Earlier this year, a NORML-commissioned national Zogby telephone poll revealed that a record 44 percent of American voters — including nearly six out of ten adults on the west coast — now believe that cannabis should be “taxed and legally regulated like alcohol and cigarettes.”
Since then, several additional polls have confirmed that the nation’s support for legalizing marijuana has never been higher, and is fast approaching “super-majority status.”
In fact, a recent poll sponsored by Oaksterdam University indicates that support for legalization among Californians has already achieved such vaulted status (well, almost).
Today two more polls are reaffirming America’s new “marijuana Zeitgeist.”
First, in California a new Field Research Corporation poll of 901 registered voters found that 56 percent of voters agree with the statement: “Legalize marijuana for recreational use and tax its proceeds.”
According to pollsters, this is the first time ever in a California Field poll that a majority of voters have endorsed regulating the adult use of cannabis. In February, California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano introduced legislation — Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act — to tax the commercial production and retail sale of cannabis. To date, over 8,000 NORML supporters have contacted their state representatives in support of AB 390, which is expected to be taken up by the state Assembly early next year.
Nationally, a just-released ABC News/Washington Post poll of 1,072 adults finds that a record 46 percent of all Americans now favor “legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use.” This total is more than double the percentage of Americans who responded affirmatively (22 percent) to a similar ABC poll question in 1997!
ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL: HOT-BUTTON ISSUES
via ABCNews.go.com
46 percent of Americans now favor legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use, the most in data back to the mid-
1980s and more than double its level 12 years ago. While 52 percent remain opposed, that’s down from 75 percent in the late 1990s and 78 percent in 1986.
The biggest changes in the past two decades are 29- and 27-point advances in support for legalization among Democrats and independents, to 49 and 53 percent, respectively. The slightest: a 10-point gain among Republicans, to just 28 percent support.
So much for the myth that supporting marijuana law reform is ‘politically suicidal.’ In fact, if you are a politician — or President — whose constituency leans Democrat or Independent, it’s becoming increasingly likely that more of your supporters favor legalization over prohibition, and if you want to stay elected, you should too!
this is really good news americans are finally waking up.
and if the unenlightened were told that now we would have all the benefits of legalized hemp we would get even more converts to the cause. speak more about hemp NORML as we end the prohibition on both weeds.
i’m an independant voter who will no vote for Obama again given his performance to date. fortunately he has a few thousand more days of the first term to educated himself on the entire issue of the prohibition on cannabis & hemp.
It amazes me that republicans always rant and rave about wanting smaller government and reducing welfare, however go on and support bigger government and corporate welfare with their policies. Drug prohibition is one of the biggest government programs there is. If and when the republicans truly become small government conservatives, we will all be free.
Politicians better start paying attention if they havent already. We the people are SIck and Tired of the wars our government has us in. We were sick of the war on drugs long ago,its just now people are finding their voice. Its snowballin people.
i think the percentage would be even higher if more people were not scared to answer yes but that high of a percentage reported is a GREAT sign that we will soon be able to overcome this 🙂
Hell yeah 46%…Theres got to be a national poll for next year. Come on everybody that knows somebody that is in favor of the Legalization of Hemp them let them know that you need there support and maybe 2 or 5 dollars to donate to Norml or MPP. We have got to wake up and realize that with out any money been put in to this it will not work! We have got to do it like those BIG CORPORATIONS….they have money so they can organiuze things and form anything….so thats what we all have to be WE WILL BE THE BIGGEST MARIJUANA
CORPORATION!
My parents were very anti-drug/Republican but when I showed them how it helped me and I was able to still get really good grades in school and had a job and my life going good, they gradually changed their minds. They are in favor of legalization now.
Change people’s minds by showing them that you are above what the anti-drug commercials say you are. You are above that influence and prove it to people. Gradually we will get that number up into the 70’s and then we will be free of the horrible policy which is prohibition.
Keep speaking the truth Mr. Armentano. I for one will not vote for anyone who will not change their stance on cannabis legalization or decriminilization. Anyone who keeps spouting the same old War on Drugs bullshit can’t count on my vote. EVER! These backward idiots who think that pouring more money into prohibition and promising to keep my kids safe can kiss my ass. I need them to take drugs off the streets by regulating them. And put the Cannabis in stores so I can buy it and use it responsibly while providing tax revenue to my beautiful Golden State which is in a financial crisis at the moment. Getting tired of waiting.
i think this is a good idea..Saves police time an also saves lives in cancer its a plant like all plants god put on earth for humans why not make it legal when it grows wild!!!
We must march forward.
We must continue to use the machete of truth to clear the foliage of propaganda from their sight. Hack long enough and they’ll see the path to common sense!
& The Fight FoR Freedom
Continues…
Let them know…Freedom iS NORML!!!
It is so important that all of us do everything within our power to further the cause of lifting prohibition. Please support those in congress that have shown the courage to face the truth in this issue. Jim Webb, Ron Paul, Barney Frank , Arlen Spector and the state reps in California and Mass.
Please let them know that you support their efforts. These are the people that have the power to free us all from this war on our own citizens ( 20 million and counting)
An extra special thanks to all of the staff and members of NORML. I am 55 year old and i’m sick and tried of living in fear of loosing my job due to my constitutional right to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS not to mention my right to privacy. If Washington, Jefferson, Adams and many other founding fathers could legally grow hemp then why can’t I? I’m a disabled american Vietnam veteran that has earned my right to the freedom that we should all be able to enjoy.
Truth will Prevail! Legalize!!! We have the numbers, now we must voice it.
Well, Saturday is the global march, but I see so little news about it, someone may need to talk me down.
MPP, NORML, ASA and all the big players should have advertised this, promoted it, backed it and bought ads all over the internet. I see failure in division.
So far it looks like the teabaggers will outnumber our march, and that would be a sad thing.
Personally I think that critical mass will be reached much sooner than 2022, I think it could be reached by the end of this year. NORML needs to keep banging the drum with those t.v. commercials. We need to rent billboards along major highways and we need to encourage news stations like CNN to keep up the good work of bringing up the topic of having serious debate about legalization.
I think the Just Say No/DARE mentality is fading, at least where marijuana is concerned. The truth usually bears itself out and once the truth is out, you’ll see a much bigger increase in the number of people in favor of legalization. People are no longer taken in by scare tactics that don’t match reality.
Also, we have a new generation coming up, and along with baby boomers reaching retirement age, and therefore having no fear of losing a job due to pot smoking, I think you’ll find more and more people speaking out in favor of marijuana. I honestly think the critical mass has already been reached, you just have a lot of people scared into silance by this god forsaken drug testing crap.
