SentLTE-Digest Thursday, November 20 2014 Volume 14 : Number 053
001 LTE: Your Amendment of Nov 12th
From: John Chase <>
002 LTE: Re: 'Pot law could jeopardize drug treaty' (11-19-14).
From: Kirk Muse <>
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Subj: 001 LTE: Your Amendment of Nov 12th
From: John Chase <>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 03:49:51 -0800
Editors, Star Banner -
Amendment 2 weaknesses are not quite as you say they are in your
editorial of Nov 12th. First, the open-ended list of diseases. It is not
unusual for a doctor to prescribe a drug for an unlisted disease.
According to WebMD, 'More than one in five outpatient prescriptions
written in the U.S. is for off-label therapies. The term 'off-label'
means the medication is being used in a manner not specified in the
FDA's approved packaging label.'
Second, that Amendment 2 is vastly more open-ended than the laws that
have established medical marijuana in other states. The biggest mischief
would be home-growing, not allowed by Amendment 2, but explicitly
allowed in 15 of the first 19 states to have medical marijuana. Home
grown marijuana is the source of much street marijuana because it is
inherently difficult to regulate. Those 15, by the way, are finding
unexpected reductions in their rates of opiate overdose death, traffic
fatalities and violent crime.
The other open-endedness usually mentioned; such things as age limit of
patients, qualification of caregivers and amount of pot, were to be
defined by the Department of Health under the watchful eye of the
Republican Legislature. Conversely, the DUH would have added
protections already present in about half of the first 19 states, but
not included in Amendment 2. For example, protections against loss of
public housing, loss of child custody and loss of employment.
In 1929 U.S. Supreme Court Justice wrote approvingly of resolving
contentious social issues in "the laboratory of the states". Florida had
an opportunity to participate in that laboratory, but didn't take it.
Now we should at least pay attention to the experiences of the states
that did.
John G. Chase
727 787 3085
1620 E Dorchester Dr
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
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Subj: 002 LTE: Re: 'Pot law could jeopardize drug treaty' (11-19-14).
From: Kirk Muse <>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:14:27 -0800
To the Editor of The Washington Times:
I'm writing about Andrea Nobie's story: "Pot law could jeopardize drug
treaty" (11-19-14).
Marijuana is not a drug. It's a plant, flower and natural herb. Chemists
do not produce it in a
laboratory or factory.
Yes, it is selectively bred for certain characteristics. And so are
almost all farmed products
like wheat, corn, rice and soybeans. Is anybody advocating the
criminalization of these products?
Hopefully not.
Kirk Muse
1741 S. Clearview Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480) 396-3399
Thank you for considering this letter for publication.
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