R.I.P. Pot Reform

Jason Whited | Las Vegas CityLife | April 14, 2011

In memoriam: The state's nascent medical-marijuana reform movement, just 10 years old, died this week at the hands of some of the same state lawmakers who gave birth to it. Ongoing fights about the state budget deficit, new taxes and redistricting led to the movement's untimely demise as pot activists struggled unsuccessfully for equal time before legislative committees. The state medical-marijuana program, such as it is, leaves behind nearly 5,000 patients who are left to contend with legislators' continued refusal to provide patients with legal access to the plant. More...

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in order to live in this country you must conform.

Conformity cuts both ways. The lawmakers that are getting in the way of getting things done in this state need to conform to the mindset of the 65% who voted and approved Question 9. The mindset the cannabis activist/lobbyist is trying to appeal to has been educated on the subject of cannabis with nothing but pure propaganda for decades. Getting through that mucky mess is not an easy task and takes persistence. Although it doesn't seem like it there is progress in getting people to see the truth and cracks in the foundation are starting to show. Anything built on a foundation of lies and deceit is bound to fall and crumble under the weight of the truth. Unfortunately, it's hard to hear the voices of dissent when the propaganda machine is still making so much noise. The solution? Make more noise.