By Capt. Kush

April 28, 2010 1:19 AM | Link to this

It needs to be legal everywhere. Who is the Government to deny us of Christ’s seeds he created. Bong hits for Jesus. Cali will lead the way for the rest of us when marijuana becomes legal for recreational use in November.

By T.G.

April 28, 2010 1:49 AM | Link to this

So much misinformation surrounding cannabis. Even a doctor calls it an “addicting” drug. Anything put in the body can become addicting. Is everyone who drinks wine an alcoholic? I don’t think so. Let’s stop spreading fear mongering phrases over a plant with infinite positive uses. Yes to medical use. Yes to legalization.

By Ken Lame

April 28, 2010 1:59 AM | Link to this

~~~~READ~~~~~~~~ First off I would like to address~~~NAZNEEN QUADRI You are so wrong in your education! Where have you ever found a case that someone was addicted to Marijuana? Please site this because last time I checked Marijuana is NOT addictive physically. Please do your research before you make comments like this! Its people that are not educated that say things like this. It makes sense to people who dont know because you are a physician. They trust that. They also trust their doctor who is so quick to prescribe Narcotics such as Oxycontin, vicodine. You ever have someone come into ER coming off Marijuana or overdosed on POT????????? I bet you couldn’t count on all your toes and fingers how many teenage kids, young adults that have been in ER for Narcotics overdose, or Detoxing from them! Smoke some Marijuana for one month then quit. The next month take some pain pills then quit….lets see what you say then!

By Ken Lame

April 28, 2010 2:06 AM | Link to this

LORRIE HUYSMAN~~~~Marijuana can be ingested so many other ways than just smoking….

By Biff Jones

April 28, 2010 2:35 AM | Link to this

“The War on Drugs is the most dysfunctional and destructive social policy in America since Slavery” Marijuana is a PLANT. Legalize and tax it and stop playing this silly social game

By Biff Jones

April 28, 2010 2:36 AM | Link to this

“The War on Drugs is the most dysfunctional and destructive social policy in America since Slavery” Marijuana is a PLANT. Legalize and tax it and stop playing this silly social game

By Lilly Williams

April 28, 2010 2:39 AM | Link to this

What if we woke up tomorrow and found out you could get high by smoking tomato seeds? Would we then outlaw tomatoes? Marijuana prohibition is just stupid.

By Tonya Davis

April 28, 2010 2:47 AM | Link to this

I say yes remove the sick from this failed Drugwar on a plant. Support the Ohio Medical Compassion Act HB478 fact: Marijuana or cannabis has been used as a medicine for over 5 thousand years. Fact 73% of Ohioans support the medical use of cannabis Fact: AMA has recently changed their view on the medical use of marijuana and has strongly suggested that the federal government reschedule marijuana to a schedule 2 or 3 so that research can begin here in the US. fact: NO ONE has ever died from smoking to much cannabis. In its natural form and if used alone… it is safer than Tylenol. Fact: Ohio is broke. Fact: Ohio stood up for Gambling,even some legislators fought for the strippers. Why wont they stand up for those that choose to use this as a medicine? Under a doctors care even. Those that are suffering? Fact: If Ohio would stop arresting, prosecuting and caging up like animals nonviolent marijuana users and especially ones that have their doctors permission (which by the way who are smart enough to be licensed in the state of Ohio) We would save millions of tax payers dollars. Plus we could have room for violent or sexual offenders. Use common sense people! I can post facts and science all day long but if you want to see a bill that has been introduced in Ohio by State Representative Kenny Yuko and co sponsored by Representatives Robert Hagan (D-Youngstown), Vernon Sykes (D-Akron), Mike Foley (D-Cleveland), Mark Okey (D-Carrollton), and Dan Stewart (D-Columbus). HB478 would stop the arrest, prosecution and caging up like animals at least the sick. If you just want the facts on this plant… go to mmjactionnetwork.com

By Greg

April 28, 2010 2:54 AM | Link to this

All the lies and propaganda from the Government about Marijuana is spewed just to protect old empires and old money and police state nonsense. If you want to see a real public health problem that dwarfs Marijuana use visit any local all you can eat buffet around lunch time.

By DP

April 28, 2010 4:53 AM | Link to this

Smoking Marijuana is for lazy losers. I’m all for legalizing it though as it will remove the less useful from society and hasten evolutionary progress.

By Nurse

April 28, 2010 5:17 AM | Link to this

I’m sure Dr Quadri prescribes highly addictive pain and anxiety medications everyday. Just because you didn’t learn about it in medical school doesn’t mean it has no medicinal value.

By old school

April 28, 2010 5:25 AM | Link to this

if you can find one case that marijuana has killed someone then ban it. if not pass it into law.

By Tebor

April 28, 2010 5:41 AM | Link to this

@ DP who called marijuana users lazy losers. Michael Phelps, Tim Lincecum, and a third of the NFL draft seem to prove you wrong. as did Bill Gates, ted turner, and every musuician of note in the last century.

By Rob Ryan

April 28, 2010 6:34 AM | Link to this

I challenge Dr. Quadri to show me the data on “It’s a drug of abuse and addiction.” A National Institute of Drug Abuse study by reported in the New York Times compared the dependence and withdrawal characteristics of Nicotine, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, Caffeine and Marijuana. In both categories Dependence and Withdrawal marijuana was ranked as the least serious of all the others including caffeine. This study has been supported by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine’s report “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base”. I ask her to reconsider her objection to HB478 and judge it on the facts rather than propaganda that originated in the days of Reefer Madness. Rob Ryan www.ohiopatientsnetwork.org

By LesC

April 28, 2010 6:46 AM | Link to this

If it releives the suffering of one cancer patient, it gets my vote. Like any other medical drug! Nazeen, you shame the school of medicine you attended by your ignorance.

By MrKendrick

April 28, 2010 7:48 AM | Link to this

Wow, I’m surprised by all of this positive sentiment about marijuana….. Yes, legalize it for medical use, and even for recreational use. Of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, which do you think is the least harmful? Make sure, though, that marijuana follows the same laws as alcohol. No smoking in public. No driving under the influence. No public “intoxication”. But yes, legalize it.

By Alexader

April 28, 2010 7:55 AM | Link to this

@ Lisa Motz: That is one of the most ridiculous lines of logic I’ve ever seen. “We don’t allow drunk drivers, so how would you stop someone from driving under the influence of marijuana?” Um….The EXACT same way you stop drunk drivers? If they are weaving all over the place or otherwise driving in an unsafe manner, they can be pulled over just like if they were drunk. Geez, try using some LOGIC.

By sigh

April 28, 2010 8:34 AM | Link to this

Dr. Quadri is right. We should trust our doctors to prescribe methamphetamine for kids with “ADHD” and functional analogues of heroin for people with back pain, like they currently do, because a plant is far too dangerous.

By Kelvin

April 28, 2010 8:34 AM | Link to this

These years will be looked back on as the Marijuana Prohibition years and people will shake their heads in disbelief that so many people were worried about so much nothing. Thanks Nancy Reagan, you ill-informed mouthpiece.

By Lea

April 28, 2010 8:36 AM | Link to this

Send it off to Pfizer or Glaxo Smith Kline and have them put it in a pill form, or syrup… THEN legalize it. This whole smoking it bit - hello, if I am pregnant I do NOT want my child ingesting this stuff through me breathing it in. Just get rid of the smoking part, and we’re good.

By null

April 28, 2010 8:57 AM | Link to this

i think they should because ihave family that have cancer and im in medical school and i know it will help people that are dieing and have cancer dill with the pain of the stuff the have to go thought.. sorry but thats how i feel i would like to know my family is feeling not feeling pain all the time ..

By CE Cheese

April 28, 2010 9:05 AM | Link to this

There are other drugs that serve the same medicinal function. There is no need to add a recreational drug to that list.

By Jelane

April 28, 2010 9:08 AM | Link to this

Yes - and it should be legalized across the board, not just for medical use. Then, instead of spending limited time and resources prosecuting and incarcerating non-violent pot smokers, it could become a way to generate tax revenues.

By andrew

April 28, 2010 9:17 AM | Link to this

@lea - there are many other ways of ingesting marijuana. one popular one (especially amongst medicinal users) is vaporization where you dont burn the marijuana at all. You heat it to a specific temperature releasing the THC into a vapor that you inhale. you should look in to it. @Lisa - find me a scientific study that shows that smoking marijuana negatively affects your motor skills(in particular driving). Ill be here waiting….forever. This is as close as you will get “Cannabis intoxication often makes smokers more aware of their impairment, causing them to slow down and become more cautious while also worsening reaction time and attention.” @Lorrie - It would only be used in designated areas like coffee shops (but for pot) and in your own home. I challenge you to sit in a small room for 3 days, one day have pot smoked in the room and the other a cigarette. See which one irritates and leaves a worse stench. Cigarettes are so bothersome because addicts smoke 2 or 3 an hour and put a lot of smoke in the air. Not many marijuana users smoke 2 or 3 joints an hour. The comments posted in the article are largely from misinformed individuals who are yet to take the time to research the ACTUAL effects of marijuana. Do your homework. There are positives and negatives. If you still feel its a bad idea, vote against it. But PLEASE do your homework.

By Brandi

April 28, 2010 9:22 AM | Link to this

I think that if the government had a way to tax the drug dealers that sell pot, it would have been legal a long time ago. What it all comes down to in MONEY, MONEY, MONEY! If the government cant get a cut then its looked at as bad for society.

By Cheech O'Brien

April 28, 2010 9:23 AM | Link to this

It makes no difference. Right now I pay no taxes on weed. Since 1973, I have been smoking pot and paying no taxes to the state. With or without the blessings of the state weed is here to stay. Turn your face and deny it but its still here.

