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Originally posted by Openeye
Bill Hicks also said it should be mandatory lol
I dont think many stoners vote lol
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by InnerTruths
Don't hold your breath, I've seen them promise to reform those laws several times in my short stay here on earth. Including the now famous Jean Cretien declaring his desire to enjoy retirement with a beer in one hand and a joint in the other.
It simply won't happen, they won't reform the laws at all. This law will be repackaged, reintroduced, and will die on the floor like the rest.
Actually, I'm fully expecting Harper to use this as a ploy to get the stoner vote. We are about to have a federal election and all.
they will never legalize recreational pot until they can enact a strict strangle hold on sale and production, which is impossible.
They might, and should, make it easier for medical patients to access it. The government has been growing it for years for this purpose, they just make you jump through hoops to get access to it.
AND even with your card, you can still get busted. This is why the laws must be reformed. This is a valid treatment option that is both safe and cheap. Which is the problem, big pharma doesn't want you medicating with herbs and supplements, they want you buying chemical cocktails from them. And their donation funds are considerably larger than ours when it comes to political contributions.edit on 13-4-2011 by phishyblankwaters because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by el1jah
I dont think many stoners vote lol
Originally posted by el1jah
I dont think many stoners vote lol
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by el1jah
I dont think many stoners vote lol
That's where you are wrong, they try, they just show up 3 days after the polls close. Lol, but seriously, this year the conservatives are going to get a big surprise. The youth turnout this year should be amazing, people are taking notice, getting informed, and are ready to take our country back.
Do NOT count out the youth and stoner populations, they are enough to swing the election.
Originally posted by treespeaker
This is rather old news, and as far as I know it changed almost nothing in the real world so far....at least not in this province anyway.
There is a Canni day here though once a year where it is allowed on the commons...one day of protest ect.
Cheers!, and here to continued hopeing
Originally posted by Openeye
Bill Hicks also said it should be mandatory lol
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul
United States House Of Representatives
Statement Introducing HR 1866, Industrial Hemp Farming Act
April 2, 2009
The United States is the only industrialized nation that prohibits industrial hemp cultivation.
www.healthtruthrevealed.com...
Ron Paul & B. Frank team to Legalize marijuana
A new bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would "eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes." H.R. 5843 is sponsored by Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank and co-sponsored by Texas Republican Ron Paul, among others. The bill carries a very reassuring title, too: Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults.
dailypaul.com...
*Hemp has been grown for at least the last 12,000 years for fiber (textiles and paper) and food. It has been effectively prohibited in the United States since the 1950s.
*George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew hemp. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper. Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper.naihc.org...
Through comparative etymology, analysis of ancient texts (including pre-Hebrew Semitic language), and pharmacological consistencies she contends that the word kaneh-bosm actually refers to cannabis and was used in ancient Jewish religious rites, as a medicine and ritual sacrament. Benet's work is an example that cannabis use has a long culturally important history, and that the criminalization and demonization of cannabis is a recent invention en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by snowspirit
I thought it was old news too, when I saw this, and it turns out it isn't. It's just that this happens every few years, it seems. I definitely remember a very similar story from a couple of years ago. I'm glad its recognized for its medical qualities, and how much safer it is than some prescriptions.