California's Medicinal Marijuana Law

[Sims2789]

A year or two ago, Federal agents raided a San Francisco medicinal pot house, despite California legalizing pot for use as a medicine. My question is, does anyone know what happened after the federal raid? What happened to the cancer patients who were arrested by the Feds? Can California keep it's pot law, or does some federal law override it? Could someone please anwser me these questions?

 

[SeleucusNicator]

Clearly, if federal agents seized Marijuana that the California state government claims is legal, some federal law is being violated. However, I'm unaware of the details.

[edit]I voted yes, outside Cali[/edit]

 

[Sims2789]

I personally believe that if it happens again, we should use the California State Defense Forces(if it still exists???) to gaurd the pot houses, and engage federal agents/troops if neccesary.

 

[Sims2789]

I would vote "Yes, and I'm from California" but AOL is to lame to let me anwser polls! But Internet Explorer(using Yahoo! DSL as the ISP) does, but that's what we have at my dad's, and I'm at my moms.(not to imply that i like my dad more than my mom, but our internet at my mom's sucks)

 

[Marla_Singer]

Well yes !

I don't see why a treatment shouldn't be applied if it's been proven as a good help to heal any kind of sickness.

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[Mojotronica]

Federal law trumps local or state laws, but Ashcroft took a lot of political heat over the raid.

In truth, the medical marijuana distribution center was hoping for a confrontation -- it was great publicity for the cause. By and large, Americans support medical marijuana programs. It's one area where George Soros and his political study groups found they could get traction on the issue.

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

Originally posted by sims2789
I personally believe that if it happens again, we should use the California State Defense Forces(if it still exists???) to gaurd the pot houses, and engage federal agents/troops if neccesary.

So, you want State troops to fight Federal troops when they want to raid a place that they get a warrant to search for non-medical distribution?

Anyway, here's the 'official' response from the State of California.
http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2002/02-103.htm

 

[Sims2789]

a peaceful solution would be much better. but we need to also preserve our rights. plus, i doubt the Feds will go in if it is gaurded by state troops. only pot houses that are in compliance with state law will be gaurded, of course. such as the one that was raided. the state should check periodically if the pot houses are legal.

 

[Jeratain]

Medical Marijuana is crap. It should not be allowed for any reason whatsoever. These patients who need treatment should seek other means, because there are other legal means to quell the pain besides marijuana.

And yes I'm from California. Feel free to uselessly flame away.

 

[Tassadar]

Originally posted by Jeratain
Medical Marijuana is crap. It should not be allowed for any reason whatsoever. These patients who need treatment should seek other means, because there are other legal means to quell the pain besides marijuana.

And yes I'm from California. Feel free to uselessly flame away.

Usualy those other legal means are from the pharmaceutical buisness ( english??) and they use opium derivative such as codeine and morphine which are much more addictive and create side effect. While marijuana have no or very little side effect. More, it even reduce side effect of chemiotherapy, it make you feel hungry insteed of .

So let the sick poeple choose what is best for them, especialy if you are on terminal phase ( close to death).

 

[Tassadar]

You want more contrversy,

THC, the active chemical in marijuana is easily oxidize by air when it is pure, so the pharmaceutical buisness are not able to make a stable pills of THC.

Opium derivative are stable organic salt easily powdered into a saleable pills.

Who do you think is lobby which put pressure on politic to avoid medical marijuana ?

 

[Archer 007]

Its should be the state's choice.

 

[cgannon64]

Yes; in fact I'd legalize it as a recreational drug.

 

[onejayhawk]

Originally posted by Jeratain
Medical Marijuana is crap. It should not be allowed for any reason whatsoever. These patients who need treatment should seek other means, because there are other legal means to quell the pain besides marijuana.

One of the big problems is that there are NOt other treatments.

Marijuana is primarily used to supress nausia and enhance appetite. It also is useful in preventing blindness. In both cases there are few or no other effective treatments. It is high time the federal government realized that THC, the active ingredient, deserves serious study as a legitimate pharmasutical agent.

J

 

[Tassadar]

Originally posted by onejayhawk

It is high time the federal government realized that THC, the active ingredient, deserves serious study as a legitimate pharmasutical agent.

J

If the chemist of the pharmaceutical buisness were able to make a stable and a saleable pills of THC, those study will have been already approve by FDA.

A pills or a plant countaining active chemical, there is no difference on a chemical point of view. But in a buiness point of view there is a lots of money to be loose if the sick can growth their own medication.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

The tobacco industry is also anti-marijuana. You need a plantation and hard labor to produce tobacco - anyone can grow MJ in their garage. Then there are the relative health dangers of each, another point in mari's favor. So if MJ were legalized, tobacco would be sunk within years...

 

[newfangle]

No. I don't support the legalization of any dangerous substance while there is still any trace of public healthcare.

 

[Tassadar]

Originally posted by newfangle
No. I don't support the legalization of any dangerous substance while there is still any trace of public healthcare.

I dont understand the last part about public healthcare but about the first one,

How THC is a more ''dangerous" substance then opium's derivative like codeine,morphine,demerol,ect... already on the market and mass produce in the pharmaceutical laboratory ?

How THC is more dangerous then fuel and gazoline ?

Their is plenty of very dangerous legal substance. Can you imagine 1 second whats going on in pesticide chemical factory and their widespread use in agricultur ?

That will make you think i hope.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by onejayhawk

One of the big problems is that there are NOt other treatments.

Marijuana is primarily used to supress nausia and enhance appetite. It also is useful in preventing blindness. In both cases there are few or no other effective treatments. It is high time the federal government realized that THC, the active ingredient, deserves serious study as a legitimate pharmasutical agent.

J

Im shocked to read that from you.

 

[newfangle]

Originally posted by Tassadar


I dont understand the last part about public healthcare but about the first one,

How THC is a more ''dangerous" substance then opium's derivative like codeine,morphine,demerol,ect... already on the market and mass produce in the pharmaceutical laboratory ?

How THC is more dangerous then fuel and gazoline ?

Their is plenty of very dangerous legal substance. Can you imagine 1 second whats going on in pesticide chemical factory and their widespread use in agricultur ?

That will make you think i hope.

Let my clarify.

I support the legalization of ALL substances regardless of their health affects.

In current society, I do not support the legalization of any of them, including marijuana, because healthcare is publically funded.