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If You Kids Don't Quit Partying, We'll Prosecute Your College
Reed College is known for being really awesome. Unfortunately, having a simultaneous reputation for both rigorous academics and a druggy social scene is enough to make the drug warriors' heads explode. Federal and state prosecutors are now working together to flood the Reed campus with undercover narcs, and the madness doesnât stop there:
No kidding. That's because they'd have to shut down every institution of higher learning in the country. I seriously dare these morons to try something like that. Just go ahead and do it, you f@#king cowboys, and we'll see how it plays in the press when you prosecute a prestigious university because some of the students took drugs.
Better yet, why don't you prosecute yourselves the next time someone gets high in one of your prisons.
Law enforcement officials raised an unusual theory of liability. Under a federal law intended to close crack houses, anyone who knowingly operates premises where drugs are used may be subject to serious criminal and civil penalties.
Education lawyers, however, said they were unaware of that lawâs ever being contemplated, let alone used, in the context of higher education. [NYT]
No kidding. That's because they'd have to shut down every institution of higher learning in the country. I seriously dare these morons to try something like that. Just go ahead and do it, you f@#king cowboys, and we'll see how it plays in the press when you prosecute a prestigious university because some of the students took drugs.
Better yet, why don't you prosecute yourselves the next time someone gets high in one of your prisons.
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Banning Pot Didn't Work, So Let's Try Banning Bongs
Even as record numbers of Americans begin recognizing the profound stupidity of our marijuana laws, Florida legislators are still thrashing around in panicked desperation:
So the Florida legislature's idea of fighting the drug war is to tell retailers they have to sell more tobacco. And the vote was unanimous, of course.
A bill passed Wednesday will make it illegal in Florida to sell the drug paraphernalia in most head shops.
The so-called "Bong Bill" passed by the Senate and then overwhelmingly passed 115-0 in the House now heads to Gov. Crist for final approval.
The bill prohibits the sale of the items by businesses that don't make at least 75 percent of their money from tobacco sales or make over 25 percent from sale of the prohibited items. [NBC]
So the Florida legislature's idea of fighting the drug war is to tell retailers they have to sell more tobacco. And the vote was unanimous, of course.
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Press Release: NH Senate Committee Considers Testimony on Bill to Study Drug Policies
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APRIL 28, 2010
Senate Committee Considers Testimony on Bill to Study Drug Policies
After rejecting a marijuana decriminalization bill, senators contemplate proposal to study effects of current state and federal laws
CONTACT: Matt Simon, NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policyâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦(603) 391-7450
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE â Today, one week after the Senate voted to defeat a marijuana decriminalization bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee considered public testimony on a bill that would permit a deeper study of drug policy questions by the New Hampshire legislature. HB 1373, which passed the House in an uncontested voice vote Feb. 17, would create a study committee of three House members and two senators âto study the effects of current state and federal laws on illegal drugs and the possession and use of such drugs.â
Advocates cited growing support for marijuana policy reforms as a reason the bill should pass. Matt Simon, executive director for the NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy, touted the bill as an opportunity for the legislature to learn about successful reforms in other states and countries. âToday, there is an enormous amount of data out there that suggests we need to reevaluate our current policies,â he said. Â
âNew Hampshire legislators have considered some important criminal justice and marijuana policy reforms this year, but we canât stop there,â said Rep. Joel Winters (D-Manchester), prime sponsor of the bill. âAs lawmakers, if we want to create smart, effective drug policies, we must not be afraid to ask the right questions, like who is being arrested and prosecuted, for what, and why. HB 1373 will help us get answers to those questions, and ultimately lead to better policies that will benefit our stateâs residents.â
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NSML Decries Suspension of UNLV Basketball Player for Adult Marijuana Use
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NSML Decries Suspension of UNLV Basketball Player for Adult Marijuana Use
Suspension highlights the way society treats individuals who make the rational choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol
CONTACT: Dave Schwartz, NSML campaign manager â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦. 702-727-1081
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA â Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws (NSML) is releasing the following statement in the wake of the announcement that University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) basketball player Matt Shaw has been suspended for one year â ending his career with the team â because of one positive test for marijuana. Shaw, fourth on the team in scoring last year, tested positive during a random drug test administered during the recent NCAA tournament.
           âAt the age of 22, Matt is an adult,â said Dave Schwartz, NSML campaign manager. âAs an adult, he made a rational decision to use a substance less harmful than alcohol. Now, for this simple act, his career with the Runninâ Rebels is over. We hope all Nevadans will stop to think about this for just one moment â and think specifically about the fact that players who drink alcohol to excess face no punishment, at least until they assault someone. It simply makes no sense. And for those who say, âHe should have just followed the rules,â we say, âWhy do we have rules and laws that horribly punish people who choose to use marijuana instead of the more harmful substance, alcohol?â It is time for a change.âÂ
           Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws is a ballot advocacy group formed in Nevada to support a 2012 ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol in the state.
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Last chance to act: D.C. medical marijuana law likely to be finalized Tuesday
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Last chance to act: D.C. medical marijuana law likely to be finalized Tuesday Please contact your councilmembers and ask them to offer needed amendments to the bill Dear friends: The wait is nearly over. Eleven years after D.C. voters demanded it, medical marijuana is finally coming to the District. And while weâre all excited to see the program finally approved, the bill now being considered includes a few areas of concern for patients who could benefit from medical marijuana and voters who approved a program now being altered by the Council. Please get in touch with your councilmembers and urge them to offer an amendment to address one or more of these potential pitfalls:
It will only take you a minute to use our simple automated program to send a message to your councilmembers, but please donât stop there. Call their offices and have a conversation â you can even request a meeting to discuss the bill in person. There are only a few days left for you to make a difference, so please take the time to get in touch with your councilmembers. At-large members Kwame Brown, David Catania, Phil Mendelson, Michael Brown, and Chairman Vincent Gray represent all D.C. residents. You can find your ward-specific member here. Thanks again,
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D.C.'s Medical Marijuana Law Needs Your Support Now
If you live in D.C. or know anyone who does, we need your help to ensure that the D.C. Council passes sensible medical marijuana regulations. The current bill is a good effort, but we need to educate the Council about a few issues before the vote next Tuesday. Here are a few of the problems we hope to address:
Please contact your Council Member as well as the At-Large Members this week to make sure our concerns are addressed in the final bill. Click here for more info, including contact information for the Council. It only takes a few minutes and every call makes a difference. Thanks!
1. The bill prohibits patients from cultivating their own medicine. Personal cultivation is essential to ensuring that patients have affordable and reliable access to their medicine.
2. The bill invades patient privacy by requiring detailed records of every purchase. This information puts patients at risk under federal law. Purchase records must be kept anonymous.
3. The bill states that patients may only medicate at their own residence or in a hospice. No other medicine is treated this way, and such a rule will create constant hardship for sick people. Patients should be allowed to medicate in any appropriate private residence if they have permission to do so.
4. The bill establishes a monthly purchase/possession limit of 2 ounces. Some patients will need more medicine than this. The limit should be 4-8 ounces, which has worked well in other states.
5. The bill only allows doctors in D.C. to issue valid recommendations. Patients with doctors outside the District should not have to change their medical care to qualify for the program.
Please contact your Council Member as well as the At-Large Members this week to make sure our concerns are addressed in the final bill. Click here for more info, including contact information for the Council. It only takes a few minutes and every call makes a difference. Thanks!
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Will Medical Marijuana Lead to Full Legalization?
Robert Dupont is a liar and drug war profiteer who'll say anything to protect his racket. So there was nothing surprising about this Washington Post editorial, except the accidental admission that medical marijuana is awesome and everyone loves it:
Why have medical marijuana advocates been so successful? Because after more than a decade, the predictions of numbskulls like Robert Dupont never came true. Public support for marijuana reform has increased steadily following the emergence of dispensaries. Everyone can plainly see that nothing bad happened, and our current political climate now stands as a powerful testament to how wrong Robert Dupont has been about everything for many years.
If Robert Dupont thinks it serves his agenda to point out the success of medical marijuana, I'll be the last to complain about a major news outlet giving him space to do so.
Medical marijuana is a stalking-horse for legalization. This can be seen in California, where medical marijuana advocates have had great success and are pushing for full legalization.
Why have medical marijuana advocates been so successful? Because after more than a decade, the predictions of numbskulls like Robert Dupont never came true. Public support for marijuana reform has increased steadily following the emergence of dispensaries. Everyone can plainly see that nothing bad happened, and our current political climate now stands as a powerful testament to how wrong Robert Dupont has been about everything for many years.
If Robert Dupont thinks it serves his agenda to point out the success of medical marijuana, I'll be the last to complain about a major news outlet giving him space to do so.
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At long last
Finally I've found like minds to converse with. The war on drugs is costly and futile.
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