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Will New Pot Law Mar School Drug Policies?
Posted by CN Staff on December 09, 2008 at 13:08:11 PT
By John Hilliard, Daily News Staff
Source: Metrowest Daily News
Massachusetts -- State education and public safety officials face a cloudy future for schools' marijuana rules in the month before a new law that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of the drug takes effect.Some state education leaders are concerned the voter-approved Question 2 may have unknown consequences for school policies that punish marijuana possession.
Tom Scott, the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, said the measure is silent on how it would affect existing state laws that give schools the right to suspend or expel students for marijuana possession, or whether it would undermine school policies banning the drug."That's a concern we have," said Scott, who noted the association asked for clarification from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, where attorneys are reviewing the matter, Scott said.Scott said schools have the ability to do things differently than other agencies - for example, schools can conduct locker searches despite privacy rights - and it's possible the same thinking will apply to how Question 2 affects schools' marijuana rules."We don't know what this will mean for us," said Scott, about the law, which takes effect Jan. 2.Question 2, which 65 percent of voters approved last month, would make possession of an ounce or less of marijuana a civil offense punishable by no more than a $100 fine for those 18 and older. Younger offenders would also undergo a drug awareness program and perform some form of community service.Possessing an ounce or less of marijuana can't be used to block access to student financial aid, public housing or any unemployment benefits, driving a car or serving as a foster or adoptive parent under the measure.The measure also forbids the state or any of its agencies from imposing "any form of penalty, sanction or disqualification on an offender" for possessing a small amount of the drug. But the text of Question 2 also states that nothing in the measure repeals existing laws.Under existing state law, marijuana possession can lead to suspension or expulsion from school. No school system is required to accept a student who was expelled under those regulations.One ounce of marijuana is worth about $600 on the street, according to Michael O'Keefe, the district attorney for the Cape and Islands."The (state's K-12 education department) appears to be concerned about it," said Glenn Koocher, the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees."I'd be very surprised if there's a school administration in the state who's not very concerned about this," he said.J.C. Considine, a spokesman for the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said Question 2's text doesn't address schools and the agency is working with the state's attorney general, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and other officials to clarify the measure's impact."We will issue more detailed guidance on this topic as soon as possible. In the meantime, we recommend that schools maintain their usual practices and procedures in regard to disciplinary matters," Considine said in an e-mail.Terrel Harris, spokesman for the Executive Office of Public Safety, said public safety and the state's K-12 education department are working together to resolve this issue. He noted they must have an answer for schools before the law takes effect next month."We are continuing to work on the problem," said Harris.But Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's office says Question 2 won't change schools' ability to control drugs among students, as the ballot measure doesn't change any existing regulations of marijuana as a controlled substance, said spokesman Corey Welford."The current law regarding that issue remains intact," he said.Whitney A. Taylor, treasurer and chairwoman of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, which backed Question 2, said the measure was aimed solely at changing the penalty for possessing small amounts of marijuana from a criminal to a civil one."It is not meant to sit there and undermine school policy," said Taylor.She said her organization is working with the Executive Office of Public Safety as government officials review the measure. But she said there are no problems with Question 2."They're creating problems where there are no problems," said Taylor, referring to those concerned that Question 2 applies to schools.At the local level, education officials reached for comment yesterday said that it's unclear how Question 2 will influence local school policies."We may have to look at our handbook policies. There may be some test cases" of students bringing small amounts of marijuana to schools, said John Brucato, principal of Milford High School.Now, a kid at Milford High School who is caught with marijuana generally faces a suspension, he said. But Brucato has asked Milford's town counsel for legal advice on how to