Compassion center hearing

[kodabear]

Holy Shit dude...it was me who wrote it...sorry, it's what it looked like at the time. Please now let it go...and let's move onto positive things...

OldHead, Bro I can understand how that phrase seemed a bit gruff.It's just that I work in Healthcare.Work for a couple of years in an E.R. and have to deal with drunks spitting on ya.People going through sitting in the chairs for hours getting registered and triaged then sent back to me curled up in a fetal position crying about the abd pain.I get the order from the Doc 1 mg dilaudid iv push drop an iv in and give them thier dose.Turn ya back and guess what poof,magic they're gone.Oh how wonderful! Now I have to stop and call LEO because they have eloped with the access in thier arm I just put there.So fast forward 6 hours when the crack house gets raided and the tweeker behind curtain #3 has an iv with my initials on it.Sorry for seeming so cynical but if ya spend years in the field you are afforded the right to call em as ya see em.We get pretty good at it after awhile....As far as letting it go.It's been gone.If you noticed I didn't post after that for quite sometime.It just wasn't worth confrontation.But at this point I would like to trademark the phrase"whackjob"No hard feelings here bro.I am here to help and be part of the community.Not to be negative,thats just not me.

kodabear Reviewed by kodabear on 02-08-2011. Compassion center hearing No one is going to post about the hearings tomorrow? Hope lots of people show up . Does anyone here know James Livingston of Pawtucket from the article? I have seen his name a few other times in the paper for being at MM hearing at the DOH. Seems his CG's have screwed him over. If anyone knows him , let me know . I would like to help change his experience with CG's. 18 compassion centers vying for a role in R.I.’s medical marijuana community | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Rating: 5

[CuriousDaimon]

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet some of the helpful and constructive members of our community at the hearing today.

I am very excited at the initial turnout--even if it noticeably cleared by the lunch hour.

It was remarkable to hear the varied responses from the diverse community of patients, especially the two older nurses who spoke quite eloquently. Also, I believe that one important mark of progress for the entire MMJ program was that every opponent to a compassion center had to predicate their antipathy with a stipulation: "I am not against the medicinal value of marijuana...but..." Except for the grossly misinformed woman (about supposed dangers of 2nd hand smoke), the arguments against were mostly political/zoning--NIMBY-- and for self-interest. As a community, we must respond as the arguments against our needs evolve.

On the way home from work, I heard JoAnne (from RIPAC) say on the evening news hour that few escape becoming a patient of some kind in their life. This extremely important point, that anybody or someone they love, could become in need of these centers--legitimate and patient-centric--was potent and eloquent. Also, a great sound-byte to get the "last word" for the evening commute. Publicly, this was a large step in the right direction.

Realistically, I got the impression that Thomas Slater and Greenleaf have the best political shots at getting approved. Patient and community support, with no anti-arugments that I heard (I had to leave for the second half, though) make these good bets. If any.

Keep up the active activism, Chromies.
:jointsmile:

[CaptainCaveman]

â??There will be reliability and accountability,â?� predicted Livingston, who is confined to a wheelchair and smokes marijuana several times a day. â??They canâ??t steal my weed. They canâ??t sell it on the street. Itâ??s a guaranteed place and they would always have what I need.â?�- Mr. Livingston

This public rant in ProvoJournal sure looks familiar...anybgody else think so?