Author: Maggie Shiels
Date: Saturday, 10 August, 2002
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2184339.stm
In this article Mrs. Sheils writes her story about the situation of medical marijuana in san Francisco. It has been voted that the use of medical marijuana is legal for people who are sick and have a prescription from a doctor. There defiantly seem to be that the DEA does have a problem with that. Richard Meyer of the DEA says, “"Possession, cultivation distribution of marijuana is illegal, period.” In 1996 voters backed proposition 215 which allowed these cannabis clubs to be opened, but due to the federal government these clubs have been shut down. Mark Leno a San Francisco city supervisor disagrees which these decisions and says, "But I am not just going to sit on my hands and have every one of our clubs closed down by an aggressive and intimidating government while there are literally thousand of San Franciscans who can't get access to their medicine." I personally think Mr. Leno is right because the herb marijuana has been scientifically proved to help cure the symptoms of many diseases such as cancer and anorexia. It is completely out of control in how the federal government can be so close minded to close down these shops and clubs when all these people are trying to do is help cure some of the deadliest disease out there. Clifford Braun who has sclerosis for 24 years and has been in a wheelchair for most of that time gets through the day by taking a cocktail of drugs. But he says the one thing that really makes a difference is Marijuana. "Marijuana was recommended to me by my doctor in the hospital when I was first sick," he says. This shows how one of many patients have been positively effected by the herb and now the DEA is trying to take it away from them which I feel is wrong
Author: Randal C. Archibold
Date: April 23, 2010
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html
Jan Brewer a the Governor of Arizona signed a bill on illegal immigration which will aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants. President Obama does not like this bill and he said , “The Arizona law, he added, threatened to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.” I feel that the president is right we are a nation built on immigrants now people are going to be questioned by police if they look like a immigrant? It is not fair that now people who are just minding there own business are going to be bothered because of the way in which that they look. America is suppose to be free in being able to look and talk and feel how ever you want as long as your not hurting anyone I don’t see what is the problem. The law in Arizona would make it illegal if you were not carrying immigration documents a crime and give the police power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. People feel it is going to be used to harasses and discriminate against Hispanics. This is completely wrong and disgusting how poor innocent people can now bothered and arrested for not having these documents present with them at all times. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said” the authorities’ ability to demand documents was like Nazism.” He is correct and it is very terrible how we are now having our nation compared to Nazis.
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