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Hi, I'm Mikeee, a medical cannabis user from Ohio.
What if you had an infection, a disease or an injury so severe that it changed
your life? What if you were offered several options for treatment, all of which
would leave you in great pain and bedridden? What if there was one treatment
that would allow you to live in relative peace and comfort, but was illegal
to prescribe or use? Which would you choose? This is the choice that faces thousands
of Ohioans every day. Cancer patients, AIDS patients, those with multiple sclerosis,
degenerative disc disease, Crohn's disease, chronic pain - the list goes on
and on. Why? Because our very small thinking and very shortsighted elected officials
refuse to acknowledge studies regarding the medicinal use of marijuana. Call
it reefer madness, just say no, chemical bigotry, whatever you like.
Aren't you tired of being lied to by your government? We have had liars in
office, running this country, from virtually the beginning of these United States
of America. What started out as a government by the poeple for the people, now
only applies to people with money to give to get their views approved as the
Truth. From Jefferson's and Kennedy's indiscretions, Nixon and his bugging of
the Watergate hotel, to Clinton and his little cigar tricks and word twists,
lying is becoming a way of life for our government. It is now apparent that
even our own food and drug administration has fallen by the wayside, having
rules being made concerning your health care dictated to them by the major drug
companies, of which most ruling members of the FDA own stock. Rather than excuse
themselves from an obvious conflict of interest, these legislators continue
to rule on such things as product and drug safety, constantly ruling in favor
of the big anybody with money, just to line their own pockets. The FDA used
to be independent and full of compassionate physicians and scientists that had
the best interest of the citizens of the United States at heart. Now this body
is full of politicians every bit as crooked as the criminals recently voted
out of office across this great country of ours. This came to light in the April
2006 ruling in which the FDA discounted findings by some of the most eminent
scientists and researchers in our country to rule that marijuana had absolutely
no medical benefits of any kind. Beginning with the the Institue of Medicine's
1999 report and research continuing even as we speak, the FDA has made this
ruling because they consider these tests to be unsound in their findings, even
though testing of cannabis is held to the same rigorous standards that any other
drug or food requires to get certification. Results are repeatable and indisputable,
cannabis has proven medical benefits, and is safer than most of the tapwater
we drink everyday. This ruling comes as a result of not enough money being kicked
back by the cannabis growers of America to these thieves and liars who are supposed
to have public safety and welfare at heart. They discount past and current studies
of the medical benefit of marijuana, even though more than 350,000 prescriptions
have been safely written and used in California alone. Add in the other 10 states
where medical marijuana is used to treat ill and dying people, and the number
soars to over 1,000,000 and not 1 single overdose death. That is a better record
than aspirin, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol, but cannabis growers do not bribe
these supposed leaders well enough apparently. It comes down to science: Marijuana
has been proven to render aid to these suffering people, and our Legislature
turns a deaf ear to their pleas. What if it was your child, your parents? What
if it was you?
Demand that public safety and compassion be honored, remove these liars and
thieves from the FDA and any other ruling body that does not adhere to the principals
for which they were elected or appointed to uphold.
Please support the Ohio Patient Network, they are working for YOU!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRMWiOFaZao
Michael Boop
Cridersville, Ohio
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