How to get marijuana legalized

[Wizard777]

You must DEMAND that your represenatives represent you. You must DEMAND that our government of the people by the people and FOR the people serve your needs just as they do every other culture in america. You must stop accepting our Constitution and your right under it as what you will be denied. You must stop accepting the discrimination and segregation they are placing upon you. You must put faces ro the pejorative uses of Pot Head. You must begin to define what you are and what you are not. You must establish to your fellow americans that all blacks are not murderers, rapists, and thieves that they were once promoted by evil people to be. Niether are all pot smokers the criminals that the evil people are promoting them to be. Yes there are Criminals that are black, pot smokers, and even black pot smokers. But the truest meassure of any culture exists in meassuring the culture by the best amongst them and not their worst. You must take your rightful place in the American society. You must DEMAND to live and freedom and be willing to accept the responsibilities that comes with your liberties. You must demand that the federal government surrender to We The People in this civil paramilitary war on drugs. Then you can begin to negotiate your terms of peace. Begin to institute regulation, inspection, and of course taxation. Freedom is Free. Otherwise it couldn't possibly be freedom. But liberty can come with a premium.

[MrModerate]

1. Yeah, sure, that's going to work. n/t

[Wizard777]

5. Democracy will work in America.

I believe that with with all my heart and soul. Now pot smokers just have to quit acting like Iraqi's waiting for someone to come and liberate them from their tyrant and give them Democracy. They have to take it if they want true democracy. No one gifted our forefather with democracy. They took it from a world of Kings like thieves in the night.

This is the most insidious part of the war on drugs is that it puts Americans in the middle. You can chose sides but that immediately makes you the enemy of the other side. But hey that cuts down on the dialog and the peace that it could provide. It keeps the people powerless and it keeps our public servants acting as our paramilitary overlords. A protected people are never a free people. Then there is that whole a house divided against it's self cannot stand thing. personally O think the Conservative republicans are trying to do every thing they can to cause the fall of America and Democracy. They have started a treasonous paramilitary war that has set American against American. Now they are working on the outside trying to isolate us from a world that hates our leaders. It's the very formula for the collapse of any nation. There were Germans that lived to see their country rise and fall. Not once, not twice, but three times. If you say it can't happen here. Then we're already more than half way there.

[MrModerate]

7. Maybe so -- although I have my doubts these days . . .

But I was actually making a rather snarky comment about the high blather-factor in your post.

As a strategic measure, I don't think we should lend any credence to the notion that boo leads to brain damage when we're trying to make our case. As a practical matter, I couldn't extract much from your original post (and less from this one

In any case:

I think the prohibition zealots genuinely feel that they're "doing good" by preventing people from finding ways to intoxicate themselves. No matter that self-intoxication is an ineradicable human urge and is (IMO) clearly covered by the "pursuit of happiness" language in the Declaration of Independence.

As to how to overcome these Mrs. Grundies, I recommend working through organizations like NORML, supporting the medical marijuana community, and a dash of civil disobedience when you can get away with it.

Maundering about how democracy oughta be and how wicked the Repubs are for carrying out this stupid and pointless war (have you noticed how the pubbies seem to have a thing for stupid and pointless wars?) doesn't seem to be a very effective approach.

[Wizard777]

13. Most cynics do.

But I usually debate at the Baltimore Sun and other forums like that. So I have an appreciation of cynicism. In fact I can be very cynical myself at times. But this isn't one of them. I've seen freedom and nothing will hold me back from it.

Now about "brain damage." That is a misconception that has been disproved. You brain was designed to process marijuana. In fact your brain produces canabinoids that are very similar to the canabinoids in marijuana. How about it slows brain activity? Also disproved. In fact marijuana can increase brain activity by as much as 160%. Short term memory loss? No, that has never been proved. But the Pentagon is now discovering that War can cause short term memory loss. The stress actually causes changes in the hipocampus. Ain't that a bitch! Pot doesn't cause brain damage but war does. Given pots amazing stress relieving abilities. We may go from war on drugs to war with drugs. They already have Air Force Pilots popping speed. So why not give the Marines a joint with their rations?

