420 Policies and Laws

[Crow]

[Crow]

20. April 2013 -- Terrace, British Columbia

[wa3zrm]

Shots fired at Denver pot holiday gathering, police say

Shots were fired in the area of the 4/20 marijuana rally being held at Civic Center Park in Denver, KDVR.com reports. Denver police say one person has been shot in the leg and another is down with unknown injuries. Witnesses say they heard three or more shots about 20 minutes after 4:20 p.m. Police swarmed the scene, and crime tape was around the pavilion where the celebration was being held. Aerial footage showed the massive crowd frantically running from the park. The pot celebration Saturday was the first since Colorado and Washington made marijuana legal for recreational use.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/20...#ixzz2R3EefpzH

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[sirloot]

lolz bob erb

[Crow]

Canadian Lottery Winner Commits $1 Million For Marijuana Legalization

The NORML Women’s Alliance of Canada announced via Marketwired:

TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 18, 2013) – On Saturday April 20(th) , activists and cannabis enthusiasts will gather in cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Yellowknife. It is hoped the events will be a watershed moment for cannabis law reform as Canadians seek to follow their American counterparts and end the social injustice of cannabis prohibition.

This year, the annual nationwide 420 celebrations are entirely sponsored by lottery winner Bob Erb.

When Bob Erb started buying lottery tickets in the early 1970s, ending the war against cannabis may have seemed more likely than hitting the jackpot.

On November 2, 2012, four decades of playing the lottery paid off: Bob Erb won a $25,000,000 jackpot. Two days later, Canadian laws regarding cannabis changed too as mandatory minimum sentencing for cannabis offences came into effect.

To some, winning the lottery would mean retiring from a life-long career of cannabis activism. But to a man who describes the criminalization of cannabis as the “biggest social injustice” of his lifetime, the money meant a chance to do more.

Bob Erb has championed social justice issues, including cannabis law reform, for decades. He has seen firsthand the harm and waste caused by cannabis prohibition, and has set about making change. Particularly, he has tried to create change from within: in 2001 he ran as a Marijuana Party candidate in the BC provincial election and the following year he ran for mayor. Both times his message was clear: its time for a change on cannabis.

Looking to the future, Bob has pledged one million dollars to fund national campaigns to end the criminal prohibition of cannabis and enact positive regulations regarding use, production and consumer safety. His goal is to see a pro-reform party elected in the next Canadian federal election.

So far, Bob Erb’s contributions to the cannabis reform movement can be felt nationwide. In February he had a conference in his hometown of Terrace, BC. The conference brought together activists and policy experts from across Canada to discuss strategy for the future.

As a result of the conference, Bob committed one million dollars to legalize cannabis in Canada and pledged support to various reform organizations including Sensible BC, the NORML Women’s Alliance of Canada, NORML Canada, Stop the Violence BC and the 420 rallies.

This Saturday, tens of thousands of Canadians will gather from coast to coast advocating cannabis law reform. Hopefully, individuals will feel part of something bigger than themselves or the local rally they attended.

Bob Erb’s generosity has jump-started a national campaign to elect a new government ready to undertake modern approach to cannabis regulation. Advocates are confident cannabis law reform will be an issue in the next federal election. This year’s 420 rallies will be a call to voters and the beginning of a movement in the name of Bob Erb.

NORML Women’s Alliance of Canada
Kelly Coulter
(613) 331-1489

Source

[Crow]

Cannabis = Vapes & eCig?

[Crow]

At least we agree Frank was a Wank. You can't be all bad if you think that, Crowster!

It's almost impossible not to arrive at that conclusion. His approval rate was 19% when he left office.

Which begs the question........... Why haven't you lot given his daughter (Sen. Lisa Murkowski) the boot yet?

Not that it really matters, I guess......... Alaskan politics is a screwy mess (to say the least); so I suppose I can understand your harsh criticism of government and authority on some level.

