Comments on: NORML Wants To Know: Are You Or A Loved One A ‘Unicorn’? http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/ Working to reform marijuana laws Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:35:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: harold scott baker http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-3/#comment-53613 harold scott baker Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:37:01 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-53613 i served 27 months in federal prision for less than 13 grams of weed and 8 other wise leagal guns 2 of witch belonged to my then pregnate wife we had a little girl and when she was 5 months old i was sent to prision i never pleded guilty and was lied to and manipulated by so called law enforcement from the start.i challenged the constutional vagness of the law 922 g3 as to what makes a on going user and when in time did i possess firearms and have access to . ifeel so sick that i allowed this so called law enforcement to lie and valadate there pathetic jobs and hurt my family like it did . i live with a passion to help the people to be aware of the unfaire law and consaquise of a crul and abuseive legal system .to read my case put harold scott baker in yahoo search go to 11 cercuit discion feel free to call me at251 223 3618 or email me at h.scottbaker@yahoo.com i served 27 months in federal prision for less than 13 grams of weed and 8 other wise leagal guns 2 of witch belonged to my then pregnate wife we had a little girl and when she was 5 months old i was sent to prision i never pleded guilty and was lied to and manipulated by so called law enforcement from the start.i challenged the constutional vagness of the law 922 g3 as to what makes a on going user and when in time did i possess firearms and have access to . ifeel so sick that i allowed this so called law enforcement to lie and valadate there pathetic jobs and hurt my family like it did . i live with a passion to help the people to be aware of the unfaire law and consaquise of a crul and abuseive legal system .to read my case put harold scott baker in yahoo search go to 11 cercuit discion feel free to call me at251 223 3618 or email me at h.scottbaker@yahoo.com

]]> By: New Drug Czar Nominated; ONDCP To Be Removed From The Cabinet : Greenkind Magazine http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-3/#comment-22439 New Drug Czar Nominated; ONDCP To Be Removed From The Cabinet : Greenkind Magazine Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:59:56 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-22439 [...] the prior Drug Czar, John ‘Unicorn’ Walters, a moral crusader (aptly dubbed Bill Bennett’s ‘Mini-Me’ by the DPA’s Ethan [...] [...] the prior Drug Czar, John ‘Unicorn’ Walters, a moral crusader (aptly dubbed Bill Bennett’s ‘Mini-Me’ by the DPA’s Ethan [...]

]]> By: Hats Radio, Green Edition » Post Topic » the Barr Amendment killed a paraplegic over 1 single joint (reposted from NORML) http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-18762 Hats Radio, Green Edition » Post Topic » the Barr Amendment killed a paraplegic over 1 single joint (reposted from NORML) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:38:31 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-18762 [...] Bush’s Drug Czar, John Walters, recently claimed that jailed marijuana offenders are as rare as unicorns. Well, what about Jonathan Magbie, the Patron Saint of Unicorns, who died for one joint, jailed just [...] [...] Bush’s Drug Czar, John Walters, recently claimed that jailed marijuana offenders are as rare as unicorns. Well, what about Jonathan Magbie, the Patron Saint of Unicorns, who died for one joint, jailed just [...]

]]> By: Tyler D. http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-18716 Tyler D. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:16:32 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-18716 Hello, this is a response to number 1. I'm a unicorn. At 18, my friends and I were arrested for possession and paraphinalia. We all spent the night in jail in our custom made orange jumpsuits. We were taunted and my friend was actually called "fish". (I didnt think they really did that) But yeah, it sucked, and we had less than a dime. My idiot friend answered yes when they asked if they could search the house. So for any doubts that this happens, I'll confirm it. We should have received a ticket or whatever, but with a kingshit cop around, we spent the night in jail and had to get bailed by our friends. It happens. Free Mary Jane!! Peace and love, Tyler D. Hello, this is a response to number 1. I’m a unicorn. At 18, my friends and I were arrested for possession and paraphinalia. We all spent the night in jail in our custom made orange jumpsuits. We were taunted and my friend was actually called “fish”. (I didnt think they really did that) But yeah, it sucked, and we had less than a dime. My idiot friend answered yes when they asked if they could search the house. So for any doubts that this happens, I’ll confirm it. We should have received a ticket or whatever, but with a kingshit cop around, we spent the night in jail and had to get bailed by our friends. It happens. Free Mary Jane!!

Peace and love,
Tyler D.

]]> By: A Marijuana Valentine To Jonathan Magbie: Patron Saint Of Unicorns : West Coast Cannabis http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-18495 A Marijuana Valentine To Jonathan Magbie: Patron Saint Of Unicorns : West Coast Cannabis Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:30:00 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-18495 [...] Bush’s Drug Czar, John Walters, recently claimed that jailed marijuana offenders are as rare as unicorns. Well, what about Jonathan Magbie, the Patron Saint of Unicorns, who died for one joint, jailed just [...] [...] Bush’s Drug Czar, John Walters, recently claimed that jailed marijuana offenders are as rare as unicorns. Well, what about Jonathan Magbie, the Patron Saint of Unicorns, who died for one joint, jailed just [...]

