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No, medical marijuana doesn't kill patients, Chelsea Clinton's spokeswoman admits, New York City is about to embark on a study of supervised injection facilities, and more.
The InSite supervised injection facility in Vancouver. New York City will study whether to have them, too. (vch.ca)
Chelsea Clinton "Misspoke" About Risk of Marijuana Fatalities. Chelsea Clinton "misspoke" when she suggested that using medical marijuana along with other medications could be fatal, a spokeswoman has conceded. "While discussing her and her mother's support for rescheduling marijuana to allow for further study of both its medical benefits and possible interactions with other medications, Chelsea misspoke about marijuana's interaction with other drugs contributing to specific deaths," the spokeswoman said. While campaigning for her mother, the former first daughter told students at Youngstown State University in Ohio over the weekend that "some of the people who were taking marijuana for those [medicinal] purposes, the coroner believes, after they died, there was drug interactions with other things they were taking."
Harm Reduction
New York City to Study Supervised Injection Facilities. The city council has agreed to fund a $100,000 study into the pros and cons of supervised injection facilities. "The Council's new supervised injection impact study will assess the feasibility and impact of New York City having a program that provides a safe, clean haven to high-risk, vulnerable New Yorkers and will help prevent drug overdoses and disease transmissions, "Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said after passage of the proposal.
Law Enforcement
GOP Congressman's Bill Would Subject Heroin Spiked with Fentanyl Dealers to the Death Penalty. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) has filed a bill that would allow federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for dealers linked to an overdose death caused by heroin laced with fentanyl. The measure is HR 6158, the Help Ensure Lives are Protected (HELP) Act. The move was quickly criticized by drug reform advocates. "This bill is a doubling down on the very ineffective, harsh and punitive policies that characterized the early war on drugs and which have widely been proven ineffective at reducing drug use," said Lindsay LaSalle, senior staff attorney for the Drug Policy Alliance.
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Chelsea Clinton
That's what the Clinton's do when they say something untrue or idiotic. They simply say they misspoke and the press let's them of the hook.
Who's feeding the Clintons lies like this?
That's what I'd like to know, where Chelsea got this "information". Reminds me of Trump hearing "bad reports" about Colorado, from unknown sources.
In reply to Who's feeding the Clintons lies like this? by saynotohypocrisy (not verified)
It's Hillary's line
It sounds like she was trying to take Hillary's position on legalization (which is bullshit), namely, that "we don't know" enough to rule out drug interactions between cannabis and other drugs. That's dumb, but would require proving a negative in order to be proven false. Chelsea may have tried to make the same point, but took it over the line, by saying that those highly speculative hypothetical scenarios actually occurred. That's my guess.
In reply to It's Hillary's line by Mark Mitcham (not verified)
Clintons on pot
Sillary: I support letting the states determine their policies. Chelsea: Weed kills. Clinton family position: We support letting the states adopt the Kevin Sabet/Project Sam platform.
What kind of murderous
What kind of murderous dumbass thinks the DEATH PENALTY for drug use will "Help Ensure Lives are Protected"?
Answer: Rep Tom Reed, R-NY!
In reply to What kind of murderous by Mark Mitcham (not verified)
...Oh yeah, and Philippine
...Oh yeah, and Philippine President Duterte! Good God what a blood bath over there. Newt Gingrich is down with Death for Drugs, too! Actually, there's a hell of a lot of these sick bastards, all over the place. They find murder titillating. Chicken hawks! They "get off" on snuffing out lives, but would never put their own on the line.
So, fuck Tom Reed.
In reply to ...Oh yeah, and Philippine by Mark Mitcham (not verified)
Legalization makes one proud of American Freedom
Don't you agree?
Please refrain from use of
Please refrain from use of profanities, even in service of good points.
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