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  The War On Drugs Now Threatens America's Neighbors

Posted by CN Staff on May 02, 2003 at 12:21:45 PT
By J.J. Johnson - Sierra Times  
Source: Sierra Times.com  

You've seen the commercials, right? Two guys, Nick and Norm, and the endless discussion about the pitfalls of drugs. At first they were linked to terrorism, although they seem to have backed off from these statements of late, apparently the U.S. government hasn't. Like weapons of mass destruction and illegal oil sales, a country close to home now faces direct threats by the United States - over marijuana. Canada, the Great White North - where few would tolerate puppet regimes establish by Washington; where the citizens and government officials have long since grown tired of property confiscation over naturally grown products whose use doesn't really bother anyone else.
Our neighbor to the north has now drawn the ire of the most powerful country in the world. Like the Province of British Columbia, all of Canada is now considering relaxing its laws against marijuana possession.The result: Threatened retaliation by the United States of America.David Murray, right-hand man to U.S. "drug czar" John Walters, told the Canadian Broadcast Corp. (CBC News) he doesn't want to tread on another country's sovereignty, but warned there would be consequences if Canada proceeds with a plan to decriminalize the possession of marijuana.Heaven's no - we'd never tread on another nations sovereignty without cause."We would have to respond. We would be forced to respond," Murray, told Canada's primary news source.Murray didn't spell out what the American government response would be, but he invoked images of tie-ups at border crossings and intense bureaucracy - as in, become Syria to the North. So much for NAFTA.The thinking is that if marijuana becomes more widely used in Canada, it could penetrate more widely into the U.S. But Murray (or any other U.S. Government official) can't tie legalization of marijuana to increased use."Still, Murray , while speaking with CBC News tried to express the feeling in the U.S. that looser drug laws go hand-in-hand with increase in crime and drug addiction among youth, and used some apocalyptic language to do it.""You can't wall this off saying, 'We're only talking about a little cannabis.' Our experience is they come together like the Four Horsemen," he said.So keep drinking, America, and let's all raise a glass to America's Hollywood and the pornographic industry.Murray said Canada's reputation in the global community would be forever altered if it decided to decriminalize pot.He's right. In the last ten years, every country in the Western Hemisphere and most of Europe (with the exception of the United States) has eased its laws against marijuana. There are no numbers in any of these countries that point to increased use but in one country - the United States, according to statistics published by the Office of Drug Control Policy."It's not just Canada's relationship with the United States that would change; it's Canada's relationship with the world," Murray said. He's right. It seems Canada would be 'normalizing' its laws with the rest of the world, while the United States continues to jail more people than any other nation.While the Office of Drug Control Policy focuses on our neighbors to the North, illegal aliens continue to flood unchecked across our southern border. Drug Policy Officials say......in fact, they haven't said anything. Source: Sierra Times.com (NV)Author: J.J. Johnson - Sierra Times Published: May 02, 2003Copyright: 2003 SierraTimes.com Contact: opeds sierratimes.com Website: http://www.sierratimes.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmCanada's Drug Policy Draws U.S. Warning http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16150.shtmlU.S. Warns Canada Against Easing Pot Laws http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16149.shtmlU.S. Says Canada Cares Too Much About Liberties http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16130.shtml

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Comment #3 posted by global_warming on May 02, 2003 at 16:30:47 PT:

The Plan
Comment:  [Please refrain from using profanity in your message]Sometimes it is most difficult to refrain from using profanity, especially when I read such b-shit..This guy Murray another pee in the cup kinda guy, must be shacking up with Walters...When I look at the this article, I see another person who is desparately worrying about his job, his dead fat ass is squirming in his expensive suit..I hope that Canada has the strength to tell the U.S. to go to Hell..Yes they will make Canada's life difficult, but not impossible,..Remember this, there will some difficult times ahead, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel..We The People, need a plan.The first thing that comes to my mind is the Boycott..We have to join and agree on selected targets to bring down..It doesnt have to be oil or potato chips..it can be any big american company..say..Coca Cola...starve them out, put them out of business...then another major company,..
Eventually they will listen, for the Almighty Dollar speaks very loud and clear...The people will be heard, they will be respected, they are the life and blood of this world.Mr. Murray represents the power interests of america, the power in america sometimes forgets that power is bestowed, by the people...M'r:6:13: And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them...Lu:7:46: My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment...Jas:5:14: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:...Re:6:6: And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine...Re:18:13: And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men...I added such biblical refrence that those that might be reading, might understand, that the fruits of this world, were here long before we discovered them,We are children, groping in this magnificent universe, we are still learning, we must not forget, that all these wonders of nature are gifts from the creation...gw
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Comment #2 posted by druid on May 02, 2003 at 13:38:36 PT

WoW!
This was a powerful article. I enjoyed it to the fullest. wow. wow.
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Comment #1 posted by afterburner on May 02, 2003 at 12:26:36 PT:

FoM- Here's Another Story
Canadian Prime Minister promises decrim http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2951.htmlego transcendence follows ego destruction, and suddenly there is no question.
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