Sen. John McCain Flip-flopping on Medical Marijuana 7-14-07

[mrearlygold]

McCain is simply a scumbag neocon. Definitely NOT an American and completely the opposite of patriot .

[lianap11]

He doesn't like hemp anymore because you can make biofuel from it. His friends at Haliburton would lose a hell of alotta dough and he would lose his kickbacks. You can also make more durable paper, (the constitution is written on hemp) car panels and other plastics. Cannabis seed is the only known source of omega 3, 6 and 9 in one place. Cannabis seed oil can also kill cancerous tumors. If cannabis were a person, society owes it a huge apology for besmirching it's name for 85 years! Wake up!

[crashtestkarma]

Here's the real reasons he doesn't want it legal...1. He's a Republican 2. His wife owns a beer distributorship, and the breweries don't want ANY compitition from a better and safer buzz.....It's true that we can't count on many politicians for help with legalization, but you can always count on the Republicans to be total dicks about it....That's why the road to MJ legalization comes from ballot initiatives, and just goes around the useless politicians.

[thefakeyeti]

This is one of the major issues that got me to vote for obama...

"I dont think marijuana is healthy, or good for people"

It was a sad day in america, the land of the allegedly FREE, when we decided that kind've mentality should rule over our legislation decisions..

[Heyitsjuliebean]

Here is something everyone should know ... McCain = Ignorance.

[SeXyPIMP]

While they are the same plant, the differences are clearly seen in the size of the stocks and the THC levels. His joke at the end was very elementary and proved his ignorance. You don't smoke hemp, it has been genetically weakened to contain less THC and to be used in industrial growth throughout Europe. But because of his ignorance, I would let him try to smoke hemp...it's a guarantee he would know the difference then.

[SeXyPIMP]

The thing that makes me laugh is the fact he believes hemp and marijuana are the same thing. Industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa, contains around 0.3% THC (this is low enough to prevent someone from even coming close to trying to get 'high' off of it). The marijuana plant used for recreational or medical purposes...is purposefully grown to have THC levels from 5-20%. How can he even have this opinion on this medical marijuana subject, if he doesn't know the difference?

[TruthSeeker1988]

Typical Republican

[KripDrip]

Obama is doing the same thing

[prozzak2006]

somehow i had a feeling this old bitch is anti-marijuana

[hateupponassholes]

LoL This is just sad. he mixed upp marijuana with chemical medicine. Marijuana cures people and no one has ever died from it. Chemical medicine produced by the New World Order kills people every day and causes side effect unlike marijuana ! Vote Ron Paul or all will be doomed

[Knudjensen54]

In other words; this idiot will still let the police arrest and jail old people, for using a drug that is safer than all the shit they produce. I dont think this man know the reality of things, he have people to make his opinion, get this idiot out of politics.

[jfgordon1]

hey dumbass... cant u see thers a camera behind u

[NewBlueSon]

McCain never takes into consideration that hes been lied to by the nay-sayers on marijuana... i mean the thought never crosses his mind. Its outside the realm of possibility for him. Same goes with the government in general. What do you guys think a POW would do as president if he learned certain dirty secrets? lets say for instance, the truth about 9/11. He doesnt have a chance at presidency for this reason alone. I kinda feel sorry for him.

[NAMELESSRA]

Now with the government taking over our banks, I honestly believe we have bigger issues to worry about in America. Let's allocate these billions in a wasteful drug war over to more effective programs and put all these drug dealers out of business by legalizing Marijuana and taxing it just like tobacco! WE NEED A BOON IN THIS ECONOMY!

[KripDrip]

Medical Marijuana is already legal with a prescription. If you wanna be an idiot and smoke pot, get a prescription from your doctor to see if you NEED it.

[oljakissarimig]

But...eh.. He knows nothing! pls America wake up!

[ked22]

I want to beat the shit out of that man. There is absolutely no way i will vote for him after hearing this.

[jonnyappleweed420]

John McCain has had his nose up so many republicans butts,He couldn't smell a rose in his mouth.Watch as he preforms the political TWO STEP(It's a soft shoe dance)

[jesskickinit]

2 words

fuck mccain

he dont know shit about weed.

