35 years for 4.6 ounces of Marijuana

Via dfwnorml.org:

He was caught by law enforcement within 1000 feet of Ebenezer Day Care Center in Tyler with baggies of weed in his pockets toking on a joint. On Thursday, March 4th, Henry received 35 years in a state correctional facility.

Both the arresting pig and Smith County Assistant District Attorney Richard Vance are the ones that need to be behind bars for 35 years. Sick bastards.

(Thanks to Michelle)

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Breckenridge legalizes pot

And by a huge margin. Good for them.

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Ron Paul wants to legalize pot, Obama says no

Obama, a known drug user, doesn’t agree.

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Police executing people for smoking pot

This particular execution failed, thankfully:

GVSU student, Derek Copp, shot in chest by police for smoking marijuana: Executing children for the War on Drugs

Will the cop that shot this guy stand trial for attempted murder? Don’t count on it.

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Hemp: the alternative food and energy source

Andrew Lahde writes:

I would like to bring attention to an alternative food and energy source. You won’t see it included in BP’s, “Feel good. We are working on sustainable solutions,” television commercials, nor is it mentioned in ADM’s similar commercials. But hemp has been used for at least 5,000 years for cloth and food, as well as just about everything that is produced from petroleum products. Hemp is not marijuana and vice versa. Hemp is the male plant and it grows like a weed, hence the slang term. The original American flag was made of hemp fiber and our Constitution was printed on paper made of hemp. It was used as recently as World War II by the U.S. Government, and then promptly made illegal after the war was won. At a time when rhetoric is flying about becoming more self-sufficient in terms of energy, why is it illegal to grow this plant in this country? Ah, the female. The evil female plant — marijuana. It gets you high, it makes you laugh, it does not produce a hangover. Unlike alcohol, it does not result in bar fights or wife beating. So, why is this innocuous plant illegal? Is it a gateway drug? No, that would be alcohol, which is so heavily advertised in this country. My only conclusion as to why it is illegal, is that Corporate America, which owns Congress, would rather sell you Paxil, Zoloft, Xanax and other additive drugs, than allow you to grow a plant in your home without some of the profits going into their coffers. This policy is ludicrous. It has surely contributed to our dependency on foreign energy sources. Our policies have other countries literally laughing at our stupidity, most notably Canada, as well as several European nations (both Eastern and Western). You would not know this by paying attention to U.S. media sources though, as they tend not to elaborate on who is laughing at the United States this week. Please people, let’s stop the rhetoric and start thinking about how we can truly become self-sufficient.

Again: “My only conclusion as to why it is illegal, is that Corporate America, which owns Congress, would rather sell you Paxil, Zoloft, Xanax and other additive drugs, than allow you to grow a plant in your home without some of the profits going into their coffers.”

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California to Legalize Weed

Via laist.com:

There is an initiative in the works that could end up on the November ballot that allows for marijuana to be sold to anyone, and anywhere that already sells alcohol. Its being called The Inalienable Rights Enforcement Initiative.

So instead of getting some quack doctor to give you a prescription for $100 because of your supposed “anxiety” or alleged “insomnia”, you will just pay an extra tax each time you buy yourself another 8th.

I wonder if this is the reason big pharma is suddenly trying to monopolize pot.

It seems to me that if all the time, money and other resources wasted over the years on the Libertarian Party, Libertarian campaigns and libertarian think tanks etc. would have instead been invested in pro-liberty ballot initiatives, we would be living in a freer world today.

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Teens who smoke pot function better

CTV.ca reports:

Teens who smoke pot but not cigarettes appear to be more likely to get good grades, play sports and live with both parents than those who also use tobacco, finds a surprising new study from Switzerland.

What’s more, the study found that teens who smoke pot were more likely to have a good relationship with their friends than teens who smoked neither tobacco nor pot, found the study published in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

What will those obsessed with endless, ridiculous wars on everything say now?

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