I just suffered through all this bullshit because I'm sincerely interested in Dr. Courtney and his work. I do know that he's very highly regarded in Mendo as a physician and public figure, and also helps quite a few people who otherwise might not have access to medical care. On top of this, he's done some extremely innovative work with the medicine we're all here to discuss, including using it in raw/juiced form to achieve mega-dose CBD therapies with minimal or no side-effects (unwanted sedation or psychoactivity). He is easily regarded as one of the top MD researchers in this field.
I had no idea he was running for public office, but if I was part of that constituency I would definitely consider voting for him. In fact I just skimmed his website and read the issues section as noted above, and I can't find a single thing there to disagree with. Regarding comments that he might be 'too' focused on mmj, I think that's really short sighted (and wrong). Don't forget, mmj is the number one issue to the people he is asking to elect him, and the subject is becoming tied to almost every quality of life discussion in that congressional district. To say he is some sort of fringe nut-job is pathetic slander.
Now I usually just ignore trolls, but this SME person is a real jerk for acting this way and ruining an interesting discussion. Some friendly advice, drop the threats to veteran forum members, and try to get your post count to where more than 2/3rds aren't trolling this same thread. Or better yet, just go away..
[edit] Would it be reasonable to request a mod clean this up so we can start the subject over without interference?