Comments on: Teacher, Students Arrested On Drug Charges

By: collin allen

collin allen — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:45:39 +0000

teachers have students tested for drugs ,so should teachers and principles be tested as well . We have a drug proplem ,ang letting people go is not the answer .
They need to be tested .

By: COLLIN ALLEN

COLLIN ALLEN — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:34:50 +0000

TEACHERS AND PRINCIPES ARE NOT TESTED FOR DRUGS IN SCOOLS BECAUSE THEY DON,T WANT TO BE TESTESD .
EVERY ONE ELSE ,WHO WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, MUST BE TESTED FOR DRUGS OR THET ARE NOT HIRED , THAT IS NOT FAIR, THEY DON,T CARE ABOUT FAIRNESS AS LONG AS THEY GET AWAY WITH A DRUG CRIME .

By: Peter Q Wolfe

Peter Q Wolfe — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:25:05 +0000

Personally the idea of medical marijuana not being legal is rather primitive and heavily traditional in a pseudo scientific prospective. We are in the modern era with canada having it, so should the United States of America. We also decriminalize marijuana at the bare minimum in all fifty states. The word “Drug” doesn’t apply when it the weed onto itself isn’t intrinsically too bad compared to alchol and tobacco and in fact is a healthier alternative. Moreover, we should actually decriminalize prostitution, and blue alchol laws in this state. Hell we need to abolish the death penalty cause it doesn’t save anybody any money at all. The appeals process deals with that and our prisons are over flooded cause in part puritanical dogmas of the past not present day situations or norms in society. For example, Alabama’s sex toy and gambling prohibitions are rather stupid. Come on people change something about this state like alternative energy plan for 2020 or something?

By: Christopher Butts

Christopher Butts — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:51:32 +0000

I see the outcry of “SAVE OUR CHILDREN” has already begun. Even though the marijuana was in her purse, LOCKED in her car. The prescription medication that was “found to belong to Ms. Coulter” is most likely FAR more dangerous that a little bit of marijuana but it’s okay for her to bring that into the school or possess it for that matter. All that aside I’m sure there will be a witch hunt to make this woman into some kind of demon chasing children down the hall with bags of marijuana. There is no evidence what so ever that this woman ever introduced marijuana to ANY child. Still she’s demonized. If Ms. Coulter’s vehicle had contained several cases of beer, what would her charges have been?

The fact is that ALL medications should be kept out of the reach of children, regardless of what that substance happens to be. Thats why they print those warnings on medications. People will demonize this woman for using a substance that has yet to cause a documented fatality in 5000 years of human consumption. Another fact, marijuana IS medicine and always has been. Almost every culture on this planet has held the cannabis (marijuana) plant as part of their pharmacopeia for longer than many people believe the earth has been in existence. Even in this country marijuana wasn’t deleted from the US pharmacopeia until 1942. Companies like Eli-Lilly continued to make cannabis based medications until the federal government forced them to stop production in the mid 40’s. For over 70 years the US government has brainwashed everyone concerning marijuana. its time to do a little research for yourself.

Today there are 15 states as well as Washington DC that has re-established marijuana as a valuable medicine. The group “Alabamians for Compassionate care” will again be introducing the Michael Phillips Compassionate Care Act into the Alabama legislature in the 2011 session.

By: FED UP

FED UP — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:10:28 +0000

Old Soldier your right again.
I can’t believe people make just outrageous statements about can’t do anything
or take anything just to justify their claim that stopping a drug in it’s tracks that
would kill kids in this country can’t be done or the same could happen to
necessary drugs being prescribed by their doctors. Talk about being
ridiculous.
My aunt has cancer and will die anyway soon, but she takes necessary pain
meds to be able to cope, are you saying SHE should not get help with
the pain. Your right lets just let her scream in pain until the day she goes.
How about people with degenerative bone disease in their spine that
is crushing their nerves and shooting pain all the way down their back, arms and
legs. Should these people not have light pain relievers to help them through
their days at the age of 70 or 75 or 80. Or should we let them have the pain and
therefore the hopelessness and depression that comes with constant
debilitating pain. Ok and now if I understand you I guess we should also
dispense with sleeping tablets and add to their problems with sleepless nights
since so many old people have ch’ronic insomnia.
YES lets pull the plug on ALL DRUGS AND/INCLUDING the ones prescribed
by doctors who have been educated in medical science because they want
to help people get well and have better lives.
Some of you have never had family in pain, never had kids with cancer, and
never worked in nursing homes or hospitals, just because so many teens and adults abuse drugs doesn’t mean we don’t have uses
that are necessary and humane for them.
Why don’t we just revert to the old days someone said in a recent post and let them do without.
Sure in this age of information and advanced science why don’t we just
take them into surgery, give them a couple shots of whiskey and cut them
open, or cut their leg off. Oh thats right we banned the sale of liqour too.
How stupid!
Somepeople need to get a grip on their thinking and think things through before
they just spew garbage.

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:56:10 +0000

Again, the drug defenders (and likely abusers) jump!

Drugs and children do not mix – there are some basic physiologic and developmental reasons for this, as their brains are still developing.

There’s a reason why children cannot give legal consent, and why parents must make decisons for them.

There’s a reason why these drugs are illegal. Not all drugs should be made illegal – are you proposing making aspirin illegal? Preposterous.

Are you proposing that drugs given to patients under the supervision of their Doctor should be illegal? Again, preposterous and extreme. Nonsense.

Don’t defend the indefensible! Children should not be given access to substances that will cause them great harm (that includes alcohol and tobacco), PERIOD.

Proposing to make all drugs legal is equally preposterous – it’s a PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. In places where this has happened (like Belgium) they are now restricting use and possession of intoxicating drugs.

While I object ot government intrusion into my life, I also object to an intoxicated individual intruding into my life, especially if they are behind the wheel of a car.

By: art

art — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:47:14 +0000

yes truth be told i am with you. either make all drugs illegal or make them all legal. a drug is a drug whether it is alcohol or heroin, tobacco or marijuana, why even caffeine can be considered a drug. so where do we draw the limit?

By: Truth be told

Truth be told — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:56:28 +0000

Make all drugs illegal including alcohol, cigarettes and prescription narcotics, then see how many of these so-called goody two shoes support drug testing!

Silly hypocrites…

By: southern by choice

southern by choice — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:12:04 +0000

I agree with what you say. But as long as the Alabama Education Association is allowed to be run by the ones currently in charge, the chances of drug testing administrators and teachers is zero!! I don’t think it’s right, but unfortunately that’s the way it is right now.

By: art

art — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:52:11 +0000

this is why all teachers and administration should submit to random drug testing. if we are going to start drug testing in the public schools (for which taxpayers support) let it start at the top where the leadership begins, not with the students.