handle such situations after Question 2 becomes law."We're going to have to find out," said Brucato.Philip Dinsky, chairman of Framingham's School Committee, said his board has not discussed Question 2, as their focus has been on their budget and finding a new school superintendent. He said schools should be able to block marijuana from campuses after Question 2 becomes law."I'm sure we could cover it with our general policies," he said.Marcia Reni, a co-chairwoman of the Ashland School Committee, said her board is in the midst of revising district policies such as their student discipline rules, but haven't discussed Question 2 in detail."I'm not sure why it would actually affect anything we're doing. My sense is that's really a police matter. Our discipline isn't really related to that anyway," said Reni.David Fischer, Bellingham's schools superintendent, wouldn't comment on whether Question 2 could have an impact on his district, only to say it wouldn't change local policies that forbid drugs."We're deeply concerned about drug use in any of the schools," he said.His staff haven't had a thorough discussion about the measure, but will probably talk about it during a regular meeting with administrators on Thursday, he said.David Riley contributed to this report. Source: Metrowest Daily News (MA)Author: John Hilliard, Daily News StaffPublished: December 9, 2008Copyright: 2008 MetroWest Daily NewsContact: mdnletters cnc.comURL: http://drugsense.org/url/7aWQNYQ1Website: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policyhttp://www.sensiblemarijuanapolicy.org/Marijuana Won’t Be Decriminalized Until Januaryhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24353.shtmlPolice Groups Say No Point in MJ Enforcementhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24317.shtml
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Comment #44 posted by The GCW on December 13, 2008 at 07:28:21 PT
fight_4_freedom, -Bill King does not agree
US MA: LTE: More Smoke With New Pot LawDec. 13, 2008Source: Metrowest Daily News (MA) 
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1118/a11.html?397Source: Milford Daily News, The (MA) 
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1118/a12.html?397Source: Daily News Tribune (Waltham, MA) 
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1118/a13.html?397MORE SMOKE WITH NEW POT LAW Who is Stan White from Dillon, Col., to send in a letter "DARE should change it's tune" ( letter, Dec. 12 ) talking about our state laws re: marijauna. If you google "Stan White Dillon, CO" you'll find he's an activist writing letters to many newspapers in support of using marijauna. If I recall correctly, his was not the first out-of-state letter on this issue in a local newspaper. However, most of the folks I know who voted to de-criminalize marijauna did it because a ) they bought the message that marijuana arrests were unnecessarily clogging our courts, and b ) because they didn't think a kid's life should be ruined with a felony for smoking a joint. But look at what's happened since - outside interests suddenly taking a shining to Mass. schools saying they don't know what to do ( if smoking in the boys room gets you in trouble, why wouldn't smoking a marijuana cigarette? ). If this simple law of decriminalization results in us attracting pot-heads the world over to Massachusetts ( please Amsterdam - keep them all over there ) and leaves our schools unsure on whether it is right or wrong, then let me be the first to say I support RE-criminalizing pot. I just hope our legislature can move quickly to put some reasoned restrictions within the framework of this law so that points a ) and b ) above are met, without the state attracting the write-ins and interest of pot-heads across around the nation. Bill King -0-Perhaps other letter writers will point out that cannabis prohibition is not just a MASS mess but rather a national mess...DARE (national) type propaganda teaching methods is not only local issue...Bill King doesn't realize pro-cannabis adults are not arguing to let children use cannabis; just stop brainwashing children that responsible adults should be caged for using the plant - so to prepare them for accepting the future discrimination.Bill King may be having trouble realizing how that is a good thing for children and adults along with the country.-0-These newspapers have shown they are receptive to allowing this discussion... I hope it gets used...-0-It's unlikely Stan White will make a follow up letter. The Metrowest Daily News has already printed 2 of His in a week span...http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1093/a03.html?1085Please writeI hope somebody writes in...
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Comment #43 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 12, 2008 at 12:45:35 PT
Stan White is a LTE Machine
He has had several LTE's published in my local newspaper alone. Thank You Stan for spreading some truth!
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Comment #42 posted by The GCW on December 12, 2008 at 12:29:25 PT
LTE in 3 news papers today.
