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Legalize it please.. http://www.filmepornoaz.com/porno-cu-negrii
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The pro-pot propagandists have constantly claimed that "the vast majority of Americans" support Legalization of Pot ... ... yet in decades of trying, they can't seem to get this "vast majority" to the voting booths ... not even in pot-crazy California. If the citizen initiative States can't even get 50+ % of the voters to support them, why should the legislature bother ?
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I am sick and tired of the Americans whining about countries like China abusing human rights while they persecute peace loving citizens for marijuana use in their own country. Hypocritical to say the least. The marijuana laws are based on one of the biggest lies mankind has ever known. In my opinion the most dangerous drug out there is alcohol, which is not even referred to as a drug. As a country on the verge of bankruptcy, it should be hard to justify the billions of dollars spent on prohibition. Where does the American public think this money comes from? Probably the most secure jobs in the country are for the DEA or law enforcement. Sad but true. It is win at all cost & unfortunately the government is willing to bankrupt the nation for their stupid wars. End prohibition now or just keep adding to inflation rate by printing money to cover these stupid policies. Unfortunately, our government in Canada is following the same path. Not without a fight though.
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BUT CHECK IT OUT DC IS COOL WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA, I THINK DC REALLY SET AN EXAMPLE OF THINGS HERE FOR THOSE STATES THAT ARE PENDING LIKE THE ONE IM IN. LETS NOT BASH DC BECAUSE THOSE WHO ARE INTRODUCING THE BILL ARE IN POSITIONS TO DO SO AND HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO SIDE EDUCATE OTHERS IN DC THAN WE DO. LETS SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SET US ALL FREE FROM PROHIBITION. WHAT ALL WHO WERE AGAINST IT WILL LEARN IS, A REDUCTION IN DEA SPENDING,LESS IN PRISON,LESS ROBBED AND KILLED ON MARIJUANA,INCREASE IN TAX DOLLARS FOR EACH STATE,LESS USE OF HARD DRUGS..... RON PAUL HAS THE RIGHT IDEA AND IF YOU LISTEN TO THE DEBATES YOU WILL SEE THE UNDERDOG IS RISING FROM ALL THE NARROW MINDED BIG MONEY BACKED 2012 CANTIDATES. ONE VALID POINTE RON PAUL MADE WAS THAT THE GOVERMENT SHOULD NOT MEDIATE WHAT PEOPLE DO. I FEEL IF YOU GO OUT AND GET DRUNK THATS YOUR BUSINESS SO WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU GET STONNED, HIGH
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Yea the better the high the more paranoid you are about getting a good thing taken away from big brother. Imagine that. Scooby
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Poor time to bring up important things like cannabis decriminalization when Congress is working on staying in business themselves, they need to FOCUS on the budget thang by aug. somethin or shutdown or somethin. By FOCUS I mean make a batches of cannabis brownies and all members of congress shall be required by law to eat them and within 6 hours vote and have all probs solved bi-partademocratically. I almost give up. Scooby
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All of the posts show merit. There is a big problem in our current Congress being toned down by ?? A super wealthy brat has created a private group the Republicans have sworn loyalty to above and beyond their constitutional Oath of office. Yes, Grover Norquist has cajoled newly elected politicians into signing an oath to follow his dictates as written in his private group, and no one has yet seen fit to charge Treason to he and his dupes. The final act was little G.Bush lowering the super wealthy individual and corporate income tax rate to nearly zero. Now the entire Republican Cabal is refusing to reverse and restore fair taxes on all Americans.
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The GA legislator merely quotes the dogma he is provided. Were he to have a child that suffers from illness recently proven to benefit from cannibols, the story would reverse. In our War in VietNam, we were extolled to never quit, never surrender. Well, I have been fifty years not giving up on marijuanna being legal, nor have I given up on my right to smoke it, eat it, wear it, wash with it, nor will I until my funeral pyre consumes me.
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We do that already, Ax, via sales taxes. And wars. ~
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Great! Lot of information and im surprised
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After this passes, we should enact provisions for a national lottery. This way we can redistribute poor people's money.
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this is beautiful
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RON PAUL 2012
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This is the response my congressmen from Georgia sent me. What an a dumb ass. Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding legalizing marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you. According to research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana use has negative effects on the cardiovascular system, the lungs, the brain, and even social behavior. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Scientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. Studies have indicated that a user's risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana. Marijuana use also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. Furthermore, marijuana use has also been linked to social disorders such as depression, anxiety, and personality disturbances. At a time when illegal drug use is a major problem for many Americans, legalizing marijuana would send the wrong message to young people across our nation that marijuana is not harmful. I do not believe marijuana should be legalized.
