Franken introduces bill to cut prescription drug costs
January 29, 2011 at 6:40 am in Alexandria Echo Press
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has introduced the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act to cut prescription drug costs for seniors in Minnesota and across the country by allowing the federal government to negotiate lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries. Continue Reading
I believe it is very positive that the President acknowledges the “validity” of Cannabis/Medicinal Cannabis Legalization debate. Whenever the validity of the debate is recognized, such a “recognition” invariably implies that our side has a “valid argument”; this being so, it follows that our side has a very real possibility of winning this “perfectly legitimate debate”, for otherwise it would not be a “debate”. In particular, to say that Cannabis does not have medicinal properties is simply not even a “rational” thing to say. Medicinal Cannabis would be a safe, effective, and inexpensive alternative to many currently used prescription drugs. The same thing, of course, is that Cannabis is much safer than alcohol and absolute majority of pharmaceuticals. All this is true even if the President is “personally opposed” to legalization (at least for now). But we cannot sit on our butts and passively expect positive developments to occur. We must participate actively, write comments at the news articles, write to politicians, sign petitions, register to vote, etc. I specifically urge all the young people to talk to their parents and grandparents and educate them about Cannabis vs. alcohol and hard drugs. As the logical evidence in our favor inexorably accumulates, we will win this “perfectly legitimate” debate!
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