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• so sorry for him?

• what a fuckin dumbass whiteboy....the judge that is...he is obviously an idiot who is so old n set in his ways hes ignorant to the fact that weed is LEGAL in that state,medical weed that is.OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW!!!!!!

• This is an injustice of the highest nature FREE THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Most people in this movement don't realize that Nevada has been kinda tossed to the wolves here. As a patient who lives in this community. I can certainly vouch that Douglas County Sheriff deputies are not even in any way shape or form. inclined to admit that medical marijuana exists. just recently the judicial system had a medical marijuana summit. they voiced tons of propaganda. Look in the record couriers editorial section. Scott Shick, the chief juvenile probation officer, pretty much demonized any Nevada patient who uses marijuana. WE NEED BACK UP HERE!!!! Where are lawyers that want to protect our rights. Another patient was sentenced to drug counseling, for simply having her medication. EVEN THOUGH, she had a valid card. Once again....where are the people suppose to turn. The officials here are all against it, so we have to remain screwed. Several judicial decisions in the northern Nevada area need to be looked into by legal professionals who care. I feel proud that he stood up, but where's the help here......

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• Auwe, no shame.  Stand tall, Mr. Balzer. Follow the flow of drug money at madcowprod.com.  Of course, the laundered drug money, ( in the trillions), flows to large domestic banks and corporations.  And they own the government.

• Just leave we the people alone ! this is all our fault because everyone must realize that we the People are the Goverment and we must take it back Limit power and prosceute all politicians that are corrupt . For all those in need of it you will soon be able to use this for Medical Marijuana 50-75% off Free Prescription Nation Wide Card just print as many as you need they NEVER Expire Please share them just paste it in your Browser  http://freerxplus.blogspot.com/

• @the people talking shit about marijuana and pain management.  I was in a car accident a few weeks ago, shattered my left arm. The doctor was prescribing me 150 OC 5's a week since the accident. When I got home i was able to cut that by about 2/3's thanks to my vape. It also got me out of bed and up and doing things, rather than zombified flat on my back. So yeah...I suggest anyone who bitches about pot for pain being a scam break their own arm and test it out for a bit.

• This is a Righteous Article  By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in Medical, News   Thank you Steve for this view of just one of many Judges who hold these self-taught (self righteous views) that cannabis somehow gives them the right to unleash their own personal/political rage against individuals who, showing up in their court rooms (not America's), happen to be entheogenists by nature of their person; which Prosecutor's, Courts and Police officer's seem to have considered all "Criminal", rather than recognizing the personal right to dignity every adult carries being a citizen within the United States of America. The "Dignity" that we each, as a Governing Law Enforcing Body, owe 'each' of our citizens Cannot (by Law nor ethics) have Rights & inherent Protections removed from "Actuality"; by illegal nor unjust means! I appreciate Steve, how you showed this Court Judges Mentality as one which have been taught to be conscientious and personally enraged to despise the human person-hood that they find accused before them of what Everyone should Know by now.. Is not a Crime! Our Courts openly mock us, it's own Entheogenists; by denying us our Religious Rights, as well as our intellectual property and dignity rights as adult citizens; to proclaim our religious identity as Entheogenists. We hold our selves up to our God as ethics leaders in our community, who have been given as an authority of God upon the earth who have been called in our own personal lives to find all our needs in the entheogenic process of our temple; The Body of our God. For Prosecutor's to deny that we exist, in order to make a mark for the police and the Courts as well as the prison industry they simply choose to deny us our religious coherence! If we seriously think about this, we will question what Right Prosecutor's hold, to simply deny the "Guaranteed" right to people (citizens) that Protects them in their religious exercise. What Purpose has arisen within our law, but "Corruption", that believes it's morality of reason is greater than the reason we each hold as We the people! Is not freedom distinguished by our individual personage being found freed within? Then what legal precedence gives us right to question what another person puts into their own temple with God? We as human beings, Citizens of the United States by Default of whatever means, deserve the right and dignity to be heard as Entheogenists and to partake in Cannabis; the safer, moral choice in life rather than alcohol or tobacco! The Courts have denied us our right as entheogenists (Those who accept God given Entheogens), to peaceably assemble and to express our own personal religious exercises (or self-healing); even though by our doing so, nobody is harmed nor any portion of another person. We as the People, must remember we serve a Higher God then our own Government! That "We the People" deserve "Guarantees" that protect us in our Dignity and integrity that allows us free rule to make the safer choice in our lives; which we find in our choosing cannabis; for whatever reason! To treat an individual adult person the way I myself was treated, in a "Drug Court" for choosing to be obedient to my God, is a Crime against humanity and God and needs to be stopped ASAP! These Judges who get away with treating grown sovereign citizens under the "Pothead" mentality that the judges have been raised up to believe in, rather than holy men of God given to accept the path they have been given to anoint themselves over unto the healing of their soul; is the worst Crime any Government can bring against God! The ethical platform that it seems our Prosecutor's, Courts and police officer's seem to forget here is that we are Adult Citizens of Heaven, God said "know ye not that ye are all gods!" And even our own Constition and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares our right to dignity of person and freedom of expression and speach! To deny a person their right to install into their God's own System (temple) what their God calls unto it, by using Fear Tactics and Threats against their person thru physical violent forces that have been given violent rights to take us down before were ever even brought to question! I hope articles like this will bring people to recognize more and more what corruption we have laid within the minds of those who are called "Prohibitionists" Drawing more and more to recognize that the unethical/immoral aproach of "Prohibition" is a violence against the minds of our children and our citizens! God for whatever the Reason gave us herbs for medical, religious, & recreational uses for the healing of our people unto the whole of the nations. Why do they Fight His purpose!?  Lets get more articles and snapping of the Real people who are making false ethical and or moral decisions, that are actually placed in the seat to make those decisions, and attack their unethical denouncements of the common morality!   :)    --Keshet Israel  www.zionstation.com  <><

