Yeah Mon! NJ Approves Medical Marijuana
Here is an article posted on NJ.com….
N.J. Senate approves bill allowing use of medical marijuana
The state Senate voted today to legalize marijuana for medical use, despite warnings the drug would fall into the hands of recreational users instead of the chronically ill patients who suffer from debilitating symptoms. The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act targets patients suffering from a debilitating disease defined as cancer, glaucoma, HIV and AIDS, and other chronic illnesses that cause “wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, seizures and severe and persistent muscle spasms,” according to the bill.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/nj_senate_approves_medical_mar.html
In the interest of discussion here are two articles, one for and one against marijuana being legalized outright……
Here is an argument for making marijuana legal:
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html
Here is an argument for keeping marijuana illegal:
http://www.odysseyhouseinc.org/News/bht1002.html
And here is the Hoboken Journal Reader Poll:
And here is the anti-pot propaganda film “Reefer Madness” for reference. Regardless of your position on the topic the claims made in this cult classic seem far fetched and outlandish to our modern sensibilities:
.There is nothing positive about the ‘War on Drugs’, absolutely nothing. It just makes all drug related problems worse..absurd thought -God of the Universe saysmarijuana is evilespecially to stop painmust use costly chemicals.absurd thought -God of the Universe saysdisregard states’ drug lawsthe Federal Governmentmust protect the drug war.absurd thought -God of the Universe saysnever create more addictsif it makes less criminalsand leads to less prisons.absurd thought -God of the Universe saysoutlaw all alcoholmake cigarettes illegalorganized crime takes over.USpace.All real freedom starts with freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech there can be no real freedom..Philosophy of Liberty Cartoon.Visit: HaltTerrorism.com.:).
USpace
March 8, 2009 at 3:47 AM
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tinaraghul
March 31, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Was your posting the exact same thing twice an accident or deliberate?http://thehobokenjournal.blogspot.com/2009/02/photo-from-st-patrciks-day-fundraiser.html?showComment=1238217720000#c145204202121465325
Anonymous
March 31, 2009 at 12:17 PM
I don’t believe it was poseted twice, just edited.
Reformerus_Gianticus
March 31, 2009 at 6:12 PM
It is a very exciting time to be a marijuana advocate right now, on the brink of legalization. http://stonerdiary.wordpress.com
writerpro25
July 28, 2010 at 8:17 AM