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If this happens not only will it help the country as a whole but it will help individual families. My moms biggest point "its illegal!" so if it wasnt.. then what? haha so this needs to happen.
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Fighting Cancer or know someone who is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYn5wr6WilU Why BIG drug companies don't want it legal http://youtu.be/X1DTHNRsZkU
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What makes the most sense to me is to monitor who doesn't support this, and be sure not to support them come election! Ron Paul becoming president could also give a means of changing this tired old law. Most of them wont support the bill, as Marijuana and its extracts can shelf most all of their Agenda 21 diseases! thats the real truth to it all. They know full well the benefit of marijuana, always have, and thats why it is illegal to this day!
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your a sad misinformed person. probably a FED, thats why they posted as anonymous ...
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......but only veggies from the genetically modified seeds owned by Monsanto!
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i like the liberals, the compassionate ones who care about the poor in this country, the ones who do not try to push religious "morality" on the people....
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there are other libertarian guided politicians in the republican party.....just to make it clear, i don't vote on party lines. i do vote dem too. i might support the current president if he would change his position here. i side with the libertarians because our country is being destroyed from within. our constitutional rights are becoming a thing of the past. the libertarians = limited government/no tyranny and that is good. our big government is out of control. pretty soon they will be writing bills requiring us to consume 5 veggies a day to help control costs on the government health care. how about starting over with free or income based health clinics...go when you need to, pay as you are able? And for the record, Ron Paul has made it very clear cutting food aid for the poor in America is not on the list of his priorities, but cutting the bribing and bombing of Pakistan is! do you disagree?
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No, just one of those pesky liberals
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so what does that make? 2?
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i bet i know more than you do! i am not a bitch just really tired of blind left wingers who pretend to be for an end to cannabis prohibition and then act like retards when we have a chance at it. i told you i would stop posting if you posted one reason to support this current administration. is it because you like the welfare? like being a welfare criminal? end cannabis prohibition and make money.
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you are a dumb bitch stephanie... keep talking like you know what you're saying
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you are lame man i quit smokin the stuff cause i got caught growin now i feel lazier than ever. before i was full of energy youn know y cause i used it for that reason it made me feel better
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Perhaps I misunderstood your tone? I'm just surprised (and now expect) left wing criticism and attacks from those who seem to support ending cannabis prohibition, but only if the movement is from the left. I agree...only two categories: tyranny or freedom.
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"Please don't make this a left or right wing issue." Correction please. It is you that seems to be making that the issue. There are only 2 categories that apply and matter in the war on marijuana: prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists.
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Paul refuses to participate in "immoral" pension systemSays fewer perks for congress will limit terms of politicians, save taxpayers moneyFor Release: Thursday, January 30, 1997For More Information:Michael Quinn Sullivan(202) 225-2831WASHINGTON, DC - US Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) today reaffirmed his opposition to what he calls the "immoral" congressional pension system by refusing to participate in it. While serving in Congress from 1976 to 1984, Paul chose not to participate in the system, despite a taxpayer-funded pay-out which is more lucrative than any private system. He said high-dollar perks like the pension are areas that could be safely cut immediately, without hurting a single American taxpayer."The situation is even worse today than it was before," Paul said. "When I served in the late '70s and early '80s, the congressman had to actually write a letter to enter the program, I simply chose not to sign-up. Today, however, everyone is automatically placed in the system and house members are required to write a letter requesting that they not be included in the program."After five years of service, a Member of Congress becomes vested in the system, with pay-off beginning at age 62, or pay-off begins at any age after 25 years of service. The five years can be either all in Congress, or added with other federal service, such as time in the military. If someone had 26 years of service, and depending on which of two systems they were under, a Member of Congress leaving office in 1994 could expect a yearly pension of between $52,800 and $86,000."This is one reason why so many politicians stay in Washington so long: they get a better retirement plan from the government than they could ever get from an honest job back home. We need to cut perks like this pension system completely; it is immoral that someone spend so much time in Congress that they even should think about getting retirement benefits. And then to expect those benefits to be paid by taxpayers at rates no citizen can ever hope to actually earn is even more unreasonable," said Paul. "There is a lot of talk about term limits, which I completely support, but if we are to seriously reform Congress, and return it to being a 'citizen-legislature,' then we must address these issues. Even the most strict term limits package currently being bandied about restricts members to six years in office, which of course vests them in the retirement system."The Sufside, Texas, physician said that during a time when Congress is discussing ways to balance the budget and cut taxes, "a good place to start is right here on Capitol Hill, where we can help the taxpayers by not enriching ourselves at their expense.""Members of Congress are elected by the people to handle the affairs of this nation in a responsible, efficient manner, not to enrich themselves for a lifetime," he said. "To participate in a pension plan at taxpayers expense would for me be hypocritical and immoral. I hope everyone in the 105th Congress will do as I have done: reject the pension and prepare for retirement without burdening the taxpayers for decades to come. To do any less is to perpetuate what is at it's most basic level an arrogant insult to the people we were elected to represent."
