Lawmen oppose ‘pot’ act
Sheriffs, police chiefs in accord
Posted: October 17, 2012 at 1:22 a.m.
Two Arkansas police associations on Tuesday announced their opposition to a ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana for medical use.
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Well of course they do! The war on drugs provides a huge boost to the budgets of law enforcement departments all over the country but I'm not sure exactly what the local law enforcement entities *actually* have to lose if the voters expand the ability of Doctors to help patients. Marijuana will still be illegal to obtain and use "off label".
Doctors will be able to recommend medical marijuana to patients who are diagnosed *only* with the following conditions:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Alzheimer’s (Treats symptoms of agitation)
Cancer
Chronic Pain
Crohn’s Disease
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C
HIV/AIDS
Multiple Sclerosis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Tourette’s Disease
Ulcerative colitis
Here's a link to the AMMA text (NWA Online's comment system had an issue with the PDF link)
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com...
As a side (snide even) note...I've noticed the trend for this publication to use consistently use the word 'pot' in headlines, even to go as far as to call it "medical 'pot'". Is bandwidth such a premium that you can't be bothered to actually use the word marijuana or is it simply editorial passive aggression?
Posted by: Nilatir
October 17, 2012 at 9:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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