I live in one of the 12 states that the voters have recognized the significance of medical marijuana. Before 1936 there was no issue concerning the value of marijuana to people with pain or anxiety. The campaign led by the Dupont Corporation and the Hearst Paper companies to destroy the freedom of Americans to choose their medicine is history many know. If you haven’t heard how weed was demonized and made illegal in the ’30’s I recommend you find a copy of Jack Herer’s book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” .

The lies and propaganda published in the thirties have carried over into this century. Anti-marijuana laws have put thousands of people in jail for possession of a plant or the flowers from that plant. These laws keep putting folks in prison and allow the government to steal their houses, cars and livelihoods. Even in states where the laws have been changed to allow sick people to benefit from the medicinal properties of the natural drug.

Federal cops regularly raid clinics, buyers clubs and sick peoples homes in states where medical marijuana has the support of the majority of the residents. State laws approving medical marijuana have been voted on and approved by the people of 1/4 of our nations states in the last ten years. Starting with California’s passage of the famous Prop.215, eleven other states followed suit with New Mexico being the latest in 2007. You would think the Feds would respect the voters wishes.

One of the victims of this war on medicine is Craig Canada. A homeless man who once had a good job, home and future…and the State of California’s permission to use medicine not approved by the big drug companies. The raid on his home was the beginning of his homelessness and poverty. The despicable laws against one of creations plants changed his life and he is not the only one. He is now an activist for medical rights as well as for homeless peoples needs. Check out his site in my blogroll. Palm Springs Bum it is called.

Big Pharm doesn’t want the weed to be considered therapy. I have personally experienced the effects the drug companies have in everyday lives of people. After my spinal injury in 2000 i was put on Oxycontin. Oxycodone is highly addictive as well as harmful to the kidneys, liver and mind. In 2006, in an attempt to reduce the intake of drugs, I had a morphine pump implanted with a small dose flowing to my spine a little at a time. The horrors of the morphine addiction seemed worse than the Oxy’s I had gotten off of. By May of 2007 I was weaned from the morphine. Occasionally I may take a few puffs on a pipe and it helps. A lot. I can relax, enjoy those around me and most important sleep.

I may be getting a prescription for it soon. My doctor has proposed it to me and I am considering it. The drawback to that is the way New Mexico’s MMJ patients have been treated since the laws were passed and their doctors recommended it as a treatment. Raids and arrests of disabled people are way too common here. I don’t want to become another one of their victims. A prescription will register me as a weed user and thats a headache I don’t want to add to the already existing pain. I would rather be hurting than spend time in their jails for a flower Mother Nature gave us.

Here is a link to a story written by a middle aged woman who smoked weed as a comfort during her chemotherapytreatment for cancer. It’s just one persons experience but I think it is all too common.

http://cannabisnews.com/news/23/thread23565.shtml

I will be writing a lot about medical marijuana in this blog. If I can open just one persons eyes to the benefits of weed for many hurting, sick and dying people all of my ranting will be worth it.

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