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And there is another gop presidential candidate who calls for an end to cannabis prohibition, Gary Johnson. Watch for him in 2016 too.
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Please don't make this a left or right wing issue. President Obama has had every opportunity to honor his position to let the states make the decisions. The self righteous moral majority in the republican party do not speak for the entire party. Republicans use to mean fiscally conservative and limited government, which is what Ron Paul stands for - and the constitution. He has always called for an end to cannabis prohibition despite the unpopularity he faces in his party.
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While historic and symbolic, the bill has zero chance of passage in the Republican controlled House--even if it made it to the floor. Paul's fellow Republican and Texan in the House, Lamar Smith, one of the most ignorant and vocal prohibitionists in the federal government and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has already stopped this bill. Citing it's status as a schedule I controlled substance, Lamar spews his propaganda, "Marijuana use and distribution is prohibited under federal law because it has a high potential for abuse [meaning "use"] and does not have an accepted [by the government but does by physicians] medical use in the U.S.," and that "The Food and Drug Administration has not approved smoked marijuana for any condition or disease." Pulling out the discredited "gateway theory," Smith bases his faulty logic on his premise that marijuana leads to heroin which then increases supports the drug cartels: "Decriminalizing marijuana will only lead to millions more Americans becoming addicted to drugs and greater profits for drug cartels who fund violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Allowing states to determine their own marijuana policy flies in the face of Supreme Court precedent."
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I agree on that, the money for the little man is going to be custom strains and more flavors than the big companies. This will probably reflect the major beer companies vs the micro brews. Also most pot smokers I know tent to support the little guy and hate big business. Like i said the only way to beat them and not sell out into their system, is for us to understand that money isn't power the people who put value into the money is the real power.
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S216..that is big government under the impression that we are not capable of making our own decisions regarding our health. I don't need or want the extra FDA regulations. Why do you? I will stop posting if you explain your position. ~a persistent constituent
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And why are we bombing Libya (at a cost of nearly 1 billion already)? And why is there talk about bailing out Greece? Who is going to bail us out??
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Sorry Steve. I thought Ron Paul wrote the bill...
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I wouldn't be surprised if Ron Paul wrote an executive order repealing cannabis prohibition if he were president.
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The current system is unsustainable. And I really don't like the apparent plans for the pharmaceutical companies to take over the medical cannabis business. The government is taking control of the entire food supply and nutritional supplements industry. Increased penalties - big jail time - is in the works for selling supplements or remedies in which the FDA doesn't agree to the claimed benefits (its for cannabis). You can kiss private dispensaries goodbye under the current administration. Prove me wrong. I would love for you to! Check S216. It just needs the house vote.
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What do you not like about his platform? Steve Alapoet won't discuss the issue, and doesn't even want it on his wall...so I won't be surprised if my note is removed.
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Here is a draft of the bill...... http://reason.com/assets/db/13088586922347.pdf
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The only downside to the legalization of marijuana is that many growers and pot sellers will be put out of business by a large corporation who has the property and resources to grow more than the average grower and sell a product of similar potency for less than the local dealer and be able to cater to a larger amount of customers.
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You know this will pass, if not now in the next year or two. Everyone is forgetting how greedy our government is (well the majority of the people who run it) and since they've been shown the value of the Marijuana market, all any side can see is $$$$$$. The only reason it has not been pushed threw already is because they've (government) has been giving all the major industries (tobacco, pharmaceutical, and alcohol companies) a chance to get ahead of the game and have their products ready once it is passed. Lets not forget how far between the sheets government and major corporations are together, its one and the same anymore and that's really sad. I'm for it because I'm sick of the useless spending on a problem our own government is feeding into on one side and attacking on the other, but it also sickens me that to get what the majority of the citizens want done, we have to sell out to there system. I think we've forgotten where they get their power, where money gets its power, its us, that's right you and me. One last thing anyone who says its a gateway drug, your wrong, bad parenting = mental instability = lack of real world critical thinking is the gateway for the drugs.
