo
smalltodefendthemselves.Viola!Goalaccomplished.Amendment20isonthebooksbutbasicallyirrelevant,andtheygettoblameitontheFeds.
Onceagain,inthecreationofthisplan,thesefoesoftheindustryforcecommonsensetotakeabackseattobigotryandpoliticalopportunismastheycraftandexecuteaplantoreturnColoradotothegoodoledaysofmarijuanaprohibition.Step1isanaccomplishedfact.PushedbyColoradoDemocraticSenateMajorityLeaderChrisRomer,HB1284andSB109woefullymissthemarkofprovidingsafetyforeitherpatientsorresidentsofColoradocommunities.Witheachdaythatgoesby,itbecomesmoreevidentthatsafetywasnevertheintentionofthosebills.AsSenatorRomerisfamousforsaying:wearegoingtousethislawtoput80%oftheknuckleheadsoutofbusinesswhileremindingthosewhowouldbeleftthatwearegoingtosendinauditorswithgunswhoaregoingtobecomeyourbestfriends.
TheproposedregulatoryframeworkthatisnowemergingfromtheDepartmentof
RevenueissomethingonlyKimJongIlwouldbeproudof.Peoplewhohonor
Americanvaluesshouldbeashamed.Mostdispensarieswillgooutofbusinessiffornootherreason,nopatientwillwanttohaveavideofeedofthembuyingmarijuanagoingdirectlyintotheDepartmentofRevenue.Confidentiality?SacredSpace?PersonalRights?Nothere,andnotwiththiscommunist-styleregime.Step#2isnowinfullswing.Usingaprovisionthatallowslocalcommunitiestobandispensaries,enemiesofmedicalmarijuanaarenowfullyengagedinanorganized
andfocusedefforttobanmedicalmarijuanacentersalongthefrontrange.NotableparticipantsincludestatelawmakerslikeDemocratChrisRomerwho,alongwithRepublicanTomMasseysponsoredHB1284,RepublicanScottRenfroewhoadvocatedtheuseofthearmedmilitarytroopsagainstmedicalmarijuanapatients,andRep.MarkWallerwhorecentlystatedataRepublicanfundraiserthatpeopleinthiscountrygettheirrightsfromtheConstitutionandnotfromGod.
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OnthelawenforcementsideitalsoincludesColoradosRepublicanAttorneyGeneralJohnSutherswhospearheadsacoalitionofanti-marijuanaactivistswhodontbelievethatAmendment20grantstherighttopeopletosellmedicalmarijuana,DenverRepublicanDAMitchellR.MorrisseywhofiledfelonychildabusechargesagainstaDenvercouplewhowerelegallygrowingmedicalcannabisinthebasementofa
housetheyoccupywiththeirthreechildren,and4thJudicialDistrictAttorneyDanMaywhosebehaviortowardlegaldispensarieshasbeensooutrageousthatColoradoSpringsCityCouncilmanSeanPaigehasthreatenedtofileanethicscomplaintagainstMay.Variousdistrict,county,andcityattorneysaswellasjudgessupportthesepeopleacrossthestate.InElPasoCounty,thesepeopleincludepeoplelikeRepublicanDarrylGlennacitycouncilmanwhoisspearheadinganefforttogetdispensariesbannedinthemunicipalityofColoradoSprings,andRepublicanCountyCommissionersAmyLathen,WayneWilliams,andDennisHiseywhowantdispensariesbannedinthe
unincorporatedareasofElPasocounty.Thesepeopleareusingtalkingpoints,tactics,andeffortsthatareobviouslycoordinated.Infact,theyusequotesfromeachothertobolstereachothersarguments.DisappointedthattheColoradoSpringsCityCouncilrefusedtoputthequestionofbanningcentersontheNovemberballot,MarkWallersupportedtheElPasoCountyCommissionerstoputtheissueofabanontheNovemberballotforresidentsthroughoutthecountyincludingtheincorporatedareas.Ifpassed,residentsoftheincorporatedareasincludingColoradoSpringswontbeaffectedbysuchaban
directly.However,theycanstillvoteforit.However,ifthebandoespass,theCityCouncilwillthenbepressuredtobandispensariesnextApril.CitizensarenotsupposedtoknowthatthistacticactuallyviolatesColoradolaw.AsCityCouncilmanTomGallagherpointsout,thecountyhasnorighttooverrulethecityonthisissuebutthatiswhattheyaredoinginaverydeviousway.Toimplementthisplan,attheirAug.26thmeetingtheElPasoCountyCommissionersabruptlyreversedapreviouspositionthatinducedmanypeopletoinvesttenstohundredsofthousandsofdollarsinmedicalmarijuanafacilitiesinthecounty.InasurprisingmoveledbyAmyLathenandWayneWilliams,thecommissionersvoted4
1toputtheissueontheNovemberballotwithoutaprovisionforgrandfatheringexistingbusinessesthathadcompliedwithcountyrulesingoodfaith.Thiswasparticularlydisconcertingbecauselawyersfortheexistingdispensarieshadbeenpromisedthattheycoulddraftthelanguageforsuchagrandfatherclause.Infact,withthecooperationoftheElPasoCountyAttorney,theydraftedthreeversions,whichweretheonlyonesontheagendaadvertisedforthemeeting.Butof
course,theyneverhadanyintentionofgrandfatheringanyone.
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Inspiteoftheirassurancestothedispensaryowners,Lathen,Williams,andHiseycompletelydisregardedtheentireeffortandcalledforthequestionofabanontheballotwithoutanygrandfatherclause.Thisisamovethatcouldbankruptthecountyifthelawsuitsthatarecertaintofollowprevail.Muchtohiscredit,Commissioner
Bensbergwastheloneholdout.Asnormal,CommissionerWayneWilliamsjustifiedhisdecision,butnotwithanyformofwell-reasonedconsiderationoftheeffectoneveryoneinvolved.Instead,hearrogantlyevenflippantlytoldthemedicalmarijuanadispensaryowners(whoinsomecasesinvestedhundredsofthousandsofdollarstobuildouttheiroperationstomeetElPasoCountyrequirements)thattheCommissionersneverpromisedthattheirapprovalwouldbeanythingmorethantemporaryandthatdispensaryownersshouldhaverealizedtheriskasentimentechoedbyCommissionerLathen.
Apparentlythisflippantattitudeappliesnotonlytothedispensaryownersbutalsotothecountyresidentsandtaxpayerswhowillhavetofootthebillifanyofthemanycominglawsuitsprevail.AsLathenandWilliamssaidmorethanonceduringthatmeeting:Forusthisisnotaboutmoney.Well,thatmaybetheonethingthatseemstobeabsolutelytruewiththesepeople.Itreallyisntabouttheirmoneyisit?Icanthelpbutwonderwhattheirattitudewouldbeifitwere?Votersshouldfindthisdecisionparticularlydisturbingbecauseatthatmeeting,TerryMaketatheElPasoCountySheriff,pleadedwiththeCommissionerstonotputthe
issueontheballotatall.Hesaidhis20+yearsoflawenforcementexperience
backedbycommonsensetoldhimthatallsuchabanwouldaccomplishistopush
thecultivationandsaleofmarijuanaintotheresidentialneighborhoodswhereitwouldbeimpossibleforhimtoenforcethelawandguaranteethesafetyof
neighborhoods.Asheputit:Theyre(marijuanagrowinganddistributionoperations)goingtoendupinourneighborhoods,andthatsthelastplacewewantthem. Maketaadmittedhisdepartmentcouldnotfindonesingleinstanceofacrimeassociatedwiththisnewwaveofdispensaries.HistestimonystandsinstarkcontrasttothatofCityAttorneyDanMaywhotestifiedtwoweeksearlierthatthecommunitywassufferinggreatlybecauseofalargeincreaseincrimeduetotheproliferationofdispensariesinthearea.
