Septeber 20, 2006

We media folks have always had a terrible time figuring out exactly how funny we should find celebrity drug use. When Willie Nelson gets busted for marijuana, as he did Monday, it's a pure gift to late-night TV and morning radio shows.

Hosts like WFAN's Imus chuckle even before they begin, correctly pointing out that finding weed on Willie Nelson's bus is about as startling as finding olive oil in Rachael Ray's kitchen.

Everyone has a good laugh and we move on.

It's been years since anyone in the media expressed the slightest surprise about a Paul McCartney or Snoop Dogg popping up in a story about marijuana, because talking nice about pot and occasionally getting busted for it is one of the things they do, a part of their celebrity job description.

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His office will decide weather to upgrade/downgrade the charges based on the evidence provided by the trooper.

Hhmm

The trooper has already provided the evidence. FoM has even posted a picture of it, and I’m sure others have posted that picture for the world to see.

The State Police know they stepped in something smelly here. They don’t want to let the genie out of the bottle, but I think they know that it might be too late.

No matter weather he is slapped on the wrist, or prosecuted to the max, the enforcers will not look good in the eye of the public. This might be the straw that breaks the camels back.

Now if they prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law, they will have a public relations issue, and if they just allow just a slap on the wrist with preferential preference, they will still face public scrutiny. They are between a rock and a hard place.

I’ll bet the Louisiana State Police, DA too, deep down inside wish this wouldn’t have happened, and would like it to just go away.

Willie has enough fame and fortune to deal with this. The laws could very well be changed soon if he handles this properly. This could be it, or at least accelerate the process.

Lawyers are despised and distrusted by countless millions of people worldwide.

There's not a jury in this country that would convict Willie in a trial. Willie needs to demand a jury trial if they want to try and take away his freedom.

September 20, 2006

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. -- Willie Nelson could receive more than misdemeanor drug charges from his run-in with Louisiana state police -- that is, if a local prosecutor finds reason to upgrade the charges.

Louisiana state police stopped Nelson's tour bus early Monday on Interstate Ten near Breaux (BROH') Bridge, Louisiana. Inside, a trooper allegedly found a pound-and-a-half of marijuana and two-tenths of a pound of psychedelic mushrooms, which are felony narcotics if pure.

Five people, including the 73-year-old Nelson, were issued misdemeanor simple possession charges for the drugs. That's after all five allegedly claimed the drugs were for personal use. None of those involved were arrested.

Having all five claim the drugs for themselves is a rarity for Saint Martin Parish District Attorney Chester Cedars. He says his office will decide whether to upgrade the charges to a felonies or further downgrade them -- based on evidence provided by the trooper.

Cedars says his office could be ready to move on the case within 30 to 45 days.

The 73-year-old Nelson performed in Montgomery Sunday during a birthday celebration for the late Hank Williams.

Copyright 2006 Associated Press

Toby "narcing" is accurate as far as it goes, but really not the issue. The "smoked with willie" song has been around for a while.

I harbor no ill will for that or the interview where he "outed" the bus.

The IRS grabbed about sixteen million dollars from Willie a few years ago.

The US gubbermint can't find Osama, but they know where Willie hangs out.

They know where the money is too. Willie Sutton would be envious of the IRS.

He has paid his dues. Give him a break this time.

You know what they say: Dope in times of no money...

It makes no sense anymore. Sexual predators are placed in neighborhoods and that's ok.

Somebody who wants to enjoy some cannabis gets jail time.

Toby hasn't said anything about Willie that Willie didn't want him to. Toby wrote the song "Smoke Weed With Willie" which basically told the whole story.

Everybody knew Willie smoked cannabis and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that there was probably cannabis on his bus since he basically lives in it year round.

The thing is that most cops look the other way BECAUSE it's Willie Nelson. That kind of cannabis freedom isn't really fair to the rest of us and is probably a good reason why Willie isn't even more vocal about the devastating effects of cannabis prohibition on his friends and Family (and Mrs. Green and I are honorary Family members.)

Let's channel our righteous anger towards the correct target, which is the government and the law enforcement clowns.

Marijuana activist criticizes vote: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-20-Wed-2006/news/9756474.html

Marijuana initiative faces heavy opposition, poll shows: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS10/609200346/1016/NEWS

And it did!

I do think it's for the best, as it exposes the danger of alcoholics' outing smokers, since they can drink gallons of 151, and stock cases of bud in their garages til the moon goes down.....with no consequences unless you're the drunk driver!

Minimize the harm of alcholhol, since we accept this as part of the sacrifice we make to indulge in enriching our special booze manufacturers, with societys' added glorification to take away the pain of all those deadly car accidents.... and people like Toby to make Cannabis look like the bad guy.

If Toby was a cannabis smoker, does anyone think he would've gone so far off the deep end making fun of Willie, and putting his right to privacy in jeopardy?

Looking forward to Tobys' Karmic return!

Redneck, bush licking, war loving Toby!

May Willies' record sales skyrocket, and Toby continue his Whiskey sloberin', good ole boy ways!

Right into the toilet Toby, like you didn't know you'd get him busted!

Maybe Stephen Colbert can point out where Tobys' favorite watering hole is, or next concert, so the boys in blue can stalk Toby knowing he's a drunk, looking for a shot after the show.

For some reason, you know THAT'S NOT going to happen.

That's really something to be proud of, isn't it? Narcing, insulting, embarrassing, or busting Willie Nelson.

Rocky Mountain High... Colorado

Cannabis might as well be legal in Colorada, it is a groovy place.

Can't we all just get along?

Willie Nelson has written over seven hundred songs.