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Even though it is morally correct to do so, I believe there is no chance it will pass. Drug laws are the easiest way to invalidate civil rights, giving greater power to the politicians and law enforcers. No politician or law enforcer is going to give up their power voluntarily. The minute this law is passed there will be no need for thousands of jobs in law enforcement, adding to the unemployment levels, while saving taxpayers money. Unfortunately, with an unlimited ability to print new money, the feds can keep prohibition alive until they find a more fruitful way to attack and control the U.S. citizenry.
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I think "belief" and "hope" go a lot further towards changing the status quo than cynically posting comments on the internet. As the response put so eloquently, the reason we have these corrupt politicians in office is because we the people put them there. They've created this divisive political environment to keep people uneducated and unfocused on the issues. It's getting a bit silly to blame the politicians and how corrupt they've increasingly become. Actually look around and realize that they're just giving the people exactly what they want. Sure some of the blame goes to Fox News and their Republican talking points that they somehow manage to mash into the brains of the American public at large, but at the end of the day the people actually believe that crap and they vote accordingly. At the height of the health care debate 70% of the American people believed the completely fictional "death panels" were real. 70% of the people in the country believed an outright and ridiculous lie that was incredibly easy to fact check simply because it's what they heard on TV and/or it's what they wanted to believe. And don't get me started on the war between the scientific consensus on global warming and Republicans. Here's a hint, reality and science are losing the public opinion battle. It's a smart move because they've tapped into an uneducated portion of the population that tends to be older, white, racist, christian extremists who are in general scared of change. Oh and one more thing, they're the most likely to vote. In 2010 only 41.5% of eligible voters voted. Young voter turnout continued to decrease as only 12% of eligible voters under 30 voted. Older voter turnout increased with almost one in every 4 votes being cast by a voter over 65. And what is the average age of a Fox News viewer you ask? 65. And as research continues to show the more Fox News you watch the less informed you actually become. http://goo.gl/qlFEA And judging by the staggering ratings Fox News brings in over it's competition they watch a LOT of it. So who is more to blame? The corrupt politician? Or the corrupted idiots they cater to? I don't think you can blame the politician. They're just giving the voters who actually vote exactly what they want. Meanwhile the popular choice among the younger and usually better informed generation is to opt out of the process. And why might they cynically stay home and complain rather than going out to vote? Maybe they're reading to many posts like yours on the internet. And that's exactly how belief can be a very powerful tool when it comes to changing the status quo. Belief is why I continue to vote and encourage any other intelligent individual to do the same, and belief is why people like you stay home.
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No. He's a nice guy but not a good choice for leader. Plus, his ideas are not so good for leading a country as large as the USA.
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Please help Ron Paul in the presidential primaries.
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Ron Paul is running for president and doing very well in the polls. Help him!
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9077214414651731007&ei=pBSeSbrhN6GG_AG94qjsBg&q=The+Union&hl=en#
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The Union
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Then lets take out the corrupt and start over.. Technically we can reinstate new government if not satisfied with our current situation
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Your comment makes little sense to no sense. This bill would have no effect on big pharma. Do you realize that legitimate scientific studies (I.e. prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled studies) have showed that marijuana, while having medicinal value, only effects less than 2% of the population that would use it for that purpose. So.....while it might have "value", it doesn't mean shit to pharma, as they know most people use it to get stoned. Come on man, do your research on both sides of the fence and add a little discipline before you speak.
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It will die in committee.
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Jeff, so what what you and Opopo suggest? Giving up? Giving up is not in me.
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This is the one country that has a powerful enough word in this matter. It would only be American to attempt to legalize Marijuana. Yes, shrewd and corrupt people exist. But they can and in time will lose. The next generation is taking over, for the better. Archaic mindsets are dying out. No matter what, the College students of today will rise to run the society of tomorrow with their own new and developed mindset. I don't believe America is meant to be a 3-tier dictatorship where all we can do is try to complain to the government and just submit as a sheepish society when things don't work out. It's because this country has the history of taking risks to make make itself the most powerful Nation on this planet that we can be proud to be Americans. Patriotism has been taken for granted too often. This is when it would apply most significantly.
