Comments on: Mexican Cartels Continue To Illustrate Our Point

By: Ben Smokes Pot

Ben Smokes Pot — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:12:30 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvF0zSSEXzk

By: Ben Smokes Pot

Ben Smokes Pot — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:12:00 +0000

I thought this was interesting.

Alqueida style news video where Cartel members fully armed caputer members of an opposing cartel. Get them to confess the names of their entire leaders on camera and then shoot them at the end (they don’t show the shooting over the news brief- Mexico is rather conservative on broadcast media). So there you go. These guys have formed a parallel state in Michoacan. They charge business Taxes and have even employed Mayors, Public Officials and yes, even the Governor of the State. Could you imagine if the Governor of Texas was involved in Drug Trafficking? Obviously this is a problem that is threating the sovereignty of the Mexican people at this point.

By: Scott B

Scott B — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:24:45 +0000

Well, I think a combination of Ron Paul, Mike Gravels and help from Ralph Nader would help

By: richard sievert

richard sievert — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:57:14 +0000

the federal government is breaking the law by not allowing people to use whatever they want and angels no it to
throwing them in prison for it is a crime and they need to stop it now.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:24:18 +0000

Thanks MPP, Ben Morris, for letting myself and DarthNole get a tad bit off topic. It never really is off topic though if we’re fighting to end this madness.

Congratulations DarthNole, I know you’ll do a marvelous job. Was wondering where you lived but didn’t want to ask.

There’s a comment, if you have the time to respond over at revere’s blog.
DarthNole: Those adverse effects are listed in my father’s pharmacology books, from when extract of marijuana was LEGAL and PRESCRIBED! They are listed in many old pharmacy and medical books from the legal era.
Posted by: Tsu Dho Nimh | September 29, 2009 11:04 AM

I put my last comment in a few moments ago.

By: DarthNole

DarthNole — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:44 +0000

Hey everyone… I just applied to work with MPP today so wish me luck!!! I am excited about the opportunity to work with an organization that has been focused on ending the failed strategies of Prohibition. It would be a big commute coming all the way from Richmond (DC traffic is terrible) but for the opportunity to be on the front line of this fight, a couple extra hours a day in traffic is worth it! Regardless of the outcome we all have to take part in our Government because it is our voices that will finally bring an end to these failed policies. Write one letter a week to your Senator or Congressman or to your local City Council or State Legislatures. WE THE PEOPLE keep this issue relevent and one day soon the politicians will wake up and realize that it is in their best interest to side with science and truth.

By: bhonze

bhonze — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:50 +0000

Hi All,

Just a reminder that Marc Emery (Prince of Pot) has done so much for the cause and he is being extradited to the US because of selling cannabis seeds. Americans should be outraged by this. the feds are spending millions to convict a man for a victomless crime. I was outraged by the time the media gave to the Perv. Roman P. for his extradition but you won’t here a peep about Marc because the feds know this would be an embarresment if the public new about it. the only reason for this is because Marc has funded so many state campains for the cause. We need to protest the media to make them air this story. it would be so embarresing to the feds. WHAT A WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS!

By: Marc Emery II

Marc Emery II — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:13:41 +0000

In 1932, wealthy industrialist John D. Rockefeller stated in a letter:

When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognized. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before.
So, having learned nothing about how & why prohibition is doomed to failure. They immediately turned on cannabis & made it the next prohibited substance. Prohibitionists did learn one thing, though. Don’t make a thing illegal by way of a Constitutional Amendment. Those pesky ol’ things can be repealed, after all.

By: Marc Emery II

Marc Emery II — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:07:24 +0000

Organized crime exploded due to the prohibition of the drug called alcohol. Yes Gil, When alcohol prohibition was ended organized crime got into other drugs, like cannabis. Prohibitionists learned nothing from the failure of alcohol prohibition. So, they cast about for other drugs to prohibit in order to make jobs for now unemployed former alcohol prohibition agents. Cannabis was not a problem. But, prohibitionists renamed it the unknown ‘Marihuana’ & turned cannabis into another ‘forbidden fruit’. Organized crime was happy to reap tremendous profits by supplying cannabis. Yes Gil, organized crime switched from recently re-legalized alcohol to now prohibited cannabis. Because, Prohibitionists made it profitable to do so. Let’s hear it for the counter-productive & self-fulfilling disaster of prohibition. Looks like Gil overlooked that it was our ‘gateway policy’ of prohibition that lead alcohol users to start using the now DANGEROUS marihuana. Which they bought from former bootleggers. Prohibition just gets better & better.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:43:29 +0000

Thanks ROE, and thanks Just Legalize It for your comment on the link posted.
When I first started out blogging over four years ago I felt so stupid and there were plenty of people who tried to paint me that way however, I put aside their curt remarks, sucked it up and kept on going.