Maketawentontoexplainthatmanydispensarieshavesecuritycamerasonpremisethatallowhimtomonitortheiroperationsatanytime.Thiscapabilitywasnotrequired,butofferedbydispensaryowners,whohaverepeatedlydemonstratedanattitudeofcooperationwithlawenforcement.Ontheotherhand,nosecuritymeasuresofanykindarerequiredofcaregiverswhocanlegallyoperateanywhereevennexttoanelementaryschoolordaycarefacilitywithimpunity.
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Itiscuriousthatthecommissionerswouldsupportabanonmedicalmarijuanacenterswhenoneoftheirmostvocalizedconcernsistheneedtoprotectourchildren.Ifmarijuanatrulyposessuchanenormousthreat,thenwhatisthelogicbehindbanningdispensariesespeciallyinplacesliketheunincorporatedareasofElPasoCountywheredispensariesmustcomplywithstrictzoninglawsinfavorofa
policythatwouldencouragegrowingoperationstomoveintoresidentialareas?AsarecenteditorialintheGazetteTelegraphnotes:Dothesenewretailersthreatenchildren?Itshardtounderstandhow.Onlyadultswithpermissionfromdoctorsareallowedtoshopatthestores.Ifanything,thestoreshelpchildrenbyeliminatingstreetdealerswhohavenocompunctionaboutsellingdrugstokids.Intheunlikelyeventtheprohibitionpeddlersgettheirbanontheballot(pleasedonot
signthepetitions),themeasureislikelytofail.TheGazetteseditorialdepartmentperceivesoverwhelmingsupportforawell-regulatedandtaxedmedicalmarijuanatrade,probablybecauseitharmsthecriminalundergrounddealers. Readmore:http://www.gazette.com/articles/medical-101622-stores-marijuana.html#ixzz0y7HeiqymYet,typicalofthemindlessattitudessocommontothiscrowd,LathenandWilliamsareunimpressedevendismissiveofSheriffMaketasrequest.SoisStateRepresentativeMarkWaller.Thereasonisthatclosingdispensariesisanintegralpartoftheirplantomakemarijuanaunavailableinspiteofthevoterswill.
ThetruthisthatMaketaisdeadright.Anybodywithalickofcommonsensecanseehowthedemandofmanythousandsofpatientscannotbemetbyahandfulofcaregiverswhoarelimitedtogrowingforamaximumof5patients.Withthedemiseofdispensaries,hundredsmorecaregiverswillberequiredtomeet
thedemandjustinColoradoSprings.Thesecaregiverscangrowanddistribute
marijuanafromtheirbasementsorbackyardsheds.BecauseofAmendment20,
thereisnothingthatcanbeputintothelawtopreventthemfromoperatinginany
oftheresidentialneighborhoodsofColoradoSpringsandunincorporatedareasof
ElPasoCounty.Therearenorequirementsforsecurity,firesafety,andnowaytoknowwheretheyare.Theyarecompletelyunregulated.
WhenconfrontedwiththisquestionCommissionerLathensresponsewasasimple:IdontthinkthatwillhappenasentimentechoedbyherprohibitionistbuddiesWilliams,Waller,etal.
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Whywouldmedicalmarijuanaopponentsthinkitisappropriatetocompletelydismisstheadviceofthesheriffwhoisonthefrontlinesintermsofhisresponsibilitytoprovidepublicsafety?Thattheirpublicpositionmakesnosenseisevidentwhenwepayattentiontotheirstatedreasonsforhavingsuchanopinion.
HereistheremarkablereasoningprocessusedbyourelectedrepresentativesLathen,Williams,May,Waller,andtheothermarijuanafoestojustifyignoringSheriffMaketa.TheysaythecaregivermodelworkedwellfromthetimeAmendment20passeduntiltheObamaadministrationcausedtheexplosionofmedicalmarijuanausersanddispensaries.TakingtheleadofAttorneyGeneralSuthers,theysaynothingintheColoradoConstitutionorAmendment20contemplatedthesaleofmarijuanathroughentitieslikeadispensary.(Whatistrueisthatthisisjustanopinionnotamatteroflaw.Theirargumentisthatoncewebandispensaries,thingswillreturntotheway
theywerebeforetheexplosion.Really?Whatkindofreasoningisthis?Arentwemissingafewimportantfactshere?Whatistherealreason?ItisafactthatduringthetimetheyclaimthesystemwasworkingtheFederalDEAwasvigorouslypursuingcaretakersandpatientsinColoradoinadeliberateattempttocreateaclimateoffearamongtheusersandgrowersofmedicalmarijuana.TheextenttowhichthisfearworkedisevidentbytheexplosionthatoccurredwhenthethreatofDEAarrestandFederalprosecutionwasreduced.
Itisalsoafactthatduetothatfeartherewerelessthan10,000licensesinallofColoradoduringthattime.Nowtherearebetween100,000and150,000withapplicationscominginattherateofmanythousandseverymonth.Finally,itisalsoafactthatcontrarytowhattheanti-cannabiscrowdlikestoclaim,thevastmajorityoftheselicenseesareNOTpeoplewhojustwanttogethigh.Theyarepeoplewithlegitimateillnessesandinjurieswholiveinchronicpain.Somehaveseriousillnesseslikecancer,multiplesclerosis,andmigraine.SomeareveteranswhosufferfromPTSDanddepression.Manyotherssufferwithchronicpain
duetoarthritis,gout,orproblemswithdegenerationintheirspines,hips,elbows,andknees.Alargepercentageofthesepeopleareovertheageof55.Thesearepeoplewhowantnothingtodowiththemarijuanaculturethatevolvedbecausemarijuanawasmadeillegal.Allthesepeoplewantisaccesstoasafesupplyoftheirmedicine.
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Becausemanyofthesepeopleareonlimitedretirementand/ordisabilityincomesandinsurancewontcoveritscosts,theyalsodontwantthepriceoftheirmedicinegoingthroughtheroof,nordotheywanttoseethesafetyoftheirsupplycompromisedsimplybecausesomearrogantpoliticiansthinktheyknowwhatisbestforthem.Thesepatientsareoutragedthatthesepoliticiansbelievetheyhavethe
righttoinsertthemselvesbetweenthemselvesandtheirdoctors.Theyshouldbe.Thesimplefactofthematteristhatamajorityofpatientsusemarijuanabecausetheirdoctorsdontwantthemgettingaddictedtonarcotics.Marijuanaworksforthemfarbetterthananyothernon-narcoticoption.Whenpainforcesthemtotrymarijuanaandtheyfindouthowwellitworks,itdoesnttakelongforthemtotelltheirfriendsandneighbors.Thentheywantittoo.Therealreasontheuseofmedicalmarijuanaisexplodingisthatmarijuanaworks.Onlyafoolwouldbelievethatsuchanexplosionindemandcouldbecausedbythe
methodofsupply.Thatisthedirtylittlesecretthattheanti-medicalmarijuanacrowddoesntwantthe
electoratetoknowandwhytheyneedtoblametheproliferationofmedical
marijuanainthestateondispensaries.
ThehypocrisyexhibitedinthisprocessisabsolutelyshamefulespeciallyforRepublicansanditisbecauseofissueslikethattheTeaPartyisgainingsuchafootholdacrossthenation.Republicansconstantlypreachhowdemanddrivessupplynottheotherway
around,andhowcompetitionandanincreaseinsupplyworkstolowerpricesandimprovequality.Theypreachabouttheimportanceofsupportingsmallbusiness.Theypreachhowimportantitistosupport2ndAmendmentrightstoownguns(clearlyfarmoredangerousthanmarijuanainthewronghands.)Theyconstantlytalkaboutrightsofcitizens,andtheissuesofstatesrightsvs.federalrights.Butallofasudden,whenitcomestomedicalmarijuanaandafewotherpetissuesthatdontstandthemusteroftheirso-calledRepublican/Christianvalues,alltheseargumentsgooutthedoor.
