_m07niw4otU1qjczh3o1_r1_400.gif (303×333) ‘It’s Not A God Damn Joke!’: Penn Jillette Destroys ‘Beyond Hypocritical’ Obama Over Marijuana Laws. Humorist, Libertarian commentator, and “the one who talks,” Penn Jillette, launched into an epic rant about what he saw as President Obama and his administration’s hypocritical views on marijuana laws in the country.
I’m sorry, not hypocritical. Beyond hypocritical. Speaking on his podcast Penn’s Sunday School the other day, Jillette pointed out how ridiculous it is that medical marijuana is completely legal in California but that you can still get busted by federal police. Basically, the color of the cop’s uniform determines whether or not a person is breaking the law. Jillette said this was proof that “states’ rights don’t mean jack shit” to Obama except when you’re talking about gay marriage. To further illustrate his point, Jillette pointed out that Obama has made it clear that he used drugs in his past, and asked aloud if the President’s life would have been any better if he had been busted under his own laws. Amen! Sigh. Watch the video below: Cannabis: Legal high. 'Will anything sensible be done?' asked Gore Vidal about the drug war, 40 years ago. So far, there's no sign.
Sir Paul McCartney smoked cannabis for half a century Last week Tom Chivers posted a blog in which he observed that Portugal has recorded a fifty per cent drop in “problem drug users”, since they decriminalised all drugs. Will our government take note and act accordingly? Don’t be silly. In 1970 – half a lifetime ago – Gore Vidal wrote in The New York Times: “It is possible to stop most drug addiction in the United States within a very short time. Simply make all drugs available and sell them at cost. Label each drug with a precise description of what effect – good and bad – the drug will have on the taker.” It was unlikely, he suggested, that “any reasonably sane person will become a drug addict if he knows in advance what addiction is going to be like”. Of course, as he admitted, not everyone is reasonably sane.
In maintaining our drug laws, the Government is in cahoots with the dealers. A disclaimer is perhaps necessary. Ex-guv thinks Regulate act could bring down global pot prohibition. When backers of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act turned in 12,000-plus signatures Friday to cure a 2,407 signature shortfall toward qualifying for the November ballot, a special guest was on hand: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico.
Johnson thinks the Regulate measure could be the beginning of the end of pot prohibition in the U.S. and across the planet. Johnson was elected governor as a Republican, but "I've quit the party," he says. He's now a presidential candidate for the Libertarian ticket. But he made time in his schedule to support the Regulate act, which he sees as being of potentially historic significance. "Colorado has the opportunity to change drug policy worldwide," he says. How so? Granted, the effect was far from immediate. Johnson stops short of guaranteeing victory for the initiative, which still must be officially approved for the ballot by the Colorado Secretary of State's office.
"It's inevitable," he maintains. Facebook. 8 States May Legalize Marijuana This Year – Did Yours Make the List? By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director February 9, 2012 2012 has only just begun and it is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting and active years for marijuana law reform in some time. More than a dozen state legislatures are currently considering reform measures in some respect and 8 states are attempting to put legalization initiatives before voters this November.Many of these efforts are still in the signature gathering stage. Check out the list below to see if you might be able to vote ‘Yes’ on marijuana legalization in your state this year and how you can get involved to make that a reality. ADHD: Medicinal Marijuana Breakthrough.
Big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/letter.pdf. We the People: Your Voice in Our Government. Does Marijuana Make You Stupid? | Wired Science Marijuana is currently regulated by the United States government as a Schedule I drug, placing it in the same category as heroin, MDMA and LSD. This is largely due to the first condition of Schedule I drugs, which is that the substance “has a high potential for abuse.” The language in that clause is deliberately vague. Does abuse equal addiction? Probably not, since marijuana is not addictive like other Schedule I drugs. Rats don’t self-administer the compound in a lab, it’s virtually impossible to fatally overdose on the drug, and the physiological effects of marijuana withdrawal, if they occur, are far milder than those experienced by chronic amphetamine, alcohol, nicotine or opiate users.
Put another way, if “abuse” means “addiction” then cigarettes should be Schedule I, not marijuana. Rather, the case for marijuana “abuse” has always stemmed from its cognitive effects. That, at least, has been the collective stereotype for decades. Cottage Swiss cake dream ball book. Iboga Foundation.
Ron Paul And Barney Frank To Introduce Bill To Fully Legalize Marijuana. Submit a Story Ron Paul And Barney Frank To Introduce Bill To Fully Legalize Marijuana June 22, 2011 | Filed under: Liberaland | Posted by: Alan Repost This Article States would be able to “legalize, regulate, tax, and control marijuana without federal interference” About Alan Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland. Connect Follow on Twitter Connect on Facebook View all Posts Share This Article... FacebookTwitterGoogle1EmailDiggGoogleRedditYahoo Login | Signup Follow Flag lexyL Guest Rank 2223 Kudos to Ron Paul and Barney Frank. 1 year ago 0 Likes You must log in to post a comment. six + = nine Lost your password? Trending in Liberaland Stay Current! Recent Comments I'm confused. Top Articles Buy Alan’s latest book! Food for Thought LL Favorites. Obama Administration Overrides 2009 Ogden Memo, Declares Open Season on Pot Shops in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal.
The Department of Justice sent out a memo Wednesday instructing the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration and leading officials in the U.S. Attorneys Office to treat medical marijuana shops as top priorities for prosecutors and drug investigators. "Persons who are in the business of cultivating, selling or distributing marijuana, and those who knowingly facilitate such activities, are in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, regardless of state law," the memo reads. "Consistent with resource constraints and the discretion you may exercise in your district, such persons are subject to federal enforcement action, including potential prosecution. State laws or local ordinances are not a defense to civil or criminal enforcement of federal law with respect to such conduct, including enforcement of the CSA.
" The memo, authored by Deputy Attorney General James M. The memo written by Cole and addressed to DEA Administrator Michele M. Then memo continues: