Comments on: National Narcotics Officers’ Association Endorsement Fails To Lift Doug Ose Back To Congress And Exposes Hate Speech Against Citizens Who Oppose Prohibition http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/ Working to reform marijuana laws Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: kittu http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-3772 kittu Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:41:34 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-3772 this is the mainly imp mater in this blog===>> “Supporting marijuana use is an example of domestic terrorism—it puts the public at great risk and threatens the very fabric of our society.” -Ron Brooks, President of National Narcotics Officers’ llegal is not a good enough reason. Slavery was once legal, and our American revolution was once illegal. Legality is a horrible barometer for morality! this is the mainly imp mater in this blog===>>

“Supporting marijuana use is an example of domestic terrorism—it puts the public at great risk and threatens the very fabric of our society.” -Ron Brooks, President of National Narcotics Officers’

llegal is not a good enough reason. Slavery was once legal, and our American revolution was once illegal. Legality is a horrible barometer for morality!

]]> By: ritu http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-3517 ritu Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:32:57 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-3517 The United States government isn’t waging war on drugs…..they are waging war on the American people. That’s why it must stop. The United States government isn’t waging war on drugs…..they are waging war on the American people. That’s why it must stop.

]]> By: Rusty http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-2727 Rusty Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:59:32 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-2727 Here's the whole deal. It has never been about drugs. In the 20's the proponents of prohibition included William Randolph Hearst and Ed DuPont. Hearst was growing pine trees and selling them to his newspaper empire as pulp wood. In 1929, DuPont got a patent from the US government to produce nylon fibers from oil. They both had a vested interest in eliminating hemp fibers from the American marketplace. Neither of them had the slightest clue as to the magnitude of the black market they were birthing. Neither of them gave a damn if your kids smoked weed either. They just didn't want to have to compete fairly with hemp. Then the governers of several western states joined in lobbying Congress to outlaw marijuana for no other reason than to have an excuse to arrest and deport Mexicans in response to an influx of immigrants who were coming across the border. Old fashioned American racism - nothing more, nothing less. And the republicans who like to sell themselves as being "tough on drugs" aren't really trying to protect your children from drugs, either. We are arresting 800,000 or so people each year for marijuana offences. Each arrest that culminates in a felony conviction represents one more voter who will not be welcome at the polls anytime soon because of their liberal views on drugs. People who have liberal views on drugs usually have liberal views on other things as well. See how it works? U. S. drug laws are providing funding for all the mean people on Earth who wish to do America harm - from the gangs who are taking over our inner cities, to foreign terrorists and even criminal elements within our own government. These efforts are not keeping drugs away from anyone, in fact prohibition is doing more to destroy our country than all the drugs in the world could ever do. There's only one conclustion to be drawn from these facts. The United States government isn't waging war on drugs.....they are waging war on the American people. That's why it must stop. Here’s the whole deal. It has never been about drugs. In the 20’s the proponents of prohibition included William Randolph Hearst and Ed DuPont. Hearst was growing pine trees and selling them to his newspaper empire as pulp wood. In 1929, DuPont got a patent from the US government to produce nylon fibers from oil. They both had a vested interest in eliminating hemp fibers from the American marketplace. Neither of them had the slightest clue as to the magnitude of the black market they were birthing. Neither of them gave a damn if your kids smoked weed either. They just didn’t want to have to compete fairly with hemp. Then the governers of several western states joined in lobbying Congress to outlaw marijuana for no other reason than to have an excuse to arrest and deport Mexicans in response to an influx of immigrants who were coming across the border. Old fashioned American racism - nothing more, nothing less. And the republicans who like to sell themselves as being “tough on drugs” aren’t really trying to protect your children from drugs, either. We are arresting 800,000 or so people each year for marijuana offences. Each arrest that culminates in a felony conviction represents one more voter who will not be welcome at the polls anytime soon because of their liberal views on drugs. People who have liberal views on drugs usually have liberal views on other things as well.