]]> By: kdawg http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-6838 kdawg Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:03:55 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-6838 I guess this was a while ago but in response to # 19 the opposition doesn't know how to use a computer. We can't change things yet because we just don't have the numbers yet. Oh, and i suppose i'm not going to be a unicorn but my court date is in 4 days. My friend will definitle be though because it was his car. It sucks. We wen't doing anything to anyone. I hope I still get into college and can get aid. I guess this was a while ago but in response to # 19 the opposition doesn’t know how to use a computer. We can’t change things yet because we just don’t have the numbers yet. Oh, and i suppose i’m not going to be a unicorn but my court date is in 4 days. My friend will definitle be though because it was his car. It sucks. We wen’t doing anything to anyone. I hope I still get into college and can get aid.

]]> By: L0UIS http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-5327 L0UIS Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:47:17 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-5327 hey everybody, soo many stories up here. mine is basically a horror story like everyone else s'. i was a drinker until i was 18, and had my license taken from me and minor probation for 6 months for a dui. i wasn't drunk , i just had enough alcohol in my system on my 15 minute ride back to my house to get me that charge. I luckily didn't loose my job with that one , kinda told them some little white lies about wat happened. so later on i found pot , wich made my life alot more smoother. rather then be drunk and not no what happend last night , or damaging my body more then i would ever believe, and not being able to work the next day , i would smoke pot and i would be 100% all the time . ever since i could remember i wouldn't take medicine for my conditions , i just like idea of putting something in my body that i didn't see made or know what it will do to my body in the long run. So pot was what Ive been waiting for. I had gotten my license back , got my job(career)back , making my loot , traveling ,having a blast with everything that came my way, including paying off my fines. everything went well until i was pulled over at 7am after work with a fellow employee smoking a blunt, which to make a long story short gave me another dui. I was soo terrified that this would ruin everything, and it did. The judge took my license for 2 n1/2 years, on probation for 2 more years . Right now my whole life has come to a stop , basically falling apart. I am forced by the state to go to a rehab 3 days a week for like 40+weeks and go to aa/na meetings twice a week.that's 5 days a week i have to feel guilty for smoking pot. And on top of that I'm supposed to give in and talk about my problems with pot and have all this BS shoved in my face about how bad pot is by the rehab i go to, and most of it by people on dope and there for and coke n crack and everything else ridiculous. while i have been heavily monitored by the state i decided to drink again because i couldn't smoke , i am a horrible drunk and caught 2 arrests on probation in one weekend . so i am never drinking again , but i am almost positive that i will be that unicorn too! will someone please come get me outta jail when weed is decriminalized , i cant wait to get back to my life, my dreams. peace out hey everybody, soo many stories up here. mine is basically a horror story like everyone else s’. i was a drinker until i was 18, and had my license taken from me and minor probation for 6 months for a dui. i wasn’t drunk , i just had enough alcohol in my system on my 15 minute ride back to my house to get me that charge. I luckily didn’t loose my job with that one , kinda told them some little white lies about wat happened. so later on i found pot , wich made my life alot more smoother. rather then be drunk and not no what happend last night , or damaging my body more then i would ever believe, and not being able to work the next day , i would smoke pot and i would be 100% all the time . ever since i could remember i wouldn’t take medicine for my conditions , i just like idea of putting something in my body that i didn’t see made or know what it will do to my body in the long run. So pot was what Ive been waiting for. I had gotten my license back , got my job(career)back , making my loot , traveling ,having a blast with everything that came my way, including paying off my fines. everything went well until i was pulled over at 7am after work with a fellow employee smoking a blunt, which to make a long story short gave me another dui. I was soo terrified that this would ruin everything, and it did. The judge took my license for 2 n1/2 years, on probation for 2 more years . Right now my whole life has come to a stop , basically falling apart. I am forced by the state to go to a rehab 3 days a week for like 40+weeks and go to aa/na meetings twice a week.that’s 5 days a week i have to feel guilty for smoking pot. And on top of that I’m supposed to give in and talk about my problems with pot and have all this BS shoved in my face about how bad pot is by the rehab i go to, and most of it by people on dope and there for and coke n crack and everything else ridiculous. while i have been heavily monitored by the state i decided to drink again because i couldn’t smoke , i am a horrible drunk and caught 2 arrests on probation in one weekend . so i am never drinking again , but i am almost positive that i will be that unicorn too! will someone please come get me outta jail when weed is decriminalized , i cant wait to get back to my life, my dreams. peace out

