What my congresswoman had to say about mmj...

[RobPA]

As you guys know theres a HR in the congress right now which states taht the federal goverment should not interfere with the states right to prescribe MMJ, here is her response after I asked her to please support the resolution.


Dear Mr. ------,



As I work to meet the needs and priorities of our community and the nation, please know how much I appreciate having the benefit of your views. In particular, I am pleased to share with you my views on the decriminalization of marijuana.



I do not support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. However, there is some evidence that marijuana has the ability to relieve chronic pain and nausea for certain medical conditions. Therefore, I am supportive of allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate and determine the appropriate applications for the medical use of marijuana.



As you may know, a number of states have enacted laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. I oppose these actions because states should not be allowed to circumvent the federal drug approval process. Legalizing marijuana, or any other Schedule I drug, for medicinal use through a state political process without valid scientific evidence and without approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) usurps the role that the federal government and science should play in our nation's drug approval process.



Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if I can help in any way, and rest assured I will keep working to make sure the federal government is fiscally responsible, accountable, and responsive to my constituents.

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz
D - PA




I was happy to get a reply, but I guess its obvious why she dident get my vote.

[rebgirl420]

I know how you feel hun. I know all to well of Pennsylvania's crappy stances on Medical Marijuana and/or ANY Marijuana.

We need some Libertarians in there. Not Murtha and Rendell.

[8182KSKUSH]

Well, she is right.
The way the laws were enacted in here in Cali was completely contradictory to the way our government is supposed to work. In the end it will come back to haunt us, as well as the other states that followed suit. Completely irresponsible, and as Penn and Teller would say, "complete bull shit".
As for "reschedueling", BULL SHIT AS WELL.
Cannabis needs to be taken off the sched of narcotics, since for 1, it's not a narcotic.
And it needs to be put in with alcohol and tobacco and regulated in a similar way. Anything short of this is a waste, and serves only to hold off what really needs to happen for their to be true liberty FOR ALL. :thumbsup:

[IrieIrie]

well atleast you got a reply from your congresswoman, mine probably just deleted the one i sent her regarding the same topic.

[killerweed420]

I talkes to Patty Murray from Washington and she didn't even want it for medicinal reasons because the NIH says its has no medicinal value. I told her but look at NIH. They're still living in the dinosaur age. She wouldn't be swayed. And she's a dem. Gotta keep pushing.

[TurnyBright]

Maybe they'll realize eventually that the fed. doesn't have the constitutional right to prohibit specific substances, and when they DID change the constitution to do just that, it immediately gave rise to enormous criminal empires...

Or they could listen to actual doctors and medical association that are seperate from gov't control.

[TheMetal1]

Sorry if this is off topic... but I didn't want to start a new thread for one question.

If the medical community has so much pull... and almost sole responsibility to dictate what substances we can safely put into our body... AND many doctors still oppose Cannabis due to its potentially harmful effects from ingesting smoke.....

WHY THE FUCK AREN'T THEY CONSTANTLY PUSHING TO MAKE CIGARETTES ILLEGAL?
It's a rhetorical question. I know the influence that the tobacco industry holds over the political arena... but seriously? I wish there was a way to file a lawsuit against the "collective" medical community. I mean, on one hand they are trying to prevent potential harm on people from smoking by refusing to support the idea of Medical Cannabis. That's fine... I am all for proper research before legalization. On the other hand, "they" sit idle, while the millions of cigarette smokers continue to experience MAJOR health problems. Not to mention the whole "Cannabis can be addictive." :wtf: The cigarette companies have Research and Development teams, that work year round, to increase the addictive properties of their product.

My theory:
They already have ALL the info they need on the benefits and harmful effects of Cannabis.... the problem is.... it isn't the results "they" were hoping for. :hippy:

[veggii]

its all about the ......... MONEY!!!
as soon as they find a way to make :(billions:( from it legally it'll be legal

[TurnyBright]

as soon as they find a way to make billions from it legally it'll be legal

It's actually sort of the opposite. They know and we know that American hemp would be a multi-billion dollar industry, and they'll do all they can to prevent it.

