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Tag: Pot

Clown Colors Equals Missed Opportunity.

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Thu Sep 08, 2011 at 12:49:03 PM EST
Tags: Pot, Clowns, Marijuana, Marihuana, Medicinal, Medicine, Tie-Dye, Dispensaries, Lansing, Michigan (all tags)

Anyone watching the action on the steps of the capitol in yesterday's news, saw much of the stereotypical tie dyed element in play. Advocates for a reasonable application of the medicinal marijuana law were dressed in .. what you might expect from those who would advocate .. marijuana (or Marihauna as spelled in current law) use in the state of Michigan.

"Clown Colors"

That was the descriptive response of a friend of mine. A friend who is, by the way, near and dear to the issue and an advocate for the very things they (Medicinal Marijuana arguers) would like to see happen in the state's capitol. The tie-died representation of yesteryear's potheads and dope smokers is apparently a hard to kick habit in itself, even in the face of a very serious issue. In fact its hard to get by the first line of an article about one of the rally goers without shaking my head.

"OAK PARK - Susan Sunshine, 69, traveled with bus loads of others to Lansing on Wednesday afternoon to tell lawmakers to leave her medicine cabinet alone."

My friend agrees.

The argument is reasonable. The presentation has not been. Susie Sunshine? Really?

The protesters at the capitol are correct that the voters spoke in 2008 to allow the use of Medicinal Marijuana. The legislature clearly has had a hard time defining in a way that protects legitimate users, and provides a uniform framework that is acceptable to local communities. Those who marched in Lansing might well have points good and bad, but the way in which they carry the issue has given pause to those considering it from a legal language establishment angle.

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