In Charge of the Pain Button
The numb and fusty husks who run this world will have things their way. We put them in charge but the power gets to them and they inflate to become as grand as their title.
In Germany
In May last year the German Federal Administrative Court ruled that certificates of exemption can be issued for the therapeutic use of cannabis.
On 5 July this year the Federal Institute for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products sent identical letters to applicants seeking permission to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. In the time-honoured manner of state officials they are being as awkward as possible. For example, they demand the storage of cannabis in a safe or in rooms made of reinforced concrete, and a certificate documenting the patient’s experience in the handling of narcotics.
In America
In the USA, the saga grinds on (giving, at the same time, another lesson in the strange contrary mechanics of today's abstract and perhaps non-existent ideal - our battlecry - 'democracy').
On 28 June, The House of Representatives voted to continue to allow federal prosecution of patients who use cannabis for medical purposes in states with laws that permit it. By a 259-163 vote, the House again turned down an amendment that would have blocked the Justice Department from prosecuting people in the 11 states with such medical marijuana laws.
The arrogance (and ignorance, too, I strongly declare) of these, our public servants, trying with all their wimpish might to hold back the forces of change and enlightenment, is laughable - if you're not in pain.
Source: IACM-Bulletin of 9 July 2006
In Germany
In May last year the German Federal Administrative Court ruled that certificates of exemption can be issued for the therapeutic use of cannabis.
On 5 July this year the Federal Institute for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products sent identical letters to applicants seeking permission to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. In the time-honoured manner of state officials they are being as awkward as possible. For example, they demand the storage of cannabis in a safe or in rooms made of reinforced concrete, and a certificate documenting the patient’s experience in the handling of narcotics.
In America
In the USA, the saga grinds on (giving, at the same time, another lesson in the strange contrary mechanics of today's abstract and perhaps non-existent ideal - our battlecry - 'democracy').
On 28 June, The House of Representatives voted to continue to allow federal prosecution of patients who use cannabis for medical purposes in states with laws that permit it. By a 259-163 vote, the House again turned down an amendment that would have blocked the Justice Department from prosecuting people in the 11 states with such medical marijuana laws.
The arrogance (and ignorance, too, I strongly declare) of these, our public servants, trying with all their wimpish might to hold back the forces of change and enlightenment, is laughable - if you're not in pain.
Source: IACM-Bulletin of 9 July 2006
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