Pubdate: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 Source: Albany Democrat-Herald (OR) Copyright: 2011 Lee Enterprises Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/HPOp5PfB Website: http://www.democratherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/7 Author: Rhea Graham THE GIFT OF MARIJUANA Marijuana is a medicine; it is not the horrible monster you have been led to believe. We have been lied to since the 1930's. Get the facts! This medicine is a gift that we are withholding from our people while forcing patients to get it on the black market and putting fear in the hearts of our people because of willful misinformation. It is time to do a 180 and then move forward. Our government can admit they have lied for years in the name of big money and can cut all ties with it and we can change our ways back to having marijuana and hemp in our lives to make medicine, paper, rope, fabric, oil, and the like and get the United States of America back on her feet. How many years have we had numerous fundraisers for cancer research across the nation? Who is that funding, exactly? When will we be allowed to have fundraisers for medical marijuana that will fund legitimate research into the cure of cancer and the health of our nation? Thank you for your common sense approach to the situation at the LB Resource Center. They are not a dispensary; therefore they are not breaking the law. They are educating the public to smokeless ways of ingesting marijuana by vaporizing it, infusing it into various oils, glycerin, honey, and more -- and how it can be properly washed before it is infused. It seems to me that the "value added" to our community would trump any zoning infraction that may have occurred. Hopefully the powers that be can see fit to give the young lady that's running the place a break; wait six months and see if the location causes any problems. Perhaps neighboring property owners could write and give their opinion on their new neighbor's business venture. Are they disturbing your peace or operations? With everything going on, the center's weekday hours are evolving, so check www.lbommp.org for the latest happenings and changes. Rhea Graham, Albany (June 28) - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.