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30 responses to “Craig X. Rubin offering free marijuana to patients if they speak at LA City Council”

  1. Third LA-area raid: Royal Temple of Zion in Echo Park | NORML Daily Audio Stash

    [...] Rubin, as you may remember, is the man who was offering patients a free eighth ounce of marijuana if they would come testify at the LA PLUM hearings two weeks ago. “They seem to be [...]

  2. Patrick Duff

    I will e-mail you for me to come on the show and then you’ll understand my motives.

  3. Bear Bait

    Do liquor stores have to jump through hoops like dispensaries there?

  4. Patrick Duff

    It was a sad day today for many reasons. First was the patient turnout, which was low to say the least. Then we had the straight denial of every application except one that was set for a later date. They didn’t consider facts, they only considered a very small criteria which is almost impossible to satisfy. We did get media attention though, so look for stories.

    One love

  5. Bear Bait

    Anything given or serving to persuade or induce. :2thumbs: I have no problem with this. :roll:

    the first def., :ohno: I would have a problem with that kind of practice.

  6. Bear Bait

    I don,t think it’s fair to use the word bribery. Yes it might be like bribing the kids to go to the dentist but I don’t think he is doing anything illegal.

  7. NeuroGenesis1:29

    - In principle,
    I would be “dead set against” the cannabis-freebie,
    considering it “democracy-by-bribery” to get people
    to engage in the process, rather than
    participating freely;

    - whereas, in practice,
    considering the “economy” and the price of
    decent-quality medi-cann, this 7 gram
    “incentive-to-attend and testify”
    would be a very difficult thing to forgo…

  8. Bear Bait

    :ohno: you say the price has come down, from what to what? Below black market prices? The bottom line is that it is in the interest of the patient to have legalization across the board. I’m a registered med.in CO so I can grow but most of the dispensaries want people to sign over their right to grow in order to buy bud at black market prices :loco:

  9. Patrick Duff

    The price has come down, just to many fools opened up and free commerce will shut them down or force them to contend.

  10. Bear Bait

    The whole point is that people will sell
    it on the black market so the price
    can’t come down

  11. Patrick Duff

    My main mission has been to bring down the price at the same time giving the proper discounts to those in need. I have always fought for lower prices and higher quality.

    I know that no where in the country can you get the quality you can in 50 percent of the collectives in Los Angeles than any where in the country. Some of the collectives overcharge, but free commerce has been WEEDing them out. So if you close more you give more of a monopoly for a few people, as NORML does with their legal racquet.

  12. Patrick Duff

    So let me get this straight, either the patients are being corrupted or they have the mentality of a child, is that what you are saying?

  13. Patrick Duff

    Please read the definition of bribe again and then retract your statement. I am not in this to corrupt patients but to shed light to the corruption of our city.

    Why don’t you have me on your radio show and we can discuss this situation for the public to judge? I will come on any time you’d like to discuss this or any issue that is important to the cause.

    So, tell me, how are we corrupting patients by using a bribe?

  14. Bear Bait

    your not saying this is illegal bribery are you?

  15. Bear Bait

    check out this 9min history of corporations
    http://tr.im/vGQd

  16. Bear Bait

    fair enough, I feel that same split, but haven’t political parties paid people to “get out the vote” before elections?

    But the more I think about it, the dispensaries have interests different than the patients and more dispensaries haven’t brought down the price.

    I’m wondering if there really is a good med. marijuana model that supports low price without across the board legalization.

  17. Patrick Duff

    I enjoy honest debate, and I also enjoy a good conversation, but you are indicating that I am bribing patients and I take offense to that. I have nothing to gain from the situation tomorrow, I am doing this to reward patients who get off their butts and come to see the scam our city is running. This city is closing down collectives and then allowing others to open who pay them off. I have information proving this fact and it needs to be made in the public for many reasons including my safety.

    Jah Bless

  18. Patrick Duff

    Greetings and I understand some people’s concern at what we are doing. The fact is that people don’t show up anymore for protests or city council meetings unless it’s personal. It seems that people are a bit apathetic to what is really happening in our city.

    At this point in time, in a bad economy, corruption runs deeper in government and in more directions. Tomorrow I am going to show evidence that the city is involved in a RICO scam involving city building inspectors.

    I am not up for a hardship hearing as the other two collectives are, I am just just trying to make our local government realize how many patients that this city actually has.

    Jah Bless

  19. Bear Bait

    how is it bribery to give someone something, that they were going to buy anyway, to do something that is in their interest in the first place.

    If they pulled people off the street and gave them a card and an 1/8 that would be bribery.

  20. Bear Bait

    Republican lobbies did this to stop the Gore/Bush Vote in FL.

    Now they are doing it at town meetings this congressional break.

    It would be great if people would do it on their own but :idk: peoples time is very expensive these days. I’m ok with it.

  21. Brent in KY

    To me this looks like they are too content with their marijuana smoking in Cali. Here if we had any hearing any meeting anything I would drive hundreds of miles to tell my story.

    Seems like they have their marijuana laws and they are happy with the way it is, where are all the people wanting to speek at the meeting? How many are driving hundrends of miles to do so? To give out free anything to get them to come, says a lot to me.

  22. Brian Kerr

    It may be for the benefit of the dispensaries, but who cares? More dispensaries, the more Cannabis available and maybe a drop in price do to competition. The American way.

    Plus some times it is hard to get people involved.
    I am 47 and I have been smoking weed since 16 and I have only been active in my own small way in the cause to legalize drugs (all of them) and cannabis right now, for 2 years. Ya just gotta get you Amotivated cannabis consumers off your ass and do something about weed legalization. Maybe some who speaks will enjoy it and do it again for free.

  23. Winder

    Disregard; I missed the Discount place’s input. But think of poor 201… :-(

  24. Winder

    I think Patrick Duff better come through with another hundred eigths…or the second hundred won’t get their quarters.