[Vision2020] Medical Cannabis: National Academy of Sciences

[Debbie Gray]

I feel that way when I visit the festival that used to be known 
as Hemp Fest (since it provided information about hemp, growing 
hemp, industrial hemp, hemp clothing, hemp rope, hemp lotion, 
etc) but should now just be 'Pot Fest' because it's all about 
the bong/roach clip/other paraphernalia/bong-as-big-as-my-living-
room shaped 'vases'/legalize marijuana/drugs/etc and then 
straying into rave accessories and all around giant 
disappointment to anyone who might actually try to legitimize 
hemp as a viable CROP.

debbie

On 16 Jun 2005 at 14:32, Kai Eiselein wrote:

> Then why are all these college age potheads at the rallys
> lighting up?  They are all sick? (Besides addiction) If pot is
> going to be okayed for medicinal use, then it needs the same
> treatment as any other prescription. Which means going to a
> doctor, then the pharmacist...yadayadayada.......none of this,
> "I'm growing it for my own use.......and here is my Dr.'s 
note."
> Which many on the "pro" side seems to have a real problem 
with.
> That, combined with the "wastoid element" that appears at the
> rallys raises a red flag for me. As I stated, I don't care if 
one
> imbibes or not, I don't. But I don't want some stoned 18 year
> behind the wheel either, thinking its "safer". Maybe pot helps
> some people, maybe it doesn't.....But I think a lot of people 
see
> the medicinal use clause as the first step in gaining public
> acceptance of the drug which would help get them to the 
ultimate
> goal: full legalization.