No one (besides maybe Anslinger) did more to criminalize cannabis than William Randolph Hearst, who had his stake in the lumber industry, which would have (by now) been non-existent due to the potentials of hemp.

Fast forward to the present, Big Lumber still knows this. Big Alcohol still knows that an alternative mainstream (haha) psychoactive would hurt their business. Big Tobacco still wants their product to be the only smokable you can legally get.

Perhaps most embarrassingly, Uncle Sam still knows he's been pushing lies and dropping dimes for too long to backpedal now.

[StickyfingahZ]

Hey,at least you got a reply,I emailed Our govenor,My state rep and my city rep........no one replied to me,lol and I made it proffesional,not like how I type on here.

[RobPA]

Hey,at least you got a reply,I emailed Our govenor,My state rep and my city rep........no one replied to me,lol and I made it proffesional,not like how I type on here.



Little update on this. I've talked to a few local guys on our local PhillyNORML site and was told they received the EXACT same letter that I did. She must have a clerk or somthing reading her emails and sending out generic replies. Really sucks, but a good thing we are rounding up people in her district to sign a petition that we want this bill passed, maybe it will get the point across that her constituents want her to support it. I'm trying my best people, as are a few of us in the area. I hope you do the same to your congressman/woman!

[scatterbrain]

Here's what my representative, Barney Frank, has to say about his recent proposal of a marijuana legislation reform bill:


â??To those who say that the government should not be encouraging the smoking of marijuana, my response is that I completely agree. But it is a great mistake to divide all human activity into two categories: those that are criminally prohibited, and those that are encouraged. In a free society, there must be a very considerable zone of activity between those two poles in which people are allowed to make their own choices as long as they are not impinging on the rights, freedom, or property of others. I believe it is important with regard to tobacco, marijuana and alcohol, among other things, that we strictly regulate the age at which people may use these substances. And, enforcement of age restrictions should be firm. But, criminalizing choices that adults make because we think they are unwise ones, when the choices involved have no negative effect on the rights of others, is not appropriate in a free society.â?�

â??If the laws I am proposing pass, states will still be free to treat marijuana as they wish. But I do not believe that the federal government should treat adults who choose to smoke marijuana as criminals. Federal law enforcement is a serious business, and we should be concentrating our efforts in this regard on measures that truly protect the public.â?�

Seems pretty damn logical to me. Why won't the rest of America realize all this?

[Psilocybe Sativa]

I have seen these letters from state reps from all over the country and what aggravates me about them all is that they try to educate their constituents not only on their views but about anything that will support their views. It shouldn't be like that. Opinions should be developed through the results of legitimate scientific inquiry. Also, the AMA pisses me off even more. I am surprised it wasn't mentioned in Ms. Schwartz's letter to you. I would write her a rebuttal. Even if you don't think it will help. You can educate her.

[SouthernGuerilla]

Little update on this. I've talked to a few local guys on our local PhillyNORML site and was told they received the EXACT same letter that I did. She must have a clerk or somthing reading her emails and sending out generic replies. Really sucks, but a good thing we are rounding up people in her district to sign a petition that we want this bill passed, maybe it will get the point across that her constituents want her to support it. I'm trying my best people, as are a few of us in the area. I hope you do the same to your congressman/woman!

They all have generic templates that they alter to the issue whomever wrote them about.

[flyingimam]

with this government's history

i would expect a midnight raid by DEA if i wrote to my representatives or any other government agent for that matter regarding this issue

be happy u got some1 at least sympathizing with u

however, they will have to eventually decriminalize all personal consumption, my take, it will take years, but it will happen one day not too far away from now


bt 8182KSKUSH's ur avatar made me laugh haha, r u persian?