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Health Board Opposes Ballot Question
Posted by CN Staff on October 05, 2002 at 15:56:54 PT
By Geoff Dornan, Appeal Capitol Bureau
Source: Nevada Appeal
The state Health Board voted Friday to strongly oppose Ballot Question 9, which if approved by voters Nov. 5 , would legalize the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana in Nevada.The board took the vote after hearing from a gallery of opponents from individual citizens to counseling, prevention and treatment groups as well as Clark County prosecutors and noted that no one spoke in favor of legalization at the hearing.
Deputy Clark County District Attorney Gary Booker said the 3 ounces the ballot question would allow an individual to possess is enough pot for 250 marijuana cigarettes.He said new, highly cultivated varieties of the drug are much more powerful than they were 20 years ago, causing addiction and psychotic behavior. He said it would cause serious problems with drivers under the influence.Booker was joined by a long list of spokesmen from different treatment centers and anti-drug advocates who said marijuana is no longer a harmless, non-addictive drug, but a serious problem sending more and more people to treatment.Theresa Lemus of Nevada AADAPTS, a statewide alliance of treatment programs, said Question 9 approval would overload a system that already has capacity for only half those needing drug treatment.Roxane Clark-Murphy, the municipal court coordinator in Las Vegas, said marijuana has become "an insidious drug," which she sees all too often in court cases.Tom Murtha of the Department of Corrections substance-abuse programs said drugs are responsible directly or indirectly for the problems of more than 70 percent of those in Nevada's prisons. He said the majority of those inmates say their first illegal drug was marijuana."And the situation is only going to get worse if we approve this," he said of the ballot question.The health board approved a resolution saying, "Question 9 represents a clear and present danger to the public safety and health of Nevadans."Chairman Joey Villaflor urged those who spoke on the issue to "mobilize your friends, your neighbors, your community against this."Complete Title: Health Board Opposes Ballot Question to Legalize MarijuanaSource: Nevada Appeal (NV)Author: Geoff Dornan, Appeal Capitol Bureau Published: October 5, 2002Copyright: 2002 Nevada AppealContact: appeal tahoe.comWebsite: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:NRLEhttp://www.nrle.org/Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Health Board Opposes Questionhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14358.shtmlNevada Voters To Gamble on Legalizing Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14353.shtml
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 19:19:12 PT
Tim
Here is where it stands now.The petition effort that placed the initiative on the ballot garnered more than 109,000 signatures or nearly double the required number. A September 26 poll by the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas showed a majority of voters supporting the measure, with 55 percent in favor and 43 percent opposed. Taken from this article.October 04, 2002 Nevada Voters To Gamble on Legalizing: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14353.shtml
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Comment #31 posted by Tim Stone on October 06, 2002 at 18:54:31 PT
How's Q-9 Doing in Polls?
Anybody know? The latest poll I could find was from late August and showed the issue losing 55-43. But I read some blogger today - can't remember who - who claimed that the cannabis legalization issue was now winning by around 55-43. I'm wondering if the blogger got it backwards, or if the tide is shifting in favor. Can anybody find a newer poll than early Sept.?In any case, getting 43% of voters in a statewide ballot to vote for outright (re-)legalization is a tremendous victory. The prohibitionists will never be able to reverse that tide. It's only a matter of time until some state passes an outright legalization measure.
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Comment #30 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 12:46:33 PT
canaman
Enjoy! I'm done outside and back looking for new. Have fun!
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Comment #29 posted by canaman on October 06, 2002 at 12:43:00 PT
Thanks in advance for trying FoM...
...now I must get outside and enjoy what's left of this beautiful day high in the Sierra Madre's.
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 12:32:29 PT
canaman
I'll ask Ron about the italics and bold but I think it isn't something that's going to be easy and keep us secure. I know html is a security rish but I don't know why. I can ask him about a spell check because he has one on his boards and even though they are different web sites he made them both. I will call him rather then email him. Not right away because when we do get on the phone we talk a long time about everything under the sun ( We moved to Ohio from where he lives. We lived there over 20 years ) and I need to keep my phone bill low. Ron has usually called me and I don't want to even think what his phone could be! Yikes!
