cannabisnews.com: Vote No on Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp Vote No on Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp Posted by FoM on August 24, 2000 at 16:56:39 PT By Wev Shea Source: Anchorage Daily News Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp, would legalize the cultivation, distribution, sale, possession and use of marijuana. If approved, the measure will take your tax dollars and pay marijuana drug pushers and users restitution for their prior criminal convictions and civil forfeitures. If the measure passes, Alaska will become the drug haven of North America. Marijuana is a "gateway" drug. Marijuana is an addictive drug. Addictive is defined by compulsive, repeated use in spite of adverse consequences. Seventy-five percent of individuals who use marijuana 100 or more times go on to use cocaine. Marijuana destroys an individual's drive and initiative, and, in effect, "dumbs down" an individual's self-esteem and ability to distinguish right from wrong. Since marijuana is fat-soluble, its effects persist much longer than alcohol which is water-soluble. A single marijuana cigarette impairs an individual for more than 24 hours. Legalization of marijuana will place additional severely impaired drivers on Alaska's roads and highways. Alaska's tragic driving-under-the-influence problem will vastly increase if marijuana is legalized. This initiative allows 18-year-old high school students to grow and use marijuana without their parents' knowledge, permission or consent. Marijuana destroys an individual's desire to be the best she or he can be. All Alaskans should say "absolutely no" to the marijuana drug-pushing community. Please do no be misled to believe this initiative is for the development of a hemp garment industry in the Last Frontier. All Alaskans should send messages that our foundational lifestyles, industries and professions, including subsistence, transportation, oil, fishing, timber, mining, farming, government, teaching, military, tourism and others have no use for marijuana drug users. The measure is irresponsible and detrimental to all Alaska communities, urban and rural. The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocanabinol, or THC, today is 50 to 100 times stronger than the "pot" of the 1960s smoked at Filmore West, Golden Gate Park and the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. Alaska's illegally cultivated marijuana is grown in sophisticated hydroponic indoor grows. Alaska's marijuana with its very high THC content allows the drug user to "tune in, turn on and drop out" of reality, not just get high. Alaska's criminal marijuana industry is held in high regard in the worldwide drug culture due to the very high THC content in Alaska's marijuana. If marijuana is legalized, Alaska will become North America's drug capital and gateway to drug trafficking from Asia, the Russian republics, the Middle East and Europe. Alaska's rural and urban communities will attract a criminal culture that would change Alaska forever. Drug users and pushers are a problem since their lifestyle is very destructive to the individual, their family, friends, co-workers and society in general. Drug users and pushers are "self-absorbed" individuals who cannot or will not deal with the realities of life. Legalized marijuana will have vast destructive effects on Alaska. Hospital emergency room visits related to marijuana have increased three-fold since 1990. This is most probably due to the high THC content in today's marijuana. Marijuana's high THC fosters mood changes including depression, anxiety, panic and indifference. This high THC also greatly enhances the marijuana symptoms of mania and aggression. Decreased brain activity from the use of marijuana has a debilitating effect on learning and memory. Marijuana usage has a direct effect on male reproduction capability by essentially decreasing testosterone production and sperm counts. Marijuana's health hazards are greatly in excess of tobacco cigarettes. Smoking one marijuana cigarette leads to "airway deposition" of four times as much cancer-causing tar as does one tobacco cigarette. In a European country where authorities ignore the use of marijuana, the percentage of youthful users has risen drastically. The burden of legalized marijuana on Alaskans will be tremendous. Please vote "no" on Ballot Measure No. 5, 99Hemp. Weverly William Shea is an Anchorage attorney and former U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska. Published: August 24, 2000Source: Anchorage Daily News (AK)Copyright: 2000 The Anchorage Daily NewsContact: letters adn.com Website: http://www.adn.com/Free Hemp in AlaskaAl Anders, Chair2603 Spenard RoadAnchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 278-HEMP E-mail: freehempinak gci.netVisit their web site: http://www.freehempinak.orgHemp 2000R.L. Marcy, ChairP.O. Box 90055Anchorage, AK 99509907-376-2232 (p)Fax: 907-376-0530 (f)E-mail: marcy hemp2000.orgVisit their web site: http://www.hemp2000.org Alaska Hemp Initiative 