cannabisnews.com: Banner Canned: Free Speech Rights at Issue Banner Canned: Free Speech Rights at Issue Posted by FoM on January 31, 2002 at 09:10:15 PT By Andrew Krueger, The Juneau Empire Source: Juneau Empire Two students have been suspended from Juneau-Douglas High School after being in a group that unfurled a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" as the Olympic torch passed the school last week.One of the suspended students says his free speech rights were violated when school administrators confiscated the banner and disciplined him. School officials say the banner was displayed during a school activity, thus falling under school control. Last Thursday, as the torch passed the high school on Glacier Avenue, senior Joseph Frederick and a group of about 20 other students and nonstudents standing across the street from JDHS unfurled a 15-by-3-foot white paper banner with their message emblazoned in duct tape.High school officials took the banner down and took disciplinary action against some members of the group. Frederick said he and one other student in the group received suspensions; Frederick's was for 10 days.Frederick said the group displayed the banner - whose content was gleaned from stickers seen on cars and snowboards - to see how people would react and as a test of their First Amendment rights."Some people laughed, some people cheered," he said. "Nobody really seemed bothered by it."Frederick said the group specifically went off school grounds to display the banner. In addition, Frederick said that given the composition of the group and the fact that he had not been in school that morning due to car trouble in the snow, he did not consider the group to be part of a school activity."We went across the street, standing with adults and people who don't go to high school," he said.JDHS Principal Deb Morse said even though the banner was displayed off school grounds, it was removed and the students disciplined because watching the torch relay "was a school activity. It was sanctioned by the school that students could be out (to watch the torch pass)."Morse said students let out of class lined both sides of Glacier Avenue, and school policy states that discipline enforcement extends to "any school sponsored/sanctioned activity." She also said the disciplinary action taken in this case addressed "more than just the banner."Frederick said he is unsure about whether he is going to appeal the suspension, but he feels his rights were violated."There's no reason that because someone is still in high school that they shouldn't have First Amendment rights," he said.Morse said the school was within its rights to take action against displaying the banner."At school it's a bit different," she said. "There are things that are appropriate and inappropriate, and that was inappropriate."Note: 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' sign at Olympic Torch Relay leads to two JDHS students being suspended. Newshawk: Nicholas Thimmesch IINORML Media & CommunicationsSource: Juneau Empire (AK)Author: Andrew Krueger, The Juneau Empire Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 Copyright: 2002 Southeastern Newspaper CorpContact: editor1 alaska.netWebsite: http://www.juneauempire.com/CannabisNews - Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #14 posted by DdC on February 01, 2002 at 01:19:46 PT Spreading the word of Ganja Time to start leavin cannabis info leaflets at some AA meetins besides the pews and magazine racks, news boxes or billboards. I wonder how we could get the Post Ofice to send fliars of cannabis info like they do the tons of others, made on hemp paper. Waiting rooms, resturants and fast foods bars and garden shops. Courthouse, Library, senior centers and hospitals. Clothing stores, booze shops, drug stores barber shops. Super Bowl subvertizing, Sporting games, Olympics and in NY with the others. Community TV and pirate radio...call in talk shows...WoD SUPPORTS TERRORIST!Slutia, their yahoo site looks like its advertizing for that demo at the Mardi Gras. If any US town has a history of cannabis needing reinstituted, its New Orleans...Bong Hits For Jesus http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bonghitsforjesus Jesus saves with kind buds. Thank you Jesus for dank and heady nugs. Every year on Mardi Gras day, Alcoholics for Jesus gathers in Jackson Square to testify with all our Jesus loving friends. Come witness with us on Feb. 12th brothers and sisters! Let's save New Orleans, the city of sin.Pic http://i18.yimg.com/18/483ec91e/g/3036746a.jpgTight Like That Gage By Louis Armstrong http://pub3.ezboard.com/fendingcannabisprohibitionstuff.showMessage?topicID=110.topicAmerican High Society http://www.pdxnorml.org/7_presidents.html Central and Western African natives were farming and harvesting cannabis sativa in North America as slaves. If they did smoke on the plantations, that would be kept secret. By the time of the Louisiana purchase in 1803, New Orleans had a mixed Spanish, French, Creole, Cajun, Mexican and Black population. The city teemed with adventurers and sailors, wise to the ways of cannabis. It was mixed with tobacco or smoked alone, used to season food, to treat insomnia and impotence, and so on.Prejedice Marujuana and the Jim Crow Laws http://www.electricemperor.com/eecdrom/HTML/EMP/13/ECH13_00.HTMThe jazz and swing music of “Negroes, Mexicans, and entertainers,”—was declared an outgrowth of marijuana use.