By IM

April 28, 2010 9:29 AM | Link to this

Just FYI…42 yr. old mother of 4 suffering from MS. As medication and illness increased appetite, weight, motor skills, etc. decreased. She was restricted to wheelchair and frightening skinny. An intelligent and informed physician (unlike Ms. Quadri) recommended the use of marijuana. After a few months her appetite increased by the medical use of marijuana, hence her body weight increased, hence her energy level increased. She is now able to get herself out of the wheelchair and walk short distances, play with her children, and have some semblence of happiness coping with a dibilitating disease. Is she a criminal?

By Hindu Kush

April 28, 2010 9:31 AM | Link to this

I can’t believe that there is a physician on this blog opposing medical marijuana because she claims it is “a drug of abuse and addiction.” That is just phony nonsense. Total and complete misinformation. There is NO EVIDENCE that marijuana is any more addictive than sugar or caffeine or nicotine or alcohol or any of the gazillion other substances that are perfectly legal and used responsibly by people every day. Moreover, I can’t imagine any legitimate physician failing to recognize the multitude of legitimate medical uses for marijuana. I bet this doctor will prescribe demerol, dilaudid or Oxycontin in a heartbeat but she thinks that marijuana should be illegal??? Outrageous! Our society is a circular firing squad. we incarcerate people for using marijuana when their is no evidence that the responsible use of marijuana by adults is particularly harmful and allow alcohol to devastate people’s lives and kill people on a regular basis. We spend billions to enforce marijuna prohibition and to incarcerate non-violent offenders for no good reason other than a misinformed bias against pot. Let’s get smart here and legalize marijuana and stop the war against your neighbors.

By chris

April 28, 2010 9:40 AM | Link to this

Alcohol is by far a much more dangerous drug - affecting the persons judgement and motor skills in a drastic manner. Alcohol is also very addictive and the addiction excalates with time. Alcohol can kill the user. As well, the user can kill others, either on accident or due to impaired emotions. Compared to weed???? THINK ABOUT IT!!!!

By seed

April 28, 2010 9:41 AM | Link to this

There was a great show on the History Channel just last week about how marijuana prohibition came to pass. Amazing level of propaganda from the government, immigration issues in the southwest—basically a huge fear campaign. It’s a losing battle to keep it criminal—and in many states, including Ohio, possession is allowed, or considered on the same level as a parking ticket. Eventually, the ethics of legality of a naturally growing substance will have to preside over fear, drug company pressure, and the injustice of so many serving long prison sentences due to mandatory drug sentencing mandates from the failed “war on drugs” in the 80’s.

By Fellow Pawn

April 28, 2010 9:46 AM | Link to this

The AMA does not want any drug legalized that can be grown at home. There is no cash for big pharma and no rebate checks back to the AMA. Big Money rules our society. We the people are but pawns to be herded and told what is good for us.

By White Widow

April 28, 2010 9:50 AM | Link to this

For you religious folks, in Genesis, God only gave to people a few specific items, one of which was “every plant bearing seed.” In short, God has given to us the marijuana plant both for its medicinal and recreational value. The U.S. government has taken away that God-given plant for purely selfish political reasons that have NOTHING to do with the plant itself. Hemlock is poison but it is not illegal to possess it. How long are you going to allow this charade to continue??? Wake up and claim your right to have legal access to this wonderful God-given plant.

By grandma

April 28, 2010 9:52 AM | Link to this

Legalize marijuana! Legalize it, regulate it, tax it! It’s killed a lot fewer people than the legal drugs alcohol and tobacco. Less addictive than oxy, vicodin, etc., fewer side affects. Free up the criminal justice system so the police, courts, and jails have more time and money for on other crimes, like rape, child abuse. As for “lazy losers”, at least three men who became POTUS used it.

By euphoria is good

April 28, 2010 9:52 AM | Link to this

@ce cheese, Name the drugs that do the same thing as pot. There are zero. Pot reduces nausea and increases appetite. Its a wonderful choice for chemo therapy patients. And like one doctor stated, alittle euphoria never hurt a cancer patient,

By stephanie M.

April 28, 2010 9:57 AM | Link to this

The use of marijuana as medicine is a public health issue; it should not be part of the war on drugs. According to a recent national survey of U.S. physicians conducted for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, nearly half of all doctors with opinions support legalizing cannabis as a medicine. Some 80 state and national health care organizations, including the American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association and The New England Journal of Medicine, support immediate, legal patient access to medical cannabis. Most recently, the largest association of doctors of internal medicine and the second largest medical association in the country, the American College of Physicians, released a policy paper in support of medical cannabis,stating, “The ACP strongly urges protection from criminal or civil penalties for patients who use medical marijuana as permitted under state laws.” Also, in November, the American Medical Association resolved that marijuana’s status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be reviewed with the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines.” Fourteen states - Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington - have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. These laws are operating primarily as lawmakers intended and have not led to widespread abuses among adolescents or adult recreational users. A just-released statewide poll conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati, found that 73 percent of Ohio adults favored allowing medical marijuana. It seems people are going on old propaganda. I suggest researching for yourself and make an educated decision before jumping to a conclusion. I have done the research and I support HB 478.

By r

April 28, 2010 9:58 AM | Link to this

““No, no, no. I’m a physician. It’s a drug of abuse and addiction.” Even if this were true, alcohol and cigs are as well, and they are legal.

By Jim

April 28, 2010 9:58 AM | Link to this

Yes! legalize it. I cant believe these stupid people here with their ignorant comments. They obviously don’t know what they are talking about. Marijuana is one of the safest substances out there. Legalize this s**t already, i am so sick of being labeled a criminal when all i do is smoke a harmless plant!

By Yvonne

April 28, 2010 10:03 AM | Link to this

I have fibromyalgia and some days the pain is so bad, that nothing seems to work. I have NEVER smoked pot, but I would like to try medical marijuana as food to see if it would help. I am willing to try ANYTHING to help the pain. Addicting? So are the pills I’m supposed to take. Side effects? Same as the prescription. Sometimes you can’t drive anywhere because of the meds. Please, if you don’t have the problem, you have NO IDEA.

By Earl

April 28, 2010 10:15 AM | Link to this

The drug war is an insane failure and can never be won, creating a police state and criminal enterprise. Prohibition has never succeeded, and never will. Let’s become a truly free nation, under God, with liberty for all, not just the alcoholics. The DEA is what causes terrorism and needs to be abolished immediately. Support Ohio HB 478

By td

April 28, 2010 10:22 AM | Link to this

The biggest problem I ever had with smoking marijuana was the consistency and quality of the product. You never knew if you were getting stuff that would make you feel great for 2 hours or something that made you feel stupid for a couple hours. You also couldn’t trace back what you bought and from who to kick the guys toosh who laced the junk with something. BY leagalizing marijuana the proper controls can be put on the product to make it safe and consistent for the user. I haven’t smoked it for 22 years and won’t until there is a legal and safe way to do so. I don’t want to see my kids buying from a drug dealer and end up dead because they start pushing harder drugs. Play it safe and be a smart consumer.

By SHE's a Doctor?

April 28, 2010 10:45 AM | Link to this

I am shocked, a doctor saying no cause its addicting, but keep on righting your scripts for those pain pills your patients like. You ever heard of anyone overdosing on marijuana? NO! Because it doesn’t happen. This would cause the crime rate to go down and also be able to help the war on drugs. If it’s medically legal doesn’t mean you have to take it if you don’t want, but think about the people that do want it, because it is a natural herb that can heal the body, and the soul. If you uptight asses who oppose it would smoke it you would live better lives than the boring ones you live now. Not to mention the BILLIONS in dollars in revenue this would bring, which means fixing this crap economy we have. Before some doctor tells you the bad stuff about marijuana ask them where there credentials are from, and if they personally were the ones doing the testing. If alcohol can be legal and it kills all them people every year, how the hell can you make marijuana illegal, its a naturally grown herb, its just dumbfounding how this came about, and marijuana doesn’t kill it heals. People who smoke are still gonna smoke, whey not use it to the countries advantage to make revenue off of it. If i was this states financial adviser I would be begging for this to pass because that is going to be enough revenue to keep this state alive, in this time of need when cities are talking bankruptcy. Really investigate this before you vote no, don’t just do it because you think its bad, use an educated guess, if you are even able to, cause most people who I talk to that oppose it I can tell them facts about cannabis they never knew and change their perspectives on the matter. VOTE YES!!!

By mrbyron

April 28, 2010 10:48 AM | Link to this

Their is alot of drugs out other than mary-jame that kids and adults get a hold of. Leagalization make the right thing to do under the righ condition of the law.

By andrew

April 28, 2010 11:16 AM | Link to this

@Yvonne - Its people like yourself who need to petition for medical marijuana legalization. Without a significant chance of either being labeled a criminal or getting robbed, you cant purchase medicinal grade marijuana. People who sell “medical” marijuana now usually do so in small groups of trusted friends because it really isnt that profitable (unless you grow it). And these people dont advertise that they sell pot like people who sell poor grade marijuana sometimes do. People who push pounds of poor grade pot are the ones who are money hungry and often times violent. Unfortunately for Yvonne, there may be many more years of pain that could atleast have received some relief had she had access to medicinal marijuana. Name a serious illness that alcohol helps to remedy and please find me a few people who use alcohol to suppress the symptoms of their illness.

By The AMA protects their own

April 28, 2010 11:23 AM | Link to this

The doctor quoted here is just saying what her boss, the AMA, wants her to say. The Doctors of The USA are afraid that the people will self medicate and cut them out of some money.

By Alan

April 28, 2010 11:27 AM | Link to this

Personal consumption of marijuana was de facto legalized years ago. Police do not care about one person smoking one joint or friends getting high in the comfort of their own homes. The only time personal use of marijuana comes into legal questioning is when people carry it in their cars and either have too much of it to justify personal use or are impaired to the point they are charged with OVI. Anyone who can’t find it safely and reliably for personal consumption isn’t looking hard enough.

