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As a convicted fellonhishead for growing our Lord's most gentle pain reliever on the planet I am constantly faced with exactly the following article's punishments. I am forced to be limeted to only ranting the congressdinosaurs like that puke Grassley. How can I help pull the old baastard's teeth if I can't vote him out for being out of touch with the people? These entrenched scums Like these restrictions that de facto continue my jailing by permanently denying me my right to vote here in Iowa because I owe past, and very, very falsely obtained, fines. To the whole world: I will continue to grow and eat and smoke my pot. This statement can, and will, be used against me in a court of law because I have no power to actually vote and protect myself from future grief over this God-given and man removed right to cultivate my reefer. Changing the pot laws is not tantamount ( don't cha luv big words lol ) to legalizing child molestation. It Is tantamount to freedom of a home grower to medicate his or her self under the "quiet in residence" laws, however. If I grow weed in my closet and I eat that nice growth on my corn flakes just what the hell business is it of Grassley's???? It isn't any, at all. none, that old constitution stomping wart! hmm, probo best alert the old bastard to some new facts. yep, I just checked the rant-o-meter and Chucky is one rant arrears so after this post I'll have to do my civic duty and paste him another shot. I can't vote him out, but he doesn"t have the capacity to know that in the e mails. yuk yuk serves him right to have to talk to me what with all that "I can eat these percocets or I can eat this here reefer" sort of e mails. Just let your imagination free and you get what I might send him. lol Well, here's some news you can use, fellow reefer brains... Wash. bill would aid felons' voting restoration Debt stands between ballot box and tens of thousands of convicted felons In this Thursday, March 30, 2006 photo, Beverly DuBois, a convicted felon, stands outside of her trailer home in the Riverside Community, just outside of Chattaroy, Wash. Under current law, felons can't vote until they have served their sentence, including the completion of any parole or probation, and paid all restitution and other court fees. updated 6:44 a.m. CT, Mon., March. 23, 2009 OLYMPIA, Wash. - For tens of thousands of convicted felons in Washington state, only one thing stands between them and the ballot box: debt. Under current law, felons can't vote until they have served their sentences, including the completion of any parole or probation, and paid all restitution and other court fees. A measure to remove that payment requirement — opponents say it's akin to a modern-day "poll tax" — has passed the House and awaits action in the Senate. If it becomes law, felons could simply re-register to vote once they're no longer in state custody, including any parole or probation. "The basic unfairness is that our system is currently based on someone paying off their legal obligations," said Rep. Jeannie Darneille, a Tacoma Democrat who sponsored the measure. "If you have money, you can get your rights restored, and if you don't have money, you won't." Washington's neighbor, Oregon, automatically restores voting rights to felons once they're released from prison. Nearly 40 other states and the District of Columbia also have less onerous restrictions on restoring voting rights to felons. But others argue Washington state is obligated to make sure felons complete all of their sentence, including all monetary obligations. "Until they pay their fines and restitution, to me, they haven't carried out their entire sentence," said Rep. Ed Orcutt, a Kalama Republican who opposes the bill. "So their voting rights shouldn't be restored." 'An issue of fairness' Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a Seattle Democrat who sponsored a similar measure in the Senate, said felons will still need to pay off their debts, but won't have to wait to vote while they're doing so. "It's more an issue of fairness," she said. "I don't think the right to vote should be based on one's income." Similar bills have been raised here before, but this is the first time the measure has gotten any traction. It passed the House on a 53-43 vote earlier this month, and has a public hearing Monday morning before the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee. Secretary of State Sam Reed, the state's top elections officer, had not taken a position on the measure in the past, but this year he publicly supports it, saying the bill could foster greater civic engagement. "When people have served their time and are out of prison, we want them to get involved in their community and get connected," said Reed, a Republican. Equally important, Reed said, the measure would help reduce the bureaucratic challenges in determining who is a legal voter. 'Really need a bright line' The state's voter database is able to track people who are currently in prison, or who are still under supervision by the state Department of Corrections. More than 12,000 felons have been removed from the rolls since the database went online in 2006. But people who haven't yet had their rights restored, often because of unpaid court-ordered fines, are harder to track. "It continues to be a problem," Reed said. "We really need a bright line." It is unclear exactly how many people previously convicted of felonies are barred from voting in Washington solely because they haven't paid their fines. A 2002 estimate calculated the figure at more than 46,000 people, but state elections officials say the actual number is impossible to know, because there's no list of people who are no longer in the DOC system, but still owe legal financial obligations. "There is no source of information that provides all of the people who are ineligible," said Katie Blinn, Reed's assistant director of elections. In 2006, a King County judge had ruled that felons cannot be barred from voting just because they owe fines. The following year, the state Supreme Court overruled him, saying that the law did not illegally discriminate against poor felons who have trouble paying their legal bills. 'It's terribly frustrating' The ACLU had sued on behalf of three convicted felons in that case, including Beverly DuBois of Chattaroy, who was convicted on a marijuana charge in 2002. The $10 per month she has been paying since her release in 2003 doesn't cover the interest, and she said her $1,600 fine has increased to nearly $2,000. "This last election, I was just beside myself because I couldn't vote," said DuBois, who was disabled after a car accident and can't work. "It's terribly frustrating." An estimated 5.3 million people nationwide are ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction, according to The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C. "People want there to be consequences for committing a crime. But certainly once the sentence has been completed, there's not that many people who think this should be a lifetime punishment imposed on you," said Marc Mauer, executive director of the advocacy group. Gov. Chris Gregoire, a Democrat, said she generally supported the idea. "I do not have an objection for restoration of voting rights simply because they haven't paid a fine," she said. "I don't want to create a debtor's prison." Well, that's Exactly what I am in with this no vote boolshit.
 
