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Willie Nelson Cited for Marijuana Possession
Posted by CN Staff on September 18, 2006 at 10:41:28 PT
By The Associated Press 
Source: Associated Press
Breaux Bridge, La. -- Willie Nelson and several members of his band were issued misdemeanor citations for drug possession early today during a traffic stop in Saint Martin Parish.The traffic stop was conducted on Interstate 10 near Breaux Bridge. Trooper Willie Williams says troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana when the driver opened the bus door.
During a search of the bus, Williams say approximately 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and approximately 2/10 of a pound of mushrooms were located on the bus.The 73-year-old Nelson of Spicewood, Texas; 59-year-old Tony Sizemore of Saint Cloud, Fla.; 75-year-old Bobbie Nelson of Briarcliff, Texas; 54-year-old Gates Moore of Austin, Texas; and 50-year-old David Anderson of Dallas, Texas were issued citations for possession of mushrooms and possession of marijuana and released.Source: Associated Press (Wire)Published: Monday, September 18, 2006Copyright: 2006 Associated Press Willie Nelsonhttp://www.willienelson.com/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #93 posted by Hope on September 19, 2006 at 21:33:54 PT
Fighting it.
I can't help but doubt he'll fight it...unless they try to put him in prison. But maybe he will be able to use it as a soapbox or pulpit to say things that might be heard, for a change, about the inustice of the laws. It will certainly be an opportunity for all his old "friends" and "acquaintances" to rally for him.He just accepted it all rather humbly in an incident that happened a few years ago here in Texas...where he was busted for a roach in the ashtray of his car.
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Comment #92 posted by gloovins on September 19, 2006 at 19:17:55 PT
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Comment #91 posted by gloovins on September 19, 2006 at 19:03:33 PT
Willie
If he decides to fight this he has to mention the word nullify. If he decides to fight it he must also educate the potential jurors who are out in the pool...all it takes is one. One to learn of nullification & to get on the jury & nullify it. I know it seems like an astronomical impossibility, but if he just went there & fought it (my advice would be to fly in there Willie next time...) & educated your potential jury pool -- I bet some smart, feisty person on the finally picked jury (who knows when that'd be...2007 maybe?) from the Great State of Louisiana will re-take back our rights to posses mushrooms & plants & NULLIFY the charges.Willie if you're out there or your lawyer is reading this, take my advice & say the word nullify like a dozen times in the upcoming press encounters & media blitz this will get you...& the love of 80-90 % of the internet...;) I totally hope he does but I'm not holding my breath... 
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Comment #90 posted by John Tyler on September 19, 2006 at 18:14:41 PT
What coincidence
I kinda smell a rat here. In comment #64 it says “The citation comes only two days on the heels of Willie Nelson's appeal to have marijuana decriminalized while on a political trip in Texas on behalf of Kinky Friedman, a candidate in the Texas race for governor.” It wouldn’t take much for the forces of evil and oppression to make a selective phone call or two to the Louisiana cops to find a reason to check Willie's bus. Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems too coincidental. 
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Comment #89 posted by whig on September 19, 2006 at 16:41:49 PT
Free Willie
I love him and his courage.
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Comment #88 posted by Had Enough on September 19, 2006 at 15:06:45 PT
But Willie has friends!!!
One would hope Willie & Co., can and will turn this into a legal showdown.That would be a good reaction.
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Comment #87 posted by global_warming on September 19, 2006 at 14:50:21 PT
i have no friends
i have no special musicwhat i see and hearis this horrible soundpeople and more peoplepointing and killing each otherwhen will it end?
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Comment #86 posted by Had Enough on September 19, 2006 at 14:44:31 PT
Re: #83 The Music’s Not Over
Everything has an equal and opposite force/reaction.and we must all answer to a higher calling.but not all of us know that they do…….and that beat goes on, and on and on……….But still, “The music is your special friend”
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Comment #85 posted by global_warming on September 19, 2006 at 14:10:17 PT
receive your Gold badge
as a member in the fraternal order of human beings who have breathed and lovedin this place and timewho have witnessed love and cruelty
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Comment #84 posted by global_warming on September 19, 2006 at 14:04:28 PT
there is a higher Universe
When you' find your place and footing,You can Breathe The Air of Eternity
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Comment #83 posted by global_warming on September 19, 2006 at 13:39:31 PT
re: c53 But “When the “Music’s is Over”
It’s still there. That persistent urge to punish some human being, cause the river overflowed, cause it rained too much, cause he's black, cause he's jewish, cause he's arab, cause he's poor, cause he's strange, cause he smokes marijuana, you can go on and on with this type of thinking.'We the people of this world are standing at the precipous, that chasm that divides, sound reasoning and good judgment, can 'We those people be so divorced from our Eternal Obligations?Do you believe that everything you do has an equal and opposite reaction, do you believe in a Higher Universe?