By Rocky

April 28, 2010 11:52 AM | Link to this

God gave us the herbs and seeds of the earth so we can use them as food and Medicins Who are we to argue with God?

By Maria

April 28, 2010 11:52 AM | Link to this

Do I think Marijuana is a entirly bad thing? No. Ive known people on it and it has helped with tooth aches and headaches and im sure it could be a help in other ways, but what people offten forget is the fact that marijuana is a smoked drug this means it has many, not all but some of the same hazards that cigarete smoke has. so its uses for medical use is redundant. but i also dont think that marijuana is really as bad as everyone thinks and if legalised i think should be at about the same level as alcahol and cigarets. if people wish to smoke it occasionally thats there choice its really just as harmful as cigarets and alcahol and should have the same stipulations.

By Renee

April 28, 2010 11:58 AM | Link to this

Marijuana should most definetly be legalized for medical use. People need to really look at this issue, even if it doesn’t have anything to do with them personally, and educate themselves with the truth. There are so many lies and misconceptions about marijuana. Think about it, what do you really know? If you had a medical condition that marijuana could ease the symptoms of you would want to be able to use it, wouldn’t you? There are so many suffering. I also have Fibromyalgia and chronic pain. The medications I was given effected me negatively. I couldn’t function and I was getting no relief. Get your facts straight and then decide. Open your mind, you just might learn something useful.

By Howie Feltersnatch

April 28, 2010 12:20 PM | Link to this

NAZNEEN QUADRI, Beavercreek: “No, no, no. I’m a physician. It’s a drug of abuse and addiction.” This lady is a DR. someone needs to find out where her degree came from! I hope her paitients see this so they can personally ridicule her.

By Phil

April 28, 2010 12:36 PM | Link to this

Legalize it and give the dopers ALL they can smoke. Marginalize the addicts so we, (the sober & straights) can continue to rule.

By Girl in Montana

April 28, 2010 12:40 PM | Link to this

I moved to Montana from Ohio to care for my mother who has been prescribed so many prescription pills that its shamefull….yet she still suffered from pain!Our final attempt to give her some relief was when we tried medicinal marijuana which is legal in the state of Montana. She does not smoke it since she has had lung cancer, she eats it in Brownies made with marijuana butter. One small brownie will give her pain relief for most of the day.The oxycodone, hydrocodone,fentanyl patches…etc.. we have tried for years have not helped her as much.She is embaressed to use it buy I will gladly say that it has at least given her some quality of life back.Make it legal in Ohio , give some pain relief to people who can not find it in prescription drugs!

By Up in smoke

April 28, 2010 1:19 PM | Link to this

Legalize and then tax the hell out of it. Dopers get what they want and we get the extra revenue needed. Sounds fair to me. I’ll take my brownies without.

By Stephanie M.

April 28, 2010 1:32 PM | Link to this

Yvonne it is people like you and I that really need this to go through. I had my right hip fused as a child and experience pain daily. I am in remission from fibromyalgia and have an elevated RA factor. Due to the way I have to walk from the fusion my bottom 2 vertebrea are damaged and are deteriorating along with the rest of my spine. Doctor after doctor have told me there is nothing that can be done for me. I’m one of those 1 in a million that I’m damned if i do and damned if i dont. I’ve been on pain pills since I was 12 years old. The hospital acctually got me addicted to morophine as a child. Because of that and going through withdraws at 12 years old I hate taking pills to this day. Even for my pain. Don’t get me wrong I still have to take them but I try to ride it out as long as possible. Sometimes the vicodin that I have been prescribed doesn’t work. I have used MJ for my pain and believe me once I did I could fully function. I walk pain free. I could move about freely. It’s people like us that need to back this Bill. Let our reps know we wont back off any longer. We want a non addictive way to give us our lives back. We need to make them know change is in order for medical use! So you, I, and our families may have have a better quality of life.

By Dawn Dunlap

April 28, 2010 1:39 PM | Link to this

This is a Health issue and being in the health committee now is the right thing to do. Cannabis does not need to be smoked for the medicinal properties of the plant to work for various illnesses. I hear this argument far to many times about the smoking part of cannabis as medicine. As far as motor skills, I would much rather see a cannabis patient behind the wheel than some one on a morphine pump at their side. Another thing is that cannabis comes in many variations, not all strains of the plant have extreme sedation as many manufactured pills do. When your sick your sick, when your in pain your in pain. If you find something that helps you live your daily life and productivity so be it!

By YES

April 28, 2010 1:49 PM | Link to this

When was the last time you heard of someone OD’ing off Weed. And what are the side attects, Happy, Hungry, then sleepy. LOL, why not make it leagal

By Dawn Dunlap

April 28, 2010 1:55 PM | Link to this

This is a Health issue and being in the health committee now is the right thing to do. Cannabis does not need to be smoked for the medicinal properties of the plant to work for various illnesses. I hear this argument far to many times about the smoking part of cannabis as medicine. As far as motor skills, I would much rather see a cannabis patient behind the wheel than some one on a morphine pump at their side. Another thing is that cannabis comes in many variations, not all strains of the plant have extreme sedation as many manufactured pills do. When your sick your sick, when your in pain your in pain. If you find something that helps you live your daily life and productivity so be it!

By Douglas Dunivant

April 28, 2010 1:56 PM | Link to this

Legalize it! Not only for medical use, but for use by any adult over the age of 21. Marijuana is far less harmful than alchohol and most prescription drugs, which all happen to be legal. Put a legal age on it, make don’t smoke and drive laws in place, and tax the heck out of it! Bye bye national debt in no time!

By Douglas Dunivant

April 28, 2010 1:57 PM | Link to this

Legalize it! Not only for medical use, but for use by any adult over the age of 21. Marijuana is far less harmful than alchohol and most prescription drugs, which all happen to be legal. Put a legal age on it, put don’t smoke and drive laws into place, and tax the heck out of it! Bye bye national debt in no time!

By Not weed free

April 28, 2010 2:04 PM | Link to this

Back in the 70s I could buy weed at school. I found the purchase of alcohol to much more difficult. It’s kind of ironic. Now whole generations of people have grown up knowing that just because the government said so means very little.

By Noah Mask

April 28, 2010 2:28 PM | Link to this

I say its time for unbiased media coverage on Medical Cannabis in Ohio. The information is out there! Dayton Daily needs to expand their media citation past the Fox News Network!

By Law Student

April 28, 2010 3:14 PM | Link to this

To all the people who honestly believe marijuana users are the scum of the earth; I am a second year law student at UD. I have smoked marijuana on a regular basis for 8 years now. I graduated from Ohio University with a 3.8 GPA and have maintained a competitive GPA though law school. Do you believe you could accomplish this yourself? Even with your pristine “Drug Free” mind? If not you are in no posistion to judge me because I choose a differnt method to relax. Many people are clearly ignorant and choose to believe anything the government tells them. If there is no victim there is be no crime.

By Don McAdams

April 28, 2010 3:16 PM | Link to this

Dr. Tashkin proved even himself wrong about the link to marijuana and lung cancer. He found that smokers of both cig’s and mj had less instance of cancer than the cig only smokers, suggesting anti-carcingenic properties. It does help with pain and certain mental conditions. Even if the use IS recreational, users are still getting ‘some’ benefits from it. It’s been found to kill MRSA, making it possibly the most effective disinfectant in the world. The AMA (that’s gettin’ beat up on this post) supports rescheduling to allow for more research. Unimed (the makers of Marinol) say “Patients receiving treatment with Marinol should be specifically warned not to drive, operate machinery, or engage in any hazardous activity until it is established that they are able to tolerate the drug and to perform such tasks safely” - So screw OVI for driving high, we don’t kill people, we just miss our exits. A lot of folks are changing their tune and using logic. I don’t agree with “taxing the hell out of it;” we’re taxed enough already. ‘Dispensaries’ (which are NOT in HB 478!) charge WAY too much, and are therefor negligent of the patients’ needs. It’s time to start hating each other and “controlling” society and realize that we are all on this planet together. As long as someone isn’t hurting you (and I mean REALLY hurting you), then be nice to them, or at the least leave them alone.

By Don McAdams

April 28, 2010 3:34 PM | Link to this

Hundreds of reports by committees, doctors, even the AMA (who’s getting unnecessarily beat up on this post - they support rescheduling to allow more (modern) research) disagree with this pediatrician Nazneen, so I feel it’s poor journalism to put her quote first. I’ll never understand the need to “control” others in society - who are you to judge, Lorrie (she’s probably very religious)? And so what if people are using it everywhere, for any reason, and while driving? It does have medicinal value, why else would they make a pill of it (Marinol)? Unimed, makers of Marinol have this to say, “”Patients receiving treatment with Marinol should be specifically warned not to drive, operate machinery, or engage in any hazardous activity until it is established that they are able to tolerate the drug and to perform such tasks safely.” If someone is using it for recreational use, are they not still getting its benefits? Dr. Tashkin proved even himself wrong in finding that people who smoke cig’s and mj have a less chance of lung cancer than cig only smokers. And for the last kid, drug dealers sell ALL drugs - I’d be glad to put them out of business by taking their gateway drug out of the market. They wouldn’t be able to sell that other crap if they didn’t already have mj customers.

By Don McAdams

April 28, 2010 3:35 PM | Link to this

Hundreds of reports by committees, doctors, even the AMA (who’s getting unnecessarily beat up on this post - they support rescheduling to allow more (modern) research) disagree with this pediatrician Nazneen, so I feel it’s poor journalism to put her quote first. I’ll never understand the need to “control” others in society - who are you to judge, Lorrie (she’s probably very religious)? And so what if people are using it everywhere, for any reason, and while driving? It does have medicinal value, why else would they make a pill of it (Marinol)? Unimed, makers of Marinol have this to say, “”Patients receiving treatment with Marinol should be specifically warned not to drive, operate machinery, or engage in any hazardous activity until it is established that they are able to tolerate the drug and to perform such tasks safely.” If someone is using it for recreational use, are they not still getting its benefits? Dr. Tashkin proved even himself wrong in finding that people who smoke cig’s and mj have a less chance of lung cancer than cig only smokers. And for the last kid, drug dealers sell ALL drugs - I’d be glad to put them out of business by taking their gateway drug out of the market. They wouldn’t be able to sell that other crap if they didn’t already have mj customers.