See how it works? U. S. drug laws are providing funding for all the mean people on Earth who wish to do America harm - from the gangs who are taking over our inner cities, to foreign terrorists and even criminal elements within our own government. These efforts are not keeping drugs away from anyone, in fact prohibition is doing more to destroy our country than all the drugs in the world could ever do.

There’s only one conclustion to be drawn from these facts. The United States government isn’t waging war on drugs…..they are waging war on the American people. That’s why it must stop.

]]> By: nancyfernandez http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-1881 nancyfernandez Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:45:56 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-1881 This is a good article and it is very informative .I have gathered some information about the Five Pillars Of Pot Prohibition if some more information is mentioned about the particular means it will be better. This is a good article and it is very informative .I have gathered some information about the Five Pillars Of Pot Prohibition if some more information is mentioned about the particular means it will be better.

]]> By: erastus http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-1744 erastus Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:30:46 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-1744 Lot’s of good comments, especially the note indicating the US Congress has a bill before it right now, HR 5842, that would end the Federal raids on medical mj in states that approve medical mj. This is the right time to write our Congressmen and Congresswomen! There’s also HR 5843, regarding all mj, not just medical, so again, this really is the right time to write our Congresspersons. It will take more than one letter and it will take more than a short time period, but this is the kind of effort it will take. Not ranting, not swearing, just a reasonable friendly letter written while in a reasonable frame of mind. Now is the time! erastus Lot’s of good comments, especially the note indicating the US Congress has a bill before it right now, HR 5842, that would end the Federal raids on medical mj in states that approve medical mj. This is the right time to write our Congressmen and Congresswomen! There’s also HR 5843, regarding all mj, not just medical, so again, this really is the right time to write our Congresspersons. It will take more than one letter and it will take more than a short time period, but this is the kind of effort it will take. Not ranting, not swearing, just a reasonable friendly letter written while in a reasonable frame of mind. Now is the time!

erastus

]]> By: Boone http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-941 Boone Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:34:53 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-941 Great article! It is a shame though, everytime I educate myself about Marijuana law and find out just who is tryin' to screw me and take away my freedoms. Depression sets in, the reality of it all is overwhelming. Think about it for a minute...lost freedom for a plant you don't even have to do anything to, it just grows that way! Thanks anyway to NORML for sticking it out when all seems dark and especially for doing something about it. It certainly is easier to dream than to live the life of a activist!!! Thanks again, BoOnE Great article! It is a shame though, everytime I educate myself about Marijuana law and find out just who is tryin’ to screw me and take away my freedoms. Depression sets in, the reality of it all is overwhelming. Think about it for a minute…lost freedom for a plant you don’t even have to do anything to, it just grows that way! Thanks anyway to NORML for sticking it out when all seems dark and especially for doing something about it. It certainly is easier to dream than to live the life of a activist!!!

Thanks again,
BoOnE

]]> By: mheimerl http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-926 mheimerl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:59:16 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-926 All the efforts that every makes to get the laws changed seems like its not working. I love to argue the pros of smoking herb against the people in my life that are telling me how wrong it is. Maybe the reason why the say its wrong is that its illegal. With it illegal will I stop smoking, NO,if it was legal would it slow my smoking down, No. Its just so sad that a person with no REAL criminal past has to act like a criminal just to smoke and ease my body and mind. Its just as more sad that they won't make it legal because of all those companies that would be under since there wouldn't be a fight against herb. I like how some of the comments had it right on the money about it wont be legal because of all the money in the polictians pockets. The pharmacitical companies are afraid of the truth about herb, They know as well as the rest of the american public the good effects for herb. I know that I maybe bouncing around on this topic, but if tobacco is legal and kills thousands of americans as well as alchol, what the duece congress, marijuana has never killed a soul from smoking it. Granted one bad thing about if it did become legal all those people who sell it as a job would be out of work. And I just got a first hand experience from those people just about a week ago in jail. And its even more screwed up that they were young adults and they are going to be spending most of their lives in federal prison system for selling herb. Crazy. We all need to keep up our fight to do something about the american government abuse on us sensiable smokers, All the efforts that every makes to get the laws changed seems like its not working. I love to argue the pros of smoking herb against the people in my life that are telling me how wrong it is. Maybe the reason why the say its wrong is that its illegal. With it illegal will I stop smoking, NO,if it was legal would it slow my smoking down, No.