OntheseissuespeoplearenowsaidtogettheirrightsfromconstitutionsnotGod,doctorsmusthaveabureaucratplacedinthemiddleoftheirrelationshipswith
theirpatients,thefreeenterprisesystemcantbetrusted,supplycreatesdemand,
businessownersmustwaivetheirconstitutionalrightstobeinbusiness,the
governmenthastherighttovideotapeprivate,legal,commercialtransactions,and
competitionistobesoregulatedthatitisdestroyed.
Foratrueconservativelikemyself,thisissoshamefulitisutterlynauseating.
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Whatisclearisthatwithoutthere-impositionofaregimeofterror,thedemandformarijuanawillnotceasejustbecausedispensariesarebanned.Toomanypeoplehaveexperienceditsbenefitsandknowthetruthaboutitsvalueasamedicine.
ThatiswhythefoeswantareturntoaggressivefederalprosecutionofColoradocitizenswhousemedicalmarijuana.Itistheironlyhopetodriveitbackintotheshadowswherecriminalscancontinuetouseittoprovedrugsarentthatdangerousintheirattemptstogainthetrustofunsuspectingyouth.Thetruthisthatwhilemarijuanaitselfisnotasdangerousasthesepeopleportrayit
tobe,whatisverydangerousisthatitisillegal.Thatiswhydruglordswantitkept
thatway.Keepingmarijuanaillegalisanimportantpartoftheirtrade,and
accordingtothem,theypayalotofmoneytoU.S.politicianstomakesureitstays
thatway.
Yet,accordingtotheirownpublicstatementsandinspiteofincreasingscientificevidencetothecontrary,thesepeopletheColoradoSpringsGazettecallsprohibitionpeddlersinsistonseeingmarijuanaasanevilandperniciousdrugthatbelongsontheFederalGovernmentslistofSchedule1controlledsubstances.Inspiteofbeingintelligentpeople,thesefoesseemtobelievethevastamountsofdisinformationthatisroutinelyputoutbyreligiousgroupslikeFoundationforaDrug-FreeWorldandothergroupsfundedbygrantsfromtheFederalgovernment.Thatisbecausethesegroupsrepresentaworld-viewwithwhichtheyareidentifiedandfromwhichtheyderivetheirpower.
Thatalsoexplainswhytheseelectedleadersroutinelyrefusetoursofmedicalmarijuanadispensaries,presentationsbydoctors,anddontassociatewithpeoplewhousemedicalmarijuana.Theykeepthemselvesdeliberatelyignorantsotheycanbelievethatmarijuanaisadangerousandperniciousdrug,andthevastmajorityofmedicalmarijuanaissoldtopeopleonlyforthesakeofgettinghigh.Votersshouldrealizethatthiskindofunwillingnesstoelevateonesperspectiveis
thehallmarkofbigotry.
Forbigots,imageiseverything.Iffactsdontfittheimage,theymustbedisregarded.StateRepresentativeMarkWallerclaimstohisaudiencesthatthevastmajorityofmedicalmarijuanacardsareissuedforphonyreasons.Healsoclaimsthatmostrecommendationsarewrittenbyjustahandfulofdoctorswhoaregettingrichoffthepractice.Tomakehispointhelikestorelatestoriesabouthisvisitstocannabisdispensariesheclaimsarerampantwithcorruption.
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Forexample,WallerlikestotalkaboutwhathappenedwhenhevisitedonecenterinElPasoCountyandvisitedwithayoungmanwhoidentifiedhimselfasabud-tenderthere.Heclaimsheaskedtheyoungmanifhewaslicensed.Thefellowaffirmedhewas.Wallerthenaskedwhy.WallerclaimedtheyoungmansaiditwasbecausehegotmigraineheadacheseveryWednesdaylikeclockwork.Wallerthen
askedhimhowoftenhemedicated.Theyoungmansaideveryday.Somehow,thisstoryissupposedtobeproofoframpantcorruptionintheindustry.Whatactuallyhappenedappearstobesignificantlydifferent.Whenaskedwhythebud-tenderhadalicense,theyoungmanactuallysaidthathesuffersfromfrequent,severe,migraineheadachesandusingmarijuanaistheonlywayhehasbeenabletogetrelief.HewasalsointheprocessofexplainingtoWallerotherphysicalissueswhenWallerabruptlycuthimoff.Asisfrequentlythecase,thefactsdontsupportWallersstoriesorclaims.Whatis
mosttroublesomeishoweasyitisforelectedofficialslikehimtosetthemselvesbetweenthedoctorandthepatient.Hearrogantlyclaimstoknowbetterwhatisgoingonforthesepatientsthantheirdoctors.Perhapsvoterselectedhimforhisomniscience.Thesepoliticianshavenoissuewithdoctorsroutinelyprescribingdangerous
narcoticstopeople,butwhenthosesamedoctorsrecommendmedicalmarijuanato
theirpatients,thedoctorisquicklylabeledasagreedypersonwhoisabusingthe
law,corruptingoursociety,andmenacingourchildren.
Whatalloftheseanti-marijuanazealotshaveincommonisacompletedisregardfor
thesacredspaceofothers.PerhapsthatisbecausesomanyofthemarelawyerswhobelievethatpeoplegettheirrightsfromtheConstitutionasinterpretedbythejudicialsystem,andnotfromGodadiseasethatunderliesmostoftheproblemsfacingourcountrytoday.OverandovertheytalkaboutourconstitutionalrightsandhowAmendment20grantstherighttoColoradocitizenstousemarijuanaformedicinalpurposes.InthenextbreaththeysayhowimportantitisthatthiscountryreturntotheChristianprinciplesuponwhichitwasfounded.
Howsadthatthesepeoplewhoclaimtoknowthesourceofourrightsdonthaveaclue.IchallengedMarkWalleronthisveryissueinfrontofagroupofinfluentialRepublicans.WhenIaskedwhatourFoundingFathersconsideredthesourceofcitizenrightshe
quicklyansweredtheConstitutionasinterpretedbytheSupremeCourt.
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WhenItoldhimthatourFoundersstatedthatwegetourrightsfromGodandthe
Constitutionissimplyawrittendocumentthatguaranteesourrights,Waller
couldntbringhimselftoagree.Instead,heaccusedmeofsplittinghairsinan
efforttowinthepro-marijuanaargument.
WhenIexpressedmyopinionthatanyrepresentativewhobelievesthatgettingourrightsfromGodandgettingourrightsfromtheConstitutionissplittinghairsisnotqualifiedtobeastaterepresentative,Wallerbecameincensedandfeltpersonallyattacked.Howsadnotonlyforhim,butforallofus.Howquickwearetoforgetthereasonsomanyfounditnecessarytofightanddietoprotectourrights.ThegeniusofAmericaisthatourFoundingFathersknewthetruesourceofourrights.ContrarytowhatmanyAmericansbelieve,mostoftheFoundingFatherswerenotChristianbutDeistswhowereproductsoftheFrenchEnlightenment
movement.ThesemenincludedGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,JohnAdams,BenjaminFranklin,JamesMadison(knownasthefatheroftheConstitution)andThomasPaine(whoalsoattributedmanyofhisideastotheIroquoisIndians.)AmericasFoundersrejectedtheideaofaChristiangod,Jewishgod,Muslimgodoranyotherproprietarygod.Tothem,therewasonlyoneGod,theGodofusall.Theywereextremelyconcernedaboutthebigotryandhatredthebelieversinsuchproprietarygodsweresopronetoworkupontheirfellowmen.TheirgoalincraftingtheConstitutionwastoprotectindividualrightsfromattackbypeoplewhothoughttheirvaluesweresuperior.