HEY OBAMA and all u other politicians LOOK what we did to Kellogs and ask yourself what can they do to ME?
So what we can we do to finally push this over the edge?
Conservatives should adopt drug reform into their party lines, it makes sense….its all about the money. Enough of this religion ruling our country, let us be free.
“ABC News: Public’s Support For Pot Legalization Has Never Been Higher!”
Is everyone smoking Dank?
Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possesion
Reuters
2009-04-30
Mexico’s Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels.
The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of marijuana, 500 milligrams (0.018 ounces) of cocaine and tiny quantities of other drugs such as heroin and methamphetamines.
Mexico’s Congress passed a similar proposal in 2006 but the bill was vetoed by Calderon’s predecessor Vicente Fox, under pressure from the United States, which said it would increase drug abuse, but now is worried by the drug-related violence along its border.
Calderon has staked his presidency on curtailing the escalating violence between rival drug gangs as they fight over smuggling routes to the United States, with violence spilling into U.S. cities like Phoenix and Tucson.
Calderon was praised by U.S. President Barack Obama this month for his army crackdown in a visit to the Mexican capital and Washington is sending more agents to its side of the border to curb the flow of guns and cash to the cartels.
Drug violence has killed 2,000 people this year across Mexico after 6,300 deaths in 2008.
The bill, which needs to be approved by the lower house, also allows Mexican states to convict small-time drug dealers, no longer making it a federal crime to peddle drugs. Drug dealers are rarely convicted in Mexico as federal courts are saturated with bigger cases and local judges cannot interfere.
Mexico’s Congress convenes for a final session before its recess on Thursday but may call an extraordinary session given the outbreak of deadly swine flu in the country that has forced lawmakers to hold sessions behind closed doors to prevent further contagion. (Reporting by Miguel Angel Gutierrez, editing by Patricia Zengerle)
I think we have 5 to 10 years left to wait. Just wait until all the anti-drug senior citizens die.
I think we need a huge protest one day. All the cannabis smokers need to unite and make a huge deal and get tons of coverage……… the media has become pro weed recently.
these are exciting times for blazers
gotta put pressure on the government though!!!!
Wow, we’re here, the point at which politicians are expected to “Conform,” to public opinion, votes, right? Represent the people or get ousted amigo! I saw this one coming a mile away. The real excitment today is that “WE,” “The PEOPLE,” are in more control than ever. As a people we have been labled the “Online Crowd.” Yes and we vote to change the marijuana laws now. More States will soon follow, for the sake of saving lives with hemp medicinal products, I hope Tennessee Officials are taking notes on these new State approved MJ programs.
Tax & Regulate, who will be THE first customer to legally purchase pot? It’ll probably be a Californian, great legislative work California!
i love ganja
Mr. EZ: Write Legalize Marijuana on dollar bills? Seriously, I suppose that everybody has to talk about it and everybody has to be an activist
I have Chronic pain (3 back surgeries), IBS, and a Seizure disorder,couldn’t really do prison in my condition and have waited about 40yrs for legalization. I’m 61 yrs old and have lived all these years for relief from my ailments. I’d hate to think my dying day would come without any relief. There are many of us who “NEED” marijuana to be legalized NOW !!
ABC NEWS I GIVE THEM AN A+. THE FOX CHANNEL I GIVE THEM A F-. The American Public is getting more aware as time goes on THE DRUG WAR IS A FARCE. We all know that MARIJUANA PROHIBITION IS NOT WORKING and all it is doing is creating chaos upon the AMERICAN PEOPLE by filling up PRISONS with non-violent offenders and created DRACONIAN DRUG LAWS. The by-products of this DRUG WAR IS METH.-CRACK AND OTHER DRUGS THAT ARE CHEAP AND AVAILABLE. The time is here to end MARIJUANA PROHIBITION one step at a time and our time is here and tell the government- DON’T TREAD ON US! 420 ALL THE WAY!
SERIOUSLY enough with the photoshopped slave statue – it is not going to help our cause at all!
Voting is the answer, The true way, the only way.
We don’t need to convince even one more American citizen to reform the laws. The heavy lifting is already done.
The time is now to organize for the 2010 Congressional elections. Some of us will be able to vote for our preferred candidates, some of us may have to vote against usual orientation. We took out Darth Vader in 2002. Make 2010 count. Remember if we control 20 % of the vote the politicians no longer have a choice. We pick the winner.
http://cannabisnews.com/news/13/thread13831.shtml
@ Mr.EZ
“So what we can we do to finally push this over the edge?”
Donate as much as you can. If you can purchase marijuana weekly, then you can donate weekly.
If every marijuana smoker donated 5 dollars every time they purchased cannabis, it would give millions of dollars every single week for NORML to use.(ads etc)
Tell your friend, and spread the word. Be respectful to those that happen to disagree. But also at the same time, present them with factual reasons in a courteous way and cite your resources.
This is really nice. I’ve been following this movement for the last 7 or so years. Like a snow ball rolling down hill getting bigger as it gains mass, the movement has picked up momentum. Its in the news almost daily, public support is increasing at a rate higher than ever, and sit coms are pushing the agenda. Did anyone see the Family Guy episode a short time ago called “420”? Freakin hilarious. “Everything’s better with a bag of weed!”
Change is coming, with or without Obama. I CAN’T WAIT. This is a great way to actually participate in democracy.
Beastie, what did we do to Kellogs? Did they really suffer any noticeable backlash due to their treatment of Phelps?
We need to advetise more and make the public more aware. We can have a voting block that will make the politicians look twice at if they want to continue collecting a salary from our tax dollars.
The Hill Blog has another post relating to drug laws. This one is about the disparity between powder and crack cocaine.
http://blog.thehill.com/2009/05/01/today%e2%80%99s-drug-sentencing-
policy-is-a-civil-rights-injustice-sen-ben-cardin/#more-11465
No need to wait 10 – 15 years for the anti drug seniors to die out. The 1960’s generation, the first to smoke weed in huge numbers are already 60 -70 years old.
The biggest anti-pot group are the DARE generation who grew up during the 1980’s now in their 30’s. The most anti – pot, NORML, HIGH TIMES, etc people I know are between 25 -35.
We do however have to move very slowly or else risk a severe backlash, like in the 1980’s. LASTING change neeeds to be incrimental and more or less off the radar screen. The prohibitionist have a lot more political firepower than we do (currently at least).
The only way to win is to elect more Pro-reform members of congress.
“I think we have 5 to 10 years left to wait. Just wait until all the anti-drug senior citizens die.”
everybody push your grandmothers down the stairs so we can get this thing done lol im just kidding hahaha i couldnt help myself 🙂
im sure the government is cursing the day that the internet was born, as it has allowed people like us to spread the word and unite together so that our voices could be heard. I cant help but think to myself how in the world we could ever get this far without it. I think of the internet as a uniter of people in some ways. We are the people and when we unite and stand up instead of hiding our heads in the ground we can do anything.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE PUT OUT OF A JOB!!
We are gaining support (people are coming out of the closet) 2009 is our year. Pleas tell everyone you know that has an interest in this issue go to all the pro cannabis sites and let your voice be heard!!! VOTE, SIGN PETITIONS, WRITE YOU REP, RAISE HELL, MARCH, WE WILL WIN…
End the tyranny stop the slavery return freedom of choice stop the greedy from paying our rep to vote in favor of a WAR ON USA (drugs) I AM A MAN I CAN MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS I DO NOT NEED A DICTATOR COUNTRY TELLING ME HOW TO LIVE..
Cherokee Fred Jesus
About TIME!!! I’m a 35 disabled marine corps veteran and I’m proud to see people standing up for our freedoms while the military men and women protect these rights. I need marijuana just to do daily activities, which include taking care of my young children. All the horse crap that the government been trying to feed the mass public is finally being ignored. Keep up the good work to inform those out there that don’t know the facts. Spread the word and don’t be afraid to talk about marijuana law changes. It’s our country, lets keep it that way.
This is Great news!!! Legislators, soon you will have to decide what your legacy will be…. History will judge many Legislators to have been evil agents that kept millions of people in virtual slavery and spit in the face of freedom loving people everywhere. Our founding fathers will rise up and and give most all of them an extremely Humiliating talking down to when judgement comes!!!! Soon they will be begging for forgiveness.
I hope that the people who judge them are the people who have spent 20 years in prison on account of them. It’s coming soon, I feel it on the wind. Freedom, Freedom, Freedom!!!!
its time to rise!
I just think we need to stop waiting for numbers to change, presidents to act smart about drugs or expecting law makers to care. We have to make this happen ourselves and I dont think all our brothers out there are doing what needs done to help us. I think there is a large number of smokers that dont have a voice or choose not to have one, could be they are too afraid, too lazy or too self invoved to care. Its their War too and they can be hurt just as bad as any of us!
We need them to stand up and fight with us! We need to help them make the choice to fight and get this BS over. What if we all would get one person to write a letter and email, one more voice yelling at legislators to End Prohibition! If we all do this, we could make this happen now, in turn forcing a debate right now about our failed drug policys!
We all know one person, Im sure we all do, go today and have them write an email and a letter to their legislators, even make a call. If we all do this, we can double our effort that easy! Im going to try and get 5 new people today myself, how many will you get? We have to all fight, we cant let this time pass us by, go get that person or those people and involve them today!
Just tell them its the Marijuana Draft and if they smoke they have to fight!
to #25 Rick
You know, that sounds, no pun intended at all, crazy enough to work! better yet! Write one different truth to each dollar. And stress that fact of “ADULT USE OF CANNABIS” to each one that way kids dont get any funny ideas.. or maybe it will make kids educate themselves further by asking their parents about drugs. That being the most flawed thing I can think of that plan at the moment (medicated, sorry lol). All kidding aside, I will write ONE truth about the benefits of hemp on one $1 bill a day starting today. I dont think the state/feds are going to waist money by checking all the finger prints on a $1 bill… times however many in circulation, it would be ludicrous.
Its a shame that something so good can be outlawed. HEY CONGRESS! Name something that has more than over 50, 000 uses and not called “silly puddy”
Polls don’t generally mean that much. They are within a margin of error. Could be +10/-10 or could be +5/-5, or higher, maybe lower.
Besides that, it’s not good to pinpoint out the democrats and independents. This is not a liberal issue, though I know it may seem that way. A lot of republicans want to see it legalized also. If you suddenly start alienating them, you are doing more harm than good.
Theres gotta be another national poll that isnt hidden so people know when to vote and it will be as big as obamas election turnout Trust Me
I totally see our cause gaining momentum. At this rate by the 2012 election I see legalization support at over 50%. Did anyone see Colbert last night. He had someone on who was in favor of legalization and he did a great job. If we can just get democracy to work, aka putting these issues on the states ballot, then I am sure we could win even in next years elections. I don’t see people getting fined thousands of dollars, liscence taken, or put in prison over beer, cigs, or mcdonalds. We have the passion on our side. We have the asset of reason as well.
Well, that’s just f…ing great. The media need to completely change their tune to nearly 100% for marijuana legalization. It will save money and bring in revenues. How f…ing stupid are these people? When they lose too much money on lost advertising and they feel the sh…y economy hit them and the political contributions at the all politics is local level dry up is something to be avoided might swing more over. Swine flu scare just a smokescreen to stifle criticism of Obama’s first hundred days, so well I’m still pissed he pussied out on cannabis. He changed his tune or prosecuting waterboarding, which I am glad to hear, extremely, so I see a slim chance he might change course on cannabis, too. Not too much longer!
hey truthanconcequenses i dont remember where i read it but kellogs was number 9 business in us when this started and last i heard they were down to like 80+. can anyone update these numbers for me. thx
keep the pressure on people!!! we will win this WAR!!! obama will not laugh anymore on this issue nor will those stagnent republicans.. we all will be token up legally one day! ahh what a day that will be! until then keep token anyway.. maybe the smoke will hit washington. puff puff pass ab 390!!
If you ask me it looks like the Republicans are the ones alienating themselves. They seem to cleary care more about thier money and power in office then our country’s well being.
#43
Fucking great idea. Although it probably won’t change minds immediately, it’ll act like a seed in their psyche, slowly growing in interest.
Andrew #43: for purposes of covering my increasingly large ass, I WAS IN NO WAY SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE DISFIGURE OUR CURRENCY. that being said, do whatever the spirit inspires. i had a fantasy of cutting down a budweiser billboard. never did it.
Rick:
I know, I dont like it either, but I have learned something about human history: drastic times only has one bff.
And besides, don’t you think our own government disfigured enough lives because of all the lies?
OK so maybe writing on currency, although a bold notion, probably wouldn’t help. There has to be a clever way to spread facts. Like Snapple caps have with their shitty half asses “Facts”. Something that would WOW the public, mixed in the shock value on those truth commercials. Billboards. Radio ads… carrier pigeon!