US MA: PUB LTE: DARE Should Change Its TuneSource: Metrowest Daily News (MA)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1114/a09.html?397Source: Milford Daily News, The (MA)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1114/a08.html?397Source: Daily News Tribune (Waltham, MA)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1114/a11.html?397DARE SHOULD CHANGE ITS TUNE Youth shouldn't use substances, yet one change that should occur ( Will New Pot Law Mar School Drug Policies?, Dec. 9, 2008 ), is the way DARE discusses cannabis ( marijuana ) with youth. DARE-type cannabis propaganda, based on Reefer Madness lies and half-truths, will be less convincing making way for the truth concerning the plant. It will be unrealistic trying to convince youth that cannabis fries the brain when President-elect Obama's brain seems ok, and difficulty in teaching children that using cannabis will ruin someone's future, when government may no longer do so. The "new pot law" will hopefully "mar" antiquated and ineffective scare tactics, making room for policies utilizing truth which may result in helping youth better, in the future. After all, honesty is the best policy. Stan White Dillon, Colo. 
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on December 12, 2008 at 06:27:35 PT
Obama's Smoking Drama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/obamas-smoking-drama_b_149585.html
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 16:15:53 PT
Hope
That was only a picture not a screen saver. I'm sorry it didn't work for you. It's a very pretty picture.I don't read articles if I know the source is the right. I avoid them since they are angry about losing the election and seem to demand a lot of Obama. I can only imagine how bad it would be if McCain had won.
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Comment #39 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 15:29:18 PT
Screen Saver
I can't get that, apparently. It's mostly blank and says "Done". Must be my anti-virus or some sort of won't let me go there program.I don't have time to argue with it right now.
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Comment #38 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 15:26:52 PT
#35 FoM
You haven't read any of the comments on those articles, I'm guessing.
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Comment #37 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 12:37:58 PT
OT: Hope
I've been looking for a pretty winter scene to use as a background. I am using this one for now. I love snow.http://wallpapers.free-review.net/wallpapers/42/Winter,_snow.jpg
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 11:43:35 PT
Hope
I was asked how God helps people recently and I said by people helping and comforting those in distress. Yesterday we came up to an exit and there were two people with a sign they were homeless. We couldn't get to them but when we came back Stick had money bunched up in his hand and I said what's that for and he said to give to the homeless people and I agreed. They were gone when we got there though. 
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Comment #35 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 11:39:08 PT
Hope
I haven't seen anyone in a tizzy about Obama's smoking so far. I think most Democrats think a little deeper then that. I have been and not been a smoker and I don't believe in preaching. People who get preachy often are angry because they miss smoking too I 've noticed in the past.
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Comment #34 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 11:37:09 PT
They are bound to have wanted help or they 
wouldn't have appeared and allowed themselves to be filmed. It was very disturbing. If they didn't want help before, they likely did upon viewing the footage we saw.And if they didn't. God help them.
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Comment #33 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 11:32:31 PT
FoM Comment 12
Every one who has ever smoked, been an anti-smoker, or seen an anti-smoker in action, knows that they can get in tizzy and they can throw grandmal-hissy-fits. They mean to. They are in a tizzy now.
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 11:21:44 PT
Hope
That couple you are talking about broke my heart. They need help and hopefully they got it. I have no anger towards addicts. I hate to see lives destroyed though. They are someones son and daughter.
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Comment #31 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 11:20:04 PT
"Serious personality changes"
I think people should have them if they want them... to the degree that they not physically or mentally harm someone else. Surely, your own personality is ... well... yours to a very intimate degree.If you want to be a really messed up idiot, and you're not naturally, and you've found a way to accomplish it... just don't let your motorcycle, flying machine, or your personal vision of your idea of "Corrected" humanity, fall on my head or anyone's head. Freedom is a big word.
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Comment #30 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 11:11:39 PT
I know people that are really messed up need help
I'm reminded of those heroin users on one of the other Explorers.I thought to myself. This is so sad. For ... Help these people if they will accept it. Real compassionate, gentle help that is not bashing them over the head in some sort of sheer hatred... but helping them.It was very disturbing. Yes it might make some want to slap them upside the head, but that attitude hasn't been that helpful, so far, except in satisfying some sort of primal need some seem to have to mistreat others.
