Nailhead, I was reading your other thread and its responses, and then of course I read the comments about it in Feedback. I frankly would have not simply closed that other thread but completely deleted it. Had we only deleted the obnoxious threads it contained, it would have been decimated anyway. We are judicious about the thread deletions we make, I assure you.

I find it the least surprising thing I've seen all week to learn that a conservative Mormon presidential candidate would object to medical marijuana. Everyone understands that these are people whose church teachings urge them to eschew tobacco, coffee, and alcohol, right? Mormons interpret the misuse of drugs--illegal, legal, prescription or controlled--as a violation of their "Word of Wisdom" health code. I'm sorry about Mitt Romney's stance on MMJ, and perhaps this is an opportunity for him to be educated on the topic, but I think anyone who's considering Mr. Romney for president and hopes to advance the cause of medical MJ is barking up the wrong candidate. I think the same thing of any Republican candidate, frankly, and most Democrats except Ron Paul and possibly Barack Obama, neither of whom is going to get the nomination (Obama may get the nod for VP).