As Fires Rage, The Law Protects Us From Marijuana

DdC · 07-01-2008, 09:37 PM

As Fires Rage, The Law Protects Us From Marijuana By Peter Schrag
CN Source: Sacramento Bee July 01, 2008 Calif

Almost anybody who's lived in California for even a few years knows from where that acrid smell in the air and the yellow haze in the sky have been coming. And we know the scary feeling that comes with them. The only exceptions are the narcs, state and federal, who think it's marijuana smoke.

As California's wildfires overwhelm the resources to fight them, federal and state agents – hundreds of them – have been sweeping through Humboldt County and a sliver of Mendocino County in pursuit of commercial pot growers.
continued...CN/24047

What kind of birthday present do you give to one who should never have been born?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

DEA Marks 35th Anniversary

The Drug Enforcement Administration was created 35 years ago on this date by President Richard Nixon, who through an Executive Order established a single unified command to combat "an all-out global war on the drug menace." At its outset, the DEA had 1,470 Special Agents, a budget of less than $75 million, and a presence in 31 countries. Today, the DEA has 5,235 Special Agents, a budget of more than $2.4 billion and 87 foreign offices in 63 countries.

I was about to become a Sophomore in college in July 1973.

Since then, we have experienced 35 years of increasing lawlessness, corruption, global criminal drug enterprises, and drug-war-related terror, along with decreased individual rights.

Thanks, DEA, for making this world a more miserable place.

Schwarzenegger orders California National Guard
to deploy ground forces to fight wildfires

Fire! fire on the mountain!

How much of CA's National Guard is in Iraq?
I searched earlier but couldn't find a number. Governator activated 1500 Nat'l Guard today. How many more are unavailable due to deployment to Iraq? What about their equipment?

Lt. Col. Siepmann warned of "less effective response" in May
Edited on Tue Oct-23-07 09:03 PM by gdennis

May 11, 2007
As state forestry officials predict an unusually harsh fire season this summer, the California National Guard says equipment shortages could hinder the guard's response to a large-scale disaster.

Fighting Overseas While Fires Burn at Home

It's Time to Bring the California National Guard Home

State National Guard warns it's stretched to the limit

Oregon Services Plundered For Drug War

The news articles linked to this page illustrate how the war on marijuana users has led to Oregon's crisis in funding for education, aid to families with children, parks, public health and public safety, drug treatment and other vital services. In recent years local and state governments have always found more money for prisons, police and other armaments for the war on cannabis consumers. Tax revenues have increased steadily for more than a decade, yet somehow budgets for social programs get cut year after year.

Portland schools face more cuts in staf
The Oregonian, Jan. 9, 1998

"Students plan rally in support of tuition freeze,"
The Oregonian, Feb. 20, 1997, pp. E1 & E7
"Since 1990, tuition at state public colleges has increased more than 80 percent to make up for cuts to higher education totaling more than $100 million."

While Demands Increase In Oregon, Load Falls On Fewer State Workers
The Oregonian, Aug. 20, 1996

State may fold tent on some parks
The Oregonian, June 6, 1996

Making prisons top state industry is not in our interest by Russell Sadler
Cascadia NewsNet, April 8, 1996

Teachers get word on layoffs
The Oregonian, April 2, 1996

Back to the Blackboard
Willamette Week, March 27, 1996

Teach Your Children Well -
Lunch Money Leading Indicator
Willamette Week, March 27, 1996

California: The Land Of Prisons by Anthony Lewis
The New York Times, March 26, 1996

Oregon dropout rate increases
The Oregonian, March 19, 1996

Storm clouds gather over school budget
The Oregonian, Thursday, March 14, 1996

Leadership 101
Willamette Week, March 13, 1996

Portland schools face budget cuts
The Oregonian, Friday, Dec. 15, 1995

Layoffs may hit Portland schools
The Oregonian, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995

"According to the [Oregon] Legislative Fiscal Office, in the 1991 biennium, $733 million went to higher education and $593 million to public safety, which includes both the Corrections and Judicial Departments. In the current biennium, $627 million goes to higher education and $752 million to public safety."
- Willamette Week, "Megalo Mannix," Jan. 31, 1996, p. 19.

THE PHONY DRUG WAR By MICHAEL KRAMER
Monday, Sep. 02, 1996

Covert Money, Power, and Policy by Dan Russell
Interdiction (chapter excerpt)

If you ask the DEA what percentage of smuggled drugs they intercept, they'll give you exactly the same answer they gave in 1928 or 1948, "about 10%", which is both a wild exaggeration and a cover story. A busy port receives over 100,000 containers a week. They can't even search 1%, let alone nail 10%. A DEA official in "candid" mode will admit they really intercept only 5%, still an absurd exaggeration, although the confiscation laws do enable the narks to make make money coming and going. They're just part of the system.
snip- Read Chapter Excerpt Here

The Drug War is the New Jim Crow (7/31/2001)
Published in NACLA Report on the Americas, July/August 2001

Despite the growing public feeling that the drug war has failed, Attorney General John Ashcroft has declared that he wants to escalate it.1 ""I want to renew it,"" he told CNN's Larry King. ""I want to refresh it, relaunch it if you will.""2 And Bush's nominees to fight the drug war have joined in Ashcroft's chorus. John Walters, the new drug czar, and Asa Hutchinson, the choice to head the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), are promising ever more interdiction, incarceration and arrests.

Drug War Crimes Kill, Incarcerate Innocent By Radley Balko
FOXNews.com - Opinion August 14, 2007

This has been a public fucking service announcement...

We're going to take your money now. Trust us
Asset Seizure

patriot · 07-02-2008, 01:57 AM

Don't ya know we can't have these domestic dangerous marijuana growers interfering with C.I.A. profits??? After all, Daddy was a former C.I.A. chief. I'm sure he still lives his wonderful organization funded with our tax dollars.

Dozer McDozer · 07-02-2008, 09:36 AM

fuck nixon

and the cia

and the whole executive branch

edit: hmm the executive branch is way more than just a branch now isn't it...

another edit: fuck scharzenegger too

07-01-2008, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
DdC Old School Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 1,140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 141 Times in 82 Posts	As Fires Rage, The Law Protects Us From Marijuana As Fires Rage, The Law Protects Us From Marijuana By Peter Schrag CN Source: Sacramento Bee July 01, 2008 Calif Almost anybody who's lived in California for even a few years knows from where that acrid smell in the air and the yellow haze in the sky have been coming. And we know the scary feeling that comes with them. The only exceptions are the narcs, state and federal, who think it's marijuana smoke. As California's wildfires overwhelm the resources to fight them, federal and state agents – hundreds of them – have been sweeping through Humboldt County and a sliver of Mendocino County in pursuit of commercial pot growers. continued...CN/24047 What kind of birthday present do you give to one who should never have been born? Tuesday, July 1, 2008 DEA Marks 35th Anniversary The Drug Enforcement Administration was created 35 years ago on this date by President Richard Nixon, who through an Executive Order established a single unified command to combat "an all-out global war on the drug menace." At its outset, the DEA had 1,470 Special Agents, a budget of less than $75 million, and a presence in 31 countries. Today, the DEA has 5,235 Special Agents, a budget of more than $2.4 billion and 87 foreign offices in 63 countries. I was about to become a Sophomore in college in July 1973. Since then, we have experienced 35 years of increasing lawlessness, corruption, global criminal drug enterprises, and drug-war-related terror, along with decreased individual rights. Thanks, DEA, for making this world a more miserable place. Schwarzenegger orders California National Guard to deploy ground forces to fight wildfires Fire! fire on the mountain! How much of CA's National Guard is in Iraq? I searched earlier but couldn't find a number. Governator activated 1500 Nat'l Guard today. How many more are unavailable due to deployment to Iraq? What about their equipment? Lt. Col. Siepmann warned of "less effective response" in May Edited on Tue Oct-23-07 09:03 PM by gdennis May 11, 2007 As state forestry officials predict an unusually harsh fire season this summer, the California National Guard says equipment shortages could hinder the guard's response to a large-scale disaster. Fighting Overseas While Fires Burn at Home It's Time to Bring the California National Guard Home State National Guard warns it's stretched to the limit Oregon Services Plundered For Drug War The news articles linked to this page illustrate how the war on marijuana users has led to Oregon's crisis in funding for education, aid to families with children, parks, public health and public safety, drug treatment and other vital services. In recent years local and state governments have always found more money for prisons, police and other armaments for the war on cannabis consumers. Tax revenues have increased steadily for more than a decade, yet somehow budgets for social programs get cut year after year. Portland schools face more cuts in staf The Oregonian, Jan. 9, 1998 "Students plan rally in support of tuition freeze," The Oregonian, Feb. 20, 1997, pp. E1 & E7 "Since 1990, tuition at state public colleges has increased more than 80 percent to make up for cuts to higher education totaling more than $100 million." While Demands Increase In Oregon, Load Falls On Fewer State Workers The Oregonian, Aug. 20, 1996 State may fold tent on some parks The Oregonian, June 6, 1996 Making prisons top state industry is not in our interest by Russell Sadler Cascadia NewsNet, April 8, 1996 Teachers get word on layoffs The Oregonian, April 2, 1996 Back to the Blackboard Willamette Week, March 27, 1996 Teach Your Children Well - Lunch Money Leading Indicator Willamette Week, March 27, 1996 California: The Land Of Prisons by Anthony Lewis The New York Times, March 26, 1996 Oregon dropout rate increases The Oregonian, March 19, 1996 Storm clouds gather over school budget The Oregonian, Thursday, March 14, 1996 Leadership 101 Willamette Week, March 13, 1996 Portland schools face budget cuts The Oregonian, Friday, Dec. 15, 1995 Layoffs may hit Portland schools The Oregonian, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995 "According to the [Oregon] Legislative Fiscal Office, in the 1991 biennium, $733 million went to higher education and $593 million to public safety, which includes both the Corrections and Judicial Departments. In the current biennium, $627 million goes to higher education and $752 million to public safety." - Willamette Week, "Megalo Mannix," Jan. 31, 1996, p. 19. THE PHONY DRUG WAR By MICHAEL KRAMER Monday, Sep. 02, 1996 Covert Money, Power, and Policy by Dan Russell Interdiction (chapter excerpt) If you ask the DEA what percentage of smuggled drugs they intercept, they'll give you exactly the same answer they gave in 1928 or 1948, "about 10%", which is both a wild exaggeration and a cover story. A busy port receives over 100,000 containers a week. They can't even search 1%, let alone nail 10%. A DEA official in "candid" mode will admit they really intercept only 5%, still an absurd exaggeration, although the confiscation laws do enable the narks to make make money coming and going. They're just part of the system. snip- Read Chapter Excerpt Here The Drug War is the New Jim Crow (7/31/2001) Published in NACLA Report on the Americas, July/August 2001 Despite the growing public feeling that the drug war has failed, Attorney General John Ashcroft has declared that he wants to escalate it.1 ""I want to renew it,"" he told CNN's Larry King. ""I want to refresh it, relaunch it if you will.""2 And Bush's nominees to fight the drug war have joined in Ashcroft's chorus. John Walters, the new drug czar, and Asa Hutchinson, the choice to head the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), are promising ever more interdiction, incarceration and arrests. Drug War Crimes Kill, Incarcerate Innocent By Radley Balko FOXNews.com - Opinion August 14, 2007 This has been a public fucking service announcement... We're going to take your money now. Trust us Asset Seizure __________________ Safe Sacramental Cannabis, Food, Fuel, Fiber, FARM-aceuticals Hardrug, Booze & Petro-Chem Alternative Eliminated by Legislation and Administrated Education Depravation! Welcome to Reality

07-02-2008, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
patriot YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: United States of Saudi Arabiaa Posts: 1,354 Thanks: 7 Thanked 60 Times in 38 Posts	What the hell's the matter with you???? Don't ya know we can't have these domestic dangerous marijuana growers interfering with C.I.A. profits??? After all, Daddy was a former C.I.A. chief. I'm sure he still lives his wonderful organization funded with our tax dollars. __________________ The Lord giveth, and the government taketh away. It is immoral to legislate morality. You have no rights unless you exercise them. A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government. Insanity is defined as doing the same things over and over again while expecting different results. Blind faith in bad leadership is not patriotism. I'm a lot of things, but brainwashed is not one of them. The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler

07-02-2008, 09:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dozer McDozer yahookan Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: whaa...huh? Posts: 579 Thanks: 62 Thanked 46 Times in 41 Posts	fuck nixon and the cia and the whole executive branch edit: hmm the executive branch is way more than just a branch now isn't it... another edit: fuck scharzenegger too Last edited by Dozer McDozer; 07-02-2008 at 09:38 AM.

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