cannabisnews.com: Vote For Tolerance, Vote For Pot Vote For Tolerance, Vote For Pot Posted by FoM on October 09, 2000 at 15:35:45 PT Letters From The People Source: Anchorage Daily News It might be a close vote, but I hope the herb becomes totally legal. I've known up close its properties and effects for some 32 years. If it passes, you pro-voters will be part of a great historic event and statement of liberty to the world. Tell Wev Shea that we Alaskans are more tolerant of each other than in other places. That's the message. Sorry, it's not going away. I figure there would be some influx of people from the Lower 48, like pilgrims fleeing repression in the colonization of America. Perhaps there would be investors in the paper and cloth processing/production industry if hemp does OK with our short growing season. Can you imagine the quantity of job applicants? Honestly, pot smokers I've known have been inspired, industrious individuals, certainly not dangerous, and it's time we quit turning good people into criminals. Not that I encourage or recommend smoking marijuana before driving, nor would it be legal, but what coffee drinkers do you fear behind the wheel? Personally, I hope everyone who can get a seed grows a backyard garden. If the law fails to go into effect, we will beat it by jury trial by our peers. Save your stalks! If everyone can legally grow, it would be much less profitable to grow and save taxpayer-funded incarceration, court and enforcement wastes of time and money. -- Richard Kidd Homer Hemp Won't Save the World As the debate over legalizing marijuana intensifies, we are seeing more and more misinformation presented to the public to support its use. It should be apparent, even to those who don't closely follow this issue, that the "industrial hemp" people have a not-so-hidden agenda to get high-potency marijuana on the streets. The chances of creating a successful hemp industry in Alaska are zero. What happened to the agricultural efforts at Point MacKenzie and elsewhere in Alaska? This was after the botanical experts said it was possible and millions in state monies were spent. The only way hemp, which is low-potency marijuana, can grow in Alaska is indoors under lights, making it cost-prohibitive. The pro-hemp people know this but are blowing smoke at us to blind us from their true agenda, which they tack on to the end of their referendum. This is to make potent marijuana legal, to free drug dealers, clear their records and compensate the criminals convicted of commercially producing it. These people weren't imprisoned for having personal use quantities of marijuana in their homes. They are the large, commercial cultivators who had previous felony drug convictions. They sold pot, not to benefit society, but to benefit their bank accounts. If marijuana could save the world, as the dopers say, we would have figured it out a long time before now. -- Bob Kelly Wasilla Source: Anchorage Daily News (AK)Published October 9, 2000Copyright: 2000 The Anchorage Daily News Contact: letters adn.com Website: http://www.adn.com/ Related Articles & Web Sites: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 Vote No on Ballot Measure 5 http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7299.shtmlPot Placed On Ballot in 4 Stateshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7289.shtmlHigh Hopes in Alaska for Sweeping Pot Law http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7173.shtmlVote No on Ballot Measure 5, 99Hemp http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread6817.shtml END SNIP --> Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #7 posted by dankhank on October 10, 2000 at 07:57:19 PT: Taped them both ... Got lucky and had a cooperating spouse ... :-)Taped the pbs and history channel shows ...Gonna try to at least hear the drug war stuff on PBS radio, too, "All Things Considered"surely these shows MUST increase the dialogue????????Peace ...By the way, I have updated my webpage ... :-) HEMP n STUFF [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by EdC on October 09, 2000 at 18:10:58 PT: Alaska referendum I hope it passes, and I live in Massachusetts. I hope that the referendums pass everywhere because increased cannabis use will be openly scrutinized; and that's exactly what we need. I'd welcome some truth for a change. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by FoM on October 09, 2000 at 17:39:35 PT: Hooked: Illegal Drugs - History Channel OPU I hope this helps but the times might not be correct in every area so just keep your eyes open and hopefully we'll all get to see these programs!On Channel 269 on DSS the program is called Hooked: Illegal Drugs and will be on at 9PM ET on my DSS. It says it will be repeated at 1 AM ET. I hope they follow the posted schedule!HISTORY CHANNELListings for Monday , October 09, 20009:00PM - 10:00PM Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way Marijuana In a series tracing the history of drug use, we begin our trip tracing the rise of marijuana and synthetic amphetamines. Marijuana, from the Indian hemp plant, has been used worldwide as a source of rope, cloth, and paper; its medicinal qualities were first documented 4,000 years ago in China. But it's best-known as the drug of choice of the 1960s. WWII U.S. troops were given an estimated 200 million amphetamines to fight drowsiness and battle fatigue and they're still used to fight depression. [TV PG ] and Listings for Tuesday , October 10, 20001:00AM - 2:00AM Hooked: Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way Marijuana In a series tracing the history of drug use, we begin our trip tracing the rise of marijuana and synthetic amphetamines. Marijuana, from the Indian hemp plant, has been used worldwide as a source of rope, cloth, and paper; its medicinal qualities were first documented 4,000 years ago in China. But it's best-known as the drug of choice of the 1960s. WWII U.S. troops were given an estimated 200 million amphetamines to fight drowsiness and battle fatigue and they're still used to fight depression. [TV PG ] [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by i_rule_ on October 09, 2000 at 17:22:10 PT Who says hemp won't save the world, lol? To remedy the global climate change (greenhouse and ozone depletion)situation, before it is too late to save life on Earth as we now know it, weneed to quickly move away from fossil fuel combustion towards optimumapplications of what could be called "new-energy" or possibly variations on"zero point energy" technologies as the best alternatives, especially overnuclear power, such as summarized in DOE Strategic Plan public comments(with additional links therein) by some of our associates athttp://www.egroups.com/group/strategic-plan , AND most importantly we needto have a global level environmental emergency revival of the USDA 1941-45Hemp for Victory program (now prevented by fraudulent drug laws) to growthis most bioefficient and economically valuable (ie, motivating itscultivation) plant to replace the need to cut so many trees and to helpregreen the planet and restore the oxygen/carbon-dioxide atmospheric balanceto ameliorate the greenhouse effect -- and the ozone layer depletion thatthreatens all oceanic phytoplankton with destruction perhaps in as little as8 years from now. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Occassional Pot User on October 09, 2000 at 17:08:13 PT History Channel oops, forgot to mention I was talking about The History Channel.. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Occassional Pot User on October 09, 2000 at 17:07:33 PT Dish Network (DSS) It says that one Marijuana show is on in 50 minutes (less than an hour from now).That would be 6:00pm Pacific time!FoM ???And it my guide doesnt list it as being broadcast at 1:00am!!! Hmm... [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Ryan E. Parker on October 09, 2000 at 15:58:17 PT: Uh, no one's saying hemp will save the world What we are saying is that industrial hemp is a very useful product that is illegal thanks to the drug war (even though it contains no THC to speak of) and that cannabis is a relatively harmless drug (certainly no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco) that should be legalized. Of course the 'drug warriors' don't want that since they'll then be unable to stuff their pockets full of our tax dollars. . . ghost rocket weblog [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: