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State Laws Gradually Going To Pot
Posted by CN Staff on March 09, 2010 at 07:51:48 PT
By UPI
Source: United Press International
Washington, D.C. -- From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, state laws restricting marijuana use are slowly going up in smoke, a newspaper review indicates.Advocates of legalizing marijuana say shifts propelled by culture, politics and generational attitudes have moved the United States to the point that could see the relaxation of 40 years of tough restrictions on medicinal and recreational marijuana use, USA Today reported Tuesday.
"Let's face reality," said James Gray, a one-time federal prosecutor who now advocates legalizing marijuana. "Taxing and regulating marijuana will make it less available to children than it is today."A Gallup Poll in October indicated 44 percent of respondents said they favored legalizing marijuana. An ABC News-Washington Post poll in January indicated 81 percent said they favored legalizing marijuana for medical use.Last fall, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said raiding medical marijuana facilities would be the lowest priority, a move that prompted many states to re-examine their pot policies. At least 14 states this year will consider legalizing marijuana for medical purposes or reducing penalties for possessing small amounts for personal use. Fourteen other states and the District of Columbia already eased up their marijuana laws."We are absolutely in an important new era in which increasing majorities of Americans are not just questioning the wisdom and efficacy of marijuana prohibition but are demanding alternatives," Stephen Gutwillig, California director for the Drug Policy Alliance, which favors legalizing marijuana, told USA Today.Even opponents admit it's harder to persuade lawmakers to hang tough."We're going to multiply the problems we have with alcohol abuse," said Michael Carroll, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and police chief of West Goshen Township in Chester County, Pa. "Things are not going our way, but that's not stopping us for speaking out about it."Source: United Press International (Wire)Published: March 9, 2010Copyright 2010 United Press InternationalWebsite: http://www.upi.com/Contact: nationaldesk upi.comURL: http://drugsense.org/url/zjy0LixeCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #18 posted by Hope on March 10, 2010 at 08:16:05 PT
Off Topic
Why? Why are they doing these things to each other? Why can't they be stopped? Why such hatred and violence?Ravaged Nigerian Village Is Haunted by Latest Massacrehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/world/africa/10nigeria.html?ref=world
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Comment #17 posted by Hope on March 10, 2010 at 05:44:17 PT
Trouble is
that same thing happens now when government goes in and makes Junior narcs, informants, and snitches out of little children.That's wrong. Very wrong. I think.
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Comment #16 posted by Hope on March 10, 2010 at 05:38:35 PT
Polio was a big deal when I was a child.
I remember getting those little March of Dimes badges every year. I treasured those little tin badges.One of the earliest memories I have is of seeing those collection containers on the checkout counter in the grocery stores and being close friends with a family with a little child, even tinier than I, in braces because of polio. There were a lot of victims. Everyone knew someone stricken by polio. The collection containers were usually a little above eye level when I was a toddler. You didn't have to be able to read to know what they were about. There were pictures of people that were polio victims, and I remember studying the pictures and thinking about them and the bad thing that had happened to them. I always asked Mama for coins to put in the receptacles, and if she had them, she gave them to me and let me "Help".It was the first time I remember being concerned about something so widespread, dreadful, and serious.That's how, I think, I got started on being a very concerned child. I was quite serious about the Red Cross and the March of Dimes, and being a Junior Forest Ranger and a Junior Fire Inspector. Girl Scouts and 4-H were fun and games... but some of those civic "Duties" I took upon my little self were quite serious and important to me.
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Comment #15 posted by Hope on March 10, 2010 at 05:01:07 PT
Thank you, Paint with light.
I was remembering that time when I was writing that last night.But I did it anyway.
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Comment #14 posted by Paint with light on March 10, 2010 at 01:33:55 PT
Medals
In one of my first posts here I mentioned drug warriors who fight against the war deserved one.One person did not think it was a good idea and spoke out strongly against medals of any kind.I still think it is a good idea.You deserve one Hope.I am telepathically sending you an imaginary one.Legal like alcohol.
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on March 09, 2010 at 18:52:50 PT
Once
I won The Gold Medal for Food Production and Preservation for our County or District wide area, and another for taking care of my dog and keeping records about him.:0)Really, though.Of course when I won that Gold Medal, I was the only one in the competition.Lol!
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on March 09, 2010 at 18:33:56 PT
My gosh!
Either it's been a long time since I visited their front page or there's been a drastic improvement in the appearance of LEAP's website.
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Comment #11 posted by Hope on March 09, 2010 at 18:29:13 PT
Oh my gosh!
You can get a badge for a five dollar donation at LEAP now!I loved getting badges for stuff when I was a kid, and being a Junior Forest Ranger, and being in clubs and all.That badge is a memento of an era.
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Comment #10 posted by HempWorld on March 09, 2010 at 16:31:12 PT
I just had a one on one meeting with Jack Cole
co-founder of LEAP, about planning to win the ballot initiative to LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA in just 7 months from now, in November!LEAP needs volunteers and donations to get this going in a BIG way!If anybody that read this can help, that would be great! Check the website below! You can register as a member (you do not have to be a former police officer)WE ARE GOING TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA THIS FALL IN CALIFORNIA!Blessings to all!
LEAP Baby!
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Comment #9 posted by kaptinemo on March 09, 2010 at 16:28:47 PT:
I imagine there won't be too many more
such articles with such headlines after a while. Partly because of all the cannabists who write in and inform the editors that we won't be treated with condescension anymore, that this is a very serious subject, always has been, and it's long past time to treat it as such.
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Comment #8 posted by Totalrod2 on March 09, 2010 at 15:20:55 PT:
So true
I keep hearing them say how legalization would help keep it out of the hands of teenagers. Applying that to my own experiences....when I was a teenager in the early 90's, marijuana was everywhere. It was so easy to get (although I didn't smoke 'til I was 19). As an adult, it's impossible to find. Granted, I don't get out much anymore, but that's a whole other story. Cannabis was a big help for me in dealing with depression. And the best part is that I was able to hold down a job and function like a normal human being (unlike alcohol which just turned me into an drunken idiot). Luckily I don't do that anymore.
Bryan
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Comment #7 posted by Paint with light on March 09, 2010 at 14:10:41 PT
deja vu
Michael Carrol, "Things are not going our way, but that's not stopping us for speaking out about it."Flat Earth Society 1547 through today....."Things are not going our way, but that's not stopping us for speaking out about it."Closer everyday to......legal like alcohol.
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Comment #6 posted by dongenero on March 09, 2010 at 11:45:22 PT
who's we?
"We're going to multiply the problems we have with alcohol abuse," said Michael Carroll, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and police chief of West Goshen Township in Chester County, Pa. Multiply the problems we have with alcohol abuse? I guess this means the prohibitionists are going to try and drown their sorrow with binge drinking? 
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Comment #5 posted by ekim on March 09, 2010 at 11:36:07 PT
Michigan is leading the way for veterans
http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/03/viewpoint_michigan_is_leading.htmlViewpoint: Michigan is leading the way for veterans and medical cannabis
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Comment #4 posted by runruff on March 09, 2010 at 10:07:19 PT
If you don't like the laws, change them!
This of most famous LEO comments has come full circle to gator-bite them on the most used part of their anatomy!
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Comment #3 posted by runruff on March 09, 2010 at 10:02:23 PT
State Laws Gradually Going To ...
...a more sane approach to law enforcement priorities!
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Comment #2 posted by runruff on March 09, 2010 at 10:00:23 PT
State Laws Gradually Going To Pot...
...tatoe spelling ban!
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Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on March 09, 2010 at 08:41:28 PT
"Things are not going our way, but that's not stop
ping us for speaking out about it."Unfortunately for we, the people, you guys just don't know when to butt out in the political arena and process. I guess it's all out of self-preservation and has nothing to do with the welfare of the citizens.Worst of all the police is disingenuous and is lying about the consequences they portray. A combination of lying and fear tactics. And ... what again did we pay you guys to do? "We don't make laws we just follow them." Please stick to that adage because principles you do NOT have!
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