• Great use of the word dumbassery Steve, thanks

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• You certainly have some agreeable opinions and views. Your blog provides a fresh look at the subject.

• ur seriously the stupidist person ive ever met no what ur talking about u stupid idiot

• listen i had a bad back injure when i was 26yrs i had to get my back fused. now listen the jerk judge that i had ,never liked me any ways because of me having my medical and that was the trial, not because what i was getting accused of. he never mentiond any thing that i was there for only the fact that i had a medical he will never approve of people like me. but it is funny because that judges wife was in the news paper stealing money from a tahoe womens clince and his own daughter is a drug addict but u know its ok . because i get to smoke my herb and he cant do anything about it. thanx to all my supporters. keep on smoken gods green!!!!

• My thoughts exactly... but trolling is still gay as hell

• While I'm not a medical expert, marijuana user, or a criminologist, and therefore have no scientific basis or personal experience with which to make this comment, I'm not sure that everyone that has a medical marijuana card actually needs one. There are those that "abuse" the system. To compound this, people in positions of authority in government (and some private industries) have been stereotyped as assholes. Therefore, this story should come as no surprise to anyone that has ever even been pulled over for a traffic stop. Are we really surprised by the comments made by the judge? Honestly, marijuana really has no place in the code of law beyond a reasonable regulation regarding machinery operation (cars, forklifts, etc...) and this should have never been an issue with the probation. Do they restrict caffeine intake? Nicotine intake? No. But, then again, when you allow the government to tell you what you can and can't do, you're basically inviting it in...

• This is ridiculous... He went to jail because he committed a crime... Plain and simple... I understand you don't want to stop smoking for a year and i would never suggest you have to, but if you commit a crime you lose those rights... How is this any different from alcohol? Alcohol is legal for everyone, and yet you can't drink when on probation... That's the whole idea... It's a deal to keep you out of jail... Here's an idea, don't harrass people jackass! Crap like this isn't good for the debate. People like this douchebag aren't martyrs or people to have pity on... I'm about as pro marijauna as you can be, and yet i'm not dumb enough to get my panties in a bunch every time some jerk does something dumb...

• jesus i was beginning to think i was gonna have to say something until one shining beacon of hope came from the darkness and out of all the incredibly slow witted but quick to defend stoners someone understood he was being purposefully insincere right off the bat. fuck sakes i figured that out and im baked right now!

• Most of the comments are geared toward the character of both Mr. Balzer and Judge EnEarl. Their character should not be the issue behind the bantor. The fact that someone, for what ever reason has laid down a Milestone for future generations against tyranny. This tyranny in the form of a judicial decision, based on unsubstantiated evidence of a personal belief. namely a medical decision without a medical background. As for the "Tat's", and the number of times Mr.Balzer has been incarcerated has no bearing on the fact that whether or not he has a morally uncorrupted background. A martyr is not a Martyr by choice. A martyr becomes a martyr either by action or accident. Do you believe had Dr. martin Luther king been aware of his eminent demise, and told that if he avoided being killed he not be a martyri will bet Grannie's farm that he would have cleared out of the building as quick as possible. he would not of been a martyr if he stayed knowing he would die, He would of been a hero. I don't think anyone is accusing Mr. balzar of being a hero, just someone who stood up for what they believed and was willing to pay the price no matter what the outcome. Wait, isn't that the definition of a hero? Do you really think that the Judge was brought up at Wood Stock? No, he was brought up by the God fearing, Law Abiding "Reefer Madness" Generation.

• Maybe not Rosa parks, More like "Joe The Plummer". fact is, Martyrs never wake up one morning and say "Hey, I think i am going to take a stand and change society". No, the majority of the Martyrs were accidental and incidental. Rodney king was by no means at all a law abiding citizen when the L.A. law beat the crud out of him, but look what happened. He became a martyr whether he wanted to or not, that caused a four day riot that ended in death and destruction of property. Rosa Parks did not know the extent of her actions would resound throughout history. I bet had she knew the out come and the beating she took in Jail from her fellow White Female Inmates, She probably would have moved. So you see, it is not always who the martyr is, it is what they have had the guts to do, or actions against their will that make a Martyr.

• I agree with you 100%. this judge was making uneducated bias opinions based on his out dated mode of thinking. he possibly grew up in the days when they made the movies about the psychotic effects on the young students of America, and was a mandatory film shown in classes all across the United States. Yea, "Reefer Madness". That's what I'm talking about. There are actually "Old Timers" who were brought up on this piece of dribble. My grand father still believes in the film. He was so brain washed from this tripe that he now blames MJ for every thing that has happened in the world. Well, at least what he sees on TV. A guy beat his wife to death and he says "Probably a damned Pot Head". You can not budge, sway or change this train of thought. It is embedded in them from childhood. We can only hope with the passing of this generation that they have not infected the following generations in their ignorance.

• Could the amount of rotations through prison be from MJ possession charges? Do you feel that sending a non-violent offender into the gaping mall of society's wretched and violent offenders not make a criminal out of an otherwise non violent offender? As I have never been to prison, I really can not make an assumption as to the real conditions, but based on what my Brother, who did six years for Aggravated felonious assault (Due Mostly To Drugs) has told me, the weak better get strong quick, or the strong will own them. That said, someone who's only offense was to be caught in possession of an amount of MJ that the "Law" considers a felony should be placed in confinement with Rapists, Murderers and Gang Members? Come on!

• Dude, is this even English? What the Hell is a Narcatic? Is that Bostonian for Narcotic? In exactly what state is a small amount of MJ considered a Felony? If you really believe that the basis of your statement is that MJ is illegal, then you may find that another stupid law against a Legal Drug (Alcohol) is in effect in Norfolk, Virginia. Yea that's right, You can get gut wrenching Mad-Assed Shitfaced in a Bar, but you better not go out of the confines of that bar. You can be arrested for Public intoxication as soon as your foot clears the door jam. The Police are allowed to sit outside of a target bar, and bust persons coming out who "Appear" to be intoxicated. Don't believe me, just ask any Sailor.

• I do not agree with your hypothesis. mainly because it is not an hypothesis at all as you have no evidence that he is in fact addicted. What you have attempted to do in your ignorant mind is what us rational folk call "Riding The Fence". You think he is a useless Stoner and that all those who believe what he did was righteous,but you go on further to say that MJ should be legalized to just get it over with. I will admit that MJ is in all probability addictive, but so is Marshmallows if that person can not control their consumption. Anything, and I mean anything is addictive in and of itself if not considered in moderation. As an uneducated guess, I would assume you are either a republican, or someone who does not follow any Political Path, as you had also made an uneducated guess in your addiction assumption; I felt free to return the swatch of dribble that you posted.

• Too Funny man, You had to be under the influence to have written this. You should apply for a Writing assignment on this Web Site. It is both satirical as well as close to home. i have known Police Officers who smoke weed and then bust people who are in possession of weed. The police Union will not allow Urinalysis of their "Committed Officers" so they are immune to random drug tests. I do not however know of any of them keeping any "Freebies" from their busts, but i am sure there are those that do.

