October 31, 2009 08:07 PM UTC

Big Pharma vs. Cannabis Dispensaries or Big $$ Political Donations Get Action

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• by: Whiskey Lima Juliet

(Well, the last pot diary was pretty popular…If growers are not protected as ‘caregivers’ re: this ‘controlled substance’ what about Big Pharma and the drugs they push every night on the TV?   – promoted by ClubTwitty)

Here is my issue in Black and White.  Man takes Ambien and kills his friend while sleep walking.  Sounds crazy, well not so fast…it is happening time and time again!

The case is one of a growing number of so-called “Ambien-defense” cases around the country in which defendants claim that under the influence of the drug they were not responsible for murders, sexual assaults and fatal car crashes.

http://www.denverpost.com/sear…

Prince Adams, 29, of Memphis, Tenn., claimed he stabbed his girlfriend, Ohrdra “Nikki” Flowers, 27 times with a pocketknife on April 17, 2006, after taking Ambien and dreaming she was cheating on him.

Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the U.S. Capitol early in the morning of May 4, 2006, after taking Ambien and another prescription drug.

Andover, Mass., attorney Ki Yong O, then 36, claimed he was “sleep driving” after taking an Ambien when he slammed into 43-year-old Anthony Raucci while he was fixing his car beside Interstate 93. Raucci was killed.

Judge Kenneth Fishman acquitted O in December 2007 of voluntary motor vehicle homicide, ruling that O’s actions were not voluntary because he did not know the effects of Ambien, a North Andover news report says.

But the public is OK with whatever Big Pharma prescribes no matter how addictive and debilitating the drug is.

My husband was given Ambien.  He complained that the drug made him feel “knocked out” and the sleep was not that restful.  

Medical Marijuana on the other hand has not had that type of negative side effect.  And is an excellent sleeping aid.  Then how we are better taking an Ambien than smoking an Indica strain before bed, or having a cup of cannabis infused tea?

So what is the issue here, AG Suthers? Is it the donations to political campaigns from Big Pharma? Would this battle have something to do with why you don’t want dispensaries taking money out of contributors pockets.  Are we looking into the Doctors that give Ambien or Oxycontin too much or to the wrong people? Would they be on the same “investigative list” as the Doctors who are simply “recommending” MMJ.

It appears the Pfizer was in your Top 20 Donors.  http://www.followthemoney.org/…  

OK, AG Suthers, we get the game.  However, the next time your wife needs a sleeping pill and reaches for Big Pharma Ambien, I suggest you sleep in the guest room.