MEDICAL POT MEASURE IS A BAD IDEA

I think the greatest weapon in war is propaganda. I was a brainwashed
for years until I read a book called "The Emperor Wears No Clothes"
by Jack Herer. Then I did a little basic research to confirm the facts.

Now I find myself surrounded by ill-informed people who refuse to
listen to reason; like supporters of House Bill 3664.

The government has spent a trillion dollars over the past three and a
half generations, so now almost everyone is brainwashed to some
degree. This is the reason why so few politicians are willing to do
the right thing. Why would they put their careers on the line by
contradicting the great lie?

As Rush Limbaugh taught us, drug warriors are really only opposed to
drugs for everyone else. A combination of hypocrisy, friends in high
places and moral superiority has led to the most shameful,
intolerant, hypocritical of drug laws.

If we don't come clean about the benefits of medical marijuana, then
how do we have credibility when talking about the dangers of
cigarettes, alcohol, opioids, meth, cocaine and all manner of synthetic drugs?

American presidents have used marijuana and none of them will talk
honestly about it. What does this indicate? A total lack of political
courage to reduce the injustice and incalculable harm of our current drug laws.

Great political thinkers like George P. Shultz and William F. Buckley
long ago went on the record regarding their disapproval of the drug
war. Many misguided conservatives who've been opposed to medical
marijuana have an indefensible position to support at this time in
history. There are over 20,000 studies on the medical benefits of
marijuana - spanning over 40 years.

With nearly half of the population in jail, on probation or parole,
how much longer can this go on? If we impose mandatory drug testing
on all of those in authority, do we run the risk of imploding the
correctional establishment entirely? The United States has more
people in jail than any other country in the world!

It's time to move medical marijuana out of the criminal class of
drugs. Delivering this revenue stream to the taxpayers instead of to
the black market is way overdue. It would take the wind out of the
Mexican drug war and defund a large part of the domestic crime
syndicates. This is a slam-dunk, no-brain solution that saves money,
creates new tax revenue and brings a whole new class of jobs into the
light of day.

The War on Drugs has turned law enforcement into a paramilitary
mindset that thinks force is the only option. These law enforcers are
just as criminal for supporting such barbarian laws. They should know
better. I don't see them enforcing jaywalking laws if they believe
them pointless. Why is this any different?

Evil has a form. That form is the hypocrisy of drug laws. Smoke pot
illegally and hide it from the cops. That's your option. Be a
criminal that isn't a criminal. An exemplary criminal. When they
violate your rights say "yes sir" and ask for more or suffer the
jackboot a.k.a. SWAT.

The first states that begin supporting the medical marijuana and the
hemp industries using modern farming techniques will reap a huge
windfall. Will Oregon cash in on this wave or be left in the
backwaters of hypocrisy? HB 3664 puts Oregon under these waters!

The timber industry in Oregon is dead. Hemp is the answer. Over 70
years of government suppression of information has resulted in
virtually no public knowledge of the incredible potential of the hemp
fiber or its uses. The supporters of HB 3664 should put their efforts
into creating jobs rather than suppressing the freedoms of peaceful
people in pain.

Medical marijuana is a far more desirable pain medication containing
more anti-inflammatory properties than the medical community can
currently supply. Plus we could be growing it at home for free. This
is something that powerful pharmaceutical companies just can't stand.
Juxtapose that fact with traditional surgical alternatives and we
have a huge impact on the health care costs of a generation.

It appears that the last thing you should do is think you are a
private citizen who actually has rights protections under the law -
you're neither a government agency nor are you a corporation so you
don't mean anything. Welcome to modern serfdom.

Remember, government is about control; sometimes control is good, but
HB 3664 is not.