Marijuana lobbyist retires
What is so hilarious about this article is not that the dude (Peter Stroup) is "retiring" as the president of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) -- however that is possible for a stoner -- but that he gives the interview to the Washington Post completely stoned.........on COLD MEDICINE. Cold medicine.
As a media coach, I can cite about 10 rules that he breaks with impunity, but I'm laughing too hard to enumerate them at the moment.
Interesting part of the piece, in all seriousness, is the description of the marijuana legalization groups and their funding. The Drug Policy Alliance is funded by billionaire George Soros and the Marijuana Policy Project is funded by insurance mogul Peter Lewis. According to the article, NORML "limps by" on $750K per year. Is he joking? Or just really really stoned on cold medicine?
I know that by Washington standards, 3/4 of a million is chump change. But to many organizations, that ain't nothin' to sneeze at. And what the heck are they spending it on? Dare I ask?
The marijuana legalization movement is something to watch, however. Thanks to folks like Soros, they are getting a shot in the arm financially and seem to be gaining some steam. I wrote about Soros' tangled web a few months back, if you're interested....
posted by Daly Report @ 4:50 PM
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I found this article somewhat humorous but some parts were extremely biased and stereotypical. Now I don't know the story on the guy being stoned at the interview on cold medicine so I will leave that one alone, but when you wrote, "however that is possible for a stoner", it showed me your lack of professionalism as an objective reporter.
I believe Peter was making a point about the cold medicine and it's effect on him.
It seems as if he illustrating the fact that Tylenol is a drug and apparently, can make you feel pretty shitty. However, it is not illegal and is a household item in America, while Marijuana is not.
Also, I don't get your confusion on how it's possible for a 'stoner' to retire. You've mentioned three people in your article who have smoked marijuana and who are all more successful, more accomplished and richer than you are (Peter Stoup, George Soros and Peter Lewis). I apologize if that comes off as mean, because I'm not trying to be so; I'm trying to illustrate my confusion of your statment.
Thanks,
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What I find truly hilarious is that you have comments posted(most likely by stoners) that truly surpass the writing skill, tact, and professionalism you display in you article about the "dude on cold medicine." The extremists like yourself who are so overly bias to the topic that create misleading propagation of information and opinion regarding marijuana. I also must laugh because you have Rush Limbaugh as your first link listed on your page. Is that the type of individual that helps you form your opinions for your articles? If so I suggest you read up on the recent medical studies done on marijuana and also learn about the chemical itself and how it is processed in the body and the actual chemical effects it has on the brain; which you will find that in the brain it generally acts as an "intermediary receptor" i use this term to dumb it down for you. Thanks and please educate yourself further.
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