The reality is, drug use IS PART OF REALITY, while Drug Free America is just a fantasy that will NEVER happen, no matter HOW much money they spend trying to "achieve" it. The only thing spending all our tax money does is create profits for those who chose to bottom feed for power. Achieving power and position at the cost of poverty and tyranny is NOT the American Way. At least not from this "People" point of view.

Good day Brother Runruff. I have shared my "Let my People Grow" dvd with a Professor of Government, a Para-professional Master Electrician, and an Artist who sculps head stones. Two tokers, one straight, you'll just have to guess which is which. ALL had good reviews. Thank you for a great teaching tool. Your work continues.

And the same old denial, as well; denial of the fact that those millions of dollars that Johnny Pee has been and is throwing around came from the taxpayers, who've yet to see any kind of 'profit' from them being so poorly spent. It might keep treatment center staff in a paycheck, but what good does it to the rest of the country, when we're neck deep in red ink? A National Debt that numbers in the trillions isn't exactly something to sneeze at, and is everything to worry about...yet Johnny Pee wants to pitch more money at a failed policy? Money the country can't afford to have wasted on warm-and-fuzzy PR stunts like this one, while 'Rome is burning' and needs more firehoses than drug treatment centers housing (ahem) 'marijuana addicts'?

I hate to be repetitive... Yet,

It is worthy for society to help youth resist sex, booze, cigs, drugs, coffee etc. till they are older and responsible for themselves,

Fresh Air from WHYY

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006

* Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET

Neil Young, right, and Jonathan Demme.

Getty Images 'Heart of Gold': Neil Young and Jonathan Demme

After having its premiere at the recent Sundance Film Festival, Heart of Gold is arriving in theaters around the country. The film is directed by Jonathan Demme and was shot in Nashville, Tenn., last August. Web Extra: Songs and Images from the Movie

see also:

http://www.wbur.org/schedule/default.asp

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Document Continues Failed Policies as Officials Lobby Against Common-Sense Reforms, MPP Charges

February 8, 2006

DENVER, COLORADO -- The 2006 National Drug Control Strategy unveiled today by White House Drug Czar John Walters renews concerns about the federal government's continuing use of tax dollars to campaign against changes to failed drug policies, officials of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) charged. The plan was released at a news conference in Denver, where voters in November passed an initiative that made adult possession and use of marijuana legal under city ordinance.

"This document signals that the administration will continue using tax dollars to campaign against common-sense reforms, while wasting billions on failed policies," said MPP Director of Government Relations Aaron Houston. "It is not a coincidence that John Walters took his junket to Denver, where voters dealt a stinging rebuke to the government's war on marijuana."

On Jan. 27, Walters' special assistant, David Murray, testified against medical marijuana legislation in New Mexico's Senate, but was sharply rebuffed by state legislators. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported, "Some of Murray's toughest criticism came from Republicans," and the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 34-6.

"While Walters continues to rail against supposed 'well-funded drug legalizers,' our efforts are dwarfed by the government's massive prohibition bureaucracy," Houston said. "The drug czar's office spends over four times as much on advertising alone as drug policy reform groups spend on everything we do put together -- salaries, rent, the whole works." A comparison of government drug- war budgets to those of reform groups is available at http:// mpp.org/pdf/drugcost_v3.pdf .

"But despite this massive taxpayer-funded effort to prop up prohibition, voters keep choosing sensible reforms," Houston continued. "Denver voters understood that Walters' claims of success are phony, and that marijuana prohibition is a complete failure. According to the federal Monitoring the Future survey, 86 percent of high school seniors say marijuana is 'easy to get,' a figure that hasn't changed since 1975. If that's success, what does failure look like?"

With more than 19,000 members and 100,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States.

For more information, please visit: http://MarijuanaPolicy.org

It's so scary, it's like a virtual conquest of Canada by the American right wing is happening and the Canadians don't even know it! Look at how the conservatives took power - they basically "outed" some corruption by the Liberals. Classic Karl Rove-type move. Hit 'em low, and by all means - be a hypocrite!