Freedom To Exhale
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Comment #27 posted by canaman on October 06, 2002 at 12:20:58 PT
FoM
While we are talking about C-News....I've heard it mentioned before but what are the chances of getting a spell check? Also the colors in the messages are cool but I really miss the italics. IMHO italics are easier to show quotes from the article being commented on. Maybe Ron or somebody else could add a feature like that? Bold face type would be great too! These are at the top of my wish list. Hope I'm not asking for too much....thanx
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 12:08:31 PT
canaman
Thank You for checking. I was bummed out when it didn't work the other night. I had put them on some of my other pages and just wasn't sure what I did wrong and then after thinking for a while I figured out what was wrong. I love the green color too. It is a soothing color. I've used all different colors and backgrounds and my favorite is still what I call a mint green.
What's New
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Comment #25 posted by canaman on October 06, 2002 at 11:48:11 PT
FoM
Google's search on your FTE site works fine. Both the WWW search and the cannabisnew.com search are excellent! And the color green is my favorite color!
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Comment #24 posted by Toker00 on October 06, 2002 at 10:20:24 PT
What about 30 years ago?
In the summer of 72, I was stationed in Hawaii, at Schoffield Barracks. I would go downtown to Honolulu, and score out behind the International Marketplace. This bud was called Elephant Weed. I have yet to enjoy the same potency as this bud. I smoked throughout the last three decades, and the only thing I found that comes CLOSE to Elephant Weed, was from an indoor-grow, in Cali. These days, I have to be content with south-of-the-border swag. BC bud is unheard of in this area, as most. I say their potency tests are bogus. A fraud. Ddc has the right analogy on these tests.Peace. Realize, then Legalize.
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 10:19:50 PT
canaman
There just isn't any news that I've found but will keep looking. I need to trim a few shrubs so they come back in fuller in the spring. We had lots of pears last year but a frost hit the blossoms this past spring and we don't have that many but what we have looks good. We have walnut trees but they are in the woods too far for me to go. The squirrels will enjoy the walnuts. PS: About the google search you told me about. I've been working on the search to make it look like the colors of C News. It's wonderful. I had a glitch in them and had to remove them and fix it and put the search back on different pages but thank you for telling me about the free google site search. I have one for C News and Freedom To Exhale. Hopefully I will be able to get Google on the front page of C News in the future too. I can't do that though. I don't know how.PS: Could you please check out the search and if it doesn't work please let me know. I'd appreciate it alot. It works for me on the www and cannabisnews.com
Freedom To Exhale
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Comment #22 posted by canaman on October 06, 2002 at 10:06:40 PT
mmmmm...fall pears on a cool mornin'...Fom
you're making my mouth water. I'll have to settle for some mountain crab apples (best I've had though). Guess that's what I get for living in the mountains.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on October 06, 2002 at 09:10:04 PT
Dan and Everyone
I just wanted to say I'm alive and well but can't find any news to post. This is the calm before the storm. The next few weeks up until election are going to be busy. Today it's so beautiful and cool. I need to trim some of my shrubs outside. Need to pick a few pears too. Have a great fall day! I'll keep looking for news.
Freedom To Exhale
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Comment #20 posted by goneposthole on October 06, 2002 at 08:37:20 PT
nevada health board
Cultivars of tobacco are genetically engineered to produce more nicotine. The Nevada Health Board is not one bit worried about tobacco.There is plenty of work in the health care industry because of tobacco and alcohol.The only way money can be garnered from a cannabis user is to tell them they have a problem that must be treated. Incarceration happens to have a profit motive, not rehabilitation.The Nevada Health Board should visit the Nevada prisons and conduct a study to find out what is what.They are jumping to conclusions and it just might be politically motivated for economic reasons.
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Comment #19 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on October 06, 2002 at 06:39:17 PT
LTE
Sirs, If these people believe marijuana is so unhealthy, perhaps they could explain to us the health benefits of jailing cannabis smokers. That's what this ballot question boils down to. People will continue to smoke marijuana whether it passes or not - Question Nine merely asks what society's response should be. How does turning over the production and distribution of something to an unregulated criminal market make it safer? During alcohol prohibition, many people went blind from impure alcohol. Since the repeal, this never happens. We have health labels on everything from vitamins to prescription medications, but not those drugs which the health officials consider to be the dangerous ones. Many heroin users die when the black market product they obtain is unexpectedly too pure. This is a result of prohibition, a health risk which we can eliminate with a change in the laws. Alcohol is still dangerous to society - it kills 150,000 per year - but at least we no longer have to deal with Al Capone and his ilk. We can get rid of the drug peddlers the exact same way we rid ourselves of the bootleggers almost seventy years ago.