• The very fact that this Judge ruled on this case based on his "Thinking" with out exact proof was grounds for a retrial and an immediate dismissal. A Judge can only rule on a case because he thinks a person is not medically worthy only if he is also a licensed physician or was presented an overwhelming amount of medical evidence to show otherwise cause. Dude just had a crappy Layer who really missed his chance at fame and fortune by continuing the cause to a higher court and notifying the National press. This dude , in a ways, is a Martyr for all of us who believes that marijuana should be legalized. He chose jail time over what he truly believes in. It is no different than anyone else going to jail in lieu of backing down for what they consider an injustice. Why is this man not a Poster person for this Web Site? May hap the "Billy Bad Ass" tats could have something to do with it, but that should not be a discouragement for him being this Web Sites "Joe The Plummer".

• I bet you are a Southern Redneck who drink a 12 pack or more a day. Watches NASCAR all day, and beats the hell out of your wife. No; I think Jack Daniels is your "Dope" of choice. What your dumb-assed redneck ignorant 6th grade drop out self don't realize is that most of the money raised by TERRORISTS is through drug sales, and their incursion into the U.S. If marijuana was legal not only to consume, but to grow, The prison system would decrease by 37%, Drug Lords would be out of business, and Terrorism would decline dramatically. The Judicial System would be freed up from the stupid petty cases that the Policemen treated like it was the "Crime Of The Century" that they busted "Sammy Stoner" with half an ounce. And besides there Jack Daniels Boy, Ever heard of a Stoner going into a bar and tearing it up? Maybe a Buffet bar because you got in his way of the "Munchies". I bet you've torn up a bar or two in your day with or without "The Robe".

• I have degenerative bone disease in my lower back. I was prescribed a number of pain medications from a physician and developed a dependence on them. I stopped cold turky and went through terrible withdraws. my brother, who we all considered the family stoner, convinced me that marijuana would help. At this point, I was in pain and really messed up. I decided to give it a try and not only did the pain diminish (In no way did it go away, But it became tolerable) but the withdraw started to become extremely less severe. I consume about 6 joints? a week and my life is a lot better and manageable now. As is with all drugs though, moderation is the key. If you have something to do that is important and needs your full attention, then maybe lighting up prior to it is not such a good idea. Getting ready for bed and no immediate commitments, fire up.

• I agree that pot should be legalized in all 50 states I am wasn't a smoker until 3 years ago when I messed up my shoulder in a fall when the step gave out under me, my mom who is 73 years old and has narrow angle glaucoma and my partner has multiple sclerosis and ruptured vertebra in her lower back and a messed up knee and the only thing that helps my partner is smoking pot and it has helped me also!!! SO I AM TELLING THE PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ILL AND NEED IT FOR THEIR MEDICINE ARE FULL OF CRAP THEY NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP UNTIL THEY WALK A DAY IN THE SHOES OF THE PERSON WHO IS SICK CAUSE I HAVE AND IT DOES REALLY HELP AMEN

• Good!! Let them skip on their share of the federal budget. Red States pay less than Blue States anyway. Welfare queens....

• stupid fucking judge needs to realize the benefits of mj and learn that it will soon be legal in all states and then his court will have to follow the rules as well. until then fuck nevada

• Simplicity is key. To be frank I avoid taking drugs on anything that goes away anyway. I deny the hypocrisy claim for I barely remember the last time I took a simple aspirin. But if it's REALLY necessary, I'd take drugs somehow uneasily. If you are putting weird chemicals in your body that not even doctors and scientists fully know the extent of consequences, you'd probably better off avoiding then when you can. The easy hypochondriacal way of sorting things out is to do drugs, any kind of drug. The ones that mess with your mind are even further cowardly excuses in cases where you could do something else to fix it. If something goes wrong with your body or mind, MOST OF TIMES, means you are either neglecting or assaulting it. Fix THAT instead if you can take as a man or take a drug if you prefer being a pussy - at you own risk since - drugs may help here and also may screw there. Now, I'd be judgmental by not considering there cases where you balance pros and cons under doctor's advice and go for something like cannabis, which is NOT what I'm saying now or said before. Using drugs as LAST OR ONLY resort is not great but justifiable. The whole "medical marijuana" term is 99% hypocrisy and 1% true, if you can't take it as fact, you're probably part of the 99%.

• That's bullshit. it's not about race. get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. BTW last time I checked, he was 50% white so what the hell would he doing checking african-american? also, most tea-partiers refused to fill out their census forms anyway.

• i agree people do use it and enjoy the high, but again if it helps some one unwind from the stress of a day from work or just help them that stiff neck or headache from looking at a screen all day or they have a blue collar job that is physically demanding and MMJ helps them have a better quality of life then i say do what makes you feel better. ide rather that person be able to get the MJ legally instead of going through people who are doing things illegally and run the risk of being robbed or worse. i dont agree with people who sit around all day ripping bongs and doing nothing for society but thats more or less just like someone playing video games and facebooking all day. what were both getting at is we dont like lazy people

• Real heroes don't harass people.

