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  At Governor's Mansion, Yard has Gone to Pot
Posted by FoM on August 17, 2001 at 07:30:11 PT
By Trent Seibert, Denver Post Capitol Bureau 
Source: Denver Post 

cannabis Gov. Bill Owens may want to take the war on drugs to his own backyard. This plant, later identified by botanists as marijuana, was found growing in a backyard garden at the Governor's Mansion. In back of the Governor's Mansion on East Eighth Avenue in Denver, what appeared to be a marijuana plant was allowed to grow knee-high from a bed of bluebells and clover.

Owens and his staff said they have no idea where the green, leafy plant came from, and it's highly unlikely that Owens is grooming his own stash of hash.

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Comment #10 posted by dddd on August 17, 2001 at 22:19:29 PT
lookinside
I got that right from NORMLs web site.It is possible that it is outdated.
I'll see if I can verify what the real thing is..........dddd


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Comment #9 posted by lookinside on August 17, 2001 at 21:18:55 PT:

dddd....
unless things have changed since march 1999...when i was
given "the choice" cultivation for ANY reason other than
medical is a felony...if that has changed, i'd like to hear
how and when...


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Comment #8 posted by dddd on August 17, 2001 at 19:00:06 PT
California
Lookinside,,,,I think you may be mistaken abouty the California law...

CALIFORNIA
.
Possession:
> 28.5 grams: 0 - 6 months; $500
Possession for sale: no specified amount: 16 months; 2 - 3 years probation.

Cultivation:
For personal use only: stay of imposition of the conviction, drug education, charges dropped.
Not for personal use: 0 - 16 months; 2 - 3 years probation possible. No plant
number or weight breakdown.

dddd

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Comment #7 posted by lookinside on August 17, 2001 at 18:35:33 PT:

lol....!
in california, ANY(except medical...sometimes) cultivation
is a felony...time to pick the governor up and take him to
jail...he's obviously a closet drug kingpin...his anti drug
stance is just a coverup...HE SHOULD BE TREATED JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER DRUG CRAZED DOPE SMOKER/CULTIVATOR IN
COLORADO...i'm looking forward to the war crimes
tribunal...(i hope they give him a NEW hemp rope, as befits
his status...)


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Comment #6 posted by tdm on August 17, 2001 at 15:22:40 PT:

above the law
Can someone explain to me why the governor is not currently sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial on possession with intent to distribute?

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Comment #5 posted by FoM on August 17, 2001 at 11:37:14 PT
Yes Sir Re Bob
That would be great! I'm glad thoughts aren't illegal yet! LOL!

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Comment #4 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on August 17, 2001 at 11:24:27 PT:

What If ?
ATTENTION LAW ENFORCEMENT: I AM EXERCISING FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. I AM NOT AIDING OR ABETTING THE COMISSISION OF A CRIME.

What if this scenario were repeated at governors' mansions, congresspersons'lawns, police stations, courthouses, and army bases across this country? Would this civil disobedience break down barriers in drug law reform, or rather fill the jails as prison industry wishes?

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Comment #3 posted by Doug on August 17, 2001 at 09:10:11 PT
All are Equal Under the Law
Owens and his staff said they have no idea where the green, leafy plant came from, and it's highly unlikely that Owens is grooming his own stash of hash.

Isn't that what they all say? The police should bust down the door to the Governor's Mansion and hold the good Governor at gunpoint. Even if he's not guilty, it would give a good message that no one is above the law. Peole have died for less than this.

But instead this is being treated as some kind of a joke. What kind of message does this give the children?

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Comment #2 posted by Rambler on August 17, 2001 at 08:11:05 PT
sieze it
They should have to forfeit the place to the cops,and turn it into a SWAT team headquarters,or a DARE Childrens Re-education center

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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on August 17, 2001 at 07:49:26 PT
Don't know where it came from...
The 1st page of the Bible explains where it came from. Gen. 11-12 & 29-30. It would be better if we know where it came from, for it would please our Father to know and give thanks.

If God gave us cannabis and we accept it and use it with thanksgiving, then when tested we will pass... Owens likely would fail on all facets.

The GREEN COLLAR WORKER

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