Robert Kane asked: Marijuana users have always sought legal loopholes in countries where it is illegal to own or smoke it. Many people choose to buy marijuana seeds (which is legal in many places), then grow and smoke their own (which is not!) But every marijuana smoker has probably dreamed at one point or another of living in a country where marijuana is legal - or at least where the "rules" concerning possession are so lax that it is effectively legal. Most people know about Holland's famously relaxed laws regarding marijuana (which is why it doesn't feature on the list below!) While no other country has achieved such high profile recognition for making marijuana legal, a number of places around the world have quietly relaxed their laws concerning possession for personal use. In most of these countries, possession still remains technically illegal, but penalties are not enforced if you are within certain guidelines - this is known as decriminalisation. So, if living in a country where marijuana possession isn't punished by the law sounds like heaven, here are five places you should consider emigrating! Argentina After a recent court debate about whether or not to punish those who buy and grow marijuana, Argentina has effectively made marijuana legal if it is in small quantities for personal use. A leading judge in Argentina even decided that it was "unconstitutional" to legislate against marijuana possession! Those who buy marijuana seeds and grow their own are also leniently treated, so long as they are growing a small number of plants. The country is also notably supportive of several medical marijuana programs. Australia Before you go booking a one way ticket to Sydney, make sure you do your research. Different regions have different rules, but Western Australia, Southern Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland have all decriminalised marijuana to a certain degree. In Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland, police have taken to "ticketing" those caught with less than 50 grams of marijuana rather than arresting them, and Western and Southern Australia have instituted on the spot fines for minor possession rather than official warnings or arrests. Belgium Since 2003, the Belgian government has made the possession and use of marijuana legal under the following conditions: ? The amount possessed is 5 grams or less ? You are over 18 ? You do not smoke in the presence of minors ? You do not smoke in public You can buy marijuana seeds and grow them in Belgium without penalty - however, you are only allowed to own one female plant. The purchase and sale of marijuana is still illegal, but most Belgians simply get their marijuana in Holland. Colombia Colombia, has had relaxed laws concerning drug possession for over ten years. Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, one gram of cocaine and one gram of heroin is not considered to be illegal, although things may change - recent conservative governments have considered repealing this law to combat Colombia's drug culture. Nepal Unlike the other countries on this list, Nepal doesn't have an actual decriminalisation policy towards marijuana - it's rather that the laws they have are hardly ever enforced! Marijuana used to be legal in Nepal, making it a hippy Mecca in the 1960's and early 70's. It has been illegal since 1973 - not that you'd notice. Marijuana is widely available and used, especially by Nepalese holy men. Note that smuggling and growing are punished, but possession and personal use rarely are - if the police catch you smoking they will stop you, but only to collect a small bribe! Grow Marijuana
   
