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Me, Medical Marijuana and the LATimes
By encinoman
Another media blog recently took the LA Times to task for having &;at least three&; of its columnists write expose columns about how easy it is to get medical marijuana. Make that four LA Times writers.
I wrote this piece for the LA Times Magazine in 2007, before any of the other three. And unlike Sandy Banks or Steve Lopez, I actually smoked the stuff and commented on its power. Perhaps in these days of layoffs they&;re afraid of peeing in a cup?
More likely, they (and their editors) suffer a paucity of imagination. The tone of each article was the same; &;Wow, it&;s too easy to get a recommendation for medical marijuana. Now almost anyone can buy some.&;
Yes, like it&;s difficult for anyone to buy marijuana from a dealer. As I wrote in the story,
&;I forked over $50 for an eighth of an ounce. Later, when I told a friend about my purchase, he laughed and delivered the ultimate insult: &;You paid more than street value.&;&;
Tags: LA-Times, Marijuana, medical-marijuana, Sandi-Banks, Steve-Lopez
This entry was posted on December 8, 2009 at 6:38 pm and is filed under Los-Angeles-Times, medical-marijuana, Uncategorized.
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