Pubdate: Tue, 23 Jun 2015
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
Copyright: 2015 Star Advertiser
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Author: Ross Moody

POWERFUL POT LOBBY SEEKS LEGALIZATION

As suggested by state Rep. Marcus Oshiro, let us hope Gov. David Ige 
vetoes the medical marijuana bill and allows Hawaii to benefit from 
the mistakes of others before we plunge into the unknown.

In California, anyone who claims a headache, finds the right doctor 
and has $100 gets a license to buy at the pot shops. We can expect 
the same pattern here. The intent to give compassionate relief to 
those who really need marijuana has turned into a sophisticated 
mechanism that could easily be transformed into a legalized 
for-profit recreational pot industry. The powerful marijuana lobby is 
preparing the way for this to happen.

How Many More Hearts of Parents Have to Be Broken As the Dreams of 
Their Children Are Shattered by the Fog of Marijuana? Is This the 
Kind of Society We Want? Our Children and Families Deserve Better.

As Oshiro Suggested to the Governor, Let's Not Open Pandora's Box.

Ross Moody

Waialua
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