Comments on: ABC News and Willamette Weekly Expose A Major Problem With Pot Prohibition: It Can Kill It’s Victims http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/ Working to reform marijuana laws Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:35:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Coombs http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-23067 Jeremy Coombs Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:58:09 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-23067 I've known Johnathan for years. I even knew him back in his partying days. For the record: Johnathan is one of the kindest, brightest and most optimistic people I've ever met. Johnathan and I shared many laughs, tears and experiences that I will always cherish. When things were at their worst, Johnathan was always a voice of reason and a constant source of joy. He would show up at a party, and he'd have a crowd gathered around him in no time. He is just one of those down to earth, approachable cool types that everybody loves. This was at his worst. At his worst, Johnathan was a far better person than the overwhelming majority of "sober" people I have EVER met or had any interactions with. I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE DESERVING PERSON TO GET A TRANSPLANT!!! This is tragic. Johnathan; it may not be in the best shape or condition, but if it comes down to it...you can have one of my kidneys. G.U.R.P.S. Nerds for life!!! Say hi to Fromberg 4 me. Oh, and watch out for deer! Hit me up bro. -Big Jeremy I’ve known Johnathan for years. I even knew him back in his partying days. For the record: Johnathan is one of the kindest, brightest and most optimistic people I’ve ever met. Johnathan and I shared many laughs, tears and experiences that I will always cherish. When things were at their worst, Johnathan was always a voice of reason and a constant source of joy. He would show up at a party, and he’d have a crowd gathered around him in no time. He is just one of those down to earth, approachable cool types that everybody loves. This was at his worst.
At his worst, Johnathan was a far better person than the overwhelming majority of “sober” people I have EVER met or had any interactions with. I CAN’T THINK OF A MORE DESERVING PERSON TO GET A TRANSPLANT!!! This is tragic.
Johnathan; it may not be in the best shape or condition, but if it comes down to it…you can have one of my kidneys.
G.U.R.P.S. Nerds for life!!! Say hi to Fromberg 4 me. Oh, and watch out for deer! Hit me up bro. -Big Jeremy

]]> By: Litahni http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-20446 Litahni Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:55:29 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-20446 I can understand that there are limited organs and the hospitals need to make the hard choice about who gets them, but I have one concern. I bet they don't deny patients if they admit to drinking a glass or two of alcohol a day. Alcohol is more of a destroyer than marijuana could ever be, yet it's not discriminated against. How bass-ackwards is that? I can understand that there are limited organs and the hospitals need to make the hard choice about who gets them, but I have one concern. I bet they don’t deny patients if they admit to drinking a glass or two of alcohol a day. Alcohol is more of a destroyer than marijuana could ever be, yet it’s not discriminated against. How bass-ackwards is that?

]]> By: Heather http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-17197 Heather Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:19:10 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-17197 Theres a double standard here that is being overlooked! My best friend age 42 died of a heart attack. She was put on life support for four days until the Drs. could get proof she was brain dead and concent from her husband to harvest her organs.Not her heart of course but heart tissue, liver, kidney's skin tissue , eye corneas? and she smoked! Her organs were good enough to use to save lives (4 people to be exact) but people smoking cant get organs? What the hell is with this country! Theres a double standard here that is being overlooked! My best friend age 42 died of a heart attack. She was put on life support for four days until the Drs. could get proof she was brain dead and concent from her husband to harvest her organs.Not her heart of course but heart tissue, liver, kidney’s skin tissue , eye corneas? and she smoked! Her organs were good enough to use to save lives (4 people to be exact) but people smoking cant get organs? What the hell is with this country!

]]> By: Latonia http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Latonia Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:25:09 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-1208 <strong>Latonia...</strong> Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don?t just stand there, make it happen... Latonia…

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don?t just stand there, make it happen…

]]> By: IanSeine http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-177 IanSeine Sun, 25 May 2008 18:19:06 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-177 This has nothing to do with medical pot, it has to do with a no smoking policy! So edible pot will do the trick and no one in Oregon will have a problem! This has nothing to do with medical pot, it has to do with a no smoking policy! So edible pot will do the trick and no one in Oregon will have a problem!

]]> By: ABC News and Willamette Weekly Expose A Major Problem With Pot … http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/comment-page-1/#comment-146 ABC News and Willamette Weekly Expose A Major Problem With Pot … Wed, 21 May 2008 19:05:21 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/21/abc-news-exposes-another-medical-marijuana-patient-denied-an-organ-transplant/#comment-146 [...] starstruckimages wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI spoke extensively last week with Willamette Weekly’s James Pipkin and on Monday with ABC’s Marcus Baram about NORML’s monitoring and gathering case examples from around the country where medical patients, notably medical marijuana … [...] [...] starstruckimages wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI spoke extensively last week with Willamette Weekly’s James Pipkin and on Monday with ABC’s Marcus Baram about NORML’s monitoring and gathering case examples from around the country where medical patients, notably medical marijuana … [...]

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