Pubdate: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 Source: Bakersfield Californian, The (CA) Copyright: 2011 The Bakersfield Californian Contact: http://www.bakersfield.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/36 Author: Steve Perry POT NEEDS BETTER REGULATION First, I want thank Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood. He has a lot to deal with in regard to the medicinal marijuana collectives, and the unjust medicinal cards that are given out every day for the most minor of illnesses and injuries. There are definitely folks who can get relief and be helped by pot when all other remedies have been tried, but I recall a great example of the fraud in this situation in the story of a man who appeared on TV last year; he received a card because he hurt his shoulder pumping iron in the gym. Regulate it more, and eliminate these hippies who have jumped on the wagon ride. And the attorney representing the collectives must have forgotten he's in Kern County. Just what did he expect? STEVE PERRY Bakersfield - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom