Detroit Free Press: Don’t Print Shitty Op-Eds
October 7th, 2008 by Alex
Another Michigan story, but hey, it’s the center of an embattled legalization measure and worth keeping in the headlines.
Looks like another anti-medical marijuana group is jumping into the legalization fray – the Troy Community Coalition. Their executive director, Ann Comiskey, has written an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press about the evil, unthinkable dangers that a medical marijuana initiative can do to their communities.
This basically equates to a ‘Reefer Madness’ type mentality, with thinly-veiled scare tactics about danger to children and increased violence, crime and abuse.
My favorite line is this one:
Marijuana is an illegal drug, and, admittedly, it makes some people “feel good.” That is what drugs do — make you feel good. That does not make legitimate medicine.
What an educated statement, please tell me more!
The only good thing to come out of this woman’s article, other than the unintended entertainment, is a reference to the Office of Applied Studies. This site has tons of useful and interesting statistics on substance abuse.
See, there is a silver lining to all shitty op-ed clouds…