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sun,sun,sun....here it comes!
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Can we really expect this to work? We are talking about congress here... O well, it will get people talking at least.
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The reason I will vote for RON PAUL regardless ov who they prop up,is he stands by his word,the constitution.Ending the fed look we need our currency out of the hands of a private bank,and backed by gold.thats the gold standardwe can regulate the value of gold to be tied with the amount of money in cerculation,or go to a credits system with cards,that require no paper or printing.just saying it makes no sence to bourow our own currency from a private bank and pay it back with interest.to that bank,its the fleecing of america,the only thing i disagree with ron paul on is Social Security,We have been made to contribute and will continue to be made to contribute to that system,now they want us to just give them those contrebutions,and start over I am 46 and well dont want to work till I am 90.Medicade is nesicary when you are to old to work and cant pay an employer based plan.Ya know if we expanded medicade to all the young and old,so the people that are not sick contributed to it,and we were ridd of the health insurance priffiteers.we would get that system stableized,and save money.
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This is the most important piece of legislation ever to hit a congressman's desk. We all need to put this at the top of our to do list...read it to everyone you know who can't read..for those who can read, pass it on
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Ya know This has far more uses then medical or calming the nerves,I hope this goes through,because we could use it to eliminate our dependance on oil,food,clothing,save the trees.clean up some of the CO2 in the atmosfeir,creat some good jobs,new industries.I used it to quit tobaco.All the resurch will prove benaficial.The money saved in incarceration,prosacution,Me personally I would like to see the day we could walk into a store,buy a pack of joints.like cigarets,different strains.and flavors.ya know weed we know did not have raid sprayed on it,or LSD.something checked and properly regulated,so children could not get it.homes can be built in canada that stay 50 degrees without any heat or air conditioning .this is why I support it,it will help frito-lay and other snack compannies,plus get our states out of there holes.its about time.
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Steve although I applaud your optimism, I completely understand how Opopo can become so jaded. Greedy corporatists have a strangle hold on this country and will throw a lot of money into crushing this bill. A lot of cheap slave labor (drug offenders), courtesy of the War on (Some)Drugs, fills their overflowing coffers and directly contributes to the high unemployment rate.
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Just do it free the weed
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i"m f***ing sick and tired of being sick and tired im f***ing hungry boys get out on that griddle and make me some fucking pankakes
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My Senators and Rep are soooo sick of e-mails from me. They don't even auto form reply to me anymore. Does that stop me from voicing my support for certain legislation? Fuck No. I pay them to be availible to hear my concerns and so do you! It is their job to be harassed by us! Will this Bill pass? Maybe not, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna let any opportunity to take part in Democracy pass by. Especially if I'm just sitting on my ass on the couch anyway! I have linked this on so many FB pages my clickin finger is tingling. Guilt your stoner assed friends into doing it if thats what it takes! If we are to be taken seriously we have to Sign on the Line. Literally.
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I think that concentrating and modifying the opiates is where we went wrong actually. Its my understanding that full spectrum opium extracts were used for centuries, and that other alkaloids in the opium besides the traditional opiates tend to round out the negative effects of synthetic/purified opiates. This is true for many plants, inc. cannabis. pure thc can cause a higher risk for anxiety, paranoia, and psychosis for those predisposed to it, some other cannabinoid tends to round out these risks, possible cbd, cbn, etc. Oxycotin and other synthetic opiates offer reliable titration, but offer none of the "less addictive" qualities they were said to exhibit by pharma. A standardized full spectrum opium extract could offer varying levels of alkaloids to suit the needs of the pain, and give consistent dosage. The idea that opium is more dangerous compared to synthetic opiates is similar to saying that jwh's and k2 blends are safer than cannabis. Well, not really since theres less research in that area, but still, people have been using natural opiates for centuries v. decades for the synthetics. BTW- opiates are not the only solution for pain, cordyalis yanhuso and kratom are promising canidates for pain management as well. Kratom is basically a southasian plant that contains oxindole alkaloids that stimulate the mu-opioid receptor. Way different structure than traditional opiates chemically, and much safer since its an opiate with a roof that will only let you abuse it so much. Also, the mu-opioid receptor is not stimulated by opiates, so this is a different pathway than traditional opiates. Kratom can exhibit stimulative affects and be serotonegenic as well. For anyone using opiates, synthetic or natural, consider switching to kratom.
