They say that every action spurs an opposite reaction. Well, that certainly seems to be the case in Congress.
Just days after Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Barney Frank, along with 13 cosponsors, reintroduced HR 2835, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009 in Congress, Republican Rep. Mark Kirk (Illinois) has called for federal legislation to sentence certain first-time marijuana offenders to up to 25 years in prison.
UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!! It gets even worse. Check out some of the comments and coverage from Rep. Kirk’s press conference (WTF is “koosh?!”), which took place this afternoon. You can also offer your opinions regarding this misguided and mean-spirited proposal on Alternet.org and the ever-popular Huffington Post blog. You can also send Rep. Kirk and his colleagues a strong message by making your thoughts known on The Hill.com’s Congress blog here.
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk to push tougher sentences for more-potent marijuana
via The Chicago Tribune
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will call for legislation Monday that would toughen drug-trafficking laws regarding a highly potent form of marijuana, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison for a first-time offense.
The law would target offenders who sell or distribute marijuana that has a THC content exceeding 15 percent.
… Drug dealers are increasingly cross-breeding plants to produce high-potency variants of marijuana, which are called “kush” in street slang when they have 20 percent THC, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said. “When you amplify the strength of it, you are increasing the harm to the system,” said Curran, who supports the legislation, which would amend a federal law. “They are more dangerous behind the wheel of a vehicle. It’s not a good idea to have people that messed up.”
… The Republican North Shore lawmaker said he plans to release more information during a news conference in Chicago on Monday, where he will be joined by representatives from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Waukegan Police Department.
Okay, where to begin? Well, we can start with U.S. Representative Mark Kirk. According to the Congressman’s website, Rep. Kirk is “pro-personal responsibility.” Unless, of course, we’re talking about allowing responsible adults (or patients) the choice to relax (or medicate) in the privacy of their own homes with a substance that is objectively safer than alcohol (or most prescription pharmaceuticals). Then, naturally, all bets are off.
Representative Kirk’s website also alleges that the five-time-elected Congressman is “pro-science.” Unless, of course, we’re talking about cannabis — in which case he is actually “pro-ideology” and “anti-science.” After all, if Rep. Kirk was truly interested in the science of cannabis he would already know that:
1) According to a 2008 review (see page 12) of marijuana potency by the University of Mississippi, the average THC in domestically grown marijuana — which comprises the bulk of the U.S. market — is less than five percent, a figure that’s remained unchanged for nearly a decade.
2) THC — regardless of potency — is virtually non-toxic to healthy cells or organs, and is incapable of causing a fatal overdose. Currently, doctors may legally prescribe a FDA-approved pill that contains 100 percent THC, and curiously, nobody among Rep. Kirk’s staff or at the Lake County Sheriff’s office seems to be overly concerned about its potential health effects.
3) Survey data gleaned from cannabis consumers in the Netherlands—where users may legally purchase pot of known quality—indicates that most cannabis consumers prefer less potent pot, just as the majority of those who drink alcohol prefer beer or wine rather than 190 proof Everclear or Bacardi 151. When consumers encounter unusually strong varieties of marijuana, they adjust their use accordingly and smoke less.
Of course, if Rep. Kirk (write him here!) was really concerned about potential risks posed by supposedly stronger marijuana, he would support regulating the sale of drug (as opposed to jailing first-time pot sellers for a quarter of a century) so that its potency would be consistent and this information would be publicly displayed to the consumer. This same advice applies to the members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and the Waukegan Police Department — who claim “we don’t make the laws; we just enforce them” — yet seem to have no problem whatsoever lobbying for increased federal pot penalties while on company time.
Fortunately, the likelihood is that Rep. Kirk’s proposed legislation will be all bark and no bite. One, I suspect that few if any of Rep. Kirk’s colleagues in Congress will even consider supporting such an asinine measure. Two, even if such legislation were to become law (and it won’t) — who would test each and every seized marijuana sample for THC potency and who would pay for it? Currently, only the University of Mississippi engages in such potency testing, which is highly expensive and requires the use of a gas chromatography mass spectrometer device. In short, it appears that the misguided Congressman from Illinois is simply trying to make headlines.
One can’t blame him for trying. After all, across the pond, unsubstantiated claims regarding the dangers of often-talked-about-but-never-actually-defined supposedly “lethal” ‘skunk’ weed caused a national frenzy and resulted in Parliament hastily deciding to reclassify pot possession offenses from a verbal warning to up to five years in jail. Never mind that, under Britain’s short-lived experiment with decriminalization, marijuana potency actually fell — as did the number of adolescents using the drug.
Of course, as the latest actions of the so-called “pro-science, pro-personal liberty” Congressman show, facts play virtually no role in political drug policy debate, and ignorance hardly disqualifies someone from holding elected office.
it just seems to me people like Rep. Kirk are wasting his time and the people’s time with this BS. If he really wanted to make a difference, change it to first time D.U.I’s of alcohol, or people caught selling prescription pills or REAL hardcore drugs like Meth, Cocaine, or heroin!!! get caught selling those, MADATORY Jail time period, and leave pot alone for cryin out loud!!
He looks like a douche.
25yrs for the first offence GET REAL AND JUS LEGALIZE THE SHIT
higher prices & bigger stakes…. that would put a ton of guns on the streets. did this guy graduate highschool?
He’s called = Ignorance .
I hate you. Your face makes me want to vomit.
Wow!!!!!!!! 20% THC. I wish.
WoW
Thanks, Paul!
You took the words right out of my mouth in responding to this hypocritic, right-wing tool!
What in the world would prompt someone to do somehting so stupid.
that’s ludacris
I live in Kirk’s district, and I sent him a very civil letter explaining this craziness. Please be respectful everyone. I’ve met him many times, and he’s a very reasonable person.
hmmmmmm, that will stop marijuana! put them all in jail for 25 years!!! pro-personal liberty and pro-science HA!!! Just another hypocrite in Washington
Rep/Mark ,
Get a fukin life you moron .
While I am completely for legalizing marijuana. I can see at some point where marijuana could in fact be produced to be too strong. However, I don’t feel this bill would be needed unless it were to be made to regulate legal sales. One can go buy pretty hard liquor at the local liquor store, but they are not allowed to buy MOONSHINE as it is branded as to strong. In its current form,(illegal) what he is trying to do is slip in a measure to make tougher penalties that are already unfair and make a broken system even more broken. If this measure were made to regulate legal sales, to insure marijuana stays below a level equal to that such as MOONSHINE, I would say, that boat would float.
I really wish this were some sort of joke. He is making all Republicans look like retarded people who are blind to logic, and only follow their own twisted view of what religion is and should be. This is why the Republican party is shrinking today, because the youth of the country is basically in 90% agreement that pot should be decriminalized/legalized but our older party members keep making asses of themselves. If you aren’t pro-freedom, you aren’t pro-America.
This is outrageous that someone would actually even think of presenting this as a possible law.
Wow, as a resident of Lake County, IL., I’m completely ashamed to have read this. What a joke. I’ve already sent a letter to Mr. Kirk, but it will mean nothing unless others do the same. Please write him and tell him how rediculous this is.
Wow…
And here I thought we were making progress.
Someone should ask him if he can point to a corresponding rise in overdoses.
This guy is a fuckin idiot, I hate republicans, republicans are stuck in the 1950’s where they try to control what every american citizen does, they act like they are god. He looks like a queer or is at least queer bait. Somebody should put his ass in jail for 25 years for introuducing something so stupid. Put criminals in jail that steal, kill, and rape (although he probably does all of that), not somebody that smokes weed. This faggot has obviously not been to jail to know what its like. Anybody that wants to be a lawmaker should be required to spend at least a year in jail, then they will know what its like and things would fuckin change.
First of all this guys a retard. You can only get so high off of weed. Unlike alchohal where you can get drunker and drunker. I hope for the sake of humanity that this does not pass.
It’s just very irretating that certain people think that they have the right to tell people what they can do.If the government was doing there job maybe people wouldn’t have to sell dope to make ends meet. How dare they put us in debt that we will never be able to get out of. Then try to act like they know what is good for us.
You can only kick a dog so long befor he turns on you.
what an idiot…bet he don’t get re-elected…if he was in oklahoma i think i would do all i could to have him removed from office now just to save the state money and the embarrassment of having an idiot trying to set standards with in the state government that is totally uncalled for and useless
quote: “Of course, as the latest actions of the so-called “pro-science, pro-personal liberty” Congressman show, facts play virtually no role in political drug policy debate, and ignorance hardly disqualifies someone from holding elected office.”
that’s stating the obvious…
seriously though, what would happen if millions of people just went out and smoked pot all at once.. is there enough law enforcement to stop them?
maybe a million man march to the Capital ??
seems to me the politics will never change the regular way – too many interested parties – I mean people can’t even get medicine for crying out loud.
Norml, the only way to change is through a civil revolt as absurd as it sounds.
Fuck this guy. Whose he helping? vote him out. Fuck that nazi.
pretty soon we’ll be doing time for speeding tickets
this can be summed up in a few short words.
pharmaceutical lobby
dept. of corrections lobby
just plain ignorance
This Kirk guy is another tool in the wheel of government.
I find it ironic that a congressman who’s liberal to very liberal on just about every other social issue is ultra conservative on marijuana. He’s to the left of virtually all Republicans, and a fair # of Democrats, in congress on both right-to-life and gun issues, for instance.
If he looks like a tool, well…
This guy does not rate for the definition of a-hole. He is an A1 touch hole.
This guy is a fucking idiot. Why do we elect such tards to represent us? This guy needs tossed out on his sorry ass. All his bill would do is cause excessive overcrowding in an already overcrowded penal system. Legalize it… Kirk needs to smoke a joint, blunt, bong, bowl, use a vaporizer or something. Use it before you condemn it asshole.
Highly potent pot: STILL CAN’T KILL YOU!
Alcohol: can kill you. Still legal, we learned was outlawing alcohol did (bred crime, violence, murder)
Aspirin: can kill you. Still legal. Can cause hearing loss. Still legal.
Difference? Cannabis was used by minorities, the north won the civil war and outlawed slavery, so Uncle Sam outlawed the *naturally growing* substances that minorities used instead of drinking the white man’s alcohol.
Read tinyurl.com/1mn
It’s not a war on (some) drugs, it’s a war on minorities.
mandatory minimums are not legal in common law suffrage is not democracy, it is a distraction.
democracy
demos- people
kratos;kratein- power;to rule
democracy = the power of the people to rule
so why is suffrage and referenda not democracy? Look at hitler’s third reich, they were elected in “democratic” election. What is there to stop those who are elected from tyranny? A judge relies on the legislative for salary and appointment.
Real democracy is trial by jury in it’s true form. To punish is to exercise all power. To have that power in the hands of a government judge is to remove power from the people.
Only the jury, selected by lot, (any screening is illegal) can make decisions concerning the trial such as: lawyers pleas to replace a juror, denial of evidence, contempt (unless violent, then judge), the legality of the law through jury nullification, and punishment, also concurrently decides if a countercase is necessary if prosecution is illegal in itself
a crime only takes place when there is mens rea of one party against another.
only one juror is needed to annul a law, this is to protect minorities. not just of race, religion, sexuality, or ideoloy, but also consumers of any product not endangering a second party.
This is an ex CIA agent and has also announced his decision to run for Governer. Got to make headlines somehow. Could the Republicans be MORE out of touch with reality ? Reading stuff like this actually makes me happy because it means this guy just plays to his party and you just can’t win an election without votes for the other side. So, go on, pander to the right and suffer the loss. BTW, about the potency thing, has’nt hash been around for thousands of years and is it not more potent than regular pot ?
THC even if toxic is different from whole cannabis
look at water, hydrogen and oxygen can both be combustion fuels and are deadly if consumed when extracted. But as water it (h2o, 2 hydrogen, 1 oxygen) has life giving properties and is essential. This is basic chemistry. There are many chemicals in whole cannabis of specific interest are the cannabinoids.
With alcohol we are dealing with simply the concentration of etyl alcohol so the comparison is not the same.
190 proof everclear and 151 are higher concentrations of ethyl alchol and that’s it. Cannabis with more concentrated THC can also have differeing ratios of other cannabinoids in addition to THC.
