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Posted by CN Staff on October 23, 2006 at 07:26:23 PT By Felisa Cardona, Denver Post Staff Writer Source: Denver Post 
Colorado -- If Amendment 44 passes Nov. 7, Colorado could become the first state where voters have approved marijuana for recreational use. Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation launched the campaign to legalize pot after a successful initiative in Denver last year. "Law enforcement should not have to worry about a person smoking a joint in their own house," said Mason Tvert, SAFER's campaign director. But not everyone agrees with Tvert and his group, who promote marijuana as a healthier and safer alternative to alcohol use. "Going out on a Saturday night to go buy marijuana is a dangerous affair," said Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman, who opposes the amendment, along with most law enforcement agencies. "There are 400 chemicals in marijuana, and some of that marijuana is laced with other drugs, and you don't know what you're inhaling into the lungs. Common sense tells you that this is not a healthy initiative." Opponents and supporters point to a 9News-sponsored poll from Sept. 28 that shows 29 percent of voters approve of the initiative while 36 percent would vote no. Thirty-five percent indicated they were undecided. Sandy Mullins, a 32-year-old Lafayette mother and director of program development for a legal advocacy center, will vote yes. She doesn't believe kids are being told the truth about the effects of marijuana and alcohol and was disturbed when she heard her child's 11-year-old friend say alcohol wasn't as bad as marijuana because it's legal. "I want to set a good example so they can make honest choices and have honest information," she said. While Mullins is against teenagers using marijuana, she feels that adults shouldn't be penalized. Note: As officials debate the merits and dangers of marijuana, a poll shows a third of voters last month as undecided on Amendment 44. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_4533828 Source: Denver Post (CO) Related Articles & Web Site: Safer Choice Amendment 44 a Cloud of Smoke Safety of Drug Incorrect & Irresponsible Argument No Logical Reason To Punish Adults for Marijuana Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #15 posted by ChristenMitchell on October 24, 2006 at 11:33:11 PT:
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| I remember the burning paraquat issue. Back in the day, the mid-late 70's. Columbian was the norm. The reality was that the paraquat application turned the medicine brown immediately, making it unmarketable. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #14 posted by Wayne on October 23, 2006 at 21:40:25 PT |
| That's a GREAT idea. Busting corrupt cops! There's certainly enough of them to make a few seasons at least. Kind of reminds me a little bit of Crackers the Corporate Crimefighting Chicken from 'TV Nation'. I can see it now: 'Now watch the video, boys. That's Chuck snagging some dope off the stash from that bust on Tuesday night.' 'Hey Chuck, come here for a second, we need to...hey...GET BACK HERE!! *thump* Get down on the ground!!! *thump thump* Put your hands on your head, you [bleep][bleep] dirtbag!!!' [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #13 posted by whig on October 23, 2006 at 16:46:26 PT |
| I think sometimes God sleeps, but you and all have been making such a holy racket down here he had to come say good morning and hope you're having fun sometimes too, even though there's so much to be angry about right now. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #12 posted by Toker00 on October 23, 2006 at 15:23:11 PT |
| End Sunlight Prohibition! That's hilarious and great. And they will probably try it some day, so we gotta stop them now, by LEGALIZING SUNLIGHT AND CANNABIS! GCW, Christen - I've seen it laced twice. Once government funded, once Drug Dealer funded. Paraquat, Angel Dust. I think everyone in the early seventies was a victim of BOTH. Wage Peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #11 posted by potpal on October 23, 2006 at 14:02:44 PT |
| And they're not "chasing" them, they're beating them down to the ground with tackles, fists, and clubs, then locking them in jail for years. All paid for by us. And these days filming it all and watching it on TV as entertainment. I'd like to see a Cops busting Cops show. Now that would be a reality show worth watching. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #10 posted by whig on October 23, 2006 at 11:45:03 PT |
| Thanks. Posted an excerpt here. http://cannablog.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/it-cures-what-ails-you/ [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #9 posted by The GCW on October 23, 2006 at 11:23:19 PT |