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For chrissakes don't gloss over the part where we all TELL our representatives we want them to support this. Whether this gets traction or not, it's an opportunity for more people to let them know it's important. I've been guilty of passing on opportunities like this. Not any more. They have to know their job is at stake. Doing nothing plays right into their hand. The media is going to love this for a short while. And that will get more people talking, more students doing reports, more people surprised by a friend who fesses up to supporting the end of prohibition. The more people talk openly about this, the better the support percentages get. This is a chance at a good advance if we all act on it. Steve; will this be webcast or streamed anywhere or is it call-in only?
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.....and thanks for keeping the public informed steve (as always)!
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Thank you barney frank, ron paul, and co-sponsors...this is history in the making. Please make it happen. I'm state legal....please let me be federally legal!
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Gaining steam....
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I would like to be proven wrong. But no amount of "belief" or "hope" is going to change the status quo. "If, on the other hand, we demand accountability and common sense from our politicians, we can get that, too." Really? I've been demanding accountability and common sense ever since I became aware of the depth of corruption in our government, but to no avail. Nope, no amount of 'demanding" is going to do a goddamn thing. They will just treat you like a spoiled step-child. The only thing that is going to change things is if "WE" go in there, grab them by the hair, and drag them out into the streets kicking and screaming. I would like to be wrong....i really would.
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What he said: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/opinion/17carter.html
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Yeaaa, baby, " in the land of the free and home of the Braveeeeee" I love it, let go USA, Lets Go.
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No way it happens.... Why? It makes too much sense.
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Ron Paul 2012 baby
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im surprised you even mentioned it, a republican? oh my! (please note the sarcasm)
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Fix the damn form. I have to manually know my congressman and shit. Fuck that...pot heads are too lazy. One click and boom. It worked for the EWG
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...Voting for Ron Paul won't get marijuana legalized. Making a public stand, actually working and putting forward real work on the issue every day is the only way we can make it happen. If Ron Paul was president right now, we'd be no more nearer to legalization as we are with this bill - what people need to do is elect representatives in the House and Senate the support the cause, because they are the only ones with real power. George W., Obama, Clinton, even Reagen would have ALL approved legalization if Congress had voted it through. The problem is we have a body of representatives that isn't truly representative of our interests. Stop wasting time on presidential support and put the effort where it matters and we'll all be in a better world before we can realize it.
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There's probably bigger fish to fry the way the 'govt' looks at it, i.e. Coke, Heroin, probably list goes on. Marijuana, having well documented recent / modern history of having medical value whereas most other controlled substances do not except opiates but those have been synthesized as they need and should be being very dangerous to consume. Not to mention primary content of Mexican drug trafficking became marijuana .. so I imagine the CIA is behind this bill.
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fuck me running..... i wish this was possible but i know what they will say
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I remember the first time - was it 1996 - I saw those reefer tee shirts in a record store...and it was like one tiny ray of sunshine in a dark room... ...here comes the sun, little darlin..
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Even if it doesn't pass, this shows that we're taking steps forward.
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Do you think it will actually work...I hope so but it is very unlikely that more than a few 60 year old bastards with more money than god will touch this with a ten foot poll.
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Ron Paul 2012
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even if this doesn't pass you can still show your support for the cause. Register Republican today. Vote in the primary's for Ron Paul and for Ron Paul supporting delegates. Join the Ron Paul movement. The path to legalization is through the WhiteHouse!
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Sounds like a pretty good plan dude. Wow. www.real-privacy.no.tc
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Failure Failure Failure they all fall down!
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Mallincrockdt lobbyist's eat your heart out.
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I hope this isn't just more theater, we need this and we need it now.
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Well said man! Just because we have gotten mostly crap from our gov't for years on end, does not mean that we can, should or will put up with it anymore!
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If we expect corruption and a lack of common sense in D.C., that's exactly what we'll get. If, on the other hand, we demand accountability and common sense from our politicians, we can get that, too. "Can't" never could. "Try" legalized marijuana.
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There is no way the corrupt members of congress are going to give up their wasteful war against American citizens. No way. Nice try though. If legalizing would somehow benefit current corporate interests, instead of threatening them, i.e. Big Pharma and Law Enforcement, that would be a whole different can of worms. Common sense never had any bearing in Washington D.C. Why shold anyone expect common sense now?
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