I don't think any of them has harmed anybody... ever.

It's time for the US government to face the music.

Cannabis prohibition can be over in a heartbeat. It's that simple. End it, the earth will breathe a sigh of relief.

It has all become too much. It has gone beyond the pale.

If you want real relief, smoke cannabis. All of those pharmaceuticals that are legal won't do it.

How surprised are the hapless Republicans going to be when the first Tuesday in November comes to an end?

If the election isn't rigged, the Republicans are toast.

Willie Nelson is a national treasure. If you remember, he smoked a joint on the roof of the White House while Carter was President. The last decent president the US gov had. He was also breast fed.

Old Faithful represents the American spirit moreso than the current crop of politicians that inhabit the District of Columbia.

If they would only be faithful to themselves and the Constitution, we'd have something worth having.

"To thine own self be true" - Socrates

Willie Nelson is. He's himself at all times. He can't pretend to be somebody else. Let him go, he ain't hurtin' nobody.

Don't feed the bears or the politicians in Washington. They never get enough.

"It was used by Hopi medicine men to cure meanness."

Wow!

I wonder if it "cured" them by killing them?

That would work, I guess.

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By Terry Jessup, Reporting

September 19, 2006

Supporters of the marijuana initiative took to the State Capitol to get more supporters and argue that pot is far less harmful than alcohol.

After the success of the Denver pot initiative, which surprised a lot of people, they figured they have a decent chance of getting this passed statewide. Amendment 44 would make it legal for people of drinking age to possess an ounce or less of pot.

"I can imagine what we look like," said Jessica Peck Corry. "We're probably the last group of people you would expect to be supporting marijuana legalization."

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3656809

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By Ashanti Blaize, Reporter

September 19, 2006

The Clark County Commission is now facing legal action after voting Tuesday to oppose a November ballot question involving the decriminalization of marijuana.

The Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana announced the legal action at the Clark County Commission meeting. The organization says the county commissioners are violating state law just by talking about that ballot question, let alone voting on it.

In the next 24 hours, the organization says the attorney general's office will hear about it.

For the last 3-and-a-half years, Neal Levine has been fighting the state of Nevada with one goal in mind.

Levine said, "Our laws are a complete failure. They do not work. Anyone who wants to smoke marijuana currently can. So, are we going to keep ignoring that and funding the activities of violent gangs and drug dealers, or are we going to be sensible about it and put some sensible safeguards on the sale of marijuana."

Levine thought his organization, the Committee to Regulate & Control Marijuana, was finally seeing some progress in its battle in the form of a ballot question.

"Question 7 is an initiative on the ballot this November that would pull marijuana out of the criminal market and put it into a tightly regulated controlled and taxed market" said Levine.

That progress hit a wall when Levine and his organization learned the Clark County Commission would discuss and vote on question 7, and whether they believed it should even be on the November ballot.

Levine, backed by dozens of supporters and armed with a lesson in Nevada state law, decided to show up at county commissioner meeting.

During the meeting, Levine told the commissioners "to continue what you are doing here today certainly flies in the face of Nevada law."

Levine continued, "The only exception for a public official on the public dime supporting or closing a ballot initiative is in a debate setting where both sides are equally represented and that most certainly wasn't that."

Now Levine will take his battle all the way to the attorney general's office, hoping voters, rather than the County Commission have the final say on whether Levine wins his battle to legalize marijuana.

The Clark County Commission's attorney says she doesn't believe the commissioners broke any law by voting on ballot question 7, and neither did any of the commissioners, but Levine says he's taken legal action against the state before in a similar case.

In fact, the state sued to have Question 7 taken off the ballot earlier this year and Levine and his organization took them to court and won.

Send feedback to reporter Ashanti Blaize at ablaize@klastv.com

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It will kill you. Although, one person who tried it ingested an amount that I was aghast as to how much it was. I was taken aback that they didn't have some sort of near death experience.

It was used by Hopi medicine men to cure meanness.

A very powerful medicine, indeed.

Also, there is a plant called water hemlock. It has a flanged petiole like celery. They have a taste that isn't offensive. It looks similar to a celery stalk. If you eat a few leaves or the stalk, you will be dead in a couple of hours.

It grows everywhere. You must be careful of what you eat. Some of God's plants will kill you.

So are other things, whether or not I use them.

Peyote is sacred.

They were very dry. I didn't really understand why someone would try a 'substance' that didn't taste very good, was difficult to ingest, and even more difficult to digest. They also made me nauseous.

I have never had any desire to try mushrooms since then.

Maybe they were just bad. I don't know, but I just didn't like them. I didn't feel in control.

I have tried Jimson Weed, an extremely powerful alkaloid, and I felt more in control of my being.

I'll try to help you understand why people want to use them. To start with, humans have craved psychedelic experiences since the dawn of time. It's actually the same thing that you crave when you smoke cannabis, but cannabis gives a much less intense version. To suspend the ego for a short while and have a feeling of bliss and oneness with the universe (kooky as that may sound) is a pretty darn strong draw. Temporarily removing the filter of day-to-day consciousness with its attendant neuroses and fears is a pretty special thing also. For a lot of people, it is a form of religious experience (me included). But it is only very infrequently that I go there, I'd even say very rarely. For Willie and the crew, it sounds like it is more of a recreational thing, which I don't recommend or believe in, but oh well (although we can't actually know this for sure---they may take it very seriously for all we know).

Leave cannabis alone. Leave cannabis imbibers alone.

I hate psychedelic mushrooms and never could understand why people want to use them. I tried them once and never again.

I'd rather eat worms.