LAist: Day After DEA Raids, Protests Spark in West Hollywood

cidhatter

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:46:29 -0800

I agree that this article/interview was poorly done. Dont get me wrong, I'm not talking about the interviewer, but the interview-ee. I think that this only shows that anyone can get a cannabis card, and easily. Do you think the DEA reads stuff like this? Well, maybe they do. But, my suggestion would have been to interview someone who is taking marijuana for legit reasons. I must admit that this is an interesting article, with an interesting angle, but this only feeds those who say it shouldn't be legal due to it's potential for abuse. As for all you other clucks, there is a lot of misinformation in your comments. First of all, the doctors don't get raided, it's the dispensaries. I smoke marijuana, and I will admit it's not a perfect thing, as nothing is. I think it should be legalized for recreational purposes. For those who say everything that can be consumed should be legal: I say that's a BIG matter of debate. Ultimately, it would be better NOT to legalize everything. No, it would be better to still have it be illegal, but make it the lowest possible misdemeanor charge, along with court-ordered treatment where applicable (I'm talking about the crack, meth, and heroin addicts.) I used to be a meth user, and it wasn't pretty. I don't think there is any drug worse, but I've never used crack or shot heroin so who knows. Meth is the biggest problem-drug facing America. I think that the DEA should focus it's resources on educating the public more about this. If there should be any raids, then it should be on meth labs, not medical marijuana dispensaries...

tony

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:25:21 -0800

of course we read the comments. what you can tell your boss(es) if they hassle you about reading LAist is that sometimes we actually show the medicine being debated about in our stories. they'll get over it.

ben bang

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:04:30 -0800

And while you're at it, can you put more photos of scantily clad latin women on the front page? Then maybe make me a grilled cheese sandwhich and rub my feet? Thanks for covering this.

NSFW

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:28:27 -0800

I don't know if anyone from the site reads through the comments, but... Can you not put a huge pic of a nug on the frontpage? I refreshed the site at work and nearly had a heart attack. The earlier pic with the protesters outside of city hall was far more pertinent to the story.

Major Stoned

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:15:23 -0800

I really want to thank you for covering this issue. It is a really important issue and it is important to raise people's awareness about the situation.

Natural

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:09:58 -0800

Thanks for this article. You've got the scoop on what LA wants to know. "Instead they hide behind seals as they take medicine away from sick people. Heck of a job, DEA." I bet someone got a promotion out of all this.

Natural

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:05:07 -0800

Thanks for this article. "Heck of a job, DEA." I bet someone is getting a promotion...