AsThomasPaineopined:Theworldhasbeencursedwithtwogreatevils,kingcraftandpriestcraft.Kingcraft,inthiscountry,hasbeendestroyed;priestcraftremainsaparasiticarmypreyinguponourbodypolitic.Foundeduponfraud,theclericalprofession,withmanyhonorableexceptions,dependsuponfraudforitssupport.Hegoesontogiveanexampleofthatfraud:Andthus,recognizingthemagicinfluencethatagreatnamecarrieswithit,theclergy
haveinscribedintheChristianrosterthenamesofhundredswhoweretotaldisbelieversintheirdogmas.Asthevendersofquacknostrumsattachtheforgedcertificatesofdistinguishedindividualstotheirworthlessdrugs,tomakethemsell,sothesetheologicalvenderspresentthemanufacturedendorsementsofthegreattomaketheirnostrumspopular.Jefferson,Washington,andFranklinhaveallbeendenominatedChristians,notbecausetheyweresuch,fortheywerenot,butbecauseoftheinfluencethatattachestotheirnames.
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WhilenottechnicallyaFoundingFatheranothermanregardedasoneofthenationstwobestpresidentsAbrahamLincolnwasnotaChristianeither.Infact,likeThomasJeffersonandThomasPaine,hepubliclyrejectedChristianity,neverjoinedachurch,andlikeJeffersonandPaine,evenwroteatreatiseagainstreligion.Lincolnwasparticularlyupsetbythetendencyofzealousbelieverstoinflicttheir
valuesonothersviaprohibition.InDecemberof1840heisreportedtohavesaid:Prohibitionwillworkgreatinjurytothecauseoftemperance.Itisaspeciesofintemperancewithinitself,forItgoesbeyondtheboundsofreasoninthatitattemptstocontrolamansappetitebylegislationandmakesacrimeoutofthingsthatarenotcrimes.Aprohibitionlawstrikesablowattheveryprinciplesuponwhichourgovernmentwasfounded.SomepeoplehavetriedtoclaimthatthereisnoproofLincolnevermadethatremarkbutitdoesntmatterwhetherhesaiditornot.Theideaistrue.Asmysystemof
wisdomteaches:Thecredentialisinthemessage,notthemessenger.MypointisnottomakeChristianityresponsibleforthisbehaviorbecausetrue
Christianitydisdainssuchfraud.Jesuswouldcondoneneitherliesnorbigotry.But
thatiswhatthesepeopledowithoutasecondthought.Totheextenttheyneedtoberightabouttheirvaluestheyneedtomakeotherswrong.Theeffortisrequiredsotheycanjustifyviolatingthesacredspaceofthosewhosevaluesaredifferent.Thatthesepeoplecansoeasilyignorethepainfullessonsofournationspastisthegreatesttragedyaboutthiswholedebate.PeoplelikeSuthers,Romer,Waller,andMayareexpertsatparsingthewordsoutof
whichAmendment20iscraftedsotheycangivethemselvesajustificationfortheiractions,buttheytotallymissthespiritofthelaw.IntheirzealousdefenseoftheirunreasonablepositionstheyforgettonoticethattheirdefinitionofcaregiverisnotcontainedinAmendment20,butratheraproductoftheirownprejudice.WhatAmendment20saysis:Primarycare-givermeansaperson,otherthanthepatientandthepatientsphysician,whoiseighteenyearsofageorolderandhassignificantresponsibilityformanagingthewell-beingofapatientwhohasadebilitatingmedicalcondition.
NoplaceinAmendment20doesitstatethatacaregivercanonlyhave5patients.Noplacedoesitstatethatacaregivercannotsellmarijuanatothepatient.The5patientruleisanadministrativerulemadeupbytheColoradoDepartmentofHealthasaresultofpressureimposedbytheDEA,JohnSuthers,andtherestoftheprohibitionistcrowd.Itwasthrownout3yearslaterbecauseaDenverjudgeruledthattheBoardactedimproperlybecausetheydidntpermitpubliccommentbefore
imposingtherule.
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TheseprohibitionistslongforthegoodoledayswhentheDEAusedtoshowupatacaregivershomewithatankandswatteamsarmedwithmachinegunstobreakintothehomeatdawn,shootthefamilydoginfrontofthechildren,andarrestandhaultojailthosewhoaregrowingmarijuanaincompliancewithColorado
Amendment20.Infact,theyevensupporttheideathatthechildrenofparentswholegallygrowmarijuanafortheirmedicineoughttobechargedwithfeloniouschildabuseandtheirchildrenplacedintofosterhomes.Thiskindoftyrannymustbestopped.SuchprohibitionlawsundercuttheveryprinciplesuponwhichAmericawasfounded.OurFounderswereclear.THEONLYRIGHTSTHEGOVERNMENTCANHAVE,ARERIGHTSTHATYOUFIRSTHAVE
ASANINDIVIDUAL,ANDAGREETODELEGATETOTHEM.NOGOVERNMENTCANHAVEANYRIGHTTHATYOUDONOTPERSONALLYHAVE.TOARGUEOTHERWISEISTO
ARGUEFORTYRANNY.
Noindividualhastherighttotakeacarfromsomeonetheyfeelhastoomanyoftheminordertogiveonetosomeonewhohasnocar.Becausenoindividualhasthatright,neithercanthegovernment.Inthesamevein,Idonthavetherighttotellapersonsufferingfromthepainofarthritisthattheycantusemarijuana.IfIdonthavethatrightasanindividual,thegovernmentcanthavethatrighteither.VIRTUALLYEVERYONEOFOURNATIONSILLSCANBEULTIMATELYTRACEDTOA
VIOLATIONOFTHISPRINCIPLE!ThesameRepublicanswhoargue(properlyImightadd)againstObamaspoliciesofredistributionofwealthcannotthenjustifytheprohibitionofmarijuanaandexpecttherestofustosupportthem.Botharefoundedontheexactsameprincipleinthatbothviolatethesacredspaceoftheindividual.Butthesepoliticalleadersmostofwhomarelawyershaveeitherforgottenthatprincipleorprobablyneverlearneditinthefirstplace.NeitherdotheyseemtounderstandthattheforemostresponsibilityofelectedleadersinaRepublicisto
protectindividualrightsfromtheprejudicesofanyparticulargroup,aswellastheoverreachingofgovernmentnomatterhowrighteousthecausemayappear.ThatiswhyCommissionersLathenandWilliams,RepresentativeWaller,CityAttorneyDanMay,AttorneyGeneralJohnSuthersandtherestoftheanti-marijuanacrowdcantagreethatrightscomefromGodandnottheConstitution.Oncetheyagreethatweget0urrightsfromGod,theirargumentsfallcompletelyapartandthe
hypocrisyandbigotryoftheirprohibitionistattitudesareexposedforalltosee.
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WhenSen.ChrisRomerinsistsonputtingthelanguageinHB1284thatallowslocal
governmentstobandispensaries,theeffectistosubjectaGod-givenrightto
governmentapproval,whentheprincipalpurposeofguaranteeingtheserightsvia
theconstitutionistoprotectunpopularminoritiesagainstthemajority.