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Comment #82 posted by Celaya on September 19, 2006 at 12:00:57 PT
Cannabis A Boon To Willie's Life
(From The Dallas Morning News)His relationship with marijuana dates back to the mid 1950s. In his 1988 book, Willie: An Autobiography, he admits fumbling with it on first try: "I had puffed the joint and blown out the smoke, not taking the smoke all the way down and holding it like you're supposed to. I didn't even get a little bit high. I thought: What's the big deal?" But once he got it right, Mr. Nelson found a respite in pot. He quit smoking cigarettes, a "three-to-five packs a day" predilection he called "a horrible habit," thanks to marijuana. He even dramatically curtailed his drinking. Yet his penchant for pot doesn't appear to have stifled his creativity. In fact, he's as prolific as ever. Songbird, his collaboration with Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, arrives in stores Oct. 31, a mere seven months after the release of You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker. 
DMN
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Comment #81 posted by FoM on September 19, 2006 at 11:40:31 PT
Welcome Home BGreen
I'm sorry you had to return to this. I know that Neil will rally around Willie. I expect something will be said at Farm-Aid on September 30th in Camden, New Jersey. The concert will be broadcast live again this year and I plan on having it on all day if it works for me.
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Comment #80 posted by BGreen on September 19, 2006 at 11:24:50 PT
What a wonderful welcome home for us
Ah, finally the wonderful taste of freedom back in my free country where freedom rings.I alluded to the fact a couple of days ago that it's now up to us to change this country for the sake of the entire world. This is exactly the kind of crap that is going to help rally support for our cause.Willie's fans are not just cannabis smokers, in fact, cannabis smokers are in the minority in his fan base. There are a lot of people from every age group and every walk of life, and they won't stand for sending these musicians to jail.Hopefully Willie will use this platform that has been thrust upon him again to be more active in our cause. I also hope that all of the other musicians will rally to his defense.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #79 posted by FoM on September 19, 2006 at 10:31:58 PT
Hope
I can't imagine anyone being happy that Willie got busted. Everyone loves Willie and his ways that I have ever seen.
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Comment #78 posted by FoM on September 19, 2006 at 10:30:17 PT
Hope
He is on the Board of NORML. He will have the best lawyers and support that he could possibly need. I believe Kinky Friedman would become irrate if anything happened to Willie.
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Comment #77 posted by Hope on September 19, 2006 at 10:17:21 PT
Willie
I'm sure there are people who are pleased this has happened to him and think he deserves it. He doesn't. No one does. The laws are wrong and unjust.Willie has a little money and a lot of friends. I hope he fights the law as unjust...if he possibly can.
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Comment #76 posted by FoM on September 19, 2006 at 10:14:11 PT
Hope
I don't think anyone would allow them to put Willie in jail. Willie Nelson is an American Icon. 
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Comment #75 posted by Hope on September 19, 2006 at 10:01:56 PT
Willie Nelson
If they are thinking about putting this 73 year old American in a prison for the rest of his days after the years he's spent entertaining and being good to the American people...it's another Runruff situation. Americans can't stand by and let this happen to a man that has been such a part of their lives...over herbs and vegetables.We've got to stand up for him and change the unjust laws. 
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Comment #74 posted by FoM on September 19, 2006 at 07:41:55 PT
Picture of Willie's Stash
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/williesstash.jpg
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Comment #73 posted by Heretic on September 19, 2006 at 07:25:57 PT:
What would Gulliver think?
What would Gulliver notice about the local inhabitants, were he to travel here? The aggressive tail-gaiting ones, who prefer the malignant alcohol, rage war against the defensive-driver peaceful ones that prefer benign entheogen plants. They deprive them of their property and their liberty simply due to their preference less toxicity and better lucidity.
