Pubdate: Sun, 05 Oct 2014
Source: Bradenton Herald (FL)
Copyright: 2014 Bradenton Herald
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Author: Bart Powell

ARGUMENT AGAINST MEDICAL POT AMENDMENT IGNORES SEVERAL POINTS

Regarding Amendment 2: To all of you out there who are so afraid of
medical marijuana getting into the hands of our poor innocent youth,
don't you know how easy it is already for kids to get their hands on
the stuff?

It has been easy to purchase for the last 50 years since I was in
college in the '60s.

There is an ever-evolving underground supply system in place, and it
will never go away. The problem is, the money spent by our kids for
the product that is now available to them goes to support the drug
cartels and smugglers, who provide marijuana as well as many other
much more harmful drugs.

And since there is no way to assure the quality of what they buy, much
of it is of questionable content, with unknown added ingredients to
increase bulk, thereby increasing profit.

If kids do find a way of getting their hands on medical marijuana, and
I have no doubt some will, at least it will be of less danger to them
than the junk they are smoking now.

Don't forget the benefits to those who are in need of some relief from
whatever debilitating conditions they are cursed with. If it helps
them, then they should have legal access to it.

Local growers will also benefit. I say make medical marijuana legal.
Vote Yes.

Bart Powell
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