These prohibitionist talking points are tough to let pass without responding.
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But an opposition group of law enforcement, business and medical community members has campaigned hard in recent weeks against Proposal 1.
It warns of a dystopia of strip-mall pot shops,
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Nope - nothing in the Michigan proposal allows for California style dispenaries. The only provision for supply is tolerence for home grows of limited quantity.
Only people with valid medical recommendations are eligable
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a so-called gateway drug,
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There has been extensive research showing this not to be true.
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and crimes unpunished because of a medical marijuana defense.
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There is no crime without a victim. We should not be punishing people for breaking unjust laws.
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There is no way to deliver measured doses, and the association cannot promote smoking of any sort.
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People titrate their own dosage, just a people do with alcohol. On their own Ppople have, figured out they need to drink less vodka than beer to reach their desired effect
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"If you look at the legislation, it allows people to grow it in their house for legal use. Bad guys are going to figure out how to skirt the law," he said.
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People abuse presiption drugs regularly, but this isn't an acceptable argument for banning prescription drugs?
It's more important to provide the medicine to the sick than to let the sick suffer because some will abuse the system