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Comment #72 posted by global_warming on September 19, 2006 at 03:54:05 PT
re: Congress Considering Strip Searching Students
http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/091806stripsearch.cfmCongress Considering Strip Searching Students
September 18, 2006Imagine an America in which school officials could strip search every student in their school based on the unsubstantiated tip that one of them might have a joint. Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday or Wednesday that could make these police state tactics more common.We can stop Congress in its tracks, though. Call your representative RIGHT NOW and tell them to vote against this dangerous bill. If you don't know who your House representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and give them your address. They'll connect you directly with your representative's office. When you get a staffer on the phone, politely say something like:"My name is [your name] and I live in [your city]. I'm calling to urge [the congressman/the congresswoman] to vote against the Student and Teacher Safety Act (HR 5295) when it comes to the floor this week. This bill would allow schools and police to invasively search large groups of innocent students based on the mere suspicion that just one of them has drugs. It strips Americans of their 4th Amendment rights. Please let me know how [the congressman/the congresswoman] votes."MORE INFORMATIONThe Student Teacher Safety Act of 2006 (HR 5295) is a sloppily written bill that would require any school receiving federal funding (essentially every public school) to adopt policies allowing teachers and school officials to conduct random, warrantless searches of every student, at any time, for essentially any reason they want. All they would have to do is say they suspect one of their students might be carrying drugs, and then they could conduct a wide scale search of every student in the building. These searches could be pat-downs, bag searches, or strip searches depending on how far school administrators wanted to go. Although courts would have the power to overturn policies that went "too far", it could take years - possibly decades - to safeguard the rights of students in every school.Disconnecting searches from individualized suspicion is what led to the Goose Creek scandal in 2003. That South Carolina city sent a machine-gun toting SWAT team into a high school because the principal suspected one of the students might be selling marijuana. 150 terrified students were handcuffed and forced to the floor at gunpoint as drug dogs tore through their book bags. No drugs or guns were ever found.Searching students without individualized suspicion that they have done something wrong fosters mistrust between adolescents and the adults they should feel comfortable turning to when they do have substance abuse problems. Treating groups of students as if they're guilty until proven innocent sends them the wrong message about what it means to be American citizens, and makes them less likely to seek help and guidance when they need it.The legislation is supported by senior House Republicans and the National Education Association (NEA). It's opposed by the Drug Policy Alliance, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, the ACLU, the American Association of School Administrators, and the National School Boards Association.The bill wasn't voted on in committee and is being fast-tracked to the floor under a procedure that requires a 2/3 vote to pass. This means there's a chance we can defeat it on the House floor.The offending text of the legislation (which is not officially public yet) is as follows:(a) In General- Each local educational agency shall have in effect throughout the jurisdiction of the agency policies that ensure that a search described in subsection (b) is deemed reasonable and permissible.(b) Searches Covered- A search referred to in subsection (a) is a search by a full-time teacher or school official, acting on any reasonable suspicion based on professional experience and judgment, of any minor student on the grounds of any public school, if the search is conducted to ensure that classrooms, school buildings, school property and students remain free from the threat of all weapons, dangerous materials, or illegal narcotics. The measures used to conduct any search must be reasonably related to the search's objectives, without being excessively intrusive in light of the student's age, sex, and the nature of the offense.
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Comment #71 posted by Max Flowers on September 18, 2006 at 23:51:15 PT
"Willie Nelson" is a strain too
...bred by Reeferman, a major Canadian breeder. I've sampled it, and it is indeed exceptional. It's a cross of Vietnamese and Nepalese---basically pure sativa. Very cerebral and potent.A friend made some "hash oil" (cannabis oil, technically) from it and that was just amazing, both in taste and effects. "The Willie" has a unique, special old-school sativa flavor that semi-old timers like me hadn't encountered since the late 1970s.Try it if you get the chance!
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Comment #70 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 22:16:29 PT
An Excellent Video: Thank You Willie and Neil
Neil Young & Willie Nelson - 'Working Cowboys'http://youtube.com/watch?v=6O2ZVEz0XQw
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Comment #69 posted by freewillks on September 18, 2006 at 21:41:55 PT
Willie: Poster boy of pot use.
Does Willie Nelson look like a guy who has smoked pot and done it for more than 25 years. 73 years old and he is still having fun. 73 years old and loves life. 73 and in the prime of his life. The man does more for his country than the president, and he still smokes pot. 18% plus pot I might add, lol.. Wiliie Nelson at 73 has been smoking the fountain of youth for years. acording to the ONDCP he should have fried his brain by now, but Willie just keeps a going. 1/4 pound of shrooms sounds like another bus ride from the 60's.. 5 grams would freak most people the f&*( out... ROCK ON WILLIE!