| The most often laced cannabis to My mind is, what was it... Paraquat Which was laced by the government, a few years back. 44 ALSO, Early voting starts today in Colorado! [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #8 posted by whig on October 23, 2006 at 11:21:23 PT |
| "There are 400 chemicals in marijuana, and some of that marijuana is laced with other drugs, and you don't know what you're inhaling into the lungs. Common sense tells you that this is not a healthy initiative." I think he might be confusing cannabis with tobacco there. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #7 posted by goneposthole on October 23, 2006 at 10:44:46 PT |
| Besides hydrogen and helium, there are 67 known elements that are known to exist on the face of the sun. Not as many elements as there are chemical compounds in broccoli or cannabis, but if the US gov would pass a law prohibiting the sun to shine, a stop could be put to all of those elements forming on the sun. With a little luck, all of the life that exists on earth could cease. Voila, the end of cannabis. Everything else would die too, but what does it matter? Cannabis would be gone... FOREVER. It's a noble goal for the powers that be. Just too many elements on the sun. Somebody has got to put a stop to it all. I'm sure the US gov can do it. They know how to wage war of all kinds. Let's have a war on light. You just never know where that sun might shine. laugh [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #6 posted by ChristenMitchell on October 23, 2006 at 10:25:31 PT:
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| It has ceased to amaze me the ends that evil prohibitions will go to. Broccoli has 600 chemicals. Perhaps Bush the first didn't like it because he couldn't count that high.
Also, in 40 years of toking I've never seen laced reefer. The unending prohib scare campaign. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by Max Flowers on October 23, 2006 at 09:26:02 PT |
| Interesting interview with Dr. Hergenrather, thanks. He is a local doctor around here, and is the doctor of a close friend of mine. California cannabis doctors are really committed, and it's great to be reminded of that with things like that interview. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by global_warming on October 23, 2006 at 08:37:59 PT |
| Fred Gardner http://www.counterpunch.org/gardner10232006.html An Interview with Jeffrey Hergenrather, MD What Have California Doctors Learned About Cannabis? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by Sam Adams on October 23, 2006 at 08:36:37 PT |
| The police thugs were chasing hippies and beatniks in years past. However, ever since the end of southern Apartheid in the 60's and 70s, they've focused mostly on Latinos and Blacks. And they're not "chasing" them, they're beating them down to the ground with tackles, fists, and clubs, then locking them in jail for years. All paid for by us. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by paul armentano on October 23, 2006 at 08:28:44 PT |
| http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=opin&article_path=/opinion/opin061020_2.htm ‘Yes’ to 44: Vote is the message October 20, 2006 Opponents of Amendment 44 - the ballot measure to legalize small amounts of marijuana for adults - worry about the message its passage might send to impressionable youth. But the real message might be for those responsible for a marijuana policy with a decades-long history of failure. ... The message in Amendment 44 is broader. Colorado may not devote resources to catching individual pot smokers, but marijuana is still a large part of the overall "war on drugs." And what that has produced is not a drug-free society, but drug profits. After decades of battling marijuana use, this country has developed new and ugly varieties of organized crime and has at least as much of a drug problem as before. Amendment 44 is not model legislation, particularly in that it will not actually do much. And its proponents' argument that pot should be legal because it is not as harmful as alcohol is a non sequitur. Passing it, however, would be a rebuke to the culture warriors who have been spending taxpayer money chasing hippies and beatniks for generations. That is a statement worth making. Vote "yes" on Amendment 44. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by goneposthole on October 23, 2006 at 08:23:16 PT |
| ...out there buying marijuana, the evil, wicked stuff that it is and jeapordizing all of the society. It is absolutely shocking! Kill them all, make Darrell Gates happy as a clam. Bill Bennett can be the executioner, he can do the head chopping. Of course, it's ok to allow violent sexual predators to live in neighborhoods throughout the state of Colorado. The public be damned. Can't vote on whether or not they can live next door to you. Law enforcement needs to be catching marijuana users and dealers, sexual predators can run loose. Here's where they live: http://sor.state.co.us/off2/felon_list.cfm?category=SVP [ Post Comment ] |
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