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Published February 06, 2010 10:16 am - The marijuana legalization debate flared up in the Globe’s comments section this past week. Nothing new, but still an interesting exchange. Dave Woods: Pot issue fires up exchange The marijuana legalization debate flared up in the Globe’s comments section this past week. Nothing new, but still an interesting exchange.
On Thursday, we published a short account of a Kansas legislator’s effort to get a hearing on a bill that proposes to legalize the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes. Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, wants the creation of state-registered “compassionate care centers” where Kansans with pot prescriptions could go to purchase their medicinal weed. I think Finney has the right idea. She also would mandate that the centers only distribute pot grown in the state. Talk about an economic development opportunity. I can see the new licenses plates now: “Kansas: The Pot Flower State.” Talk about your “Land of Ahhs!” The drug debate always gets the comments cookin’ at joplinglobe.com. “That’s a great idea ... and while we are at it, let’s legalize meth and drinking and driving! Morons! How stupid are the lawmakers? I don’t see this helping in other states that have done it. It make things worse! Good job lawmakers, what a way to abuse our hard earned money for the benefit of druggies!” — Trevor ‘Good for Kansas!’ While there are always a few marijuana decriminalization detractors who chime in, it seems to me that most of those who regularly make their feelings known on this issue support Finney’s pro-pot position. “Medicinal pot is legal in several states, and those who have legalized it haven’t seen any of the negative effects predicted by naysayers. For some patients, pot helps with pain; why would a ‘compassionate’ people deny comfort to the sick? This bill remedies that situation. Again I say: Good for Kansas!” — BioProf “Most of the people I know who want to legalize marijuana for ‘medicinal purposes’ are pot heads with no medical issues whatsoever. They just want easier quasi-legal access to the stuff.” — Ace Kadet “‘Fake’ illnesses. Well, my friend I hope that you have never felt like I do on a standard day. I have been in and out of sleep this morning since 2 a.m. in pain. I suffer from fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome. Cannabis in medicinal form is very beneficial to my life and the lives of others who deal with 24-hour pain. All I want to do is live pain free! Let’s have a Sensible Missouri!” — Sherry “I favor medical marijuana for a very important reason that is rarely, if ever, discussed. Pharmaceutical pain medication can do great damage to the liver if one requires long-term use. Although I am aware that marijuana can do some damage to the lungs, it is more of a trade-off.” 
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