{"id":511,"date":"2015-01-01T12:58:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=511"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:58:09","slug":"medicinal-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=511","title":{"rendered":"Medicinal Weed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Put me on a government list.
\nGotta get me some of this.
\nI got problems medical.
\nNeed some prophethetical
\nGotta smoke to get me well.
\nGovernment can go to hell.<\/p>\n

Give my name to Uncle Sam.
\nGive me meds and let me jam.
\nGet me to the clinic, stat.
\nDoctor Feelgood, feelin’ phat.<\/p>\n

Give me my own dose of weed.
\nI’ve been patient, but I need
\nSmoke, not syrup, for my cough.
\nFill my script and get me off.<\/p>\n

I be lovin’ medicare,
\nFeelin’ better everywhere.
\nAches and pains just disappear.
\nUncle Sam, got yours right here.
\nLight this blunt up with the flag.
\nI still got me half a bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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