According to hemp-advocate Alexander Hamilton, "ardent spirits" were to be a source of revenue--not something to be prohibited. In Federalist Paper 12, Hamilton wrote:

The single article of ardent spirits, under federal regulation, might be made to furnish a considerable revenue.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed12.htm

INCB seems to think that states have no say in the matter of substance use. According to cannabis-smoking James Madison, the federal government's

jurisdiction extends to certain enumerated objects only, and leaves to the several States a residuary and inviolable sovereignty over all other objects.

The specious sophists of the Supreme Court have ruled that "illicit substances" come under the catch-all Commerce Clause of the Constitution (Art. 1, Sec. 8 Clause 3 - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art1.htm#1sec8

If such substances are under the Commerce Clause, then they are legitimate objects of commerce. If the federal government chooses not to regulate and tax them, then the states have inviolable sovereignty to regulate their sale and to tax them if they so desire.

In the case of medical "marijuana," if the state doesn't tax prescription medicines, then it would be a violation of the Constitution to tax medical "marijuana."

Apparently UN Narcs aren't too familiar with American values and obviously don't like them. They seem to think that the federal government has absolute authority over all matters. That's not the way our system of government was set up to run.

States have as much of a role to play over these matters as does the federal government. States are a part of the system of checks and balances.

If federal law, or Court rulings, don't promote the happiness of the people, then the states are perfectly within their rights to say to the feds, "You have gone too far. Back off, and get the hell out."

The people are the ultimate source of authority under our form of government. In Federalist Paper 46, Madison wrote:

the ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone, and that it will not depend merely on the comparative ambition or address of the different governments, whether either, or which of them, will be able to enlarge its sphere of jurisdiction at the expense of the other.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed46.htm

So UN Narcs, don't come in here spouting off your anti-American values.

"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government."

— Thomas Jefferson

The UN should concern themselves with the true issues affecting this world like genocide, poverty, the environment, clean drinking water for everyone and suffiecient food to thrive. Their stance on the "drug war" makes all of these issues worse somewheres

why they can use killer alcohol but other good people can't use cannabis, which is far less dangerous to life and limb?That's not just a request, to any decent person, it would be an obligation, to any decent American it's required by that sacred pledge to 'liberty and justice for all'. Do you jokers know what the word all means? Where's the justice in the more dangerous drug being legal and legal to promote, and the less dangerous drug verboten?

Why is it that the FDA claims Marinol, an anti-nausea drug, is 100% safe but the DEA considers it a detrimental drug if it's in a plant???

The UN law banning cannabis is stronger than California state law. and I guess rather than debate fine points we shall just wait till the Feds come in and break up the robot dealers. IIts pretty easy to obtain a warrent for the address where the machines are, just walk in, and take these machines away..and then destroy them..a couple of wacks with a sledgehammer would pretty well do it

I am sure these machines are expensive, how long can this robot resistance go on? . Its straight forward legal research to determine who owns the property where the machines were operating, then and bust them for allowing drug sales to occur on their property and if necessary.. seize the property .I am sure real estate in California and is expensive- how long can pot robot retail resistance go on?

it is pretty amusing to watch the pot people take on the coyote role in this prohibition roadrunner cartoon .........................beep beep !

.. But, the 'why' is always simple, essentially, isn't it?

I have been to L.A. County jail THREE TIMES over ONE DUI.. And I certainly know for 'FACT' that 'third time offenders' certainly do 'not' get a "private licensed drug treatment provider", "Massage" or "Accupuncture"...(!?!?)

I'm blown away. First time offenders have to pay for years, receive jailtime - anywhere from three months to a year 'Third' time is now considered a third strike (as in, 'life')

- Anyone want to read the full publication, I am willing to provide.

Scottish Executive publishes the 'International Experience of Drug Courts'

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i LOVE weed

everybody just needs too smoke a blunt and releive there mind and take a break and get wasted

prison guard's union

California Correctional Peace Officers Association
The California Prison system is the third largest penal system in the country, costing $5.7 billion dollars a year and housing over 161,000 inmates. Since 1980 the number of California prisons has tripled and the number of inmates has jumped significantly. In the past few years controversies involving prison expansion, sky-rocketing costs, and claims of mismanagement and inmate abuse have put the California prison system under heightened public scrutiny.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) is the California prison guards' union. In recent years the CCPOA has become a major player in California politics. Its political influence has grown to the point that it is widely considered to be one of the most powerful political forces in Sacramento. Its lobbying efforts and campaign contributions have greatly facilitated the passage of legislation favorable to union members.

http://igs.berkeley.edu/library/htCaliforniaPrisonUnion.htm

Initiatives

Attorney Gen. File #: 2007-064
California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2008

Legalization of Marijuana-Related Activities. The initiative provides that no per-son, individual, or corporate entity could be prosecuted for the possession, cultivation, transportation, distribution, or consumption of cannabis hemp, including hemp industrial products, hemp medicinal preparations, hemp nutritional products, and hemp religious or recreational products. All of these products use as an ingredient the hemp plant commonly referred to as cannabis or marijuana. This measure also provides that the manufacture, marketing, distribution, or sale between adults of equipment or accessories associated with the above products shall not be prohibited.

California Hemp Initiative Volunteers is looking for volunteer petition signature collectors

http://www.myspace.com/hemp2008

http://capwiz.com/norml2/mailapp/

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fuck the un! weed rules and its never going away so they can stop trying!

I'd steal that vending machine then drop it from a plane on top of the UN premises. I bet They would open that bitch up and smoke every bit of budd in it ;]