THC is how they try to make it simple but, at the same time, create an altegother false premise upon which to argue againt the “High Potency Marijuana” and scare the masses.
it is “sine qua non” (without which not), we would not be debating the specifcs of “THC” if people were aware of this semantic perversion, and so would not be distracted.
Basically anything relating specificly to THC is completely irrelevant to whole cannabis and should be ignored.
Its clear this guy has more of an opinion than he does brains thats for sure,,I can only laugh at him!!
oh my he’s a republican! fancy that! its like i’ve said before, they’re the party of prohibition, baptists and snake handlers and they just don’t understand why they are out of power and will continue to be so for a long long time.
disgusting.
Leave it to Pseudo-christian,
bye-bull-belch state,
Ill-In-Noise…
Was LIVID when I saw the blog-headline!!!
Think that this is all SO backward…
– Overpriced, low-potency, feckless,
chemically-contaminated, moldy,
insect-riddled product is what’s
far more ‘DANGEROUS’!!!
this little queer needs a cornholin to set his mind right
so witch pharmacutical company is paying this jokers bills .i see him having a very short political carier to match his very short penis
25 years in prison for distributing marijuana????
WTF is Kirk smoking?
does this beady eyed kook look like a snake or what
That Man has 15million pot smokers against him.Does he hav the Funds to Build More Prisons plus house all 15millions pot offenders with Kush if u ask me no and further more thts how the potency should be my opinion because i use less. I wonder if He’s Smoking Kush LMAO i want some
I got an idea for MR Kirk to ponder…How bout a pro-kick in the ass as hes voted out the door. He obviously has no clue to the truth of cannabis. Asinine bull sh…….
This kind of grandstanding is just laughable! Didn’t the Obama administration just reverse the overly punitive penalties against crack compared to powder cocaine? For goodness sake, congressmen Kirk what are you thinking? Oh, you’re not thinking. OK, I’ll buy that.
This guy really needs to get a put down for not knowing jack shit about what he’s talking about. “They are more dangerous behind the wheel”. I found that one laughable. Probably 60% of my driving is done high, and I can tell you there is nothing wrong with my driving and I have a perfectly clean driving record. Now if I drunk and drove, that would probably change.
Congressman Kirk’s website does not say he is “pro personal liberty,” it says he is “pro personal responsibility.” Was this changed after the fact, or did you guys just read it wrong?
good luck w/ that one.
Ron Paul is one of the only real republicans around. This guy is neo-con scum and has no idea what Liberty means.
The proposed
Massachusetts Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act,
grading product according to potency-levels,
for adult-purchase through state-licensed
retail-establishments, in similar manner as licensed
alcohol-sales, is a MUCH BETTER WAY!
Mark needs to educate himself.
Here’s a list of reputable, documentaries, based on fact, not political ideologies:
The Union – The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039647/
High – True Tales of Marijuana (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313242/
Hemp And The Rule Of Law (2007)
http://www.tinroofvideo.com
Hemp Revolution (1995)
http://www.globalhempstore.com/video/the-hemp-revolution-dvd.html
Emperor Of Hemp (1999)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264574/
AKA Tommy Chong (2006)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478090/
American Drug War (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033467/
In Pot We Trust (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1069233/
Marijuana: Time For A Discussion (2008)
http://marijuanaconversation.org/
Bullshit! – War On Drugs (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0771123/
The Magic Weed: The Truth About Cannabis Sativa (2005)
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6812442
Super High Me (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111833/
Adventures In Cannabis Hemp (2008)
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7726361
The Marijuana Conspiracy (2006)
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7215884908568593154
CNBC – Marijuana Inc. (2009)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/54312/cnbc-originals-marijuana-inc
Natl. Geographic – Marijuana Nation (2009)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/3821/Overview
This is complete craziness. In an age where their are more people starting to cry out for less stricter pot laws why would he introduce a bill that would call for more jail time. I just hope it’s voted down and no one brings any attention to it, last thing I need to see is Bill O’Reilly yelling why we need to support this bill and how if we don’t we’re unamerican.
Idiotic!! Fucking Republican asshole! Someone needs to slap the dogshit out of him! He’s just doing it to gain attention, obviously he doesn’t know anything about the topic.
“When you amplify the strength of it, you are increasing the harm to the system.”
Really? Prove it. Anyone can make random statements without supporting evidence. Here’s one: Mark Kirk is a self-serving bureaucrat that just wants to push tougher marijuana laws in order to improve his own position in the political system.
Is it true? Who cares? Politicians apparently can get away with saying whatever they want before the public realizes that they’re full of s–t, so why can’t I?
People tend to believe the first “fact” they hear about when it comes to any topic. That’s why I push for simple slogans that people can remember, like “More people have died from peanut butter than marijuana”. Simple, to the point, and can be backed up with statistics if need be. Fight fire with fire is what I say. I’d like to see a pro-legalization T-shirt that said “Google Henry Anslinger”, or something to that effect.
Wtf is this guys problem? Has he been living under a rock or something?
By the looks of it, I was smoking before this guy was even an egg cell in his mother’s ovaries. Obviously he knows nothing whatsoever about marijuana, doesn’t even know what Kush really is…..
My anger towards any politician like Mike Kirk of Illinois is to great to put into words. I hope the bastard understands he’ll need twenty-four hour security for as long as he’s in office.
ripped to shreds as usual. thanks NORML!
This is a fine example of the fact that any idiot can get elected to public office in Illinios (the Ex-governors would be other examples). This person would send people to jail for twenty five years at a cost of $35,000.00 per year and climbing for selling cannibus that has a high THC content. Would all of the drug stores that sell Marinol also be included? It’s THC content is way over 20 percent. The current laws were based on making DuPont and Hearst rich by eliminating hemp from the market through a racially based campaign (only blacks and Mexicans use the stuff) with the help of the notorious Harry Anslinger. The results have cost the American tax payers 1 trillion dollars and counting and have made the drug cartels rich and powerful. Great public policy. Not. I suppose Obama being from Illinois will support this as he laughed at lifting prohibition. Isn’t it surprising that our first president of color would support a law that was base on racial prejudice.
25 years in prison for creating laws that cost more to society than they benefit.
I wouldn’t mind that if the Hindus were right and you’re reborn as something else depending on how good a life you lived. Then this piece of garbage would be reborn as a practitioner of witchcraft in Salem during the 17th century. Get a taste of his own medicine.
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What dumb ass Illinois voters elected this short dumb ass? Screw him and you stupid voters. I hate having to live next to a state full of these types of dumbasses. Start reading some books and learn the facts of ganja, you dumbasses.
You young pup you! How dare you tell me about pot potency. Your sanctioned drug Alcohol is bad at any strength. Someone should wup your ass back home to your moma! I’m 58 yrs old raised 4 tax-payers was a republican all my life until I learned that your views are all against true freedom of all Americans. I no longer consider Rebublicans any help in freedoms of us. I see all republicans as standing in our way to true freedom. Do us a favor and shut up.
Why don’t you publish all the lies and two faced propaganda untruths in this jerks home grounds and point out the truth that he seems to avoid. GET HIM OUT OF PUBLIC OFFICE
#16 jack Says:
June 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
…One can go buy pretty hard liquor at the local liquor store, but they are not allowed to buy MOONSHINE as it is branded as to strong….
RE:
Jack,
In many states,
95 percent grain-alcohol,
a.k.a.
Everclear®
IS legally-ALLOWED to be sold…
if this bullshit passes im packen up and movin to canada. FUCK that asshole…dry. Peace (added by Mobile using Mippin)
Thanks for the heads-up on this one.
What would happen if everyone who commented here wrote one Letter to the Editor to an Illinois newspaper?
I just do not get where this “Jackass” gets off any proposing this legislation right after Barney Frank introduces his bill. Better yet, 25 years…is this guy living under a rock. With the jail cells already booked to capacity how does Mr.”Jackass” plan to house the new criminals, maybe he is thinking we should let more violent offenders out. Sounds smart to me…
It is unfortunate when politicians are just trying to get their name in the spotlight. Or perhaps this was the former kid in high school who his friends refused to pass him a joint because he was to fucking annoying to smoke with. When will the government realize the immense amount of social cost imposed on society? Why can’t we rally together and show them that us lazy ass stoners can get this jerk off out office come his next election.
Let’s face it, MJ prohibition has become a full-employment act for cops and law enforcement professionals. They will naturally oppose any efforts to reduce or eliminate the flow of payroll dollars for prohibition enforcement. Above all else, their overriding objective is to perpetuate their own jobs. So it is no surprise to see the local law enforcers jumping on this clown’s bandwagon.
As to Congressman Kirk, he should be voted out of office at the next election. If you had an employee who wasted time on your payroll attempting to pursue such nonsense, you would fire him immediately. Mr. Kirk deserves the same, so that he can remember who he used to work for.
Hey # 55: If this legislation passes, he’d better hire a few body guards.
Gosh, what tired politicking. This guy has no idea what he is talking about and it is obvious, maybe we should regulate higher proof liquor, or higher nicotine cigarettes. The cost of arresting, prosecuting, and incarcerating people for what are, in many cases, minor offensives is truly criminal. People are not going to stop smoking pot and this kind of legislation has nothing to do with making the world a safer place. Just the prison industrial complex and the toady shills they kick back to getting theirs.
Sooo good weed is a bad thing? … dumbest thing i have ever heard. he obviously has never even seen weed
We elect people in congress to REPRESENT us NOT OPRESS US, isn’t America bad enough with all the laws we have, this country is being ran by a bunch of prudes out of touch with society.
Isn’t America going through enough heartache as in with our system falling apart without this fool trying to make things worse by imprisoning half the US population who want cannabis legal again.
The time has come for change!
he makes all that money he can at least get his teeth whitened!
What a punk. I hope that his constituents kick him out of office in the next election.
he better enjoy his seat while it lasts, something tells me he wont be there for long
Such types as Mark Kirk are not welcome in my states politics stay out of Alabama. These type politicians have too many rights when they can be hippocrites. It is a shame that hometown wholesales distributors within the Republican party that sale non drug items do not keep in contacts with who sometimes advocate waivers that will prevent this type corruption by praying for who buy’s there flashlights prayer would’nt hurt but, not in my house. This is why across the aisle bipartisans in more sane family’s should speak out against not changing unreasonably long marijuana laws within urban areas and states. It is there tough on drug can’t trust those miltant types that make my Democratic friends more meaningfully important than his ultra clean non side burn image. Republicans for President Obama deserve better than being tricked into less medical rights. I may run for a political office myself in the next election together we can catch a weasel before it tricks us in to being a elephant that don’t cause harm tinkering at a freak show circus in city hall.
This guy is a jacka**. Murderers and rapists and child molesters get less time than this. I would prefer more room for people like that in prison then your non violent offender. I thought they want to save money? Prisons are overcrowded as it is. Please vote him out of office.
“WILLACY COUNTY – Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. are tied to the GEO prison company because they both made money off the GEO group.
The indictment says that the Vice President has $85 million invested in a company called the Vanguard Group. The Vanguard Group has investments in prison companies such as the GEO group. The indictments states that the Vice President has a say in how much money the federal government pays those prison companies to house inmates. According to the indictment, it’s a conflict of interest because the more money prison companies make, the more money that goes back to the investors such as Cheney.”
Have you ever thought the reason why they lock up so many people that smoke is because they do not want you to vote!
felons can’t vote
self righteous stupidity has gotten way too many people killed
WOW what do you say, I thought Illinois was getting ready to approve Medical Canabis, now this still crappin yellow fellow, wants fill the prisons past overflowin. Look the big house is the place the Superthugs get their freakin docterates. I am glad that the fellow from VA introduced the bill to completely look at our penial system, and the war on drugs. Hey mR. kIRk how much time does a rapist or robber get in freakin ill. 2 years. WHAT THE F__K. I know its going to hurt when you extract tour EARS from your ANNUS but try it. EDUCATE,LEGALIZE,REGULATE,TAX
If he has his way, we’re gonna see lots of unicorns.
Lousy jackass. If I could find 20%, I would never leave the house.
Is there no hope for democracy, The entire basis of freedom of the people our goverment was based upon is a farce. How can we make our politicians liable for the lies and deciet they use to further thier carriers in crime. This man should be held liable for crimes against humanity
BOOOOO! No way! 25 years? That’s way harsh….just another scare-tactic of preventing people to obtain marijuana. Listen to the People, not Gov’t!
