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Group lights up in favor of medical marijuana
Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse tour the state to reveal the truth about legal drugs
by Katie Wilson | Freelance Reporter |
Prescribed drugs have their benefits and their place, Burbank said, but she also holds that "a drug is a drug is a drug."
She said many people are allergic to certain drug ingredients, and some medications are just plain dangerous. Yet, doctors and pharmacists are ignoring the safe and effective cannabis option.
"They are telling us these (other) drugs are safe. They aren't. There is a better way," Burbank said. "We used to say, 'Go talk to your doctor, talk to your pharmacist.' It's no longer enough to do this if you want to be safe. You have to get over the thought that because the doctor told me to and because (the medicine) is legal that it's safe. You need to get online and do some more research. Just because a doctor tells you to take a pill doesn't mean it's right for you."
Currently, the medical marijuana program is on rocky ground, so MAMA is working to educate the people in power and the people in pain about the benefits of cannabis and the dark side of legal medications.
Burbank pointed out that it is impossible to overdose on marijuana. It's not so hard to overdose on legal drugs. She wants to stop the flow of misinformation coming from school boards, political figures, and "The War on Drugs."
Ivany said MAMA has a motto: Follow the money.
"Who is profiting from marijuana prohibition?" she asked.
"Somebody's getting rich," Thomas added.
"I think of doctors and pharmacists as representatives," Ivany said. "It's a powder, it's a cream, it's a pill. It's all marketing and sales."
"It's amazing how messed up it is," Thomas said. "It's like they're trying to get rid of us."
He thinks part of the problem is the emotion that the subject of medical marijuana brings to the surface.
"When you start being emotional, logic is gone," he said. "All I know is this stuff works, and without it I wouldn't be here."
"The war on drugs has failed," Burbank said, citing the meth problem that didn't exist in past years in the way that it exists now. "What we're doing isn't working, and we need to change it around."
She wants people to "tell the truth, and stop the lies."
"People have to get their minds out of the '60s," Ivany added. "(Medical marijuana) is not about getting stoned."
She said many people are allergic to certain drug ingredients, and some medications are just plain dangerous. Yet, doctors and pharmacists are ignoring the safe and effective cannabis option.
"They are telling us these (other) drugs are safe. They aren't. There is a better way," Burbank said. "We used to say, 'Go talk to your doctor, talk to your pharmacist.' It's no longer enough to do this if you want to be safe. You have to get over the thought that because the doctor told me to and because (the medicine) is legal that it's safe. You need to get online and do some more research. Just because a doctor tells you to take a pill doesn't mean it's right for you."
Currently, the medical marijuana program is on rocky ground, so MAMA is working to educate the people in power and the people in pain about the benefits of cannabis and the dark side of legal medications.
Burbank pointed out that it is impossible to overdose on marijuana. It's not so hard to overdose on legal drugs. She wants to stop the flow of misinformation coming from school boards, political figures, and "The War on Drugs."
Ivany said MAMA has a motto: Follow the money.
"Who is profiting from marijuana prohibition?" she asked.
"Somebody's getting rich," Thomas added.
"I think of doctors and pharmacists as representatives," Ivany said. "It's a powder, it's a cream, it's a pill. It's all marketing and sales."
"It's amazing how messed up it is," Thomas said. "It's like they're trying to get rid of us."
He thinks part of the problem is the emotion that the subject of medical marijuana brings to the surface.
"When you start being emotional, logic is gone," he said. "All I know is this stuff works, and without it I wouldn't be here."
"The war on drugs has failed," Burbank said, citing the meth problem that didn't exist in past years in the way that it exists now. "What we're doing isn't working, and we need to change it around."
She wants people to "tell the truth, and stop the lies."
"People have to get their minds out of the '60s," Ivany added. "(Medical marijuana) is not about getting stoned."
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