• BTW, the judge should be taken to court for practicing medicine without a license. He is not qualified to determine, any more than Bobzter, who is and who isn't a legitimate patient. How many OTHER drugs does he make that type of ruling over? Prozac? Vicoden? ANY other drugs? If I sat on my ass judging people all day, I would think that would be enough, but apparently this man thinks he should be a doctor, too. That is ILLEGAL without the proper documentation. I think someone should start pressing charges.

• That Judge EnEarl isn't qualified to be asistant dog-catcher, much less a judge. What a piece of crap that "Judge" is.

• Nicely judgmental of you. And very puritanical in it's simplicity. And also very cruel, most likely hypocritical as well. How many prescription drugs do you take? 75% of Americans are on some prescribed drug or another, and I suspect that number doesn't include cannabis. Stand in a room with 3 other people, and 3 of you are pill poppers. Why don't you just buck up and live with every pain that YOU have? Ever take aspirin? Pill popper. Antihistimines? Drug user. Get tough. Do without and just tough it out. Oh, your doctor told you to take them? Why should YOUR relationship with your doctor be sacred, and yet everyone else's is screwed up because YOU say so? Grow up. get over yourself. Get over being a hypocrite. And leave other people the hell alone. Isn't that SUPPOSED to be what we are about, now? You are one mean spirited person. I feel sorry for your kids, if you have any.

• Big ups to Mr. Balzer for standing up for his beliefs. Judge EnEarl, I can't believe that their are still judges like you in this day and age in America. You dropped the ball. You let your personal convictions get the better of your so-called "impartial judgement". And to all you people who harass all Cannabis user...LEAVE US ALONE!! We ain't done nothing to you. Go harass your pet or something. Geez.

• I thought that a person had to be killed while supporting some cause in order to be a martyr. As far as I know this guy is still alive.

• what they really hate is that he check the "African American" box on his cencus form.

• The medical marijuana community has every right to fear law enforcement and the legal system. I am a legitimate MM patient but that didn't stop a cop from coming onto my front porch for a "knock and talk". He said he could smell marijuana emanating from my house while he was across the street and two doors down. All a cop has to do to get a search warrant is tell the judge "he smelled marijuana". That's it. No other proof. We are all in danger no matter what documentation and illness we have.

• you and this judge are both ignorant asssholes, no wonder the US is in the shape it is in now

• Thanks, Frank! Some things just need to be said!

• I don't think you understand what the word "narcotic" means.

• really pretty lame man, just because it's not your experience. I have a friend who claims that the only thing that really helps his pain is pot. He has a tumor on his spine, inoperable. He's not fucking kidding around, it has him in a wheelchair, and it causes him great deals of pain. For days at a time he won't even go online because he is in so much pain he can't get out of bed. He has a prescription for serious pain meds that he doesn't really like, such as morphine and that oxy shit, he takes it and it makes him a zombie and he doesn't like the way it makes him feel, but it does help the pain... About as much as pot, which doesn't make him a zombie. You should educate yourself and learn a little empathy, I have never wanted others to needlessly suffer just to flatter my ignorant pride.

• He was a cop for 28yrs

• What you're saying simply isn't true.. I have a condition which causes me to be highly sensitive to noise. Any noise above a whisper causes me pain, which makes me quite irritable and stressed. Nothing helped this problem. I tried everything.. the worst was the oxycontin variety of narcotics; they magnified the pain in my ears tremendously so I quickly gave up on that. It wasn't until recently when I gave pot a chance that I discovered the one and single thing that helps with my condition. I can listen to music now and relax. The ability to relax and feel good is a life-saver. Literally. I don't think I could have gone on my whole life living how I was (in pain 24/7), now I'm confident that I can make it.

• If this guy has a brain in his head he will appeal this ignorance and set a precedence for further bullshit. By the way, I dont smoke pot or use any illicit drugs, and I drink pretty moderately. That being said I think it is a persons choice to smoke pot especially if they live in pain that is relieved by pot. We are losing our rights in America and this story is an example of absolute proof.

