From bad to worse in New Mexico

It was just announced on the news that no state official will produce or distribute marijuana regardless of the law in New Mexico. For fear of prosecution. The state officials say that patients must cultivate and grow their own if they want it and it's still no guarantee that the patients will be exempt from seizure and prosecution. On top of that they will not give out any information on how to obtain it. This is insane.

Here's the letter I sent to our dear Governor:

"I'm more than a little upset and perplexed by the State's stance on not producing or distributing medical marijuana after the law was passed. Maybe someone should have asked the state employees before massive waste of taxpayer money and time spent getting this law passed.
My sister-in-law has MS and is one of the few patients allowed to use medical marijuana. She is severely disabled and in fact is in the hospital right now. She can barely walk let alone cultivate or grow marijuana. Not to mention the lack of information on how to obtain the marijuana to grow it.
I myself have Sarcoidosis and it's not covered under the state law. I work full time, have full coverage insurance and have never been on disability. I've been working since I was 16 years old. I'm proud of my work ethic and refuse to go on disability. I can barely walk and I am in constant pain. I'm taking care of my elderly parents on top of this. My dad has Alzheimers and my mom is terminal. Lately I've had to use FMLA to keep from losing my job during flare-ups. This is the same illness that people at ground zero during 9/11 contracted and are dying from. It's a horrible disease and I have been struggling with it for 7 years now. One of the treatments is medical marijuana. I'm not asking to be put on the list. I'm too busy trying to fight off addiction to prescription pain killers and the effects of massive doses of ibuprofen and the drug methotrexate which is a chemotherapy drug. I don't have the time or energy to worry about losing my home and freedom because the Federal Government refuses to see the benefits of medical marijuana. My sister-in-law started improving immediately after being approved for this treatment. It was wonderful to see the pain lines easing on her face and the relief she experienced.
Now we don't know what to do. I can't get it. She can't grow it and even if we did there's the fear of prosecution.
Why is this happening? Why was this not forseen? I don't understand. Where do we go from here? How can we obtain it legally if no state official will distribute it? How is this compassionate? Was it just a campaign ploy to get votes? That's the conversations that I'm hearing at work and around San Juan County. It was just a campaign ploy to gain votes. Was it?"

 

"Attorney General Gary King said last week that the agency and its employees could face federal prosecution for implementing the law."

He's been throwing his weight around since the law passed. Because of this doctors refuse to prescribe or even discuss MM.

Facism is alive and well in America.

And why is it that upper class middle aged straight white men get to decide how we live our lives?

I bet if that b*stard was dying of MS or cancer he'd be gagging for it.

 

Actually that was a benefit. I no longer need a night light. I glow in the dark.

New Mexico prrotest march:

"HELL NO, WE WON'T GLOW!!! HELL NO, WE WON'T GLOW!!!"

 

So far this is my single response from the honorable Governor Richardson('s cleaning lady).

 

Sarcasm duly noted.


Now, to actually believe that I'd be eligible to partake in MM therapy just for the delusions of grandeur alone.

I'm sure my email was shit-canned the moment it hit the cleaning lady's inbox. har har

 

Ahh... but we have a serious problem in New Mexico. Our state police. Affectionally known as "The Aryan Brotherhood." Picture Pit Bull Marines on Meth and that would be an accurate description. We still have problems with them allowing native peoples to use Peyote in their ceremonies and this is legal on a FEDERAL level.

Thanks for the offer of help. I really appreciate it. My sister-in-law is going to be out of the hospital on Tuesday. She contracted a nasty viral pneumonia that's been going around this neck of the woods. Her MS is getting into the advanced stages. She has three children still attending school. We do a lot of crying. My mom is doing good. They have her on fentynil patches and that controls the pain. I'd rather have her on MM but she's a die-hard mormon and will never agree to it.

I wish I could get a card for my sarcoidosis but I don't know if it will make my lungs worse so I shy away from trying Marijuana.

We live near two major power plants. My sister and mom have fibromyalgia, I have Sarcoidosis, My sister-in-law has MS and there have been numerous miscarriages. I think we're being poisoned by our energy needs.

 

I told you this would happen:

A drug task force on Tuesday raided the home of a man holding a state certificate allowing him to have and use marijuana.
The problem for 44-year-old Leonard French is that the certificate exempts him from state law, not federal law, and the raid was a federal operation staffed by DEA agents and local law enforcement.
Investigators say that French, who is wheel-chair bound and lost his legs about 20-years-ago, had six potent Marijuana plants.
French is licensed by the state to grow and smoke medical marijuana, but the investigators did not know that until after the raid.
The state recently announced it would let qualified patients grow their own marijuana, because health officials feared that they would be vulnerable to federal drug prosecution.
French said he smokes medical marijuana for chronic pain and muscle spasms. He says marijuana is better than taking valium because it has less severe side effects.
French says he worked with his doctor and the state to get a medical marijuana license, so he could smoke it and grow it, but now he says he doesn't know what to do for medicine.
"I'm kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place, it makes me feel like someone says here's your drivers license to drive, and the first time I left the drive way, they took my car away," said French.
French has not been charged, but the press release sent out by investigators Tuesday says they still expect to file drug charges against French, even though he is licensed by the state to grow and smoke medical marijuana.
French says he let the officers into his home when they knocked on his door, believing he wasn't doing anything wrong.

Suuuuure they didn't know he was a card holder. There were maybe 19 people approved in New Mexico for the MM card. This is JUST a coincidence.

(_!_)holes

link to story: http://kob.com/article/stories/S179565.shtml?cat=500

 

It's a bit more than irritating. When they prosecute, he could lose his home as well as his freedom over this.

 

I've come to the conclusion that it's a ploy to discredit Richardson.

1. These were Feds. If they didn't know he had a MM card why wasn't the city or state officials conducting the raid?
2. Considering the massive meth and illegal drug trafficking in New Mexico, why was an individual considered a federal priority?
3. He had six flippin' plants. It was a Federal raid. How did they even know about this? Oh, I know. The state registry for approved MM cards. There is no way in hell this is a coincidence.

Bush will stop at nothing to keep his cronies in power.