Next step: Complete legalization of marijuana
Jon Beydler
Jon Beydler is a 32-year Valley resident and the former mayor of Fountain Hills who now lives in Chandler
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Dale Whiting posted at 7:05 am on Wed, Nov 17, 2010.
Jon,
Boy, are you about to be castigated by East Valley Tribune readers!
Can't say I agree with you on the next step, total legalization. But there are some up sides. For instance, the border war is being wages over, among other matters, the importation of mariguana from Mexico. Legalization might to more than could anything else to stop the mass murders of 10's of thousands of people, Mexican and American, south of the border. Not until battles over alcohol importation reached the streets of Chicago did re-legalization of alcohol occur. And we suffer much much more from legal alcohol than we are ever likely to suffer from legal pot.
But Jon, can't you hear the voices of your detractors begin to cry out![beam]
Accuracy posted at 10:19 am on Wed, Nov 17, 2010.
With a great big smile on his face, backer Jon Beydler makes no bones about the ultimate goal of legalized pot for everyone in this state.
Washington-based Marijuana Policy Project, whose aim is to minimize the harm associated with cannabis, was the major financial backer of the new medical marijuana law and has the same goal of legalization of marijuana nation-wide.
While many support making marijuana available for medical use . . Most Americans oppose legalizing marijuana.
After Proposition 203 ballots are canvassed Nov. 29, the state of Arizona has 120 days before the law goes into effect. The law that will increase crime around the 124 marijuana dispensaries in Arizona, and lead to more people driving while impaired.
Statistics on marijuana use [strung out on pot] does have many concerned:
• 1.2 million chronic marijuana smokers in the U.S. are currently being treated for marijuana addiction.
• 23.9 percent of students nation-wide report current or habitual marijuana use.
• 26.9 percent seriously injured drivers tested positive for marijuana. That is 10 times more than those under the influence of alcohol.
VofReason posted at 12:49 pm on Wed, Nov 17, 2010.
Remember, whatever this guy says, the opposite is probably best: voting recommendations- check. Legalizing Pot- Check. I feel for the people of Fountain Hills who would likely like nothing but to wash their hands of any connection to this crazy person. My guess is old Jon didn't wait for his perscription and has jumped right in to pain medication years ago.
Mike McClellan posted at 7:35 pm on Wed, Nov 17, 2010.
The new law might be wonderful, but the writer is dishonest in detailing how it will work.
He writes, "Recommendations will be limited to those patients suffering from cancer, AIDS and other “life-threatening” diseases."
He left out the biggest loophole of the new law -- that we can also get a "prescription" for "severe and chronic pain."
What doctor can define "severe"?
That the writer doesn't mention this suggests he's not comfortable with the reality of the law, so he tries to deceive us.
Bad writing.
Topper posted at 12:14 pm on Fri, Nov 19, 2010.
I don't know if it's good or bad! If it will help someone I'm for it;
I too have heard many negative things about it, but I will pass
judgement unti I see some facts and not merely heresay!
Dale Whiting posted at 10:37 am on Sat, Nov 20, 2010.
Jon,
The response was not as harsh as I expected it to be.
Voice of Reason argues without any foundation that whatever you choose to say must be wrong. He postulates that you are using or are about to start using marijuana, yourself. This reasoning does not reach the level of being sophomoric. Freshman would be my generous assessment.
Accuracy has done some homework and raises some concerns. Too bad his research does not compare marijuana use to alcohol use. Both cause severe problems. I'm not sure which will be the worst.
McClellan spots a potential loophole. It would be nice to know if this loophole has been exploited elsewhere.
Adding them up and putting them all together, we still do not reach such intellectual heights as the proverbial Hill of Beans. But sending them pack to their drawing boards might produce something worthly of consideration. So its back to your drawing board, boys.