• Do some research on the history of cannabis ("marijuana is a foreign word; i'm not speaking a foreign language, I'm speaking English, so I'll call it by it's English name, thank you) if you're ready for a heapin' helpin' o' crow to eat. Congratulate your elected government officials for keeping you so stupendously brainwashed that you're so eager to spout utter garbage online. Here, I'll help you start: tinyurl.com/1mn tinyurl.com/potconviction tinyurl.com/gov74 tinyurl.com/waronminorities Naturally growing drugs were outlawed within @50 years of the Civil war ending, to replace outlawed slave labor with prison labor. Alcohol is far and wide the most dangerous drug on the planet; no other drug, legal or not, turns its user into a fat, belligerent, uncoordinated moron but alcohol.

• He shoulda just replied to the judge, "I'd rather be in pain for 30 days than 365 days."

• Damn, these comments are ridiculous. I suffer from a disease that causes chronic pain. I tried many narcotic medications before turning to marijuana. Anyone who thinks medical marijuana is some cover story for stoners who just want to get high is not living in reality. I am grateful marijuana exists - without it I would face a lifetime of pain. This is the only life I am going to get and some jack-ass who doesn't have a damn clue about the facts wants to argue the point and not allow me to have a life? Imagine waking up in pain so severe that you do not want to get out of bed - movement hurts... then imagine that existence for about 2 years while you try medication after medication... then imagine finally finding something that helps the pain and allows you to live a somewhat normal life and ass-holes without a clue come out of the woodwork to try to take that away from you. People without a clue want to tell you that marijuana isn't a pain reliever. Damn, this is one F'ed up world. I've never wished my condition on anyone until this moment.

• That judge so go back to school become a MD then look up the word ignorant he will find his name their. How can he tell if the man has back pain or not foolish judge.

• I absolutely agree. I am also an ex-stoner. Everyone I know that has a MM card only acquired it for the sole purpose to be able to smoke marijuana without consequences. I do believe that pot definitely is medically beneficial to people who trully need it as well. Marijuana should be 100% legal whether one uses it for medicinal or recreational purpose. Everyone who smokes for recreational reasons needs to stop hiding behind a MM card and stand up for an end to prohibition!

• Looks just like a martyr to me. The gaze look in the eyes, the tattoos on a body part always exposed. The overall low life appearance. Ok, you are judging the book by the cover, maybe but, I'd make a wild guess that there's one legit claim to use medical marijuana among a thousand cry babies saying its for health instead of "recreation" and dependence. How many unethical doctors are out there feeding the hypocrisy market of medical pot? And the tired excuse of alcohol and nicotine being legal and more dangerous. The thing is if even sugar is addicting, then anything one weak mind loser can find at reach to become a junkie, one will. The more variety easily available out there the worse. Legalizing another stupid drug may be of use to a very scarce few who can deal with it in a good way, the vast majority will just fall slowly and deeper into trash. These few are just selfish to advocate it in self purpose. In everyone life there's always some pain and depression, man up and face it sober.

• You know, there probably is a good number of people who dont have the medicsl need for marijuana that still have a MMJ card. But i find it very offensive when all these people on here are sayin that everyone that has a card is just trying to get a fix. Im an 18 year old male, and when i was thirteen i was diagnosed with tourettes syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder and at 15 i was diagnosed with bullemia. I was 108 pounds and five foot seven just 7 months ago until i startd smoking marijuana again after 2 years without it because of probation. And i csn tell all of you that marijuana is a legitamate medical drug. It has helped greatly with all three of those medical/psychological conditions. And also my legal birth last name realy is HEMPhill

• I'm not disputing that there are medical benefits to marijuana. But from my experience the vast majority of people with pot cards are really just in it for the high. The whole Medical Marijuana thing just reminds me of prohibition where people would get prescriptions of alcohol for a variety of ailments.

• What is it with the stupid neck tattoos? If he didn't look so dam stupid with those on his neck may be he's still be smokin'

• I'm with you on that haha. I am all for medicinal marijuanna, I'm all for marijuanna in general, I grow/smoke every day, but there are also plenty of people who claim "illness" that really just want to smoke weed. All the power to them. All the power to this guy too, I would have done the same exact thing. I'd rather spend 30 days in a smokeless drinkless jail than a year in my smokeless drinkless home, obviously. I brew my own beer too so that would suck double for me.

