Talk Show Host Fined For Drug Paraphernalia

DdC · 11-04-2003, 11:37 PM

Talk show host Montel Williams was reportedly fined Monday night for carrying drug paraphernalia into Metro Airport. Williams has apparently been prescribed medical marijuana to control his pain from multiple sclerosis.

He was detained briefly after screeners allegedly found him carrying a small amount of the drug. Authorities decided to ticket him just for the paraphernalia, Local 4 reported.

Williams reportedly paid a $100 fine and continued on his flight to New York.

Medical marijuana expert Dr. Charles Schuster of Wayne State University says MS patients like Williams are among the main users of the drug.

"If he is achieving symptomatic relief with this, then his physician may very well see fit to prescribe it," said Schuster.

Airport officials, cautious about releasing specific details, told Local 4, "We don't want to damage his reputation. Montel Williams may or may not have broken any law."

"This is one of the complications because certain states have allowed physicians to do this, but the federal government still does not," said Schuster.

A spokesperson for Williams released a statement in response to Monday night's incident:

"Montel Williams has been very open about his battle with MS in the hope of raising awareness and helping others. He has prescriptions for many different medications for ms, some of which manage his pain, which is constant. One of the medications he has been prescribed to alleviate his chronic pain is medical marijuana.

While leaving the Detroit airport last evening, Mr. Williams was stopped and issued a citation for paraphernalia related to his prescription, paid a $100 fine, and boarded his flight home. The fight for compassionate care and medical marijuana is one that Mr. Williams is very passionate about and one that he continues to advocate."

Williams went public with his disease in 1999.

Note: Williams Reportedly Authorized To Use Pot As Treatment For MS.

Complete Title: Report: Talk Show Host Fined For Drug Paraphernalia
Source: ClickOnDetroit.com November 04, 2003
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DdC · 11-04-2003, 11:40 PM

Celebrity Buzz For Marijuana

QUESTION: Everyday I read more and more and the effects of medical marijuana and MS. I know Montel, that you are an advocate for anti-drug campaigns. I am curious where you stand on the medical use of marijuana?

Montel Williams

I have [never?] been an advocate for the "illegal use" of drugs, especially when marketed to children. I've been a visual and vocal force when dealing with illegal drugs. But I also understand that there has been a fair amount of research done by lots of doctors who have clearly identified for MS, various forms of cancer and AIDS a clear benefit to medicinal marijuana which is not always smoked. I am 100% behind anyone who is ill having the right to select their own form of medical care. Just recently British Colombia has just legalized for prescription use only marijuana for a) primary illness as MS, secondary is Cancer. The government of Canada is growing marijuana themselves to dispense to patients. There are clear benefits, I've talked to countless numbers of MS sufferers who feel that they have in one way, shape or form gained a benefit from using marijuana medicinally. At the end of the day for those of us who suffer that extreme, neuralgia pain your options for pain relief are morphine, perkoset and a number of other extremely addictive medications. I feel very strongly that other options should be made available, including medical marijuana.

An excellent discussion of the use of marijuana in MS
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M.D. before the Crime Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
U.S. House of Representatives October 1, 1997
In particular, marihuana is becoming increasingly recognized as a drug of choice for the pain that accompanies muscle spasm, which is often chronic and debilitating, especially in paraplegics, quadriplegics, other victims of traumatic nerve injury, and people suffering from multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy. Many of them have discovered that cannabis not only allows them to avoid the risks of other drugs, but also reduces muscle spasms and tremors; sometimes they are even able to leave their wheelchairs.

