A Drug Dealer's Toll on Americans
Posted by CN Staff on March 29, 2006 at 09:03:12 PT
By Karen P. Tandy
Source: Washington Post
Washington, DC -- Marc Emery, who distributed millions of marijuana seeds throughout the country, admits the accuracy of the Drug Enforcement Administration's charges against him, but he denies harming Americans ["High Crimes, or a Tokin' Figure?" Style, March 18].
Like all dealers, Mr. Emery turns a blind eye to marijuana's victims -- people like Victoria Rogers, a mother driving with her children when she was killed by a marijuana-intoxicated motorist.
Marijuana feeds thousands of addictions -- so many that more teenagers enter treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined.
Thousands of adolescents whose brains are still developing also suffer from depression, memory impairment and diminished judgment because of marijuana. Users destroy their lungs because marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more cancer-causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
That Mr. Emery sees no consequences of his actions does not change the fact that they destroy innocent American lives and that he should and will face legal consequences as a result.
Karen P. Tandy
Administrator
Drug Enforcement Administration
Arlington
Source: Washington Post (DC)
Author: Karen P. Tandy
Published: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - Page A18
Copyright: 2006 The Washington Post Company
Contact: [email protected]
Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Related Articles:
High Crimes, or A Tokin' Figure?
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21671.shtml
CBS: 60 Minutes Prince of Pot ~ Transcript
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21645.shtml
Prince of Pot Fights Extradition on Drug Charges
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21224.shtml
Let's begin with the rehab statements.....the mothers of america freak out because their child is smoking pot and sends them to rehab....somehow this doesn't suprise me given the hysteria surrounding Cannabis.....so these children go to the rehabs where they see people addicted to alcohol, nicotine, meth, cocaine, opiates (mainly prescription pain-killers) and they finally can put their pot use into comparison with the real dangerous drugs...
the real dangers are alcohol and cigarettes....we all know this but the DEA refuses to see that it relies on junk science and bogus studies so it can continue to receive billions of dollars in funding.....
what a surprise....
"Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed. Sow it Everywhere"
-George Washington, 1794
Do you think george washington didn't know about the medicinal properties of the indian hemp plant? Before petrochemicals, Cannabis was a major component in many effective NON-LETHAL medicines. How many people overdose or suffer "side-effects" from pharmaceutical drugs each year, Karen?
Oh well....keep drinking your DEA kool-aid, Karen while millions upon millions of Americans needlessly suffer in pain because they cannot obtain their medicine or rot in prison cells for the so-called "crime" of growing a plant.
Karen I know you feel like you are doing some good by continuing to brainwash Americans......but scientists in the field of cannabinoid research are laughing at you when they see you pledging your allegiance to junk science and bogus research. Ask Dr. Melchloulam, who researches in Israel, because the US government will not even permit a supply of Cannabis for research purposes. Currently the Israeli army is studying the effects of Cannabis on Israeli soldiers for the treatment of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. Check out the latest papers on the CB2 receptor and you will be suprised at the amazing healing properties of this plant.
Karen, the streets are awash with meth, coke, heroin, and pharmaceutical drugs which kill people and do way more harm than Cannabis. How many emergency room deaths are there for Cannabis each year? Answer: Zero.
Karen, please look at the 15 medical cannabis states where the voting majorities are overriding vetos to pass humane laws concerning this plant.
Please re-consider the scheduling of Cannabis as "Schedule I: no medicinal properties whatsoever."
Karen, of course teenagers smoke too much Cannabis. I wish they would wait until their brains are properly formed before beginning to smoke. But Cannabis should be the least of your worries. The meth, black-tar heroin, prescription-drug, and steroid epidemics need to be addressed now. These drugs are used in epidemic proportions by America's Teenagers.....
But lets start being real with the teenagers so they will start believing you.
Kind Regards,
Your Friend the guineapig
Posted by CN Staff on March 29, 2006 at 09:03:12 PT
By Karen P. Tandy
Source: Washington Post
Washington, DC -- Marc Emery, who distributed millions of marijuana seeds throughout the country, admits the accuracy of the Drug Enforcement Administration's charges against him, but he denies harming Americans ["High Crimes, or a Tokin' Figure?" Style, March 18].
