This, according to the New Hampshire State Republican Party.

"Ron Paul 2008" campaign chairman Kent Snyder said "Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded."

Snyder continued, “Paul supporters should know that we are continuing to make inquiries with Fox News as to why they have apparently excluded Dr. Paul from this event.”

Dr Paul famously proclaimed "I will remove medical marijuana from the war on drugs, and I will pardon non-violent marijuana prisoners when I am president of the US".

A viewpoint which as his opponents are only too aware, has earnt Dr Paul no small number of supporters, as the start of the primary's looms large on the horizon - the pre-cursor for the presidential campaign getting underway in earnest.

Meanwhile fellow republican candidates Rudi Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain oppose legislating in favour of medical cannabis, prefering the pharmaceutical option of highly addictive opioid derived drugs and if Fox News exclude Dr Paul from this debate, thousands of medical marijuana patients (read:US voters) will feel they have also been excluded from the presidential debate.

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