Comments on: The Hill: Does Obama’s Pick Signal ‘Change’ At The Drug Czar’s Office? http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/ Working to reform marijuana laws Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Steve http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-19266 Steve Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:50:24 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-19266 This administration has promised us change; hopefully this is not an empty promise. Decriminalisation of marijuana was voted, by the people that elected this administration, as one of the top concerns at the Obama change.gov website. Let's see this change. Our drug laws are essentially uncivilised and waste millions of dollars on arresting and jailing non-violent drug offenders. I, for one, hope Obama isn't just another politician changing his stance on marijuana to align with a conservative uneducated public who (more than likely) voted for the GOP. This administration has promised us change; hopefully this is not an empty promise. Decriminalisation of marijuana was voted, by the people that elected this administration, as one of the top concerns at the Obama change.gov website. Let’s see this change. Our drug laws are essentially uncivilised and waste millions of dollars on arresting and jailing non-violent drug offenders. I, for one, hope Obama isn’t just another politician changing his stance on marijuana to align with a conservative uneducated public who (more than likely) voted for the GOP.

]]> By: Jerick http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-19178 Jerick Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:22:09 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-19178 Indeed, we are preaching to the choir. We have all heard the arguments for, the arguments against, and the b.s. that is spread from either side. The truth of the matter is that we must talk to people. We must tell them to talk to people. And everyone we talk to needs to tell our mayors, representitives, senators, police chiefs, neighbors, family, friends, that marijuana is not harmful, it does not lead to other drugs, marijuana will help our economy, our sick and dying, the legalization of marijuana will raise tax revenues, decrease spending, lower crime, increase public safety, and last but not least- it will make the American People Happy. Thats what it is really all about isn't it? We have one life to live. Why waste it telling others what they can and can not do? As long as what we do does not cause anyone or anything harm, or infringe on their freedom- why not let us live? That is to be free- that is what set America apart from the rest of the world in 1776. What happened? The Forefathers of this country would be truly saddened at its current state. Indeed, we are preaching to the choir. We have all heard the arguments for, the arguments against, and the b.s. that is spread from either side.

The truth of the matter is that we must talk to people. We must tell them to talk to people. And everyone we talk to needs to tell our mayors, representitives, senators, police chiefs, neighbors, family, friends, that marijuana is not harmful, it does not lead to other drugs, marijuana will help our economy, our sick and dying, the legalization of marijuana will raise tax revenues, decrease spending, lower crime, increase public safety, and last but not least- it will make the American People Happy.

Thats what it is really all about isn’t it? We have one life to live. Why waste it telling others what they can and can not do? As long as what we do does not cause anyone or anything harm, or infringe on their freedom- why not let us live? That is to be free- that is what set America apart from the rest of the world in 1776. What happened?

The Forefathers of this country would be truly saddened at its current state.

]]> By: lori http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18939 lori Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:45:41 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18939 Are we just "preaching to the choir" on this site, since most of us here want Hemp legalized for various reasons.My reasons are for the taxes it would generate,the jobs it would create, keeping it out of the hands of kids and I hear it helps anyone who has problems sleeping(that would be for me)without all the side effects of legal drugs ( those are really scary)but is anyone hearing or listening to the public opinion on this subject? Are we just “preaching to the choir” on this site, since most of us here want Hemp legalized for various reasons.My reasons are for the taxes it would generate,the jobs it would create, keeping it out of the hands of kids and I hear it helps anyone who has problems sleeping(that would be for me)without all the side effects of legal drugs ( those are really scary)but is anyone hearing or listening to the public opinion on this subject?

