Comments on: Christian Science Monitor is scared of… something

By: deafers

deafers — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:14:37 +0000

I don’t agree with him, but Kevin is a good guy. Why is everyone launching personal attacks here against him? He’s a smart doc that we happen to disagree with. Calm down people.

By: jackl

jackl — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:45:20 +0000

FWIW, an update to the original article in the CSM identifies Sabet as a “special adviser to Gil Kerlikowski”.

Also interesting that the CSM, like most prohibitionist websites, does not allow for reader comments on the site.

By: DOJ memo: the opposition - Drug WarRant

DOJ memo: the opposition - Drug WarRant — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:04:06 +0000

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By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:22:55 +0000

Seems like a bit of projection there on your part, fallibilist. I don’t recall seeing much of “everyone” on this site believing that reform would actually be driven by the President, regardless of who it is. The most we were likely to see is some benign neglect from the Presidency — and that we’ve seen already in this administration to a greater degree than the past two administrations. Regarding the hiring of Sabet by the ONDCP… who else would they hire? By law, the ONDCP must oppose legalization; to change that requires Congress to act.

By: fallibilist

fallibilist — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:45:48 +0000

Sabet, who joined President Barack Obama’s Administration in August, previously worked on policy and speechwriting at White House drug control office from 2003-2004 and 2000 in both the George W. Bush and Bill Clinton Administrations, making him one of the youngest people to have served in the last three Administrations as a political appointee.

Now can we all acknowledge that the Obama administration is completely useless in rolling back the War on Cannabis?

With his silly cult of personality, President Barry has everyone believing that he might, possibly, sooner-or-later…actually change something.

Bullshit.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:28:39 +0000

Fyodor,

I’m not saying that all support for medical MJ is because medical MJ is a Trojan horse for legalization. People support it for many reasons. Some of them are straightforward, and others really were waiting for Troy to open its gates. Just how many were legit, and how many are Greeks we’ll never know.

But now I think I hear the sack of Troy beginning

By: DdC

DdC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:58:13 +0000

The Khristzion Monster has never been correct in its existence.

By: DdC

DdC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:21:44 +0000

Just skimmed the comments on the Sabet(oge) article. 3/08/2009 Public Faces Medical Marijuana Scam By Kevin A. Sabet CN Source: Daily Bulletin July 24, 2008 California The price of legalizing pot is too high By Kevin A. Sabet| June 07, 2009 Sabet, a leech, nothing more than a tick. A parasite on society persecuting peaceful tokers and the sick and dying American citizens. Perpetuating myth's out of greed and his own ego playing a wannabe Czarman, cager of stoners! Chickenlittle Liars deserve no press. sabetchickenlittle.jpg sabetklintoon.jpg

By: Buc

Buc — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:10 +0000

My God, I hate that guy. It’s one thing to see a stooge like John Walters throw his crazy ideas out there, but it disappoints me to no end when I see somebody of that age so vehemently against freedom. Makes me think his dad was a cop. Either that or Sabet completely ate up the Reagan-era propaganda.

Also, does anybody else ever view those appointed to federal drug policy positions as somewhat of a kangaroo court? The outcome is predetermined before any of the appointments are made.

By: fyodor

fyodor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:33:24 +0000

paul, that’s a little presumptuous. Your implication would seem to be that effectively all support for medical marijuana is based on the hope that it’ll lead to legalization, which of course isn’t true or else pot would already be legal in 14 states rather than just medical pot.

Sure, some proportion of MM supporters are like that, though what that proportion is is anyone’s guess till it’s reliably studied. Personally, I support legalization, but it’s not like I see that as the only point of MM. MM has value in and of itself and if it leads to nothing more expansive (which is entirely possible), it’s still worth it.

That said, I share your glee at this reaction. What’s most interesting to me is that what they fear is that legally available pot will be unproblematic enough as to encourage legalization. And they’re at least very likely right about that!