By Don McAdams

April 28, 2010 3:41 PM | Link to this

Duplicates and errors, sorry. That earlier post, I meant to say that “it is time to STOP hating each other and controlling society,” not start. I didn’t think my 1st to posts went through, and now there’s no option to delete. Perhaps a suggestion to Dayton Daily News…

By Tonya Davis

April 28, 2010 3:50 PM | Link to this

Emotions are running high(no pun intended) lol and we know the truth that is why.. Fact: Cannabis protects brain cells not damage or kill them. Science has shown it can improve the mind of a Alzheimer patient. Fact: Our federal Government owns patents on cannabis “Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants” for more info go to new.mmjactionnetwork.com/medinfo.html Copy and paste the link into your browser. Don … I believe you meant stop! not start. “It’s time to start hating each other and “controlling” society and realize that we are all on this planet together. As long as someone isn’t hurting you (and I mean REALLY hurting you), then be nice to them, or at the least leave them alone.

By Wayne's World

April 28, 2010 3:59 PM | Link to this

Legal or not hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on marijuana each year. The system is broken and now that they need tax money they will come after the Colombian Gold. Ah, 4:20 approaches. Time to break out the bong and relax. I love this country.

By c.hill

April 28, 2010 4:29 PM | Link to this

Grab the weed up, pack it in, put it in the pipe Light it up, smoke a bowl, we puffin the lye right Put your finger on the hole and hold it in brother Take a puff, that’s enough, and pass it to another!

By Hook

April 28, 2010 5:03 PM | Link to this

I do not smoke marijuana, have I, yes. Alchol,Xanac, vicodin, oxicoton,ect.etc. are far more dangerous of a drug, much more addicting, and leagal!Do you drink coffee everday, guess what your addicted to caffiene!Wanna waive good-bye to the national debt? Would you like free health care? leagalize it! Lets make our farmers rich again.This country needs to legalize this plant that grows from the earth!!!

By wangster

April 28, 2010 5:10 PM | Link to this

its just a matter of time and all us smokers will be smoking legalized. so 420 it up and dont be a bogart!hope i spelled everything right im kinda high lol!!!

By anthony

April 28, 2010 5:14 PM | Link to this

gensis chapter 1 verse 11 & 12: verse 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. verse 12-The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. u can eat marijuana it dont have to be smoked and i would love to see a study thats show how marijuana is equally asdanferous as cigarettes and alochol. people need to watch documentries: how weed won the west;super high me;ect..just to name a few

By Tom Higgins

April 28, 2010 5:49 PM | Link to this

I would like to see medical marijuana in Ohio,it was used in medicine up to 1937. When the government made it illegal it was because Black people and Mexicans would use it and”Rape white women”. What a bunch of racist garbage!,Not to mention William Randolph Hearst owned vast amounts of forest and didn’t want any competition from the hemp industry! The science is there to support it,if you want to know the truth about MMJ go to new.mmjactionnetwork.com and learn something.We would like to see the media present unbiased reporting if that is possible anymore

By Russ Desroches

April 28, 2010 8:06 PM | Link to this

Legalize Marijuana . The drug war has failed . Millions of Americans risk jail time to buy questionable product from a criminal distribution network . Our government has a Medical Marijuana program set up which was frozen by parinoid politicians wanting to keep tight fisted control on Marijuana use . Proving that it should not be on the DEA’s schedule one . DR. NAZNEEN QUADRI has no real knowledge of Marijuana , mainly because our government will not allow it to be studied . Farmers are not allowed to grow Industrial Hemp because it looks just like Marijuana . Cheating them of participation in an expanding market in which many products can be manufactured and sold from the Hemp that they would have grown . It is time to stop all of this nonsense .

By TKidding72

April 28, 2010 8:15 PM | Link to this

Its funny how the Dayton Daily News chose to show the only 5 post on here that are against it as the featured post. When every other post was for it. Shows bias to me.

By Russ Desroches

April 28, 2010 8:24 PM | Link to this

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA ,shame on the Dayton Daily News for leaving the pro Marijuana arguements in their article to the comments column . Some very sick people in Ohio would benefit from Medicinal Marijuana . Many claim that they can use less of the powerful addictive perscription narcotics by supplementing Marijuana .

By Russ Desroches

April 28, 2010 8:35 PM | Link to this

Shame on the Dayton Daily News for leaving the pro Marijuana arguements of this article to the comments column . Many Ohio citizens claim that they can use alot less of the powerful perscription narcotics to cope with their conditions by supplementing Marijuana in their treatment regimine .

By Amber

April 28, 2010 9:30 PM | Link to this

Where did you find such idiots to interview? And a Physician saying its ADDICTIVE

By michael boop

April 28, 2010 9:51 PM | Link to this

NAZNEEN QUADRI, I’ll bet you have no problem giving heroin to your patients (ANY NARCOTIC PAINKILLER IS BASED IN COCA CHEMISTRY) the most addictive substances on the planet, save nicotine. LORRIE HUYSMAN, Ohio’s Medical Marijuana bill ststes that it will not be used in public, so you will get NO smoke. KRISTIN KINCAID, that is an ostrich mentality fit for a 10 year old, not a grown adult. LISA MOTZ,there is a tongue swab test that is in use today to tell if someone has recently used cannabis, just like the breath test for drunk drivers. BRANDON CLARK, so you think it is OK for recreational use instead of medical use? All of you poor ignorant people ought to use the internet for something other than porn surfing and hating. It took me exactly 13 minutes to find all the new studies and findings on medical marijuana, just had to google it. Take 15 minutes out of your porn surfing and look it up yourself. I could not have come up with a more poorly educated group if I tried, and Nazneen, I am so glad you are NOT my doc, because you probaly still use leeches and bleeding to treat your unfortunate patients. Read a book, you IDIOTS!

By Tom

April 28, 2010 10:15 PM | Link to this

Canabis is ilegal but Lunesta is not , compare the side effects… Based on these studies, the most common side effects of Lunesta include: •Unpleasant taste — in up to 34 percent of people •Headache — up to 21 percent •Drowsiness — up to 10 percent •Infections, such as a urinary tract infection (UTI) — up to 10 percent •Dry mouth — up to 7 percent •Dizziness — up to 7 percent •Heartburn or upset stomach — up to 6 percent •Pain — up to 5 percent. Other Lunesta side effects (occurring in more than 1 percent of people) include: •Nausea or vomiting •Accidental injury •Diarrhea •Decreased libido, also known as sex drive (see Lunesta Sexual Side Effects) •Breast enlargement in men •Painful periods (including menstrual cramps). •Chest pain •Anxiety or nervousness •Suicidal thoughts (see Suicide by Lunesta) •Confusion •More outgoing or aggressive behavior than normal •Strange behavior •Depression (see Lunesta and Depression) •Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there) •Signs of an allergic reaction, including unexplained rash, itching, hives, wheezing or trouble breathing, or unexplained swelling. Rare Lunesta Side Effects There are other Lunesta side effects that can occur. These side effects have occurred in very few people taking Lunesta. For these side effects, it is difficult to tell whether they are actually caused by the Lunesta or something else. Some of these rare but possible Lunesta side effects include, but are not limited to: •Sensitivity to the effects of the sun •High blood pressure (hypertension) •Decreased appetite or increased appetite •Weight loss or weight gain (see Lunesta and Weight Gain) •Hiccups •Hair loss (see Lunesta and Hair Loss). and they advertise this dangerous drug on prime time TV. Smoke some canabis and you will sleep much better and SAFER than with Lunesta

By michael boop

April 28, 2010 10:16 PM | Link to this

Dayton Daily News, This is the biggest pile of misinformation I have ever read. Where did you get these losers? Why don’t you change your name to the “Dayton Enquirer”? Because the trash tabloids at least get some of the facts right. Whoever decided which opinions to post must have had a hard time finding 5 negative opinions on medical pot, since the ones I saw were all in favor of legalizing it. You should all be tied to the back of a car and dragged a couple hundred miles, then you’ll get some kind of idea what it is to go through REAL pain like so many Ohioans are forced to do. But first, we’ll get you really drunk, so you can feel what it is like to take the “Medicine” that is being prescribed for pain in this state. Throw a little turpentine and salt on those drag wounds, then set you on fire. NOW you are getting close to what thousands of us deal with daily.

By joe d

April 28, 2010 10:51 PM | Link to this

DO IT BABY, DO IT!!!!!

By jacob

April 28, 2010 11:12 PM | Link to this

Let me play the devil’s advocate and point out that marijuana IS NOT as benign as once thought. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19949195 ] however, I’m still in favor of legalizing it for medicinal uses. And, let me agree with most posters on here that the 5 people that they picked are IDIOTS. Dr. Quadri is a pediatrician, so I would not label her an expert on the subject, and it was silly of her to try and mention her occupation, as if it gave her more credibility than the other opinions.

By Don McAdams

April 29, 2010 12:38 AM | Link to this

Jacob, I’m glad you agree that it needs to be legal. I would not trust the NIH on this issue, though, ‘cause they have lied to us for years. There was a study in the UK that said adolescents who were ‘predisposed’ to certain psychological problems were triggered by smoking marijuana, and that’s all I’ll give’em. You can drink too much water or drown, but it’s virtually impossible to die from marijuana. Perhaps if you ate too much, like if you ate too much of anything else, then maybe. And for that “lazy smoker” comment earlier, are Clinton and Obama lazy smokers, too? There are so many doctors, lawyers, engineers, PRESIDENTS, etc. that have smoked… That comment was from someone who is obviously very naive. Dayton Daily News, forgive the hatefulness from some. We would like to work with you in the future to get this story really in the light. As you can see, there are many Ohioans who support this issue, and it is your duty to give both sides a fair shake.