“kush, street slang”, yeah only recognized by half the world as a strain of medicine. this is very sad, but also funny at the same time.. lol
I feel a million man march on the capital is a great idea!
It seems its the only way any type of change regarding
marijuana will actually happen.
I just finished watching this ass-clown on TV and I was
disgusted.
Obvisouly senator mark kirk (I will not use capitals because the rotten son of a bitch does not deserve that right) is just another piece of shit to float to the surface of this ridiculous ludicrous fucked up society which we live in. This piece of shit kirk thinks he has the right to decide the fate of innocent human beings….I shit on his family and his ancestral heritage. I am so angry because of this…this is fucked up beyond all recognition. Senator Kirk should be tortured in public with his family watching. He thinks it’s ok to incarcerate nonviolent herb users for 25+ years?!?!?!? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MURDER IN COLD BLOOD AND RECEIVE A LESS STRICT SENTENCE!!!.
Senator Kirk, I piss on you, your family, and everything you stand for. Your not welcome on this earth…please kindly exit yourself and your family..thank you….
Congressman profits 25 Mil from Tobacco Industries
He is crazy!!! Take his alcohol away and see what happens. It wont blow joe! We’re too far ahead now. No turning back!
Good grief people! I think the government is growing these ass wipes just to piss us off. Million man march…hell ya! While were at it,get other groups to go also. Really show our outrage at their insistance of keeping and passing laws we dont want!
in a sane world this would never pass. unfortunately we live in america, so it might.
I didn’t even realize that the federal government enforced their marijuana laws anyways. I mean, I guess if you have a bajillion pounds, or cross state lines.
This fool is not with the program. The train has departed for the opposite direction, and he needs to get on that train ASAP or the fine people of Illinois who smoke “koosh” will kick him out of government.
ADD moment — What is the point of smoking really crappy weed? I mean, isn’t it all about the good stuff? There shouldn’t be any penalty for smoking dirt weed, anyways.
~ Green Devil
I’ve never used an illicit drug in my life, but this is just stupid. Has this man not read the 10th amendment?
He turned off his e-mail from recieving to many letters lmao obviously amricas pissed because i dick head like himself is selfishly in it for the money no represents
These captain kirks aren’t going to survive this space age pimpin
Simple election grand standing. This helps him get funding he needs to run for Governor only.
Really really sad.
I’m still not sure if there is really anything you can do besides send this gentleman some kind words of encouragement not to sweep people under the bus or carpet to achieve his goals.
Obviously there is not a problem with locking more people up for ludicrously long times. Imagine him as the governor of a state. I wonder how far into bankruptcy some of the rest of his logic can take them.
The THC level can be extremely high but there are the other cannabinoid profiles that determine how much the user will ingest. So how can one determine how much THC really is one ingesting? What next?
Will there be legislation to outlaw a certain molecule structure? Charging one with bodily possesion of a high level of THC or having that outlawed molecule structure? When the government uses the word potency they always try to imply toxicity,poison,death,and life threatning which is all drug war rhetoric, If cannabis and THC are so bad for the human body then, Why does it stay in the body for so long? When will this insane stupidity stop?
It will stop when we don’t vote for insane stupid people like Rep. Kirk another Drug war mongerer.
Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Wow.. what an invalid statement.
“When you amplify the strength of it, you are increasing the harm to the system,” said Curran,
WHAT ABOUT LIQUOR WITH 180 PROOF!!! THAT MAKES NO SENSE.. but here’s the best quote..
“They are more dangerous behind the wheel of a vehicle. It’s not a good idea to have people that messed up.”
BUT I GUESS IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE PEOPLE A LITTLE MESSED UP!?!?!!? This guy is starting to sound like Towelie from South Park… maybe i’ll just get a lil high.. just a lil high.. and then it’s ok to drive a car? ignorance.. wow.. this guy deserves a weekend in Amsterdam. everyone does.
Would there be an ulterior motive to proposing such a bill? Is there any way this is supposed to enrage Americans to fight for their right to smoke weed? To possibly unite us further? Or is this guy really that stupid to think we would just sit back and accept these laws? I mean the progress that is being made now is awesome, it seems to just need a little shove to get the ball rolling faster and faster.
If indeed this guy is for real about this bill, then i pray for the countless lives that will be lost because of this rediculousness. Think of the chaos this would bring upon the average harmless pot smoker. Lives would be destroyed, and people would die. I would not stop smoking, i would only dig in deeper and find some way to fight for what i believe in harder than i ever have. I don’t mean i would hand out fliers anymore at the mall supporting decriminalization.
This would be doomsday to alot of people, and i have a feeling people would fight back. It would be messy.
so…since marinol is 100% thc, does that mean pharmacists who fill such prescriptions will be subject to 20 years? yes, yes, i know, they won’t…it’s just the stupidity of it all…this guy must be related to dan “they didn’t know what they were voting for” lungren…
Just don’t know what to say. Another clone against MARIJUANA PROHIBITION. They really scraped the bottom of the barrel on ORWELLIAN MENTALITY this time, but don’t worry, they will always have other clones to replace him. People like him are a dime a dozen. I’m glad he is not from Indiana. That is all this state needs is a MINI-HITLER. OH BOY!
Am I the only one who notices this guys yellow smoker teeth in the picture?
I’m a registered Republican and I’m ashamed that this moron is in MY PARTY.
we Republicans need to enforce within our party some commonsense this guy is a joke 25 years in person for weed ok so what he is saying is getting raped and turned in to a gang member in prison is OK with the Republican party ?? a party that i joined to fight for freedoms a party that told me less government in my life is a good thing will i say people of Illinois and Republicans across the us this is not a man that fights for your freedom this in a monster that wants your sons and daughters to go to prison and to be raped for 25 years for weed !!!!! this monster must be stopped
I commend this organizations efforts to further a noble cause, but I also feel disheartened every time I read an article like this. How are people like Mark Kirk still in office?
It’s no wonder that he’s demonstrating such ignorance. He looks young enough to have graduated from DARE just this month.
Everybody in the state of Illinois should be laughing at U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk..What an ignorant congressman. How embarrassing for the state of Illinois again. He is just trying to take a very hot subject and make a name for himself. Rep. Kirk has just stepped on his own gee wheelickers..
You notice he also wants a million dollar fine. Huh?? The man is an idiot. No one could possibly pay a fine like that. Anyway, if it was legal, we could impose controls like we do with liquor, beer and wine. As the system stands now, the only option is incarceration and we have hit the 20 million mark already. I’m sure this is one of those guys who supports building more prisons too. If this guy lived in the 1930’s he would have been a staunch supporter of alcohol prohibition laws. Will they never have common sense?
Someone needs to check this guy out,but good!! Pro-Science? Can this guy read? I seriously doubt the good people of Illinois would go along with this, I truly hope not. This only makes legalization more attractive! Thanks!!! Einstien !! Good move!! I’d hazard a guess and say you are going to wish you never had this press conference. Was this your brain child or did someone talk you into it? Either way you should be removed from office for being irresponsible, gullable, judgemental, crooked, or just plain dumb. Friend of mine once said,” you can load an Ass down with books, but he doesn’t get a bit smarter.” In this case, the Ass is Mark Kirk! Cannabis has been around a long time before we were living, and it’ll be around a long time after we are all gone legal or not. Doesn’t really matter, the voters voted for change bigtime! Politictians need to be reminded they represent the people. Period, end of story!! Impeach him, don’t re-elect him, please…… If the people in Illinois feel the same as Mark Kirk, so be it! I’ll be sure and never go there, if I can help it. This has serious clusterfuck potential for Mark Kirk, sorry Mr. you deserve it! I hope this guy catches hell for this ridiculous crap. Mr. President, The people spoke loud and clear, Please listen!!! Don’t laugh, We vote Remember! We should add a “None Of The Above” option, when voting in all elections. I can remember plenty of times I would have used it personally. Later folks
wow, what a douche.
can this guy please explain his ranking of priories? how has this guy been elected so many times? he will not be elected again.
Pure verbal domination of yet another anti-cannabis politician
LOL….KUSH? Hasnt that strain been around for a while? This guy is soooo retarded. I want NORML and MPP to not cover this stupidity, its just a ploy to get our attention away from the real bill, you know the one that Barney Frank put up in Congress. I would just simply tell this guy, Hey dude, thanks for making it easier on me next year when I get to make my decision on who to vote for, sure as hell wont be a Republican from Illinois. HA
TO #43. Abbout labs is the biggest employer in Lake County.When they sneeze both the local Pols and Sheriff Dept freak out. The Cops want that drug war money and Kirk does to. Someone should check his funding. Bet he has a couple checks from Abbout.
One other thing. This dumb ass is only going to hurt the rich REPS That can afford the high price stuff. This guy’s a tool!
Prohibitionists are some scary folks. You would think someone from Chicago would know that prohibition does not work. Higher potency cannabis means less smoked, a health benefit Congressman Kirk should support. Twenty-five years for cannabis? Didn’t I recently see in the news where a multiple child rapist was sentenced to one year? Our so-called leaders/legislators have clearly lost their minds. I suggest Kirk re-read the Constitution of the United States and note the acknowledgement of God’s will for people to live in freedom with liberty.
this asshole will prob get shot in chicago if he is seen on the street in my opinion
I knew there had to be a backlash sooner or later. The right wing will just jump all over this (except for the smart ones like Ron Paul).
Personally, I don’t think we have to worry about this, unless it gets really huge. Newt Gingrich wanted execution for people selling lots of weed, and it never happened.
Doesn’t this mutherfucker realize how wrong he is? What a little douchebag. He’s the reason this country is in such a mess. He and all his little mutherfucking christian right-wing friends!
Jim.
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In may readings about cannabis prohibition, I am always amazed by the “reefer madness” statements that exist even today. It is astounding that Mark Kirk could hold office. How the hell does a moron like this get a job? The intelligence of the voters who cast their vote for this ass is suspect in the extreme.
Perhaps the real morons in all this are the people that VOTE to put tools like this into office.
QUIT VOTING FOR IDIOTS, IDIOTS!!
I’m a retired Federal Narcotics Agent and marijuana is so harmless that if you have any worries about it simply don’t use it. It’s obviously a wonderful medicine and pot users should not be punished. If anyone would like to persist in punishing pot smokers, look a little closer at who reaps the benefits from such actions. I’ll answer that for you, no one benefits but the bad guys.
I left my comments on congressman Jerk’s web site – everyone else here should blast him also. It’s time we unite and turn over the old guard in congress and bring in new blood which represent the current mindset of Americans. I’m so tired of these old idiots – and I was born in the 50’s! We have to unite and overturn this current form of government (if that is what you call it).
AC360 is doing 3 day show on marijuana. “We’re taking a close look at marijuana this week. Is there a case for legalization?” We need to go to the blog and voice our thoughts some of what peaple are saying is so silly. Most of us here are for legalization. We need to talk to the other side…
well if they make it 25 years for first time offenders then every jail in America will be overflowing in about a year.
What a freeking idiot . Why do we have people like that in office again? Gives more of a reason why we should not only legalize and tax marijuana but have a law that protects every one who uses it if not that at least not elect officials like that.
Now look how ever at the up side after tonight 5 days left to do our part on ac360. I was on AC360 with a lot of you but CNN would not let me post the full post i wanted to how ever I did get 3 small strait to the point things in that are:
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:36 pm ET
The teacher who said that about marijuana is full of it I am way older than she is and used it for my bi-polar and it works great for it. the only reason why I had to quit is due to the fact that the doctor would not perscribe it to me for one thing and also because of other reasons due to legality issues.
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:43 pm ET
Keeping marijuana illegal is suppling the cartel which gets more stronger drugs from the Taliban in which is also suppling the Terorists when the solution to the problem is simple legalize and tax it where it cuts off the cartel.
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:46 pm ET
Tobacco and alcohol are legal and does more harm to people even death yet marijuana is illegal and has never killed any one yet is illegal so should not then if marijuana is illegal should not alohol and tobacco also be illegal being it is more dangerous than marijuana will ever be?
these where what CNN approved of mine and with what every one else had said . Great job to every one who participated last night and plan on for the rest of the week.