Like all dealers, Mr. Emery turns a blind eye to marijuana's victims -- people like Victoria Rogers, a mother driving with her children when she was killed by a marijuana-intoxicated motorist.
Marijuana feeds thousands of addictions -- so many that more teenagers enter treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined.
Thousands of adolescents whose brains are still developing also suffer from depression, memory impairment and diminished judgment because of marijuana. Users destroy their lungs because marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more cancer-causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
That Mr. Emery sees no consequences of his actions does not change the fact that they destroy innocent American lives and that he should and will face legal consequences as a result.
Karen P. Tandy
Administrator
Drug Enforcement Administration
Arlington
Source: Washington Post (DC)
Author: Karen P. Tandy
Published: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - Page A18
Copyright: 2006 The Washington Post Company
Contact: [email protected]
Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Related Articles:
High Crimes, or A Tokin' Figure?
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21671.shtml
CBS: 60 Minutes Prince of Pot ~ Transcript
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21645.shtml
Prince of Pot Fights Extradition on Drug Charges
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21224.shtml
Let's begin with the rehab statements.....the mothers of america freak out because their child is smoking pot and sends them to rehab....somehow this doesn't suprise me given the hysteria surrounding Cannabis.....so these children go to the rehabs where they see people addicted to alcohol, nicotine, meth, cocaine, opiates (mainly prescription pain-killers) and they finally can put their pot use into comparison with the real dangerous drugs...
the real dangers are alcohol and cigarettes....we all know this but the DEA refuses to see that it relies on junk science and bogus studies so it can continue to receive billions of dollars in funding.....
what a surprise....
"Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed. Sow it Everywhere"
-George Washington, 1794
Do you think george washington didn't know about the medicinal properties of the indian hemp plant? Before petrochemicals, Cannabis was a major component in many effective NON-LETHAL medicines. How many people overdose or suffer "side-effects" from pharmaceutical drugs each year, Karen?
Oh well....keep drinking your DEA kool-aid, Karen while millions upon millions of Americans needlessly suffer in pain because they cannot obtain their medicine or rot in prison cells for the so-called "crime" of growing a plant.
Karen I know you feel like you are doing some good by continuing to brainwash Americans......but scientists in the field of cannabinoid research are laughing at you when they see you pledging your allegiance to junk science and bogus research. Ask Dr. Melchloulam, who researches in Israel, because the US government will not even permit a supply of Cannabis for research purposes. Currently the Israeli army is studying the effects of Cannabis on Israeli soldiers for the treatment of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. Check out the latest papers on the CB2 receptor and you will be suprised at the amazing healing properties of this plant.
Karen, the streets are awash with meth, coke, heroin, and pharmaceutical drugs which kill people and do way more harm than Cannabis. How many emergency room deaths are there for Cannabis each year? Answer: Zero.
Karen, please look at the 15 medical cannabis states where the voting majorities are overriding vetos to pass humane laws concerning this plant.
Please re-consider the scheduling of Cannabis as "Schedule I: no medicinal properties whatsoever."
Karen, of course teenagers smoke too much Cannabis. I wish they would wait until their brains are properly formed before beginning to smoke. But Cannabis should be the least of your worries. The meth, black-tar heroin, prescription-drug, and steroid epidemics need to be addressed now. These drugs are used in epidemic proportions by America's Teenagers.....
But lets start being real with the teenagers so they will start believing you.
Kind Regards,
Your Friend the guineapig
so it almost seems the powers that be are not only puting marijuana up as a higher priority then meth but they have gone as far as feeding it to kids telling them it medicin, all the while priming their feebil brains for the real dangers to society. they want use to bleave marijuana primes the human brain for addiction, but in reality its a blend of ingnorance stupidity and a tuch of greed. i just wonder what the gov. hase to gain from creating tens thousands of more meth addicts a year, unless alberto gonzalass is head kingpin of the southamerican meth-ring i dunno whats going on.. 