]]> By: Bonnie http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18663 Bonnie Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:10:35 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18663 In January, there was a local discussion on Craigslist in regard to this topic. After reading the posts related to it, I composed this and posted it. While it deals with the difference in hemp and marijuana, I believe that many points are still relevant to this discussion as well. I would also like to say that I am obviously a proponent for legalization of marijuana but I believe that the hemp aspect is being overlooked. Ok folks, how about some real talk on this subject. First of all, marijuana and hemp are not the same. You could smoke hemp all day and not feel a thing except maybe sick. The hemp plant does not contain the levels of THC that the marijuana plant does. Now that we've clarified the difference, let's talk usage. The hemp plant has uses from food to products. It is one of the only plants on earth that has so many uses. How about this. We put the farmers back to work by growing hemp instead of being government subsidized to let their ground lie fallow. Then we put the factories back to work making products from this hemp. Then we can actually have a product to export in this country. This would put lots of people back to work in our country making great and earth friendly products. What products does the US currently export? Having trouble thinking of any? Maybe that's because we have very few left and we are importing more and more from China (at great risk to our health and economy). If you've ever tried to buy hemp products, you will notice how costly they are. That's because there are few places exporting hemp and it is hard to get it in this country. Thus, local growth and production lowers the cost for everyone and puts the US back on the world market. Do a little research as to why our country quit producing hemp. You will find it was influenced by the major money holders of the time such as DuPont who found that hemp products were damaging the sales of the petroleum based products that they produced. Now, marijuana. Most people are just plain ignorant on this subject. They have been fed lies for so many years that they just go around repeating them till people believe them. Again, do your research as to why this became illegal in this country and ask yourself why. Marijuana is a god given plant and, used appropriately, has a lot of benefit without a lot of side affects. Careful now because the big pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know or believe this. The key is moderation. A person can abuse anything - food, drugs, alcohol, gambling, each other etc. The key is always moderation - whether you use it for medicinal or recreational purposes. We have more people in this country on meds like antidepressants, pain killers etc than ever before. Who directly benefits from this? The pharmaceutical companies. They don't want you to be able to use a plant to help you because there's no money in that for them. Marijuana is safer than alcohol as far as a recreational substance goes. You don't see people smoking pot and starting fights, beating on their wives and kids, tearing up places etc. I believe the key here is regulation. Instead of making it illegal, maybe the government should just control it (they like to do that you know). Let the government grow it (farmer's that are gov't regulated), package it and distribute it. (More jobs here) Then, it can be sold with the same controls as alcohol and with viable taxes that will help our country and its people. Next, let's let anyone who is in jail or prison based solely on marijuana out. End of the over crowding of our prisons. That would give us room for the real criminals - rapists, killers, child molesters (maybe a few politicians). You have to ask yourself why we have over crowding in the prison system. Maybe because it is a for profit system. That's right; people are making money on it. So, the more people in it the more they make. Can we say corporate control? Ignorance, my friend is the root of all evil. I hope that I have shed just a bit of light on this highly controversial subject and that maybe I've made a few of you think for yourselves and better yet, a few more will actually do their research and find the truth behind it all. Make your decisions wisely, based on truth not propaganda and maybe start the path to a better world for us all. Marijuana and hemp are not the evils they are made out to be. In January, there was a local discussion on Craigslist in regard to this topic. After reading the posts related to it, I composed this and posted it. While it deals with the difference in hemp and marijuana, I believe that many points are still relevant to this discussion as well. I would also like to say that I am obviously a proponent for legalization of marijuana but I believe that the hemp aspect is being overlooked.

Ok folks, how about some real talk on this subject. First of all, marijuana and hemp are not the same. You could smoke hemp all day and not feel a thing except maybe sick. The hemp plant does not contain the levels of THC that the marijuana plant does.

Now that we’ve clarified the difference, let’s talk usage. The hemp plant has uses from food to products. It is one of the only plants on earth that has so many uses. How about this. We put the farmers back to work by growing hemp instead of being government subsidized to let their ground lie fallow. Then we put the factories back to work making products from this hemp. Then we can actually have a product to export in this country.