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The DEA's War on Pain Doctors By Frank Owen
Source: Village Voice November 04, 2003
Twenty-four years after Darlene broke her back in a swimming pool accident, crippling pain still rules every aspect of her life, from getting up in the morning (which she describes as akin to "climbing the highest mountain") to falling into a fitful sleep at night. After years of botched surgery that left her in even more agony, she knows there is no real cure for what ails her, but thanks to synthetic opioids (which include such regulated substances as Vicodin, Dilaudid, and the devil drug of the moment, OxyContin), she says that she can now lead a halfway normal life. Just folding sheets or washing dishes or sitting at the computer are daily miracles for Darlene, who claims she would otherwise be bedridden and suicidal without the chemical crutches that high doses of these powerful opium-like painkillers provide.
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Source: Globe and Mail January 23, 2001
Grant Krieger, 46, who showed up at a Calgary police station with three ounces of home-grown marijuana and a court ruling that allows him to possess it, said ingesting cannabis helps ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
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How many conditions could cannabis based medicines treat?

Dr PHILIP ROBSON Medical Director, Clinical Trials Multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, osteomyelitis, there's a number of painful conditions which aren't really well helped by morphine and other strong analgesics, cancer pain perhaps is an example of that. And then you've got the symptoms related to HIV AIDS, perhaps more speculative things cannabis may be useful in certain mental conditions, mental illnesses. On and on it goes.

jamf · 11-05-2003, 06:51 PM

Its incredibly cruel of the government to harrass people with this terrible disease. Here is something that makes them feel better but the government feels the need to deny them their relief.

The argument against medical marijuana, that really gets me fired up is that legalizing medical marijuana sends children the wrong message. Using that rational, doctors should quit giving morphine to patients during surgery so children dont start to think that shooting up opiates is a good thing.

Governor · 11-05-2003, 10:07 PM

I actually watched the show where Montel stuck a whole pack of cigarettes in his mouth then berated a teen by telling her that 1 joint was equal to more than a pack of cigarettes. He was a punk bitch then and he's a punk bitch now for smoking OUR fuckin' weed. If it was convienent for him to promote the government line he souldn't be allowed around a joint and his ass should be thrown in jail and fucked.

Dead Chimp · 11-06-2003, 06:52 AM

If it were anyone else, I doubt they would have just gotten a slap on the wrist and a $100 fine. Perscription, or not.

Jam Cruiser · 11-06-2003, 08:58 AM

Damn people, Montel is a sick person. Cut him some slack. It's sorta like saying, "OK, I'm sick and I take prescription pills to make me feel better." But then a pill popper would use the excuse, "Well why does he get to take the pills only if he's sick? They should just decriminalize it for everyone." Same argument, different drug.

Hedons · 11-06-2003, 05:13 PM

It's quite a coincidence that this should hit the news on the same day that the following study is released...

"World's biggest MS trial shows benefits of cannabis"

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=461234

-Hedons

11-04-2003, 11:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	Talk Show Host Fined For Drug Paraphernalia Talk show host Montel Williams was reportedly fined Monday night for carrying drug paraphernalia into Metro Airport. Williams has apparently been prescribed medical marijuana to control his pain from multiple sclerosis. He was detained briefly after screeners allegedly found him carrying a small amount of the drug. Authorities decided to ticket him just for the paraphernalia, Local 4 reported. Williams reportedly paid a $100 fine and continued on his flight to New York. Medical marijuana expert Dr. Charles Schuster of Wayne State University says MS patients like Williams are among the main users of the drug. "If he is achieving symptomatic relief with this, then his physician may very well see fit to prescribe it," said Schuster. Airport officials, cautious about releasing specific details, told Local 4, "We don't want to damage his reputation. Montel Williams may or may not have broken any law." "This is one of the complications because certain states have allowed physicians to do this, but the federal government still does not," said Schuster. A spokesperson for Williams released a statement in response to Monday night's incident: "Montel Williams has been very open about his battle with MS in the hope of raising awareness and helping others. He has prescriptions for many different medications for ms, some of which manage his pain, which is constant. One of the medications he has been prescribed to alleviate his chronic pain is medical marijuana. While leaving the Detroit airport last evening, Mr. Williams was stopped and issued a citation for paraphernalia related to his prescription, paid a $100 fine, and boarded his flight home. The fight for compassionate care and medical marijuana is one that Mr. Williams is very passionate about and one that he continues to advocate." Williams went public with his disease in 1999. Note: Williams Reportedly Authorized To Use Pot As Treatment For MS. Complete Title: Report: Talk Show Host Fined For Drug Paraphernalia Source: ClickOnDetroit.com November 04, 2003 Website * Contact CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives

11-04-2003, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	Celebrity Buzz For Marijuana QUESTION: Everyday I read more and more and the effects of medical marijuana and MS. I know Montel, that you are an advocate for anti-drug campaigns. I am curious where you stand on the medical use of marijuana? Montel Williams I have [never?] been an advocate for the "illegal use" of drugs, especially when marketed to children. I've been a visual and vocal force when dealing with illegal drugs. But I also understand that there has been a fair amount of research done by lots of doctors who have clearly identified for MS, various forms of cancer and AIDS a clear benefit to medicinal marijuana which is not always smoked. I am 100% behind anyone who is ill having the right to select their own form of medical care. Just recently British Colombia has just legalized for prescription use only marijuana for a) primary illness as MS, secondary is Cancer. The government of Canada is growing marijuana themselves to dispense to patients. There are clear benefits, I've talked to countless numbers of MS sufferers who feel that they have in one way, shape or form gained a benefit from using marijuana medicinally. At the end of the day for those of us who suffer that extreme, neuralgia pain your options for pain relief are morphine, perkoset and a number of other extremely addictive medications. I feel very strongly that other options should be made available, including medical marijuana. An excellent discussion of the use of marijuana in MS ms-cam Doctor Testifies Thousands with Multiple Sclerosis Using Cannabis Marijuana User Goes on Trial in Washington - 1/21/2000 Woman Faces D.C. Trial in Pot-Smoking Case - 1/20/2000 MS Patient Faces Marijuana Trial - 2/09/99 Michigan Woman on Trial for Lighting Up Marijuana-1/20/2000 Jim Busted, Cheryl Put Back in Chair! Cheryl Miller Memorial Project Drug Policy Forum of Wisconsin Pain Drove Me To Pot Multiple sclerosis sufferer Biz Ivol has found a way to ease her shakes and pains - she smokes cannabis, as advised by her doctor. The Orkney Islander also sends "care parcels" to other sufferers. Summary of the Testimony of Lester Grinspoon, M.D. before the Crime Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives October 1, 1997 In particular, marihuana is becoming increasingly recognized as a drug of choice for the pain that accompanies muscle spasm, which is often chronic and debilitating, especially in paraplegics, quadriplegics, other victims of traumatic nerve injury, and people suffering from multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy. Many of them have discovered that cannabis not only allows them to avoid the risks of other drugs, but also reduces muscle spasms and tremors; sometimes they are even able to leave their wheelchairs. Biz in wheelchair front yard References on Multiple Sclerosis and Marijuana The DEA's War on Pain Doctors By Frank Owen Source: Village Voice November 04, 2003 Twenty-four years after Darlene broke her back in a swimming pool accident, crippling pain still rules every aspect of her life, from getting up in the morning (which she describes as akin to "climbing the highest mountain") to falling into a fitful sleep at night. After years of botched surgery that left her in even more agony, she knows there is no real cure for what ails her, but thanks to synthetic opioids (which include such regulated substances as Vicodin, Dilaudid, and the devil drug of the moment, OxyContin), she says that she can now lead a halfway normal life. Just folding sheets or washing dishes or sitting at the computer are daily miracles for Darlene, who claims she would otherwise be bedridden and suicidal without the chemical crutches that high doses of these powerful opium-like painkillers provide. Read More...www.cannabisn ews...17729.shtml Marijuana Activist to be Denied Drug in Jail By Dawn Walton Source: Globe and Mail January 23, 2001 Grant Krieger, 46, who showed up at a Calgary police station with three ounces of home-grown marijuana and a court ruling that allows him to possess it, said ingesting cannabis helps ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Read More...www.cannabisn ews...thread8419.sht ml Chapter 7: Therapeutic Use of Cannabis Asthma Glaucoma Tumors Nausea/Cancer Chemotherapy Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Back Pain & Spasms Antibiotics & Antibacterial CBDs Herpes, Cystic Fibrosis, Arthritis & Rheumatism Expectorant Sleep & Relaxation Emphysema Stress, Migraines Appetite Salivation AIDS, Depression, Etc... -Marijuana Is Neuroprotective, Journal Says- Utrecht, The Netherlands: Compounds in marijuana dramatically protect brain cells during acute head trauma, according to research findings published in this week's Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reported that THC injected intracerebrally in rats significantly "reduce[d] neuronal injury ... compared with control animals." Scientists concluded, "These results provide evidence that the cannabinoid system can serve to protect the brain against neurodegeneration." Cannabis New Medical related articles Medical Cannabis.com (7 remaining patients receiving US Government rolled joints) Patients Out of Time Natural Compound May Reduce Brain Trauma Damage Missoula Chronic Cannabis Use Research Study Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics Herbal Answers CannabisNews Search - Ethan Russo M.D. Alzforum Website - Marijuana Pharmos to Test Cannabis-Like Drug for Memory Loss CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives neuroprotection cannabis, cannabinoids and the brain cannabinoids and Parkinson cannabis/dopamine Green-Aid.com Ed Rosenthal's Trial Pictures & Articles Americans For Safe Access Marijuana Policy Project CANNABIS A MEDICAL MIRACLE - IT'S OFFICIAL Scientific Tests Of 'Wonder Drug' Give Patients New Hope Taking the drug - which it is still illegal for doctors to prescribe - has allowed a man previously so crippled with pain that he was impotent to become a father; a woman paralysed by multiple sclerosis to ride a horse for the first time in years; and a man who couldn't sit up in a chair on his own to live without a carer. Cannabis From The Chemist How many conditions could cannabis based medicines treat? Dr PHILIP ROBSON Medical Director, Clinical Trials Multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, osteomyelitis, there's a number of painful conditions which aren't really well helped by morphine and other strong analgesics, cancer pain perhaps is an example of that. And then you've got the symptoms related to HIV AIDS, perhaps more speculative things cannabis may be useful in certain mental conditions, mental illnesses. On and on it goes. __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.

