Posts Tagged "Marijuana"
Prohibition is silly, Public awareness of drug war, Marijuana usage, Never get busted
Tonight on Adam vs. the Man with Adam Kokesh: It may not be an “officially recognized” holiday yet, but today is celebrated by more Americans than President’s Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Flag Day, Arbor Day, Groundhog Day, Religious Freedom Day, National Sanctity of Human Life Day, Education…
Read MoreMPP’s Steve Fox Discusses Federal Marijuana Bill on MSNBC
www.mpp.org MPP director of government relations and state campaigns Steve Fox spoke with MSNBC’s Martin Bashir about a bill introduced by Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Ron Paul that would remove the federal government from marijuana policy and enforcement, leaving marijuana policy up to the individual states. He explained the need for sensible regulation and to tax and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol, and debunked claims that marijuana use causes increased rates of mental illness in society. TAKE ACTION: Contact your representative and ask them to support HR 2306! secure2.convio.net
Read MoreRon Paul & Barney Frank Introduce Bill To Legalize Marijuana
The War on Drugs, through interdicting street supplies of drugs, has only made the drug gangs wealthier by driving up the value of the drugs that remain readily available. And it is now admitted that the ATF actually placed tens of thousands of weapons directly into the hands of Mexican drug gangs, giving rise to the very gang violence the agency claims to be preventing (www.reuters.com The US government, it turns out, is actually contributing to the drug war violence! Ron Paul, Barney Frank join forces to end the insanity In an effort to end the insanity, Rep. Ron Paul has joined forces with Rep. Barney Frank to introduce legislation legalizing marijuana in America. President Obama, you may recall, promised voters on the campaign trail that he would do this, too, but it seems he’s been too busy bombing Libya and using the US Constitution as a floor mat to bother keeping any actual promises. (GITMO is still open for business, too, in case you haven’t noticed…) Read more – www.infowars.com
Neill Franklin, a former Baltimore narcotics cop, says that policing in the “war on drugs” has a racially disproportionate impact but that our prohibition laws create crime and violence that everyone is unfortunately subject to being victimized by. Neill is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), which any civilian can join for free at www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com
Read MoreThe war on Drugs: Taxing Marijuana – Rob Kampia, MPP
“The choice isn’t treating marijuana like tomatos or taxing marijuana; the choice is marijuana being illegal, where you go to jail, or taxing marijuana like alcohol. Those are the choices right now in the public debate.” Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project. [Editor's disclaimer - Some Libertarians support legalizing and taxing marijuana as a practical step forward, but the views expressed in this video are Mr. Kampias and do not strictly comply with all planks of the Libertarian Party platform.]
Read MoreDo you think our “War on Drugs” has been worth it? Do you think marijuana should be illegal? ?
Question: Do you think our “War on Drugs” has been worth it? Do you think marijuana should be illegal? ?
Looking for different perspectives!
Answer:
Answer by auroras
War on drugs has been a big waste of time. Marijuana should be legal. If alcohol is legal, why wouldn’t marijuana be legal? Alcohol is worse.