Theseself-righteousbigotsaretryingtoturnmedicalmarijuanapatientsintothenewdespisedminoritybyusingthesameoldtired,recycled,andfear-basedexcusesofdiminishedpropertyvalues,increasedcrime,andwemustprotectourchildren.Doesanyoneelsenoticethatnoneofthishasanythingatalltodowithbanningmedicalmarijuanacentersinfavorofcaregivers?ThesadfactisthathundredsofbillionsoftaxpayerdollarshavebeenspentoverdecadestoconvincecitizensthattheWaronDrugsrequiresthatwarbeprosecutedagainstmarijuanaandthosewhouseit.Mostofthismoneyhasbeen
spenttoassociatemarijuanawithdrugslikecocaine,crack,heroin,andthelike,inacarefullycraftedcampaigninordertogetthepublictoassociatemarijuanawiththedangersofthosesubstances.Itisallalie.Thankfully,moreandmorepeoplearestartingtowakeuptotheideathattheonlypeoplewhowininthisgamearetheMexicandruglordsandtheirgangsterdistributors,themanypoliticianstheypayoff,thepeoplewhowanttojustifytheirimmoralviolationofthesacredspaceofothers,politicianswhowanttoamasspoliticalpowerbybeingpopularwiththeirgroup,thosepeoplewillingtoworkoutsidethelaw,andindustrieslikethepharmaceuticalcompaniesthatreaphugeprofitsbymakingmarijuanaillegal.
GiventheimportanceofthisNovembersballottothecitizenryofColoradocitizensmustsendamessagetotheprohibitioniststheycanunderstand.
VOTETHEMOUT!
VOTEAGAINSTPEOPLEWHOWANTTHEDEATOREINSTITUTETHEIRREIGNOFTERRORAGAINSTCOLORADOCITIZENS!
VOTEAGAINSTPEOPLEWHOWANTYOUTOACCEPTTHATTHEYHAVETHEPOWERTOVIOLATEYOURSACREDSPACEBECAUSEOFTHEIROWNPERSONALPREJUDICES!
VOTEAGAINSTTHOSELEGISLATORSWHOTHINKTHATCITIZENSGETTHEIRRIGHTSFROMTHECONSTITUTIONINSTEADOFFROMTHEONEGODTHE
GODOFWHICHWEAREALLAPART!
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VOTEAGAINSTTHOSEWHOWOULDARROGANTLYPLACETHEMSELVESINTHEMIDDLEOFTHESACREDRELATIONSHIPTHATSHOULDEXISTBETWEEN
YOUANDYOURDOCTORANDPRESUMETOTELLYOUTHEYKNOWBETTER
THANYOURDOCTORWHATKINDOFMEDICINEYOUSHOULDUSE!
VOTEAGAINSTTHOSEWHOWANTTOBANDISPENSARIESTHATAREREGULATED,SUPERVISED,ANDTAXEDSOTHEYCANBEREPLACEDBY
CAREGIVERSWHOWILLOPERATEOUTOFOURRESIDENTIALAREAS
WITHOUTSUPERVISION,REGULATIONORTAXATION.
VOTEAGAINSTTHOSEPOLITICIANSWHOWANTTOIMPOSESUCHABURDENUPONBUSINESSESTHEYDONTLIKETHATTHEYMAKEIT
IMPOSSIBLEFORTHOSEBUSINESSESTOSURVIVE.
VOTEAGAINSTTHOSEPOLITICIANSWHOWOULDASKCITIZENSTOWAIVETHIERRIGHTSINORDERTOBEINBUSINESS.
THISISACHANCEFORYOURVOTETOMAKEAREALDIFFERENCE.THESEPRINCIPLESARENOTJUSTABOUTOURLOCALISSUEOFMEDICALMARIJUANA.THEYAPPLYTOEVERYLEVELOFGOVERNMENTWHETHERLOCAL,COUNTY,STATE,ORFEDERAL.NOWISTHETIMETOTAKEYOURPOWERASACITIZENBACKFROMTHOSEWHOTHINKTHEYCANCRAFTLAWSBASEDONTHEOPINIONSOFLAWYERSWITHOUTREGARDTOTHEMORALFOUNDATIONUPONWHICHTHOSELAWSMUSTSTAND.
OURFOUNDERSSAIDTHATCITIZENSHAVETHEOBLIGATIONTORESISTIMMORALLAWS,WHICHTHEYDEFINEDASLAWSTHATDONTRESPECTTHERIGHTSINHERENTINTHEINDIVIDUAL.IFYOUAREAVOTERANDIGNORETHESEISSUES,YOUARERISKINGTHEFUTUREOFYOURCHILDRENANDGRANDCHILDRENTOAGOVERNMENTTHATISBECOMINGMOREANDMOREOUT-OF-CONTROL.THISISNOTAPARTISANISSUE.THEVIOLATIONOFYOURGOD-GIVENRIGHTSIS
JUSTASFREQUENTLYJUSTIFIEDBYDEMOCRATSASITISBYREPUBLICANS.THISGOESTOTHEHEARTOFWHOWEAREASANATION.
REGARDLESSOFYOURFEELINGSABOUTMARIJUANA,THESE
PRINCIPLESCANNOTBEIGNOREDIFYOUAREACITIZENWHO
VALUESGODSGIFTOFFREEDOM!
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BelowIhavetakenthetimetolistandevaluateafewofthemajorargumentsoftheanti-marijuanacrowd.Idontexpecttheseargumentswillchangethemindofbigotsbecausefactscantpenetratedeeplyenoughintoclosedminds.Instead,myaudienceisthefair-mindedColoradovoters,mostofwhomhaveopenmindsandahealthyreservoirofcommonsense.ThefactsIpresentcaneasilybecheckedsimplybyusing
acomputerandaconnectiontotheInternet.IhumblyencourageyoutoreadALLsidesnotjusttheoneyouagreewith.Thatistheonlywaytorecognizethetruth.ISSUESSURROUNDINGCITIZENSRIGHTS
Claim#1:Amendment20totheColoradoConstitutiongivesColoradocitizenstherighttousemedicinalmarijuana.Fact:AccordingtoourFoundingFathersthereisonlyonedefinitionofthewordGodthatcanmakeanysense,andthatisthatGodistheALLTHATIS.Bydefinition,
thatmakeseachpersonapartofGodandinconsequenceeachpersoncomestothisworldwithsacredspaceorwhattheFoundingFatherscalledinalienablerights.AsThomasJeffersonsaidinhisoriginaldraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence:Allmenarecreatedequalandindependent.Fromthatequalcreationtheyderivetheirrightsthatareinherentandinalienable.Thetruthofthisstatementisself-evident,anditsviolationisnotonlyimmoral,butthesourceoftyrannyandlegallyprotectedbigotry.Accordingly,neithertheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,northeconstitutionofanystatecan
trulybesaidtoconveyanyright.Constitutionscanonlyguaranteepersonalrightsagainstthebigotryofthosewhowouldinflicttheirgroupwillontheindividual.Inotherwords,yourrighttouseorrefusemarijuanacomesfromGodnottheColoradoStateConstitution.Claim#2:Amendment20limitscaregiversto5patientsandbansthecommercialsaleofmarijuanatoindividuals.Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Amendment20setsnolimitsonthenumberofpatientsa
caregivermayhave,andsaysnothingaboutthecommercialsaleofmarijuana.The5patientrulewasimposedbytheBoardofHealthinresponsetopressurefromJohnSuthersandhisfriendsattheDEA.Thesesamepeoplearenowtryingtomakeitillegalforcaregiverstosellmarijuanatotheirpatients.Claim#3:Whenitcomestomarijuana,lawmakershavetherighttointerjectthemselvesbetweenthedoctorandthatdoctorspatient.
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Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Ifyouneedanexplanationtosupportthis,youwilllikelybeverysupportiveofsocializedmedicinerightupuntilyouhavetolivewithit.Claim#4:Ifwhatyousayin#1aboveistrue,thenalldangerousdrugslikecrackcocaineandheroinshouldbelegaltoo.