11-05-2003, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
jamf Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,821 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Talk About Rubbing Salt on the Wounds Its incredibly cruel of the government to harrass people with this terrible disease. Here is something that makes them feel better but the government feels the need to deny them their relief. The argument against medical marijuana, that really gets me fired up is that legalizing medical marijuana sends children the wrong message. Using that rational, doctors should quit giving morphine to patients during surgery so children dont start to think that shooting up opiates is a good thing.

11-05-2003, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Governor Decade Yahookan Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Denver Colorado amerika Posts: 4,146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	I actually watched the show where Montel stuck a whole pack of cigarettes in his mouth then berated a teen by telling her that 1 joint was equal to more than a pack of cigarettes. He was a punk bitch then and he's a punk bitch now for smoking OUR fuckin' weed. If it was convienent for him to promote the government line he souldn't be allowed around a joint and his ass should be thrown in jail and fucked. __________________ 'Marijuana is responsible for evolution itself' Dr. Robert Melamede "Fuck the monkeys" Ken Gorman potgov@yahoo.com 420 Medicine

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Dead Chimp Old School Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: a 3 room box Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If it were anyone else, I doubt they would have just gotten a slap on the wrist and a $100 fine. Perscription, or not.

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Jam Cruiser smoke mad blunts Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South Philly Posts: 6,509 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Damn people, Montel is a sick person. Cut him some slack. It's sorta like saying, "OK, I'm sick and I take prescription pills to make me feel better." But then a pill popper would use the excuse, "Well why does he get to take the pills only if he's sick? They should just decriminalize it for everyone." Same argument, different drug.

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Hedons Ribbed for her pleasure! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Burbs. Delta(x) times Delta(p) is greater than or equal to h-bar over two. Posts: 4,645 Thanks: 23 Thanked 189 Times in 101 Posts	It's quite a coincidence that this should hit the news on the same day that the following study is released... "World's biggest MS trial shows benefits of cannabis" http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=461234 -Hedons

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