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Comment #68 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 21:23:32 PT
Hope
I really believe the only way they can make an impact with a marijuana story like Willie Nelson's bust is to attach a hard drug story to it or have the stories close together when reported. People see thru it otherwise. 
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Comment #67 posted by freewillks on September 18, 2006 at 21:21:07 PT
Mamas don’t let your babies grow weed in the tour 
Mamas don’t let your babies grow weed in the tour bus...
By Herald wire services
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 WILLIE NELSON, his tour bus driver and three of his bandmates were issued a misdemeanor citation for drug possession yesterday when their tour bus was stopped in Louisiana. The alleged pot-possessors avoided some time in the clink because the local jail wasn’t accepting inmates on misdemeanor charges at the time, reports TMZ.com. The country crooner, who is as well known for his singing as he is for his penchant for pot, was in possession of 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 2/10th of a pound of psychedelic mushrooms.
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Comment #66 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 21:00:47 PT
Jail Time anywhere is bad...
but I've heard Louisiana's prisons are exceptional hell holes.Prison time for possession of herbs and mushrooms... plants. It seems impossible...but it's oh too true.
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Comment #65 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 20:56:10 PT
NBC Channel 5 Dallas
I went to their site and can find neither the story about Willie or the tearjerking piece they ran and turned into antidrug propaganda.
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Comment #64 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 20:47:20 PT
Willie Nelson Cited for Drug Possession
By Steve Taylor Monday, September 18, 2006 It appears old habits die hard, especially when it comes to Country & Western outlaws, as country legend Willie Nelson has been cited for drug possession in Louisiana. According to reports, Willie Nelson and several of his band members were on the road again and were stopped early Monday during a routine highway inspection. As a result, attending officers caught a whiff of a foreign odor wafting from Willie's vehicle, which led to several drug possession citations. As E Online reveals, Willie and the boys were traveling along Highway 10 in St. Martin Parish when they were pulled over and officers smelled something suspicious, which resulted in the discovery of marijuana, "... a search of the bus turned up about one-and-a-half pounds of marijuana and a small bag of psychedelic mushrooms estimated at two-tenths of a pound." Sources report that state spokeperson Willie Williams revealed the incident took place approximately seven miles outside of Lafayette, Louisiana where the police were performing commercial inspections. Williams also went on to reveal that none of the passengers were given special treatment because of Willie Nelson's star status while police have stated that all men were cooperative during the process. However, as a result of the marijuana discovery, Nelson and all persons in the vehicle were issued citations for drug posession, as People reports, "Nelson, 73, and Tony Sizemore, 59, Bobbie Nelson, 75, Gates Moore, 54, and David Anderson, 50, were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of mushrooms and marijuana and then released." The citation comes only two days on the heels of Willie Nelson's appeal to have marijuana decriminalized while on a political trip in Texas on behalf of Kinky Friedman, a candidate in the Texas race for governor. If convicted, Willie Nelson could face time behind bars, as revealed to Reuters by the police, "Nelson faces possible jail time of up to six months and an unspecified fine." Born in Abbott, Texas back in 1933, Willie Nelson has become one of the most influential singers/songwriters in country music with such hits as "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys." Nelson also struck gold with his smash duet with Julio Iglesias "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" in the 1980's and was also a driving force behind the popular benefit concert series Farm Aid and a member of the legendary country group The Highwaymen, which also featured Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Waylon Jennings. [Additional Sources: E Online, People, Reuters] - Steve Taylor Copyright 2006 The Deadbolt http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/111716/williedrugpossession.php
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Comment #63 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 20:37:29 PT
Hope
What Network were those stories on? I haven't seen anything but giggles and jokes when they talk about Willie and the incident.
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Comment #62 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 20:29:23 PT
On TV
A couple of stories after the bust story (which I just missed, other than the blurb about it), they ran a long, sad and lying piece about a little baby born with half a brain, blind and deaf because...they said, of her mother's meth use. It was a long story...they had been saving it for an occasion such as this, apparently. The child died at four, nearly five months of age. The end of the piece had a stern, sad, disgusted reporter saying that this and many more such instances were caused by "methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana use".How do they get away with deceptions like that? It's so disgusting.
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Comment #61 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 20:20:10 PT
They're saying on TV
that this incident could still mean serious jail time for Willie and the other people on his bus.