• To all those who believe that MMJ has no medical beneifits obviously have never spent any time with a person suffering from cancer or Aids. I would visit a friend of mine who has aids and due to treatment and other persciptions the moment i would walk in and see them just zombied and in no mood to do anything, with in 10 mins of smoking they were back to there normal self and ready to go hike around go eat food (which i feel is the worst part of the treatment, not having any want to eat which is a huge factor in feeling better) and just having a better quality of life. My question is would you rather this person suffer even more or smoke/Drink/Eat a product containg Marijuana and have a chance at a normal life? now think about this person X 100,000 dont they desreve the right to be happy? If you still believe marijuana has no medicinal purpose your nieve and i believe you live your life with other people making your decisions. Please read do your research and for god sakes just experiment with an ailment you have see if it takes away that tooth pain... or you cant sleep....even our Department of Defense will be handing out medical cards for our veterans that have come back from wars that have recieved injuries or have PTSD...our own goverment is plannning on changing Marijuana to a Schedule 2 which means it will be on the same level as cocaine is already and has been since the 1930's.... thers my 2 cents

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• Qwerrhggfdddddddvd

• Everyone in this thread got fucking trolled by seamus.

• I did the same thing for a public drunk charge once, they wanted me to pay 100 dollars,do 12 months probation and 40 hours of community service,and I told the prosecutor lady to kiss my ass, It's all about money,not right or wrong

• Not to be raining on anyone's parade because I support the total decriminalization/ legalization of pot but EVERY single person I know who has a medical marijuana card is full of shit. Seriously here in cali its just a way for anyone to go get high. Or maybe you know there is just a sudden surge in chronic pain and the like for a bunch of people in their 20's.

• It's true. I think most people who smoke pot just like smoking pot because it feels great. They all jump on the legalization bandwagon because it means they get to smoke pot. After the founding of our country, slavery, and womens' rights, I can't say anyone need give a shit about a bunch of potheads. For medical use, maybe, but let's be realistic here.

• They make you swear an oath on the damn thing, you think it would hold some weight in court.

• Gotta agree with Joe. This is a pretty stupid corner of the internet.

• I don't really like to smoke.but I think the use of marijuana as pain killer is quite reasonable.

• You guys are ALL idiots. Seriously.

• Alright as far as im concerned this judge is just another rich money hungry un understanding neglectful of the truth d bag who cares what his reason is. No matter what his reason is i supported him for he was just following what should be our god givin right like its said on the bill of rights the right to pursuit happiness its wrong ive lived in missouri my whole life the holistic healing herb has done more wonders then any pharmiccutical i have ever seen i not only live in missouri but im being proscuted by the state for a misdemenor possesion of cannabis for when i was 17 years old i being young and dumb accepted these probation terms cause i didnt realize but yeah i got revoked because i wasnt going to stop medicating the safest natural way i knew with no side effects that actually made my life feel as if for once it may be worth living now i dont know bout you but i really dont see whats wrong with that now i have to be scared to get taken away everyday i cant drive anywhere wit out worrying are they going to try and take everything ive worked for all over my safe attempt to my very own purauit of happiness im 22 seriously going to prosecute after 5 years for a misdemenor then try and take away two years of my life who is that helping by caging me and pretty much putting young important years of my life and throwing them away what good is the world if we throw away what non violent ppl we have focus on crimes that actually matter and hurt people stop arresting innocent people that cause no trouble the prohibition is the only thing harming anyone

• lol this guys is hilarious..classic

• You would rather people take the meds you prescribe to them because you must know what is best for everyone, just like the people that what to tell you how to raise your children when they don't have any at all but hey thet are the experts on it. So to all those people who think they know what is best for you are in some kind of power trip they have, but as life goes on the people that stand against the weed end up with there kids in the news for it so I won't give it up either I am 52 I don't need to hear from anyone that it's bad or not good for me I Know What I Need by now I don't need a doctor to tell me what works I have lived it so to all of you that don't like it ok don't use it then I mean how hard is that.

• he's obviously a piece of shit, however, he also obviously looks like he is your typical blue-collar working class guy that probably legitimately injured his back at work. he didn't go to college to get a nice job that doesn't require manual labor like most of the geniuses on this post.

• some of the tea-partiers are Libertarians, but most are clueless morons sucking off Glenn Beck's cock and had no problem with Bush's socialism and the first round of bail-outs given under Bush, but suddenly are outraged because our current socialist figurehead has a "D" behind his name.

• fuck the idea of "legal" and "illegal"! i'm a sovereign being and i don't need permission from some faggot judge to smoke weed. maybe you like living in a nannystate, but i want my freedom.

