Lies of Proposition 2 Opponents: Prop 2 is “Recreational”
Lie #1 of the ironically-named "Truth (sic) About Prop 2" coalition is that Proposition 2 legalizes “recreational” marijuana.
Okay, let’s see the conditions that would actually qualify a patient under Proposition 2:
HIV, AIDs, or other autoimmune disorder, Alzheimer’s, ALS, Cancer, Cachexia or other wasting disease characterized by physical wasting such as weight and muscle loss, and condition manifest by nausea or malnutrition associated with chronic disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or other gastrointestinal disorder, epilepsy or other disorder causing seizures, MS or other condition causing muscle spasms, PTSD, autism, any rare condition or disease affecting less than 200,000 individuals in the U.S., and chronic or debilitating pain if a physician determines that opiates won’t work for the patient.
Holy Moly! Those folks at “Truth (sic) About Prop 2” have a bizarre definition of “recreational.” When I think of “recreational,” I think of fishing, reading, watching TV, playing Uno, not ALS or autism or MS or Alzheimer’s. If I could chose between any of those conditions and a day at Lagoon, I would absolutely pick Lagoon.
Here is a gut-wrenching video of two of my friends, Desiree and Hestevan, who need access to medical marijuana, but are legally afraid to use it. Does this look like “recreation” to you? Apparently, it does to the folks at “Truth (sic) About Prop 2.”
If anyone from “Truth (sic) About Prop 2” wants to debate me about this, let’s go! If anyone in the coalition wants to disavow this lie, that would be good.
To read other pieces on this topic, go here and here.
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