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Comment #60 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 17:30:04 PT
John Tyler 
Launch it at this years Farm-Aid. Now wouldn't that be something? Neil can sing Homegrown then.Neil Young Homegrown ***Homegrown'sall right with me.Homegrownis the way it should be.Homegrownis a good thing.Plant that belland let it ring.***The sun comes upin the morning,Shines that light around.One day, without no warning,Things start jumping upfrom the ground.http://www.lyricsstyle.com/n/neilyoung/homegrown.html
Farn-Aid 2006 - Camden, New Jersey
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Comment #59 posted by John Tyler on September 18, 2006 at 17:20:05 PT
read it on www.msnbc.com
I read about Willie’s and his friends arrest late this afternoon (9/19/2006) on www.msnbc.com. This is his second arrest and possibly his third time. Willie is a legend in his own time. Isn't it weird how he transformed himself into a force for good throught the healing power of cannabis (and mushrooms it would seem). Maybe, I'm just getting carried away with my own typing, but how about Willie Nelson brand cannabis. Grown on American farms for true Americans and anybody that wants to be a true American. 
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 17:12:22 PT
Had Enough 
A talking point around a kitchen table or a water cooler. That's what TV News coverage does. It makes talking points and can cause people to see something differently. Like: How many years should Willie Nelson now 73 serve for one and a half pounds of marijuana?Should everyone be treated the same way as Willie?
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Comment #57 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 16:58:45 PT
TV Dinners
Yes that would be good.TV News. We’ve been waiting a long time for them, haven’t we?Past time for it to be that “Talk of the Kitchen Table”
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Comment #56 posted by global_warming on September 18, 2006 at 16:42:18 PT
Young Ones
Prepare and ReceiveYour Blessed and Eternal Place
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Comment #55 posted by global_warming on September 18, 2006 at 16:33:34 PT
so much ignorance
Cannabis, one toke can bring you closer to God, Your Place in this Universe, quickly dismiss all of your obligations, in the flesh and in your mind, as you live and breathe and make your choices in this Universe.
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Comment #54 posted by global_warming on September 18, 2006 at 16:26:27 PT
re: it’s still there.
What a fucking wonderful world,So much indifference
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Comment #53 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 16:17:23 PT
Well…g_w
I don’t know about Prozac….Music sure does help…But still. “When the “Music’s is Over”, it’s still there.************For the music is your special friendDance on fire as it intendsMusic is your only friendUntil the end x3Cancel my subscription to the resurrectionSend my credentials to the house of detentionI got some friends insideThe face in the mirror wont stopThe girl in the window wont dropA feast of friends, alive! she criedWaitin for me, outside!Before I sink, into the big sleepI want to hear, I want to hearThe scream of the butterfly********more...http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/doors/when+the+musics+over_20042736.html
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Comment #52 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 16:12:58 PT
global_warming 
When I said a year or so I meant before Bush became president. Now I have no idea how long it will take. It could take years or some event like Willie getting busted can bring it up to be talked about on the TV news if they would be so kind. We must get TV coverage. Nothing else can change it that easily. The TV News is really avoiding marijuana issues and even the Hemp issue in California. 
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Comment #51 posted by global_warming on September 18, 2006 at 15:56:07 PT
hey c'mon
"Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005"Whig, you said 6 years, Fom you thought a year or two, is this Cannabis Prohibition ever going to end ?How much longer must I and my Eternal Soul contribute to this Human Disgrace?There is not enough Music or Prozac that can cloud my place in this filthy disgrace.
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Comment #50 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 15:44:05 PT
Jon Stewart / Stephen Colbert
Can't wait to hear their take on this tonight, I hope...
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Comment #49 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 15:07:50 PT
Still Thinkin…..
Jay Leno. Kevin Eubanks will be in on the shtick too.
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Comment #48 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 14:28:50 PT
I’m thinkin….
I’ll bet Jay Leno, and Dave Letterman will be doing their thing.Yha think they might be re-scripting “as we speak?”
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Comment #47 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 13:59:19 PT
Opps!!!
 meant #42
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Comment #46 posted by dongenero on September 18, 2006 at 13:57:48 PT
I agree
Sure, I'll take a citation and release over felony charges. Deal!Decriminalization for everyone! Then we'll work on legalization in order to remove the black market from the equation.......ya know,...the terrorists?
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Comment #45 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 13:57:07 PT
Sinsemilla Jones # 44
Those were my very first thoughts, on both points.
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Comment #44 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 13:57:06 PT
Willie's Bust Is Being Talked About
Willie Nelson Busted with Fresh Produce http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rust/message/169248
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Comment #43 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 13:35:43 PT
dongenero
That would be acceptable if everyone was treated like Willie and his band was. I don't think many people would object to that as a solution to marijuana laws.
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Comment #42 posted by Sinsemilla Jones on September 18, 2006 at 13:34:48 PT
Red Eyes Laughing On The Bus
The amount of marijuana allegedly found could have resulted in felony drug charges, but Williams said the drugs were considered for personal use “because all of the people on the bus claimed possession of it.”------------------------------------------I think most folks would have heard, "Well, then you're ALL going to jail."This is really a great precident that everyone in Louisianna can now point to when caught with marijuana.
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 13:21:56 PT
Dankhank 
Thanks. He sure didn't impress me. I don't like men that act that way. Too much ego and not enough heart. 
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 13:20:17 PT
Willie's Bust Made Me Think To Update My FA Page
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/farmaid.htm
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Comment #39 posted by dongenero on September 18, 2006 at 13:12:00 PT
5 on the bus were cited.......
so......20 grams of mushrooms each and 4.8 ounces of pot each.
Gee that's still over a quarter of a pound per person. Plus close to an ounce of mushrooms each.The state of Louisiana surely was kind to them. Louisiana doesn't want the bad press I'm sure. Joe Schmo would certainly land in jail my friends.I would hope Willie would go public, thank them for their hospitality and then point out the hypocrisy.
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Comment #38 posted by Dankhank on September 18, 2006 at 13:04:49 PT:
Toby
I listen to nothing he does except by accident. He is smack in the middle of contemporary country, and most of his music is typical of that genre.I was downloading reefer songs one time and that popped up, so I got it ... it's 2.41M in size ... if anyone wants to hear the song that he put on a recent album ... e me.
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Comment #37 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:58:29 PT
You Tube
It will take a while to load on this plodding computer but I'll watch it.I'm certainly not a fan of his.
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:58:17 PT
Dankhank
That's good! Maybe that Toby dude isn't as bad as he came off to me on tv.
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Comment #35 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 12:57:30 PT
Willie’s Magic Bus
All were free to go after the stop, but Williams said the tour crew was required to bring in another driver.“There was no trouble whatsoever,” Williams said of the stop.http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/3943811.html
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Comment #34 posted by Dankhank on September 18, 2006 at 12:55:28 PT
Hope ...
try this ...http://www.metacafe.com/watch/157048/ill_never_smoke_weed_with_willie_again/pretty heavy bandwith hog, but you can get the idea ...
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Comment #33 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:50:49 PT
Hope
I never saw that guy before I saw him on tv. He really likes himself it seems from the interview. 
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Comment #32 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 12:50:10 PT
Real kind
Probably stuff that you hear the wind whistling through your head on. :)Whee. I keep a lower elevation than that most of the time.
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Comment #31 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:43:33 PT
Doesn't read
like much of a song. I've never heard it.
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Comment #30 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:40:02 PT
Lyrics to Keith's song
	
Weed With Willie Lyrics
Artist(Band):Toby KeithI always heard that his herb was top shelf
Lord I just could not wait to find out for myself.
Well don't knock it till you've tried it.
And I've tried it my friend.
I'll never smoke weed with Willie again!Now we learned a hard lesson in a small Texas town
He fired up a fat boy and he passed it around
The last words I spoke before they tucked me in
I may discount bungee jump but,
I'll never smoke weed with Willie again.[Chorus:]
I'll never smoke weed with Willie again
My party's all over before it begins
You CAN pour me some old whiskey River my friend.
But I'll never smoke weed with Willie againWe hopped on his old bus the Honeysuckle Rose
The party was Huntsville, but it was after the show
Alone in the front lounge, just me and him
I took one friendly puff and the grim creeper set in[Chorus]Let's go down to Texas ScottNow we're passin' the guitar, we're tellin' good jokes
I know one's a comin' 'cause I'm smellin' smoke
No I do not partake I just let it pass by
With a smile on my face and a great contact high[Chorus]In the fetal position with drool on our chin
We broke down and smoked weed with Willie again
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Comment #29 posted by Had Enough on September 18, 2006 at 12:39:29 PT
Magic Bus
From the article:Nelson, 73, and four others traveling with him were cited with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms.Williams said officers found one-and-a-half pounds of marijuana and two-tenths of a pound of mushrooms on the tour bus after a traffic stop for a commercial vehicle inspection on I-10 westbound near Breaux Bridge.“When the door was opened and the trooper began to speak to the driver, he smelled the strong odor of marijuana on the bus,” State Police said in a news release.The amount of marijuana allegedly found could have resulted in felony drug charges, but Williams said the drugs were considered for personal use “because all of the people on the bus claimed possession of it.”and… the rest of the storyhttp://www.2theadvocate.com/news/3943811.html
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:39:13 PT
Hope
I'm watching the clip now and he said that mostly folk people smoke pot and folk singers are tree huggers. I am very proud to care for trees since we need them to get oxygen and build homes and furniture etc.
