Comments on: NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/ Working to reform marijuana laws Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gui http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-52264 Gui Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:03:54 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-52264 There are so many reasons why should Cannabis be legalized. Let me start with something that everyone`s interested in. Environmental Issues: Marijuana farmers don`t care about the environment, they tend crops, harvest, and abandon their farms, leaving behind irrigation tubes, pesticides that drain into creeks, and enter the food chain sickening wildlife. Piles of trash and human waste. They grow crops on lands that isn`t their`s, usually in in hidden areas, afraid of authorities. They trample and endanger ecosystems in the process. Now if Cannabis were made legal growers would have to follow sustainable farming practices. But they`re already breaking the law, so why should they bother? A different reason is the health effects of Cannabis use, Is there any? I haven`t seen any proof that it causes harm to one`s body. Also you can`t die from a cannabis overdose, something you can`t say about Alcohol which is a legal drug, anything over .30% of alcohol in your blood, will almost certainly kill you. And cigaretes kill about 400.000 people per year in the United States only. Even aspirines kill more people than Cannabis. If Cannabis were legalized and taxed, the goverment would make a lot of profit, you can also make clothes, ropes, and paper out of the hemp plant, and the products that come out of it are stronger and last longer, and the hemp plant takes much, much less time to grow than trees. Cannabis was made illegal because of prejudice against, African Americans and Mexicans, the name Marijuana comes from Spanish, they gave it that name so people would be scared of it. Cannabis was made illegal based on lies and prejudice. In the 1930`s it was said that 60% of crimes were done under the influence of Marijuana, which we know was just another lie. There are many other facts why Cannabis should be legalized, but people just chose not to see them. There are so many reasons why should Cannabis be legalized. Let me start with something that everyone`s interested in.
Environmental Issues: Marijuana farmers don`t care about the environment, they tend crops, harvest, and abandon their farms, leaving behind irrigation tubes, pesticides that drain into creeks, and enter the food chain sickening wildlife. Piles of trash and human waste. They grow crops on lands that isn`t their`s, usually in in hidden areas, afraid of authorities. They trample and endanger ecosystems in the process. Now if Cannabis were made legal growers would have to follow sustainable farming practices. But they`re already breaking the law, so why should they bother?

A different reason is the health effects of Cannabis use, Is there any? I haven`t seen any proof that it causes harm to one`s body. Also you can`t die from a cannabis overdose, something you can`t say about Alcohol which is a legal drug, anything over .30% of alcohol in your blood, will almost certainly kill you. And cigaretes kill about 400.000 people per year in the United States only. Even aspirines kill more people than Cannabis.

If Cannabis were legalized and taxed, the goverment would make a lot of profit, you can also make clothes, ropes, and paper out of the hemp plant, and the products that come out of it are stronger and last longer, and the hemp plant takes much, much less time to grow than trees.

Cannabis was made illegal because of prejudice against, African Americans and Mexicans, the name Marijuana comes from Spanish, they gave it that name so people would be scared of it. Cannabis was made illegal based on lies and prejudice. In the 1930`s it was said that 60% of crimes were done under the influence of Marijuana, which we know was just another lie.

There are many other facts why Cannabis should be legalized, but people just chose not to see them.

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]]> By: crohn's patient http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-15594 crohn's patient Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:32:20 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-15594 MINNESOTA: Senate Bill SF97 is also currently active and in the Health and Human Services Committee!!! MINNESOTA: Senate Bill SF97 is also currently active and in the Health and Human Services Committee!!!

]]> By: Derrick Jordan http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-14220 Derrick Jordan Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:57:37 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-14220 So glad to see the Missouri House Bill 277 measure. I suffer from cronic pancreatitis and it causes me much pain and nausia. Lets band together and make Missouri the next Medical Marijuana state. If you are in Missouri please contact all of your elected officials and let's give deserving people the medicine they need!!!! So glad to see the Missouri House Bill 277 measure. I suffer from cronic pancreatitis and it causes me much pain and nausia. Lets band together and make Missouri the next Medical Marijuana state. If you are in Missouri please contact all of your elected officials and let’s give deserving people the medicine they need!!!!

]]> By: Mike Cann http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-13449 Mike Cann Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:56:31 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-13449 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KCO1zuJuc Interview with PROSPECT HILL in Methuen, MA about question 2 decrim and the Methuen city hearing to overturn what 65% of MA voters voted for. http://bostonfreedomrally.com http://masscann.org Music: Prospect Hill http://myspace.com/prospecthill "Break Down" and "4 AM" http://www.bostonfreedomrally.com For info on all the local hearings and flyers/posters to bring to them. http://www.eagletribune.com/. Lawrence Eagle Tribune Agrees With Us! Methuen Mayor William Manzi this is a bad idea. Methuen City Council, 7PM, TUESDAY NIGHT! Searles Building, Room 308 41 Pleasant St. Methuen, MA 01844 You can also call the city counsil, please leave them a message! Thanks them for their service and ask they vote with the will of the people and for decrim as it stands and is working... Methuen Council Office: 978-983-8510 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KD-QZ-S1KE City and town officials across the state are scrambling to pass RE-CRIMINALIZATION BY-LAWS that would make pot smokers criminals again. Quincy, Framingham, and Milford are already very close to passing these measures. Worcester city counsil was the first to vote on it, we won in Worcester. Will your town follow? Check out http://bostonfreedomrally.com and http://www.masscann.org for the latest news! Tell your town governments to keep marijuana DECRIMINALIZED and not RECRIMINALIZED! Be there with us this Tuesday Night, 7PM on the streets in front of Quincy City Hall and then inside for the city council hearing! Quincy City Council: RECRIMINALIZATION HEARING PROTEST 1305 Hancock St, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm By MBTA: Red Line (Braintree Train) to Quincy Center. City Hall is behind the T Station on Hancock Street. Despite the 63% margin of voters who said "yes" to Question 2, Quincy will be looking to RECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA on Tuesday, January 20, when they meet at 7pm. If they are successful, Quincy will be the first town in Massachusetts to do so since Question 2 passed. This could open the door to more towns following suit. Last week, the Worcester city council voted 7-4 AGAINST recriminalizing marijuana. If it is defeated in Quincy, it will show lawmakers across the state that decriminalization was the right choice, and that the voters knew what they were doing when they said "YES." DONT LET YOUR VOICE GET SILENCED BY THE "REEFER MADNESS MENTALITY" OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Come stand with our brothers and sisters in Quincy, and lets end this recriminalization movement now. Calling out Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Methuen Mayor Manzi and any other paid politician ruling against the vote of the majority who feel like nobody should ever be arrested for using cannabis! http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions Patriot Ledger Letter to Editor about Protest/Rally! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KCO1zuJuc