2000 http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread6045.shtml END SNIP --> Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #36 posted by Mike Fernández on September 27, 2000 at 19:36:29 PT Alaskan ten Hello, My name is mike fernandez I am a legal citizen of the state of alaska. I trhink everyone should vote yes on prop 7. There was an artical in the anchorage daily news and it states that marijuana users are always getting in trouble and are self absorbed. This is because it is illegal if it was legal they wouldn't be like that. [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by FoM on August 28, 2000 at 18:59:03 PT Legal Hemp Steals Freedom - Another Letter Letters From The PeopleAnchorage Daily NewsPublished August 28, 2000Copyright © 2000 The Anchorage Daily Newshttp://www.adn.com/letters/0,2654,,00.htmlI have noticed that the emphasis on legalizing hemp seems to be put on personal freedom. There seems to be a failure to think the problem through. Freedom may actually, in a kind of paradox, be eroded if you legalize hemp. If you legalize hemp the most interested parties in the new legal market may well be the parties involved in organized crime, given the money involved and trafficking in vice to which organized crime is attracted. We may encounter a new, more insidious presence of the kind of men who believe in the freedom to pander to our vices. Vice in Anchorage is a problem. There are four so-called escort services just off Northern Lights near Spenard. There are at least two exotic dance clubs on Old Seward Highway. If you legalize hemp it seems that these kinds of places can only multiply, given that organized crime panders indirectly to those who frequent these places. When you live in a society surrounded by people who love vice, not only is it difficult to be good, but you may actually become less free to be good. That means you are less free to pursue life, liberty and happiness. So while the proponents of the legalization of hemp may have in mind the expansion of individual freedom, the principle of the slippery slope, and the attraction of organized crime, may in the end erode our freedom to pursue happiness. I urge you to consider the problem of the legalization of hemp in its wider perspective. -- Courtney Scharfe Anchorage [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by jay bay on August 28, 2000 at 17:24:15 PT: Anchorage Daily News suck donkey dick I'm glad to see stupid ignorant asshole freaks like the daily news talking strait from thier asshole! Nice facts, fucks. [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Midnight Toker on August 26, 2000 at 20:02:56 PT YO SLAP NUT as the WWF's Peoples champ would say YOUR A RUDIE POO CANDY ASS ...... [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by Richard Fiser on August 26, 2000 at 15:11:09 PT: prisons and pot That's right. Lets throw the whole friggin' country in prison. The big corporations need more slave labor. Keeping pot illegal is the key.Stop the drug war. It has caused more crime, pain and misery than it has prevented. [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by FoM on August 26, 2000 at 10:44:29 PT Thank You Richard I appreciate your explaining this too. It really is a shame that more papers don't archive their news. At least we are.Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by Richard Lake on August 26, 2000 at 07:15:01 PT: The OPED was published as shown. First, the OPED was published as shown. This has been independently verified by our newshawks in Alaska. As FoM says, the large majority of newspaper websites do not archive their news. While most of the larger newspapers like the Washington Post do, it is not common for smaller newspapers. Thus one of the reasons MAP started it's archives is to preserve a record for research on the drug war news, opinions and editorials in the press.Oh, while it probably just gets deleted, I enjoy sending the appropriate drug war facts by email to folks like the wild eyed prohibitionist Weverly William Shea wws alaskalife.netThis time I sent the facts related to marijuana. Note that these facts, which make excellent debate material, have just been completely updated by one of the larger drug policy foundations, Common Sense for Drug Policy.http://www.csdp.org/factbook/Yes, LTEs are important. However, those most likely to be printed in this newspaper should come from folks in Alaska. I am sure they are receiving more than a few.Oh, this is one of the most wild prohibitionist rants I have seen make print in a while. While it may give comfort to the hard core phohibitionist nut cases, I would hope that most voters up north can recognize propaganda when they see it. Drug War Facts [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by Jesse Dogan on August 26, 2000 at 06:30:49 PT: Legalize It... Legalize the herb. I am not a smoker, because it is illegal. At the same time, I also do not use tobacco or alcohol, because they are disgusting. I also do not use any form of narcotic or "illegal" drug. But, if it were legal, and I were able to use it without losing my job, I would be an occasional "recreational" user of marijuana. One thing I have noticed, both in the military and now as a civillian, people are allowed to drink themselves silly, with no consequences from their employer. I have never seen a random breathalyzer test administered! Yet random urinalysis is a regular occurance anymore. I would much rather work with someone who burned one last night than an alcoholic co-worker. PEACE [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by Lehder on August 26, 2000 at 05:42:37 PT gateways I agree with Wev Shea that most marijuana addicts start out as crack babies, their first mistake. Getting hooked on chemical debilitators is appropriate for a gateway state like Alaska, the arch in St. Louis notwithstanding! That's why I'm voting for George Washington Bush, who will "stand firm" at that gateway to protect our children and our prisons. Nobody knows what these Drugs might cost us, and nobody can surveil everything, even through the proposed "gateway to trafficking". Good luck, Alaska! [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by anonymous on August 26, 2000 at 05:09:57 PT Weverly William Shea's email address? Does he have an email address so we can all email him? [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by m.o.g. on August 25, 2000 at 22:16:55 PT not going to do it.... this article has so many sterotypes that i'm not even going to waste my time replying to it...i'm am going to say that this is all a bunch a shit...that's all.. [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by FoM on August 25, 2000 at 22:00:28 PT A Little More Information This is a part of the article that I submitted to MapInc. with the link and the link changed. Map used it so they must have verified it like they always do.http://mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1231/a01.htmlVote No on Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp NewsHawk: http://www.cannabisnews.com/Published: August 24, 2000By Wev Sheahttp://www.adn.com/voices/0,2377,,00.htmlSource: Anchorage Daily News (AK)Copyright: 2000 The Anchorage Daily NewsContact: letters adn.com Website: http://www.adn.com/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by FoM on August 25, 2000 at 21:54:22 PT I can't find it now I've just been all over The Anchorage Daily News and I can't find it anymore. They now have the 25th's article where this one was. They must not archive them or it takes awhile for them to get to the archives. It was in Voices of The Times. Sorry I tried.http://www.adn.com/voices/0,2377,,00.htmlPS: This is the reason why direct links aren't used unless I know they archive the links like Salon and MoJo Wire and WorldNetDaily do and a few more. [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by God on August 25, 2000 at 21:17:08 PT: GIVE A SOURCE URL!!! You say "Anchorage Daily News" but you don't give an exact source URL. I searched all over adn.com and could not find this article.I want a EXACT SOURCE! Anchorage Daily News Archives [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by Thomas on August 25, 2000 at 20:49:48 PT My Letter To Wev Wev,How can you, with a clear conscience, put forth such (for lack of a better description) horse sh_t? Surely you appreciate the benefit of educating yourself before offering an opinion. This is, for what I understand, a fundamental principle in law (not to mention common sense). As much as you may hope, I don't think this letter will resurrect your career with the government.Thomas [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by freedom fighter on August 25, 2000 at 19:04:39 PT your more than welcome FoM!Thanks for the opportunity!Thanks for making this site a powerful voice in the world of electronics. I just know how powerful our group have become over the last few months. Because of your dedication, we have groups of people all over the world making a difference! For our voice will not be stopped.We all share one thing in common.Free the herb!I only can hope that Wev will have to shut his wws alaskalife.net down after he gets 100,000 of emails telling him how low he has gotten.:) Down with this tryanny! [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by Pete, UK on August 25, 2000 at 14:31:12 PT MORE LIES Does this article have the record number of lies in one piece? It must come close to one of Anslinger's infamous rants. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by FoM on August 25, 2000 at 12:20:55 PT Thanks Freedom Fighter Thank You Very Much Freedom Fighter! The Internet is great isn't it?Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by freedom fighter on August 25, 2000 at 12:06:48 PT Wev's email Wanna have some fun... email him directly!! I don't know if the email works..Name: Wev SheaAttorney ID: 7705060Status: Active907-274-0020907-274-3004 (fax)wws alaskalife.net329 F St Ste 222Anchorage, AK 99501 Wonders of the Internet!! [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by kaptinemo on August 25, 2000 at 10:35:24 PT: My LTE I sent a modified form of my comments here to the Editor; here it is: Opeeeen mouth,! Inseeeeert foot!The common complaint of military planners is that they are always 're-fighting the last war'.Well, the DrugWarriors are guilty of the same kind of thing: they try to use old propaganda techniques in the hope that not enough people are wise to their falsehoods. Mr. Sheas' diatribe is living proof of this.DrugWarriors like Mr. Shea believe the public is as ignorant as it was in 1937. But the Institute of Medicine report, commissioned by no less than the chief DrugWarrior himself, Barry McCaffrey, was released last year. And shot down each and every one of his and Mr. Shea's points. But Mr. Shea, like nearly all Drugwarriors, refuses to consider the fact that the IoM report, which like the Lady Runciman Report issued recently, The World Health Organization Report, the Shaffer Report before it, and the LaGuardia Report before it, The LeDain Commission Report of Canada, Lady Wooton's Report from Great Britain, The Panama Canal Report, etc. etc. even *exist*. Such reports are so destructive of the DrugWarrior belief system, that like a potentially fatal illness, they are immersed in a state of denial, and refuse to acknowledge their existence. Hence this pathetic regurgitation of old Reefer Madness bull. Mr. Shea is hoping and praying that he is talking to the American equivalent of some mud hut dweller. Such a presumption is typical of the DrugWarriors. I hope the people of the Great State of Alaska consider the source of such effrontery, and remember just who is so hot to prevent them from exercising a freedom that our grandfathers enjoyed but was stolen by bureaucrats under false pretenses of 'public safety'.Respectfully,(yers effin' truly, De Kaptin)It may be too long for them, or simply too confrontational, but bilge like this has *got* to be answered! [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by Thomas on August 25, 2000 at 09:11:59 PT Letters Write those letters to the editor. There needs to be a rebuttal to this guy's drivel. This sort of crap does not deserve the last word. [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by Sledhead on August 25, 2000 at 07:57:37 PT Write Back Write those letters to the editor. The Anchorage Daily News is pretty fair & the herb was legal there at one time. The old time Alaskans know the truth. Help'em out with your letters. They'll appreciate it, for sure. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by Morgan on August 25, 2000 at 07:53:07 PT: On the payroll I think he probably knows the truth about all this, but has been paid as a mouthpiece for those who have a real fear that cannabis will be legalized come november. Let's see, what are some of Alaska's major industries? Oil and timber come to mind. Both have much to lose if forced to compete fairly with hemp. I think the Alcohol industry is big in Alaska also. They will lose business if marijuana becomes legal.Hey, look at it this way. This initiative has a great chance of being passed. And their last-ditch attempt to stop it consists of regurgitating old myths that no one believes anymore. They're basically out of ammo.---------------------- [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by Kanabys on August 25, 2000 at 07:16:30 PT What scares me...... is that I know that EVERYTHING this *sshole said is an out and out LIE, but I'm afraid that there will be too many idiots or just plain gullable voters out there who will believe this crap!! Is there anything we can do to inform the voters of the real TRUTH?????? [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by OutLaw on August 25, 2000 at 05:58:30 PT What A Crock!!!!! Everyone should send this guy an E-mail. [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by kaptinemo on August 25, 2000 at 04:33:12 PT: Opeeeen mouth,! Inseeeeert foot! The common complaint of military planners is that they are always 're-fighting the last war'. Well, the antis are guilty of the same kind of thing: they try to use old propaganda techniques in the hope that not enough people are wise to their lies. This article is living proof that the antis are still in the horse and buggy stage of development, whereas we have a 'jet engine' - the Internet.They believe the public is as ignorant as it was in 1937. The IoM report shot down each and every one of this joker's points. He, like nearly all antis, refuses to consider the fact that the IoM report, which like the Lady Runciman (sp?) Report issued recently, the Schaffer Report before it, and the LaGuardia Report before it, The LeDain Commission Report of Canada, Lady Wooton's Report from Great Britain, The Panama Canal Report, etc. etc. even *exist*. This is a case of psychological denial at its' worst. This anti is hoping and praying that he is talking to the American equivalent of some mud hut dweller without benefit of a PC terminal. Talk about stupid.I pity them, I really do. They