[matthawk420]

Listen to the end of his commentary. You don't smoke hemp moron. It's a different plant and a large portion of it is the stalk. He is really out of touch on this subject

[numbah12time]

McCain is funded by the Triangle. Firearms, Tobacco, and Alcohol. Those industries dont want marijuana to become a popularly used medical drug.

[normangrl]

He should have asked that motherfucker why he is going to stand there and align himself with big Pharma right in his fucking face. AH.

[amandalovesrayt]

Not yet? Not yet? WHAT THE FUCK!!! McCain can suck a dick! What the fuck does he know...he probly smoked more than any of us...

[junior00bacon00chee]

how long are we going to keep complying with the federal maniacs? we should really stop recognizing their illegitimate authority.

[BASSGUY01]

Get bent McCain. What the hell do you know about natural medication?

What he wanted to say was, "War is the health of the state." Elitist piece of human garbage.

His whole act is a puppet show.

[zengernews]

McCain asked for the guy's "name and address" so he could have him picked up by the cops.

By his sick reasoning is since the dude is for medical legalization so he must have some weed on him.

Friggin' tyrant.

[lovetoilets]

He must think it's better for you to go over to Iraq and get killed than smoke some weed since he's all about protecting us.

Maybe the reason he is so pro alcohol is because his wife was born into the Anheuser-Busch Co. and they make millions from it. Just a thought.

[SirFinklebottom]

fuck you mccain, I don't care what you think is good for me.

[boethius27]

Wow, I hate McCain.

[boethius27]

What a jerk.

[JesseKantstopolis]

How evil it is that a politician thinks he has the authority to use violence to prevent sick people from using marijuana.

[PhantomSAMP]

McCain needs to do his research before he talks trash about Medical Marijuana. And I thought it was really funny how in one meeting he said Alcohol is more beneficial to one's health than cannabis and other drugs.

In other words, we do not need an ignorant president in our white house.

[velvethandofdarkness]

How many more years of cannabis prohibition would there be with a President McCain?

"I'll go back and look at it again"

Okay, so after looking and listening, where are we today? Hello? Anybody home?

[gl1production]

HAS ANYONE EVER DIED FROM MARIJUANA

This faggot only has one thing to say evertime there are better medicines and you can make hemp rope.

Fuck him

[panstriato2]

Thank you McCain for choosing what is good for other people.

[joehayz]

Have you ever noticed how mad he gets when people ask him about medical marijuana?

[gswarriorsnum1]

Idiots are clapping in response to that? Really? Better, addictive, damaging NARCOTICS, to destroy you while relieving pain. Just as many people disagree with medical marijuana as agree with it? Really? Then why is it passing so many times? Jon McCain you, nor does anyone else, have the right to tell someone else what to put in their body, let alone someone who is sick and dieing. Wait till that cancer spreads and you have to choose between 20 pills a day or a joint. Get back to us then.

[mikejb28]

OK McCain. I am sick of hearing "I'm an old Navy man" There are tons of Combat Veterans out there like myself, who have a completely different standpoint. Stop trying to represent the viewpoint of all Vets. I think if you smoked some weed you would see the benifits of it, but since you don't, you will continue to sound like an ignoramous. I'd NEVER go to war with this idiot. AT EASE McCain!

[singray7]

McCain is a fucking neanderthal. The police really do have better things to do than bust pot smokers. Why not try busting the crooked republican politicians instead. They commit REAL crimes!

[fuckingcaneitmate]

out the way of the camera you ginger dick

[iobject]

mccain is completely misinformed

cannabis is non toxic,non addictive, and if it causes any damage to a persons health it is very minimal. he thinks that people are going to misuse a medical marijuana system by providing and growing for people who dont really need it. but with an effective nation wide system it would be easy to root out people misusing the system . and people are going to smoke and grow marijuana regardless of its legality

[panstriato2]

He is not misinformed, he probably know all of this. Like other prohibisionists he just don´t wan´t people to use mariguana becouse he thinks it is inmoral to do so.

