Jacqueline Patterson

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The other day I posted an article written about this woman. This is her response to the piece written by Eric Barton. Most who view mj as the greatest evil ever to grow upon this planet has formed their opinion from government propaganda designed to misinform. Who here would hold medical marijuana back from a loved one who believes in its benefits? There is over 70 years of research that has been withheld and now it is being brought out by the people who are benefiting from its power. Politicians who at one time were against it and have seen firsthand as loved ones struggled on opiates and then rebound with mj are now joining the fight. There is proof as to its healing properties. Hope you can look past the governments whitewash and see the truth.
Hope you learn something.

Jacqueline's Response
June 15, 2006
I would like to respond to last weeks article “High Above the Law” in the
Kansas City Pitch (www.pitch.com) by saying that I think using the term
“high”, not so much in the title but in the story, is misleading because it
misrepresents what the patient, any patient- fat, thin, short, tall,
gorgeous, or ugly- is trying to do. We are not partying or trying to escape
our duties as employees, parents, or proud citizens of our communities, we
are healing our bodies, minds and spirits so that we can have healthier
lives and relationships. We are not out to harm anyone or to hook our
children on dangerous drugs. The simple truth is that cannabis is a safe
natural God-given herb that can not only effectively treat (and in some
instances possibly prevent) thousands of symptoms and ailments but can be
used for food, shelter, and clothing as well. I’ll never understand how so
many good solid Christians here in the Midwest fail to make that connection.
I’d also like to take a moment to defend my hero, George McMahon; he may
ramble a bit on the microphone, but it’s only because he has so much
information to give people in the short span of 20 minutes. For instance,
did you know that many schizophrenics find that cannabis relives their
symptoms and gives them a quality of life they do not experience with other
treatments despite the lies printed in the government’s million dollar smear
campaign? This isn’t a war on addiction and abuse anymore, it’s a war on
patients- on people who are often unable to stand up for themselves. We
save the dolphins, we save the trees, we save the whales, why not these
people? How can we continue to label them as criminals or oddballs?
Evolving research is finding that in the United States a child is raped
every four minutes and that many of the adult victims of these attacks find
cannabis a natural safe effective alternative to pharmaceuticals that are
now being found to have dire consequences. So are the survivors of
childhood sexual abuse really more criminal than the soulless beings that
robbed their innocence?
Planned Parenthood might think so as was implied in their recent dismissal
of a new hire because of said hire’s appearance in “High Above the Law”
Personally, I don’t believe in abortion, as I proved by carrying a rapist’s
child to term and then giving it up for adoption. But having done that I
could never tell a woman what to do with her body and that’s why I’m glad
that places like Planned Parenthood exist, at least I was until this morning
when I got accused of loving to play the victim. I can’t help my life- I’ve
had the most unusual experiences: I’ve been raped, I’ve broken my neck, I’ve
been harassed out of college, and I’ve buried my husband. And I’m not even
thirty. But the most important thing all my experiences have taught me is
that we all have to work together- to support each other in our most noble
endeavors; isn’t that what community is all about? And freedom of choice,
isn’t that what Planned Parenthood is all about? The right for a woman to
choose? Then what the hell is wrong with this choice? Why can’t a woman
use an herb to treat menstrual cramps and morning sickness? They can choose
to self-medicate with sex and have multiple abortions but they can’t choose
to smoke a plant that just might take the edge off long enough for them to
dig their self-worth back out and find closure? And anyone who opposes is
fired- even being the most qualified candidate in a ten state radius? I
don’t call that freedom of choice, I call that hypocrisy.
Finally, my love and my thanks go out to Eric Barton for writing such a
truthful and telling story- it forced me to face my demons and brought many
more out into the open. It’s a shame how so many people choose to view this
issue and an even bigger shame that so many of those who know better cower
like abused children in the closet of their oppressors. As Thomas Jefferson
once said, “Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of
the body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.”
The path of enlightenment is not an easy one, especially when we must sweep
aside the cobwebs and deliberate mistruths of the past seventy years, but
this story was an honest beginning; thank you for telling it.


Humbly,
Medical Mary Jane

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

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Most who view mj as the greatest evil ever to grow upon this planet

I've never understood that, either.
It grows out of the ground.
Can God be wrong?
Probably not.

We are all engines of karma

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Most who view mj as the greatest evil ever to grow upon this planet

I've never understood that, either.

I'll 3rd.

Lets face it, its far less addictive than tobacco, less intoxicating than alcohol - and smells rather nice too.

Why do people hate it?

Do you want to have an ideagasm?