Can you smoke without getting high like you can drink without getting drunk? If not, then that's a big reason not to legalize it. Matthew Small Web Developer American City Business Journals 704-973-1045 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:29 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Medical Marijuana Poll Adam, I just had to wipe a tear off my cheek. A POUND? Wow. Since I haven't weighed in yet, I have to vote for legalize it! I mean, stories like these really irk me. Adam's dad shouldn't have had to feel like a criminal if this was the only thing that brought him a feeling of relief in an otherwise sea of pain. Silliness. Ray Adam Churvis wrote: > My dad died from cancer when I was 13, and back then (1974) chemotherapy and > radiation treatments were a lot worst than the cancer they were treating. > The pain was horrible for him, and he was a very strong man both physically > and mentally. He was taking 22 different pills (some of them as strong as > morphine), and he was constantly nauseated from them which in turn made him > lose more weight. > > I found out from my mother after he passed away that the *only* thing that > gave him any relief and helped his appetite was marijuana. My mother was > his valiant nurse, constantly at his side cleaning incision sites, cooling > his forehead, reassuring him, and taking full advantage of even the > slightest hunger pang to feed him a shake containing Hoffman's Weight Gain > (a nutrient additive used by athletes) which was credited with keeping him > alive. > > This ban against marijuana's use for bona fide medical reasons is very odd > to me when compared to the medical use of other drugs that have been > approved by the FDA only to later be recalled for killing people in large > numbers. I don't want anyone to suffer unnecessarily, so I support its use > for medical relief. > > Footnote: when my uncle was helping my mother go through his things and pack > them away a couple of days after the funeral (never do this alone -- trust > me), they found a full pound of premium Colombian Gold in his closet. They > flushed it down the toilet. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:21 PM > Subject: Medical Marijuana Poll > > > >>I've ran across numerous online polls and the slimmest margin of >>victory for med Marijane is 80% yes in the Wall Street Journal. >> >>Is anyone against it and, if so, why? >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159790 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
