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Utah Cops Create Website for Snitching on Marijuana Gardens
As outdoor marijuana cultivation continues to surge in our nation's forests, police are growing increasing desperate in their miserably failed attempts to put a stop to it. I think police in Utah are about to find out what happens when you ask people on the internet to help you fight the drug war.
The instant the site's link was posted at NORML, commenters began proposing a coordinated effort to submit false information and send police on long pointless marches into the wilderness. Soon, the site may have to be updated to remind everyone that submitting a false report is a crime, thereby deterring genuine tipsters from participating.
Meanwhile, some more charitable folks have been sending in tips on how to eliminate illegal outdoor cultivation entirely, by reforming our marijuana policies. It may not sink in right away, but maybe the long hikes will give Utah's marijuana warriors a chance to reflect on the absurdity of the situation.
The instant the site's link was posted at NORML, commenters began proposing a coordinated effort to submit false information and send police on long pointless marches into the wilderness. Soon, the site may have to be updated to remind everyone that submitting a false report is a crime, thereby deterring genuine tipsters from participating.
Meanwhile, some more charitable folks have been sending in tips on how to eliminate illegal outdoor cultivation entirely, by reforming our marijuana policies. It may not sink in right away, but maybe the long hikes will give Utah's marijuana warriors a chance to reflect on the absurdity of the situation.
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Gary Johnson Talks Marijuana Legalization on the Colbert Report
I keep hearing rumors that former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is going to run for President. And if his campaign sounds anything like last night's Colbert appearance, the other republican candidates better start practicing their anti-pot propaganda:
He should turn this into a campaign ad. If Johnson is able to pick up where Ron Paul left off, while picking up some new folks as well, we could see a heated and potentially consequential drug policy debate happen in the republican primaries. The possibility of a Johnson candidacy is huge for a few reasons:
1. He's a badass who came out for legalization while in office many years ago and has significant comfort and experience debating drug policy.
2. He's extremely popular with libertarians, who can use their massive web presence to fund and promote him.
3. The media's recent fascination with marijuana legalization will bring more attention to his candidacy.
4. There's a general sense that the likely republican candidates all suck horribly, thereby creating more room for Johnson to shine.
5. There won't be an Obama/Clinton war eating up half the press coverage, so the republican primaries will get twice the exposure we saw in '08.
Of course, for a variety of legal and practical reasons, we don't endorse candidates. And he's not even officially running yet. I'm just saying this promises to be an awesome situation that I'm sure we'll be talking about a great deal in the future. The fact that Johnson is already preaching legalization on the Colbert Report -- before even declaring his candidacy -- is a great sign in terms of the kind of press he can get and the kind of things he's likely to say.
(This blog post was published by StoptheDrugWar.org's lobbying arm, the Drug Reform Coordination Network, which also shares the cost of maintaining this web site. DRCNet Foundation takes no positions on candidates for public office, in compliance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and does not pay for reporting that could be interpreted or misinterpreted as doing so.)
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He should turn this into a campaign ad. If Johnson is able to pick up where Ron Paul left off, while picking up some new folks as well, we could see a heated and potentially consequential drug policy debate happen in the republican primaries. The possibility of a Johnson candidacy is huge for a few reasons:
1. He's a badass who came out for legalization while in office many years ago and has significant comfort and experience debating drug policy.
2. He's extremely popular with libertarians, who can use their massive web presence to fund and promote him.
3. The media's recent fascination with marijuana legalization will bring more attention to his candidacy.
4. There's a general sense that the likely republican candidates all suck horribly, thereby creating more room for Johnson to shine.
5. There won't be an Obama/Clinton war eating up half the press coverage, so the republican primaries will get twice the exposure we saw in '08.
Of course, for a variety of legal and practical reasons, we don't endorse candidates. And he's not even officially running yet. I'm just saying this promises to be an awesome situation that I'm sure we'll be talking about a great deal in the future. The fact that Johnson is already preaching legalization on the Colbert Report -- before even declaring his candidacy -- is a great sign in terms of the kind of press he can get and the kind of things he's likely to say.
(This blog post was published by StoptheDrugWar.org's lobbying arm, the Drug Reform Coordination Network, which also shares the cost of maintaining this web site. DRCNet Foundation takes no positions on candidates for public office, in compliance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and does not pay for reporting that could be interpreted or misinterpreted as doing so.)
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Free Medical Marijuana Trainings in Colorado Springs, Ft. Collins, and Denver!
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Free Medical Marijuana Laws Training
Sensible Colorado is holding this training to discuss the new state laws and their effect on medical marijuana patients.