I think other members of congress are having a hard time trying to keep a straight face when he is around.
Don’t get him mad. He could be the next Manchrian canidate.
25 years of prison to make up for 25 years of slavery that’s been outlawed. That’s why we have a drug war, to replace slave labor with prison labor. Read tinyurl.com/1mn
“And so what was the genesis for the early state marijuana laws in the Rocky Mountain and southwestern areas of this country? It wasn’t hostility to the drug, it was hostility to the newly arrived Mexican community that used it.”
What can i say? We fight and we fight and always its one step forward and two back. I quit. We been fightin this decriminalization since the seventys. 25 years for pot? My God. There is too much money to made and FAR too much corruption. Things are goin to get worse i fear. Well i officialy dis-honorably discharge myself from the green army. Im going back to the black market. Good luck everybody. (added by Mobile using Mippin)
Dear Congressman Forbes,
I was very disappointed in your letter dated June 12, 2009 which outlined your unalterable position on marijuana reform. I was mostly disappointed because of your lack of genuine concern and that you are not familiar with drug classification in the United States by the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Cocaine even in its form as crack is a schedule II narcotic according to the Drug Enforcement Agencies scheduling not a schedule I narcotic. This is one of the reasons I’ve been reaching out not only to my representatives but to fellow citizens. I think education and awareness is the best way to resolve this part of the war on drugs. Everyone knows cocaine/crack is worse than marijuana. If you or your staff revisits my letter you will notice I have seen drug addiction and addict’s first hand. I think any person who assumes the unalterable position that marijuana is worse than crack can not be effective in resolving drug issues.
I am also disappointed to hear you say; “Federal Health Officials believe that the public is better served if science, rather than the ballot box or the courts, were used to judge a drug’s utility”. The FDA approved Marinol for a drug company a few years ago. Marinol is synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Doctors can prescribe Marinol; it is readily available for certain illnesses through prescription. I didn’t vote for a guy who wanted to do what he thought would be best for the constituency. I voted for a guy who would listen to and represent the wishes of the constituency with an open mind and from an informed perspective.
Republicans who share your unalterable views such as Republican Rep. Mark Kirk from Chicago who has called for federal legislation to sentence certain first-time marijuana offenders to up to 25 years in prison are killing our party.
I’m sure your staff does not appreciate your constituents as you do. Hopefully sometime in the future when you have considered all the facts surrounding this issue you will dig up my letter and see who your constituents are. Then if you would like you can give me a call. I would be honored to meet with you if there ever comes a time when you wish to know more on this subject from this constituent’s perspective.
Negative response not required
Charles Johnson
USDOJ Retired
doesent this guy understand why people are loading up on ammo you cant even find any there is such a demand who does he think they are goning to shoot with this stuff squirls ? no i think it will be politicians and the destroyers of america like him .not very brite guy at all
I say simple enough to not re-elect him back in to office and to have all reps go against this bill. It is a BS bill and will not stop increased THC regardless of what he may think. Let us get this bill thrown out and stop the ignorance by simply legalizing and taxing marijuana…
What a freeking idiot . Why do we have people like that in office again? Gives more of a reason why we should not only legalize and tax marijuana but have a law that protects every one who uses it if not that at least not elect officials like that.
As a supporter of our side said in a post on the MPP site here
http://blog.mpp.org/medical-marijuana/barney-frank-introduces-medical-marijuana-legislation/06122009/
:
#42 on the post
Tennessee Activist { 06.16.09 at 7:26 am }
I’m a retired Federal Narcotics Agent and marijuana is so harmless that if you have any worries about it simply don’t use it. It’s obviously a wonderful medicine and pot users should not be punished. If anyone would like to persist in punishing pot smokers, look a little closer at who reaps the benefits from such actions. I’ll answer that for you, no one benefits but the bad guys.
Now look how ever at the up side after tonight 5 days left to do our part on ac360. I was on AC360 with a lot of you but CNN would not let me post the full post i wanted to how ever I did get 3 small strait to the point things in that are:
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:36 pm ET
The teacher who said that about marijuana is full of it I am way older than she is and used it for my bi-polar and it works great for it. the only reason why I had to quit is due to the fact that the doctor would not perscribe it to me for one thing and also because of other reasons due to legality issues.
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:43 pm ET
Keeping marijuana illegal is suppling the cartel which gets more stronger drugs from the Taliban in which is also suppling the Terorists when the solution to the problem is simple legalize and tax it where it cuts off the cartel.
Jeremy June 15th, 2009 10:46 pm ET
Tobacco and alcohol are legal and does more harm to people even death yet marijuana is illegal and has never killed any one yet is illegal so should not then if marijuana is illegal should not alohol and tobacco also be illegal being it is more dangerous than marijuana will ever be?
these where what CNN approved of mine and with what every one else had said . Great job to every one who participated last night and plan on for the rest of the week.
I will see every one there and will have more to post when AC360 is aired again .
Wow, what is this guy smoking? I want some of that.
25 years for a non-violent, victimless crime?
I think he is just jealous because he is an old bitter man who never got any from the opposite sex, and when he did smoke weed, it was probably dirty.
As I have said follow the money.. Has this guy sold a house for ten times what it was worth? Has he had a big contribution to his campaign? Did his wife get a new car with two million in the trunk cash. We need the ability to track these types of things the way the FEDs track us.
THE BIG DRUG PUSHERS (LEGAL) WILL BUY THEIR WAY OUT AGAIN. THEY STAND TO LOSE BILLIONS IF CANNABIS IS LEGAL AND THEY WILL BRIBE PAY OFF AND CONTINUE TO ENSLAVE OUR CHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THEIR MONEY IS COMING IN…
Cherokee Fred Jesus
We must ban together and make our reactions known. This cannot be allowed to pass!
CFJ
re;# 13 andrew,
you are so right dude. we need to be respectful to those who dont understand about herb. i see he does’nt read the proven documentation but still, the fact is, if he had ever smoked herb and learned about it, i doubt he would suggest something so insane. if only we could find a way to get them to learn and be more open about it, it would sell itself. any suggestions?
This is just a ploy to keep their racket going, let this bill pass and ALL pot will suddenly become Kush for the arresting officer’s convienuance.since most pot is 5% or less THC They’ll make sure your a dealer (even if your not) and collect mega bucks for arrests. Who and how will the potency be detected in all arrests? This is just another self serving politician trying to make a name for himself by walking over the backs of the sick and dying, Shame ON you Congressman Kirk and anyone that thinks like you.
What is this guy thinking? honestly now. THC is the healthiest part of cannabis. By making it more potent, you allow the same “high” without as many carcinogens and tar. Besides all that, your CB1 and CB2 receptors in your brain STOP absorbing THC and other cannabinoids when they have reached their maximum uptake levels. That’s why you have to come down before you really get high again. So 20% is nothing to frown upon, it makes it a healthier drug altogether! Mr. “pro-science” should know this!
There is no way that anyone who proposes a piece of legislation this incredibly stupid should be anywhere near sharp objects much less be in a position of power.
Rep. Kirk, get your head out of your ass you prohibition loving little weasle. You are willing to send a harmless pot head to prison for 25 years (along with rapists and murderers) for a drug with no known death? You really should be focusing on other hard core drugs instead and stop wasting the tax payer money on that phony charade that cannabis is a dangerous drug. Alcohol and tobacco together kills more people than any other illegal drugs (and yet they are both legal). And you are saying that cannabis users are more dangerous behind the wheels than those who drink and drive? I can tell when you have to take a shit when it start coming out of your mouth instead of your ass.
Somebody slip this guy a brownie.
How did the citezens of Illionis vote this dumbass into office?25 years for koosh lol.what a idiot!
As an extremely conservative fundamentalist Christian and former dope smoker of 14 years, I see this proposed legislation as a gross violation of the first principles of historic conservative philosophy, First of all, the principle of Lex Talionis, or the law of retribution, insists that any legal penalty for a criminal or civil transgression be proportionate to the offense. This is so far beyond that it would be laughable were it not holding the possibility of completely ruining the lives of those who would be potentially prosecuted under its statutes.
Secondly, sound conservative philosophy demands that any law effectively remedy a serious threat to the safety, well-being and order of society, without that law causing even greater hazards than those it was legislated to solve. Once again, at least from this perspective, this proposed legislation miserably fails that standard.
Now, I am certainly not an marijuana advocate. In fact, I regret ever having smoked it way back when in the fall of 1968. The last time I smoked a joint was Nov 28, 1982 and have had no desire to do so since then. However, relative to the genuinely serious difficulties our nation is presently facing, the relative innocuous nature of marijuana, especially in comparison to other psychoactive substances, especially those legal pharmaceuticals so many physicians love to prescribe and billion dollar concerns love to manufacture, and the fact that many research studies have continually demonstrated that this substance can be of great benefit to those suffering for a variety of ailments, I believe this proposed legislation is not only wrong-headed but is egregiously stupid.
As for those who find enjoyment it it as a means of recreation, well there are plenty of laws already on the books dealing with alcohol that would apply to marijuana as well. These laws and these alone, are all we need as a society to maintain sanctions against insobriety when the health and safety of others are concerned. The time has come to completely decriminalize the possession and use of this substance, save those instances that already apply to alcoholic beverages.
Rep. Kirk needs to reexamine the first principles of conservatism and make an honest appraisal of his legislation. I think he will find the two are completely incompatible.
To Andrew post # 13: Reasonable??? Does this seem like a reasonable man? Be polite? For the sake of the greater cause yes, but you people in his district should be thinking anything but polite thoughts about this total piece of garbage.
This guy is a friggin’ moron. I just read a story about a guy in Oklahoma who admitted to viciously raping and sodomizing a four-year-old girl. He got one year in prison. YES, I SAID ONE YEAR!
So, this yahoo Kirk wants to lock up pot smokers for 25 years.
HMMM… now tell me again why we don’t have room in our prisons for animals like Oklahoma Rapist Guy?! OH YEAH… because our prisons are full of pot smokers who know good bud when they smell it…
Yeah… Justice in the good ol’ U.S. of A.
what a freakin douche!!!
CANNABIS on TV is everywhere…
just watched CNBC power lunch with aaron burnett, wow is she phenemonal or what, who had on a nice guest host talking a little bit about the corporate profits some companies are making synthesizing certain aspects of cannabis…as well as noted scientists believing the plants huge potential in certain groundbreaking treatments.
while i have nothing against you guys tinkering with the original to get something slightly different…
you cannot keep the NATURAL PLANT from us any longer. even if we have evolved that natural plant to have 15+% THC, still sounds a lil safer 2 me then MAN MADE.
hey americans, i challenge you not to do the typical go out and get your drink on this weekend…but get a few of your favorite friends, 420 virgins in particular…and VAPORIZE AND then RESPECT the EDIBLES.
A less potent weed would in turn be more harmful, the user has to smoke more and cause more damage to the lungs.
I can’t even believe I’m reading this. It makes me so mad to even look at this guys face
Wow, although when I went to that bland, white toast website of his I completely understood his misguided approach to the “drug” war. First of all he looks like Andy from the 40 year old Virgin. 2nd, it’s Illinois. Probably the lamest state in the US (yeah i know im a douche if u live there). He looks like a total catholic priest who’se reverand daddy spent hours preaching sermons to him and saying certain things like books other than the bible and sex with anything other than the family goat are the devil.
Hey douchebag, yeah you Rep. Kirk, eat a bag of dix and go straight to hell because you are a total waste of a public servant spot. Get some science to back up your claims yam bag!
60004 is one of the zip codes to contact this douche bag. You can’t contact him without one. I hope his finger rips through the toilet paper next time he’s wiping his ass…
Man this guy didnt think at all eh? So let’s say ya do get caught with some high quality buds and ya know ya facing 25 years. Well seems to me you would just fight that much harder useing what ever force ya need to get away. This guy is really a slow one. Bottom line we are a free people and are gonna go what we want to do no matter what big gov says.
stay strong people!
Holy flying balls! I’m glad I’m in Amsterdam for the week, I just got some Kali Mist (amazing stuff btw) and it has to be like 25%. Hard to believe I would get 25 years for this in the states! I think I might just try for a visa and stay here, this place is great! No crime, everyone is friendly (and speaks English), why would I want to go home?
