[graciegirl]

Just heard his obscenity laced rant on the news at eleven against those who he felt defeated the recent vote on medical marijuana. Using the F bomb and other colorful terms he said that "people over 75 don't know the difference between marijuana, LSD and Heroin and they will all be dead before the next election."

Didn't win my sympathy.

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Just heard his obscenity laced rant on the news at eleven against those who he felt defeated the recent vote on medical marijuana. Using the F bomb and other colorful terms he said that "people over 75 don't know the difference between marijuana, LSD and Heroin and they will all be dead before the next election."

Didn't win my sympathy.

Agree, his entire press conference was very offensive, I've never been impressed with him and his commercials to obtain votes were also dumb. No wonder they didn't get passed.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Just heard his obscenity laced rant on the news at eleven against those who he felt defeated the recent vote on medical marijuana. Using the F bomb and other colorful terms he said that "people over 75 don't know the difference between marijuana, LSD and Heroin and they will all be dead before the next election."

Didn't win my sympathy.

Just heard it on the news at eleven?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by DougB

Just heard it on the news at eleven?

Doug BEE. My Circadian Rhythm is disturbed due to the time change. It was WESH2 News at Ten.

No matter what time it was, he was pickin' on Seniors. Not wise. Me and the posse, don'tchaknow?

[manaboutown]

Just another drugee tirade. Yawn. I'll bet he had a "medical" marijuana business all set up and ready to go and was already counting the millions of dollars that would roll in. Oh well...

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Just another drugee tirade. Yawn. I'll bet he had a "medical" marijuana business all set up and ready to go and was already counting the millions of dollars that would roll in. Oh well...

you got that right!!!! hee hee hee!!

[NotGolfer]

Gracie....he sounds like a real "class act"...what a scumbag!! Let's see how he feels when he gets nearer to 75 and then we'll ask him the hard questions!

[Indydealmaker]

From what I have read here on TOTV, I am not sure that he is right about seniors voting against the weed bill.

[tippyclubb]

I'm relieved the pot bill did not pass. Driving the roundabouts is challenging enough for some sober people. I don't want to think about being on the road with people leaving the squares intoxicated AND SMOKING POT. It would be a disaster waiting to happen.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

From what I have read here on TOTV, I am not sure that he is right about seniors voting against the weed bill.

Google can help when you are not sure:

Every age group younger than 65 voted yes at the required 60% pass rate.

In The Villages precincts the No vote was over 60%.

Precincts - Election Night Reporting

So in the Villages where the age certainly skews toward the older voter Mr. Morgan's statement is clearly correct. For Sumter County alone the Amendment failed by 10,000 votes. For the entire state it failed by 150,000 votes.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by blueash

Google can help when you are not sure:

Every age group younger than 65 voted yes at the required 60% pass rate.

In The Villages precincts the No vote was over 60%.

Precincts - Election Night Reporting

So in the Villages where the age certainly skews toward the older voter Mr. Morgan's statement is clearly correct. For Sumter County alone the Amendment failed by 10,000 votes. For the entire state it failed by 150,000 votes.

Well that settles that, except for the nasty part that we would all be dead before the next election.

Perhaps you can help with some other research that I can't find the answer to. Would his paraplegic brother medically benefit from medical marijuana? Does pot stop seizures? Has it been proven to medically help a person with central nervous system damage? Can marijuana be prescribed by a M.D. now?

Mayo Clinic says it can help with elevated eye pressure in Glaucoma, help Multiple Sclerosis and relieve chronic pain. Can it be legally prescribed here in Florida for those conditions?

http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supp...hrb-20059701ys

[blueash]

GG The answers to all your medical questions would be, the data is not yet complete but that there are suggestive and often too anecdotal reports of benefits. It surely helps some specific rare pediatric seizure types. There is good evidence for CNS alterations from pot, that is why people use it. For any specific patient whether those alterations would be beneficial would be best settled by trying it. But it is illegal. I cannot usefully speculate if it would have helped his brother but from what I understand the standard available medications did not.

As to whether it can be legally prescribed for the conditions supported by Mayo's website.. NO and that is what this was all about.

105 Peer-Reviewed Studies on Marijuana - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org
Here is a list of 105 studies of marijuana in various forms with some data.
As of now 1/2 the states allow medical marijuana and a few allow recreational marijuana.

Here is the list (prior to this year's votes) on the states and the specific details of their laws as to what conditions and requirements must be met for medical marijuana.
23 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org

[graciegirl]

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[memason]

Maybe I'm missing something about "Medical" marijuana...

Medical marijuana has the THC removed and is NOT smoked, nor do you get "high" from it. It's also prescribed by a Dr. Seems to me that voting against "medical marijuana" is no different than voting against any other prescription medication.

I did not see the piece with Mr. Morgan... But, I have talked to people about this subject and they were definitely voting NO! They had no reason other than it was marijuana...no research, nothing. They hear the word MARIJUANA and immediately envision their Grandkids cruising Sunset Blvd. with Cheech and Chong!

So, in the end, marijuana is a victim of it's own name. IF this medication had be called pfizhandioumin, with the associated 3 paragraphs of warnings and side effects, it would be a no brainer...

Just my 2 cents on this subject...

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by memason

Maybe I'm missing something about "Medical" marijuana...

Medical marijuana has the THC removed and is NOT smoked, nor do you get "high" from it. It's also prescribed by a Dr. Seems to me that voting against "medical marijuana" is no different than voting against any other prescription medication.

I did not see the piece with Mr. Morgan... But, I have talked to people about this subject and they were definitely voting NO! They had no reason other than it was marijuana...no research, nothing. They hear the word MARIJUANA and immediately envision their Grandkids cruising Sunset Blvd. with Cheech and Chong!

So, in the end, marijuana is a victim of it's own name. IF this medication had be called pfizhandioumin, with the associated 3 paragraphs of warnings and side effects, it would be a no brainer...

Just my 2 cents on this subject...

Mike. It appeared that it would not be prescribed, rather over the counter.

I just like to call it what it is...which appeared to be recreational pot.

Did you get it would be prescribed by a medical person, Mike?