introduced by representative barney frank (democrat - maryland) and co-sponsored by ron paul (republican - texas), maurice hinchey (democrat - new york), sam farr (democrat - california), and dana rohrabacher (republican - california), the bill HR 5842 - the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - has been introduced in congress. the bill proposes to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug (which cannot be prescribed) to a Schedule II drug, recognize the medical value of marjiuana, and bolster states rights by protecting state run medical marijuana dispensaries from DEA raids & federal prosecution. NORML has a web page submission form where you can email your representative in support of this legislation.
Tag Archive for 'marijuana'
i just read this story titled drug czar gives warning: federal official calls marijuana growers dangerous terrorists. terrorists? i have to do a double take on the use of the word ‘terrorists’. really? are you serious? yes, i guess you are. John P. Walters, the director of National Drug Control Policy in the US states is noted as saying ‘the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn’t hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties.‘ wow. that is pretty heavy. so marijuana growers are classified as terrorists? i have yet to see any pot growers bomb embassies or fly planes into buildings. but he must know what he’s talking about. Mr. Walters, directing a message at marijuana smokers & users, is also quoted as saying “Don’t buy drugs. They fund violence and terror.” really? okay. i agree on that - funding violence and terror is a bad thing.
hey, speaking of funding violence and terror and the war on drugs, did you know that in may of 2001 the united states gave $43 million dollars to the Taliban government in afghanistan for declaring the cultivation of opium poppies illegal? yes. with US tax dollars that could have gone to any number of domestic policy issues, the bush administration gave $43 million dollars in funding to the Taliban regime. nevermind that, at that time, the Taliban government was giving sanctuary to Osama bin Laden (wanted then for the 1998 bombing of the US embassies in Africa), the Taliban government was providing a base of operations for the al-Qaeda network, the Taliban government was known for committing massive human rights violations, or that the opium ban was never enforced and was actually used by the Taliban to drive up opium prices and raise more money (brilliant marketing move though).
“Don’t buy drugs. They fund violence and terror.” i love the irony of our federal government. really. it’s fantastic! take the profit out of pot and legalize marijuana already. this war on drugs is just idiotic.
today is 4/20 - so act accordingly. especially at 4:20pm. while you are at it, why not read up on 10 Things Every Parent, Teenager, & Teacher Should Know About Marijuana. good information there. attitudes seem to being changing more and more from one of ‘reefer madness’ to one of ‘reefer rad-ness!’ that is a good thing.
this clip sent in from brit, a highly rad stop motion animation short film from milkfat dot com called baked goods. clever, nicely animated, and semi-educational. funny, i always added the butter in with the water (no double boiler/separate pan type action). i also use the same kitchen aid mixer too. baking is fun. enjoy!
cocaine. heroin. LSD. marijuana. PCP. opium. synthetic opiates. mescaline. peyote. psilocybin mushrooms. amphetamines. methamphetamines. what so special about these drugs? they may soon all be legal in mexico. the law allows for personal use only, which grants one person of age 18 years or older to legally possess half a gram of coke, a couple of Ecstasy pills, several doses of LSD, a few marijuana joints, a spoonful of heroin, 5 grams of opium and more than 2 pounds of peyote. under the proposed mexican bill, selling drugs or using them in public still would be a crime. and anyone possessing drugs still could be held for questioning by police, and each state could impose fines even on the permitted quantities. still, it’s pretty amazing legislation to counteract the huge profits of drug dealing and trafficing. if anything, this may save the giantmonster office staff thousands of dollars in flights to the netherlands.
UPDATE: to good to be true. under pressure from the united states, vincente fox pussies out backs down on the proposed drug law, one day after his office declared that he would sign the bill into law.