Originally Posted by madamlash

One of the many sad things about this whole problem is that they are closing down the dispensaries which offer a safe place to obtain marijuana and burning the marijuana crops of US citizens who planted them trusting in the California law that said that it was legal. So... now where will the pot come from? Mexico! We are just handing the whole thing over to the Mexican drug cartels. There is already a nasty crime spree going on around the borders. Now we're going to encourage even more.
Not to mention that the citizens of California voted to legalize medical marijuana... so much for the what the people want. I guess the politicians know best???!!!! We're throwing away the opportunity to collect desperately needed tax money which could be collected on the legal sale of marijuana.
Let's see now... we have tobacco, liquor and Indian gambling casinos. But Californians in pain cannot be allowed to have a simple plant based medicine. But we can smoke til our lungs fall out, drink til our livers explode and gamble our last pennies away. What? Did big brother take a day off when they legalized all of that?
So what's the real story behind this marijuana crack down??? I believe there is some sort of sinister game being played here and I for one want to know what it is.
Let me in on the joke so that I can laugh too. So far I'm not laughing... I'm crying knowing that soon I will run out of the medicine that helps me sleep and stops my foot cramps.
I've phoned and written my senators and representative. I've even phoned the White House. I don't have much faith that my little voice will be heard but, I'm trying. And I am encouraging everyone to try also. If we let them get away with this... what's next?????