Robert Kane asked: It’s no secret that many countries ban the sale of cannabis. It’s slightly less known that in many of these countries the actual cannabis seeds are legally allowed to be bought and sold. We whole-heartedly support these measures and only recommend our cannabis seeds are used for novelty purposes, as you can imagine but often we get asked exactly what people should use them for. Well, here’s what we do with our spare cannabis seeds – hopefully it’ll inspire you! 1. One for the Mantle Piece Impress your friends with your fine collection of rare cannabis seeds by putting them on display. I personally have a collection of 127 marijuana seeds, each one lovingly laid out on its own plush red cushion in a glass display case. Not only do they show you to be the expert collector you are, but they make great conversation starters. 2. An Expensive Form of Birdseed If you’re in a country where the purchasing of cannabis seeds is legal, then there’s no reason not to feed them to your birds. Hemp is a common component of seed mixes for birds, and many report that our feathered friends will eat the cannabis seeds first. It’s no surprise when you consider how full of nutrients the humble marijuana seed is – each one is packed with magnesium-rich chlorophyll and protein, making it a nutritious and easy to digest treat. In 1937 when the bird seed companies testified before congress regarding the legalities of marijuana seeds, they are reported to have stated that “canaries won’t sing without it”. 3. Make Your Own Rainstick A rainstick is a long hollow tube filled with beads of beans. When the stick is held up, all the filling fall down, and creates a sound like heavy rain falling. If you have enough cannabis seeds lying around, why not try your hand at constructing your own? Wholesome fun which is resolutely not illegal! 4. Make a Rattle for an Infant If that doesn’t work (which it won’t), consider scaling down your aims and constructing a rattle. Simply drop a handful of cannabis seeds into an empty matchbox, securely fasten it shut and attach a pencil for a rattle on a budget. 5. Bring the Spirit of Summer with Miniature Boulles Missing boulles on the lawn and the spirit of summer? Why not recreate the fun of boulles with your cannabis seeds. Paint each seed the colour you want, and then recreate the skilled sport of the elderly in your own living room. 6. Thrifty Christmas Presents Economically speaking, times are hard and getting the money together for Christmas presents can be tricky. Although not the cheapest seeds, a bag of marijuana will still provide one seed each for all your family and friends – and when they see all of the novel, fun and, best of all, legal things they can do with their gift, they’re sure to offer you their sincere and whole-hearted thanks. 7. Leave a Trail to Find your Way Around Hansel and Gretel had the right idea – they left a trail of breadcrumbs in the woods to find their way out. Of course it backfires on them when the breadcrumbs are eaten - which is why using cannabis seeds to find your way works best indoors. You should also make sure only to use them on white surfaces so they really show up clearly. Still, if you’re ever lost in a white floored palace, then you could use your cannabis seeds for navigation… I suppose. 8. Make Some Fine Cannabis Seed Art Many of those who claim cannabis should be grown illegally point to the fine art that has been created by those using the ‘high’ of the finished drug. But kids, you don’t need to be high to make great art – try using the seeds themselves! You can paint the seeds and make them into a mosaic or a mural! 9. Make Yourself a Comfy Beanbag Beanbags typically have thousands of polystyrene balls inside, but why not put your cannabis seeds to good use and fill a beanbag with them? Sure, it will cost a few thousand pounds more than buying polystyrene balls, but a beanbag full of cannabis seeds (probably) feels a lot more comfortable and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing yours is indefinably better. 10. Guess the Number of Marijuana Seeds in the Jar A great way of recouping some of your losses on the marijuana seed beanbag is to put your remaining seeds in a jar, and have a competition amongst your friends over who can guess the correct number. If you put the price to play high enough, you could even make a profit on your comfy, comfy beanbag. So use your cannabis seeds for any of these purposes, but make sure you don’t grow them under any circumstances! It can only end in tears. How to Grow Marijuana
   
Yo Ho, Reefer Pirates! Remember me rant several months ago about how reasonable it is to allow us reefer heads to smoke and drive? Wasn't I just awful again?? Seems like your humble narrator has company! The entire state of Califonia seems to have come on board the good ship Bush and passed some law changes. How nice. Medical Marijuana Advocates Get Calif. DMV Change Qualified Patients No Longer Subject to Arbitrary License Revocation The ASA legal team saw the fruits of another big victory for patients in March, when the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued a new policy on driver's licenses that ends discrimination against state medical marijuana patients. ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford As of March 2, the DMV Driver Safety Procedure Manual now says that "use of medicinal marijuana approved by a physician should be handled in the same manner as any other prescription medication which may affect safe driving." The change means that medical marijuana use now "does not, in itself, constitute grounds for a license withdrawal action," as it had in the past. The change in DMV policy stems from a lawsuit filed by ASA on behalf of Rose Johnson, 53, whose driving license was revoked because she uses medical marijuana on the advice of her doctor. Despite having driven for 37 years without an accident or a ticket, the DMV revoked Johnson's license last July. According to the DMV, Johnson was no longer able to safely operate a motor vehicle "because of...[an] addiction to, or habitual use of, [a] drug." Their evidence? Her doctor's recommendation for medical marijuana. ASA filed suit on Johnson's behalf in November, and DMV announced their new policy in January, before her case was heard. Johnson was given a driving test, which she passed, and DMV reinstated her license. "The new DMV policy is a significant change," said ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford, who handled the action. "Drivers will no longer have their licenses suspended or revoked simply because of their status as medical marijuana patients." ASA had reports that the DMV had targeted medical marijuana patients in at least eight California counties, including Alameda, Butte, Contra Costa, Glenn, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, and Sonoma. License suspensions and revocations by the DMV were done under cover of calling the drivers "drug abusers," though they were based on nothing more than the person's status as a state-qualified medical marijuana patient. "This DMV policy change represents a victory for patients, which puts us closer to full implementation of California's medical marijuana law," said Elford. My friends, isn't this just great? Ha! I take morphenyweenies and percocets and methadone.... yech! But, I am a real bad boy if I also smoke weed? I think NOT! And now a news flash: senator Chaz Grassley has switched sides in the marijuana debate and decided to stop being a drug warrior and general puke with a great big mouth. Ahh, no. He is commited to being a dinosaur and will likily remain so to his death. Why is it that we are stuck with leaders who can't or won't change their minds when the people who put them in want something different? and better?? More on this issue later, right chuck? Hey Senator Chucky Grassley! Have you been paying attention to Illinois and Minnesotta? They have red hot pro-cannabis issues coming before the full senate of these two states bordering Iowa! You are getting more and more isolated, drug warrior moron. Dinosaurs are not remembered for the bridges they got us. They are remembered for telling the cops and child protective to come into our bedrooms all gunned up and take our precious children by violent force because Mommy smoked a joint. You Will be remembered senator grassley. For being a nazi puke. I am the bush and you can kiss it, drug warrior morons. Legalize our smoke at All levels and give us our children back!
   
Here is a quote from a nice group of peeps and grandma I would love to meet before I have to leave Oregon and go back ( heavy on the "back") to iowa where I will be subjected to the political fakery of the two senators, harkin ( sell out to the pharmaceutical giants who calls himself a democrat but in reality is a republican puke ) and grassley ( great name, pukey politics and perfectly fits the following description of politicians ). Sucks to be me, but I shall get the hello out of there as fast as I can unload my real estate and load my truck. Off to Oregon I shall go. Ho Ho.

US CA: Column: Three Former Presidents And The Law

THREE FORMER PRESIDENTS AND THE LAWIt seems pretty obvious that the last three presidents - Bill Clinton, George W.  Bush and Barack Obama - once smoked marijuana.  OK, Clinton claimed he didn't inhale.  Bush refused to say whether he ever used drugs, instead he coyly alluded to mistakes in his youth.  Obama didn't play games in his memoir, "Dreams from my Father," he wrote about using marijuana and cocaine as a kid. The big question: If all three men nonetheless managed to become president, why can't Washington decriminalize marijuana? Or better yet, legalize, regulate and tax it. At what the White House billed last week as an "experimental" town hall meeting with questions submitted online, the most popular questions were about marijuana.  President Obama chose not to answer any such question directly.  Instead, the president volunteered that "there was one question that was voted on that ranked fairly high, and that was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation." Then he quipped to laughter, "And I don't know what this says about the online audience." His answer to his question: "No, I don't think that is a good strategy to grow our economy." Fair enough, legalizing marijuana isn't a strategy to improve the economy.  But there are reasons to legalize marijuana, such as the 872,720 marijuana arrests made in America in 2007 - more than 775,000 were for possession, not sale or manufacture.  Those individuals who are convicted may have criminal records and may have trouble obtaining financial aid for college - even if some day they could grow up to be president. And what can America show for its drug laws? The World Health Organization found that 42.4 percent of Americans had tried marijuana - - the highest ratio of any of 17 countries surveyed.  WHO researchers concluded that drug use "does not appear to be related to drug policy, as countries with more stringent policies ( e.g., the United States ) did not have lower levels of illegal drug use than countries with more liberal policies ( e.g.  the Netherlands )." In short, drug laws don't work, but they cost the federal government alone some $3.7 billion annually, according to Harvard economist Jeffrey A.  Miron. Ess Eff's Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project observed that "I can't say that I'm completely surprised by the way Obama dealt with it, but I wonder if he was smart to insult the online audience that played a very large role in electing him." Insult? I don't think Obama meant to insult anyone.  I think that was a well-executed political straddle - Obama winked at the pro-legalization crowd, even as he ran from the policy it so craves. Mirken told me, "I can't help but feel that ( Obama ) really knows better, but just doesn't think he can go there politically now." That's the sign of a successful straddle: When the people whom you officially oppose believe you secretly sympathize with them. In February, pollster Scott Rasmussen reported that 40 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, 46 percent oppose, while 14 percent are not sure.  Voters under 40 are more supportive of legalizing marijuana than older folk. With such findings, you might expect that 4 in 10 Washington politicians support legalizing marijuana.  But only a minority of politicians dares support something as modest as the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment to stop federal raids on medical marijuana clinics.  In 2007, the House defeated the measure by a 262-165 vote in its fifth incarnation.  In 2008, however, Hinchey-Rohrabacher never even made it to a House vote. Too toxic for a presidential election year. Mirken and I agree on this: Any change in America's marijuana laws will percolate from the bottom up.  Said Mirken: "This is one of those issues that when it changes, it's going to be all of a sudden, like the fall of the Soviet empire.  I think we're getting close to that point, and I think that politicians will be the last to see it coming." Or maybe the change will never come.  Maybe Americans want politicians who back expensive, ineffective marijuana laws - even if the politicians ignored those laws when they were young. Maybe some voters are willing to support laws that they believe will turn someone else's kids into criminals if it means that their kids will be less likely to stray - even if tough laws don't really dampen drug usage.  Maybe anyone can grow up to be president - whether he inhaled or not - just as long as he campaigns on the promise to just say no.

Stormy Ray can be found at: http://www.stormyray.org/ What a cool grandma, eh? And she looks easy on the eyes, too! Pot smoking girls!! we love you!! Fortunately amotivational syndrome doesn't seem to make them stupid at all. Govie pukes? how could you be soo wrong for sooo long? She is Smart! and gets things done! feds? when will you get a clue??? das bush!
   
The Kha case is one way the grip of the drug warrior pigs is losing power. The Kha case was where cops were essentially using twisted, illegal federal rights to resist the vote of the state they swore to protect and serve. Their problem was partly that they were not allowed to protect federal law when it conflicted with state law because they were state cops. Their motivation is straight out hate of us pot grower/tokers and they would stop at nothing to destroy a medical user, including, as we can see in this case that failed before the US Supreme Court. Let's talk about another way the grip of the drug warrior pigs is dying. That would be where the govenor of a state refuses to do his duty much as the cops refused to do theirs. Here is some news on Rhode Island to back up my statement. Remember me, cops? I use the truth and you use guns and uniforms and creaky belts and terror. Feel me make you burn when you disobey me! And remember, cops, there is no way I could do that if you weren't law breaking trash and trash for a very long time at that. We Americans have just got to get you reined in on cannabis before you have any improved chance at getting the respect you need to do your job. I Want to respect you. The problem is: I hate you for your many ugly crimes against my people. So, here is another drug warrior idiot eating kryptonite. Another big shot who refused to obey the will of the people who are going to help me jamb legalized pot in your face when I get the righteous strength our people deserve. Here ya go:

R.I. House approves medical marijuana law

Associated Press May 24th, 2007

House lawmakers voted Wednesday to make the state's medical marijuana program permanent, setting up a conflict with Gov. Don Carcieri who previously vetoed the measure. The bill passed by a 51-12 vote, a margin wide enough to override a veto, said Larry Berman, a spokesman for House Speaker William Murphy. Rhode Island became the eleventh state in the country last year to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Under the program, patients with cancer, AIDS and other debilitating illnesses can possess up to 12 marijuana plants and 2.5 usable ounces of the drug to ease their symptoms. The program expires June 30 unless lawmakers extend it. Selling and possessing marijuana remains illegal under federal law. A Senate committee voted 7-1 Wednesday to forward an identical bill for a full floor vote tentatively scheduled next week, said Greg Pare, a spokesman for Senate President Joseph Montalbano. Legislative leaders say both bills will be sent to Carcieri after next week's final vote.

Let freedom ring! politician morons with bi-ig, look at me mouths. I wish you could have my poor back for just five minutes and not have anything but opium to make you feel shitty like opium does. Pot feels different!

I need Both, politicians. Quit acting like you have Any idea what you are talking about at all. Remember, cops, politicians, you are morons. Just do what we tell you to  and this will start to work right again.

   

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