“Ganga” use was next reported in 1909 in the port of New Orleans, in the black dominated “Storeyville” section frequented by sailors.New Orleans’ Storeyville was filled with cabarets, brothels, music, and all the other accouterments of “red light” districts the world over. Sailors from the Islands took their shore leave and their marijuana there.After the 1937 Marijuana Tax law,new DuPont "plastic fibers," under license since 1936 from the German company I.G. Farben (patent surrenders were part of Germany's World War I reparation payments to America), replaced natural hempen fibers. (Some 30% of I.G. Farben, under Hitler, was owned and financed by America's DuPont.) DuPont also introduced Nylon (invented in 1935) to the market after they'd patented it in 1938. (Colby, Jerry, DuPont Dynasties, Lyle Stewart, 1984.)"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others." Harry Anslinger, U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics, testifying to Congress on why marijuana should be made illegal, 1937. (Marijuana Tax Act, signed Aug. 2, 1937; effective Oct. 1, 1937.) Ganja Woman - The Village Voice http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0121/ganja.shtml You can overdose and die from alcohol poisoning. You smoke too much marijuana, and the worst thing that can happen to you is you'll fall asleep and maybe set the couch afire.Misguided Laws Make Marijuana Deadly http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread9838.shtml"Now please don't make it sound like I'm endorsing marijuana," he said. "I'm not. But the problems of marijuana are different. They're not as severe. You don't have the violent behavior; you don't have the sexual aggression; you don't have the poisoning." --Michael Winerip is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine. http://www.ariannaonline.com/discus/messages/4/800.html?ThursdayJune1520000121pmAlcoholic Dementia by Maurice Victor http://www.canjneurolsci.org/21maytoc/alcoholi.htm The "Alcohol Dementia" Directory http://home.sufia.net/user/outreach/al-d.htm The Church on Cannabis http://pub3.ezboard.com/fendingcannabisprohibitioncannabisnewsandinformation.showMessage?topicID=17.topicWhen Smoke Gets In My I By Chris Bennet http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/apr95/smoke_in_my_i.html The effects of cannabis was proof to the ancients that the spirit and power of the gods (or goddesses) existed in this plant and that it was literally a messenger (angel), or actually the flesh and blood and/or bread of the god/s, and therefore a holy sacrament. Sacramental Cannabis [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by Dan B on January 31, 2002 at 23:59:18 PT: "Trained not to question" is a lie I was in the Army for four years--plenty long enough to have learned that in any armed service you are not required to obey an unlawful order. The order to shoot down that plane was unlawful (there was no evidence that the plane was carrying illegal drugs, and by law it is illegal to shoot down a commercial aircraft, though it is okay to force the aircraft to land). Furthermore, the order to give the order to shoot down is also unlawful, and the fact that they are once again going to start shooting down civilian planes under suspicion of carrying drugs is also unlawful.I don't know what kind of crap they've been feeding Mr. Bowers, but he's either an idiot or a Nazi if he thinks his wife and daughter died simply because the fighter pilots were following orders. Remember Nuremburg? We didn't let the Nazis get away with using that excuse for murder then, and we should not let those responsible off the hook now. For every person involved in that shooting (and there were a lot--every member of Congress who voted in favor of this strategy, every member of the Clinton administration, every member of the Bush administration, every knowledgeable member of the CIA and America's armed forces, and every knowledgeable person in the Peruvian Air Force), one "drug offender" should be released from prison. Then, all of those spaces left empty should be filled by those responsible for shooting this plane down and killing two of its passengers. Those who are starting the shooting all over again should reserve their spaces now. Maybe we can start a program where they can designate a "drug offender" to replace.In short, where the blame is spread far and wide, the guilt and punishment should likewise extend.Dan B [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by Slutia on January 31, 2002 at 18:39:40 PT: Bong Hits For Jesus! I am not sure if these guys got the slogan from our annual Mardi Gras counter protest (where we taunt the hundreds of self righteous fundamentalist bigots are bused in from the bible belt to try to bust up the party. They are given bullhorns with which they shout at people, telling them they are going to hell for wearing beads and other crazy slogans, and hateful signs stating that God hates fags and un-submissive wives.). Last year there were hundreds of pictures taken of our protest, and the Yahoo! club has been around for about a year. I don't know if these guys borrowed the slogan, or came up with it independantly, but all I can say is Right On! If anyone would lika a BHFJ! T-shirt (perfect for getting sent home from school!), you can get them http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=bonghitjesus These T-shirts are sold at cost. Spread the word! Peace, Brian (That is me in the photo with the T-shirts BTW) Bong Hits For Jesus! [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by ekim on January 31, 2002 at 18:26:56 PT: 'JUST DOING THEIR JOB' US TN: Missionary Shot Down In Peru Says the Pilots 'Just URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n160/a01.html Newshawk: chip Pubdate: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN) Copyright: 2002 Chattanooga Publishing Co. Contact: letters timesfreepress.com Website: http://www.timesfreepress.com/index.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/992 Author: Clint CooperMISSIONARY SHOT DOWN IN PERU SAYS THE PILOTS 'JUST DOING THEIR JOB' The American missionary whose wife and daughter were killed in late April when a Peruvian air force fighter mistakenly opened fire on their plane is concerned about the fighter pilots who shot them. "There is nothing for me to forgive," said Jim Bowers, who survived the incident along with his son and the plane's pilot. "They were just doing their job. They had no right to deny their orders." Now a missionary for the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism in Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Bowers will be sharing his story Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. during the 53rd annual Missionary Conference at Highland Park Baptist Church. He will speak to students at Tennessee Temple University on Thursday. However, he said he would be "fighting God's will" to try to assess blame. "Lots of people are surprised," he said, "thinking that the pilots who pulled the trigger committed a crime, because they assume that's what happened. Like Russians, they're trained not to question for a second what they're told to do. I feel terrible for ( the pilots ), though, because apparently they're going to be put in jail." "There is no doubt in anyone's mind that it was gross negligence," he said. "Since the first days, though, we have had peace in our hearts. No one hated Roni ( his wife ) or Charity ( his daughter ). It was a complete accident." Scott McCurdy, associate pastor at Highland Park Baptist, said the conference can both uplift Mr. Bowers and be uplifting to those who hear him. "We want to be an encouragement to him, to let him know there is a vast family of God out there that loves him, that he is doing God's work," Mr. McCurdy said. "He can share how God has been sufficient, and that what Satan meant for evil, God can use for good. God does that in all of our lives. His is a highlighted incident." E.C. Haskell, executive administrator of mission relations for the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, said Mr. Bowers has been an inspiration. Mr. Haskell said the incident, instead of dampening interest in missionary work, has fueled an interest in the field, especially in Peru. "Of the people in our candidates class," he said, "three people were there just as a result of what happened." Mr. Bowers, who started a Bible training center and was in the process of trying to organize Baptist churches in Peru before the incident last April, is now trying to begin a church for Hispanics in Raleigh. He and his 7-year-old son live with his widowed mother there. He also plans to make trips to Peru to assist his successors, check on the progress of his earlier work and help get a new sports complex built in Iquitos, Peru. The city where he and his family were headquartered, located in the midst of jungle territory, has no road access, he said. The sports complex, he said, was a dream of his wife's and was one of the last things she was involved in before she was killed. When built, he said, the center will provide a place for 100,000 young people to play and hear Christian outreach. It also will be a meeting place for churches, he said. To build the complex, which will be erected as a memorial to his wife and daughter, Mr. Bowers hopes to raise $250,000 within the next month. Money already sent as memorials for his wife and daughter has been designated for the center, he said. Anyone wishing to contribute may visit www.abwe.org. "If God Should Choose," a book about the Bowers family written by an association staff member, will be published by Moody Press in March. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail Clint Cooper at ccooper timesfreepress.