This news story made me execute one of those quick, well delivered, “…what?”‘s that so many news story are invoking these days. This guy is an idiot.
the rumored “pot tester” probally a professer from the U
I checked his record and he has tried to pass 14 bills. All 14 have failed.
David Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Perhaps the real morons in all this are the people that VOTE to put tools like this into office.
QUIT VOTING FOR IDIOTS, IDIOTS!!
YA duh people!
I just love politcians they are so predictable,with one hand they say look here I’ll do this for you and with the other they silently flip on you and steal your freedoms away.
So how do we hold these thieves, liars and hypocrites accountable to thier promises. They obviously keep getting voted in.
When I read this, I started to freak out, but the more I think about it, Mr. Kirk’s done a very good job of showing himself for the colossal ignoramus he is. I don’t see how ANYONE can take what he says seriously.
Can he cite even one example of “fatal marijuana overdose,” regardless of it’s “potency”? NO — NOT ONE!!
I’ve smoked marijuana DAILY since 1967 — here in California, I have a marijuana prescription. My memory is fine, my health is good, and I’m a registered voter, so political jerks like Mr. Kirk better not dismiss us pot users as ineffectual, because we WILL prevail! I hope everyone here is currently “active” in supporting pro-pot legislation, via NORML’s EASY online format. Illinois voters, get rid of this idiot, and see that he no longer has anything to do with “public service,” as he doesn’t know the meaning of the phrase. Stay High and Peace!
This man is trying to do evil things!!!!
waist of meat, pretty sure he lacks a soul, enjoys hurting people for power, come on he is one of those insane liars that make the news..logic and truth will crush him in the end
NeuroGenesis1:29—-My bad, thanks for the input. I stand corrected. A wise man admits when he’s wrong ,not that I’m a wise man. 🙂
#157 wrote:
“I checked his record and he has tried to pass 14 bills. All 14 have failed.”
ahahaha, this loser is so full of fail, I love it. He even looks like he was the most unpopular guy in school. God, what a tool.
He was recently divorced. Sounds to me like someone had a bug up his ass when he wrote this. Probably because his wife smoked pot because she couldn’t stand his little twat voice.
How bout a law requiring at least an IQ of 79 for anyone holding political office. we’d have to new elections for the thousands of morons thrown out of office but in the long run it will be worth it.
It figures this clown is from the POLITICALLY CORRUPT
STATE OF ILLINOIS. I truly hope the worst for piece of shit.
http://www.house.gov/kirk/zipauth.shtml
Use zip 60004 I used his address for a return it went through I even included my sample letter or use your own but please let this guy hear from us this is crazy!!!!
I cannot imagine why any lawmaker would want to pass a law putting victimless crime people in jail for 25 years. You must have been paid off big time? But how can you sleep putting normal non-violent people in jail.. Did the for profit jail folks buy you a house or something?
You need to get out more. Cannabis is safer than beer. We will end the war on drugs and quit putting one million people in jail ever year also wasting 100 billion a year. Go read a book get on the web educate yourself before trying to slip this through enslaving Americans for weed you should be ashamed.
Fred Hood
60 retired Vietnam volunteer quit feeding on our children!!!
i’m gonna grow and invent a new super duper strain that has 25% THC and name it “Deadliest Koosh” after Congressman Kirk.
if this bill was aimed at just SLIGHTLY increasing penalties for stronger marijuana i would be a little nervous… but this bill is just too ridiculous to be taken serious and for that.. i am thankful.
this isn’t going to pass. its not even being taken serious so everyone calm down.. and go back to your bongs. peace.
Point 1: He looks like Alfred E. Neuman (the mad magazine guy)
Point 2: 1 million dollars and 25 years in jail? this will never get put through
Point 3 (probably the most important point): Where can I get me some of this Koosh? haha
He is probably trying to cover up his recent divorce which he was caught lying about ( http://www.pr-inside.com/illinois-congressman-mark-kirk-caught-in-r1326224.htm ). Too bad for him, he covered it up with negative attention from the whole nation, not just his constituents.
Get him out of office do a campaign in his state. Republician cost us more money. Lets cut the fat from the government.
What do you think … and, jaywalkers should have to do about a year? That seems fair. And, it would serve those jaywalkers right! Not to mention potheads!! Ugh … for the love of Pete.
When does it end?
He’s joking, right? At least I’m sure his fellow congressmen (that know better) are laughing… at him.
Whats wrong with this dude?
Why don’t we all just go to jail, every single American who has ever done pot?… We’ll fill up the prisons, and the murderers, rapists, and meth dealers can go free.
You can’t stop marijuana, you can waste all the money you want trying, or you can make money from it, but it’ll probably be a while before we stop being afraid of anything that doesn’t induce cancer or rot your liver.
This guy is a joke! He is just a troll in a lost cause. Obviously our cause is growing. People are waking up!
He obviously knows nothing about marijuana.
Keep spreading the word everyone! Keep up doing what you’re doing! Don’t listen to these cretins–don’t let them bring you down!
How is it more acceptable to use alcohol than marijuana? I wonder how much money he took from Big Tobacco/Pharma/Alcohol for his campaign. My state, nearby Michigan, can’t afford to incarcerate any more people (we’re closing down 12 prisons and prison camps), and nor can California. I can’t imagine his state’s any better. It’s time this guy wakes up, like so many of us have. The so-called ‘war on drugs’ has done nothing but fail. I’d hate to see what other uninformed ‘Anslignerisms’ he uses on other issues…eesh! Why go after cannabis? What about the drugs that kill people?
America has had such a rich, long tradition with using cannabis for many things. Let’s keep it that way. Maybe it’ll keep us grounded in these strange and challenging times.
Keep writing to your folks in congress, keep talking to people every day, and keep spreading seeds…
20%, That’s small stuff for us backwoods Alabama farmboys.
LOL WTF! Is there a senator or any rep out there that will fight for the people and not cheat on his wife,take kick backs from corporations,go back on his word after he is in office. Come on you freaks in office….your making AMERICA look real bad with all your stupid ass bull! ITS GONNA HURT REAL BAD! PULL YOUR HEADS OUTTA YOUR ASSES! Your not as important as you may think you are.you can be replace.
I’ll be the first to say I’m glad this Congressman is throwing a hissy fit. I’m glad he’s calling for such a draconic measure. Why? Cause, one, it won’t pass, and two, it will only draw more media attention to our cause. Please Kirk, keep shouting through your bullhorn on how dangerous pot is.
I’m not really sure what goes on in the head of a man like this, but he has pulled the wool over the eyes of the people who voted him to office. His ignorance will lead to his demise in office….at least, let’s hope. Let’s hope his skills at decision making will lead to as fast an exit as politically possible….When I say “skills” I mean “undeniably absent”.
Just found this:
http://www.pr-inside.com/illinois-congressman-mark-kirk-caught-in-r1326224.htm
Let me be the first to wish Kirk a good, swift boot to the backside on his way out. Pow!!!
And I thought Hitler was dead…
Please advance to the next blog topic norml, this one’s got us too upset.
#174 Robert….it doesn’t end. as long as you have politicians, you have grandstanding blowhards like Captain Kirk here
Someone needs to send his Dougie Howser looking self back to school for an education while the adults take care of the prohibition problem!
This guy is a total waste of oxygen. Hopefully he will change his attitude once he reaches puberty lol
KOOSH: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/93593351_436c1e369f_o.jpg
FREE KUSH
HEY BROTHERS AND SISTERS I SALUTE YOU FULL OF CONCERN FROM ATHENS GREECE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE TOO SUFFER HERE FROM THESE LAWS. THE PURE HERB HAS BEEN CUT METHODICALLY IN SPRING FROM OUR MOUNTAIN WITH ARMIES OF CUPS ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR A PLANT OR A JOINT AND AFTER THAT THE MARKET GOT FULL OF A SPRAYED POISONED GRASS IMPORTED FROM THE BALCANS THAT LOOKS AND SMESS PERFECT BUT IF YOU SMOKE EVEN A PUFF YOU ARE SICK …. EVEN DIE…!!!
ORGANIZE MARCHES, SEND MESSAGES, FIGHT, AND FIGHT FOR US TOO…
LET KNOW YOUR POLITICIANS THAT GANZA IS NOT AN POOR VICTIM TO THEIR INTETIONS.. NATURE WILL FIGHT BACK AND SWINE FLEW LOOKS SO MUCH AS THE ANGER OF GOD…
DONT GO ALL THE WAY TO DISASTER… A U TURN IS STILL POSSIBLE… A YOGI FROM GREECE
FREE KUSH BUT FOR SOME AND WITH EXTRA CARE…
IF EVERYONE OF THESE PRO CANNABIS ADULT SENSITIVE PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO SAVE THEMSELVES AND FRIENDS FROM JAIL, COULD HAVE THEIR OWN <> FOR A NATURAL CHOISE THEY MADE… ALL THESE PEOPLE WOULD SPEND THEIR TIME AND ENERGIE TO THE REAL PROBLEMS OF LIFE THAT ARE MANY IN STEAD OF RUNNING TO CONVINCE THE WORLD ABOUT CANNABIS..
WHEN AN ADULT HAS HIS RATION OF NATURAL HERB HE WILL KNOW THAT IS LEFT ALONE AND FREE AND WILL NOT BE HEARD AGAIN.. IF YOU FIND HIM SELLING HIS MEDECINE TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL COURTYARD THEN LETS ORGANIZE THE CEREMONY TO HANG HIM ALL TOGETHER..
LET SUFFERERS FREE AND THEY WILL LET YOU FREE AND THIS SO CALLED PROBLEM WILL VANISH CAUSE IT NEVER EXISTED AS A PROBLEM
WHY AMERICANS HAVE SUCH A RATE OF SMOKING CANNABIS PEOPLE?? SIMPLY BECAUSE IN USA THERE ARE SO MANY FINE, SENSIBLE, SUPERIOR HUMAN BEEINGS AND CANNABIS IS USED BY THE FINEST… THE MOST SENSIBLE, SENSITIVE AND ELEVATED HUMANS… IN POOR AND THIRD WORLD AREAS PEOPLE CARE MORE ABOUT FOOD..
RESPECT AMERICANS..
A YOGI FROM GREECE ATHENS
SEND THIS GUY A MESSAGE AT THE FOLLOWING URL!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.house.gov/kirk/zipauth.shtml
Use zip 60004 I used his address for a return it went through I even included my sample letter or use your own but please let this guy hear from us this is crazy!!!!
I cannot imagine why any lawmaker would want to pass a law putting victimless crime people in jail for 25 years. You must have been paid off big time? But how can you sleep putting normal non-violent people in jail.. Did the for profit jail folks buy you a house or something?
You need to get out more. Cannabis is safer than beer. We will end the war on drugs and quit putting one million people in jail ever year also wasting 100 billion a year. Go read a book get on the web educate yourself before trying to slip this through enslaving Americans for weed you should be ashamed.
Fred Hood
60 retired Vietnam volunteer quit feeding on our children!!!
90% of my comments went through last night on AC360 that is towards our cause. Every one who was on there and helped out as a fellow supporter I say thank you and a job well done. We are making more progress with every day .
I see post that say say not to worry this will never pass.. That is the attitude that put us were we are today. Don’t be so sure we need to fight this and other advances on the war on drugs..
PLEASE WRITE THIS GUY POST IT EVERYWHERE SEND YOU REP AN EMAIL LET THEM KNOW WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS. WE NEED TO END THE WAR NOT MAKE THESE LUDICROUS LAWS STRONGER..
CFJ
I would rather take 2 hits of potent stuff rather than smoke 5 joints of crap. It will take a toll on the lungs then. He has to be stopped. I found him on his website. Get this, If you don’t put the extra 4 digits on the zip code, he wont let you pass thru. What a Certified Dork!
I have it … I know why that congerssman proposes 25 years for pot. It is simple he got some bad crack that made him more stupid….The next thing he is likely to do is try to pass a bill like that but instead of for pot it would be for smoking a cigerett or having a beer… What a eggotistical self sentered jack ass…. 25 years in jail for pot what an dumb ass idea he must have been droped on his head as a child.
This is why you should know what you are talking about before you say or do things. He has probably committed political suicide by doing this. Shows how ignorant you can be and still get paid good money. I almost feel sorry for him.