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Comment #27 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:35:27 PT
Toby Keith
He wrote and released a song a few years ago...something about "Ain't never smoking weed with Willie no more."I forget how it went, but something to the effect that Willie's weed was too potent for him.I would be honored to have the opportunity to do so, myself. I admire him very much.
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:34:14 PT
Colbert Report: Toby Keith Interview
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SJnEbCiNL5A
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Comment #25 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:32:32 PT
Willie's just being Willie
has helped our cause a lot. He has never rejected his connection to cannabis, as far as I know, and that is so admirable, to me. He's a brave, gentle man. No doubt.
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:27:08 PT
Toby Keith
I saw that person named Toby on tv and he was very vocal about Willie and pot on his bus. I was trying to watch The Colbert Report after he was nice to Neil Young but when they put this nasty person on that ended me watching it since he treated him real nice too.
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Comment #23 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 12:21:55 PT
Hope
I may have overstated. He wants publicity for our issue. He is putting himself in an open way so that he has a big target painted on himself, because it's a way to get attention.
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:21:27 PT
dongenero 
I agree.
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Comment #21 posted by dongenero on September 18, 2006 at 12:17:52 PT
on CNN.com web site
Article about Willie's bust on the CNN web site.It says they were issued citations and released. I'm glad to hear they were released with citations but, I don't believe most people would be issued a citation if found with 1.5 lbs of weed and a quarter pound of mushrooms.
Most likely you would be in the slammer on trafficking charges.The drug warriors probably don't want the bad press of putting Willie in prison.  I hope Willie makes sure it gets a lot of press....for the sake of the other 780,000+ that are busted per year.http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/18/willie.busted.ap/index.html
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:17:44 PT
Celaya 
One more time. Go Willie!
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:17:23 PT
Been to see Willie
He puts on a more than wonderful show. He's a very nice and totally not arrogant man.
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Comment #18 posted by Celaya on September 18, 2006 at 12:16:11 PT
If I were Willie's age.....
and I wanted to make my last, best effort to end cannabis prohibition, I'd fight this charge to the Supreme Court.Imagine....
 Willie Nelson leading a Cannabis march on D.C.!
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 12:12:48 PT
Willie Nelson and Farm-Aid
If you can't make it to Camden, the Farm Aid web site is the place to be on Sept. 30. In addition to the webcast, we'll be updating the blog, posting photos from the concert and holding online contests. Pavilion seats are sold out. Lawns seats are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Tweeter Center box office, or charge by phone at (215) 336-2000, (856) 338-9000 and (302) 984-2000. Lawn seats are $32 plus a $5.50 venue fee. Doors open at 1 p.m.http://www.farmaid.org/site/PageServer?pagename=concert_home
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Comment #16 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 12:11:00 PT
Whig...
Why would Willie want this to happen? He's been busted before and it never made anything any better for anyone. I don't see how his being arrested could help end the injustice of the laws.
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 11:52:29 PT
Whig
Thanks for the update. I turned off the music and turned on the news as much as I mind the news these days and saw it. I would be very happy if everyone would only get a misdemeanor citation for one and a half pounds. That would make the law work for everyone way better then now.
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 11:49:31 PT
Anna Nicole Smith
I have been following the death of Daniel Smith with interest. He was only 20 years old and was taking legal anti-depressants and he died and Willie is fine. What's wrong with this picture?I want to know what is the name of the anti-depressant he took? If that is what killed him then they should ban that pill.
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Comment #13 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 11:47:40 PT
FoM
I'll stop updating you about this now, but CNN just mentioned it again on their Entertainment News section.
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Comment #12 posted by paul armentano on September 18, 2006 at 11:44:01 PT
Whig
Thanks for the post.
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Comment #11 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 11:36:41 PT
FoM
It was mentioned on CNN almost an hour ago.