[andrewh817]

what an ignorant idiot.....

[PinkDaddy13]

What an idiot.

No one smokes hemp. It doesn't contain nearly enough THC to get someone high.

And it's pretty much the safest pain reliever.

Some might argue that it causes cancer, but a vaporizer will pretty much take care of the cancer caused by it... that's if cancer was actually caused by cannabis.

[valvoline87]

Not to mention that it's now been proven that THC prevents the formation of cancer causing agents.

[pksmb1120]

Speaking of hemp...it's NOT MARIJUANA. It's non-psychoactive. Industrial hemp and marijuana are related, but industrial hemp has too low THC content to get anyone high. Not to mention, hemp is a great benefit to the environment.

[quinniferyes]

he is the exact same person politically as bush, the man has been giving hugs to and practically teabagging bush ever since he made his bid for presidency in 2000

[musicfriend08]

Marijuana is more healthy then any of the current pain killers. Marijuana is less toxic than aspirin or Vitamin C. The toxic dose of THC is 50 - 85 grams. Toxic dose of vitamin C is 12 grams. Look it up if you don't believe me.

[101strut101]

musicfriend08, the toxic dose of a drug has nothing to do with the effect on the brain and body it will have. Don't get me wrong im for legalization of marijuana but if you think vitamin C is more harmful to you then THC then you sir are a fuckig idiot

[10pigdog6]

When McCain said, "there's a divided opinion about marijuana in the medical community", I wish the questioner would have jumped in and said, "there is NOT a divided opinion in states laws that allow medical marijuana use".

John McCain claims to be a big supporter of state's rights. States that have medical marijuana laws should be left alone by the federal government, and McCain should quit hiding behind the "medical community" when he goes flacid on this issue.

[ArtGoddess8]

There are NOT other medications available to patients on medical marijuana...that is WHY THEIR DOCTORS RISK THEIR CAREERS TO PRESCRIBE IT TO THEM!!!!!!

[JesusHChristofLDS]

THIS IS NOT SPAM- IT'S RELEVANT -McCain's wife, Cindy, is the Hensley in Hensley, the nation's third-largest Anheuser-Busch distributor. Google McCain and beer. The pharmaceutical companies and liquor industry are marijuana's competition.

[sicMadapaka]

Ron Paul everyone!

[eKo1llusion]

hes not getting my vote...

[m1rock]

Canidates say most of this crap because its what their parties want them to say. They are slaves to their respective parties and I honestly think that is what causes these people to say no to rational questions.

[BerriessnCreamm]

This is true, unfortunately. The reason why marijuana is illegal is purely for political reasons. He is wrong when he says that it is damaging to the health, how so? 100,000 a year die to tobacco and there have been 0 deaths from weed, ever. He should leave it to the states.

[surfzalot2012]

NO! Those OTHER drugs like Oxycotton are very addictive and dangerous. Marijuana can help a lot of people and i don't think it will hurt anyone.

[zasabiibasaz]

marjiuana isnt healthy?!?!?!?!

wut a fucking ignorant moron

i was terminally ill then smoked gods herb and now im stronger than superman

[evanrkg]

preach!

[therealOG328]

wait hold on a second....why does it matter to you? when other people decide to smoke does it hurt you too? the fact is a terminally ill patient smokes cause it makes them live a happier, less painful life.

[success4meandyou]

I am from Chandler, Arizona and McCain is wrong! Marijuana should be legalized. This whole argument is silly, and I can't wait until our country wakes up from this terrible nightmare!!

RP 2008

[RP4409]

Mccain is worthless douche bag. Go off somewhere and die already!

[KripDrip]

thats not a very nice thing to say. John Mccain is an american hero!

[randomdude90]

same hemp joke as in other town hall meetings...

though i diasgree with him, i really like how mccain is respectful and promises to look over the issue

[MikeCANN]

He's not respectful, just a good actor. If you look at all of these McCain medical marijuana questions you will see, how the man is not respectful...

[allthingslucid]

Well, McCain won't be president so he can go take a long walk off a short peer. Too much Arizona sun and too much past prisoner of war has damaged McCain's brain.