Eric did a post about the government having total authority over children “absolute autonomy, absolute power”. Well, CPS (Child Protective Services) in California is not the only agency that acts that way. I did a recent story on an Idaho case They Took Her Kids. This is an update. Just because the below graphic grabbed me.
Here is the story.
Lindsey Rinehart is the chief petitioner for Idaho’s medical marijuana initiative. She is a multiple sclerosis patient who’s experienced a remarkable recovery by using cannabis to treat her symptoms. She is the director Compassionate Idaho, a group working to pass medical marijuana legislation in the Gem State. In her role she has become one of the state’s most high-profile cannabis law reform supporters, along with her husband Josh Rinehart, who is the director of Idaho NORML, the local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Her friend. Sarah Caldwell, is the financial director for Moms for Marijuana International, another activist group which was formed by Idaho medical cannabis patient activist Serra Frank.
If you can help the Idaho Three financially to offset legal expenses, please visit http://rad-r.us/IdahoFund – this is not just any other child custody case. This is law enforcement using targeted, selective prosecution to silence an effective political activist.
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So. She’s admitted to using an illegal substance and is advocating for its legalization (fine, as far as I’m concerned) but, perhaps she should have thought about her child first? You can advocate without admitting. You can even (like me) advocate while allergic to the damned useful (for everyone else) stuff. But if you are in a place where it’s illegal, you cannot advocate and admit to use.
But still, if I had a penny to my name, I’d try to help. Her heart’s in the right place, only her common sense is lacking.