[Crow]

The Anchorage Daily News fails to mention the Senate bill that was passed in 2006 that classified anything over 4 ounces as a felony, and anything under 4 ounces as a misdemeanor. The ACLU challenged, and the judge established the exemption limit at one ounce.

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You, Mr.Crow, admit that in Alaska we have a positive defense, and a Constitutional right. Why the heck do I also need a tax and a licsense?

I said that the State Supreme Court is interpreting "Ravin v. Alaska" and the State Constitution under the same umbrella. That doesn't mean they can't change their minds later on.

Which is why you lot need a legalisation measure on the ballot......... Let's all hope you guays don't screw up again like you did in 2004.

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It will not increase the amount of bud someone can have in their house in Alaska.

I never said it would increase. I said it would legitimise current court interpretation of a prior case dating back to 1975.

[Zimobog]

No....... You can't.

As I mentioned before, the amounts were slashed down by the Murkowskis (right before the arsehole left office). Which, according to your State court system, is currently being interpreted as one ounce. Hence, this proposal would not reduce anything. Rather, it would legitimise what has been interpreted to date.

What you have at the moment, is an affirmative defence that has been backed by the Alaskan State Supreme Court based on their interpretation of "Ravin v. Alaska" and the State Constitution.... Nothing more.

You even admitted yourself that you're not sure whether it's actually legal or not in Alaska (your e.g., police still reserve the right to arrest you).

That's right, is foggy here whether or not it is legal, mainly cause cops are armed bullies who do what they want.

Here is a quote from today's ADN:

....Alaska's marijuana laws are among the most liberal in the nation. In 1975, the state's Supreme Court ruled that a person's privacy included the right to possess up to 4 ounces of marijuana in his or her home -- which is more than the new proposal would allow.
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/04/16/286735...#storylink=cpy

It will not increase the amount of bud someone can have in their house in Alaska. It will, however, increase the size and scope of the government mafia. Right now, it is only a Class C misdemenor to possess more than that amount, one step above a speeding ticket. What will the big-mafia classify the producing cannabis without a "licsense" as if this is passed (don't worry, it wont pass.)? It will probaly be a federal mafia "crime" by the time the thugs at the ATFE(M) get ahold of it, but I guess we don't know cause noone is thinking that far ahead.

You, Mr.Crow, admit that in Alaska we have a positive defense, and a Constitutional right. Why the heck do I also need a tax and a licsense?


At least we agree Frank was a Wank. You can't be all bad if you think that, Crowster!

[Crow]

How dare the Mafia use our extorsion money to hold block parties and parades and support their local Catholic churches!

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Either I've smoked too much pot............. or not enough...........

[Zimobog]

How dare the government use our tax money for health care, youth drug prevention, and public health education...........!!

How dare the Mafia use our extorsion money to hold block parties and parades and support their local Catholic churches!

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[Crow]

Haven't you guys ever watched vampire movies? Never invite the bloodsuckers in your house!

For starters, tell the so-called government to fcuk off. It's none of their business. Who cares how much money there is to be made. Demand that it is our right to smoke, grow, sell, and buy whatever we want from goat cheese to lettuce to cannibis without their permission/blessing/license/permit/oversight/opinions.

Supposedly, they work for us not we for them. I go further and insist that they are completey illegitamate and usurpers of our rights to own ourselves.

In reality: the government doesn't really exist and only has as much credibility as you and I willingly give. Instead of "Good evening, Officer. What seems to be the problem?" we should be saying, "Good evening, man in a funny costume. WTF are you doing on my property?"

Just ask any well-connected Sicilian gentleman if the Mafia exists, you will at least get an honest answer. There is no Mafia, and there is no government.

So I hear this morning the MPC is trying to start up a petition here in Alaska to get marijuana on the ballot again. The MPC proposal want to reduce us down to an ounce (in-home, over 21 YOA) or six plants only two of which may be mature

(Crow Note: it's three mature plants, not two).

