This madness has got to stop.
Ramarley Graham, an 18-year-old teenager, was killed in his home on East 229th Street in the Bronx last week by plainclothes narcotics cops. Graham, who was unarmed, was shot in the chest as he was trying to flush a small amount of weed down the toilet, as his terrified grandmother and 6-year-old brother watched from a few feet away.
Read more here.
Showing posts with label Marijuana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marijuana. Show all posts
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Harper and Co. shock no one with their archaic view of marijauna
That, and the Americans would never allow it, too much money invested in keeping it illegal.
CBCPrime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will never agree to the decriminalization of marijuana.
Harper's comments came Friday in Vancouver in response to a question at a brief news conference following an event at a downtown science centre.
"No, it will not happen under our government," Harper said. “We're very concerned about the spread of drugs in the country and the damage it's doing and as you know we have legislation before the House [of Commons] to crack down."
Stephen, just my word of advice. People have had *decades* of experience dealing with reactionary moves by government on this issue. All you will accomplish is generating more ill will towards you.
Of course you will fill jails, so you will feel just peachy about yourselves.
Read more here.
CBCPrime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will never agree to the decriminalization of marijuana.
Harper's comments came Friday in Vancouver in response to a question at a brief news conference following an event at a downtown science centre.
"No, it will not happen under our government," Harper said. “We're very concerned about the spread of drugs in the country and the damage it's doing and as you know we have legislation before the House [of Commons] to crack down."
Stephen, just my word of advice. People have had *decades* of experience dealing with reactionary moves by government on this issue. All you will accomplish is generating more ill will towards you.
Of course you will fill jails, so you will feel just peachy about yourselves.
Read more here.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
American Feds in California following archaic mindset over marijuana
Why is marijuana illegal, but tobacco and alcohol not? No one has been able to explain that to me.
Whatever the reason, they learned nothing from Prohibition, nothing.
Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in California have been ordered to close from Saturday, as a federal crackdown looms.
Distributors and their landlords were told in late September to shut down in 45 days or face prosecution.
Some marijuana distributors filed for a temporary restraining order earlier this month.
California legalised medical marijuana in 1996, but use of the drug remains illegal under federal law.
Read more here.
Whatever the reason, they learned nothing from Prohibition, nothing.
Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in California have been ordered to close from Saturday, as a federal crackdown looms.
Distributors and their landlords were told in late September to shut down in 45 days or face prosecution.
Some marijuana distributors filed for a temporary restraining order earlier this month.
California legalised medical marijuana in 1996, but use of the drug remains illegal under federal law.
Read more here.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Harper and Co. want to throw you in the joint over pot
Harper, bringing us all together....in jail.
Minimum sentences in the federal government's new "tough on crime" legislation are going to overwhelm B.C.'s overcrowded jails with small-scale marijuana growers, according to the province's prison guards.
If passed, the federal government's new law will mean a six-month minimum sentence for anyone convicted of growing between six and 200 cannabis plants.
Growing more than 200 to 500 plants would draw a year in jail and more than 500 plants would draw a minimum two years in jail. The maximum sentences in all cases would rise from seven to 14 years in prison.
Read more here.
Minimum sentences in the federal government's new "tough on crime" legislation are going to overwhelm B.C.'s overcrowded jails with small-scale marijuana growers, according to the province's prison guards.
If passed, the federal government's new law will mean a six-month minimum sentence for anyone convicted of growing between six and 200 cannabis plants.
Growing more than 200 to 500 plants would draw a year in jail and more than 500 plants would draw a minimum two years in jail. The maximum sentences in all cases would rise from seven to 14 years in prison.
Read more here.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Peter Hitchens is a...oh look, cartoons are on
Peter Hitchens pines, yearns to be a drug cop..
I wish, oh how I wish, I were as much of a threat to cannabis users as they imagine me to be.
You come across more like a self righteous bully.
Read more here.
I wish, oh how I wish, I were as much of a threat to cannabis users as they imagine me to be.
You come across more like a self righteous bully.