This would put lots of people back to work in our country making great and earth friendly products. What products does the US currently export? Having trouble thinking of any? Maybe that’s because we have very few left and we are importing more and more from China (at great risk to our health and economy).

If you’ve ever tried to buy hemp products, you will notice how costly they are. That’s because there are few places exporting hemp and it is hard to get it in this country. Thus, local growth and production lowers the cost for everyone and puts the US back on the world market. Do a little research as to why our country quit producing hemp. You will find it was influenced by the major money holders of the time such as DuPont who found that hemp products were damaging the sales of the petroleum based products that they produced.

Now, marijuana. Most people are just plain ignorant on this subject. They have been fed lies for so many years that they just go around repeating them till people believe them. Again, do your research as to why this became illegal in this country and ask yourself why.

Marijuana is a god given plant and, used appropriately, has a lot of benefit without a lot of side affects. Careful now because the big pharmaceutical companies don’t want you to know or believe this.

The key is moderation. A person can abuse anything – food, drugs, alcohol, gambling, each other etc. The key is always moderation – whether you use it for medicinal or recreational purposes.

We have more people in this country on meds like antidepressants, pain killers etc than ever before. Who directly benefits from this? The pharmaceutical companies. They don’t want you to be able to use a plant to help you because there’s no money in that for them.

Marijuana is safer than alcohol as far as a recreational substance goes. You don’t see people smoking pot and starting fights, beating on their wives and kids, tearing up places etc.

I believe the key here is regulation. Instead of making it illegal, maybe the government should just control it (they like to do that you know). Let the government grow it (farmer’s that are gov’t regulated), package it and distribute it. (More jobs here) Then, it can be sold with the same controls as alcohol and with viable taxes that will help our country and its people.

Next, let’s let anyone who is in jail or prison based solely on marijuana out. End of the over crowding of our prisons. That would give us room for the real criminals – rapists, killers, child molesters (maybe a few politicians). You have to ask yourself why we have over crowding in the prison system. Maybe because it is a for profit system. That’s right; people are making money on it. So, the more people in it the more they make. Can we say corporate control?
Ignorance, my friend is the root of all evil. I hope that I have shed just a bit of light on this highly controversial subject and that maybe I’ve made a few of you think for yourselves and better yet, a few more will actually do their research and find the truth behind it all. Make your decisions wisely, based on truth not propaganda and maybe start the path to a better world for us all. Marijuana and hemp are not the evils they are made out to be.

]]> By: E http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18643 E Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:35:43 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18643 Look just by Joe Biden being Obama's VP signals one thing..THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE ON DRUG POLICY. Thanks to Biden and company my families life and my life at 5 years old was forever ruined because my Mom got popped with less than an ounce in 85.When are we going to learn that they all work for the same team?? Look just by Joe Biden being Obama’s VP signals one thing..THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE ON DRUG POLICY. Thanks to Biden and company my families life and my life at 5 years old was forever ruined because my Mom got popped with less than an ounce in 85.When are we going to learn that they all work for the same team??

