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  Does Bush Want Kids To Smoke Pot?
Posted by CN Staff on February 08, 2007 at 12:00:47 PT
By Emil Steiner 
Source: Washington Post  

cannabis Washington, DC -- President Bush is asking Congress to increase funding for an anti-drug campaign, which studies say "is at best useless and at worst has increased drug use among some teens." In 2003, the Office of Management and Budget evaluated the $1.4 billion program "and determined it showed virtually no results." With no solution in sight, a $47 million study was launched by the Governmental Accountability Office, which determined the campaign actually increased "the perceptions that others use marijuana" and "led to higher rates of first-time drug use" among white teens.

Now the White House wants another $130 million to make more commercials -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV7KiYBqbcU -- and possibly expand the scope of their content. So, the question remains, why would our Government want to throw money at something which has been found to be counter-productive to their supposed motive? For me to write that the administration wants kids to take drugs would be professionally irresponsible, but at the same time, their use of tax payer dollars seems to be exactly that. Is this simply a case of bureaucracy feeding bureaucracy, or is there something more sinister afoot?

Correspondent John Mullenholz contributed to this report

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Source: Washington Post (DC)
Author: Emil Steiner
Published: February 8, 2007
Copyright: 2007 Washington Post
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on February 08, 2007 at 16:23:55 PT
Observer comment 1
"The stated intent of [the propaganda] "was to stamp out the menace of marijuana because it leads to "acts of shocking violence, ending often in incurable insanity."

It dang sure did! Didn't it?

Prohibitionists are responsible for truly "shocking acts of violence" against cannabists and anyone who got in their way. And the damned prohibitionists seem to, indeed, be suffering from "incurable insanity".

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Comment #3 posted by Toker00 on February 08, 2007 at 14:56:07 PT
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Comment #2 posted by reverendjasongraves on February 08, 2007 at 13:56:48 PT:

Sinister...
...was it sinister when King Herod wanted to kill all first born males, to possibly eliminate a Messiah?

Yes!

It's darn sinister, why when Hemp, and the declaration of independance are written on canvas made from Cannabis, would an American president of a country built around Hemp production, want to eliminate all peaceful and otherwise law-abiding people?

It's sick to the white-washed house core...

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Comment #1 posted by observer on February 08, 2007 at 12:36:46 PT
Why are there conflicting messages?
So, the question remains, why would our Government want to throw money at something which has been found to be counter-productive to their supposed motive?

The stated intent of [the propaganda] "was to stamp out the menace of marijuana because it leads to "acts of shocking violence, ending often in incurable insanity." In contrast, young people are shown having a good time smoking marijuana, partying, dancing, kissing and retreating to the bedroom. By showing young people having a good time smoking marijuana, [the PR campaign] encourages young people to at least try it. By confusing marijuana with heroin and by telling the story of normal kids going berserk because of marijuana, [the anti-drug message] scares older people into demanding that something be done.

And that "something" always "just happens" to be giving government more power and you giving up ever more of your traditional human rights.

Easy as taking candy from a baby.

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