Interview with PROSPECT HILL in Methuen, MA about question 2 decrim and the Methuen city hearing to overturn what 65% of MA voters voted for.

http://bostonfreedomrally.com
http://masscann.org

Music: Prospect Hill
http://myspace.com/prospecthill
“Break Down” and “4 AM”

http://www.bostonfreedomrally.com
For info on all the local hearings and flyers/posters to bring to them.

http://www.eagletribune.com/.
Lawrence Eagle Tribune Agrees With Us! Methuen Mayor William Manzi this is a bad idea.

Methuen City Council, 7PM, TUESDAY NIGHT!

Searles Building, Room 308
41 Pleasant St.
Methuen, MA 01844

You can also call the city counsil, please leave them a message! Thanks them for their service and ask they vote with the will of the people and for decrim as it stands and is working…

Methuen Council Office: 978-983-8510

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KD-QZ-S1KE

City and town officials across the state are scrambling to pass RE-CRIMINALIZATION BY-LAWS that would make pot smokers criminals again.

Quincy, Framingham, and Milford are already very close to passing these measures. Worcester city counsil was the first to vote on it, we won in Worcester.

Will your town follow? Check out http://bostonfreedomrally.com and http://www.masscann.org for the latest news!

Tell your town governments to keep marijuana DECRIMINALIZED and not RECRIMINALIZED!

Be there with us this Tuesday Night, 7PM on the streets in front of Quincy City Hall and then inside for the city council hearing!

Quincy City Council:
RECRIMINALIZATION HEARING PROTEST

1305 Hancock St, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
By MBTA: Red Line (Braintree Train) to Quincy Center. City Hall is behind the T Station on Hancock Street.

Despite the 63% margin of voters who said “yes” to Question 2, Quincy will be looking to RECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA on Tuesday, January 20, when they meet at 7pm. If they are successful, Quincy will be the first town in Massachusetts to do so since Question 2 passed.

This could open the door to more towns following suit.

Last week, the Worcester city council voted 7-4 AGAINST recriminalizing marijuana. If it is defeated in Quincy, it will show lawmakers across the state that decriminalization was the right choice, and that the voters knew what they were doing when they said “YES.” DONT LET YOUR VOICE GET SILENCED BY THE “REEFER MADNESS MENTALITY” OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

Come stand with our brothers and sisters in Quincy, and lets end this recriminalization movement now.

Calling out Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Methuen Mayor Manzi and any other paid politician ruling against the vote of the majority who feel like nobody should ever be arrested for using cannabis!

http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions
Patriot Ledger Letter to Editor about Protest/Rally!

]]> By: pedro http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-13156 pedro Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:07:34 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-13156 florida needs to make a move man! florida needs to make a move man!

]]> By: Mike http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-13070 Mike Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:47:45 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-13070 they want to fine people for smoking weed! what is this bullshit? they want to fine people for smoking weed! what is this bullshit?

]]> By: Dizzle http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-12889 Dizzle Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:24:46 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-12889 HB 1177, *blink blink* Hell yeah! I'm all for this in my state! HB 1177,

*blink blink* Hell yeah! I’m all for this in my state!

]]> By: NORML http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-12840 NORML Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:14:23 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-12840 Anyone else see that Senate Bill 212 would yet again just prevent even more medical users? "certain driving indiscretions", but yet, Marijuana metabolites are there whether your high or not. "You can get medicated, but now you give up your rights to drive" Another bill made by a ignorant tard, =./ Anyone else see that Senate Bill 212 would yet again just prevent even more medical users? “certain driving indiscretions”, but yet, Marijuana metabolites are there whether your high or not. “You can get medicated, but now you give up your rights to drive” Another bill made by a ignorant tard, =./

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/comment-page-1/#comment-12837 Anonymous Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:03:01 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/01/16/normls-weekly-legislative-round-up-12/#comment-12837 HB1177 is a joke, it doesn't change a thing. You'll still have to buy from drug dealers who will always rip you off anyway they can, you STILL go to jail for it. I laugh at HB1177, what about the other one that ACTUALLY legalize Cannabis and treat it like they would Alcohol. It should ONLY be treated like it would Alcohol, nothing more nothing less, I'm not fallinng for this BS. HB1177 is a joke, it doesn’t change a thing. You’ll still have to buy from drug dealers who will always rip you off anyway they can, you STILL go to jail for it. I laugh at HB1177, what about the other one that ACTUALLY legalize Cannabis and treat it like they would Alcohol.
It should ONLY be treated like it would Alcohol, nothing more nothing less, I’m not fallinng for this BS.

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