Pubdate: Tue, 19 Oct 2010
Source: Vail Daily (CO)
Copyright: 2010 Vail Daily
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3233
Author: Buddy Sims

STOP THE MADNESS

National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske told CBS Radio 
News young people are being exposed to "mixed messages" about 
marijuana including the idea that it is a medicine. The "drug czar" 
said marijuana "may have properties that have medicinal values that 
should be tested," but he insisted "it is not medicine." Kerlikowske 
views marijuana as "an entry drug." The survey found that for the 
first time since 2002, less than half of young people believe using 
marijuana is harmful. The Obama administration remains strongly 
opposed to legalization of marijuana.

If our president and drug czar say that medical marijuana is not 
medicine, then what is it? And why did so many Colorado voters 
approve it in November 2000? I feel the answer is they did not fully 
understand what the final impact would be 10 years later on their 
communities in Colorado. Did Eagle County vote to have seven pot 
shops and many more coming? Did Denver realize that today they would 
have over 300 pot shops within 50 miles of the city center and set a 
public record for more pot shops than Starbucks and schools combined?

This madness has to stop if we are really trying to help those 
patients with serious medical problems that are using pot. 
Recreational pot and medical marijuana are the same product, just 
labeled differently. We are exposing our kids to the wrong message on 
pot. But now on 1B, we have the opportunity to reverse what Amendment 
20 has done to our community. Now is the time to seriously consider 
voting "NO" on 1B as this county will be living for years with how we vote!

Stop 1B and save our kids.

Buddy Sims

Edwards, CO Colorado
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