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New Mexico Governor Mulls MJ Decriminalization!
Posted by FoM on June 25, 1999 at 08:05:20 PT
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Santa Fe, NM: Republican Gov. Gary Johnson is asking Party leaders to consider decriminalizing marijuana and other drugs, The Albuquerque Times reported this week.
"What I do know is our present course is not working," Johnson said. "Our war on drugs is a real failure. ... [Decriminalization] needs to get talked about. We really need to put all options on the table."   The Times reported that informal discussions between Johnson and other state officials have centered on decriminalizing marijuana.   "He wants us to be open to consider that [option] as one possibility," Republican Party Chairman John Dendahl said. Dendahl added that the national GOP platform is "strongly anti-drug, pro-law enforcement and pro-stiff penalties."   Johnson said that he did not consider recreational drug users "criminals," The Albuquerque Journal reported.   Political analysts speculate that Johnson may recommend changes to the state's drug policies next year. Currently, possession of marijuana for personal use is a fine-only offense in ten states.   For more information, please contact R. Keith Stroup, Esq. of NORML   (202) 483-5500 or Allen St. Pierre of The NORML Foundation   (202) 483-8751.Gov.Wants To Discuss Legalizing Drug Use!http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread1768.shtml
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Comment #5 posted by TEE on April 21, 2001 at 05:08:14 PT:
CONSIDER THE FACTS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN       4/20/01WEED EXPANDS THE MIND AND PUTS IT IN A CALMER STATE NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE. FOR THOSE WHO SMOKE WEED A REASON IS SIMPLE.  AT THE END OF A LONG DAY AT WORK AS GOES FOR MY LIFESTYLE, COMING HOME TO A NICE GREEN BOWL IS THE PERFECT END FOR ANY DAY, GOOD OR BAD. THE EFFECTS OF THE THC ARE RELAXING, AND FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER SMOKING MY BOWL IT IS JUST LIKE MY JOB IS NON EXISTENT. THE PEACE OF MIND IS VERY RELAXING. THE EFFECTS OF THE THC'S ARE SOOTHING TO BOTH THE MIND AND THE BODY. I AM 22 YEARS OLD AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LIKE CIGGERETTES IF NOT LIKE ALCHOHOL. EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY-ONE TO USE IS A VERY REASONABLE AGE.   AFTER CONSIDERATION BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, MARIJUANA SEEMS TO BE MORE SAFE THAN ALCHOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ALCHOHOL IMPAIRS YOURE ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR, OR OPERATE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. MARIJUANA DOES NOT CAUSE THE SAME EFFECT, AFTERALL HOW MANY MARIJUANA RELATED CAR CRASHES DO YOU READ ABOUT. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, HOW MANY MARIJUANA RELATED DEATHS OCCUR? NOT EVEN A COMPARABLE NUMBER WHEN PUT NEXT TO ALCHOHOL RELATED CRASHES, AND,OR DEATHS. MARIJUANA DOES NOT MAKE ONE HOSTILE OR VIOLENT AS DOES ALCHOHOL TO SOME. WEED PUTS YOU IN A STATE OF MIND TWO OR THREE, OR EVEN FIVE OR SIX STEPS AWAY FROM THAT OF ALCHOHOL. WHEN DRINKING AND DRIVING SOME LOSE THE ABILITY TO THINK, MUCH LESS DRIVE A CAR. SMOKING A BOWL/JOINT AND DRIVING A CAR IS ONLY IN COMPARRISON WHEN CONSIDERING THE GLOSSY EYE EFFECT. THE POPULATION THAT CHOOSES TO SMOKE WEED WOULD BE MORE MELLOW, EVEN MORE SO, PUBLICLY MOR MELLOW. IT WOULD TAKE WEIGHT OFF OF THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO DONT EVEN DRINK BUT CHOOSE TO SMOKE SATIVA. IT SEEMS SO UNFAIR THAT ONE WHO CHOOSES TO SMOKE A JOINT RATHER THAN DRINK A FEW BEERS AFTER WORK