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Comment #29 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 10:58:50 PT
NikoKun Comment 25
What a very good idea.But legislators and civic and school leaders won't do it. They say they can't for a long list of reasons.It has something to do with something a lot of, if not most, people, seemingly, can't quite understand. 
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 10:03:14 PT
Excerpt From Michigan Article
December 10, 2008Excerpt: Gov. Jennifer Granholm will propose $140 million in state budget cuts today, including the closure of a state prison and a prison camp, along with reductions in welfare payments, according to a copy of the plan obtained Tuesday by the Detroit Free Press.Another Excerpt: Rep. George Cushingberry, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the plan needed deeper cuts to prisons. He said he wants to close several older prisons to reduce by 18% the Department of Corrections' budget."I want to make significant cuts in corrections," Cushingberry said.He said the state houses many inmates who pose little risk, such as those serving time for possession of marijuana. He said he will push for spending more on programs to help paroled inmates re-enter communities, and for more parole officers to monitor them.URL: http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20081210/NEWS01/81210009/1002
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 09:47:56 PT
NikoKun 
I think parents should be able to raise their children without the government telling them how to do it. Why even want to be a parent if you can't guide your children the way you believe is the right direction?
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 09:43:04 PT
Hope
I don't understand somethings but I know people that are really messed up need help. They often are angry and vindictive people but I believes hard drugs including some prescription drugs often cause serious personality changes. I've seen it one too many times. Those changes hurt others but I don't think jail will help but counseling just might.
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Comment #25 posted by NikoKun on December 10, 2008 at 09:42:56 PT
Don't get why this is even a problem.
If the students have pot, just take it away and destroy it, don't go any further than that, you're a school not the police.
If the student is underage, inform their parents. If they are over, either 18 or 21 whatever, then just take it, and leave them be. The loss of the weed, which is no laughing matter in price, is punishment enough.
I know someone who quit, because it was too expensive, and when he got caught with it, he'd lose it/the money it cost him.
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Comment #24 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 09:35:53 PT
A Stepford World
It's a frightening image... what some people wish to do with other people's lives.No one is perfect and humanity is sacred, as is all of life. The things we should be concerned about are meanness, cruelty, greed, hatred, murderousness, insanity, and dishonesty in humans. Not so much their personal habits, pc-ness, and will they labor hard enough and diligently enough to insure profits for the wealthy elite who take more than their rightful share of everything, including the liberty of others. 
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 09:05:40 PT
Hope
When I said he won't need to listen to others ideas it is because he has been there and done that so he has personal experience. That is a major plus in my book. Addiction to hard drugs has been something he has seen among his friends from back in his college days. He treated them with compassion and that's a kind and good thing.
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 08:55:17 PT
Hope
He isn't a mean spirited person and I like that. 
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Comment #21 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 08:52:47 PT
Honesty and humaness.
They don't always go together so nicely... but when they do, that person is a balm on the soreness of humanity.
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Comment #20 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 08:51:33 PT
About Obama
I appreciate his honesty and humanness so much. 
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 08:47:08 PT
I know you didn't meant it "that" way...
It just stood out to me and distressed me a little.Ouch!
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 08:44:12 PT
Hope
I think Obama loves to listen to other people's opinions. He might not agree with them but he will listen I believe. I want him to listen to the people. 
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Comment #17 posted by Hope on December 10, 2008 at 08:28:09 PT
FoM
I want him to "listen to others ideas" and judge them for whether they are good or not. 
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 07:50:38 PT
Falling Off The Wagon
I appreciate President Elect Obama's honesty about cigarettes. He understands how difficult it is to quit an addicting drug. Should people be jailed for "falling off the wagon"?
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on December 10, 2008 at 07:46:06 PT
Hope
I am looking forward to this new administration that might not need to listen to others ideas because he's been there and done that. Personal experience puts issues in a whole new light in my opinion.