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Sensible Colorado is holding this training to discuss the new state laws and their effect on medical marijuana patients.
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Free Medical Marijuana Laws Training
Sensible Colorado is holding this training to discuss the new state laws and their effect on medical marijuana patients.
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Drug Truth 05/11/10
Cultural Baggage * Century of Lies * 4:20 Drug War NEWS
Cultural Baggage for 05/09/10 29:00 Richard Lee, founder Oaksterdam Univ on Ca tax & regulate measure, Matt Elrod of Drug Sense re Canadian drug laws + Irven Rosenfeld, author of "My Medicine" who gets 300 joints thru the DEA every 28 days
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2897
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Century of Lies for 05/09/10 29:00 Cliff Thornton, Dir Efficacy discusses drug reform in Connecticutt & need to hold official accountable, Barry Cooper speech in Austin challenging officials & Mary Jane Borden of Common Sense re changes following med MJ laws
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2898
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Sun - Cliff Thornton of Efficacy speaks on holding politicians accountable Sat - Matt Elrod of DrugSense speaks of drug war hysteria in Canada Fri - Richard Lee, founder Oaksterdam Univ & Judge James Gray speak of need for change to drug laws Thu - Richard Lee, former Houstonian leads legalization effort in California Wed - Former Narc, Barry Cooper gives speech at state capitol in Austin Tue - Irvin Rosenfeld, author "My Medicine" receives 300 joints via the DEA every 28 days + Willie Nelson parody Mon - Mary Jane Borden of Common Sense for Drug Policy re marijuana use in medical states
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Worldwide No Extradition Protest for Marc Scott Emery!
The extradition order to send marijuana activist Marc Emery to the United States for an expected five-year prison term has been signed by the Canadian Minister of Justice, Rob Nicholson.
Cannabis Culture has learned that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada made their decision shortly after Emery turned himself in to Canadian authorities this morning: The Prince of Pot will be handed over to the United States for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet.
READ THE JUSTICE MINISTER'S LETTER CONFIRMING HIS DECISION (PDF)
http://cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/05/10/Its-Official-Conservatives-Extradite-Marc-Emery
"If he sends me away, it will anger millions of Americans and millions of Canadians," he told the press. "I need them to be angry, otherwise we wonât get any change on this drug war."
Marc's lawyer and fellow marijuana activist Kirk Tousaw told Cannabis Culture that in all likelihood, Marc would be sent south across the border by the end of the week where he will eventually appear before a sentencing judge. Marc is expected to be sentenced to five years as part of a plea deal arranged with American prosecutors.
YOU CAN STILL HELP! Please contact Judge Ricardo Martinez in Seattle, Washington and tell him that he should let Marc Emery return home to Canada with a no-prison sentence instead of the 5-year term in the plea deal.
Mail: Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez
U.S. Courthouse
700 Stewart Street, Suite 13134
Seattle, WA
98101-9906
USA
You can also contact Conservative Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews and tell him to allow Marc to sever his time in Canada as part of the Treaty Transfer process.
Office of Public Saftey
Phone: 613-944-4875
E-mail: webmail.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca
Web Contact Form: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/abt/min-eng.aspx
You can also call the Minister of Justice's Rob Nicholson and voice your displeasure in his decision.
Telephone: (905) 374-4007
Telephone: (613) 995-1547
Office #2: (905) 353-9590
Office #3: (905) 871-9991
Office #4: (905) 354-0527
Email: [email protected]
Mail: The Honourable Rob Nicholson
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
I've heard that from about a dozen people now, that the voicemail message box is full. I suggest calling the Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, (613)991-2924 fill up his voicemail and tell him that if Marc Emery applies for a prison transfer from the USA to Canada, that the Minister should approve it right away.
Contact your Member of Parliament in Canada. Call other Canadian Conservative MP's. Call the media, a call in talk show, call your family and friends. Send out text messages. Twitter. Blog.
Be unbashful. Don't be afraid or nervous. People are waking up. More and more people are ready to listen to you and take your concerns seriously.
Join the world wide protest to help liberate Marc Scott Emery from being Extradited to Amerikkka... Protest with us, in person or from home, Anything to Help Get Thousands of People To Call The Justice Minister Rob Nicholson... Monday is Extradition Decision Day...
Bring Signs, Posters, flags, flyers... Handbills in car windows at every red light, signs that read Call The Justice Minister for Marc Emery.
Cannabis Culture has learned that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada made their decision shortly after Emery turned himself in to Canadian authorities this morning: The Prince of Pot will be handed over to the United States for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet.