Read more here.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
US Federal Government Rules Their Thinking on Marijuana dates to the 1930's
Keeping this plant illegal is big business, mustn't mess with that.
Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin.
The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
Best bullshit, and the one always trotted out on these occasions:
the DEA concluded that marijuana has no accepted medical use, Leonhart wrote in her letter, because its chemistry is not known and adequate studies have not been done on its usefulness or safety. "At this time," she said, "the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits in well-controlled clinical trials that scientifically evaluate safety and efficacy."
They have been saying that forever, and always will.
This might have worked on the public in the 1960's. This is 2011 however, and the public have been doing "adequate studies" of their own for decades.
Government pronouncements on the topic are open to derision.
Read more here.
Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin.
The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
Best bullshit, and the one always trotted out on these occasions:
the DEA concluded that marijuana has no accepted medical use, Leonhart wrote in her letter, because its chemistry is not known and adequate studies have not been done on its usefulness or safety. "At this time," she said, "the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits in well-controlled clinical trials that scientifically evaluate safety and efficacy."
They have been saying that forever, and always will.
This might have worked on the public in the 1960's. This is 2011 however, and the public have been doing "adequate studies" of their own for decades.
Government pronouncements on the topic are open to derision.
Read more here.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Obama's employment initiative: Keep cops busy busting marijuana smokers
President Barack Obama's stance on medical cannabis has been nebulous: As candidate, he said the drug war was a failure and that it was "appropriate" for doctors to prescribe pot to treat illnesses. As president, Obama's Justice Department said chasing after pot growers and users was a poor use of federal resources, even as the DEA continued to bust law-abiding medical marijuana providers and distributors.
For a few weeks now, activists have been waiting for Attorney General Eric Holder to "reclarify" exactly what the Justice Department plans to do about medical marijuana that is legal in some states yet illegal when it comes to the feds. In a memo dated June 29, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole did just that: Marijuana is illegal, and the federal government can prosecute any user at any time for growing, selling, or transporting it, state law be damned, he wrote.
Read more here.
For a few weeks now, activists have been waiting for Attorney General Eric Holder to "reclarify" exactly what the Justice Department plans to do about medical marijuana that is legal in some states yet illegal when it comes to the feds. In a memo dated June 29, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole did just that: Marijuana is illegal, and the federal government can prosecute any user at any time for growing, selling, or transporting it, state law be damned, he wrote.
Read more here.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Harper and Co. decide to lose youth vote and appeal Ontario marijuana ruling
Although I do believe marijuana should be legal, anything that will keep Harper from power is a good thing.
Not that many young people would vote for Harper anyway. Liberal feelings run high among the young, until age and experience show them that the world is filled with spiteful backwards looking people who call themselves "conservatives*".
A soul crushing experience for even the most optimistic of youth.
Ottawa is appealing an Ontario court ruling that, if left to stand, could make the possession of marijuana legal in the province.
The Public Prosecution Office of Canada announced Tuesday that it has filed a notice of appeal with Ontario's top court in respect to Justice Donald Taliano's April 11 ruling.
The appeal states that Taliano made critical errors in law by declaring the federal medical marijuana program unconstitutional.
Taliano ordered that Ottawa fix the program by July or face the prospect of effectively legalizing marijuana.
The judge's decision came in a criminal case involving Matthew Mernagh, 37, of St. Catharines, who was unable to obtain a medical marijuana licence.
Mernagh's lawyer, Paul Lewin, has said that he's confident the decision will be upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Read more here.
* They are called "conservatives" because "assholes" is still not used in polite society.
Not that many young people would vote for Harper anyway. Liberal feelings run high among the young, until age and experience show them that the world is filled with spiteful backwards looking people who call themselves "conservatives*".
A soul crushing experience for even the most optimistic of youth.
Ottawa is appealing an Ontario court ruling that, if left to stand, could make the possession of marijuana legal in the province.
The Public Prosecution Office of Canada announced Tuesday that it has filed a notice of appeal with Ontario's top court in respect to Justice Donald Taliano's April 11 ruling.
The appeal states that Taliano made critical errors in law by declaring the federal medical marijuana program unconstitutional.