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Comment #14 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 21:31:24 PT
The part about the seeds...
That would make a nice TV commercial spot for Norml or MPP or anyone trying to bring sanity to the earth and it's people.
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 21:26:17 PT
God Bless Obama... and all of us, too, please!
I've been hearing spurious talk today from some people about his smoking. I like what Leno said.Some people don't have any sense at all, it seems, once they get a whiff of, or even a rumor of, any smoked vegetation, another person might actually be enjoying. Judge Retchin, judging Jonathan Magbie, comes to mind. Even if he blew smoke directly in her face, which he didn't, he certainly didn't deserve her wretched judgment.About Jonathan Magbie.http://bit.ly/13PKGFor Jonathan Magbie, a Catalogue of Injustice (Washington Post)Excerpt: We now know that:· Retchin understood the implications when she decided to incarcerate someone who used a wheelchair and needed a ventilator to breathe while sleeping. Months before his sentencing, Retchin called Magbie to a status hearing. He attended in a motorized wheelchair that he operated with his mouth."Mr. Magbie," asked Retchin, "are you able to raise your right hand to take an oath?""No," he said.Retchin was reminded three times by the prosecutor that Magbie was a quadriplegic and that the prosecution didn't want to try him or send him to jail.· Malek Malekghasemi, associate medical director at the city's Correctional Treatment Facility when Magbie entered the D.C. jail, called Retchin's office and asked that she order that Magbie be sent to a hospital because the jail's medical facilities could not meet his needs."Minutes later [Retchin's clerk] called me and said [the] judge will not issue such an order," Malekghasemi said.He next called the Corrections Department's counsel and spoke with an assistant. "I asked if they could possibly help me to convince the judge that I need to move this gentleman out of CTF to Greater Southeast Hospital. . . . I did not get a call back," he said.
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on December 09, 2008 at 20:42:47 PT
Jay Leno Just Said
He mentioned about Obama smoking cigarettes in the White House. He said if Obama can fix the economy he can smoke a bong in the White House. It got a lot of applause.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on December 09, 2008 at 20:37:54 PT
Hope
That's ok. I never heard of the show you mentioned. I've watched a couple documentaries recently again. One was called The Great White Hope I think. Last nights was In Pot We Trust and tonight Marijuana Nation. They all had good points. The lady from Rhode Island and the lady from Missoui were what I remember from In Pot We Trust. Marijuana Nation was the best. There were no organizations adding input just Cannabis as the focal point. That was very refreshing since that is what it is all about. The seeds in the end topped it off by making a person think.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 19:55:18 PT
Dang it!
I've been here on Nat Geo waiting for Marijuana Nation. I knew this Explorer wasn't about Cannabis and thought maybe it's on next, and... duh!...I just realized I missed it when I was watching Fringe!Time zones.Sorry, FoM about mentioning watching a show while the show you gave us a heads up about was on.I'm tired.
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Comment #9 posted by The GCW on December 09, 2008 at 19:52:59 PT
2 more
US MA: Will New Pot Law Mar School Drug Policies?http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1107/a10.html?1227Milford Daily News&http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1107/a09.html?1227Daily News Tribune 
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Comment #8 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 18:56:33 PT
Will New Pot Law Mar School Drug Policies?
Why would it?They can still keep the less wealthy among the students they catch from getting loans to go to college. They can still probably get them led away in handcuffs. School stuff and all that.It shouldn't be that hard a rule. No cannabis at school. On the other hand. It shouldn't be the end of the world for them when they get caught.
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 18:34:59 PT
All this sudden to do about school policy?
I thought they weren't really punitive. I thought they really didn't want to get students arrested.Looks like they can still expel them and basically wreak a lot of havoc on them. Maybe even make them quit school. And of course if they're under eighteen even this new civil business is pretty danged hard on them.