Why not just try to lock up 90+% of America oh that is right we do not have enough prisons and even if we did how free would America be with not many to no one left to defend it?
I just called his local office on the Northshore to bitch, and the idiot staffer didnt even know that his boss wanted to do this!!! I asked them to jot down the following words for Rep Kirk “Pull your head out of your ass and get a clue!” Probably not the most polite message but I think it conveys how mad I am as an IL resident.
Let us hope it gets forwarded. Just in case it doesn’t get to DC im calling his D.C. office right now. With the same message.
These morons need to be called out on their BS.
Update: The washington office staffer said its targeted for a recent uptick in gang activity involving pot sales in their district. So this jag off wants to make a nation wide federal law with draconian penalties for a few chicago pot dealers selling weed to the rich kids on the northshore?? In actuality, its prolly the northshore kids themselves who have the money for the expensive pot bringing it in themselves!!
I told them i was embarrassed to be from IL with the likes of him representing any fraction of the state.
Rep Mark Kirk
Washington, DC Office
1030 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-4835
Fax: 202-225-0837
I suggest everyone call or fax this moron to register their disaproval.
This BASTARD,prolly came up with this,while he was sipping his SINGLE MALT SCOTCH.I hope he dies soon.
well, im still gonna have to buy chronic anyway. owned
Yeah read what I said about it yesterday
North Shore Republican To Propose Legislation Setting Penalties Of Up To 25 Years In Prison For Selling ‘Kush’
http://iblowminds.com/2009/06/16/north-shore-republican-to-propose-legislation-setting-penalties-of-up-to-25-years-in-prison-for-selling-kush/
This was introduced because the people who voted for him want him to do this. He wants to stay in office just like the rest of them and suck off the tit of the tax payer and to help enrich their lobbyist friends
“The law would target offenders who SELL or DISTRIBUTE marijuana that has a THC content exceeding 15 percent.”
He’s only targeting dealers, not users. Given this fact, 25 years is still a RIDICULOUS amount of time, especially considering that no one has died from marijuana use, regardless of THC levels.
People who smoke pot with higher THC % smoke less of it to achieve the same high, meaning that their lungs are exposed to LESS carcinogens overall. Moreover, vaporizers allow people to smoke marijuana without absorbing those same carcinogens, making it safer, although it’s considered drug paraphernalia (i.e. illegal). It seems like they want to make marijuana seem as dangerous as possible so they can keep it illegal.
can somebody say fucking DEWB ,,lmao what a fucking lame. all the shit in the world and this boot licking fag wants me to smoke dirt!! can somebody get him some kush please
Hello, I am from the United Kingdom, Britain (England). We are now in the grips of a Cannabis witch hunt, with a very heavy handed police crack down on what our government and press have deemed ‘The Killer Skunk Weed’, Now 25 times stronger than traditional Cannabis! We have been classed Skunk Junkies!
Our own (now very weak standing) Prime Minister Gordon Brown came out on a national T.V. interview last year and said “It’s Lethal Now!”… go Figure!. The general public are being told we are in the grip of Cannabis psychosis, and must inform the police of any one even thought to be smoking cannabis even if it turns out to be a false alarm. Drug detection machines are being used in bars and clubs with finger swabs being taken to detect drugs, undercover cops with sniffer dogs on the streets, officers handing out cannabis awareness leaflets, speical skunk Crack down week. Our own Cannabis community are now living in real fear! In the last week there have been reports of British police ‘Water Boarding’ Growers for information! Medical users being abused in custody, the list goes on.
You need to stamp this blatant lie out before it gets hold in the U.S.A., Prohibition will stop at nothing to tighten it’s strangle hold, and continue this war on a harmless herb!
Peace, Pot and Love from the U.K.!
THEN WILL YOU HEAR ME NOW?
More than possible…it’s probable…that ???? will know exactly what I’m about to post…so…this one is for ????
“IT DOESN’T MATTER”…
what religion, politics, gender, even what country or
planet we’re from…WE are all…”ONE PEOPLE”…
connected by a common “three strand thread.” WE are woven together by that thread.
“WE STAND AND SWEAR ALLEGIANCE”…
to the natural rights of mankind as the foundation of an unobstructed constitution. Whether for religious, medical, or recreational purpose…”WE CLAIM”…
cannabis as our natural right of mankind…which guilty itself…prohibits regulation.
WE of single minded purpose…will present our tapestry at the next ballot box…and…if not at the ballot box…WE will…at the top of our lungs… shout it out from the highest mountain, beat the jungle drums, send up smoke signals. WE will send the
message around the world…the natural rights of mankind may not be regulated. ???? does not have We the People’s permission.
Cannabis has only been “illegal” in the U.S.since 1937.
It was “legal” for 1,936 years before that…and…God only knows how long before that. So…all of a sudden,
man makes it a “POLITICAL PAWN AND MONEY MACHINE WITH A BAD REP”…while WE of a common thread…”ONE PEOPLE”…are deprived of our natural rights of mankind.
Prohibition will be defeated as it has always been defeated…ever since Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden and that first “Thou Shalt Not.”
“IT DOESN’T MATTER”…what comes after “THOU SHALT NOT.”
Wow I haven’t seen this many comments on a NORML blog post in a while.
This is perhaps one, if not the, most mean-spirited movements against the American people, and particularly its youth, that I have seen any Senator/Congressman/lawmaker attempt to put into legislation since I have been consciously aware of my own existence.
This is hateful and would criminalize the impoverished and the youth of this country all at once. Let’s not even go into the racial implications…
It seems that almost NO ONE in the lawmaking community seems to have any preoccupation or concern over the development of the nation’s youth, or for reducing the number of harmless and non-violent offenders in our jail system.
We, no THEY, are creating a generation of Americans who will forever have tarnished records from pot offenses that will follow them through each job they carry. An offense at age 18 will never disappear. There’s no such thing as expunging/quashing these records. Eventually, employers will be forced to ignore “Marijuana possession” offenses on prospective employee’s background checks simply because EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEM!
I am disgusted that such a person as Mark Kirk is even in elected office.
I find this insulting, enough to make me post a comment for the first time since tracking NORML’s blog for over three years.
I’m certainly not one to advocate violence but if there was a candidate for for a sharp punch to the teeth, he has certainly taken the express route to the top of the list. I’ve never even heard of the guy before today. With any luck I will never hear anything about this doorknob ever again. It’s fairly clear that he loves the job more than the people he serves. (added by Mobile using Mippin)
wow….the poster boy for pot-bigots aka PIGOTS has arrived on the scene…….
This guy has completely lost his mind.
Who elected this guy? I’ll bet he got his ass kicked in high school.
He even looks stupid .
Have you heard the new Ad obviously put out by the Big three ( Alcohol / Pharma / tobacco Companies ) ? It starts out with a ” mother ” asking her son if he’s ever tried marijuana ? Her son says ” No ” . She then says , Cocaine , heroin , mexican speedballs ? What these Companies are doing is misleading you the public & naive by tying in marijuana w/ hard drugs . That way when you think of marijuana you’ll think of heroin , etc . More bullshit in their attempt to pursuede people from using marijuana so , their sales don’t plummet & so , people will continue to buy their deadly drugs . These are the same Companies who brought you the ” Drug testing Kits ” .
good job kirk keep people off marijuana(aka tobacco that makes you stupid)
These politicans are so stupid, you can’t stop marijuana it will thrive everywhere and everyone who tries it likes it, you just can’t stop it.
someone didnt graduate middle school-even a little kid could understand the fact that prohibition doesnt work this guy needs a C.A.T. scan that and every cent used for this legislative piece of a***ipe (given that it becomes law ) needs to be taken strictly and exclusively out of HIS pocket!!! HA HA HA!!! fat chance come election time you ignorant pathetic blaspheomous-sorry waste of a politician
25 years? Ill give you 25 seconds to get out of office before a Molotov cocktail goes through your window…
then you can smoke medMJ for pain relief!!
dff,
For a person with poor grammar skills, I doubt you are qualified to call marijuana “tobacco that makes you stupid”.
Anyways, what really chaps my ass is how so many of our youth are on some sort of psychological medication. Ranging from adhd to depression, and as young as 4 years old. This country is creating little addicts. And its really sad to know that countless teens are abusing pharmacuticals, and they say nothing about that. They are too busy lolly-gagging around about how dangerous pot is to our youth, and hiding whats really dangerous to them. I have a family member who has been snorting prescription pain killers since she was a young teen, now in her twenties, and she does not smoke pot.
Have we forgotten our role in this country? Why are we as a people sticking our heads in the sand? Enough is enough! Wake up! WE as a PEOPLE need to stand up, free what nature has given us and stop the politicians shenanegans! Did we forget that we pay their salaries? Everything going on against us, were paying for! That alone should be enough to stir up action! We praise norml and MPP for doing what they do, but what are we doing? Sitting back and letting them do all the work. What happend to the free thinking mentality we once had?
Well Rayvyn, that is our capitalistic society for you. Anyway to get money, do it. People will destroy our youth to get money. The sooner they are on drugs, the more they will need when they are older, they more they need the more money for pharmaceutical companies. The U.S. seems to be the only country where ADD and ADHD are diagnosed. 10% of our kids in grade school are diagnosed with one or the other. This is very alarming. It is also extremely over diagnosed.
Also, fuck you Mark Kirk. If I want to put some potent ass weed in my body I’m gonna do it. 15%, 20%, 5% THC, I don’t care. I’m gonna do it. 25 years for selling weed, one time. Weed is weed is weed is weed. You wouldn’t get jailed for longer for having relations with a more attractive hooker would you? It’s my body, fuck you.
I didn’t vote for this guy, I voted for the Green Party candidate. Unfortunately Illinois is one of the most corrupt states in the nation, and I’m sure he bought his way to victory. Dan Seals would never have even considered a publicity stunt like this. I really hope he just guaranteed his defeat next year!
I just watched the documentary “The Union” again. In the documentary, two growers were asked, “What do you think of increased senteces for marijuana”?
They said, “That’s great! It raises the price and we make more money”!
Yellow Teeth and he’s damn proud to be an all-american….. apple pie eatin ….DRUG ADDICTED , “BUTT SUCKER” .
Hey MARK , …SUCK IT …
Anyone knows…and if they don’t know…should absolutely know…based on scientific research (not political opinion)…including government’s own research, that the cannabinoid system and the cannabinoid receptors…
“WILL NOT ACCEPT A LETHAL DOSE”
of cannabis. The system will shut down, put you in a nocturnal state…provide you an excellent nights sleep
…waking refreshed in the morning. This is precisely why Cannabis has…
“NO POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE.”
If,I were to commit suicide, I’d do better with aspirin.
I believe that Rep. Mark Kirk has drank to much water with fluoride and as the result is brain dead.
He looks like a smaller version of george bush, mini-bush!
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BOGUS REFORM-ORGANIZATION!!!
ALCOHOL-OVERDOSE-DEATH to ALL!!!
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#148 Deborah M Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
This guy is a friggin’ moron. I just read a story about a guy in Oklahoma who admitted to viciously raping and sodomizing a four-year-old girl. He got one year in prison. YES, I SAID ONE YEAR!
So, this yahoo Kirk wants to lock up pot smokers for 25 years.
HMMM… now tell me again why we don’t have room in our prisons for animals like Oklahoma Rapist Guy?! OH YEAH… because our prisons are full of pot smokers who know good bud when they smell it…
Yeah… Justice in the good ol’ U.S. of A.
RE:
In Ucklahoma
Cannabis, (supposedly),
according to Anslingerism,
“Marihuana”
is “worse than murder” therefore
pedifillia is only a 2-year-offense…
by comparison…
That dumbass-state ought to be removed from the map…
What the hell is wrong with the Republican party??????
Seriously, are they trying to self destruct, or do we really have a political divide where ~50% of the country supports this kind of BS?