Its coming sooner than next election cause Mexico jus decriminalized it. Now if it werent gonna be legal soon y would they of all decriminalized it when thats what the boder problem is supoose to be.So its comming i would guess b4 summer is over
P.S It wasnt jus marijuana they decriminalized either it was everything
“it’s becoming increasingly likely that more of your supporters favor legalization over prohibition, and if you want to stay elected, you should too!”
Unless of course you are Barack Obama who does not care about keeping his promises such as ending warrentless wiretaps, mocks his supporters who are opposed to the drug war, and refuses to bring our troops home from Iraq.
YES, I THINK THAT THE TIME HAS COME THAT EVERYONE SHOULD STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN, THAT US 420’s should have the right to smoke what and when we want long as we use it in a respectable manner in our homes, and as we see fit.
We pay these Mothers to stand and tell us, oh hell no, We need our rights of FREEDOM HEARD ONCE AND FOR ALL.WE THE PEOPLE, NOT THEN THE FOVERNMENT, I SAY.
Congressman Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusets. Barney, who last year introduced a bill to do away with federal penalties for personal use of cannabis announced tonight on Bill Maher’s show “Overtime” on HBO that he would reintroduce the bill soon.
#43: While it surprises most, it is actually not a crime to write on money. It is only illegal if you’re making them “unfit for recirculation” and, according to Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code, this is defined as “mutilating, cutting, disfiguring, perforating, uniting or cementing together, or doing anything else to a bank bill with the intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued”. So write whatever truths you would like on your money.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/kelloggstock
very imformative review of the whole phelps kellogs issue
I take an issue with all of these attacks against Republicans. I am a republican who believes that marijuana legalization is long overdue. Further, many of my friends (of whom majority are Republicans) actively participate in marijuana law reform causes.
So, please stop generalizing and bitching. Isn’t unjust judgments and attacks what you are fighting against?
Have nice day hypocrites!! And you are welcome for all of my donations!
If %44 of the American voters wrote one truth on a $1 bill a day for an entire month and spent it, there would be an estimate of $3.87 billion dollars in circulation stating hemp reform.
Post a fact a day, copy, spend. Not only will it help our cause but also force us to spend in this economic crisis.
I think everyone knows it’s time to “stand up” for what they believe in, but one also has to be willing to “take the fall” for what one believes in. So far, 20,000.000
veterans of this war has fallen to arrest. That’s also a great number of felony convictions that abolishes that soldier’s right to vote. One way or another…they’re gonna getcha…they’re gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, boy!
u kno wat selma id say quit YOUR bitchin and stuff yo self riteous post up yo ass. jus cuz a small number of republicans r pro pot dont mean the republican party in general is good. your whole post shows how arrogant you are. democrats r gona change ths countrys pot policy along with activists.
The Ignoble Experiment.
We would all love to see the legalization of marijuana, however, after Obama’s laugh-it-off slap in the face, does anyone really believe there is an ice cubes chance in hell that it really will be?
The U.S. government in our history books clung to their Volstead like a drunk to his bottle, ever encouraged to tighten that grip by the religious shadows that, even today, secretly sway our politicians motives.
The narrow minds of the religious extremes still pass their myths of marijuana into fast flowing channels of their children, their lawmakers and their federal leaders. It has become so ingrained into the stagnating minds of Americans that no dam could be built to stop the flow of ignorance.
The prohibition of alcohol created a ‘specialty’ organized crime. These ‘mafias’ were battled by law enforcement. The importance and pay of law enforcement sky rocketed, peoples entire careers hinged on being able to hunt down these ‘drunken criminals’. When it ended, many jobs were lost and positions no longer needed. A strong reason why this ridiculous war on marijuana will never end in the country.
We have become too soft as citizens. It may well be beyond the point of being able to take back control.
If every single American took the streets and demanded the legalization of Marijuana, would it be a loud enough voice to sway the government?
I don’t think so. There is too much profit, power and control in the war on drugs. Its a mini war machine. The same reason why we (the U.S. military) will never stop making war with the world, why we will never stop invading little countries that hold something profitable and the only reason why our fellow bud smoking brothers and sisters will continue to rot in prisons next to murderers and rapists.
The supporters that kept alcohol illegal say the same things that the supporters who keep marijuana illegal say; its evil. It is against God.
So, fellow citizens, the day you can convince a group of Christians that, say, the story of Adam and Eve was an analogy, or make a member of the LDS church realize their savior communed with the Holy by looking at rocks in his hat, is the day we might, MIGHT have a chance at legalizing marijuana.
Sorry NORML, I know you have made an entire industry on the hope of reformation. Our voices fall on deaf ears. The time of yelling is over. Will using our fists and not our mouths change it all? Or is there a third side to the coin?
and befor u bgoin around callin folks hippocrits id go ahead and take a long hard look at the republican party period. rich arrogant hippocrits.. thy name is republican.
LEGALIZE
CHICAGO SUPPORTS NORML!!!
I’AM A POLICE OFFICER AND EVEN I SMOKE CANNABIS!!
The drug tests were invented by the Drug , Alcohol and tobacco Companies . Hence – You test positive for use of marijuana and negative for their drugs . It’s another attempt by these Companies to snuff out marijuana because w/ increasing use of marijuana their sales plummet . These same Companies have spent millions through deceptive advertising to try and convince you that marijuana is bad and their drugs are good . When it is just the opposite , their drugs kill & can cause irreversible harm to the human body . Marijuana does none of these things .
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You know what- Jake. I would debate with you; however it is apparent that you are incapable of a rational adult conversation, and have entirely missed the point.
Your catch phrase “rich arrogant hippocrits” show the depth of your intellect.
And yes, you are right- I am way to arrogant to talk to you. I prefer to talk to people (liberal or not) who get the point that generalizing and accusing republicans can only hurt OUR cause.
Go back to school, Jake!
Wait a minute, what’s with that graphic? Co-opting anti-slavery abolitionists? I mean, I support legalization of drugs, and the War on Drugs has had a severe human cost, but to compare marijuana prohibition to the enslavement and genocide of Africans is worse than hyperbole.
Look, I at least am not trying to piss off anyone who will help the cause. There are a lot of Republican pot smokers, my dealer is probably the most rabid Republican I know. Just like I know a lot of gun loving Democrats. I.m a liberal and proud of it. I’ve smoked pot and I’ve owned guns. I want them both to be available to responsible adults AND I see the need for logical restrictions on both. But face the facts, if guns are your main issue the Republicans are going to be better. If it’s Marijuana, or civil liberties in general the Democrats are the lesser evil.