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Comment #18 posted by Dan B on October 06, 2002 at 05:35:47 PT
Figured it out
I see. You have to use 0 0, and then it will convert back to black. Duh!Dan B
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Comment #17 posted by Dan B on October 06, 2002 at 05:33:14 PT
Thanks, FoM and DdC
Now, I don't feel so foolish for asking. I was hoping that there was another way.Test. Test.Okay--now, how do I get it to go back to black?Dan B
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Comment #16 posted by mayan on October 06, 2002 at 03:53:29 PT
whiners
Listen to all the antis whine. I love it! You know we've got them squirming now!
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Comment #15 posted by karkulus on October 05, 2002 at 22:49:47 PT
More Thanks to DdC...
For posting those Harry Anslinger and peripheral "Marihuana- Tax-Act" quotes.There's so much stuff in the Shaffer drug archives ,It's nice to get right to the Juicy bits ..and that you have the "chapter-verse"links ,too,for anyone writing LTE's and etc.I can never find them again,(or even in my "favorites" ,for that matter!}
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Comment #14 posted by DdC on October 05, 2002 at 20:43:15 PT
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0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8Peace, Love and Liberty or D.E.A.th! DdC,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,¶8)Cannabis/Driving StudiesAustralia: No Proof Cannabis Put Drivers At Risk (2001) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1849/a09.htmlUK: Cannabis May Make You A Safer Driver (2000)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1161/a02.html University Of Toronto Study Shows Marijuana Not A Factor In Driving Accidents (1999)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases\1999\03\990325110700.htm Australia: Cannabis Crash Risk Less: Study (1998)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n945/a08.html Australia: Study Goes to Pot (1998)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n947/a06.htmlA wise man will hear, and will increase learning: and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels. (Proverbs 1:5) If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. (Prov. 29:12)
Dutch vs US
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Comment #13 posted by DANA on October 05, 2002 at 20:23:57 PT
thanx DdC
....cool.........!
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on October 05, 2002 at 20:21:41 PT
Dan
I can see where that would seem confusing but when Ron made C News he made it the same as -- http://www.cannabis.com --and if you check the link you will see how you can use colors.http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/help.shtml
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Comment #11 posted by DANA on October 05, 2002 at 20:21:27 PT
test
color testred????
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Comment #10 posted by Had Enough on October 05, 2002 at 19:57:17 PT
Dcd
"Follow the money. Only in Bookers case its follow the 15 minutes of fame. Times up chump! Stop killing kids for their own good, stop torturing sick people and stop enslaving the population in prison labor camps."Gotta love this line. Thanks
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Comment #9 posted by DdC on October 05, 2002 at 19:54:38 PT
Hey Dan B
I believe this board uses the same codes as http://www.cannabis.comThe color code is http://www.cannabinoid.com/boards/help.shtml#colorDdC
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Comment #8 posted by DdC on October 05, 2002 at 19:50:19 PT
"Reefer Madness" Same Bushit Different Day!
http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/POT/perspect.htmlHysteria was created in the 1930s by Harry Anslinger of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, which eventually evolved into the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Use of the Mexican name of the cannabis plant, marijuana, was popularized by the Hearst newspaper chain to scare the public into believing that there was a new and dangerous drug being introduced to American youth by black musicians and Mexicans. The act of bigotry insinuated that the use of this drug would lead to insanity or acts of violence such as rape or murder. The result of this media blitz was the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which marked the beginning of marijuana's prohibition (Herer, 1991).Criminal Misconduct
http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/05/ECH05_04.HTMBefore Anslinger started the pacifist zombie-marijuana scare in 1948, he publicly used jazz music, violence, and the “gore files” for five to seven more years (1943-50) in the press, at conventions, lectures, and Congressional hearings."How many murders, suicides, robberies, criminal assaults, holdups, burglaries and deeds of maniacal insanity it causes each year, especially among the young, can only be conjectured...No one knows, when he places a marijuana cigarette to his lips, whether he will become a joyous reveller in a musical heaven, a mad insensate, a calm philosopher, or a murderer..."
HARRY J ANSLINGER
Commissioner of the US Bureau of Narcotics 1930 1962"All propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level, that even the most stupid of those towards whom it is directed will understand it. Therefore, the intellectual level of the propaganda must be lower the larger the number of people who are to be influenced by it."
Just Say NO!