Fact:Thatisnottrue.BecauseIhavearighttopersonalsafety,Icandelegateauthoritytothegovernmenttomakeandenforcelawsagainstsubstancesthathavethedemonstratedabilitytoturnotherwiselaw-abidingcitizensintosociopathsunlesstheprohibitionofthatsubstancecausesmoreproblemsforthecommunitythanitsolves.Ifasubstancedoesnotcauseapersontobecomeasociopathgivenappropriateuse,whetherornotapersonusesthatsubstanceisamatterofsacredspaceandnotthebusinessofgovernment.Inotherwords,peoplehaveaGod-givenrighttodowhat
theywantunlesstheyareharmingothers.Claim#5:Marijuanaisadangerousdrugthatfitsthatdefinition.Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Noseriousresearcherwouldagreewiththatclaim.EventheDEAsownAdministrativeLawJudgeFrancisL.Young,after15volumesoftestimonyonmarijuanaruledin1988that:Cannabisinitsnaturalformisoneofthesafesttherapeuticallyactivesubstancesknowntoman.Theevidenceinthisrecordasof9/6/1988clearlyshowsthatmarijuanahasbeenacceptedascapableofrelievingthedistressofgreatnumbersofveryillpeople,anddoingsowithsafetyundermedicalsupervision.Itwouldbeunreasonable,arbitraryandcapriciousfortheDEAtocontinue
tostandbetweenthosesufferersandthebenefitsofthissubstanceinlightoftheevidencepresentedinthisrecord.FormoreinformationseeIssuesSurroundingtheDangersofMarijuanapresentedbelow.Claim#6:Alcoholcaneasilyturnpeopleintosociopaths,soalcoholproductionandconsumptionshouldbeillegalbyyourdefinition.Fact:Nottrue.Whilealcoholisinvolvedinmanyviolentcrimesincludingmurder,
vehicularhomicide,rape,domesticspousalandchildabuse,andmanyotherseriouscrimes,prohibitionofalcoholcausedhugesocietalproblemsthatfaroutweighedthebenefitsderivedfromprohibition.Thatiswhyprohibitionended.Today,thepeoplewhowereoncecastigatedbyprohibitionistsasevil,denigrated,socialmisfitsformanufacturingand/orconsumingalcoholcanbuyaglassofwinewithdinneratalmostanyrestaurant,abeeratabaseballgame,andpurchaseliquorforuseathomeinliquorstoresinanyshoppingmall.
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Muchtotheconsternationofalcoholprohibitionists,withoutthefearofrevenooersbreakingdowntheirdoors,destroyingand/orconfiscatingtheirproperty,andsendingpeopletojailforyears,alcoholhasbecomemainstream.Manypeoplenowtakepridemakingtheirownwineandbeer.ThereisevenacontestattheColoradoStateFairforthepersonwhocanmakethebesthome-madebrews.
Withoutthetaxescollectedonthemanufactureandsaleofalcohol,manyvaluablepublicprogramswouldnotbepossible.Clearly,withtheabolitionofalcoholended,societybenefitedtoadegreethatfarexceededthebenefitsofprohibition.Becauseallempiricalevidenceandtheexperienceoftensofmillionsofusersdemonstratemarijuanatobeafarmorebenignsubstancethanalcohol,withafarlowerpotentialforabuse,thereisnoreasontoexpectthatsocietywouldnotsimilarlybebenefittedbytheoutrightlegalizationandsubsequentregulationofmarijuana.
Claim#7:Prohibitionofmarijuanacantbecomparedtotheprohibitionofalcohol.Fact:Really?Ifthatistrue,thenwhatisthefundamentaldifferencebetweenthejustificationsofferedforalcoholprohibitionandthejustificationsthatunderlieourcurrentWaronDrugs?Theeffectsofalcoholandmanyoftheintoxicantsdeemedillegalbyourcurrentgovernment,aswellasthejustificationsusedtobanthemarenotfundamentallydissimilar(exceptperhaps,forthefactthatmarijuanaislessharmfulthanalcohol.)Therepealofprohibitionledtodramaticreductionsinviolentcrime,andby
acknowledgingthesimplefactthatadultshavearighttodrinkiftheysochoose,thesensiblepoliticianswhoendedProhibitionallowedsocietytodevelopmoreresponsibleapproachestomanagingthesocialproblemscausedbyalcoholaddictionandabuse.Ourunderstandingofdrugpolicycouldbegreatlyenhancedifthepeoplewhostandagainsttheuseofmarijuanawouldbeintellectuallyhonestenoughtonotfallpreytothisunsubstantiatedidea,andavailthemselvesofthewisdomthatcanbegainedbylookingnotattheevilsofmarijuanabutratherattheevilsofprohibitionandhowprohibitioncausesgovernmentstooversteptheboundsofnaturallawand
violatethesacredspaceofitscitizens.
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ISSUESSURROUNDINGTHEBANNINGOFDISPENSARIES:
Claim#8:Thetremendousincreaseinthenumbersofpeopleapplyingformedicalmarijuanalicensesisduetotheproliferationofmedicalmarijuanadispensaries.
Fact:Absolutelynottrue.ItisclearthatthereasonfortheexplosioninthenumberofapplicationsforaColoradolicensetousemedicalmarijuanaisdueto1)theObamaadministrationspolicyofnotsendingtheDEAafterpeoplewhoarefollowingstatelawregardingitsuse;and2)thefactthatmedicalmarijuanaworks.Aspeoplediscoverhowwellitworks,theywantit.Claim#9:Banningdispensariesinfavorofthecaretakermodelwillhelpgetmarijuanaoutofourcommunities.Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Asmanylawenforcementofficershavestated,allabanon
dispensarieswillaccomplishistherelocationofmarijuanagrowanddispensingoperationsintotheresidentialareasofourcommunities.Dispensaryownershavetogothroughanextensivebackgroundcheck,installandmaintainelaboratesecuritysystems,haveinsurance,bebonded,andarehighlyregulatedandsupervisedbytheColoradoDepartmentofRevenue.Theyarerequiredtocollectandpaytaxesontheirsales,andpaylargelicensingfees.Theyarefarlesspronetosellmarijuanatoanyperson,youthfulorotherwisewhoisnotproperlylicensedbythestatebecausetodosomaycausethelossoftheirentireinvestmentandsubjectthemtobeingbannedforlifefromanylegalopportunitytoworkinthemedicalmarijuanaindustry.
Caretakersarenottaxednorsupervisedinanyway.Theycanoperatenextdoortoanyschool,daycarecenterorchurch.Thepeoplewhooperatethemarenotsubjecttoanybackgroundcheckorsupervisionofanykind.Theyarenotrequiredtohavesecuritysystems.Whywouldanysanepersontrulyinterestedinthesafetyoftheircommunitywanttobanmedicalmarijuanacentersinfavorofcaregiversoperatingoutofneighborhoods?Claim#10:Dispensariesareownedbypeoplewhoseonlymotivationistogetrich.
Fact:Thereisnothingwrongwithwantingtogetrich.Mosteveryonewantstohavealifethatisabundantandrich.However,evendispensaryownerscantgetrichsellingmarijuanaiftheydontprovideaqualityproductatafairpriceinacomfortableanddiscretelocation.Anyonewhoknowsanythingaboutthefreeenterprisesystemcanknowthattheproliferationofmedicalmarijuanacenterscannotcontinueunchecked.Competitionwillweedouttheunscrupulousandinefficientoperatorsfasterthananylegislationeverproposed.
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Allowfreeenterprisetooperateandthecustomerwillgetabetterproduct,abetterselectionofproduct,betterservice,andlowerprices.Communitieswillfindthemselvesenjoyingthetaxrevenuescollectedfromdispensariesoperatedbyhard-working,law-abidingcitizens.Freeenterpriseworksforeveryone.
Draconianlegislationthatworkstobandispensarieswillonlyservetomakemarijuanafarmoreexpensiveforthosewhorelyonit,muchlesssafe,anddeeplyembeddedinplaceswhereitcannotbeeitherregulatedortaxed.Claim#11:Dispensariesareownedbydruggies,whoseonlyintentistotakeadvantageofthelawtoselldrugstoourkids.Fact:Totheextentthisistrue,freeenterpriseisthebestwaytodrivethesepeopleoutofbusiness.CommonsensewilltellyouthatIllpeoplewhopatronizeatruewellnesscenterstaffedbyhighlytrainedmedicalprofessionalssuchasmyEagles
NestWellnessCenterinCascadeorthemanyothercomparablefacilitiesaroundthestateareunlikelytopatronizeafacilitywheretheyareservedbyastonedhippiecoveredwithtattooswhoseonlyadviceforapatientisthisisreallygoods__tman!Formoreinformation,seetheanswerto#9above.ISSUESSURROUNDINGTHEDANGERSOFMARIJUANA
TherearesomanymythsthathavebeenperpetratedbytheFederalgovernmentandtheanti-marijuanacrowdthatitisimpossibletocoverthemall,sothislistisdesignedtocoveronlythemostcommonones.
Claim#12:TheFederalGovernmentlistsmarijuanaasaScheduleIControlledSubstancebecausetheirresearchdemonstratesittobeaverydangerousdrug.Fact:Thecriteriausedtoplaceasubstanceonthislistisinthreeparts:
(A)Thedrugorothersubstancehasahighpotentialforabuse.Foryears,theFederalgovernmentclaimedthatmarijuanawasahighlyaddictivesubstance,evenexceedingtheaddictivecapacityofdrugslikecocaineandheroin.Today,noseriousresearcherbelievesitiseitherappropriateorusefultolumpmarijuanainthatcategory.Whatwenowknow
isthatmarijuanaisfarlessaddictivethannicotineandalcohol,andjustslightlymoreaddictivethancoffee.Whilemarijuanadoesnotdemonstrateahighpotentialforabuse,itisthemostwidelyusedillicitsubstancenotbecauseitisaddictive,butbecauseitisaeuphoricthatnotonlymakespeoplefeelbetter,butalsoishighlyeffectiveforpain.
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(B)Thedrugorothersubstancehasnocurrentlyacceptedmedicalusein
treatmentintheUnitedStates.Again,foryearstheFederalgovernmenthasclaimedthatmarijuanahasno
placeasamedicineinspiteofthefactthathistoricallymarijuanahasbeenusedbymanyculturesforthousandsofyearsasavaluablemedicinalherb.ItwasconsideredanimportantpartofthepharmacopeiaofmedicineinthiscultureuntilWilliamRandolphHurstandHarryAnslingersucceededinmakingitillegalnotbecauseitwasdangeroustohealth,butdangeroustotheprofitsofHurstspapermanufacturingoperations.Today,manydoctorswhengiventhechoicewouldprefertheirpatientsusemarijuanainpreferencetoaddictivenarcoticsandotherpharmaceuticals
becauseofitsdemonstratedeffectivenessandlackofdangeroussideeffects.Manydoctorsarestartingtorealizethatmarijuanaisthetreatmentofchoiceforpain,depression,PTSD,migraine,cachexia(thewasting-awaysyndromecausedbycancer),nausea,glaucoma,spasticityduetomultiplesclerosisandmore.Recentstudiesnowdemonstratethatmarijuanaisapotentanti-tumormedicationsomethingtheFederalgovernmenttoitsever-lastingshamehaskeptfromthepopulationfordecades.Becauseofitseffectivenessforsomanyconditions,theVeteransAdministrationrecentlyauthorizedmarijuanaasatreatmentforourveterans.
(C)Thereisalackofacceptedsafetyforuseofthedrugorothersubstanceunder
medicalsupervision.Noonecanrationallydisputethefactthatmarijuanaissaferthanaspirin,Tylenol,ormostover-the-counterremediesavailableatyourlocalpharmacy.Therehasneverbeenacaseofalife-threateningoverdosefrommarijuana.SkepticsshouldreviewtheFindingsofFactdecidedbytheDEAsownjudgeFrancisL.Young.Youcanfindithere:http://www.ccguide.org/young88.php
Clearly,thereasonstheFederalgovernmentinsistsonkeepingmarijuanaonitslistofcontrolledsubstancesarepoliticalnotbecauseitissodangerous.Claim#13:Marijuanacontainsmoreofthedangerouschemicalsthatcauselungdiseaseandcancer.Becausetypicalusersinhalemoresmokeandholditlongerthantheywouldacigarette,smoking1jointistheequivalentofsmokingfivecigarettesandpredisposestheusertolungcancer,emphysema,bronchitis,andCOPD.
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Fact:Itisabsolutelytruethesmokefromburningmarijuanaleavescontainsseveralknowncarcinogens,andthetaritcreatescontains50%moreofsomeofthechemicalslinkedtolungcancerthantobaccosmoke.Amarijuanacigarettealsodepositsfourtimesasmuchofthattarasanequivalenttobaccoone.
Thatiswhyscientistsandresearcherssuchasmyselfweresosurprisedtofindthatanumberofverylargeandcarefullycontrolledstudiesfailedtodemonstrateanylinkbetweenchronicmarijuanauseandcancer.Onthecontrary,studiesnowrevealthatmarijuanausersarefarlesslikelytogetcancerbecauseTHCcausestheapoptosis(programmedcelldeath)ofthegeneticallydamagedcellsthatcausecancer.StudiesalsodemonstratethatmarijuanausersarenomorelikelytosufferfromCOPDoremphysemathannon-smokers,butdoexperienceahigherrateofbronchitis.
Othermethodsofdeliveryincludingtheuseofinfusedproductsconsumedorallyandtheuseofvaporizerseliminateanyburdenonthelungsandarerapidlybecomingthepreferredmethodofingestion.Whatthismeansisthatevenifwearetoaccepttheideaofananny-statetryingtoprotectusfromourselves,inlightofthefactstheargumentisirrelevant.Claim#14:Studiesshowthatmarijuanadiminishesmentalfunction.Usershavepoorermemories,alowermentalaptitude,andalowercapacityforcreativethoughtthannon-users.Fact:Whileuserscanexperienceareductioninshort-termmemoryanddiminished
reactiontimeswhileactuallyhigh,thereisnoprovencorrelationbetweenmarijuanauseandaloweredmentalaptitudeortheabilitytoperformcreativelyinspiteofthemanypamphletsthatarecirculatedaroundbytheanti-marijuanacrowd.Someofourmostaccomplishedcitizenshavebeenchronicusersofmarijuana.UndisputedusersincludepeoplelikeGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,JohnF.Kennedy,WinstonChurchill,Zoroaster,AldousHuxley,AngelicaHuston,JulieChristie,BobDylan,CarlSagan,CaryGrant,DizzyGillespie,DukeEllington,ElvisPresley,ErnestHemmingway,ErrolFlynn,GeorgeBush,KirkDouglas,JulesVerne,JackieGleason,JesseVentura,JimmyDorsey,JoanofArc,JohnDenver,Louis
Armstrong,MarlonBrando,JackNicholson,MartinSheen,MaryTylerMoore,NeilDiamond,PabloPicasso,theBeatles,OliverStone,OscarWilde,PhilDonohue,PeterSellers,QueenVictoria,Pythagoras,RamDass,RayCharles,RichardBranson,RobertMitchum,SalvadorDali,SigmundFreud,SonnyBono,StephenKing,TennesseeWilliams,VincentVanGogh,VictorHugo,WaltDisney,WilliamShakespeare,andWillieNelsonjusttonameaveryfew.Idoubtanyofthesepeoplecouldbesaidtosufferfromdiminishedmentalcapacity.
