Drew Carey on DEA Raids & Medical Marijuana Use by Minors

Drew Carey on DEA Raids & Medical Marijuana Use by Minors
June 10th, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Saltzman

reason.tv just came out with its second video on medical marijuana, featuring Drew Carey talking about one young man's battle with cancer and use of medical marijuana. While his parents approved of his medicine, the DEA did not and shut down his local dispensary:

Owen's parents knew the idea of giving medical marijuana to a 17-year-old strikes many people as scandalous. Local Sheriff Pat Hedges even asserts that allowing medical marijuana is "not in the best interest of a community that prides itself on providing a healthy, family environment."

But the Becks weren't concerned about what other people thought; they were focused on helping their son. So with a written doctor recommendation in hand, they purchased medical marijuana for their teenage son. The new medication eased Owen's pain and nausea like nothing else had, and the Becks grew fond of Charlie Lynch, who would sometimes refuse payment because, says Steve Beck, "He was just a compassionate kind of a guy."

But one day, Owen's life took another abrupt turn. Federal agents and local sheriff deputies raided Charlie Lynch's dispensary, and seized nearly everything inside, including Owen's medicine. "He had a prescription from a doctor at Stanford, and they took his stuff!" says Debbie Beck. Federal agents cuffed Lynch, and put him behind bars. Even though state and local laws allow for it, medical marijuana is still illegal under federal law. And because he had clients like Owen who were under age 21, Charlie Lynch faces heightened penalties. In California the average first-degree murder serves 20 years behind bars; Charlie Lynch could face a sentence as long as 100 years in prison.

Source: http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/?p=110

The Charles Lynch Trial Is going on right now for more information: http://www.friendsofccl.com/index.html

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• Drew
• Carey
• DEA
• Raids
• Medical
• Marijuana
• Charlie
• Lynch

[xoblivion123]

I have 6 ounces under my bed. WHATCHA GONNA DO FAGGOTS?! I hope u can read this... Nah, im actually weedless, but oh so help me GOD I SO would if i could. Fuck this shit, the reason it isnt legal is cuz it's ran by a bunch of old grumpy rich spoiled corrupted faggot assholes. AKA the goverment.

[c0r4y]

For this reason i have no respect for the DEA.

what kind of horrible human could steal medicine from dying patients

or a sick kid.

Man FUCK the DEA

[FrOmThECoOp]

Poor Lynch gets punished for helping people out and giving them hope and relief in a pain full life. This makes no sense and is a shame that he and his patients are put through this due to political corruption at the federal level!

[defgill]

I'm no Libertarian, but with all these govt abuses, I'm for less govt and more liberties. Too bad unless we elect Ron Paul we will be stuck in the same mess

[Chaoitcme]

@Crunchy68 We can only hope so. Pharmaceutical companies have too much power in America and they pay off politicians to keep marijuana illegal. Lets hope that the younger generations will not be persuaded by money and legalize marijuana.

[Crunchy68]

@Chaoitcme If 65 is a "tipping point" age bracket for those too brainwashed to get over the lying propaganda about marijuana they've been fed, then legalization will come in about 20 years, when that generation passes away. (And the new generation of "old people" is hip enough to recognize that marijuana helps their arthritis pains, etc!)

[EndoSmoke16]

Drew Carey don't love Ohio anymore it's becuz they don't hav marijuana dispensaries there. Da price iz wrong bitch 

[atchisrj1]

This government is so full of shit there eye's are brown!

[Chaoitcme]

Most people over 65 want to keep marijuana illegal. That is due to them being lied to by the government their whole lives. Most people 35 and younger want it legal because they know of the benefits. It is sad that the government will allow the use of morphine and oxycontin but will not allow the use of marijuana.

[Drittkladden]

I have watched the whole thing and I must say, This is fucked up!

[Rickles123]

Well, I have just lost all faith in our government and am now sick to my fucking stomach that they would do that to a kind helping man like Lynch. Fuck the government.

[koolwen51]

Their are so many cases of this and they find so many patients releive pain they need to stop theis stupid lutercis and leave marijuana alone..