>>>>http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/01/medical-marijuana-use-colorado-kansas-veteran-custody-battle
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>>>>US veteran hasand chronic pain and PTSD, only thing that seems to really work for him is marijuana. Since it's illegal in Kansas (even medical marijuana), he decides to move his family to Colorado. Kansas gets wind of this plan - and takes his kids away from him. How freakn stupid can Kansas be?
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>>>This is a topic I often debated with John Harvey. For all the things we agreed with, this was one where we disagreed strongly.
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>>>I've read numbers where as much as 25% of people with long-term chronic illnesses wind up feeling better after taking medical marijuana, compared with other painkillers.
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>>>The one thing wonder about - just hypothetically - had this man gotten medical marijuana from a doctor in a state that DIDN'T have laws making recreational marijuana use legal, would the state of Kansas taken his kids away.
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>>>The legalization in Colorado has backfired in almost every way imaginable, and this now seems to represent further damage.
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>>>This drug should remain illegal and only dispensed by a licensed physician.
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>>All drugs should be legalized. You can't keep people from doing drugs by throwing trillions of dollars at drug enforcement. The demand is higher than ever. Legalizing the drugs gives those who are going to do it anyway a cheap consistent, reliable dose. You take away the profit and crime from the drug trade. The side effect will be the dying drug cartels in Central and South America who can't keep up business with no income.
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>You'd think we'd figured this out from what happened with Al capone when booze was illegal. Didn't work then - sure as hell not working now. All the money ended up with mafia - now all the money ends up with drug cartels. People want to jump up and down and say 'but what about the kids'. ummhmm - what about the kids getting locked up or worse (like killed) as a result of the illegal drug trade? Or families ripped apart over stupid crap like the story that is the topic of this thread. The fact that it's illegal is causing more harm than anything.


Yep... stupidity..