By dp

April 29, 2010 1:47 AM | Link to this

youcant be addicted to weed n plus weed don’t kill you cigarettes kill you in give you cancer when was that you heard somebody dying off of weed millions of people die off cigarette in people thing weed bad come on here nobody never dyed off weed

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 2:31 AM | Link to this

Ive been sending press releases and trying to get interviewed by Dayton Daily News.. I helped write sb74 from last session. This session I am working with Reps Yuko and Hagan and 4 more cosponsors, former legislator ED Orlet Penny Tipps (Lobbyist) ,Ohio Patient Network (OPAN)C4 and Ohio NORML on The Ohio Medical Compassion Act HB478 We have a former Ohio Prosecutor and a Former Cincinnati Police Captain who is also a addictions specialist both have agreed to testify on behalf of our legislation.DR Richard Wydersky MD Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Doctor who taught new doctors at Wright State university and worked out of Miami Valley Hospital testified for The Ohio Medical Compassion Act former SB343 last session. 73% of Ohioans support this issue.

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 2:52 AM | Link to this

I made a mistake.. I need to make a correction:… I began my legislative journey on SB74 I had nothing to do with that writing of that BILL I have been involved in the whole process of SB343 last sessions bill and This sessions HB478. When I accidentally put SB74 I was thinking about that bill and it hit the comment … that was my first taste of politics. Marijuana Policy Project and OPN did that bill.

By John McEnroe

April 29, 2010 6:39 AM | Link to this

It’s not legal in Ohio yet? YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

By Glus

April 29, 2010 7:44 AM | Link to this

Legalize and tax it already! Stop wasting taxpayers money enforcing stupid laws that prosecute and lock up people that smoke Marijuana. Maybe the government should treat it like they do illegal aliens. Just ignore it.

By @michael boop

April 29, 2010 8:37 AM | Link to this

Boop is a buff not a scientist. And I quote him. (ANY NARCOTIC PAINKILLER IS BASED IN COCA CHEMISTRY) Opiates come from the poppy. Cocaine comes from the coca tree. You, mister, are about confused. Read a book.

By gail

April 29, 2010 9:11 AM | Link to this

Whats wrong with you people?I f you are haveing a baby or just flat out dont want to breath pot then stay the heck away from someone smoking pot dummys.I say put a little coffie shop where you can smoke it but only in that coffie shop and for people who are sick.I dont smoke it but i know alot that does and they are fine.It would be the same as haveing another bar only it would be a coffie shop for coffie and weed not beer and wine.

By gail . h

April 29, 2010 9:12 AM | Link to this

Whats wrong with you people?I f you are haveing a baby or just flat out dont want to breath pot then stay the heck away from someone smoking pot dummys.I say put a little coffie shop where you can smoke it but only in that coffie shop and for people who are sick.I dont smoke it but i know alot that does and they are fine.It would be the same as haveing another bar only it would be a coffie shop for coffie and weed not beer and wine.

By CINDY

April 29, 2010 9:32 AM | Link to this

WHY NOT.TAX IT LIKE CIGARETTES?IF YOU CAN GROW IT WHY NOT?

By Christy

April 29, 2010 9:44 AM | Link to this

I hope and pray to God every day that marijuana becomes legal in every state. I suffer from diabetes and along with constant leg pain and constant nausea, the only thing that works for me is marijuana. I will throw up 50 times a day without it, and I actually considered moving to California so that I could be recognized as someone who smokes it for medicinal purposes only. I am unable to swallow and digest pills for anti-nausea and pain, it really does help. I wish more people could understand that

By Curtis Howard

April 29, 2010 9:54 AM | Link to this

Of course it should be legalized. Cannabis prohibition needs to end. Everyone who thinks otherwise needs to wake up and read some facts regarding Marijuana. Its safer that 90% of most legal products that are sold to Americans everyday. Corporations with a monopoly on drugs and the justice system dont want it legal. The justice systems revenues would stop and the corporations would lose billions. Everyone who voted no at the beginning of this article - sad misinformed propaganda fed sheep. Wake up.

By Curtis Howard

April 29, 2010 9:57 AM | Link to this

I find it amazing 95% out of 100 or so comments on this article favor legalizing marijuana yet 6 people were chosen with their pictures who voted no and put at the top. WTF is up with bull s**t.

By becky

April 29, 2010 10:16 AM | Link to this

People with pain should not be limited to taking prescription drugs because they simply do not work for everybody and can cause more problems on top of the pain. If a doctor gets someone with ‘pain’ “hooked” on prescription narcotics, that MD is assured a client ($$$) the same way a dope dealer is. Let people who could possibly be helped by medical marijuana decide if it should be legal for that purpose.

By Kitty

April 29, 2010 10:21 AM | Link to this

As a fibromyalgia patient, I’ve found that the occasional use of marijuana not only relieves my pain, but allows me to sleep deeply (which is the main problem with Fibro, it interrupts the sleep cycle) and I can forgo the chemical medications I’m currenly on, as well as those I had to start taking thanks to the destruction of my brain chemistry from an ill-advised medication that was tried, and failed, which has caused even more disruption to my sleep. Additionally, the marijuana stops the restless leg syndrome that I can’t medicate because of my fibro (I’m allergic to all the medications in use for RLS), and it stops my husband’s peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes, allowing HIM to not only sleep, but for us to share a bed without driving one another insane. As for the impairment to driving… to quote Bill Hicks, if you’re driving while you’re really high on marijuana, you’re not going to hurt anything if you wreck, because you’re only going to be going 3 mph. “Dude, I think we hit something…” As opposed to all those who indulge in LEGAL alcohol and kill thousands each year. Not to mention those high on (legal or illegally-obtained) Oxycontin, Vicoden, Vico-profen, and all the other medically approved narcotics. Not to mention that it’s been studied and there is medical proof that those with chronic pain conditions - such as Fibromyalgia - don’t become addicted to pain medication the way others do, because our bodies metabolize and use the medication in a different way due to the high levels of natural chemicals already in our systems from the constant pain. I would much rather be able to relieve my pain using a natural substance, legally, than to be forced to take a (literal) handful of pills every night at bedtime just so I can function the next day… or to have to sneak and be paranoid every time I want the complete relief that marijuana provides, along with the hope that THIS batch is potent enough to help (a fear that, once legalized, would no longer exist as there are standards of efficacy on medical marijuana).

By anthony

April 29, 2010 10:39 AM | Link to this

im not a cigarette smoker but when i go place i see people smoking cigs outside if people are allowed to drink at a bar or like a buffalo wilds wings outside and smoke cigs…if medical marijuana is legallized i can only take my medicine when im at home f**k that bull s**t if legalized marijuana should be able to medicate ourselves where ever we please as long as its out side a business like cigs. trust me marijuana smells way better than cigarettes….iput money on that

By anthony

April 29, 2010 10:43 AM | Link to this

to lisa motz by the way if marijuana is medicallay approved y cant i drive while high onmy medicine but lets let people take xanax kolnopin and oxycotin while they drive

By Solo Bon Ami

April 29, 2010 10:49 AM | Link to this

I haven’t been able to sleep with my husband in years because of Fibro, RLS, myofascial pain, and arthritis. My system is very intolerant to traditional pain medications and when I tried them I was falling down all the time. Also, they said I could drive, but I found that impossible with prescription pain meds. I cannot have sex with my husband because of so much pain although I still have an active sex drive (some things a person just has to take care of themselves!) and, YES, I would be willing to try marijuana to see if it would help!

By taxpayer

April 29, 2010 11:08 AM | Link to this

Yeah man like pot is good…yeah man like pot don’t have any bad effects…yeah man…just pass a law…. yeah man it’s about doin whant you want….yeah man I think we should be FREE yeah man just open your mind to all the effects pot has like yeah man…

By Drs R Drug KingPins

April 29, 2010 11:17 AM | Link to this

People should start SUING doctors for making addicts out of them while the same docs are refusing to support alternative treatments for pain and nausea and other medical conditions. Many people do not want to become addicts like doctors suggest!

By Jane

April 29, 2010 12:48 PM | Link to this

all those folks against it are the sames one popping xanax, valium and vicodin with out a second thought. Those drugs are the real problems, but hey the drug companies don’t care if half their products end up in the hands of an addict, just as long as they get paid! Who are the real drug dealers here?

By José Bonilla

April 29, 2010 1:02 PM | Link to this

Not only for medical but also for industrial use, cannabis can be made into: thread, fabric, cooking oil, oil, plastic, fuel. besides its Co2 absorption % is one of the highest in the plant kingdom. as far as the war on drugs, there is more people dying in it than for drug abuse. I say that economically and statistically it makes sense to legalize it.

By burnin budz

April 29, 2010 1:33 PM | Link to this

legal or not we still smoke down

By michael boop

April 29, 2010 1:39 PM | Link to this

Based in coca chemistry means just that. Based in a chemical structure similar to coca, but adapted chemically as a pain killer. Opiates are used the same way, adapted by science to serve a purpose. None of the current meds we use (save Sativex, which is whole marijuana in a liquid spray form) is made from it’s naturally occuring form. Read a book, yourself, and maybe read closer before you comment on something you know very little about.

By michael boop

April 29, 2010 1:45 PM | Link to this

The chemistry of opiate and coca based chemicals are so closely related, that they bind to the same opiate receptors in the brain. Do your chemistry homework first. Yeesh.