]]> By: mike http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18455 mike Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:07:40 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18455 MARIJUANA (The government wants to test me when I pee) Words and Music: Brian Robbins Album - BANNED IN THE STATE OF UTAH Well once upon a time in 1776, Thomas Jefferson signed his name on a piece of marijuana, and this document was a symbol of freedom and of liberty, at least for the rich, white gentry. As time marched along, this plant that I refer to has been used for everything, from medicine to the American flag. And now it seems to me that somewhere along the way, things got messed up, yeah, got a little messed up, Oh marijuana. A gift of God to my brothers and me. Oh marijuana Now the government wants to test me when I pee. Well some say a conspiracy of the petro-chemical and pulp-paper industries combined in a crazy plot to kill the competition. Government hysteria, conflict of interest and monopoly, with total impunity. Yeah, so, if you don’t buy the conspiracy, just think about the reality that your tax dollars go to spray poison on the fields of a farmer in South America. And as an added bonus, you don’t know who gets to smoke that poison pot. It could be someone that you even like. Oh marijuana a gift of God to my brothers and me Oh marijuana now the government wants to test me when I pee. Oh marijuana you cant legislate your own morality. Oh marijuana the government wants to test me when I __ Reefer madness, chronic blindness, what is the half-life of bad propaganda? Hired to promote the status quo, but what is the shelf life of bad legislation Policies fail, denied bail, you made him a demon now pay for his trip to prison. The hypocrite smirks, it’s a moral disgrace as he reads from a law that was written about the same time that he had his last original thought. Well they said the man was dying, and the nausea and the pain left him wasting away and unable to keep a meal down. So he tried everything a prescription could obtain but to no avail. The side effects were worse than the pain. So now he breaks the law to use the one thing that seems to help him out. And the people say, Oh you’re just getting’ high. Not to change the subject but, didn’t you ever wonder why getting’ high’s a crime in the first place? Oh marijuana. Oh marijuana Oh marijuana now the government wants to test me when I pee. © 2009 Brian Robbins MARIJUANA (The government wants to test me when I pee)
Words and Music: Brian Robbins
Album – BANNED IN THE STATE OF UTAH

Well once upon a time in 1776,
Thomas Jefferson signed his name on a piece of marijuana,
and this document was a symbol of freedom and of liberty,
at least for the rich, white gentry.

As time marched along,
this plant that I refer to has been used for everything,
from medicine to the American flag.
And now it seems to me
that somewhere along the way,
things got messed up, yeah, got a little messed up,
Oh marijuana.
A gift of God to my brothers and me.
Oh marijuana
Now the government wants to test me when I pee.

Well some say a conspiracy
of the petro-chemical and pulp-paper industries combined
in a crazy plot to kill the competition.
Government hysteria, conflict of interest and monopoly,
with total impunity.

Yeah, so, if you don’t buy the conspiracy,
just think about the reality
that your tax dollars go
to spray poison on the fields of a farmer in South America.
And as an added bonus,
you don’t know who gets to smoke that poison pot.
It could be someone that you even like.

Oh marijuana
a gift of God to my brothers and me
Oh marijuana
now the government wants to test me when I pee.
Oh marijuana
you cant legislate your own morality.
Oh marijuana
the government wants to test me when I __

Reefer madness, chronic blindness,
what is the half-life of bad propaganda?
Hired to promote the status quo,
but what is the shelf life of bad legislation
Policies fail, denied bail,
you made him a demon now pay for his trip to prison.
The hypocrite smirks, it’s a moral disgrace
as he reads from a law that was written
about the same time that he had
his last original thought.

Well they said the man was dying,
and the nausea and the pain left him wasting away
and unable to keep a meal down.
So he tried everything a prescription could obtain
but to no avail.
The side effects were worse than the pain.
So now he breaks the law
to use the one thing that seems to help him out.
And the people say, Oh you’re just getting’ high.
Not to change the subject but,
didn’t you ever wonder why getting’ high’s a crime
in the first place?

Oh marijuana.
Oh marijuana
Oh marijuana
now the government wants to test me when I pee.

© 2009 Brian Robbins

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18452 Adrian Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:48:45 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18452 Hopefully, Mr. Obama will take the profits from our herb out of the hands of organized crime and put them into the government coffers in the form of taxation. This money could then be used to wage a successful war (rehabilitation and education) on actual drugs like meth, heroin and etc. erstwhile saving the American people all of the heartache and cost associated with the persecution of our people for a non-dangerous form of recreation. This social experiment has been highly successful in the Netherlands and has reduced the number of children whom even try drugs at all as well as eliminating the gateway effect caused by having to get your weed from drug dealers and criminals. This could also preserve the $30k in income tax that I personally provide the government every year by eliminating the risk of me losing my job for failing a drug test that is nothing more than an invasion of my privacy anyway. This is too logical and you all know as well as I do that it will not happen unless we all cry out loudly at every opportunity. Hopefully, Mr. Obama will take the profits from our herb out of the hands of organized crime and put them into the government coffers in the form of taxation. This money could then be used to wage a successful war (rehabilitation and education) on actual drugs like meth, heroin and etc. erstwhile saving the American people all of the heartache and cost associated with the persecution of our people for a non-dangerous form of recreation.

