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Robert Platshorn
See the video and reporting by WSJ's Arian Campo-Flores in Lake Worth.
Former convicted drug felon, Robert Platshorn, (Black Tuna) who is America's most notorious drug smuggler, is still advocating for medical marijuana even now when he is he an old dude of 69. He's also been hanging around with Jeff Clemens, candidate for Florida State Senate. Jeff was the former mayor of Lake Worth who sponsored a bill to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
Robert Platshorn served nearly 30 years in prison on federal drug charges. Since getting out four years ago, he's been promoting medical marijuana use to seniors in Florida.
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America's most notorious drug dealer? You couldn't find 3 people that know what the Black Tuna Gang was never mind who this guy is.
You tend to exaggerate your stories don't you? Kind of like skyscrapers going up all over town by next week.
Scary.
What's SCARY is YOU! What I tend to do is tell the facts. Now that's really scary, anonymous.
I agree with you Lynn, that was probably Jeff himself, I just can't stand that loser, he was a horrible mayor, very hateful and self serving. An addict himself, it is no wonder he wants things like this here in FL. He is in because he is in a band, it is not because he has intellect, care, or wants the best for all citizens here in FL, I wish he would head to Jamaica or somewhere. I am voting for Mack!
Aren't we always billing ourselves for our tolerance, open mindedness and diversity?
Hell this guy served 30 years. Seems he paid his debt to society.
Yeah, he paid his debt. Now he's back. First he wants to get old people hooked. Next it will be younger people. He wants his little fat hands on marijuana again so he can smoke it, get higher than a kite and doze off in his easy chair. What a piece of crap. This would be the first step in legalizing marijuana, period.
I have posted here before about my direct experience with two loved ones that benefited directly from the use of medical marijuana.
One passed away and was helped in their last weeks by its use.
The other while still very sick, used it to get over the worst part of his illness and no longer uses it.
Your assertions about old people (or any age for that matter) getting "hooked on it" are far from true.
So if some one in pain can benefit from a substance that is prescribed why keep if from them.
Your rational could apply to morphine and many other pain killers.
I understand what you are talking about. I have a cousin who is a diabetic and he swears that marijuana helps him. What I would like to see is that all of this be regulated and administered through a physician or a hospital. We don't want more addicts and abuse of this "remedy." What I don't want to see are people buying this like an aspirin. Morphine certainly is not a pain killer that is administered by a non-health professional. Is it?
Doctors right and left are going to prison for prescribing pain killers. You have been reading about the pill mills. Doctors also prescribe animals for people living in communities that don't allow animals. They are lonely thus they circumvent the rules to get little Fido sitting on their laps all day. It is all a joke and doctors are a big part of it.
Sure, great, go ahead, legalize all drugs like this and coke, etc. Tax them a lot too, and let them run wild here doing what they want. So society is supposed to allow all of this?
What a joke that Robert has that wrap. I don't know him but I know the story. Most notorious for the example they made out of him then the crime he committed. Rent the movie "square grouper" some time. He did his time, more than anyone ever in America for his crime
It's "Robert" now is it? Everything was fair about Robert and now he's trying to pull another fast one.
He would be a much better person if he drove over to the liquor store bought a gallon of vodka then drank until he passed out in his easy chair.
LEGALIZE IT, DON'T CRITICIZE IT. So many problems are solved by legalizing it, none are created. Like the last anon said... what's the difference if you get drunk or high in your own home??? Should we go back to prohibition?
Let's all go to pot. That will solve all of the problems here and abroad. Right?
Sometimes I think they should allow it all and just tax it all, tax the hell out of alcohol, drugs, cigs, junk food, soda, fastfood, anything bad for you, then maybe people will not want to do it so much. All the laws they create anyway, people always find a way around all of them. Legalize and TAX it all!
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