Derek your absolutely right. A few examples of our public schools. My kids’ school sent home a paper asking me for permission to give my kids flouride tablets. I wrote on the slip “NO, I will not allow you to poison my kids”. Another thing they are pulling, is having the police go to the schools to “educate” the kids about drugs, they show them a baggie of weed, let them smell it, and then prompt them to call 911 or tell their teachers if they ever see or smell it at home. I remember in high school sitting in a health class, and it was “drug education” month. By that time I had already started smoking pot, had excellent grades, and the one video they showed step by step instructions on how to process coke, crack and meth. I thought to myself “why are they showing us how to make it?”. I came to the conclusion, and wrote an essay in school on this conclusion that they know that a small percentage of these kids will take that knowledge and use it. The prompting starts young and in our public schools. As far as ADHD goes, sure there may be a very small precentage if any that actually have it, as for the rest, they dont need ritalin, they need a good butt whoopin’ and a set of rules to follow. But in this society, thats no longer acceptable.
Welcome to america, the land of double standards. They would much rather kill you and rake in profits then give you freedom to chose on your own how to self medicate. And were supposed to be “patriotic?” HA!
this guy looks like a baby, who the hell elected this baby, he is the real life version of stewie from family guy. I bet when he got that head shot done, either the photographer laughed or molested him because he is a baby
He wants marijuana smokers to look bad, so when he gets a few years for molesting and raping little boys, he can say “at least I didn’t smoke weed!”
The fact that this arrogant small-time secure-seat congressman would go to China to advance his status at the expense of inviting financial ruin upon Americans, says a lot about this man’s selfishness. The fact that he would consider it just to inflict the level of human suffering that 25 years in prison represents for distributing quality cannabis to willing adult buyers, shows his cruelty.
When I heard the things he said in China, I thought he must be dumb. When I learned that the opposite is true, i realized that Mark Kirk is a dangerous fool. He has made little mark in congress and he is intent on making up for his undistinguished record at other people’s expense. Support whoever runs against him.
#162 jack Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
NeuroGenesis1:29—-My bad, thanks for the input. I stand corrected. A wise man admits when he’s wrong ,not that I’m a wise man. 🙂
RE:
Jack,
you are ALWAYS a wise man if you choose
25 percent THC pot over
anything containing alcohol…
With so much emphasis on addiction (of any kind) this stooge must be addicted to a laxative…which by all standards is more addictive than cannabis. I will pay strict attention to Kirk to see if the laxative is working.
153 CDXX June 16, 2009…It gives me great pleasure to see your use of CDXX (roman numerals for 420). But more so…CDXX is CDXX Communion, and Manna is the Holy Sacrament. So…if you are of the faith in a creator and his gift to creation…have a good communion. If not…
have a good communion.
Hey 218legalize4201@hotmail.com…207 Manny…here. Check it out.
SHARED OPINION
Mark Kirk…you’re an ignorant, pathetic, blasphemous – sorry waste of a politician. PLUS…you’re getting played like a violin.
VIOLINIST
God bless you Mark Kirk. Even though in the majority…
disregard that “culture and its customs.” Keep up the good work. Slam those “terrorist supporters” behind bars, and throw away the key. Show them no mercy. Put a mark upon them, and cast them out
This guy didn’t get where he is at solely because of his baby face. CAUTION: VIOLINIST AT PLAY
the law is the law.. you should abide by it.!! duh dudes.. that will keep you out of jail(quit smoking pot)
its not good at all..
If this law passes theres serious potential for the rest of the country to move towards creating legal posession for small ammounts. Like alcohol there will be issues with the irresponsible, but imagine if medical marijuana was nationwide… its a huge step to get this law passed.
He is a loser. And he is probably one of the best closet weirdos ever.
PHUCK this guy he sounds like a drag at a party. I bet he got beat up a lot in high school and college and maybe even now a days too.
well… when it comes down to it. this country needs hemp/gonja 80,000,000 people smoke pot (at least the people in this country that admit it), and if it became legal , with in that one day lets say the 18000 {or so} Marijane clubs with in the country had only 1 per customer
80,000,000 people
x 18,000 clubs that have 1 per person that will spend $100 for a quarter ounce [regular rate for kush in CA]
—————–
$144,000,000,000
this will mean with in the next month of this going on that this country will have the money to get the whole country out of debt and all of the taxes will then drop o say 4.25% in {ca} in stead of this near depression of 10% tax rate. Also more money flows to the american people, then the average person will have more money to spend , that being said within this month we would recover $2.2 ~ $2.4 trillion.
Then brains another topic….. how controling this country is.
this is supposed to be the country to be free for man kind, the why the F^%$ dose the government still have OLD RELIC LAWS & RELIC DIVISIONS TO PROTECT NOTHING ANYMORE… LIKE THE FBI AND CIA. these divisions were made to keep the country safe and free.. now.. if the government wont allow us to decide and they make all the laws that we the people think that the government is right.. in which this means that the people will trust FALSE information then those peopple that get the wrong information think that us people that smoke pot look at us like we are meth users. . . now pot is 98% harmless, unlike cigarettes or boose. now… when the government makes the dicisions on what we the people should or shouldn’t do, we all the people should already know the TRUE differences between cigs, boose, pot, meth, obviously we shouldn’t be doing 3/4 of these things “cigs ,boose ,meth .” however i see it this way, If we are listening to the government on what they think “ignorantly” we all will make start thinking like them by influence on kids to say now to any drug safe or not. as far as what they were teaching in CA. but truly if anything grows out of the ground is useful, like marijane. but if it is known to kill then don’t smoke it. . . like meth. . . dont smoke meth. . or any other kind or “BS” drug. . . i hope all you congressmen that read this will now understand where i am truly coming from and not haveing an oppisite view by the time ur read and understand this.
your average gonja lover&smoker EQR CA
Glad I’m not the only one who hadn’t heard of “Koosh”.
25 years of partisan freedom fighting and I’ve never heard the term, thought I was missing out on something!!
To dff #244 – laws are human creations, and like their creators, prone to great faults. All true Americans share a duty to oppose bad law any way possible, and support good law any way possible. Our current cannabis laws create more problems than they fix, and should therefore be changed. If the way to do that is to violate the law and hound our politicians until they realize the current laws can no longer be upheld, so be it. As far as your comment “it is not good at all” – what about the multitudes of studies showing cannabis can help alleviate many diseases? What about the fact that several FDA approved medicines exist which are composed solely of compounds analogous to those found in cannabis? Judging by your comments, if we still lived in the good ol’ days of Jim Crow, you’d be holding the far end of the rope while your buddies tied a noose for some poor black guy caught looking at a white woman. It would have been legal, right?
June 19, 2009. 7:00 pm. KPBS television San Diego, Ca.
San Diego’s county board of supervisors took medical cannabis to the U.S. Supreme Court’s deaf ear. Their deal was our sovereign state and its sovereign laws
impeded federal law. Thank God, justice is not that blind.
Last night on public broadcasting (KPBS)…San Diego laid out what appeared to be welcome mat to med cannabis. Amen! Now…let’s see if they mean what they say, and say what they mean. It’s called honesty in government.
244 dff 06-19-09 4:48pm
There is such a thing as “JUST LAWS”…which we should abide by…and… there’s such a thing as “UNJUST LAWS”
which we should resist. That’s an American Creed. God bless America and its “JUST LAWS.” But…there is no room in America for “UNJUST LAWS.” At the very least…there is no room in my individual being for the
dismantling and destruction of our Constitution…don’t you think?
dff- It shouldn’t be illegal to begin with. There is absolutely 0 harm in it. (Okay fine bronchitis. I’ll live) There are over 600 medical uses for the “drug.” The only reason that it is still illegal is because the alcohol and tobacco industries would slowly deteriorate because of the sweet, sweet nectar that is, marijuana.
I really do not understand how this man got elected for his position when he sits around all day and thinks of some bs proposal like that. I wish I could have that job… but also be able to smoke my tree whilst sitting behind my desk made by sweat shop indians over sea. Okay enough off my ranting, theres no way in hell that law will ever pass yet alone even pass through the house of rep of congress. so the best you can do is just point and laugh at the idiot for even showing his face in public after that.
#244 dff Says:
June 19th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
the law is the law.. you should abide by it.!!
duh dudes.. that will keep you out of jail(quit smoking pot)
its not good at all..
RE:
dff,
– The “LAW” was made under the
FALSE-PREMISES of RACISM and GREED!!!
– The LAW needs to be CHANGED / ABOLISHED!!!
Even some people who choose not to use cannabis
are against the horrible, fiscally-wasteful laws against
a God Given PLANT!!!
– Good ‘ole LEGAL ALCOHOL is a faster path
to jail and death, than is cannabis…
(Pot was NEVER an issue with law enforcement…
SPIRITUAL-LAW, not the WRIT of RATS, PREVAILS!!!).
-If the truth be known,
cannabis-use would be MANDATORY!!!
(End ROAD-RAGE Now!!!)
Please support MANDATORY-MARIJUANA today!!!
– PLEASE, learn the ‘effing TRUTH about cannabis!!!
Or get wrecked by someone severely-drunk and sketched-out
on caffeine and booze!!!
By the way, dff,
– There are other, safer means of consuming cannabis
than smoking…
Ever hear of VAPORIZATION and EDIBLES???
– PLEASE, dff,
Get a clue, and stay upon blog-topic, rather than
just railing against something you have NO KNOWLEDGE about!!!
dff = Drug-Free Funk-up???
Dear NORML Blog-admin,
Please forgive my prematurely-dismissive comments
against NORML…in Post#’S 229 AND 233
– I am just so frustrated that
certain comment-submissions
didn’t even show as “awaiting moderation”
and ALSO, that 1996’s 65-percent-majority
on prop 200
in AZ only got brushed-off as NOTHING!!!
– Only IF AZ NORML’s leader then had UTMOST conviction that these botanical-compounds are INTEGRAL to life itself,
ONLY THEN, would there have been a clear-cut victory
for the cause of cannabis, instead of for the
Religeon Against Marijuana…
i see it this way .. if there are laws that are outdated that of when in 1900’s is when marijane became illagal cuz the mexicans were bring it over the border at then marijuana was very new to america …. as far as smoking the buds… however we used and still use today for hemp rope then we thought if we get rid of weed that we got rid of the problem… obviously there are laws out there that you hear of simular but on another law that is unjust and is still in affect i “think” if they hadent repealed it already was a texas law that was around the same time that a person regardless of who they were, if they were to walk down the street with a simple hammer of any kind that they would be sentenced 3~23 years in prison, even if they were returning it to an owner. shows us that there are retarded laws out there and making marijane illegal was one of them… a bit of European’s are starting to adjust to marijane look at spain and portugal… they have it legal and amsterdam , netherlands, croatia, russia even though they have unjust laws anyway just like us. now lets think.. we smoke for the sensation of that of thc that is a natural product of nature. Marijuana IS NOT A DRUG… ITS AN HERB… if u smoke it, there are effects, not bad its just you getting high. just like chinese herps they are not drugs they are dried out or even still living herbs a “DRUG” is a “MAN” “made”… I Should know… look in a geography book it dosen’t say thet a plant is a drug. sure it uses different type of jucies to regenerate energy called photosynthesis. its not drug science its natures science that we have discovered. sure we have made names to understand what THC and all the other things that we have given names to understand what everything else.. its in our nature as well to give names.. but one name that marijane dose not deserve is being called a drug.. Geochemicals mabey. sure there are plants that should be killed like weeds and poison oak/ivy. but there are others that we have been waiting for to be legal for medical use and spiritual use, one being peyote. but it could make us sick… but im native american and i still have to use marijane for some of my rituals… its becoming harder and harder to fulfill my religion. the government is making it harder and harder for the American to do things that we want to do and also when we usualy don’t want to do something for this government when we have to because its law… its being good.. well from my prospective in where all our freedom goes soon we will not be able to much of anything anymore because it may cost or may be far to hard to do with out a cop giving you a $400 ticket for something that is helping someone cope in life.. well not to cope but also helping them see or helping someone not hurt inside form the cancer… + gonja stops bloodflow to the living cancer and sufficates what the cancer needs to keep growing.. now with all this publicity with gonja helping people’s ailments why hasn’t the government legalize something that could have a big possible potential of finaly cureing cancer and stop waisting money on kemo.. im not saying that kemo is a bad thing as far as getting healed but kemo is very hard to acomplish without a possible comeback, or death that some many of us has experienced… now i hear that President Obama is considering 1 million people to vote yes to have the feds not regulate marijuana and therefor makeing it legal as far as federal… now that means that states now have the power to have a say in it now… now a new topic arises… what about pot and driveing… well.. if you cant figure out where your car is you shouldn’t be driving, if you feel like your getting tunnel vision don’t drive, if you cant stand or have blackouts don’t drive… now.. i notice when i am driving that i am more alert on what is going on because i am driveing… not doing anything else but driving.. when i am high i always think what if i can’t drive high.. then i don’t. but we really shoulldn’t be driveing anyway when we are high but u know what?? it takes that one time that you hit something, or something hits you or what you hit was a person then you are now screwed. now i know i sound like someones dad, but im not, its the truth and we should not be driving under the influence… now when they legalize good ol’ marijane don’t mess it up because they can and will make it illegal if they see that there are more crashes… now.. if it becomes legal i also think that they will regulate weed like alcohal and not cigarettes because of what weed dose is simaler to alcohal… now to those people that think it shoulden’t be legalized, what the hell are you smoking?? or what the hell arn’t you smoking.. chill out relax and stop thinking that people shouldn’t do it shouldn’t.. who knows it might help their’s and some of our problems. and id you vote no to legalize this good herb then you are blind to what pot can do medicaly and mentaly. however i do agree at the same time that some people shouldn’t try it because it might affect how thay perform at work and school… if it interfears with they’re work or school then they should have the idea that it isn’t for them…or they should stop or find a better time to do it on their agenda. and if it affects them at school for the better then there is one better way to have our kds stop useing rytalin like i had to take and overdosed because of an asshole doctor… i may never be the same again because of that but you know what helped me in high school?? it was getting high … because then i could focus and pay attention to my teachers and studies… now then there is that next factor is under age use.. well i think pot should be out of school systems, it should be at homes.. to avoid having kids get to pot… but i feel that a parent should now what is best for their child and if they don’t want there kids around that kind of life style the tell them what it dose and what could happen if they do it at a fair age around 13~17 depending they’re mental state of how old they are mentaly… plus people should have the common sense of what pot is.. and pot my friends is an herbal medication … just like aloe for our skin or for hair use. not an escape from life or reality unless need be.. and people should have the common sense to not drive the car unless they are totaly fine ay,ok to drive… now if some of you people cant get that i just want my weed no ifs ands or buts then i damn well should have it.