Taliano ordered that Ottawa fix the program by July or face the prospect of effectively legalizing marijuana.
The judge's decision came in a criminal case involving Matthew Mernagh, 37, of St. Catharines, who was unable to obtain a medical marijuana licence.
Mernagh's lawyer, Paul Lewin, has said that he's confident the decision will be upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Read more here.
* They are called "conservatives" because "assholes" is still not used in polite society.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Ontario moves closer to legalizing marijuana
Ontario is one step closer to the legalization of marijuana after the Ontario Superior Court struck down two key parts of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that prohibit the possession and production of pot.
The court declared the rules that govern medical marijuana access and the prohibitions laid out in Sections 4 and 7 of the act "constitutionally invalid and of no force and effect" on Monday, effectively paving the way for legalization.
If the government does not respond within 90 days with a successful delay or re-regulation of marijuana, the drug will be legal to possess and produce in Ontario, where the decision is binding.
Just an FYI to our political parties running in the election now: Declare you will legalize marijuana within 90 days of winning, and you will get the entire youth vote.
All except for you Mr. Harper. You are not permitted to win this election. There is not enough marijuana in the world to make that pain go away.
Read more here.
The court declared the rules that govern medical marijuana access and the prohibitions laid out in Sections 4 and 7 of the act "constitutionally invalid and of no force and effect" on Monday, effectively paving the way for legalization.
If the government does not respond within 90 days with a successful delay or re-regulation of marijuana, the drug will be legal to possess and produce in Ontario, where the decision is binding.
Just an FYI to our political parties running in the election now: Declare you will legalize marijuana within 90 days of winning, and you will get the entire youth vote.
All except for you Mr. Harper. You are not permitted to win this election. There is not enough marijuana in the world to make that pain go away.
Read more here.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
The Church of the Universe
Nice try!
A religious group that uses marijuana to get closer to God won't be sparking up with the blessings of the court.
The Church of the Universe, which uses the drug as a sacrament, lost its bid Monday to be exempt from Canada's pot laws.
It launched the constitutional challenge in defence of two members charged with drug trafficking.
Read more here.
A religious group that uses marijuana to get closer to God won't be sparking up with the blessings of the court.
The Church of the Universe, which uses the drug as a sacrament, lost its bid Monday to be exempt from Canada's pot laws.
It launched the constitutional challenge in defence of two members charged with drug trafficking.
Read more here.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
California: Come for the gay bashing, stay for the drug prohibition
Prop 8 won, Prop 19 looses. California continues to teach the world they're not a progressive as we were lead to believe.
After taking a serious look at legalizing marijuana, Californians voted Tuesday to reject Proposition 19, which would have made the state the first to allow the drug to be sold for recreational use.
The measure drew strong support from voters younger than 25, as the campaign had hoped, but those voters did not turn out in unusually high numbers, according to a state exit poll. The initiative also failed to win over the moderate voters who make up the state's decisive swing vote.
The San Francisco Bay Area was the only region to tilt toward the measure, but it did so just slightly. In Los Angeles County, where a quarter of the state's voters live, the initiative lost.
Read more here.
After taking a serious look at legalizing marijuana, Californians voted Tuesday to reject Proposition 19, which would have made the state the first to allow the drug to be sold for recreational use.
The measure drew strong support from voters younger than 25, as the campaign had hoped, but those voters did not turn out in unusually high numbers, according to a state exit poll. The initiative also failed to win over the moderate voters who make up the state's decisive swing vote.
The San Francisco Bay Area was the only region to tilt toward the measure, but it did so just slightly. In Los Angeles County, where a quarter of the state's voters live, the initiative lost.
Read more here.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Radio-Canada: Idiots of the Day
Radio-Canada, the Quebec arm of CBC, has got a bug up its ass about medical marijuana.
Seems they're upset that some may be buying it, without the proper medical papers.
Radio-Canada, you're being complete assholes on this. Get a life.
Read more here.
Seems they're upset that some may be buying it, without the proper medical papers.
Radio-Canada, you're being complete assholes on this. Get a life.
Read more here.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
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