As for NORML. I founded a chapter here in Maryland. I quickly became disillusioned with them and left. The chapter then went defunct. They do some good. But they are the piss, whine, moan, and groan society. They are a referral service for overpriced lawyers. You know not a single one of them over priced lawyers could figure out that Ronald Reagan declaring war on Americans was an act of treason. But they are defense lawyers. Sooo.... The other point of contention I had with them was in seeing first amendment religious uses as a Juggernaut. They weren't the slightest bit interested in that either. But recreational use is still illegal. But religious uses on federal land is legal. So a big :P to NORML. I did return for the battle with the PFADFA brain waves battle and then promptly left again. It still appeared to me that they wanted to do as little as possible to get it legalized. They just need a few minor victories to keep the cash rolling in. But they don't want it legalized any more than the cops or politicians do. Everybody would have to go out and get a new gimmick. They would have to get a new vehicle and we're not talking BMW's here. Also they tend to get credit for thing other organizations like the freedom fighters and green panthers etc. do simply because they are the best known. They have name recognition. So every time something happens with marijuana people think it's NORML. I have actually gotten into arguments over NORML having absolutely nothing to do with Maryland's medical marijuana law. That came from the compassion of our legislators and our Governor Bob Ehrlich (R&D). Not NORML. In fact that is the only piece of legislation that has gone through without the partisan wars or even any bickering. They got real, got together, and did it. Bob even took a lot of heat from Bush on that who was lobbying him hard to veto the bill. I didn't vote for Bob and probably never will. But I will always respect Bob Ehrlich for that. He did the right thing. He put party and politics aside to help sick people.

Now that religious freedom has been established. I now see the DEMAND for and establishment of democracy for pot smokers as the new Juggernaut and this one will provide for recreational use as well. We have to end the disenfranchisement of pot smokers. It's really that simple.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

2. nice post, i agree totally

welcome to DU!

Kick!

[Wizard777]

6. Thank you on both.

Btw. I hope the new Hitchhikers Guide movie is better than the BBC production. It really put the emphasis on play in screenplay. The effects were ineffectual. If the director lived up to his role as a visionary. It should be more awesome than Star Wars.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

11. yeah, i am neveusly anticipating its release

can't wait to see it.
i can't say that i will be able to pick out all the inaccuracies having read the series years ago. i think that will be a good thing.

i am just excited to see fantastic special effects coupled with a story like this.

can't wait to see it!

[byronius]

3. Getting rid of the five million fake votes would be a good start.

[Wizard777]

9. I agree Diebold must be dealt with.

Now election aren't so much about the canidate the party enters in the race. But who controls the machines being used to determine the out come of the race. They not only can control who gets the office. But determine referendums on issues the voters didn't trust thier elected officials to make for them or must be made by the people. But resistence is fading. I'm from Maryland and we recently became the first state to legislatively pass a Medical Marijuana law. The other states have had to bypass thier legislature and pass it with referendums. The government is out of tough with the will of the people. But I can say that Marylands legislature is wising up. We're a small state and that is conducive to easy communication. Now we just have to stop Baltimore's new Police Commissioner from literally going to war with the people of Baltimore. He refers to the police as "troops." He has "psyops". Someone need to explain Posse Comitatus to him before he ends before Congress being convicted of treason or worse. Paper Lace's The Night Chicago Died has to be rewritten to The Night Baltimore Died. Brother what a night it really was. Brother what a fight it really was. Yes in deed.

[elehhhhna]

4. Helpful hint: tell your Congressmen you're Jack Welch. They'll listen .

[Wizard777]

8. Better Yet.

Meet with them in person at their office or rallies. Tell them that you are one of their constiuents and you are a pot smoker. Tell them that if they continue to regard you as being a criminal simply for smoking pot. If they continue to legislate against you. You will no longer support them. That you will not foolishly support a position that is created from 1 part science fiction and 1 part legal fiction. If your a donor. That would be the best time to hand them the check and let them know it could be the last. Also don't think that a 10.00 or a 20.00 carries no weight. The weight doesn't come from any one 10.00 or 20.00 check. It's their enumeration just like your rights. It's all the 10.00 or 20.00 checks united to form that more perfect union. The greast weight comes when they go to spend and come up 10.00 or 20.00 short of their desired purchase. That is when they fully realize how their depriving you can deprive them. They need your 10.00 or 20.00 and don't have it.

Write in the memo section of your check. Pot Smokers are We The People too.

[elehhhhna]

10. But my Cong. is --eeek!--Tom Delay! Maybe if I laid out a few lines

of coke he'd pay attention, though?

[Wizard777]

12. You have my deepest sympathies.

Actually I think you would have to register as a lobbyist and then give him a free trip to Bolivia and a straw er um donation. Yeah that the ticket a straw donation.

[elehhhhna]

14. No sympathies required! After all, as he mentioned last year,

He "IS" the Federal Government! As in:


"Dang! The Federal Government is dying its hair too dark these days."

and "I think the Federal Government needs a tan.

[Wizard777]

15. Bad News For Delay

"My Government"
President George Bush