It's especially interesting that OG was based (I think) in Montreal, Quebec, not western Canada. There is an excellent chance that Quebed will be a separate country in the next few years. Indeed, the scandal that ousted the Liberals involved illegal stuff they were doing to placate the separatists in Quebec, if I'm not mistaken. The separatists only missed secession by 1% last time, and that was with Liberals in power!

I've got a feeling that an independent Quebec is going to be MORE than willing to flip the bird to the US. And, if memory serves, Quebec polled out at the highest of all provinces for MJ legalization. If the rest of Canada is choosing to move under the US's umbrella, Quebec should definitely opt out and hitch their wagon to Europe. It's much more like Europe than the rest Canada and the US already.

I have just talked to RC - Servers are OK, RC is not... I have just talked on the phone with RC. I know RC, so lets not have any 'was it really him' type responses.

RC shut down the services on the servers - at this point in time the servers have NOT been seized. It appears that OG and CW info is safe and intact - woo hoo!

RC was arrested, and charged concerning the import/export of cannabis seeds - no other charges at this time.

RC has been home for a bit, but is prohibited from using the internet.

RC approved me posting this.

Finally, RC will be issuing a statement through a third party as soon as he has the chance, letting the community know what the situation is.

Could everyone now stop all the hand-wringing, and pull together.

Our thoughts are with you RC - we all wish you the best of luck, and want you to know the community will be here for you.

Mongoose

One in 5 said to have high mercury levels

One in five women of childbearing age tested in Massachusetts and nationwide had mercury levels at or above federal recommended limits, a study by the environmental groups Sierra Club and Greenpeace found. The hair of 218 adults and children in Massachusetts was tested for the metal, which is particularly dangerous for women of childbearing age because exposure in the womb can cause neurological damage and other health problems in children. Among all Massachusetts residents tested, 27 percent had mercury levels at or above the limits set for women of childbearing ages. The Environmental Quality Institute at the University of North Carolina at Asheville conducted the hair analysis of 6,600 people in 50 states.

So, 1 in 5 mothers in the US are risking a baby with autism or other debilitating problems. Too bad Bush & the other Republicans just struck down mercury protections, and delayed some half-measure from taking effect until 2018.

Gee, is it possible they really don't care about our kids at all? Could it be that they really just want to exploit us for as much tax money as possible, while their corporate friends make money off our oil & energy use?

"Water is the easiest to get your hands on," she said. "I don't think it should be."

K...

Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW!

Deprive more americans of their privacy, indoctrinate them into a system that is more invasive, lower participation in extracirricular activities.

• Seeking legislation to limit the amount of pseudophedrine for retail sale. That substance is used to manufacture methamphetamine.

Restricting common drugs, a feel good measure that will not stop people from stealing trucks full of the stuff.(or otherwise obtaining large volumes of needed materials)

• Working with Colombia to increase aerial eradication of coca crops used for pure cocaine production.

Increasing biowarfare against poor brown skinned people. Cause the breeding of resistant species of Coca that produce 4 times the amount of cocaine.

• Establishing a group to analyze intelligence concerning the financial operations of drug trafficking. In 2004, the office seized $785 million of currency destined for foreign trafficking organizations.

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By David Harsanyi, Denver Post Staff Columnist

February 9, 2006

Did you know Denver has a czar?

Yep. His name is Robert "Bob" Dorshimer. He's director of the Office of Drug Strategies. And he seems like a nice guy.

Incidentally, czar translated from Russian means king. And I ask you: Have we learned nothing from "Schoolhouse Rock"? Remember? "No More Kings."

Complete Article: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3489672

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Progress in War Against Drugs

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February 9, 2006

There was encouraging news Tuesday when the Bush administration unveiled its national anti-drug strategy here in Denver: Overall, teen drug use is down. White House drug czar John P. Walters said the decline amounts to 19 percent since 2001. That's 700,000 fewer teens using drugs, an impressive decline. And though the nation, and Colorado, have a long way to go, it's great to see progress.