Its just so sad that a person with no REAL criminal past has to act like a criminal just to smoke and ease my body and mind. Its just as more sad that they won’t make it legal because of all those companies that would be under since there wouldn’t be a fight against herb. I like how some of the comments had it right on the money about it wont be legal because of all the money in the polictians pockets. The pharmacitical companies are afraid of the truth about herb, They know as well as the rest of the american public the good effects for herb. I know that I maybe bouncing around on this topic, but if tobacco is legal and kills thousands of americans as well as alchol, what the duece congress, marijuana has never killed a soul from smoking it. Granted one bad thing about if it did become legal all those people who sell it as a job would be out of work. And I just got a first hand experience from those people just about a week ago in jail. And its even more screwed up that they were young adults and they are going to be spending most of their lives in federal prison system for selling herb. Crazy. We all need to keep up our fight to do something about the american government abuse on us sensiable smokers,

]]> By: ConservativeChristian http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-922 ConservativeChristian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:32:17 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-922 Lot's of good comments, especially the note indicating the US Congress has a bill before it right now, HR 5842, that would end the Federal raids on medical mj in states that approve medical mj. This is the right time to write our Congressmen and Congresswomen! There's also HR 5843, regarding all mj, not just medical, so again, this really is the right time to write our Congresspersons. It will take more than one letter and it will take more than a short time period, but this is the kind of effort it will take. Not ranting, not swearing, just a reasonable friendly letter written while in a reasonable frame of mind. Now is the time! Lot’s of good comments, especially the note indicating the US Congress has a bill before it right now, HR 5842, that would end the Federal raids on medical mj in states that approve medical mj. This is the right time to write our Congressmen and Congresswomen! There’s also HR 5843, regarding all mj, not just medical, so again, this really is the right time to write our Congresspersons. It will take more than one letter and it will take more than a short time period, but this is the kind of effort it will take. Not ranting, not swearing, just a reasonable friendly letter written while in a reasonable frame of mind. Now is the time!

]]> By: Lefytovich http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-910 Lefytovich Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:50:32 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-910 I have never tried drugs, nor do I intend to. I don't consider cannabis a drug. The marijuana plant doesn't care whether or not we have a sheet of paper saying that it is illegal, it's going to grow either way. The laws of man do not affect nature (only man affects nature). The government would rather focus on the funding it already receives from anti-pot efforts, rather than look ahead and consider other options. Personally, I hope that one day the government won't be run by businessmen in expensive suits, but rather a system run by the people and for the people. I have never tried drugs, nor do I intend to.

I don’t consider cannabis a drug. The marijuana plant doesn’t care whether or not we have a sheet of paper saying that it is illegal, it’s going to grow either way. The laws of man do not affect nature (only man affects nature).

The government would rather focus on the funding it already receives from anti-pot efforts, rather than look ahead and consider other options.

Personally, I hope that one day the government won’t be run by businessmen in expensive suits, but rather a system run by the people and for the people.

]]> By: John Thomas http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-826 John Thomas Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/06/30/national-narcotics-officers%e2%80%99-association-endorsement-fails-to-lift-doug-ose-back-to-congress-and-exposes-hate-speech-against-citizens-who-oppose-prohibition/#comment-826 These thugs are what I've wanted to focus on for years. With one hundred million Americans now having smoked pot, it seems we could create a voting block large enough to clean house of these American Inquisitors. These thugs are what I’ve wanted to focus on for years. With one hundred million Americans now having smoked pot, it seems we could create a voting block large enough to clean house of these American Inquisitors.

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