If your waiting for the Democrats to REFORM marijuana laws, it’s gonna be a long hard uphill fight.
If your waiting for the Republican’s to Reform MJ laws, put the bong down, it’s not gonna happen.
I’m sorry but it’s true.
If you are lucky enough to have a Republican candidate like Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher of CA or Former govenor Gary Johnson of NM, and there better than the Democrat rival on MJ, I beg you, vote for the pro-pot Republican. In my neck of the woods I can’t even find a Dem to vote for, and I’ve got a Dem I really like as Congressman. Not very good on pot issues though, so I reluctantly leave that race blank in every election.
Yes their are alot of other issues more important than MJ reform, and maybe you like the Dems or Reps better on National Security, or Health Care, or whatever, but we will not get anywhere until WE make MJ reform the deciding factor in who we vote for.
Selma is absolutely right. Marijuana is not a red or blue issue. I have personally seen people outright disrespect and bash Obama online only to turn around 5 seconds later and say that marijuana should be legalized. We can all agree on this.
Selma, they are just angry, don’t take it personally. I’m sure you know how it feels to be slapped in the face by your own party, democrats haven’t gotten over all the hype yet, the tone is still the same for some of us and all we see is disrespect also, so that much we have in common, but there is no need for us to disrespect each other.
But Selma, if you turn this into an argument about money, then I will be the first person to put you in your place, because you are distinctively barking up the wrong tree.
Wut??? Pot is illegal? I been smoking pot for 30+ years and no someone says its illegal? LOL, too funny!
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Re: Waiting for old people to die…Obviously, young people today know nada about the ’60s and ’70s. You’d be surprised how many of us are with you on this!
#60, Amen! As a republican(more moderate) myself, I’m kinda offended at people griping. Just because there are sour apples, doesn’t mean every republican is bad. Democrats have many idiots in Washington too, Harry Reid for example. We’re all Americans people, and if you’re viewing this page, chances are you agree with the idea of legalization. If you keep bashing people’s political party views, then you’re taring down focus for your goal.
Maybe we need to turn up the rhetoric towards alcohol. Here’s an idea for a commercial: show a guy going out with his friends, having some drinks and living it up. Then show what happens when he gets in his car and tries to drive. Then show another guy, in the privacy of his own home, toking down and playing video games, with the pizza delivery guy showing up.
It is a contradiction for alcohol to be legal and for marijuana to not be. We should be pressing that issue as well.
I haven’t been polled… I think its probably a bit more than 46%… I don’t know anyone who has been polled recently, they should try polling the northwest more and they might fight a substantial demographic for the cause.
I think some changes are going to take place. I just got a letter from my congressman in response to my email. He agrees that the War on Drugs is failing and supports drug policy reform in NY.
I just read a post on the Kellog’s stock article saying that a better way to spread the word would be to separate your seeds from your stash, wait for a rainy day and throw them out into a field or ditch alongside the road as you drive by.
If enough people do this we could have plants growing all over the place and watch the cops exhaust their resources trying to pull them all up and burn them.
I don’t know how good of an idea that is but it sounded great to me. I’m starting the next time it rains!
i hope there is a third side to the coin RED but i hope it comes soon because i for one believe that the day of revolution by force is coming soon, and not just for the cause of marijuana but for the cause of human dignity, human rights in general, and because our government has failed us in every aspect i can possibly imagine. our forefathers would be very disappointed in us right now, and i dont mean in the government but disappointed in the actual citizens that are too chickenshit to handle their own governments betrayal of the people. They expected that the government would be bad and spoke loudly about it and how the people will need to keep them in check. that is why they gave us the right to form militia’s for the main reason of overthrowing the government in the case of them being a tyrannical power over us. our government has evolved for many decades into what our forefathers fought against in the first place, its what they lived, breathed, and died for. i love my country very much but i do not agree with what our government has become. i am in no way saying people should run out and do anything stupid, but i am saying that what is going on is not right and i fear that if things cannot be changed legally that there will be a great tradgedy in this country that will be brother fighting brother, because we are all brothers in one way or the other, old and young, man and woman, and white or black, we are all brothers and sisters. GOD help and bless us all!
there’s a good article about this here :
http://www.examiner.com/x-6571-Atlanta-Political-Buzz-Examiner
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there’s so much at stake here, there are so many issues, like people getting arrested for smoking a joint and entering a route to a permanent life of crime because after jail they’re buried in debt and can’t get jobs because of their record. it’s stupid, and we have to do something!!!
Lke Snoop N Willie Say in there song( Get my money buy my medicine) Its medicine for evryone in evrywhich way
I Dont think age has n e thing to do with it cause im 29 been smokin since i was 18 and im 420 it all the way
Keep pushing the initiatives Norml I thank you.
I agree completely with comment #1, we should be concentrating on the cost and green benefit of HEMP as the absolute milestone of the reform, as this really is the more beneficial of the 2 causes..one thing leads to another..
thanks norml. keep on pushing legislators towards legalizing marijuana. i check up on this website everyday cause i always wanna know whats goin on with pot these days. and i think once this is legal/decriminalized then the world wont see marijuana as such a bad thing anymore.
I think it will take an overwhelming majority. After seeing the POTUS and his smarmy press corp laugh it up after the town meeting on the web, I realize this is an uphill battle. The Christian authoritarians will fight it with everything they have got. This is a shame for a country that is supposed to pride itself on individual freedoms and separation of church and state. I like Obama for everything he has done so far until he laughed at the idea of legalization of even medical applications. Its not up to him entirely, thank goodness. We need to vote in more tolerant people to Congress.
I have concerns about the restrictions inherent in the “medical cannabis” designation. I do not believe most physicians are trained or inclined to “prescribe” an herbal medicine, and I think people will have a hard time getting it from most physicians.
These people are indoctrinated into the belief system of pharmaceutically produced pills and probably in the “Drug War Mentality”. Any mention of using any herbals of any kind has been pretty discouraging in my experience.
Using cannabis, or any other herbal medicine, to manage a condition is a totally different mindset than taking prescription pills.
Why is cannabis on any “Schedule” at all? What an outrage!
#80
There will be no forceful revolution, not soon not ever in our life time. You want to know why? cause MOST americans are too pussy to ever try to do it. How many years have we as americans took the BS from the government? way too long and nobody doesn’t have a true sense of unity to actually do such a task.
Admit it, our government has everyone by the balls and seems to like what is going on with this country by being fucked in the ass so many times, i think most americans like the fact that they live in a country where the government says “you are free to do as we tell you”, Well not me, not me. I’m sure i speak for everyone in here on this site cause it seems like most everyone here at NORML actually got the balls to say no to the bullying.
