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Comment on Two is enough for Santa Cruz City Council as pot-shop ordinance gets first reading by Bud

Bud — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:46:39 +0000

I know many folks in the medipot scene find the whole zoning issue ridiculous on its face, and certainly any community that’s hiding behind a moratorium should be challenged to adopt reasonable zoning standards.

As for growers, collectives and medipot users who think zoning and nuisance ordinances don’t apply to them (or shouldn’t), I’ve got a little news flash for them: They do, and they will, and bitching about it isn’t going to help. If you ever want cannabis use to be viewed with more respect than it is now, it’s time for users to act more respectfully toward non-users and accept that many of their concerns are valid.

Comment on Two is enough for Santa Cruz City Council as pot-shop ordinance gets first reading by Marijuana Club

Marijuana Club — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:26:20 +0000

They make out people that are prescribed pot to be the same riff raff that would inhabit a strip bar! I guess that a strip smoke club would set them straight

Comment on Two is enough for Santa Cruz City Council as pot-shop ordinance gets first reading by Santa Cruz Indymedia

Santa Cruz Indymedia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:40 +0000

Photos from the meeting at:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/09/18640403.php

Comment on Redding MM grower arraigned hours before DA opts to drop case by Bud

Bud — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:18:40 +0000

To the contrary, our nation’s founders would probably be amazed at how well the system of governance they devised is working.

The police are bound to enforce the law, and when they go overboard there exist legal remedies through the courts to fix the problem. It’s not always pretty to watch, especially when the law is evolving as it is with medical marijuana, but when you take the long view it’s not such a bad system, especially when compared with other countries.

Comment on Bud’s Nugs: Legalization debate could get down and dirty by cunno

cunno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:19:45 +0000

These people who will undermine the truth about this harmless and woderful herb are really not true conservatives…..they are what we call “neo-cons.” I’m a true fiscal conservative. The neo-cons want a police camera in every bedroom, yet they qoute Ronald Reagans anti big government quotes constantly. I’m sorry to have to say this, but the Republican Religeous Right are as fearful an enemy to freedom as any one of our foes….real or imaginary. The Cannabis culture has been flying under the radar for years. STFW. I promise you this; if they take our cannabis away, I will vote for every cocamame liberal commerse destroying, environtmental, “climate change”‘ law and anything else that will deatroy our economy….just for the fun of it. Have fun, neo-cons, you allways shoot yourselves in the foot. Was George Bush and Sarah Palin the best they could come up with? If it wasn’t so sad it would be funny.

Comment on Redding MM grower arraigned hours before DA opts to drop case by cunno

cunno — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:59:16 +0000

I guess the police can do anything…..they’re above the law. The sad part is that we try to force our ways on the rest of the World. Our founding fathers would PUKE.

Comment on Media reports help clear smoke on Cannapalooza cancellation by Bud

Bud — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:38:46 +0000

I don’t know that anyone’s personal experience can be described as “unbiased,” but that’s beside the main point. As with any drug, cannabis can pose hazards for people with addictive personalities, mood disorders and other ailments. Those who pitch it as a quick fix for whatever ails you aren’t doing anyone any favors.

Comment on Media reports help clear smoke on Cannapalooza cancellation by craig

craig — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:06:13 +0000

I currently have my own , unbiassed individual experience with smoking marijuana, and no matter how so often people today claim “it’s very good for this purpose” and “really good regarding that”, I can tell people that it nearly destroyed my life man! Look, I do know that there are individuals who can simply up and stop, however , there’s lots of other people that have the most difficult time looking to quit smoking marijuana. The key downside to being hooked on grass is usually that the craving is really a mental one, definitely not bodily.

Comment on ‘Broke-ass California’ unlikely to fund future cannabis research by Isaac Morales

Isaac Morales — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:49:40 +0000

I may not smoke pot but i believe strongly that is has many medical purposes that could potentially save lives if not help uplift lives

Comment on Chico E-R editorial: Legalizing marijuana would only make matters worse by Bud

Bud — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:54:01 +0000

I’m not sure that your specific example is correct, but I do agree that legalization is properly viewed as a constitutional issue of state vs. federal rights. That won’t stop it from being litigated for the next 20-25 years if it passes, but it will go a long way toward shaping how those legal battles unfold in court.