WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) -- The U.S. government issued a
statement today, publicly protesting Canada's decision to allow terminally
ill patients to grow and smoke their own marijuana. Several government
representatives are concerned about the influence that Canada may have on
the U.S. "Marywana is a bad, bad drug.", said President George W. Bush, "My
dad says I should just say no." When asked if this could be a major
platform issue during his next campaign, former Vice-President Dan Quayle
said, "Canada is our neighbor to the North .. which is to say they are above
us. They have sick people there. Sick people need help. Canada is a
county full of sick people. Marijuana might be able to help, or it might
not. That is one thing that is clear." Quayle then asked if he could have
a recount. Former President Clinton declined to comment, insisting that he
"did not inhale".
Despite medical evidence to the contrary, the U.S. government has repeatedly
stated that Marijuana is a dangerous drug and the single greatest threat to
the safety of American youth. "Marijuana may or may not have some medical
benefits in the form of reliving some pain and suffering for terminally, or
chronicle ill patients, but the danger it represents to society far
outweighs it's possible benefits.", the statement read. "We are sure that
the sick and dying understand this and gladly support our decision in true
patriotic fashion. They understand that we are all doing it for the
children."
Vice President Cheney added, "We simply do not know the impact that
Marijuana consumption would have on the population of this country. If we
allow the sick and the dying to use Marijuana, not only might it damage
their health, but it may make them less productive citizens as a whole. We
already have major problems with lung cancer, heart disease, liver disease,
crime, domestic violence, mental disorders, and lost productivity in this
country, which can be attributed to cigarettes and alcohol .. and those are
legal. We simply can't risk it." Cheney then pushed his Life Alert button
and said, "I'm having a heart attack!". He was promptly informed that the
paramedics and his doctor were being notified and that he should "hang on".
Todd
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Pass it on the left hand side!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ang�l Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:56 AM
Subject: Leeegalisssee ittt!
| ^_^
| Things just get better and better!
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| Canada lets terminally ill grow, smoke marijuana
| July 30, 2001 Posted: 3:49 PM EDT (1949 GMT)
| Terminally ill patients in Canada can now legally 'grow their own' ...
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| OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canada became the first country in the world
on Monday to allow terminally ill patients to grow
| and smoke their own marijuana, overriding protests from doctors who said
the decision could put them in an awkward situation.
|
| Until now, anyone in Canada wanting to smoke pot to alleviate pain had to
apply to Health Minister Allan Rock for special
| permission. Some 300 have already done so. But from Monday, anyone with a
terminal illness expected to live less than a year
| will be allowed access to marijuana on the production of a doctor's
certificate. Others able to benefit will include those
| suffering serious pain from conditions like multiple sclerosis, cancer,
AIDS and epilepsy as well as severe forms of
| arthritis and spinal cord problems. "This compassionate measure will
improve the quality of life of sick Canadians,
| particularly those who are terminally ill," Rock said in a statement.
|
| "Justice Minister Anne McLellan says she is open to debate on the issue
while former prime minister Joe Clark, who leads the
| minority Conservative party, said in May he supported moves toward
decriminalization of the drug. Cannabis is widely used
| recreationally in Canada and Robin Ellins, owner of a cannabis shop in
Toronto, called on the government to rethink its
| approach to what he said was a nontoxic and nonaddictive substance. "I
don't think there should be any issue whatsoever
| around this plant any more. We should be decriminalizing outright it for
all Canadians who want access to this," he told CBC
| television. "
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| PLOY! PLOY! :)
| *snicker*
| *bobs head to reggae beat*
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| -Gel
| >:-)
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