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DdC · 06-02-2009, 10:38 AM

Kristof Asks Readers: Should US Legalize Drugs?
Nicholas Kristof wants to know: Should the U.S. legalize drugs?

The influential New York Times columnist posted the question, which is being asked in mainstream circles with increasing frequency, on his Facebook page Saturday evening. Opinions have come pouring in.

"I'm thinking of writing this coming week about whether legalization of drugs makes sense. Any thoughts out there or good resources?" he asked. continued...

Well, he asked,

If you examine the lies and manipulation involved in committing the crime of the Controlled Substance Act. There will be no need to "legalize" cannabis. It won't be worthy of outlawing and Hemp is literally ludicrous as a schedule#1 narcotic. Clearly the competition puts out a lot of money toward over zealous drug worriers campaigns. Remove the lies and then treat the street Pharmaceuticals like any deficiency.

“The Emperor Wears No Clothes” by Jack Herer

The prohibition itself causes the harm in drugs. Same drugs given safely to millions without sharing needles, adulterations or inconsistent dosages. Vices are not crimes and lies are. Lets have some Justice. btw No self respecting grower will ruin their crop pollinating it with hemp as a camouflage.

Vices Are Not Crimes

Ganja has been used safely for 5000 years, Illicit pharmaceuticals were invented around 1850. No one can Gateway to what hasn't been invented. Only prohibition provides the stepping stone.

There's No Such Thing as a 'Gateway Drug' By Scott Morgan

Pot potency has always been a range of THC levels, strains and climates. Extractions, elixirs and synthetic isolations of cannabinoids were in common use. Hash oil and Panama Red, Acapulco Gold, Thai stick or Vietnamese in the 60's and early 70's were higher potency than todays kynd bud.

Pot Potency? Boomers' blissfully unfazed by mere facts.

All the drug czar's propaganda did was raise the price of BC bud, like free advertising. Buyers clubs have shown how to do it. Or home growing as a cost savings for Pharmaceuticals a less intoxicating substance than alcohol.

Virtues' of Ganja

The Ganjawar perpetuates the "enforcment" profits with not much change in the usage or harm done since the 60's. Nixon's lie keeps on killing. Filling prisons and keeping an organic food, plastic and clothing off the store shelves.

The Ganjawar Fraud

Hemp can give sustenance to poor Mexicans, a staple alternative to crossing the border for farm labor. Hemp crops have been attempted on Indian reservations only to be chopped down by DEA agents. A crop that could do what Casino's do and lower the welfare tax burden. The family farmer growing abortion free Hemp, without the 90 million pounds of poisons used on cotton.

Ganja/Hemp

Nixon lumped hemp and medicinal cannabis into the "marijuana" unsubstantiated schedule#1 classification by rejecting his own tax paid Shaffer Commission report. Then duped Congress with the same bogus statistics and hyperbole as used by todays vested ignorant.

Nixon lied to schedule Ganja #1

Lets have a "Truth" commission on Ganja then the government doesn't have to get involved and muck this up even more. It's what they seem to do best. Check out the unscrupulous "rules" to weigh on the side of maintaining prohibition.

404 gag claus states the jury can not be told of a medical defense because it might confuse them. Charlie Manson was permitted a defense. Charles Lynch and Ed Rosenthal and hundreds of other American citizens were prohibited from defending themselves by the 404 ruling, Even though they were growing in cooperation with their communities, towns and local, county and state government.

Morro Bay Lynching

Mandatory sentencing prohibits or heavily deters innocent accused citizens from even exercising their Constitutional right of a jury trial, in fear of mandatory sentencing if they should be found guilty. 95% choose to plea bargain, that usually includes a profit for expensive rehabs and urine testers.

Heston died, NRA's Mandatory Minimum didn't

Or the prison supply companies and police bloated budgets. The national "marijuana" eradications are comprised of 98% wild non cultivated ditchweed. Saving the kids from burlap?

Eradicated Marijuana Is 98 Percent Ditchweed

Lies and demonizing any deviance is the base of the war on cannabis, the cornerstone of the drug war. With hemp being a major concern for foreign crude oil, knowing vegetable oil has the same cellulose for plastic. Hemp fiber steel was used by Henry Ford making a greater resistance to dents than strip mined sheet-metal. Hemp fiberboard is stronger than trees and yields 4 times more than trees.

Granny Storm Crow's MMJ List

Cannabis was discovered in ancient temple incense and over 100 million use it throughout the world. Time for the truth to remove the bogus laws and give us a choice to the dangerous synthetic alternatives.

US: Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew In '74
by Raymond Cushing, (29 Mar 2001) San Antonio Current US
Wednesday, March 28, The United States Supreme Court rules on whether marijuana use for medicinal purposes can be a valid defense on charges of marijuana possession. The following article was listed as one of the top 25 censored stories of the year 2000. We reprint it here and pose the question, why would the government want to keep us from knowing this?

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,117 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 51 Thanked 607 Times in 399 Posts	Nicholas Kristof wants to know: Should the U.S. legalize drugs? Kristof Asks Readers: Should US Legalize Drugs? Nicholas Kristof wants to know: Should the U.S. legalize drugs? The influential New York Times columnist posted the question, which is being asked in mainstream circles with increasing frequency, on his Facebook page Saturday evening. Opinions have come pouring in. "I'm thinking of writing this coming week about whether legalization of drugs makes sense. Any thoughts out there or good resources?" he asked. continued... Well, he asked, If you examine the lies and manipulation involved in committing the crime of the Controlled Substance Act. There will be no need to "legalize" cannabis. It won't be worthy of outlawing and Hemp is literally ludicrous as a schedule#1 narcotic. Clearly the competition puts out a lot of money toward over zealous drug worriers campaigns. Remove the lies and then treat the street Pharmaceuticals like any deficiency. “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” by Jack Herer The prohibition itself causes the harm in drugs. Same drugs given safely to millions without sharing needles, adulterations or inconsistent dosages. Vices are not crimes and lies are. Lets have some Justice. btw No self respecting grower will ruin their crop pollinating it with hemp as a camouflage. Vices Are Not Crimes Ganja has been used safely for 5000 years, Illicit pharmaceuticals were invented around 1850. No one can Gateway to what hasn't been invented. Only prohibition provides the stepping stone. There's No Such Thing as a 'Gateway Drug' By Scott Morgan Pot potency has always been a range of THC levels, strains and climates. Extractions, elixirs and synthetic isolations of cannabinoids were in common use. Hash oil and Panama Red, Acapulco Gold, Thai stick or Vietnamese in the 60's and early 70's were higher potency than todays kynd bud. Pot Potency? Boomers' blissfully unfazed by mere facts. All the drug czar's propaganda did was raise the price of BC bud, like free advertising. Buyers clubs have shown how to do it. Or home growing as a cost savings for Pharmaceuticals a less intoxicating substance than alcohol. Virtues' of Ganja The Ganjawar perpetuates the "enforcment" profits with not much change in the usage or harm done since the 60's. Nixon's lie keeps on killing. Filling prisons and keeping an organic food, plastic and clothing off the store shelves. The Ganjawar Fraud Hemp can give sustenance to poor Mexicans, a staple alternative to crossing the border for farm labor. Hemp crops have been attempted on Indian reservations only to be chopped down by DEA agents. A crop that could do what Casino's do and lower the welfare tax burden. The family farmer growing abortion free Hemp, without the 90 million pounds of poisons used on cotton. Ganja/Hemp Nixon lumped hemp and medicinal cannabis into the "marijuana" unsubstantiated schedule#1 classification by rejecting his own tax paid Shaffer Commission report. Then duped Congress with the same bogus statistics and hyperbole as used by todays vested ignorant. Nixon lied to schedule Ganja #1 Lets have a "Truth" commission on Ganja then the government doesn't have to get involved and muck this up even more. It's what they seem to do best. Check out the unscrupulous "rules" to weigh on the side of maintaining prohibition. 404 gag claus states the jury can not be told of a medical defense because it might confuse them. Charlie Manson was permitted a defense. Charles Lynch and Ed Rosenthal and hundreds of other American citizens were prohibited from defending themselves by the 404 ruling, Even though they were growing in cooperation with their communities, towns and local, county and state government. Morro Bay Lynching Mandatory sentencing prohibits or heavily deters innocent accused citizens from even exercising their Constitutional right of a jury trial, in fear of mandatory sentencing if they should be found guilty. 95% choose to plea bargain, that usually includes a profit for expensive rehabs and urine testers. Heston died, NRA's Mandatory Minimum didn't Or the prison supply companies and police bloated budgets. The national "marijuana" eradications are comprised of 98% wild non cultivated ditchweed. Saving the kids from burlap? Eradicated Marijuana Is 98 Percent Ditchweed Lies and demonizing any deviance is the base of the war on cannabis, the cornerstone of the drug war. With hemp being a major concern for foreign crude oil, knowing vegetable oil has the same cellulose for plastic. Hemp fiber steel was used by Henry Ford making a greater resistance to dents than strip mined sheet-metal. Hemp fiberboard is stronger than trees and yields 4 times more than trees. Granny Storm Crow's MMJ List Cannabis was discovered in ancient temple incense and over 100 million use it throughout the world. Time for the truth to remove the bogus laws and give us a choice to the dangerous synthetic alternatives. US: Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew In '74 by Raymond Cushing, (29 Mar 2001) San Antonio Current US Wednesday, March 28, The United States Supreme Court rules on whether marijuana use for medicinal purposes can be a valid defense on charges of marijuana possession. The following article was listed as one of the top 25 censored stories of the year 2000. We reprint it here and pose the question, why would the government want to keep us from knowing this?