From Benito Mussolini contributing to the "London Sunday Express," December 8, 1935
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Comment #7 posted by Dan B on October 05, 2002 at 19:48:03 PT:
DdC
How are you making words red without HTML tags? I'm curious because we were told not to use HTML tags because they have been messing up the message boards, which were never meant to handle HTML tags, so I assume you are using some other method. If you are, I would like to know about it so I can use it, too. If not, you probably didn't read the comments with the warnings about HTML tags. Please don't take this the wrong way; I don't mean to call you out. I just thought I'd let you know, or find out your method--whichever is applicable.Best to you.Dan B
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Comment #6 posted by DdC on October 05, 2002 at 19:33:13 PT
Stave in Their Skulls! Ok, Tyedye their Copcars!
He said new, highly cultivated varieties of the drug are much more powerful than they were 20 years ago, causing addiction and psychotic behavior. He said it would cause serious problems with drivers under the influence.The original bogus test that started this nonsense of stronger potency today,was using 30 year old evidence and comparing its potency to todays crops. Unless you count Anslingers gibberish about its causing psychotic behavior. Cannabis will dissapate potency over time. Lies, lies and lies. Not stronger pot today. Just less time spent on the shelf. Obviously he never toked Vietnamese or Thai stick in the early 70's. Todays best kynd bud in CA won't cause the bahavior this quack politicop lies about. Follow the money. Only in Bookers case its follow the 15 minutes of fame. Times up chump! Stop killing kids for their own good, stop torturing sick people and stop enslaving the population in prison labor camps. Stop this fascist infectious germ with a badge.Have a nice day...Peace, Love and Liberty or Pissant D.E.A.th!...DdCMonsanto and the drug war
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/military/featured/2001/monsanto.htmlSpraying Misery
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread9468.shtmlMonsantos
http://www.monsantos.comIt is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freemen of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle. We revere this lesson too much ... to forget it. -- James Madison.I wish I could show you what a small marihuana cigaret can do to one of our degenerate Spanish-speaking residents. That's why our problem is so great; the greatest percentage of our population is composed of Spanish-speaking persons, most of who are low mentally, because of social and racial conditions. Harry Anslinger, U.S. Commissioner of NarcoticsA Roundup of Hearst’s Hysterical Headlines
http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/04/ECH04_17.HTM#headlinesThe last days of legal cannabis
http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/04/ECH04_00.HTMBigotry and Aparteid
http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/04/ECH04_08.HTM#bigotrySelf Perpetuating Lies
http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/04/ECH04_13.HTM#lies
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Comment #5 posted by afterburner on October 05, 2002 at 19:24:42 PT:
insidious drug? The antis are the insidious ones!
"Roxane Clark-Murphy, the municipal court coordinator in Las Vegas, said marijuana has become 'an insidious drug,' which she sees all too often in court cases."Forget Booker, he has shown himself to be incapable of telling the truth.Let's see what Merriam-Webster Online has to say about insidious:Main Entry: in·sid·i·ous
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin insidiosus, from insidiae ambush, from insidEre to sit in, sit on, from in- + sedEre to sit -- more at SIT
Date: 1545
1 a : awaiting a chance to entrap : TREACHEROUS b : harmful but enticing : SEDUCTIVE
2 a : having a gradual and cumulative effect : SUBTLE b of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent
Main Entry: treach·er·ous
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : characterized by or manifesting treachery : PERFIDIOUS
2 a : likely to betray trust : UNRELIABLE b : providing insecure footing or support c : marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
synonym see FAITHLESSMain Entry: faith·less
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : not true to allegiance or duty : TREACHEROUS, DISLOYAL
2 : not to be relied on : UNTRUSTWORTHY
synonyms FAITHLESS, FALSE, DISLOYAL, TRAITOROUS, TREACHEROUS, PERFIDIOUS mean untrue to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. FAITHLESS applies to any failure to keep a promise or pledge or any breach of allegiance or loyalty . FALSE stresses the fact of failing to be true in any manner ranging from fickleness to cold treachery . DISLOYAL implies a lack of complete faithfulness to a friend, cause, leader, or country . TRAITOROUS implies either actual treason or a serious betrayal of trust . TREACHEROUS implies readiness to betray trust or confidence . PERFIDIOUS adds to FAITHLESS the implication of an incapacity for fidelity or reliability . Main Entry: dis·loy·al
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French desloial, from Old French, from des- dis- + loial loyal
Date: 15th century
: lacking in loyalty; also : showing an absence of allegiance, devotion, obligation, faith, or support
synonym see FAITHLESSMain Entry: per·fid·i·ous
Function: adjective
Date: 1598
: of, relating to, or characterized by perfidyMain Entry: per·fi·dy
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -dies
Etymology: Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per- detrimental to + fides faith -- more at PER-, FAITH
Date: 1592
1 : the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : TREACHERY