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by Rainbow on January 31, 2002 at 17:39:51 PT Organized too These guys are great. I think I will send this to my bishop and priest. They have been ignoring my plea for them to say something about the injustice going on in the war on some drugs. They even have T-shirts, caps and mugs here is a bit from the page Jesus saves with kind buds. Thank you Jesus for dank and heady nugs. Every year on Mardi Gras day, Alcoholics for Jesus gathers in Jackson Square to testify with all our Jesus loving friends. Come witness with us on Feb. 12th brothers and sisters! Let's save New Orleans, the city of sin. To see more details for any product or to order any product, just click on the picture. [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by i420 on January 31, 2002 at 15:24:13 PT I bet Jesus smiled What better place to open free thought and what better place than in front of people !!! Great jobs guys!! [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by E_Johnson on January 31, 2002 at 15:07:05 PT That blows my sense of generational superiority Oh man oh man... what a club!If we Boomers had the brass to think up Bong Hits For Jesus, we might have been able to legalize marijuana, I dunno.But maybe this is the kind of thing that really needed the Internet generation to spread.It's always fun to be amazed!Oh I guess a new generation is in town, look out!!!!!!The DARE kids are kickin butt. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by FoM on January 31, 2002 at 13:10:23 PT Thanks DdC I didn't know that and thanks for using the link. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by DdC on January 31, 2002 at 13:04:05 PT Bong Hits 4 Jesus is a Yahoo Club Bong Hits 4 Jesus http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bonghitsforjesus [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Jose Melendez on January 31, 2002 at 11:31:51 PT: Jeb Bush, take note: I wrote to the Governor of my state, knowing full well he probably will never read my email. But what I tried to get across to Jeb Bush was that marijuana is far safer than Xanax, and if Noelle had safe legal access to marijuana, she would not have to break the law just to feel good.Schedule IV The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III. The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III. Included in Schedule IV are Darvon, Talwin, Equanil, Valium and Xanax. From: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/chap1/control/sched4.htm Narcosoft [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by happy_hempster on January 31, 2002 at 11:30:48 PT: I hope they charge the principle with theft If the two were not in school, and not on school grounds, there is grounds for a theft charge, as well as the freedom of speech issue.I think this story is great, and hope the two quit school and continue a real education.The loss of three thousand dollars a year per student may change the school administrations position. Also, there is the fact that over twenty people were inthe group, and only two got dis-charged.I think more activists should be pushing the religious use angle.They did great.Rev Happy Michigan Marijuana Marches [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Jose Melendez on January 31, 2002 at 11:25:26 PT: Stop making rules that ruin lives... Cannabis should be Schedule FIVE! Schedule V The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV. The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV. Over-the-counter cough medicines with codeine are classified in Schedule V. From: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/chap1/control/sched5.htm Arrest Prohibition - Drug War is TREASON [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by p4me on January 31, 2002 at 09:52:26 PT education At least two people got an education that day even if the were not in school. Now they will learn that they will get a few lumps and join the crowd that says the government is out of control and stupid about anything cannabis.Can anyone recite a major paper using the term "Schedule One Lie" at anytime for any reason? Is there a BIG LIE concerning the Schedule One Classification of MJ or is it just my imagination? Vote Against All Incumbents and hurl on the Schedule One Lie. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by E_Johnson on January 31, 2002 at 09:15:40 PT Let's go on Crossing Over and consult Jefferson "There's no reason that because someone is still in high school that they shouldn't have First Amendment rights," he said.Morse said the school was within its rights to take action against displaying the banner."At school it's a bit different," she said. "There are things that are appropriate and inappropriate, and that was inappropriate."What's that TV show where the host rings up dead people to console and counsel the living?Heck, let's ask the blokes who wrote the bloody Constitution what they had in mind here.Speaking of blood -- weren't most of the people who gave their lives for American freedom about high school age back then? [ Post Comment ] Post Comment