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US CA: Column: Value of Medical Marijuana Is in the Eyes of the Inhaler

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Pubdate: Sat, 29 Aug 2009
Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)
Copyright: 2009 Bay Area News Group
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Website: http://www.contracostatimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/96
Author: Tom Barnidge, Contra Costa Times columnist

VALUE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS IN THE EYES OF THE INHALER

TO INHALE or not to inhale, that's the question.  Whether it's nobler to embrace marijuana as a wonder drug or say out loud what so many others think: What's up with this scam, anyway?

A proposal for a medical marijuana dispensary is the latest controversy to visit Walnut Creek -- perhaps it could be part of the new Neiman Marcus store -- and awaits a ruling from the City Council.  But this issue just as easily could land anywhere in California, which became the first state to legalize medical pot with the passage of Proposition 215 in 1996. 

Dale Gieringer, one of the sponsors of Prop 215, makes no secret of where he stands. 

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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake

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