And plus its my life not yours so but out >< EQR
to B
you told him 😀
It’s rabid right-wing nut-cases like this Kirk Jerk that make a lot of middle-roaders think that the drug-policies we presently have aren’t so bad, even though they really are bad, much badder than they should be. I’m quite sure John Walters and all the other prohibs will have a place for him at their neo-nazi fascist-only club.
#253 Derek Says:
June 20th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
dff- It shouldn’t be illegal to begin with.
RE:
BINGO!!!
😉
Is this guy really that fucking stupid?
# NeuroGenesis1:29 Says:
June 21st, 2009 at 9:26 pm
#253 Derek Says:
June 20th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
dff- It shouldn’t be illegal to begin with.
RE:
BINGO!!!
😉
Haha thank you neuro. 🙂
Email PROHIBITIONIST KIRK here:
http://www.house.gov/htbin/formproc_za/kirk/ht_zip_parms.txt&form=/kirk/messageform.shtml
now remember guys this isn’t your fathers marijuana.
#265 pan Says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
now remember guys this isn’t your fathers marijuana.
RE:
Pan.
– Of course it isn’t.
My father’s marijuana WAS BETTER!
I here many of you saying that this is not progress. I see it as total progress. With our success in the drug debate we have , I believe , effectively split the hill on this. The truth is that now that the people who support prohibition are now coming out and showing their true colors as the draconian thuggs that they are. I have never went out into the streets in protest but if this did go through each one of us must unass and go to capital hill i’ll be there with a megaphone trying to ask the senator why he wants first time holding of “Strong Pot” to carry a tougher sentence than first time child rape.
lol yeah right! the only thing you will accomplish at this, is well nothing! if the stakes are higher you will be forcing people to bring more at a time, if they’re busted with a little they might as well have 100 times more and take the same risk. 25 years, you can’t even count to 25, if you’re this stupid, and ignorant!
265 Pan…and…anyone else that needs awareness.
There is no strength or dose great enough to cause anything but a great nights sleep, waking refreshed in the morning. However…Pfizer has developed THC forty time stronger than natural cannabis…and…here we go again. On the other hand, perhaps they have hit on the correct use of THC as a anesthetic. Hey! there’s another
medical purpose we can add to the more 250 purposes.
#269 Manford Mantis Says:
June 25th, 2009 at 9:23 am
265 Pan…and…anyone else that needs awareness.
There is no strength or dose great enough to cause anything but a great nights sleep, waking refreshed in the morning. However…Pfizer has developed THC forty time stronger than natural cannabis…
RE:
Manford Mantis,
– Twenty-one years ago…
HU-210,
a synthetic-cannabinoid
100 to 800 times more potent than
natural THC, was first created
at Hebrew University
by a group lead by
Professor Raphael Mechoulam.
mangobubblegumafghanlemondieselpurplekush= death by hanging
Neurogenesis1:29…Manny here!
Yup! Mechoulam also discovered cannabis receptors C1 & C2.
If God didn’t want us to have cannabis he/she wouldn’t have given us cannabis receptors. That’s not hard to figure out…is it? It’s simply unbelievable that the prohibs haven’t figured that out yet. Actually…they’re not going to be around in 2012 anyway. I’m sorry for that…but…that’s their way of thinking. But what if they’re right? Well then it won’t make any difference at all.
Yo! Neurogenesis1:29 Manny here!
Have you reflected on the Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard. George Orwell was a pretty “right on prophet.”
DON’T CALL YOURSELF A REPUBLICAN. OUR PARTY IS FAR ABOVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU. WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET A REPUBLICAN TO RUN IN YOUR DISTRECT. CAP AND TRADE SELL OUT. CAROLE FROM GA.
he probaly smokes behind closed doors, and is hiding something,
hey everyone. its been a while, but it looks like ive missed out on one hell of an assholathon.
what is up with this 25 year sentence for first offenses? hasnt this guy ever heard of cruel and unusual? think if this sentence was passed, one man in jail for 25 years. how much more weed can be smuggled into america? is it really doing society any good to place us in jail? theres a reason you cant get rid of pot. ITS A WEED! i know its technically an herb but for the sake of humor bear with me.
well ive still got some reading on to do
but till next time
its the wolfman
AAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Rep. Mark Kirk is just repeating
and
amplifying
the things he’s been told by
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran…
(Eek!!! Pungent-plants are SCARY-THINGS!!!)
😯
If you’re his constituent, e-mail him. Drill some sense into his head, but be nice. It’s a party game he’s playing & he probably is doing this because he wants to run for Senate. IL MMJ bills are still in the works if the House will actually stop sitting on their butts this fall. I’m sure Mark Kirk is parroting for the public either what he’s been told, giving to push through, or he’s just completely ignorant. Enlighten him. Provide him with resources, data, numbers. He won the last election by I think 54%. He has support. Show him numbers-people in his district that can vote him out. MJ’s great for recreation. Safest drug there is. It’s also medicine & necessary to relieve pain and suffering. If Mark Kirk says he believes in science, give him data & you-the numbers lighting up his phone & filling up his voicemail, email, mailbox, fax, whatever. If for nothing else than to tell him to stop wasting tax dollars selling hogwash. Tell him why he should re-think his position. Perhaps he’ll learn a thing or 420.
Here’s his page:
http://www.house.gov/kirk/
Contact info’s at the bottom.
Perhaps the fool needs an education. Want to give him one? Try going here, to “Granny Storm Crow’s list”- http://medicalmarijuanapatient.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65 The list is composed of the titles and links to hundreds of medical cannabis studies and articles. Maybe if he is presented with enough articles showing the health benefits of cannabis, he will get a clue….he CAN read, can’t he? You might even mention how most of the recent polls show that a majority of Americans (VOTERS) actually support the medical use of cannabis.
Would love to see this guys son or daughter get caught for a smoke and do 25 years in prison. This guy has no brain. We the people you mutherphucker.
Slam this guy with calls day night auto dial what ever post his home number if you have it post his adress if you know it invade his privacy. Someone with his IQ shouldn’t even be able to make any kind of decesions on peoples rights.
Rep Mark Kirk
Washington, DC Office
1030 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-4835
Fax: 202-225-0837
let’s have some compassion for the ailing Mark Kirk. his little brain is suffering from an endocannabinoid deficiency. fear of the unknown future and an inability to learn and relearn is symptomatic for his miserable condition, hence, his insane need to maintain the status quo. that’s why he is a backwards looking freak. hope he gets some proper medication. that would literally rewire and open his mind. otherwise, to the lake of fire with him.
the biology of democracy
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consciousness and aging
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Dear Asshole–
I dont know what I would have done without medical marijuana during my chemotherapy…not everyone is a drug dealer.
25 years for a plant that god created to be used freely by everyone and not just those freaking greedy few and to be grown along side all other god given plants to be seen by everyone-those guys against legalizing and decriminalizing need to get their heads out of their behinds and get themselves educated on facts and open their minds and eyes up and then they will see things as they should and do the right thing and bring a smile to God’s face !!!!!!!!!!!!free that wonderful plant and let us use it and enjoy it’s beauty as GOD intended.YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As long as Americans continue to vote for wealthy, self-righteous ‘tards who have their hands deep in the corporate cookie jar, this is the type of “representation” they will get from their elected “representative”. Why people think voting for some rich a-hole is going to help them is beyond me. My guess is that they probably didn’t make all their money going around being nice and helping people. And, their motivation for running for office is probably more about themselves than we the people.
We may need to overthrow the government and thoroughly clean house and get all that greedy crap out of there and start over to get things done as the people need done and end the war on the people.
What a piece of human garbage .
Alcohol prohibition really was a war on our good people while the greedy got rich and is the same on the war on God’s beautiful plant and very useful plant! The good people are getting hurt and killed in so many awful things in this war on marijuana while the greedy are getting rich!God created this plant to be USED FREELY AND GROWN FREELY BY ALL HIS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!Go ahead and put a big smile on God’s face and free his plant!!!!!
this is crazy.pot needs to be taxed and regulated period.new jersey just did it , it is time for common sense not stupidity.i live in california where we have a tax and a 14 billion dollar industry that is causeing death in mexico. i own property in hawaii that could be paying you r salary idiot. wake up! isreal, holland and canada are right on,but us ???
It seems Mark Kirk is a crooked politician working for the Alcohol companies. The drug pushing Liquor companies give him campaign contributions. The Alcohol pushers want to maintain their monopoly on the only drugs people can use. It seems Mark Kirk doesnt care how many of your children get arrested for preferring Pot.
Q. Ever wonder why liquor companies advertise on billboards along our state’s roads?
A. That promotes drinking to drivers.
Q. Wonder why there aren’t breathalyzers to use at every bar and tavern?
A. Free breathalyzers would prevent a lot of drunk driving.
Q. Ever wonder, why Americans are arrested if they prefer pot instead of alcohol?
A. This helps no one, except the liquor companies.
Q. How much money do our politicians get in campaign contributions from liquor companies?
A. Since 1990 Liquor corporations have given $53,188,115.00 to U.S. Republican politicians and $42,117,495.00 to U.S. Democratic politicians (reported by Federal Election Commission). This includes $640,356.00 paid to John McCain and $432,170.00 to President Barack Obama.
Ask yourself what is the difference between a campaign contribution and a bribe?
How about mandatory jail time for closeted GAY congressmen who vote against LGBT issues?
They should look at the Nederland’slaws.. Banning the cannabis they open the doors to mafia and black market.
Sacramento California;
Some “koush” strains here are 25%. That of course, is WAY TOO STRONG for more than two puffs. so I only smoke one puff at a time. Otherwise I run the INSAANE risk of OVERDOSING !!!! ( and falling into a deep relaxing sleep.) like the other thirteen bills you have introduced this ones also a non starter. Did you ride the “little bus” to school? that your as dumb as a post is not surprising. What is surprising is the utter stupidity of your political backers. A position like yours will only make “couch locked” pot heads get out and vote for legalization — or is that your hidden agenda. Duh, sorry, that must be the case as nobody could possibly be as stupid as you appear to be.
What a dink!!