Andrew Looney: Activist. Position Statement I am opposed to marijuana prohibition. Being as I am a peace-loving hippie, I feel that war is seldom the best solution to a problem. In the specific case of the War on Drugs, I feel that the war itself has been far more damaging to our country than the enemy in this war. As a nation, we have spent several generations and over $200 billion trying to destroy the illicit drug trade. I believe marijuana prohibition must end for all the same reasons that alcohol prohibition did: it does not solve the problems it seeks to address, and instead just creates black market profiteering, gangland violence, police corruption, and destruction of personal freedom.
Marijuana is the largest cash crop in the land, generating billions of dollars in secret transactions each year. I believe that the dangers of marijuana have been greatly exaggerated. Cannabis has numerous proven medical and industrial uses, all of which are forbidden under our draconian drug policies. Discussion Questions. Why cats are good pets. Gail Halvorsen. Gail Halvorsen in Berlin in 1989, during the 40th anniversary of the airlift. Colonel Gail S. "Hal" Halvorsen (born October 10, 1920) is a retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force known as the original Candy Bomber or the "Rosinenbomber" in Germany.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is best known for piloting C-47s and C-54s during the Berlin airlift (also known as "Operation Vittles") during 1948–1949. Operation Little Vittles[edit] Gail Halvorsen in Berlin 1983 Shortly before landing at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport in the American sector of Berlin, Halvorsen would drop candy attached to parachutes to children below. Halvorsen started by giving a few treats to children watching the planes from outside the Tempelhof base.
The operation was soon noticed by the press and gained widespread attention. Military career[edit] Halvorsen would go on to fill several domestic and overseas assignments during the remainder of his Air Force career. Legacy[edit] Future physics .com by rafaël rozendaal, 2007. Jello time .com by rafa?l rozendaal, 2007, collection of s?bastien de ganay. Popcorn painting .com by rafaël rozendaal, 2008.