Most americans forgot what this country stood for and it makes me sick to my stomach, what a disgrace they are, our founder fathers will be ashamed of us and i wouldn’t blame them. I got the balls but one person or a few thousand people can’t fucking do it all. Our country can learn a lot from other countries who ACTUALLY HAVE the balls to stand against there own government.
Perfect example is Greece, MOST of them stood up and rioted against what they didn’t like. Why can’t we do the same, oh i forgot, most people’s balls are in the jar.
It takes millions to actually make a change, and as for all the hate in america, it seems like everyone is killing eachother in this country rather than putting it to good use by uniting and say enough is enough. It’s sad but true and before you know it, everyone is gonna think, look, act, eat, sleep, drink, feel the same. As for as i know, we are doomed as a country cause MOST americans are STUPID.
Carol is right.
“Medical” Cannabis is just another way for big pharma to take control of our lives.
I really think if all states were to legalize it as “Medicine” only, the sick will be able to obtain it and nobody else. Am’I the only one who thinks this?
I feel the ONLY STATES that have the right mind set is CA and MASS, just tax, regulate like you would alcohol, nothing more nothing less.
I truly feel that Medical Cannabis laws don’t truly work, i mean, just look at all the sick people being arrested.
I was really upset on how many ppl showed up on May 2 for the march in DC. ppl have got to stop been lazy and stad up for wat u believe in. Im just freaking MAD. nobody went!
I dig that the norml blog has become so active these past two months. keep it up guys!!!!
I have been calling obamas hotline to pressure them to lelgalize and everytime I call, I give different reasons like
the mexican drug war, 20 million arrests is more then enough, prohibition simply doesn’t work, our economy needs weed to be legal, etc……..
the number is 202-456-111 , they are open from 9am-5pm monday-friday
I advise we all put as much pressure on the president and public as possible.
Don’t stop fighting! I hate that so many marijuana smokers couldn’t care less about changing the laws, I personally am making it part of my life mission to do my best to get ganja legalized already!
hey selma yeah my bad. tho iam highly educated iam not very well versed in politics and political parties. yesterday i was grochy and fed up wit bein a secret stoner. i live in the most anti pot state in the union. and it seems all those that suround me are rich close minded bertha-better-than-u republicans. also it kinda made me a little bitter bein calld a hippocrit, for that is one thing im not. anyway ive torched the sticky icky and offer you my apologies. i learn more than maybe i can giv ya fair debate!
yeah the only way we gona get thru this shit is if everyone who knows the truth about herbs gathers together, casts their differences aside and then every oppresed smoker can run as one. Truth and right will prevail if all races, genders, AND political partys work toghether. P.S. i havent had a tongue lashing that bad since the late nineties.
For what it’s worth…
I got some cash out of one of BofA’a atm’s here in NC and one of the twenty dollar bills had the words “Legalize marijuana” written on it. I didn’t even notice this until I paid for groceries with it at one of the local super markets. It got a big smile and an approving comment from the check out lady, who appears to be in her mid to late 40’s.
Carol 88. I come to you from California! If you’re a Qualified Patient,the American Policy pretty much is leading the way to”legalization” of medicinal use. It,of course, is up to We the People to hold the politicos feet to the fire. What we must lean on to honor the American Policy is 1) codifying the Data Quality Act-DQA,2) enforce the White House Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies.
So far, with the exception of San Francisco, the American Policy is working. I have to keep reminding myself, “It’s a baby.” I’m as anxious as the next guy
to get it together, and make it work…but…Rome wasn’t built in a day…and… not without set-backs either. What I personally have a problem with is feet dragging. Let’s move it along.
Why is cannabis on any “schedule” at all?
I don’t know 88…but..if your faith is in Genesis I:11.12. Genesis I:29.30.31, and Genesis IX:3 there’s nothing to worry about. You’re covered! And, there’s plenty of holistic doctors that know their stuff.
Money and votes don’t lie.
To all my Texans this is it people! If HB 902 and HB 164 don’t get attention before June 1st, it will be 2011 before we have another chance.
texasnorml.org for more info
Just months ago I didn’t have faith. Now I do!
If you live in California and have not yet sent email to your state representatives to support AB 390, do it now. It’s easy. Visit yes390.org
I am a little disappointed with NORML about not advertising the march Saturday. not even a banner. I think it was mentioned in the daily stash.. but thats about it
God sees a plant, and God
is the earth and trees. Cannabis
is just a plant. It produces flowers,
and yet we are opposed to
A God plant which is not
harmful to anyone.
Only man is harmful to man.
A plant is harmful to a plant.
Because of our mindset and our injustice
in the world one sees
how the USA has now become a land
of the imprisoned.
With all the number of prisons in this’
country now we only turn to that.
There is only one way,
Man cannot
deny nature as God cannot
deny man. And to do so
is wrong.
God gave the cannabis plant,
it has its uses.
I believe in God not cannabis.
I believe in religion not cannabis.
I believe in freedom not the USA.
I believe in FREEDOM!
# 78 Why don’t you tell us who your congressman in so people can vote for him ?
I consider myself pretty Conservative (right wing) and I feel that the laws are terribly wrong. I do not think the Democrats can make it legal by themselves. It will take both sides to push this. So I think the voters will demand from both parties (right and left) for support of Legalizing MJ, if they want our votes for their office.
I don’t smoke anymore because I’m terrified of being arrested, but when I did smoke, I was a much happier person. It’s not like I was stoned all the time, either, it was just having it in my system, I think, that made the difference. I have some serious anxiety issues and marijuana was the only thing that helped.
Too bad the government says I should be condemned for wanting to be able to deal with life.
this is not about republican or democrat, it is about sanity and insanity.it is insane to lock up all these people for mj and destroy their lives and their families lives. it is insane to deny people and natural element that can ease their pain or whatever ailment they have. we are people, not animals who need to be controlled, but that is how we are treated. they need to legalize and persecute the actions of people. not persecute people for using a plant that doesnt kill you and in general does not harm you. our government is not ignorant to the truth, they are ruled by their greed of money and power, period! what we need to do is find people who are for legalizing and support them in campaigning financially so that we canget them into office, but they need to be kinda like a sleeper cell or whatever until they get in there and then push! push! push! legalization through. we need our own people in good political positions. if every state had a few people to become open about it and for it then something could happen, but dont get me wrong there is alot happening already and im loving every minute of it 🙂
Hey,if you live in Virginia support Jim Webbs Bill go vote for it!!!!!!!
TWO Parties = Zero Choice!! Don’t vote party! Vote for the person and no one in 2010 who is not for legalization.
Not time for total cheers yet, but the work is paying off in public support for privacy. Early congratulations to hundreds of people, too many to name, but a few and please add to this list:
Thank you Jack Herer, Ben Masel, Dana Beal, Ed Rosenthal, the late Prez Bob, well, too many to name. Thanks everyone, and keep working for one of the last great freedom-of-choice issues left in America.
#64 – America -has- reversed bad policies in the past. I am not sure what history books you are reading.
Government doesn’t have a problem with legalizing cannabis. They can legalize it just as fast as they made it illegal. The problem is how they’re going to get out of it gracefully. There’s a whole lot of misinformation out there that is going to be vaporized with the coming of over 17,000 studies worldwide…
including our own (ooops – we’re not supposed to have research). Plus, there’s a thing called “Drug War Funding”…and…that beast has tentacles that needs feeding. The money we save…is money they lose. Look! this whole dismantling thing is going to take some time. We need to be patient with the process…
but…keep “the eye of the tiger” on the progress that’s being made. We have to hold the politico’s feet to the fire…and…there’s going to be plenty of fire when the truth gets out.
I believe, in the light of what’s happening today, that anybodies elected representative gets the picture. They didn’t get there…and…I WISH I COULD SHOW THIS IN BOLD LETTERS…by not hearing “THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.” They know which way the wind blows.
They know their job is on the line, and if publicly, they were a little less forthcoming with the truth, they know they will be sent home, to treat their mendacious condition.
It’s baby steps…one foot in front of the other…
crawl before we can walk…but…make sure all those steps are headed directly towards the objective. We must become an immovable force.
#110 Mike H. Says:
May 4th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
#64 – America -has- reversed bad policies in the past. I am not sure what history books you are reading.
RE:
Mike,
How much longer must one wait for THIS bad policy to be ENTIRELY REVERSED?
– Alcohol Prohibition ONLY lasted THIRTEEN YEARS!
(Before it was COMPLETELY repealed)!
– Cannabis Prohibition has gone on for over SIX TIMES as long!!!
(Not counting state-based, federally-trampled-upon ‘Decrim‘ and ‘medicalization‘…
These are ‘half-ashed‘ measures).
No more oppression!
We as American ADULTS with freewill,
have the right to use CANNABIS if we choose to!
Enough government-profiteering under the guise of morality!
Enough with this phony War On Drugs!
#110 Mike H. Says:
May 4th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
#64 …..I am not sure what history books you are reading.
RE:
The same ones I’ve been reading…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
It isn’t just independent or democrats that believe in the legalization. Being in favor of small government,minimal control and freedom, The Conservative(not Republican) Party is the closest one in favor to legalization.
Alcohol 5 Times Deadlier than All Illegal Drugs Combined!
Annual Causes of Death in the United States:
Tobacco -435,000
Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity – 365,000
Alcohol – 85,000
Microbial Agents – 75,000
Toxic Agents – 55,000
Motor Vehicle Crashes -26,347
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs -32,000
Suicide – 30,622
Incidents Involving Firearms – 29,000
Homicide – 20,308
Sexual Behaviors – 20,000
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect – 17,000
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin – 7,600
Marijuana – 0
(This Table and all Table Sources are found at: Drug War Facts)
First we’ll look at two of the Legal Drugs – Alcohol and Tobacco:
Total Alcohol and Tobacco Deaths per Year (U.S. Only): 520,000 deaths – over one-half million dead Americans.
Ok, let’s look at “All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect” Deaths per Year (U.S. Only): 17,000 deaths
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect (yes, this would include Methamphetamines, Cocaine, Crack, Heroin, etc. – all hard drugs and soft drugs – all illegal drugs) deaths compared to the annual deaths caused just by Alcohol and Tobacco. 17,000 (All illegal drugs) / 520,000 (Alcohol & Tobacco) = 0.03269. This means that all illegal drug use put together is less than 03.27% as harmful as Alcohol and Tobacco use. Wow!
Deaths per year caused by the two legal drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco, are over 30 times more than all illegal drugs combined! Even with 30 times the total number of hard drug users in the U.S. the death rate would still be lower than the annual U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco death rate!
Now let’s look at just the deaths due to Alcohol: 85,000 deaths. 17,000 (All illegal drugs) / 85,000 (Alcohol) = 0.2. This means that all illegal drug use combined is only 20% as harmful as Alcohol use. So – Alcohol accounts for 5 times more deaths per year than all illegal drugs combined! Wow again! – Put that in your beer mug and drink it! So when you hear a Drug Warrior say that “Legalizing Cannabis sends the Wrong Message to our children” – “The Message” that they are really telling our children is that (when the children reach legal age) they will NOT be allowed to use a safe recreational drug like Cannabis but they Will be allowed to use Alcohol as a recreational drug, even though legal alcohol kills 5 times more people per year than Methamphetamines, Cocaine, Crack, Heroin and all of the worst illegal drugs combined! But – Alcohol is Legal, therefore it is ok! – Duh!
Now let’s look at Cannabis.
For those who do not know, Cannabis is the genus name for the very common plant that Harry Anslinger called “Marijuana”, so that he could confuse/trick the public into thinking that Cannabis was some new type of dangerous drug as well as to use racism in quest for criminalization back in the 30’s. (I refuse to use Harry Anslinger’s derogatory terminology)
Total Cannabis Deaths throughout All of Recorded History (Worldwide): 0!!!. Usage of Cannabis (Marijuana) has never killed anybody – ever!
Hmm, we can’t even get a percentage of Cannabis Deaths (0) compared to Alcohol and Tobacco Deaths (85,000) since Cannabis has never ever killed anybody can we?
So – Alcohol and Tobacco kill over a half million Americans in one year and Cannabis has never killed anybody (in the whole world – ever), yet we allow the U.S. Government to support the Alcohol and Tobacco industry while they arrest us, put us in cages and steal our homes/cars/money for using Cannabis – a safe alternative to Alcohol?
The Pharmaceutical Industry also “pushes” many extremely deadly poisons that could easily be replaced by Cannabis and Cannabis Derived Drugs. “Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs” kill around twice as many people per year as “All Illicit Drug Use Combined” – and that Cannabis use has never killed anyone!
I wonder how many people die yearly from Alcohol and Tobacco who would prefer Cannabis instead? Cannabis is a completely safe alternative to Alcohol. Alcohol almost killed me. I would love to use Cannabis as a substitute for the deadly drug Alcohol! The problem is that I live in a country where Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is NOT possible – I live in the United States of America – Freedom is NOT an option here. The American public is completely terrorized by the U.S. DEA.
Terrorism is, most simply, policy intended to intimidate or cause terror. It is more commonly understood as an act which (1) is intended to create fear (terror), (2) is perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a materialistic goal or a lone attack), and (3) deliberately targets (or disregards the safety of) non-combatants. (Wikipedia)
Second general definition of terrorism: “A policy intended to strike with terror those against whom it is adopted; the employment of methods of intimidation; the fact of terrorizing or condition of being terrorized.” (Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition 1989)
Therefore, the U.S. DEA, who break into peoples homes, incarcerate people for exercising their Constitutional Freedom to use Cannabis as a safe alternative to Alcohol (or even as medicine), revoke student aids, separate families, cost people their jobs, take their driving privileges, take their homes, take their right to vote, and kill family pets, are indeed Terrorists!
The U.S. – with 5% of the world’s population – cages 25% of the world’s population caged population. Notice that I didn’t say 25% of the world’s criminals. Many of the people who are kept in cages should not be. Many people who are forced to live in cages and suffer the brutality of the American Prison System are otherwise law abiding citizens who have simply exercised their Constitutional Right of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
It is up to us – “We the People” to change this horrible condition that has been inflicted upon us by our own government! We need to join together and force our government to allow us the freedoms that our forefathers promised us in the Constitution. We need our government to dismantle the U.S. supported and funded American Terrorism Group also known as the U.S. DEA. We the People are PAYING for our own Terrorization! We support this horror with our own taxes! We want to support the U.S. with our taxes, but we do NOT want to fund government-supported American Terrorist Groups such as the DEA.
There are a multitude of other great reasons to Legalize Cannabis…
A few of these reasons are:
Medical – Replacing dangerous pharmaceuticals with a safe alternative.
Fiber – Rope, Clothing, Paper, etc. (there are many entries on this list!)
Nutrition – Hemp seeds are very nutritious and can be used in/with many foods. It is also one of the best bird seeds known.
Chemical – Fuel, Paints, etc.
Ecological – Cannabis can grow anywhere, is a good CO2 extractor, and is good for the soil that it grows in. Cannabis can totally end Deforestation!
Recreational – Let’s not leave this one out! – Cannabis is the SAFE ALTERNATIVE to Alcohol. It does not cause violence and reckless behavior like Alcohol does. And don’t forget – Cannabis has No Death Rate whatsoever!
Taxation – Once Cannabis has been legalized, the taxation from Cannabis will bring in Billions of dollars to the U.S. Government. Add that to the Billions of dollars saved from not persecuting Cannabis users and we are talking a great deal of money. Remember that decriminalizing Cannabis, even though it would be a wonderful first step, will NOT bring in the Billions of taxation dollars – Cannabis must be legalized to make this happen. Legalization is also mandatory to properly regulate Cannabis. Once Cannabis is legal, and purchasing it is made legal, then controls can be put into place so that only adults can purchase it (like Alcohol today). If a product is illegal, then it must be purchased by illegal means and can not be regulated.
Inform Yourself!
There are many internet sites that can help you to educate yourself on this topic. Here are a few: Norml, Marijuana Policy Project, Drug WarRant, Cannabis News and LEAP – Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Also, please read Jack Herer’s Book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes”. “The Emperor” is a wealth of information concerning how this country was duped into making Cannabis illegal.
Please support the Legalization of Cannabis!
Please don’t hide – come out of the closet – we need you!
Be Active – Be Vocal – do not let the terrorists win – We Can Do This!
Legalize Cannabis Now!
Finally the American people can see what the truth really is corrupt higher ups that had kept hidden for so many years and if America can legalize the world will fallow in in our foot steps.
The most chilling evidence to opponents of MJ is the physical proof under microscope at, sethgroup.org. Marijuana is medicine that works and works very well to kill cancer cells with no side affects.
http://change.gov/page/s/yourstory SEND YOUR REQUEST TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!! im one of millions of americans that want legalize please
send your request im working with norml and many others to change this law!!!
Exactly. If I can buy 10 cartons of cigarettes at once, you should be able to buy as much pot as you want.
I stongly recommend everyone who reads this post should read D.R.”Doc” Smith Sr.’s book Yes we Can-nabis!!! and send a copy to Obama. link is yesswecannabis.us
Does anyone talk about whether these new laws would be retroactive and the thousands of marijuana prisoners could be freed? We as a nation need to grow up these policies ruined my life, my friend who were never caught have lives much different from mine and I would love to be revindicated one day, even if only symbolic.
malex I live in Alaska. I can smoke all the weed I want.
Most of us are hard working middle class americans who don’t want any trouble from the law. We need somthing that wont make us feel ill or have withdrawls like alcohole. I’m not a drinker but it would be nice to have something that will relaxe me after a long hard day working in customer service. We need to legalize marijuana to help boost the economy, heel the sick, calm the stressed people. At least if it was legal it would be supervised like alcohole so people don’t have problems with the law. We don’t want trouble anymore.
The reasons that weed isn’t legalized are ridiculous. Harmful to others-just like tobacco? Goes against people’s morals- wasn’t the country founded on the fact that all people are different? There should be some toleration, this is America! And I would like to not have to worry about getting in trouble with the law for doing some recreational activities. And we could pull the economy out of the hole!
I don’t think we’ll make a huge amount of money by taxing pot but the amount we would save by not prosecuting/persecuting so many people for basicly doing nothing would certainly be substantial.
Bad laws such as pot laws making crimminals out of otherwise law abiding and productive citizes do notheing except breed comtempt for our justice system in general as well as for those that support keeping MJ illegal based on nonsense.
jerry is absolutely right…he served his contry and he gets snubbed of his freedom just like the rest of us . . . people just need to know the truth and quit following propaganda and lies that the government is handing to the people. they need to realize its benefits…
marijuana should be legalized for all the above reasons mentioned. you can show your support by going to ebay and doing a search on legalize marijuana silicone wristband and get one to display somewhere to remind people about this subject.the more people talk about it, the better its going to get.
marijuana helps me sleep, i am not under the influence all day. i lead a productive life. if i want to go home after work and smoke a joint and watch family guy that’s my business. weed shouldn’t be illegal. GReen POwer!!!
I am not a weed smoker myself but i do agree that is should be legal, My friends smooke weed and they are really nice people, just sit at home watching movies, my other mates go out drinking causing trouble, this is what alcohol does and thats what weed does, how is alchol legal and weeds not