BE PUNISHED. KNOWING THAT THE PERSON THAT CHOOSES TO DRINK WILL PROBABLY STOP OFF AT THE LOCAL TAVERN AND THEN HAVE TO DRIVE HOME FROM THERE. RISKING HIS/HER LIFE AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSES WHO MAY BE ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. THEN THERE IS HE/SHE WHOM CHOOSES TO GO HOME AND SMOKE A JOINT, WHICH MORE TIMES THAN NOT WILL BE SMOKED AT THEIR HOME SEEING AS HOW IT IS NOT LEGAL OR SOCIALLY ACCEPTED BY MOST. THERE IS NO TAVERN FOR WEED NOR WILL THERE EVER BE. IF DECRIMINALIZED IT WILL BE STRICKLY FOR PERSONAL IN HOME USE, OTHERWISE STILL CONSIDERED ILLEGAL WHEN USED IN ANY OTHER MANOR. HOWEVER THOSE WHO ARE GOING HOME TO SMOKE A LITTLE WEED AND RELAX WOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK OVER THERE SHOULDER WONDERING IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE JAILED AND IN THE MORNING PAPER FOR POSSESING THREE OR FOUR GRAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING MY COMMENTS THE WAR ON DRUGS SHOULD NOT END EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN LOST. BUT POT ARE NOT DRUGS AND DRUGS ARE NOT POT.  NOW MY DAY HAS ENDED AND I AM GOING TO ENJOY SOME OF LIFES GREATER PLEASURES. AND IF I GET THE MUNCHIES AND DRIVE TO A STORE IM SURE YOU WONT READ ABOUT ME KILLING A FAMILY OF FOUR.  420 ALL THE TIME     4/20/01  
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Comment #4 posted by Amanda on March 23, 2001 at 12:36:41 PT
smoke that stike iky iky
i think they should legalize marijuana though out the usa because it helps pepole calm down from stress and it helps canser pachens and enarexia people. me i love it i smoke it every day but im resopsable of the druug i dont smoke it before school cum im slow and stoned i dont pay attencion when i get really up set i smoke it cuz it helps me calm down and think of what happened with that situation. i eat alot talk alot and laugh alot then get sleepy if i dont smoke any more. i love it its my friend i love the cronic thats the best
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Comment #3 posted by SYPHA on July 08, 2000 at 20:16:01 PT
MARIJUANA
WEED IS ONLY A GATEWAY DRUG FOR THE WEAK MINDED. I PERSONALY KNOW BUSINESS OWNERS WHO SMOKE EVERY DAY, AND CONTINUE TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS, AND HOMES BETTER THAN MOST PEPOLE WHO DON'T SMOKE. IF THEY LEAGLIZE WEED,AND SET UP A PROPER SYSTEM OF CONTROL. IT WOULD BE LESS HARMEFUL THEN SELLING ALCOHAL. PLUS HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW?, GET HIGH AND START FIGHTS,DRIVE CRAZY, OR PASS OUT IN THE STREETS. NOT ME I JUST GET THE MUNCHIES, AND GO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE. (SO SMOKE OUT AND LIVE LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Comment #2 posted by bob on May 03, 2000 at 11:29:55 PT
marijuana
do you know this for a fact 
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Comment #1 posted by MICHELLE on October 06, 1999 at 13:00:27 PT:
THC SHOULDN'T BE HANDED OVER TO ANYBODY
LEGALIZING NARCATICS WOULD BE THE STUPIDEST THING POSSIBLE TO DO TO THE UNITED STATES. FOR ONE, THIS ISN'T AN UNTRIED THEORY. HOLLAND THOUGHT THAT LEGALIZING "SOFT DRUGS" WOULD BE A SMART THING. IN RETURN IT HAS ESCALATED THE CRIME AND USAGE OF HARDER DRUGS. CANNABIS IS A GATEWAY DRUG WHICH LEADS TO HARDER DRUGS SUCH AS HEROIN AND CRACK. THESE HARDER DRUGS SPEED UP YOUR HEART RATE AND CAN CAUSE CARDIAC ARREST. AMOUNG OTHER THINGS WHICH I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LIST, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY STUPID IDEA TO LEGALIZE DRUGS. IT IS SELFISH AND CAN HURT OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS!
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