READ THE JUSTICE MINISTER'S LETTER CONFIRMING HIS DECISION (PDF)
http://cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/05/10/Its-Official-Conservatives-Extradite-Marc-Emery
"If he sends me away, it will anger millions of Americans and millions of Canadians," he told the press. "I need them to be angry, otherwise we wonât get any change on this drug war."
Marc's lawyer and fellow marijuana activist Kirk Tousaw told Cannabis Culture that in all likelihood, Marc would be sent south across the border by the end of the week where he will eventually appear before a sentencing judge. Marc is expected to be sentenced to five years as part of a plea deal arranged with American prosecutors.
YOU CAN STILL HELP! Please contact Judge Ricardo Martinez in Seattle, Washington and tell him that he should let Marc Emery return home to Canada with a no-prison sentence instead of the 5-year term in the plea deal.
Mail: Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez
U.S. Courthouse
700 Stewart Street, Suite 13134
Seattle, WA
98101-9906
USA
You can also contact Conservative Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews and tell him to allow Marc to sever his time in Canada as part of the Treaty Transfer process.
Office of Public Saftey
Phone: 613-944-4875
E-mail: webmail.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca
Web Contact Form: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/abt/min-eng.aspx
You can also call the Minister of Justice's Rob Nicholson and voice your displeasure in his decision.
Telephone: (905) 374-4007
Telephone: (613) 995-1547
Office #2: (905) 353-9590
Office #3: (905) 871-9991
Office #4: (905) 354-0527
Email: [email protected]
Mail: The Honourable Rob Nicholson
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
I've heard that from about a dozen people now, that the voicemail message box is full. I suggest calling the Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, (613)991-2924 fill up his voicemail and tell him that if Marc Emery applies for a prison transfer from the USA to Canada, that the Minister should approve it right away.
Contact your Member of Parliament in Canada. Call other Canadian Conservative MP's. Call the media, a call in talk show, call your family and friends. Send out text messages. Twitter. Blog.
Be unbashful. Don't be afraid or nervous. People are waking up. More and more people are ready to listen to you and take your concerns seriously.
Join the world wide protest to help liberate Marc Scott Emery from being Extradited to Amerikkka... Protest with us, in person or from home, Anything to Help Get Thousands of People To Call The Justice Minister Rob Nicholson... Monday is Extradition Decision Day...
Bring Signs, Posters, flags, flyers... Handbills in car windows at every red light, signs that read Call The Justice Minister for Marc Emery.
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DEA Accidentally Argues for Marijuana Legalization
Our friends at LEAP noticed this remarkable DEA testimony at a Senate hearing:
What a mess. Who'd have guessed that a drug known for producing feeling of pleasant relaxation would end up financing massive international networks of murderous gangsters.
Well, let's get one thing straight: this isn't happening because the Mexican drug lords grow the best weed. In fact, their product utterly sucks and they wouldn't be able to sell a single dime-bag of their seedy bloodstained schwag if it weren't for American law enforcement destroying as much domestic cannabis as possible.
It really is that simple. Every plant we uproot, every stash we "take off the streets," every cent we spend in our mindless war on marijuana is another dollar poured into the pockets of the pot mafia. They get to sell this stuff only because we help them dominate the market, and if we let responsible Americans do it instead, the cartels' marijuana profits would shrink to zero by the end of the next harvest season.
If you don't believe me, just give us one year to prove you wrong.
Mexico is the number one foreign supplier of marijuana abused in the United States. In fact, according to a 2008 inter-agency report, marijuana is the top revenue generator for Mexican DTOsâa cash crop that finances corruption and the carnage of violence year after year. The profits derived from marijuana traffickingâan industry with minimal overhead costs, controlled entirely by the traffickersâare used not only to finance other drug enterprises by Mexicoâs poly-drug cartels, but also to pay recurring âbusinessâ expenses, purchase weapons, and bribe corrupt officials.
What a mess. Who'd have guessed that a drug known for producing feeling of pleasant relaxation would end up financing massive international networks of murderous gangsters.
Well, let's get one thing straight: this isn't happening because the Mexican drug lords grow the best weed. In fact, their product utterly sucks and they wouldn't be able to sell a single dime-bag of their seedy bloodstained schwag if it weren't for American law enforcement destroying as much domestic cannabis as possible.
It really is that simple. Every plant we uproot, every stash we "take off the streets," every cent we spend in our mindless war on marijuana is another dollar poured into the pockets of the pot mafia. They get to sell this stuff only because we help them dominate the market, and if we let responsible Americans do it instead, the cartels' marijuana profits would shrink to zero by the end of the next harvest season.
If you don't believe me, just give us one year to prove you wrong.