DrugSense
posted on May 12, 2013 by
US HI: Column: Feds Should Cooperate With States Over
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 11 May 2013 – This week, the Colorado General Assembly put the finishing touches on legislation aimed at taxing and regulating the commercial distribution of marijuana for recreational use. The process has been haunted by the fear that the federal government will try to quash this momentous experiment in pharmacological tolerance – a fear magnified by the Obama administration’s continuing silence on the subject.
posted on May 10, 2013 by
US HI: Pot Advocate’s Defense Bogus, Judge Says
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 08 May 2013 – A federal judge explained Tuesday that Hawaii island cannabis advocate Roger Christie could not show that the federal government’s inclusion of marijuana in the most restrictive drug classification is irrational. U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi denied on March 29 the 63-year-old man’s request to dismiss his marijuana charges.
posted on May 2, 2013 by
US HI: PUB LTE: Changes Restrict Access To Marijuana
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 30 Apr 2013 – State Sen. Josh Green, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, is responsible for some very hateful, non-compassionate changes to the bill on the compassionate use of marijuana. One of the changes made last week by Green would require a primary-care physician to recommend and certify patients and caregivers. We all know how few doctors there are available in Hawaii, not to mention their fear to recommend cannabis due to intimidation and exposure by Keith Kamita and the state Narcotics Enforcement Division.
posted on April 20, 2013 by
US HI: LTE: Drug Addicts Start With Pot
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 17 Apr 2013 – The people of Hawaii need education regarding the perils of legal marijuana. I am an addiction counselor and worked in a mainland alcohol and drug treatment center for 25 years, and 94 percent of patients I worked with started their chemical use with marijuana. After using the drug for some time and the drug wasn’t working, patients would start using other drugs to get high. Along with increased chemical abuse, other crimes were committed, which included physical violence, murder and robbery. Do the people of Hawaii want an increase in crime and alcohol/drug addiction? If you don’t want this inevitable outcome of legalizing marijuana use, then get involved and learn about addiction. Protest to your legislators who are supposed to be looking out for you rather than worrying about the next election. Don’t rely on politicians to do the right thing. Get involved – help save Hawaii adults and children from addiction.