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Comment #6 posted by Hope on December 09, 2008 at 18:29:55 PT
Off Topic
It's half over... but I was wondering if any of you are watching Fringe?It' a pretty good show. It's different.It's scary, too, FoM, so you might not like it.
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on December 09, 2008 at 17:46:25 PT
Heads Up: Marijuana Nation
Marijuana Nation will be aired at 9 tonight again on National Geographic. I really liked this documentary.
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on December 09, 2008 at 17:22:45 PT
I Agree The GCW
Obama used cannabis and His brain seems ok
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on December 09, 2008 at 17:18:02 PT
One change that may come.
A change that may take place.DARE type cannabis propaganda, based on lies and half-truths, which brainwashes youth into believing cannabis is so bad that users must be caged by civilized government,,, may change.Youth will now not be as receptive of the message that cannabis is as bad as police want them to believe.-0-Class, if you use the devil weed Your brain will be compromised......and Your future will crumble.-0-Uh, er, um Mr. Uniform sir, that's not true;Obama used cannabis and His brain seems okAnd with the new law, Your ilk can not ruin Our future the way it has for so long.How will Our future crumble if You can not ruin it?
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Comment #2 posted by observer on December 09, 2008 at 14:56:14 PT
Oh So ''Concerned''
We don't know exactly what reporter John Hilliard of the Metrowest Daily News asked these government school bureaucrats - but it looks alot like an inane question along these lines: "Are you concerned that the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts will affect tender young school children?
Some state education leaders are concerned"That's a concern we have,""The (state's K-12 education department) appears to be concerned about it," "They're creating problems where there are no problems," said Taylor, referring to those concerned that Question 2 applies to schools."We're deeply concerned about drug use in any of the schools,"
see:
A review of the concerned parent movement in the United States of America
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bulletin_1983-01-01_3_page005.html
 lobbying activities include :  1. Fighting all proposals that would legalize marijuana or in any way make it more readily available ;  2. Encouraging state legislation to ban the sale of drug-use paraphernalia (model anti-paraphernalia legislation has been developed and at least 36 of the states now have laws against marketing such equipment) ;  3. Encouraging legislation to ban the sale of "look-alike" drugs ;  4. Encouraging legislation making it a Federal offence to sell or distribute narcotics near schools ;  5. Pursuing the total eradication of domestic marijuana crops ;  6. Calling for strict laws on drunken driving ;  7. Calling for strict laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors ;  8. Supporting the recently enacted exception to the Posse comitatus law, which now permits a meaningful co-operation between military and civilian law-enforcement officials (for example, sharing equipment, exchanging surveillance information and jointly training staff).
Notice rule number one for drug-obsessed "Concerned Parents" (so-called), above. That was a 1983 review. Nice recipe for the police state the U.S. has become, all under the guise of the Concerned Parents. You see, they're only jailing adult who use or grow cannabis, out of their deep concern for the children. [cue the crocodile tears] They were just such Oh-So Concerned Parents, that they simply had to imprison adults marijuana users (and steal their property). You know: to save the children.  
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Comment #1 posted by herbdoc215 on December 09, 2008 at 13:45:01 PT
How concerned is Mr. Fisher about students 
being force-fed speed in ever increasing amounts throughout America everyday, Every schools adderall line is longer than the lunch line! That hasn't stopped the nanny state drug bogeymen enslaving our children into a life of worship at the alter of Walgreen's! A little common sense here would sure go a long way, nobody wants kids bringing any drugs to school or using them there either but putting that kid into jail and ruining the rest of his life for it isn't the answer is what the voters said, now let's come up with regulations that honor what your constituents said and quit cry-babying about it! 
I love the reasoning of destroying a village to save it mentality that is on display from SO many public servants...interwoven with the meanest, most base stupidity I've ever seen and you have a machine to enslave us all....God help us.
      peace, Steve"David Fischer, Bellingham's schools superintendent, wouldn't comment on whether Question 2 could have an impact on his district, only to say it wouldn't change local policies that forbid drugs."We're deeply concerned about drug use in any of the schools," he said."
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