Tahoe Daily Tribune, 29 Sep 2010 – Since expressing my objection to the marijuana "dispensaries" in our community, I have been receiving a number of "pot shots" from some members of the public. Yes, I am concerned about the development of the dispensaries and cultivation of marijuana in our community. To understand my position, we need to refine the terms used by those in-support. Following WWII, those governments that we viewed as undemocratic attempted to defeat those who demanded freedom for all peoples by renaming their countries "People’s Republic of This" or the "Democratic Republic of That." Similarly, the proponents have sought to defeat the opposition by changing words, such as "drugs" to "medicine," "drug distribution center" to "dispensaries," "drug users" to "patients," and by exploiting those who have critical medical conditions as "poster children" for their movement.