cannabisnews.com: Group Loses in Effort To Get Nevada Expense Report Group Loses in Effort To Get Nevada Expense Report Posted by CN Staff on August 18, 2004 at 17:39:07 PT By Brendan Riley, Associated Press Source: Associated Press Carson City -- The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against efforts by the Marijuana Policy Project to have federal drug czar John Walters investigated for not filing expense reports when campaigning in Nevada against a 2002 marijuana legalization plan. The high court issued a 1- paragraph order saying its intervention isn't warranted. The Marijuana Policy Project sought an order requiring Secretary of State Dean Heller to investigate Walters, adding that he could be subject to a fine up to $5,000 if he violated campaign laws. But Heller's office maintained that Walters didn't have to submit a report when he campaigned in Nevada, and a federal lawyer for Walters argued the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy was exempt from Nevada law. The state attorney general's office issued an opinion stating that Walters didn't have to file campaign expense and contribution reports because he was acting within the scope of his federal duties when he opposed the 2002 plan aimed at legalizing possession of up to 3 ounces of marijuana. The policy project has since formed a new group called the Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana, which is pushing an initiative petition to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana by adults in Nevada. The latest plan would increase penalties for providing marijuana to minors or for causing a fatal accident while driving under the influence of the substance. Sale of marijuana would be taxed, and revenue would be earmarked for drug and alcohol treatment and education programs. The new proposal appeared to have failed to get enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, but a federal judge on Friday found that two Nevada petition requirements that left the measure short of signatures were unconstitutional. However, U.S District Judge James Mahan refused to order Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller to put the marijuana measure on the Nov. 2 ballot. Instead, Mahan said verification of the 66,000 names submitted on petitions statewide would determine if supporters reached the required 51,337 valid signatures. Election officials have until Aug. 31 to verify signatures. Nevada voters have approved the use of marijuana for medical reasons, but in 2002 overwhelmingly rejected the measure to legalize up to 3 ounces of marijuana. Because the new, 1-ounce measure would amend the Nevada Constitution, voters would have to approve it in November and again in 2006 before it could take effect. 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(Remember when the Constitution was supposed to be a document that defined the LIMITS of federal power?)See also: "Lepp, Eddy"Yo! Nevada! Bend over and prepare yourself for a giant Yucca Mountain radioactive suppository. You are no longer a sovereign state.But don't feel bad. There are no sovereign states anymore. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by siege on August 19, 2004 at 08:20:47 PT H.R.4584 FoM if this is all ready up take this downSEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS- Section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1) is amended by striking all after the heading and inserting the following: `(a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is a Central Intelligence Agency. `(b) FUNCTION- The function of the Agency shall be to assist the Director of Central Intelligence in carrying out theduties, responsibilities, and authorities of the Director of Central Intelligence under this Act. `(c) RESPONSIBILITIES- The Director of Central Intelligence shall---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- NEW PART ------------> (1) collect, coordinate, and direct the collection of intelligence and intelligence-related information through human sources, technical means, and by other appropriate or supplementary methods, except that the Agency may not exercise police, subpoena, or law enforcement powers within the United States, except as otherwise permitted by law ((or as directed by the President;)) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- ` (2)(A) provide overall coordination and direction to the intelligence community for the collection of national intelligence through human sources, technical means, and by other appropriate or supplementary methods, that are undertaken by elements of the intelligence community authorized to undertake such collection; and, `(B) in coordination with other agencies of the Government which are authorized to undertake such collection, coordinate and direct such elements so that the most effective use is made of resources and that the risks to the United States involved in such collection are taken into consideration; `(3) provide overall coordination and direction to the intelligence community to ensure that all elements of the intelligence community correlate, evaluate, exploit, and, as appropriate, disseminate in a timely manner all national intelligence collected by the intelligence community-- `(A) to the President and to other elements of the intelligence community; `(B) to the national security and homeland security components of the United States government; and `(C) to other national level policymakers and to military commanders; `(4) coordinate and direct the performance by elements of the intelligence community of such additional services as are of common concern to the elements of the intelligence community to ensure that the most effective use is made of resources, and to undertake the performance of such services centrally when the Director of Central Intelligence determines efficiencies can be accomplished thereby; and `(5) perform, coordinate, and direct such other functions, duties, and activities related to intelligence affecting the national security and the homeland security as the President or the National Security Council may direct.'. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c108:1:./temp/~c108HmTRH7:e990: [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by The GCW on August 19, 2004 at 05:41:18 PT runruff, Instead of 4 more years, it's: 4 more wars, 4 more wars, 4 more wars.Here's one: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1181/a02.html?397...including DARE in the fifth-grade science and health curriculum... Science? DARE? Teaching what is discredited, if it is science, is bad science.And health? They don't teach the compromised health problems of caging humans, igorning that caging a human for using the plant cannabis creates health problems that cannabis can not.Bush is packing; and He aint packin' bowls. Either way, We should help Him hard. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by AlvinCool on August 18, 2004 at 21:33:21 PT How quick the spin is 61 to 39 percent, that was the number in Nevada right?Overwhelmingly rejected the measure???6 out of every 10 voters is hardly overwhelming is it? [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by runruff on August 18, 2004 at 20:08:08 PT: hiding truth in the Bushes. And so it is said of the Bushes, "Peace is the family buisness, bombing people is only a hobby" [ Post Comment ] Post Comment