• yeah yeah so you watched that episode of south park and it made up your mind for you.... i agree it should just be legalized outright regardless of the medicinal potential but don't be an asshole and try to say that EVERYONE that claims it helps them with pain and suffering is full of shit... why don't you try breaking your back or getting AIDS or glaucoma or something and realize that weed actually DOES make your miserable life just a little more bearable and then get back to me about how it's just an excuse.

• http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20030904/NEWS/309040101 This guy is alreay in trouble for being bad at his job.

• that's just simply not true. My husband has Marfan's syndrome and is constant pain. The regular pharmaceuticals he gets prescribed have horrible side effects (blurred vision, constipation, virtual unconsciousness from the muscle relaxers) and they barely work to get rid of his pain. Smoking marijuana helps him eat and sleep, something that is rather hard to do when you are in excruciating pain. My husband is a professional geologist not a pothead using MJ for recreational uses.

• http://www.prosebeforehos.com/political-ironing/09/30/tobacco-ceos-need-exorbinant-profits-too/

• I applaud this guy. He's 1 martyr we should learn from. Bcuz he had the balls to stand firmly for what he beleives in. Its not ez to be told ur wrong by a higher command and still stick to your word and go thru with everyhing you said you were going to do. So..........applause plz.. like MATISYAHU said, "...one day, one day..." ...smoke responsibly!

• &#64;DNA You do know that the majority of the tea-partiers are libertarians who are in favor of legalization of marijuana right? But regardless, this judge had no right voicing his opinion on if he THINKS Marijuana helps Blazer or not. What an asshole and Seamus is just ignorant.

• I have smoked weed a few times. I was valedictorian, have three college degrees, successful businesses and an amazing life. Many of the other successful people I know smoke to relax them in ways other "medicine" does not. I wish more people would look into the libertarian cause so we get away from both of these horrible parties that are destroying our country.

• now is that an opening, or what?

• Fuck you, asshole. BTW, I don't get high. You're just an asshole. Thought you'd want to know.

• "How much longer must seriously ill and suffering medical marijuana patients suffer indignities and insults from dim-witted, self-righteous judges like EnEarl who make medical decisions for which they are completely unqualified?" I predict that in 50-100 years, prohibition will end. Even then, some people will continue to judge other people for what they do. I don't think there will ever be a time that any of us will be safe from dumbasses making comments.

• his name is seamus o'dimwit. nice trollin. well done.

• Medical research indicates the exact opposite of you just pulled out of your ass sideways. ... or are you one of those "I ain't talking to no motherfuckin scientist" tea-party jugaloo-type people?

• He was not even funding the illegal black market because he was growing his own. This judge is an ass hat. See how he calls it "dope" like some backwoods redneck, oh right, old white dude....

• What a dumb asshole judge. He thinks taking away someones medicine for a month is funny, and calls them sick for not wanting to go a year without it, this guy should be impeached, he does not belong any bench except the one at the park.

• Hopefully he'll have EnEarly retirement amirite?

• seeing the perp's carotid tats, i couldn't help but snicker "keep it classy, dude." yeah, he's the next rosa parks, harvey milk. i wonder which rotation through prison this will be for him; for sure it is not his first. then there's the judge, The Honorable Jim EnEarl. hey, i know how this question is gonna sound, but It Must Be Asked: what kind of name is EnEarl?

• "what a moron, helllo, its an illegal fucking narcatic, just quit and join society joker, get a job!" LOL irony. Talk about moron. Marijuana IS legal at the state level in 14 states. Narcotic? Do you consider alcohol, a drug that kills millions of people every year a narcotic? Masses and masses of smart, hard-working individuals use marijuana for pain, or for other ailments like loss of appetite. Marijuana is illegal for archaic reasons that have to do with prejudice in America. If you don't believe me then that just further proves your ignorance.

• what a moron, helllo, its an illegal fucking narcatic, just quit and join society joker, get a job!

• "lol as if pot is medicine for back pain. just another fraud. not too sick to criminally harass people i guess." Pot is very efficient at quelling pain. Just another ignorant person pretending to know what he's talking about.

• "Some people marijuana probably does help," Judge EnEarl said, not bothering to mention how he suddenly became a medical expert. "I am not necessarily convinced Mr. Balzer is one of them." God this makes me so angry. NICE JOB SHITTING ON THE CONSTITUTION DR. ENEARL.

• read more, man...

• Don't forget there is a whole hell of a lot of money to be made selling these tests, and probably at some ridicules profit too.

• Cant say as I blame him, I would do the same thing. Lou www.anonymity.it.tc

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