remind me of someone I knew who had a terminal illness; she waited too long to get treatment because she refused to deal with the fact that she had a very obvious problem. She eventually did seek help, but it was too late. Her denial of reality cost her her life.Let us hope that this anti's denial of reality becomes the harbinger of the end of their reign of terror. [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by Dr. Ganj on August 24, 2000 at 22:42:24 PT 99HEMP It amazes me how such bright people can be so thoroughly wrong. Here's a man who went to law school, then went on to become a U.S. attorney, and still believes marijuana is, and I'll quote him here;'a gateway drug', 'destroys an individual's drive and initiative', and thinks 'The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, today is 50 to 100 times stronger than the "pot" of the 1960s', and, here's a real beauty-'Drug users and pushers are a problem since their lifestyle is very destructive to the individual, their family, friends, co-workers and society in general. Drug users and pushers are "self-absorbed" individuals who cannot or will not deal with the realities of life.' Well, well, I am laughing out loud! How can the public take this kind of nonsense? Even people who don't use marijuana know all of this to be false. I don't have enough time right now to dissect this trash, but I will point out a couple of obvious facts. First, marijuana is not a gateway drug.(see link below) The real gateway drugs out there are alcohol and tobacco. Both legal, and easy to obtain. Ask any marijuana user what drug he/she first used, and virtually all will respond with beer & cigarettes as an answer. As to the marijuana being grown today being;'50 to 100 times stronger than the "pot" of the 1960s smoked at Filmore West, Golden Gate Park and the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco'-this is absurd. Using HPLC-High Performance Liquid Chromatography on samples of today's top-grade hydroponic buds, we find the THC content to be between 10-15%. This is more like a 5 fold increase, and in fact makes today's marijuana *safer*, in where the user needs to inhale less material to achieve the desired effect.What we really need is the honest truth, not handed more false numbers, scare tactics, and lies in order to keep this plant illegal. We've been fed this garbage for decades, and we're not taking it any more. The truth is out, and marijuana should be legal, and that's that.Dr. Ganj http://www.marijuananews.com/is_gateway_drug_theory_valid.htm [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Jesse on August 24, 2000 at 20:24:53 PT: Takes away initiative huh? This article is a constant reminder to me that these people who love to sit around and make generalizations with no basis for fact really need to learn to educate themselves. "Takes away drive and initative..."I'm 21 years old and I manage a shift for a company that does millions of dollars in business a year. I've been smoking marijuana since I was 13 years old. No drive and initiative? That's created by the passion in ones soul, not by the chemicals running through their body... [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by nl5x on August 24, 2000 at 19:59:37 PT where to start? This has to be one of the most comprehensively updated reefer madness papers I have seen in a while. Somebody got help with this one.Ghostwriter? Barry /joyce nalepke/etc. A few observations:“Marijuana destroys an individual's drive and initiative” By Wev Shea $$$$“Marijuana's high THC fosters mood changes including depression, anxiety, panic and indifference. This high THC also greatly enhances the marijuana symptoms of mania and aggression.( Decreased brain activity from the use of marijuana has a debilitating effect on learning and memory.)” By Wev Shea $$$$And this is the same group of people who---cultivate sophisticated hydoponic marijuana that is held in high regard worldwide? How does that work, wev? “Alaska's illegally cultivated marijuana is grown in (sophisticated) hydroponic indoor grows.” By Wev Shea $$$$“Alaska's criminal (marijuana industry is held in high regard in the worldwide) drug culture due to the very high THC content in Alaska's marijuana.” By Wev Shea $$$$Lastly, lets take a tip from kubby and hold this guy to his word when we win.“ Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp, would legalize the cultivation, distribution, sale, possession and use of marijuana. If approved, the measure will take your tax dollars and pay marijuana drug pushers and users restitution for their prior criminal convictions and civil forfeitures.” By Wev Shea $$$$“This initiative allows 18-year-old high school students to grow and use marijuana without their parents' knowledge, permission or consent.” By Wev Shea $$$$ [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by BIG J on August 24, 2000 at 19:09:05 PT: Get the facts straight! LEGALIZE IT! I would like to ask this Weverly William Shea , or who ever wrote that mis-informed article where they got their information. I am an avid pot smoker and I can honestly say I have never tired any drugs except cannabis. I can also honestly say that I am not addicted to cannabis, because when I go periods for a week or more without any, it dosent bother me. Unfortunatly I also smoke cigarettes, and I can say that are far more dangerous than cannabis, and if I go for any extended period without getting my "nicotine fix" I literally panic and I experience cravings. I have never had this problem from not having any pot. As for the statement made that "Seventy-five percent of individuals who use marijuana 100 or more times go on to use cocaine" I happen to know lots of people who smoke pot even more than I who have never tried cocaine or any other "hard" drug. "Marijuana destroys an individual's drive and initiative, and, in effect, 'dumbs down' an individual's self-esteem and ability to distinguish right from wrong." Excuse the language, but bullshit. Plain and simple. I have never lost my drive and initiative, have I experience a lower self esteem, and my friends that dont smoke cannabis can tell you that. As for the inability to determine right from wrong, I dont know where they got that from. I know right from wrong, I just happen to thing that cannabis prohibition is wrong, so aside from the occasional speeding or running a stop sign smokeing pot is the only law I break.Hopefully one of these days I wont be considered a criminal because of my beliefe in the usefullness of marijuana any my recreational use of it. As for the fasle statement that dealers are all "a problem since their lifestyle is very destructive to the individual, their family, friends, co-workers and society in general" and the assumption that they "are 'self-absorbed' individuals who cannot or will not deal with the realities of life" my dealer is a very nice guy. He happens to deal with the realities of life just fine. I have never considered him to be a threat or danger to me or anyone else around him. The only way you might could say his life style is destructive, is the fact that is is selling a controlled substance and there is a risk or jail time etc. thats just becase of Americas unjust laws. I know there are some dealers out there that dont give a damn who they hurt or destroy, thats just the simple reality that no matter what business people are in, weather it is a drug dealer or a dentist, there is always going to be some "bad eggs." Always has been. Always will. They way I see it, get the facts straight before you even state your opinion. If you dont like marijuana or the use of it, then fine, dont use it. Don't take away from the rights of other people though just because you dont like something. I encourage people to vote yes on this proposition! Show the government that we are tired of being told what we can and can't do with out lives. Good grief, Cannabis is a plant. It grows in the wild. What gives the government or anyone else the right to tell us what we can and cant do with it? Anyway, voice you opinion Alaska! LEAGALIZE IT!!Thanks,Jplease send any comments to Commando927 yahoo.com(send me a nasty email, expect to get one back)P.S Please excuse any spelling errors, I'm not stupid from smokin pot, I was just born that way :) [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by MikeEEEEE on August 24, 2000 at 17:56:03 PT Refeer Madness Award This guy is a complete jerk, what does he have to gain from this crap? The answer may be right in front of us:>Weverly William Shea is an Anchorage attorney and former >U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska. A complete nark!!! [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by freedom fighter on August 24, 2000 at 17:41:32 PT Reefer Madness Award of the Month goes to Weverly William Shea who has a conflict of interest in this subject. I would not want this fraud to defend me if I should be arrest. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Frank on August 24, 2000 at 17:32:56 PT Vote yes for marijuana When is this goofy drivel ever going to end. Marijuana is safer than table salt. I have asked many doctors and they say the same thing, “The problem with marijuana is the government.” I am always amazed at how the government continues to lie to the American people about this issue. Washington is nothing more than a reservoir of filth and lies. 60 years of deception and government lies are enough. Vote yes on this issue. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Santor on August 24, 2000 at 17:23:36 PT We Pay Dummies We paid him far too much at a U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska if he believes this stuff. Seems those opposed to this bill are under-educated and deliberately stupid. They seem to lose brain-cells by the bushel. No wonder the war on drugs advocates are doing so poorly. They Elitists like this think everyone is lacking in basic intelligence. Wake up, dude, the world has progressed in the last few thousand years... Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: