U.S. votes to continue raids on medical users

[Alaskan Biker]

Just one more example of how wrong and backward and bought out so many of our government representatives can be even when current polls show that 78% of Americans favor medical cannabis.

I am still to disgusted fed up and pissed off with middle management (politicians) at this time to really comment on this subject so here are a few links to read about it.



http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/062906hinchey.cfm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201442,00.html

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4780.html

[Twitch]

As we celebrate our alleged freedom we continue to make and keep antiquated laws that are there just for financial reasons, and our old puritan upbringing. Used to think Alaska was one of our more liberal, freethinking states, but they get us all eventually.

[mazdog]

[AzLaker]

What Mazdog didn't say,

AzLaker

[Lafe]

Personally, I don't think the current U.S. MJ prohibition is financially driven. More likely IMO is merely a continuation of the "reefer madness" mentality, today inculcated into the politician mindset in order to maintain the status quo with a perceived voter base.

The tax revenue implications are enormous.

I'll be happy to entertain evidence to the contrary, but merely saying "the drug companies don't want it" is not evidence in my book.

Anyway, here is a link from the New Zealand chapter or NORML on MJ prohibition. Those who have studied the history of the U.S prohibition can put the blame squarely on Anslinger and Hearst.

http://www.norml.org.nz/article236.html

There is also a very good one hour documentary airing on the History Channel currently, that covers this very well.

Bottom line is the MJ prohibition was built on an enormous base of lies and deception, and the deception is so deeply ingrained into the culture at this point it is unlikely IMO that it will ever be overcome on a national level. Of course there are pockets of resistance, but the penalties are nearly as stiff as those which others faced when they threw the tea into Boston harbor way back in the day.

Even for those communities decriminalizing possession of small amounts, zealous prosecutors at the state level threaten to prosecute based on those statutes. The thing is, though, if local police are not willing to do anything about a couple of grams, will the county or state authorities try to do something based on state law (or whatever) ????

It's a shitty deal. I wish Warren Buffet had contributed his fortune to cannabis reform :-)

[mazdog]

I wish Warren Buffet had contributed his fortune to cannabis reform

hahaha that would have been nice!

[Alaskan Biker]

Personally, I don't think the current U.S. MJ prohibition is financially driven. More likely IMO is merely a continuation of the "reefer madness" mentality, today inculcated into the politician mindset in order to maintain the status quo

Instead of writing a long reply might I perhaps suggest you reread the excellent article you posted a link to which also mentioned how this is a financially driven campaign on cannabis.

The reefer madness lies deceptions and mindset is just one of the many tools they have created and used to get their way.

So it is more of a two sided problem with the ones on top (industrialist) trying to protect their billion dollar business profits and the ones lower down on the ladder who actually don't know any better and have been raised on the BS and are on a false crusade to save us all from ourselves.



This is a post I did on here last year that very briefly touches the business and political motivations.
https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484