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US WI: LTE: Fight Against Medical Marijuana

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Herald Times Reporter, 05 Feb 2012 - I am writing regarding the editorial of Jan. 31 concerning the Antigo drug probe. I wholeheartedly agree with this opinion; everyone should be concerned when supposedly responsible, trusted adults go so very far astray of their responsibilities to our children and our communities. With the subject of illegal drug use/abuse in mind, I wonder if folks are aware that state Sen. Jon Erperbach, D-Middleton, has introduced SB 371 into the Senate to in essence legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin.

US WI: LTE: Local Schools Should Test For Drugs

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Herald Times Reporter, 31 Jan 2012 - EDITOR: After reading the recent Wausau Daily Herald article, I was shocked, to say the least. I could not believe that in this day and age the Wausau School District (and other districts in the area) have not long ago required mandatory pre-employment drug testing.

US WI: Column: Parent Should 'School' Drug-Dealing Teacher

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Kenosha News, 05 Jan 2012 - Dear Amy: This past weekend I attended a large cocktail party with a group of new friends. At this party some of the other guests were smoking marijuana and doing other illegal drugs. I recognized one of the drug users as an elementary teacher at my daughter's school.

US WI: Preventing Drug Use By Children A Community Effort

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Daily Citizen, 16 Dec 2011 - According to the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, more than 20 percent of high school students in Wisconsin had been offered, given or sold illegal drugs on school property in the span of a year. Dodge County school administrators and police say they are working to decrease those numbers locally.

US WI: PUB LTE: Marijuana It Really Is A No-Brainer

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec 2011 - Charles Wood's letter on medical marijuana points to the problems when law enforcement agencies attempt to legislate public health ("Not a good choice for those in pain," Nov. 7). He puts forth a pained argument. Alcohol is not an analgesic, as he claims. Analgesics are medicines used for the control of pain. Do they administer Jack Daniels at hospice care? Analgesics are either over the counter, such as acetaminophen (causing liver damage and death), or prescription opioids (responsible for more deaths today than car accidents.)

US WI: PUB LTE: Time To Reject The Hyperbole And Hysteria

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec 2011 - Regarding "Not a good choice for those in pain," when one's health is in question, we consult a health care professional, not law enforcement professionals such as Charles Wood (Your Opinions, Dec. 7). The truth is that in the 16 states and the District of Columbia where medical cannabis is now legal, the experience has been mostly positive. Fees from state medical cannabis programs have helped balance state budgets. California estimates it gets $100 million per year in state tax revenues from medical cannabis.

US WI: LTE: Not A Good Choice For Those In Pain

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 07 Dec 2011 - NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR THOSE IN PAIN The Journal Sentinel Editorial Board feels that medical marijuana for the sick and suffering is a no-brainer (On, Wisconsin, Dec. 3). Perhaps the board should PolitiFact itself.

US WI: PUB LTE: Decriminalization Biblically Accurate

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Marquette Tribune, 10 Nov 2011 - Dear Editor of the Marquette Tribune, Another reason to decriminalize and completely legalize the relatively safe plant cannabis (marijuana) that doesn't get mentioned ("Chicago looks to go green with marijuana economics," Nov. 8, 2011) is because it is biblically correct since God indicates he created all the seed-bearing plants, saying they are all good on literally the very first page (see Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30). The only biblical restriction placed on cannabis is to accept it with thankfulness (1 Timothy 4:1-5).

US WI: PUB LTE: Legalize Drugs To Sap Power Of Cartels

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Wisconsin State Journal, 05 Nov 2011 - How low can drug cartels sink? I thought the worst was when I heard about drug dealers making meth in strawberry and grape flavors to lure children in grade school to use drugs. Now the cartels are using 11- and 12-year-olds to move the drugs around, calling them "expendables." The war on drugs has never worked. The only way to end the cartels' reign of death and addiction is to legalize and tax drugs. Use the taxes to pay off national debt and the cost of treatment for addicts.

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