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Comment #10 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 11:35:27 PT
Paul Armentano
Posted: http://tinyurl.com/nf92m
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 11:27:14 PT
My Request
My request is that people tell us if they see it on any news channel. Willie could open the door to change really quickly if they make it news worthy.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 11:25:03 PT
Just a Request
I am not paying attention to the news on TV much these days but if they don't make a big fuss over Willie's bust it shows how they know when not to mention marijuana on the news. When CSNY did the Freedom of Speech concerts on the east coast the New York Times and Washington Post didn't do a review. They are censoring like I've never seen before. The Republicans must be really afraid.Willie's bust needs to make the news.
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Comment #7 posted by whig on September 18, 2006 at 11:20:04 PT
Willie's stand
Willie wanted to get arrested. He's been preparing for this for a long time. I'm telling you he wouldn't have been so open, so blatant, he's had Toby Keith in to smoke with him and talk about it on national television for God's sake. He was daring everyone to mess with him.So now it begins.
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 11:05:18 PT
Tougher Than a Wolverine
Goneposthole you sure are right. Go Willie!Hope, I know what you mean. That could be classified as interstate transport too. If they caught a couple of people in a car with that much marijuana what would happen to them?
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Comment #5 posted by goneposthole on September 18, 2006 at 11:01:15 PT
Willie is 73 and still kickin' up a storm
How long has he been smoking that stuff called cannabis?Answer: A long time.He's Crazy. He's a Crazy cat to act like that.Worry? Why should Willie worry?Cannabis hasn't killed him yet, and I doubt that it is going to do it anytime soon.He's tougher than a wolverine.
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on September 18, 2006 at 11:00:25 PT
It makes me wonder...
Of course, I believe they shouldn't have been harrassed or arrested at all. But, I wonder why they weren't all in very much more serious trouble and the bus confiscated or something with that much cannabis and mushrooms on board.
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Comment #3 posted by paul armentano on September 18, 2006 at 10:57:26 PT
Willie: 1 of 786,545 in 2005
BREAKING NEWSMarijuana Arrests For Year 2005 -- 786,545 Tops Record HighPot Smokers Arrested In America At A Rate Of One Every 40 Seconds	Washington, DC: Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released today. The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI, and comprised 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the United States.	"These numbers belie the myth that police do not target and arrest minor marijuana offenders," said NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, who noted that at current rates, a marijuana smoker is arrested every 40 seconds in America. "This effort is a tremendous waste of criminal justice resources that diverts law enforcement personnel away from focusing on serious and violent crime, including the war on terrorism."	Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent – some 696,074 Americans – were charged with possession only. The remaining 90,471 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes all cultivation offenses – even those where the marijuana was being grown for personal or medical use. In past years, roughly 30 percent of those arrested were age 19 or younger.	"Present policies have done little if anything to decrease marijuana's availability or dissuade youth from trying it," St. Pierre said, noting young people in the U.S. now frequently report that they have easier access to pot than alcohol or tobacco.	The total number of marijuana arrests in the U.S. for 2005 far exceeded the total number of arrests in the U.S. for all violent crimes combined, including murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.	Annual marijuana arrests have more than doubled since the early 1990s.	"Arresting hundreds of thousands of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly needlessly destroys the lives of otherwise law abiding citizens," St. Pierre said, adding that over 8 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges in the past decade. During this same time, arrests for cocaine and heroin have declined sharply, implying that increased enforcement of marijuana laws is being achieved at the expense of enforcing laws against the possession and trafficking of more dangerous drugs.	St. Pierre concluded: “Enforcing marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers between $10 billion and $12 billion annually and has led to the arrest of nearly 18 million Americans. Nevertheless, some 94 million Americans acknowledge having used marijuana during their lives. It makes no sense to continue to treat nearly half of all Americans as criminals for their use of a substance that poses no greater – and arguably far fewer – health risks than alcohol or tobacco. A better and more sensible solution would be to tax and regulate cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol and tobacco."	For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director, at (202) 483-5500. For a comprehensive breakdown and analysis of US marijuana arrests, please see NORML’s report: “Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrests in the United States, at: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6411. 
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 10:51:57 PT
NORML: Louisiana 
Possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500 for a first offense. For a second offense the penalties increase to up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. A third or subsequent offense increases the penalty to up to 20 years in prison.http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4540
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on September 18, 2006 at 10:42:52 PT
Willie Nelson
Maybe this citation will help bring cannabis into the open. Farm-Aid is coming up soon.
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