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Claim#15:Animalsgivenmarijuanabyresearchershavebeenshowntosufferstructuraldamagetothebrain.Fact:Thisoften-repeatedstatementderivesfromanuglystudywhereresearchershookedmonkeysuptogasmasksandforcedthemtobreathconcentratedmarijuana
smokeuntiltheydiedfromalackofoxygen.Itisaclassicexampleofhowmanyofthestudiesfundedbythegovernmentattempttoprovethatmarijuanaisadangerousdrug.Claim#16:Aquarterofamillionemergencyroomvisitsayearinvolvetheconsumptionofmarijuana.Fact:Themetabolitesofmarijuanaaredetectableinthebloodforweeksafteringestion.Therefore,sincemarijuanaissuchapopularsubstanceitisnosurprisethatmarijuanametabolitesarefoundinthebloodorurineofpeopleadmittedto
emergencyrooms.Thisisnomorestatisticallymeaningfulthansayingaquarterofamillionemergencyroomvisitsayearinvolvetheconsumptionoforeganoorblackpepper.Claim#17:AccordingtotheDEA,40%ofthosearrestedforcrimestestpositiveformarijuana.Fact:See#16above.Claim#18:Nexttoalcohol,marijuanaisthesecondmostfrequentlyfoundsubstanceinthebodiesofdriversinvolvedinfatalaccidents.
Fact:See#16above.Claim#19:THC,theactiveingredientinmarijuana,accumulatesinthebodyandcanremainthereforaslongassixweeks.Fact:Nottrue.Delta-9tetrahydrocannibinolbecomes11-carboxy-tetrahydrocannibinolandtheninactiveTHC-COOHwithin24hours.Thesecompoundsexistnaturallyinthebodyandnonegativehealtheffecthaseverbeenobservedorpostulatedasaresultoftheirpresence.
Claim#20:Studiesproveaconnectionbetweenchronicmarijuanauseandtheincidenceofpsychosis.Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Themostrecentten-yearpeerreviewedstudyshowedabsolutelyNOincreaseinschizophreniaandpsychosis,evenwhentherearelargeincreasesinthepopulationsamplesthatengageinheavymarijuanause.
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Claim#21:Marijuanaisagatewaydrugthatpredisposesuserstogoontoharderdrugslikecocaine,crackcocaine,heroin,methamphetamine,andmore.Fact:Itisnotmarijuanathatcausesthisproblem;itistheillegalityofmarijuanathatcausesthisproblem.Illegalmarijuanaisapreferredgatewayfordrugdealerswho
usetheherbtoconvincepeoplethatotherdrugswillbeasbenignasmarijuanawhichtheyarenot.Ifwearetotrulyprotectouryouth,itisimportantforresponsiblecitizensto
understandthedifferenceandremovemarijuanaasatoolusedbythedistributors
ofhighlyaddictiveandtrulydangerousdrugs.
Claim#22:Researchclearlyshowsthatmarijuanahasthepotentialtocauseproblemsindailylife.Accidentsintheworkplaceare50%higherandabsenteeismis75%higheramongcannabisusers.
Fact:WhencomparingstatisticsforworkplaceaccidentsandabsenteeismbeforeandaftertheintroductionofmedicalmarijuanainstateslikeColorado,noevidenceofsuchincreasescanbedemonstrated.Claim#23:Marijuanaisadangeroushallucinogenthatcausespsychosis.Fact:Absolutelynottrue.Inthefirstplace,hallucinogensarenotdangerousper-se.Thereisalonghistoryofhumansusingnaturalentheogens(substancesthathelpapersonexperiencetheirconnectiontotheDivine)likePeyote,PsilocybinmushroomsorAyahuasca,withoutharmofanykind.Ontheotherhand,some
chemicalentheogenscanbeverydangerous.Inanyevent,marijuanaisnotahallucinogen.Whileitcanalterperceptionoftimeandenhancetheexperienceoftastes,odorsandcolors,tosomedegree,itdoesnotpresentthevisionsanddistortionsofrealitythatarethehallmarksofdrugslikeLSDoreventheentheogensmentionedabove.Marijuanaismoreproperlyclassifiedasaeuphoriant,meaningthatitcausestheusertoexperienceasenseofrelaxation,peace,andwellbeing.Concernsabouteventsofthepastorfuturedangerstendtodissolveintoasenseofenjoymentofthepresent.
Thisisanimportantcharacteristicofitsmedicinalprofilebecausepeoplewhoaresufferingfromseriousillnessesandchronicpaintendtobecomequitedepressed.Further,marijuanahasauniqueabilitytohelppeoplesleepwithoutinterferingwithREMsleepanddreams,whichisvitaltoasenseofawakeningrestedandavoidingpsychosis.TheprescriptiondrugsusedforinsomniainterferewithREMsleepandovertime,lackofREMsleepcanleadtodepression,irritability,andyespsychosis.
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Claim#24:Marijuanacausespeopletobecomeanxiousandhavepanicattacks.Fact:Thisisabsolutelytrueandoneofthereasonsinexperiencedpatientsshouldalwayshaveaccesstoapersonwhocanguidethemalongtheirpath.Thisisoneofthebestargumentsforadispensarystaffedbyprofessionalsprovidingthemedicine.
Therearemanyvarietiesofmarijuana,andmanywaysitcanbegrown,harvestedandprepared.Ifmarijuanaisallowedtobecomeover-ripe,thedegradationby-productsofTHCcancausetheexperienceofanxiety.Plantssprayedwiththewrongkindofpestcontrolagentscanalsodothesamething.Somepeoplearejustpredisposedtohavethatexperiencenomatterwhatkindofmedicinetheyuse.Peoplewhohavethisproblemshoulddiscontinuetheiruseofmarijuana.
Claim#25:Marijuanaisnotharmless!Fact:Thisistheonethingthatisabsolutelyreal.Whileitistruethatthedangerofmarijuanasaddictivecapacityandlong-termeffectsonthebodyhavebeenhighlyexaggerated,itisalsotruethatmarijuanacancauseanxietyandpanicattacksinsusceptibleindividuals.Inthevastmajorityofcases,marijuanaisunsuitableforusebychildrenandyoungadults.Theaffectcannabisproductshaveondevelopingbrainsisstillamatterofgreatdebate,howeveronethingisforcertain,marijuanaisaeuphoriant,andyoutharestilllearningtheskillofself-discipline.Ifmarijuanaisavailableitisfartooeasyfor
ayoungpersontowanttogethighratherthandotheirhomework,chores,orothertasksforwhichthemmayberesponsible.Thiscanhavelife-longconsequences.Theimmaturityofyouthalsopredisposesthemtousepoorjudgmentinotherways,likesmokingcannabiswhiledriving.Thatbeingsaid,itisuptoapatientsdoctorandparentstomakethatdeterminationnotlegislators.Ipersonallyhaveone14-year-oldpatientwhosedoctorrecommendedmarijuanabecauseshegetsseveremigraineseverydayandwasfailinginschool.Underthecarefulsupervisionofherparents,thisyoungladyusesmarijuanaeverymorning
beforeschoolandnowisgettingstraightAs.Sheisnowontrackforcollegeasituationthatwouldnotbepossiblewithoutheruseofmarijuana.
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PleasedistributecopiesofthispapertoeveryAMERICANcitizenyouknow.Itisavailableonlineat:
www.eaglesnestwellnesscenter.com
Thisisnotjustanissueaboutthelegalityofmedicalmarijuana.Thisisanissueof
personalfreedom,theprotectionofyourrightstoaconfidentialdoctor-patient
relationship,andtransparencyingovernment.
TheConstitutionisnotaninstrumentforthegovernmenttorestrainthepeople.Itis
aninstrumentforthepeopletorestrainthegovernment. PatrickHenry
ALEGALDEFENSEFUNDHASBEENESTABLISHEDTODEALWITHTHISISSUE.
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