They want to have a State Marijuana Board to tax it. So I have been calling radio shows against it. We can already possess more than that proposal, grow more than that proposal, and do it in freedom in our own homes. Any Alaskan who wants to smoke weed in his own home already can! We don't need a bunch of rent-seeking government parasites getting in on the reefer madness here! The conservatives and libertarians here will kill that proposal with absolute quickness, lets all hope it doesn't rile the conservatives into a counter-proposal to recriminalize it.

Look at the graph Crow posted here above^^^. Look at all that money they want, the new "jobs" and offices it will create... As if the so-called government was already a bloated fat fcuking pig already! lol Who came up with that?

How dare the government use our tax money for health care, youth drug prevention, and public health education...........!!



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We can already possess more than that proposal, grow more than that proposal, and do it in freedom in our own homes.

No....... You can't.

As I mentioned before, the amounts were slashed down by the Murkowskis (right before the arsehole left office). Which, according to your State court system, is currently being interpreted as one ounce. Hence, this proposal would not reduce anything. Rather, it would legitimise what has been interpreted to date.

What you have at the moment, is an affirmative defence that has been backed by the Alaskan State Supreme Court based on their interpretation of "Ravin v. Alaska" and the State Constitution.... Nothing more.

You even admitted yourself that you're not sure whether it's actually legal or not in Alaska (your e.g., police still reserve the right to arrest you).

[Zimobog]

Try What, and How? In a world that revolves around money, and I mean every single thing in this world boils down to the almighty dollar, how are you going to get a gov't to take something immensely profitable and taxable, and give up those millions, no, billions of dollars? If there is anything that is an absolute certainty in this world, that there, is on the short list. The gov't has made billions and billions from the "War On Drugs", and they will continue to make billions on legal trade as well. There is absolutely nothing that could be done to just make it legal and free.

Haven't you guys ever watched vampire movies? Never invite the bloodsuckers in your house!

For starters, tell the so-called government to fcuk off. It's none of their business. Who cares how much money there is to be made. Demand that it is our right to smoke, grow, sell, and buy whatever we want from goat cheese to lettuce to cannibis without their permission/blessing/license/permit/oversight/opinions.

Supposedly, they work for us not we for them. I go further and insist that they are completey illegitamate and usurpers of our rights to own ourselves.

In reality: the government doesn't really exist and only has as much credibility as you and I willingly give. Instead of "Good evening, Officer. What seems to be the problem?" we should be saying, "Good evening, man in a funny costume. WTF are you doing on my property?"

Just ask any well-connected Sicilian gentleman if the Mafia exists, you will at least get an honest answer. There is no Mafia, and there is no government.

So I hear this morning the MPC is trying to start up a petition here in Alaska to get marijuana on the ballot again. The MPC proposal want to reduce us down to an ounce (in-home, over 21 YOA) or six plants only two of which may be mature. They want to have a State Marijuana Board to tax it. So I have been calling radio shows against it. We can already possess more than that proposal, grow more than that proposal, and do it in freedom in our own homes. Any Alaskan who wants to smoke weed in his own home already can! We don't need a bunch of rent-seeking government parasites getting in on the reefer madness here! The conservatives and libertarians here will kill that proposal with absolute quickness, lets all hope it doesn't rile the conservatives into a counter-proposal to recriminalize it.

Look at the graph Crow posted here above^^^. Look at all that money they want, the new "jobs" and offices it will create... As if the so-called government was already a bloated fat fcuking pig already! lol Who came up with that?

[Crow]

Maybe I need to break down the first pie.............. using another pie !



Mmmmmm... Blueberry and apple..... My favorite!

[BadAxe]

Why are people saying there is zero chance of fully legal unregulated weed? Why not try?

Try What, and How? In a world that revolves around money, and I mean every single thing in this world boils down to the almighty dollar, how are you going to get a gov't to take something immensely profitable and taxable, and give up those millions, no, billions of dollars? If there is anything that is an absolute certainty in this world, that there, is on the short list. The gov't has made billions and billions from the "War On Drugs", and they will continue to make billions on legal trade as well. There is absolutely nothing that could be done to just make it legal and free.