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 2:08 PM | Link to this

I am curious ..how many of you are from the Miami valley? This would be a way to measure how many use or support cannabis as a medicine in this area alone. I am so pleased to see the support here. Dayton Daily may have only posted bad comments but Ohioans have came through to show the support and compassion.

By Freddy K. (custodial arts)

April 29, 2010 2:08 PM | Link to this

Hell Yes, legalize it. I have worked in the Emergency Rm. for over 15yrs. I have never seen a Marijuana Overdose.

By Pedro

April 29, 2010 2:38 PM | Link to this

Many insects get the megadose of spray onto the cocoa train car to keil the roaches. i no drink the cocoa and no want the bug pesticide in my prescription medicine either. No, thanks, you keep your medicine, Pedro, keep his pain.

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 2:38 PM | Link to this

Plus I must add…Why does it have to be former law enforcement, former Prosecutors, former Judges to stand up for what they believe? Thats what is wrong with this country.. If you know something is broken you try to fix it or replace it right? like this drug war on a plant and the people that choose to use it You /they know its not the right thing to do yet You /they continue to waste financial resources and manpower to bust the bad and scary grandmother whose growing a few plants in her back yard to treat her painful arthritis. Showing up in masks and dark clothing in the dark of the night.. guns drawn and threaten to shut up her dogs by shooting them. Folks this happened to Susan Stevens (age62) in Mansfield last year. Susan had never been in trouble before.Did she deserve that? I will tell the stories of these folks who are being terrorized by a bad law. Ohio legislators fought for gambling even a few fought for the strippers… Why wont they fight for us and repeal a very bad law ? Empty the Montgomery county jail and all jails across the state of just marijuana offenders and put our repeated drunk drivers, violent offenders, our serious Dangerous/violent drug offenders , Sexual offenders, Child predator offenders. Lets get these folks off the street! Lets make Dayton and all the other cities a safe place to live. This is how we save money and make a difference at the same time.

By michael boop

April 29, 2010 3:09 PM | Link to this

I agree Tonya. I called our law enforcement nazis before, and I stand by that statement. And I still call our lawmakers liars and thieves, because they are still bribed annually by Big Pharma, Tobacco, and Alcohol to continue the war on drugs in general and marijuana in particular and lie to the public about the harm these substances cause. NON sent out a call to vote libertarian this time around, but that will just take votes from Strickland, who at least once has said to you that he would sign medical marijuana legislation if it reached his desk. Better the devil you know, eh? When the whole truth about the drug war is finally taught in schools, it will be referred to as a dark time in our history when all citizens were treated as criminals, much like the Japanese in WWII, just with a hell of a lot more internment camps (prisons). Orwell was off by about ten years because Nixon started Big Brother in the early 1970’s after the first marijuana studies stated that the most harm from pot came from imprisonment. I just wish the old farts in our government would hurry up and die or retire already, so a new, younger, and more enlightened crowd can take over and get us the hell out of Nazi Germany and back the the good old USA! P.S. It made me so sad when Ted Kennedy died of a brain cancer (glioma) that could have been cured by marijuana (the only thing besides surgery that has been proven effective in treating this type of cancer). If he had been more enlightened, he may still be alive today.

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 3:26 PM | Link to this

Mike yes Strickland did say to me in Doug Manns home in front of witnesses at a fundraiser I attended and was invited to January 09 that if the Ohio medical Compassion Act made it to his desk he would sign it into law. He did NOT say he supported medical marijuana but would do what the people wanted.

By michael boop

April 29, 2010 3:36 PM | Link to this

For the REAL truth about marijuana with all cited scientific studies go to…. www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/ The truth may set you free, or make you really angry..LOL

By Sandee Howard

April 29, 2010 4:21 PM | Link to this

I totally agree with legalization. I have multiple sclerosis and have been on every pain med except for that but people who say they have headaches,etc., can get a tablet form THC and that is OK? Pain is not FAIR. We could get this country out of its financial mess if it would be legalized and regulated/sold to 18 year olds just like cigarettes. If they want it, 15 y/o know how and where to get it. Lets’ just worry about this country and the ones who truly need for pain, i.e. people with cancer, multiple sclerosis, etc. Wake up WASHINGTON D.C. Please help me Mr. Obama and all of the others desperate for relief and get rid of the pills that really get people addicted.

By Sandee Howard

April 29, 2010 4:21 PM | Link to this

I totally agree with legalization. I have multiple sclerosis and have been on every pain med except for that but people who say they have headaches,etc., can get a tablet form THC and that is OK? Pain is not FAIR. We could get this country out of its financial mess if it would be legalized and regulated/sold to 18 year olds just like cigarettes. If they want it, 15 y/o know how and where to get it. Lets’ just worry about this country and the ones who truly need for pain, i.e. people with cancer, multiple sclerosis, etc. Wake up WASHINGTON D.C. Please help me Mr. Obama and all of the others desperate for relief and get rid of the pills that really get people addicted.

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 4:49 PM | Link to this

Thank you everyone for standing up for what is right…. Speaking without fear and doing so with love not anger… Even though I know we are angry about all of this…

By Derek Cloar

April 29, 2010 5:37 PM | Link to this

I have news for you all! Everyone who consumes Marijuana, even if they think it’s just for recreation is actually using for theraputical reasons! People living in this day and age are suffering from cognitive issues that stem from the society that has been created around us. Marijuana is safer than valium, xanax & opiates and actually is much safer than ANY drug that is made by man! You can OD from ASPRIN! I have Fibromyalgia & the only reason I tried orally ingesting Marijuana is because I had smoked it years ago to cope with depression! It didn’t make me depressed, it helped me HEAL! Once I tried orally ingesting for my daily pains associated with Fibromyalga I immediatly felt a difference! With in 15 mins my feet were no longer feeling so unbareable with the electric sensation that I feel so often. There are many reasons to Repeal prohibition against Marijuana. Marijuana is NOT hurting anyone, but Marijuana Prohibition is and has been destroying the American family for decades. Dr Quadri is confused about the facts! Many Doctors are just like her, uneducated & unwilling to listen to reason, despite the evidence that is now available. I can only hope that we can continue to educate everyone in this country to the economic benifits of Repealing Marijuana Prohibition as well as educating them about the need for Medical use for MANY conditions that Cannabis treats effectively with NO ill side effects! Peace & blessings to you all!

By Robert Lee

April 29, 2010 5:40 PM | Link to this

I was just reading the comments on top and I think you people who are against legalizing marijuana for medical reasons are just stupid people,who don’t know anything else!! I have Multiple Sclerosis/Seizures/Cancer from smoking cigarettes!!Medical Marijuana should and will be legal with my HELP!! I have taken all the Garbage that the Doctors give to everyone,40 plus pills a day and shots for my M.S.,the only thing that they worked on me was my wallet!!In my home state of Ohio,I quit going to Doctors because they would just tell me over and over what pills that I needed and even tried to give me FREE medicine,which I flat out refused to take cause I have seen what leads people to take most of these drugs,Heroin,Crack,Meth from taking what you get from your Doctor,I say NO THANK YOU!!I use Marijuana ,even 95% of all my Doctors agree with me too! :) Iam now living with a quality of life now that I stopped taking these drugs after my 21 yr. old son died from a drug overdose,It really makes me sick that we are owned when we are born to the Drug Mfg.Companys,like they are here for the safe well being of all,which its the other way around,they do not care if we die from thier drugs,we are just another test dummy for thier s**t drugs!!So Medical Marijuana should be legal in all states of the usa and all over the world too!!

By Charlie Adams

April 29, 2010 5:42 PM | Link to this

Legalize it for all. Tax it. Make sure it’s grown in Ohio by permitted growers who live in Ohio. Create a new economy around it with revenues for all. Government should stop treating the public as idiots. Yes people will abuse it, just like gambling, drinking, reproducing, and voting, but that does not mean we should continue to ban something just because big pharm might not sell as many effective, powerful, and dangerous drugs. Last time I checked my health care decisions were mine, not my service provider AKA My Doctor. And please don’t be so stupid you don’t have to smoke it you can bake with it! I’m from springfield. Never Smoked it & don’t really care to, but i’m sitll for it!

By Tonya Davis

April 29, 2010 5:55 PM | Link to this

Thank you Charlie Adams for standing up and being counted as a supporter of compassion

By Jay

April 29, 2010 6:04 PM | Link to this

Everybody against this thinks its going to create a problem, but what they dont realize is, the same amount of people are going to smoke it wether its legal or not, this is just a way for the government to overlook its use. That being said, wouldn’t it be nice if the money went to help the country instead of drug dealers on the streets that buy weapons then use the weapons on friends,families,etc.. Now that being said, If anyone out there cares about government debt, look up how much money they spend a year just on marijuana(bust), compared to money they would be making, and it would be the only left you could get “Made in the U.S.A.”

By Jay

April 29, 2010 6:05 PM | Link to this

Everybody against this thinks its going to create a problem, but what they dont realize is, the same amount of people are going to smoke it wether its legal or not, this is just a way for the government to overlook its use. That being said, wouldn’t it be nice if the money went to help the country instead of drug dealers on the streets that buy weapons then use the weapons on friends,families,etc.. Now that being said, If anyone out there cares about government debt, look up how much money they spend a year just on marijuana(bust), compared to money they would be making, and it would be the only left you could get “Made in the U.S.A.”

By jay

April 29, 2010 6:06 PM | Link to this

Everybody against this thinks its going to create a problem, but what they dont realize is, the same amount of people are going to smoke it wether its legal or not, this is just a way for the government to overlook its use. That being said, wouldn’t it be nice if the money went to help the country instead of drug dealers on the streets that buy weapons then use the weapons on friends,families,etc.. Now that being said, If anyone out there cares about government debt, look up how much money they spend a year just on marijuana(bust), compared to money they would be making, and it would be the only left you could get “Made in the U.S.A.”

By sara

April 29, 2010 8:11 PM | Link to this

I don’t feel that just Ohio should legalize medical marijuana, I feel every state should. I agree, thousands could gain so much medical relief and benefit in hundreds of ways. Not to mention how much the state will benefit from all the tax money they receive from suppliers revenue. Legalize already!

By Cheryl Shuman, Beverly Hills NORML90210.org

April 29, 2010 8:50 PM | Link to this

Medical Marijuana should absolutely be legalized in Ohio. Ohio is my home state. My entire family lives in Ohio. I went through cancer treatment in Ohio with Doctor’s telling me that I was terminal in December 2006 and that I would not live to see my next birthday. I gave up on my treatment in Ohio and switched to Cannabis Medicines. Today, I am still alive due to this miraculous plant. I have documented all of this through a video journal and am happy to share it with anyone that is curious about the success of Cannabis. Sadly, I cannot visit my family and elderly parents in Ohio. For me to leave the state of California and bring the medicine of Cannabis to Ohio, I would be arrested!!!! Why do I have to face the risk of imprisonment to visit my loved ones in Ohio, when Cannabis saves my life each day? If the laws were changed, I could visit my loved ones, without the fear of arrest, prosecution and even jail. Sincerely, Cheryl Shuman Executive Director Beverly Hills NORML90210

By Russ Desroches

April 29, 2010 9:23 PM | Link to this

LEGALIZE . Wow it is great to see so many people standing up for what is really just common sense . The people that do not support legalization are simply ignoring the fact that a large majority of the public use marijuana already , and it is wrong to make them out to be criminals , by upholding the prohibition of marijuana . The drug war has failed miserably with respect to Marijuana use , so why do we keep following a broken dream . Anyone that supports the Prohibition of marijuana … is supporting the criminal distribution network that is making major profits by selling a questionable product with very little quality control & no grading system . I will no longer vote for any politician that supports the prohibition of marijuana for these reasons . We should be helping the sick with a viable alternative that allows them to face the day using less of the addictive perscription medications . We should also be building a system of growing , selling and manufacturing with industrial hemp .

By will

April 30, 2010 1:02 AM | Link to this

I say they should ban alcohol an legalize Marijuana. Because when im on the road driving, i dont worry about getting hit by a pothead,I got to worry about getting hit by a f??kin drunk. All of thos that appose, can die of alcohol poison.

By Jackpot

April 30, 2010 9:53 AM | Link to this

See how biased Journal is, all their “blogs” oppose it even though it seems everyone who commented is in favor of legalization or medical use at least. Channel 12 did a poll a couple years ago to the same effect and it came back 89 percent in favor of legalization.

By Blou

April 30, 2010 10:12 AM | Link to this

Marijuana should be LEGAL just like alcohol is! It isn’t addicting at all, and one cannot die from an overdose like with alcohol. Due to the alcohol and cotton lobbyists’ strength in prohibiting its use for both recreation and medical reasons, they kept market shares in their pockets thru less competition. The largest majority of professionals that do not want it legalized are cops, lawyers, judges because it puts them out of work. We have too many of them anyway as well as too many regulations in general. I find the attitude of this column’s medical contributors extremely ignorant. Anyone who hasn’t used should keep their mouth shut. No experience, no comment. I think we should be allowed to grow our own as well. Consumers need protection from producers growing pot using insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides and throwing in whatever they please like the tobacco industry did. On this issue, I will protest and storm the whitehouse if need be. POT SHOULD BE LEGALIZED FOR ALL USE AND USERS!

By Tom Higgins

April 30, 2010 11:08 AM | Link to this

Why doesn’t the Dayton Daily News run a UNBIASED online poll and let the citizens of the Miami Valley express their support or disaproval of medical marijuana?

By old smoker

April 30, 2010 11:33 AM | Link to this

im 64 yrs old lived in hamilton all my life. i grow 6 plants every year for 40 yrs ive never bought or sold it.i just dont see the harm in it. ive never been arrested and i keep to myself. thats my input .thank you all for your support and keep up the good fight.

By rick schell

May 3, 2010 12:04 AM | Link to this

BAN CIGARETTES!!!! Legalize the use of cannabis!!!! compare the FACTS about health related issues stemming from both and let your mind tell you what’s right. NOT DuPONT BIG PHARM AND PHILLIP MORRIS!! Take this harmless plant out of the control of dealers who possess the drugs that are RIGHTFULLY illegal. PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS. And what gives you the right as a physician to offer obviously unresearched information, passing it off as medical advice. shame. You should be ashamed.

By rick schell

May 3, 2010 12:05 AM | Link to this

BAN CIGARETTES!!!! Legalize the use of cannabis!!!! compare the FACTS about health related issues stemming from both and let your mind tell you what’s right. NOT DuPONT BIG PHARM AND PHILLIP MORRIS!! Take this harmless plant out of the control of dealers who possess the drugs that are RIGHTFULLY illegal. PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS. And what gives you the right as a physician to offer obviously unresearched information, passing it off as medical advice. shame. You should be ashamed.

By fortressdayton

May 3, 2010 8:32 AM | Link to this

Why stipulate for medical use? Just legalize it. It’s no different than other drugs of choice like alcohol.

By starry dawn

May 5, 2010 10:17 AM | Link to this

Read some information on the drug before posting people! The only group of folks that protested in 1937 when the tax stamp passed were DOCTORS! Anslinger of course didn’t listen. I would love to hear the proof of addictive nature of pot. Read “Marihuana the forbidden medicine”, or better yet Marijuana is safer, so why are they driving us to drink. Please join Miama valley NORML to work for cannabis change!

By Don McAdams

May 6, 2010 1:22 AM | Link to this

Although alcohol and cigarettes are deadly, banning any substance just drives up its price, does absolutely nothing to curtail its use, and only throws more money at law enforcement. The reason Ohio is trying for MEDICAL Marijuana is because the Rep’s that introduced the bill are realistic - they don’t believe they could ever sell outright legalization to the majority of the current House. If we want either idea to pass (as it unfortunately does seem unfavorable that this medical bill will even pass), we must WRITE our Rep’s, find out who’s for it, and VOTE ONLY FOR CANDIDATES THAT ARE!! More info for Ohio Rep’s can be found here: http://new.mmjactionnetwork.com/action.html

By Alice

June 9, 2010 8:05 PM | Link to this

I think legalizing marijuana is a wise move. Medical marijuana will benefit many people who have severe pain. If they legalize marijuana as a whole tax it and gain some much needed revenue for the state.

By zhaohui

June 14, 2010 9:50 PM | Link to this

wadonxrum981 Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

By nazneen quadri

August 7, 2010 9:09 PM | Link to this

Marijuana A Update from the National Institute on Drug Abuse — May, 2010 Marijuana Abuse in the United States In 2008, nearly 26 million Americans (10%) aged 12 or older reported abusing marijuana within the past year and more than 4 million met DSM-IV criteria for abuse or dependence (addiction). According to NIDA’s Monitoring the Future study, while marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders showed a consistent decline starting in the mid-1990s; this decline has stalled in the past few years. Past month use was reported by 6.5% of 8th graders, 15.9% of 10th graders, and 20.6% of 12th graders, or 1 in 5 seniors. Thus, marijuana use does not reflect the continuing downward trend occurring with cigarettes (see figure). Among 12th graders, 5.2% are daily marijuana users, a rate unchanged since peak years in 2002 and 2003 (6%). Marijuana’s Effects Click to Enlarge Marijuana is derived from plant containing more than 400 chemical constituents. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. It binds to cannabinoid (CB) receptors, widely distributed throughout the nervous system, and other parts of the body. In the brain CB receptors are found in high concentrations in areas that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, appetite, pain, and movement coordination. This is why marijuana can have wide ranging effects, including: Impaired short-term memory (memory of recent events)—making it hard to learn and retain information, particularly complex tasks. Slowed reaction time and impaired motor coordination—throwing off athletic performance, impairing driving skills, and increasing the risk of injuries Altered judgment and decisionmaking—possibly leading to high-risk sexual behaviors, that could lead to the spread of HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. Increased heart rate by 20-100%—may increase the risk of heart attack, especially in otherwise vulnerable individuals Altered mood—euphoria, calmness, or in high doses, anxiety, paranoia Exposure during critical developmental periods: From animal research, THC exposure pre- or perinatally or during adolescence can alter brain development, particularly in areas related to mood, reward, and executive function (e.g., cognitive flexibility) Long term marijuana abuse: Risk of addiction Poorer educational outcomes and job performance, diminished life satisfaction Respiratory problems—chronic cough, bronchitis Risk of psychosis in vulnerable individuals Cognitive impairment persisting beyond the time of intoxication Marijuana and Mental Illnessh Click to Enlarge People who are dependent on marijuana frequently have other comorbid mental disorders (see figure). Population studies reveal evidence of an association between cannabis use and increased risk of schizophrenia and, to a lesser extent, depression, and anxiety. There are now sufficient data indicating that marijuana may trigger the onset or relapse of schizophrenia in people predisposed to it, perhaps also intensifying their symptoms. Marijuana and Addiction Long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction; that is, people use the drug compulsively even though it interferes with family, school, work, and recreational activities. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2008 of the estimated 7 million Americans classified with dependence on or abuse of illicit drugs, 4 million were dependent on or abused marijuana. In 2007, 15.8% of people entering drug abuse treatment programs reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse (61% of those under 15), representing nearly 288,000 treatment admissions. Along with craving, withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, sleeping problems, and anxiety can make it difficult for long-term marijuana smokers to quit. Past research has shown that approximately 9% of people who used marijuana may become dependent. The risk of addiction goes up to about 1 in 6 among those who start using as adolescents, and 25-50% of daily users. Treatment for Marijuana Addiction While no medication currently exists to treat marijuana addiction, a number of behavioral therapies have been shown to work: motivational incentives (awarding vouchers or “prizes” for abstinence) motivational enhancement (helping people increase their personal motivation to quit), and cognitive behavioral therapy (teaching patients new coping strategies). Research has found that a cannabinoid antagonist can block marijuana’s subjective effects. However, this medication does not have FDA approval in this country (it is approved for treating obesity in Europe), and compliance may be an issue because of the potential for depression/anxiety associated with its use. Also, preliminary research has shown that oral THC combined with lofexidine, (historically used to treat hypertension) helps to ease symptoms associated with withdrawal. Research regarding medications for marijuana addiction is ongoing. Marijuana as Medicine Marijuana is not an FDA approved medicine, although 14 states have currently legalized its medical use. There are data supporting marijuana’s potential therapeutic value for symptoms including pain relief, control of nausea, and appetite stimulation (IOM, 1999). However, there are several reasons why marijuana is an unlikely medication candidate: (1) it is an unpurified plant containing numerous chemicals with unknown health effects, (2) it is typically consumed by smoking further contributing to potential adverse effects, and its non-patentable status makes it an unattractive investment for pharmaceutical companies. The promise lies instead in medications developed from marijuana’s active components, the cannabinoids, or (perhaps less so) for the development of alternative delivery systems for marijuana consumption. The goal in developing purified or synthetic derivatives of marijuana’s active components is to design more tailored medications with improved risk/benefit profiles. A number of cannabinoid-based medications are under investigation with some already approved, that harness the new knowledge and therapeutic potential of this system for treating: pain associated with multiple sclerosis, obesity and metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and addiction.

