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Medical Marijuana Colorado attorney general calls MMJ a 'fraud'
Posted by Bryce Crawford on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Thursday night, Attorney General John Suthers, Colorado Springs' favorite son, spoke in Glenwood Springs on a panel for YouthZone, a program that helps at-risk youth.
And while one speaker, Dr. Paul Salmen, went the logical route — saying he didn't want to "condemn medical marijuana as an evil substance" but did want to keep it out of the hands of teenagers — Suthers took an oh-so-more-rabid approach, reports the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
“In my opinion, the medical marijuana regime in Colorado is nothing more than a state-sanctioned fraud on the part of several thousand patients and a few dozen doctors, in violation of federal law,” he said.Of the roughly 130,000 authorized medical marijuana patients currently in Colorado, he said the vast majority are males in their 20s and 30s.
“Folks, that is precisely the demographic profile of recreational drug users in the state,” Suthers said.
“I'm tempted to support legalization in an effort to get away from the government hypocrisy,” he said. “But I won't do that … because it would only increase the perception that there is no risk with this drug.”
This despite statistics collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which administers the patient registry — the number of which are decreasing, incidentally — that show the average age for male and female patients is 40 and 43, respectively.
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This man is an idiot with an agenda. He and his wife have been fighting MMJ any way they can. Obviously, they are more concerned about their superstitions than facts.
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Posted by
Daniel Freysinger
on 11/11/2011 at 10:02 PM
The arrogance and hypocrisy of the prohibitionist right wing elite is revealed in their opposition to the will of the people as expressed in Amendment 20. They claim "states rights" in opposition to Obama's health care program despite the lack of public support for their position, but refuse to defend patient rights or Amendment 20 because "federal law trumps state law" when it comes to MMJ.
Posted by
wolf420
on 11/12/2011 at 1:18 PM
He should read the book, "Marijuana Gateway to Health: How Cannabis Protects Us from Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease!"
Posted by
Marijuana=Health
on 11/12/2011 at 11:05 PM
We need to begin to drum up support to throw Suthers out of a job!
He is not working for the state, when the state belongs to the people,
and we the people have spoken loud and clear when it comes to medical cannabis.
Our state elected officials better wise up now.
Posted by
WhiteRabbit
on 11/13/2011 at 9:56 AM
The real fraud, the ORIGINAL fraud, was for MJ to be listed as a schedule one controlled substance in the first place, no doubt on that list through the lobbying efforts of the alcohol biz.
If alcohol and tobacco were invented tomorrow, they would be schedule one drugs.
The Attorney General is thus a fraud.
Posted by
OldCrank
on 11/13/2011 at 8:30 PM
I am trying to go back to school and get off disability that I have been on since 2009. After all the treatments and pills I have taken I can honestly say that MMJ is helping me and I will overcome my disability with it. Every time I hear some ass start talking about taking away my measly check every month I get so pissed off. Damn it I'm an American I love my home and my family and would die protecting my son's. So why is it when we find something that eases our pain,makes everything a little less annoying and improves the quality of life they want to take it all away?
Posted by
emerlad7
on 11/19/2011 at 12:03 AM
Our attorney General has his propaganda machine in full swing and is doing this type of seminar again - this time in Eagle. These poor folks in cities with bans don't even realize the crap he's spewing, talk about unethical. This man is a prohibitionist pawn.
- http://www.eaglevalleyenterprise.com/artic…
Posted by
Mark Slaugh
on 12/08/2011 at 7:18 PM