2 : an act or an instance of disloyalty Main Entry: treach·ery
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -er·ies
Etymology: Middle English trecherie, from Old French, from trechier, trichier to deceive, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin triccare -- more at TRICK
Date: 13th century
1 : violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence : TREASON
2 : an act of perfidy or treason Main Entry: 1trick
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier to deceive, cheat, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin triccare, alteration of Latin tricari to behave evasively, shuffle, from tricae complications, trifles
Date: 15th century
1 a : a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud b : a mischievous act : PRANK c : an indiscreet or childish action d : a deceptive, dexterous, or ingenious feat; especially : one designed to puzzle or amuse
2 a : a habitual peculiarity of behavior or manner b : a characteristic and identifying feature c : a delusive appearance especially when caused by art or legerdemain : an optical illusion
3 a : a quick or artful way of getting a result : KNACK b : a technical device (as of an art or craft)
4 : the cards played in one round of a card game often used as a scoring unit
5 a : a turn of duty at the helm usually lasting for two hours b : SHIFT 4b(1) c : a trip taken as part of one's employment d : a sexual act performed by a prostitute; also : JOHN 2
6 : an attractive child or woman
synonyms TRICK, RUSE, STRATAGEM, MANEUVER, ARTIFICE, WILE, FEINT mean an indirect means to gain an end. TRICK may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end . RUSE stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression . STRATAGEM implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy . MANEUVER suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty . ARTIFICE implies ingenious contrivance or invention . WILE suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements . FEINT implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent . Main Entry: trea·son
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tresoun, from Old French traison, from Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over, betray -- more at TRAITOR
Date: 13th century
1 : the betrayal of a trust : TREACHERY
2 : the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family Main Entry: trai·tor
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English traitre, from Old French, from Latin traditor, from tradere to hand over, deliver, betray, from trans-, tra- trans- + dare to give -- more at DATE
Date: 13th century
1 : one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2 : one who commits treason
Main Entry: trust·wor·thy
Function: adjective
Date: 1829
: worthy of confidence : DEPENDABLEMain Entry: de·pend·able
Function: adjective
Date: 1735
: capable of being depended on : RELIABLEMain Entry: 1re·li·able
Function: adjective
Date: 1569
1 : suitable or fit to be relied on : DEPENDABLE
2 : giving the same result on successive trialsMain Entry: re·ly
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): re·lied; re·ly·ing
Etymology: Middle English relien to rally, from Middle French relier to connect, rally, from Latin religare to tie back, from re- + ligare to tie -- more at LIGATURE
Date: 1574
1 : to be dependent
2 : to have confidence based on experience Main Entry: lig·a·ture
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin ligatura, from Latin ligatus, past participle of ligare to bind, tie; akin to Middle Low German lIk band, boltrope, Albanian lidh I tie
Date: 14th century
1 a : something that is used to bind; specifically : a filament (as a thread) used in surgery b : something that unites or connects : BOND
2 : the action of binding or tying
3 : a compound note in mensural notation indicating a group of musical notes to be sung to one syllable
4 : a printed or written character (as æ or [ff]) consisting of two or more letters or characters joined together Main Entry: 1bond
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English band, bond -- more at BAND
Date: 12th century
1 : something that binds or restrains : FETTER
2 : a binding agreement : COVENANT
3 a : a band or cord used to tie something b : a material or device for binding c : an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal d : an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens
4 : a uniting or binding element or force : TIE
5 a : an obligation made binding by a money forfeit; also : the amount of the money guarantee b : one who acts as bail or surety c : an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness d : an insurance agreement pledging surety for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control
6 : the systematic lapping of brick in a wall
7 : the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of bonded agencies until the duties or taxes on them are paid
8 : a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled -- called also bonded whiskey
9 : BOND PAPER Main Entry: 1fet·ter
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English feter, from Old English; akin to Old English fOt foot
Date: before 12th century
1 : a chain or shackle for the feet
2 : something that confines : RESTRAINT Main Entry: re·straint
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French restrainte, from restraindre
Date: 15th century
1 a : an act of restraining : the state of being restrained b (1) : a means of restraining : a restraining force or influence (2) : a device that restricts movement
2 : a control over the expression of one's emotions or thoughts Main Entry: re·strain
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English restraynen, from Middle French restraindre, from Latin restringere to restrain, restrict, from re- + stringere to bind tight -- more at STRAIN
Date: 14th century