By andrew

August 15, 2010 4:32 PM | Link to this

the “hemp” plant should be legal in all ways shape and form it is just a plant and not a drug.. drugs are man made plants are nature created. also call it by its real name and not a stupid little slang term.

By lymes

September 17, 2010 10:46 PM | Link to this

nazneen quadri , after all of that all I can say is anything can be addicting. The difference is it is psycological. People look for a way to escape daily life, weather it be food, going fast in your car, golf, anything. When these are taken away from someone who is EMOTIONALY ATTACHED, of course they will want it back and even fein for it. I know to many people that go through golf withdraws at the end of the season. Nothing to do at the end of the day, they usualy end up eating when they feel this void, gaining quite a bit of weight over the winter. Heck, we have rehab clinics for people with SEX addiction…does that mean we should ban sex? The fact stands…it isn’t the drug that is the factor, marijuana is actually a NON addictive drug, but has a potental for abuse…so do cheeseburgers. It is the user and there mentality. I smoke for pain relief from my chronic pain, and for anxiety, yes something it can cause. I took paxil trying to help, all it did was make me jittery, suicidal, and a few other bad things, marijuana…not a single side effect other then maybe an appetite that I can control. Yes, its applications in the medical world still need researched, but at the end of the day it is no worse for you then nicoteine, alcohol, or greasy foods, which all have a HUGE number of deaths attributed to them annualy and are perfectly legal. So why do we continue to put our friends, neighbors, loved ones in prison, persicute them in court, fine them, all over something that is less lethal then most of the things on the market? If you made it legal, the number of underage users would drop because in order to acquire it, the person would have to go through a licensed dealer who would verify age the same way alcohol and tabaco is varified. Sure there would still be SOME underground, but how often do you run into moonshine, still around, but not as prevolant because the alternative carries no risk. It would also close that door to the black market, which is what introduces users to the harder drugs, not the marijuana itself.

By MK

September 24, 2010 11:16 AM | Link to this

Unless you have seen the person you love the most in life suffer with a death sentance of cancer and nothing else you have tried works - shut up. If you’ve never seen the person you love take pain med’s, anti-nauesa meds, sleep meds, go through chemo & radiation,shut up. For you people worried about inhaling it, anyone using it for medical purposes is not going to sit in public and smoke a joint - idiots. They will do it at home, in private, to get relief from pain, nauesa and to finally get sleep. But no, you folks who have never dealt with a disease like pancreatic cancer,any other cancer, MS, Lupus, Aids or any other truly nasty disease, shut up. When you are pushed to the limit, you will try anyting, legal or not… marijuanna is by far one the greatest of natures cures… to bad drug companies and big gov’t cannot make the big bucks on it… that is why it is ilegal, no money to be made. I’m not a smoker of this plant, but after 6 months of watching the man I love most suffer through Stage III pancreatic cancer and nothing prescribed by his physicians worked, I am a huge advocate of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. It was the miracle we needed. I pray that someday people will wake up and realize what a difference this can make for terminally ill humans. We are not this inhumane to our animals, yet we will let our elderly suffer and terminally ill family members suffer for months and months on end. I’m done. Thanks for letting me vent, I fell so much better.

By Racheal Harrison

October 29, 2010 3:03 PM | Link to this

Okay I know everyone has their own beliefs in the situation with legalizing Marijuana in Ohio.This is my personal opinion number one the gentleman speaking of drug dealers being out of jobs. He needs a grip on reality.Those people need to be just like every other law obiding citizen an get a JOB!!!!!!!!!! Furthermore we as Americans get taxed everyday for everything. There are terminally ill people in this state that could benifit from the legalization of marijuana. Myself being one of those people. I have croans disease and without smoking I cannot eat nor handle the pain of when I do eat so i starve myself. I have been hospitalized numerous times an have had almost every drug to treat this you can think of. Nothing works. Let us talk about not our drug dealers being out of work but how much our crime rate would be reduced if this law was passed. Let us speak of our chldren that see these drug deals day by day in their own neighborhoods. As a mother and even a spiritual person I dont smoke to ersay get high I smoke to cope with my illness that eventually will deteriate my digestive system an could eventually kill me.This law needs to be passed with such regulations that you must meet requirements to have it in Ohio not jus legalizintg for corricular use but for the sick in need of it… o

By Aubree

December 11, 2010 1:03 AM | Link to this

I say yes because if they wanna do it, let them. it doesn’t effect you unless your doing it. and theirs like never been someone dying from smoking pot. but i can think of 10 people off the top of my head that have died from smoking just normal tobacco and were of age. and all the people who die from alcohol poisoning but yet they’re legal. and if i was dying of cancer or suffering ware i knew i was gunna die and i was in pain, then HELL yeah I’d wanna get high! no questions asked!

By Combat Veteran

January 12, 2011 4:48 PM | Link to this

I am a disabled Combat Veteran and I have several issues ranging from a TBI,Chronic Pain,sleep problems,stomach problems,and PTSD to name a few. I have tried taking all the so-called medicines prescribed by the VA in which all have horrible side effects like vomiting, hypertension,suicidal feelings/thoughts,aggression,migraines,depression,and many others. With just a single puff or inhale from a vaporizer, I feel instant relieve. I can eat again, I can effectively deal with the pain and actually hold my baby boy. I can rest instead of dreaming of war all the time. My headaches have diminished and I can focus. The list goes on and on. If you believe in Christ and read the bible, I’m certain it says in there, “All seed bearing plants, I give to you!” Most of the world has used Cannabis since the dawn of time! Our founding fathers have even cultivated and used it. Does anyone believe in freedom anymore? I can proudly say that I served my country and fought for many peoples freedom, so all I ask is free us and free weed. Forget the Commerce clause that has allowed this plant to be illegal. It’s truly unconstitutional to deem a plant illegal and I swore an oath to defend our constitution. All my Veteran friends feel the same way. Support your Veterans and Legalize it COMPLETELY!

By sweet

January 25, 2011 8:21 PM | Link to this

Yes I think Ohio or the whole United states should legalize Marijuana I don’t understand why this government allows alcohol and cigarettes whats one more bad thing? People mess up there lives everyday. for example: look at how many people in this world don’t have a full Education or how many kids are having kids or how many murders are in this world or how many drunk drivers we have or smokers its our lives if we want to mess them up we can do so as long as you are not hurting someone else other then your self when smoking pot you can still cope and do everyday things just because you make it legal does not mean the world is forced to use it just like drinking or smoking cigarettes some people it really helps them so yes make it legal I support it 100%.If it is made legal I think it should only be aloud to be consumed in you own home or friends home not in public so that way it can’t effect others like cigarettes and alcohol do make that a law you can carry it on you though just not use it in public. Treat it like drinking and driving they give breathalyzers why cant they do a saliva test for THC ?

By chell

January 25, 2011 8:22 PM | Link to this

Yes I think Ohio or the whole United states should legalize Marijuana I don’t understand why this government allows alcohol and cigarettes whats one more bad thing? People mess up there lives everyday. for example: look at how many people in this world don’t have a full Education or how many kids are having kids or how many murders are in this world or how many drunk drivers we have or smokers its our lives if we want to mess them up we can do so as long as you are not hurting someone else other then your self when smoking pot you can still cope and do everyday things just because you make it legal does not mean the world is forced to use it just like drinking or smoking cigarettes some people it really helps them so yes make it legal I support it 100%.If it is made legal I think it should only be aloud to be consumed in you own home or friends home not in public so that way it can’t effect others like cigarettes and alcohol do make that a law you can carry it on you though just not use it in public. Treat it like drinking and driving they give breathalyzers why cant they do a saliva test for THC ?

By Hot blondes

February 9, 2011 9:29 AM | Link to this

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

By Cassandra

May 12, 2011 10:34 AM | Link to this

It need to be legal completely. No matter what people are going to smoke it. it is better than a cig. Who cares if somone wants to smoke a joint in their house. they’re not messing with you.

By Cris

May 17, 2011 5:52 PM | Link to this

NAZNEEN QUADRI, Beavercreek: “No, no, no. I’m a physician. It’s a drug of abuse and addiction.” then how do you as a physician see big pharmas poisons? Xanax? FLOURIDE?! are they drugs of abuse or ABUSE OF DRUGS? a crime commited against humanity..poisoning us in our water..but you tell us its a drug of abuse..? You must be so blind you think Flouride is good for our teeth..ffs woman..if your a pysician do some RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT BEFORE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK IGNORENT