Reader: Medical marijuana should be outlawed so can people can get their drugs from gangs

Sarcasm can be an art form if wielded properly -- and one reader used this tool to do some damage this week. The post in question recently popped up on our interview with Representative Tom Massey about clean-up legislation for the medical marijuana industry...

By Michael Roberts

February 11, 2011

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Sarcasm can be an art form if wielded properly -- and one reader used this tool to do some damage this week.

The post in question recently popped up on our interview with Representative Tom Massey about clean-up legislation for the medical marijuana industry.

ScrewMMJ writes:

Thank GOD for Rep Massey getting things under control. Those crazy MMJ businesses, trying to create jobs, utilize otherwise useless real estate and generally become productive tax paying business owners.

I for one would prefer that MMJ be completely eliminated, that way people can go back to getting their drugs the old fashioned way, from gangs and pushers. As everyone knows MMJ was a farce to move the legalization movement forward, screw that, BACK UNDERGROUND YOU GO! You didn't want to pay taxes or support your local economy anyway, did you?

I also support a repeal of the decriminalization of marijuana, lets give those prison contractors as many patients, oops, I mean prisoners as they can handle. Line their pockets at the expense of an individuals future and freedom.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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