]]> By: Emily http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-5151 Emily Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:38:04 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-5151 I am a 17 year old girl. (16 at the time of the arrest) Good grades, good family, good friends. One day after school a friend picked me up, sold me a half o on a real good deal (first time I've bought that much). We go for some food and meet up wih 2 other friends into one of their cars. With nothing much to do, we parked into a local park parking lot. Friend started breaking up some weed for a blunt. A second after my friend jokes around about the cops, one rolls up right behind us. I nearly pissed my pants.. as did everyone else. Right away, the cop accused the driver of a DUI, though there were no apparent ways to prove of it. After the cop flipping out on my friend, accusing him of an attitude problem, and making him to rediculously silly sobriety tests, he demands the rest of us to get out one by one. He finds 3 oz on the driver (also a dealer), an oz on the passenger, and just enough weed for the blunt on my friend who was in the back with me. The cop also says, numerous times, "you aren't being arrested.. we appreciate your honesty" and a bunch of other BS. There I am in tears along with everyone else, all being thrown on opposite sides of the ground, basically giving the public some kind of show. Embarrassing much? 2 other cop cars roll up and take us all down to the station. Fingerprints, mugshots, the whole 9 yards. It isn't until I ASK MYSELF if I had been arrested, that I find out I actually was. (That's right, a 16 year old girl has to ask the cop if she was arrested or not). I'm put in a holding cell until my dad picks me up. Now I am faced with a possiblity of probation until I am 21 and God only knows how much money in fines, and whatever else they decide to throw on me. The two who had the heaviest weight are going to face years in jail. It's BS. It's an effing plant. I shouldn't be ashamed, but I am, and it's all thanks to our bogus law system. Unicorns Unite? I am a 17 year old girl. (16 at the time of the arrest) Good grades, good family, good friends. One day after school a friend picked me up, sold me a half o on a real good deal (first time I’ve bought that much). We go for some food and meet up wih 2 other friends into one of their cars. With nothing much to do, we parked into a local park parking lot. Friend started breaking up some weed for a blunt. A second after my friend jokes around about the cops, one rolls up right behind us. I nearly pissed my pants.. as did everyone else. Right away, the cop accused the driver of a DUI, though there were no apparent ways to prove of it. After the cop flipping out on my friend, accusing him of an attitude problem, and making him to rediculously silly sobriety tests, he demands the rest of us to get out one by one. He finds 3 oz on the driver (also a dealer), an oz on the passenger, and just enough weed for the blunt on my friend who was in the back with me. The cop also says, numerous times, “you aren’t being arrested.. we appreciate your honesty” and a bunch of other BS. There I am in tears along with everyone else, all being thrown on opposite sides of the ground, basically giving the public some kind of show. Embarrassing much? 2 other cop cars roll up and take us all down to the station. Fingerprints, mugshots, the whole 9 yards. It isn’t until I ASK MYSELF if I had been arrested, that I find out I actually was. (That’s right, a 16 year old girl has to ask the cop if she was arrested or not). I’m put in a holding cell until my dad picks me up. Now I am faced with a possiblity of probation until I am 21 and God only knows how much money in fines, and whatever else they decide to throw on me. The two who had the heaviest weight are going to face years in jail. It’s BS. It’s an effing plant. I shouldn’t be ashamed, but I am, and it’s all thanks to our bogus law system. Unicorns Unite?

]]> By: mike http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-5087 mike Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:46:46 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-5087 i'm now 26, but when i was 19 i was arrested for 3 and a half grams of pot fresh after 911 on a army housing complex, and spent one night in jail. I was sentenced to 6 months pretrial, and then one year of probation. Since it was a first time federal charge no fines were issued, meaning that tax payers payed for the costs of 2 urine tests a week for a year and a half.....sorry average joe, it wasnt my choice to waste your hard earned money! i’m now 26, but when i was 19 i was arrested for 3 and a half grams of pot fresh after 911 on a army housing complex, and spent one night in jail. I was sentenced to 6 months pretrial, and then one year of probation. Since it was a first time federal charge no fines were issued, meaning that tax payers payed for the costs of 2 urine tests a week for a year and a half…..sorry average joe, it wasnt my choice to waste your hard earned money!

]]> By: stephen http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/comment-page-2/#comment-5027 stephen Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:25:37 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/09/26/norml-wants-to-know-are-you-or-a-loved-one-a-unicorn/#comment-5027 22 no priors, I am a full time student working a minimal wage job, trying to go to school to better myself. I got a charge because a under cover watched me take a pain pill (mine i had a script and was in a sling at the time) while i was getting out of my car for a nine inch nails show. Cop demanded i show him my script it was sitting next to my friends pipe in my center console (we were getting out of the car to go into the show and had not even smoked) now i am on probation paying out the ass for probation and dui classes(the teacher laughed and said i had no need to be there). I have never been in trouble before, i vote, i pay my taxes, I give money to the damn fraternal order of police; and now i have record and am fighting to not lose my student aid. Is it not time we end this prohibition, decriminalize, tax and start working on fixing the broken economy? 22 no priors, I am a full time student working a minimal wage job, trying to go to school to better myself. I got a charge because a under cover watched me take a pain pill (mine i had a script and was in a sling at the time) while i was getting out of my car for a nine inch nails show. Cop demanded i show him my script it was sitting next to my friends pipe in my center console (we were getting out of the car to go into the show and had not even smoked) now i am on probation paying out the ass for probation and dui classes(the teacher laughed and said i had no need to be there). I have never been in trouble before, i vote, i pay my taxes, I give money to the damn fraternal order of police; and now i have record and am fighting to not lose my student aid. Is it not time we end this prohibition, decriminalize, tax and start working on fixing the broken economy?

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