1 a : to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something b : to limit, restrict , or keep under control
2 : to moderate or limit the force, effect, development, or full exercise of
3 : to deprive of liberty; especially : to place under arrest or restraint
synonyms RESTRAIN, CHECK, CURB, BRIDLE mean to hold back from or control in doing something. RESTRAIN suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes . CHECK implies restraining or impeding a progress, activity, or impetus . CURB suggests an abrupt or drastic checking . BRIDLE implies keeping under control by subduing or holding in . Main Entry: re·strict
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere
Date: 1535
1 : to confine within bounds : RESTRAIN
2 : to place under restrictions as to use or distribution
synonym see LIMIT Main Entry: 1lim·it
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French limite, from Latin limit-, limes boundary
Date: 14th century
1 a : something that bounds, restrains, or confines b : the utmost extent
2 a : a geographical or political boundary b plural : the place enclosed within a boundary : BOUNDS
3 : LIMITATION
4 : a determining feature or differentia in logic
5 : a prescribed maximum or minimum amount, quantity, or number: as a : the maximum quantity of game or fish that may be taken legally in a specified period b : a maximum established for a gambling bet, raise, or payoff
6 a : a number whose numerical difference from a mathematical function is arbitrarily small for all values of the independent variables that are sufficiently close to but not equal to given prescribed numbers or that are sufficiently large positively or negatively b : a number that for an infinite sequence of numbers is such that ultimately each of the remaining terms of the sequence differs from this number by less than any given positive amount
7 : something that is exasperating or intolerable
- lim·it·less /-l&s/ adjectiveMain Entry: 1cov·e·nant
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from present participle of covenir to agree, from Latin convenire
Date: 14th century
1 : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : COMPACT
2 a : a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action b : the common-law action to recover damages for breach of such a contractMain Entry: 4com·pact
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin compactum, from neuter of compactus, past participle of compacisci to make an agreement, from com- + pacisci to contract -- more at PACT
Date: 1591
: an agreement or covenant between two or more parties Main Entry: pact
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pactum, from neuter of pactus, past participle of pacisci to agree, contract; akin to Old English fOn to seize, Latin pax peace, pangere to fix, fasten, Greek pEgnynai
Date: 15th century
: 4COMPACT; especially : an international treaty
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Comment #4 posted by Had Enough on October 05, 2002 at 19:09:00 PT
Once again,
Booker was joined by a long list of spokesmen from different treatment centers and anti-drug advocates who said marijuana is no longer a harmless, non-addictive drug, but a serious problem sending more and more people to treatment.Once again, a long list of people who make a paycheck, retirement, etc… (taxpayer money) off the current regulations, and the people they have convinced, without revealing all the proper facts, are the ones speaking out against it.Once again, they talk about treatment problems without mentioning people having to make a choice of prison or treatment.Once again, they talk about how it is no longer a harmless non-addictive drug. To some, this might make people think that at one time they knew it was it wasn’t. Amazing how people react within the winds of career opportunities.
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Comment #3 posted by Had Enough on October 05, 2002 at 18:34:44 PT
20 year barrier
"He said new, highly cultivated varieties of the drug are much more powerful than they were 20 years ago, causing addiction and psychotic behavior. He said it would cause serious problems with drivers under the influence."The part that stings me is the 20-yr. thing. I figure it’s been here since the earth was created. Notice how that fact is not mentioned. Half-truths are worse than lies.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on October 05, 2002 at 18:09:39 PT
Dan
I'm tired of it too. How can any health professional that has no real experience with the effects of cannabis determine if it is bad or good? This is about jail. Is it healthier for a person who gets caught smoking a little cannabis to go to jail? That's the best way to warp a persons mind and that is unhealthy.
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Comment #1 posted by Dan B on October 05, 2002 at 17:58:44 PT
Tired
Do you know what I am really tired of? People who use our time (yes, if they work for the state, they are on our time) to make declarations against initiatives brough by the people. Remember, every time a police organization or a health board makes a decision like this, it is preceded by countless man (and woman!) hours wasted at YOUR EXPENSE. You are paying for these shills to make these declarations against popular ballot initiatives, and such declarations are outside the scope of these organizations. We should, perhaps, address this issue by creating a ballot initiative that would make it illegal for state employees to use state time or to use their positions in state offices to either discuss ballot initiatives or make declarations to the media concerning ballot initiatives. Citizens have a right to speak out on ballot initiatives, but not in their official capacities as representatives of the state.Dan B
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