This social experiment has been highly successful in the Netherlands and has reduced the number of children whom even try drugs at all as well as eliminating the gateway effect caused by having to get your weed from drug dealers and criminals. This could also preserve the $30k in income tax that I personally provide the government every year by eliminating the risk of me losing my job for failing a drug test that is nothing more than an invasion of my privacy anyway.

This is too logical and you all know as well as I do that it will not happen unless we all cry out loudly at every opportunity.

]]> By: JasonD http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18413 JasonD Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:37:00 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18413 How can we place congress on trial? Not on a "Supreme Court Trial", as that would not be a "Fair trial". (You can not allow yourself to be judged fairly by your own association.) These guys need a full investigation, that is not government funded, to expose the corruptions which seem to be influencing their decisions, which go directly against the peoples wishes. We appointed them to work for us, not against us. Enemies work against us. To me, it seems like a national threat, when your government directly creates laws against the majority, for any reason. If the government is not ours, then it belongs to someone else. When they fail to listen, and make unreasonable laws, they are not working in our best interest. When they destroy and consume more than they help and provide, they have failed. When they attempt to belittle the nation through public media, they are wrong. When they stand above you, the law, and our demands, they are terrorizing to me and others. I don't feel secure, knowing that my life may be ignored, destroyed, trampled upon, and without an ability to fairness, because of an oversight, or mistake, or actions on false testimony, or because some scared dealer used my identity or address with hopes of intercepting the items. I don't like that the government allows states to use these same methods, or that they allow them to use untrained agents and excessive force. I don't like that the solution they choose for "Harm control", is "Death", "Imprisonment", and "Social Isolation". I don't like that they justify the impairment of all, for the safety of a few. I don't like that my choices are, them, them, them, or nothing. I don't like that my choice, which is the choice of billions, is limited to the choice of less than 100. United we stand, but this law divides us. Perhaps it is time we divide the US into two halves. I want the South, because the cold seems to offer only death, clouded judgement, and corruption. Besides, I hate driving in snow! How can we place congress on trial? Not on a “Supreme Court Trial”, as that would not be a “Fair trial”. (You can not allow yourself to be judged fairly by your own association.)

These guys need a full investigation, that is not government funded, to expose the corruptions which seem to be influencing their decisions, which go directly against the peoples wishes. We appointed them to work for us, not against us. Enemies work against us. To me, it seems like a national threat, when your government directly creates laws against the majority, for any reason.

If the government is not ours, then it belongs to someone else. When they fail to listen, and make unreasonable laws, they are not working in our best interest. When they destroy and consume more than they help and provide, they have failed. When they attempt to belittle the nation through public media, they are wrong. When they stand above you, the law, and our demands, they are terrorizing to me and others.

I don’t feel secure, knowing that my life may be ignored, destroyed, trampled upon, and without an ability to fairness, because of an oversight, or mistake, or actions on false testimony, or because some scared dealer used my identity or address with hopes of intercepting the items. I don’t like that the government allows states to use these same methods, or that they allow them to use untrained agents and excessive force. I don’t like that the solution they choose for “Harm control”, is “Death”, “Imprisonment”, and “Social Isolation”.

I don’t like that they justify the impairment of all, for the safety of a few. I don’t like that my choices are, them, them, them, or nothing. I don’t like that my choice, which is the choice of billions, is limited to the choice of less than 100.

United we stand, but this law divides us. Perhaps it is time we divide the US into two halves. I want the South, because the cold seems to offer only death, clouded judgement, and corruption. Besides, I hate driving in snow!

]]> By: Springheel Jak http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18388 Springheel Jak Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:59:51 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18388 I should probably snap my fingers back from the keyboard right now and say "One song is enough!". Sad to say though, I feel compelled to list just one more set of lyrics because, well.... they just fit this discussion right now. --------- Artist: Kottonmouth Kings lyrics Album: Greatest Highs - Disc 2 Year: 2008 [Johnny Richter:] Come, come, come, come, come here Let's walk & talk so we can hear each others side You huff & puff & stuff & seem to think that you're alright We try to see eye to eye but the truth there is no compromise You staring at the moon we lookin up at the sunrise So come please take my hand & try to understand That what you're really afraid of is just a little plant That comes from the earth with water sunlight through love Unless you growin hydroponics indo then it's some tubs or buckets Fuck it's sticky big ole nuggets we love it & you can suck it If u out there hatin on me in public cause I'm Above it man I'm like a bird in the breeze Smokin my trees me & weed as high as can be Can anybody hear me, does anybody feel what I'm sayin & Is there anybody out there who feels freedom from sayin Can anybody hear me [x5] [Chorus:] [x2] You say it's wrong but feels so right When I rip my bong or hit my pipe You wanna lock me up and lose the keys I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed [Daddy X:] Can anybody hear me Can anybody hear me How these years go Times just flyin by All the times we spent Doin shows and gettin high I can't lie I feel blessed Just to be alive on the frontline I saw some friends and family die So many times I think how life could have been If I could afford to be an upright citizen I never been that type to believe the hype I been grimy hardcore almost all my life I like pushin limits walkin on the edge I love the feelin when the ganga seeps into my head So in my dyin days I don't want no regrets I wanna Go out blazin [Chorus:] [x2] You say it's wrong but feels so right When I rip my bong or hit my pipe You wanna lock me up and lose the keys I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed [D-Loc:] Another day another session Time to get it go & show em Smoker that's how we live n love n burn em tokem So let me tell you that it feels so good When I light my chronic I'm always on the smoke Here comes the time to flaunt it flaunt it When I got it never don't got it got it ochiee walla walla holla So I always got the ganga ganga you know the plant Damn it's nothin but love it never do us no wrong and it makes The people feel strong an if ya hear me then ya hear me Come on an sing along an if ya hear me Then ya hear me come on an sing along I wanna live my life in peace up under the trees With my family in the oregon breeze [Chorus:] [x2] You say it's wrong but feels so right When I rip my bong or hit my pipe You wanna lock me up and lose the keys I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed --------- I should probably snap my fingers back from the keyboard right now and say “One song is enough!”. Sad to say though, I feel compelled to list just one more set of lyrics because, well…. they just fit this discussion right now.

———

Artist: Kottonmouth Kings lyrics
Album: Greatest Highs – Disc 2
Year: 2008

[Johnny Richter:]
Come, come, come, come, come here
Let’s walk & talk so we can hear each others side
You huff & puff & stuff & seem to think that you’re alright
We try to see eye to eye but the truth there is no compromise
You staring at the moon we lookin up at the sunrise
So come please take my hand & try to understand
That what you’re really afraid of is just a little plant
That comes from the earth with water sunlight through love
Unless you growin hydroponics indo then it’s some tubs or buckets
Fuck it’s sticky big ole nuggets we love it & you can suck it
If u out there hatin on me in public cause I’m
Above it man I’m like a bird in the breeze
Smokin my trees me & weed as high as can be
Can anybody hear me, does anybody feel what I’m sayin &
Is there anybody out there who feels freedom from sayin

Can anybody hear me [x5]

[Chorus:] [x2]
You say it’s wrong but feels so right
When I rip my bong or hit my pipe
You wanna lock me up and lose the keys
I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed

[Daddy X:]
Can anybody hear me
Can anybody hear me
How these years go
Times just flyin by
All the times we spent
Doin shows and gettin high
I can’t lie I feel blessed
Just to be alive on the frontline
I saw some friends and family die
So many times I think how life could have been
If I could afford to be an upright citizen
I never been that type to believe the hype
I been grimy hardcore almost all my life
I like pushin limits walkin on the edge
I love the feelin when the ganga seeps into my head
So in my dyin days I don’t want no regrets I wanna
Go out blazin

[Chorus:] [x2]
You say it’s wrong but feels so right
When I rip my bong or hit my pipe
You wanna lock me up and lose the keys
I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed

[D-Loc:]
Another day another session
Time to get it go & show em
Smoker that’s how we live n love n burn em tokem
So let me tell you that it feels so good
When I light my chronic I’m always on the smoke
Here comes the time to flaunt it flaunt it
When I got it never don’t got it got it ochiee walla walla holla
So I always got the ganga ganga you know the plant
Damn it’s nothin but love it never do us no wrong and it makes
The people feel strong an if ya hear me then ya hear me
Come on an sing along an if ya hear me
Then ya hear me come on an sing along
I wanna live my life in peace up under the trees
With my family in the oregon breeze

[Chorus:] [x2]
You say it’s wrong but feels so right
When I rip my bong or hit my pipe
You wanna lock me up and lose the keys
I wanna live in peace and smoke my weed

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]]> By: Rob DePublic http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/comment-page-1/#comment-18344 Rob DePublic Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:36:07 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2009/02/12/the-hill-does-obama%e2%80%99s-pick-signal-%e2%80%98change%e2%80%99-at-the-drug-czar%e2%80%99s-office/#comment-18344 Rah, rah, rah. As Pete Guither of drugwarrant.com once noticed, the entire purpose of the ONDCP (Drug Czar as named by Joe "Lock up Chong and his Bong" Biden) is to lie to the American public about drugs and oppress drug use and the human beings that use them with whatever means they can. The best Drug Czar is one in the unemployment line. Seriously, write Barack Obama and ask him to eliminate the office of the ONDCP. Quote his own inaugural speech. "The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." If he believes that, then the answer is NO to the ONDCP! NO to the ONDCP! No to the ONDCP! NO to the ONDCP! Say it until Obama ends it. Does the ONDCP work? NO! And its a bonus for conservatives as it cuts the budget on stupid expensive Super Bowl TV commercials that do more to promote ignorant drug use than informing the public about the truth. Put that in your letter too. Seriously NORML and everyone else. Lets evaluate the laws that created the ONDCP, what they say, what the job description is, etc., instead of just looking for a silver lining in this guy's resume. It doesn't matter who he is as much as what the laws that Joe Biden wrote say his job is. Those laws still need to CHANGE. Rah, rah, rah. As Pete Guither of drugwarrant.com once noticed, the entire purpose of the ONDCP (Drug Czar as named by Joe “Lock up Chong and his Bong” Biden) is to lie to the American public about drugs and oppress drug use and the human beings that use them with whatever means they can. The best Drug Czar is one in the unemployment line. Seriously, write Barack Obama and ask him to eliminate the office of the ONDCP. Quote his own inaugural speech.

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.”

If he believes that, then the answer is NO to the ONDCP! NO to the ONDCP! No to the ONDCP! NO to the ONDCP! Say it until Obama ends it. Does the ONDCP work? NO!

And its a bonus for conservatives as it cuts the budget on stupid expensive Super Bowl TV commercials that do more to promote ignorant drug use than informing the public about the truth. Put that in your letter too.

Seriously NORML and everyone else. Lets evaluate the laws that created the ONDCP, what they say, what the job description is, etc., instead of just looking for a silver lining in this guy’s resume. It doesn’t matter who he is as much as what the laws that Joe Biden wrote say his job is. Those laws still need to CHANGE.

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