Congress once again determines, Dr.'s that recommend medical cannabis and the patient recipients of those recommendations are criminals.
the Hinchey-Roranbacher ammendment was voted on today and was defeated 262-165.

Democrats voted 150 yes to 79 no

Republicans voted 15 yes to 183 no

Why is the Republican Congress a bunch of hypocritical douche bags?
Are they recieving money from Lilly,Bayer, Johnson and Johnson etc.?

HMMMMMM

They keep spewing out this Reefer Madness crap like Florida Republican
DOUCHE Dave Weldon " Marijuana does cause lung cancer, I've seen it. Most of the people that want medical marijuana legal, just want to get high"

What an ass...

Well it looks like we have to wait till the 2008 elections. FUCKERS!

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Jessie Ventura 2012 for president.

Those guys might be behind this.

Fear of Raids Leaves Only One Dispensary Operating

A battle is being waged in Kern County between the federal government and advocates for medical marijuana. Right now, the feds are pummeling the competition.

Two more medical marijuana dispensaries closed Tuesday, leaving the county with only one operating dispensary, said Doug McAfee, president of the Bakersfield chapter of NORML, a pro-legalization group. The closures come just over a week after a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration raid shut down Nature's Medicinal Cooperative in Oildale.

Jim McGowen, owner of American Caregivers Collective, said keeping his dispensary open isn't worth the risk. He said he'll watch state and national legislation to see if there's a swing in favor of medical marijuana advocates.

"Even with shutting down, I'm wondering if I'll be arrested and thrown in prison for what I've already done," McGowen said.

Even though he's abiding by state law, McGowen could be raided at any time. He produced his most recent inspection report, completed by the Kern County Sheriff's Department, which shows he was in full compliance with operating requirements.

McGowen was among a group of medical marijuana users and supporters who attended a meeting of county supervisors Tuesday. The supervisors asked County Counsel Bernard Barmann to look into what the county can do to follow state law while the federal DEA busts area dispensaries and arrests employees.

Sweet Relief Compassionate Center was the other dispensary to close up shop. No one answered the dispensary's phone or door Wednesday afternoon.

California law allows the sale of medicinal marijuana to qualified patients.

The drug, however, is still illegal under federal law and anyone selling marijuana in the state can be federally prosecuted.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said last week he will no longer issue licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries because of the discrepancy between state and federal law. He said federal law supersedes state law and the Sheriff's Department will continue to assist DEA agents in raids.

Some customers of Sweet Relief Compassionate Center showed up at the store Wednesday, unaware it had closed.

Dell Davis, 60, said he is recovering from prostate cancer and suffers from sleep apnea and insomnia. Marijuana helps him sleep and gets rid of his morning nausea.

The government should target users of other drugs, not pot, he said.

"Unfortunately that's the way the federal government is," Davis said. "Big Brother's everywhere."

Lake Isabella resident Jack Smith said marijuana lessens the pain he feels from fracturing a disk in his back while weightlifting. Smith, 22, said he's sure many people abuse state law and get doctor's recommendations for ailments they don't have, but dispensaries should be kept open for people like him who really benefit from the drug.

"It's helped me significantly," he said.

Employees and customers at California Compassionate Services, the dispensary remaining open, refused to comment. An employee told a reporter to leave, saying he was concerned about customer privacy.

Kenneth Eugene Johnson, who lives across the street from the dispensary in the 300 block of Bernard Street, said many people buying marijuana from the shop look perfectly fine. He said about one out of every 200 customers appears to have a serious medical condition.

"They're just doing it for the money," he said of the dispensary's owners.

Whether it's for the money or out of compassion for the suffering, dispensary owners are taking a huge risk by remaining open. Nature's Medicinal Cooperative owners David Chavez Sr. and David Chavez Jr., along with three employees, are each facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for selling marijuana.

That blows.

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Yes those sick people deserve to be in prison for seeking relief from their ailments.
Damn drug addicts, just wanting to get high.

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That sux ass. It all started from the civil war. We lost and now federal law surpasses state law. We need another civil war imo.

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It seems it may be heading in that direction.

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That's one of the clearest thoughts to be presented in this forum ever.

I agee ... a federal government strong enough to prevent succession, provide retirement, provide medical care, control firearms, limit speed limits in the various states ... ALSO has the power to shut down medical cannabis clubs in the states.

Perhaps we should start thinking twice, or thrice, before we ask the federal government for more goodies??

Vi

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i keep telling all of my friends.. not just over this but over everything that is happening lately either it will shift the government into a monarchy.. or start a civil war ... i believe the later will happen within the next 20 years....

Med ...

Its not about "setting your cruise control." Its about a federal government reaching 3000 miles across the country and dictating to citizens residing in the soverign states what they can and cannot do.

On speed limits; Do you remember that Dickhead Carter mandating to the states the 55 mile-per-hour limit during the gas "crisis?" How rediculous can the federal government get? 55 miles per hour on California's highways? The I-5 is about 1100 miles long, going from San Diego to the Oregon border ... and then beyond. Poking along that Benzedrene of a highway at 55 mph was akin to torture meted out by Jimmy (I was attacked by a rabbit) himself. *lol*

Vi

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