Pubdate: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 Source: Bakersfield Californian, The (CA) Copyright: 2011 The Bakersfield Californian Contact: http://www.bakersfield.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/36 Author: Jon Rodgers MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BAN ALL ABOUT IMAGE Let me get this straight: We're going to ban medical marijuana dispensaries so that criminals are not making money off them. So, according to Kern County supervisors, the criminals are going to just go away when the new ordinance takes effect? I'll put it this way: No person who uses marijuana illegally is worried that they're going to run out of supply. It's the ones who use it legally because of real medical conditions who will end up having to buy it on the streets, thereby making criminals of themselves. The Board of Supervisors has shown no compassion to the people who need this stuff just to give the appearance that it's tough on drugs. But here's the rub: The supervisors don't care about the pot. They care about appearance. They want to get re-elected by the ultra-conservatives in this town. Being a conservative/libertarian myself, I have to ask: What happened to the government staying out of our lives? Jon Rodgers Bakersfield - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom