cannabisnews.com: NORML's Weekly News Bulletin - September 5, 2007 NORML's Weekly News Bulletin - September 5, 2007 Posted by CN Staff on September 06, 2007 at 06:39:38 PT Weekly Press Release Source: NORML Texas: Cops Say They Will Continue To Jail Minor Pot Possession Offenders Despite New LawSeptember 5, 2007 - Austin, TX, USAAustin, TX: Many Texas law enforcement personnel say that they will continue to arrest and jail minor pot offenders, despite the enactment of a new state law granting police the option of issuing a citation in lieu of making an arrest. "Marijuana is an introduction to more dangerous drugs and we are going to keep fighting drug use of any kind as long as I am in office," Lamar County Sheriff B.J. McCoy told news outlets this week. "They are going to jail no matter how much they’ve got."Numerous district attorneys and police throughout Texas have issued similar statements. By contrast, law enforcement in Travis County and in the city of Austin have said that they will comply with the new law – which is intended to reduce jail overcrowding.Passed by the legislature this summer, House Bill 2391 grants law enforcement the discretion to issue a citation mandating local individuals who commit specific Class A and/or Class B misdemeanor crimes to appear in court. An arrest warrant will be issued for defendants who fail to appear in court by the date specified in the citation.Under Texas law, possession of up to four ounces of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to one-year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000. Individuals who sell less than one-quarter ounce of cannabis are also guilty of a misdemeanor. The possession and/or sale of larger quantities of cannabis are felony offenses."Law enforcement officers are fond of alleging that they don’t make the laws – they just enforce them," NORML Senior Policy Analyst Paul Armentano said. "However, when it comes to the subject of marijuana, we’ve seen time and time again that police not only make the law and enforce the law, they also ignore the law when it suits them to do so."According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, of the 62,741 persons arrested in 2005 (the last year for which data is available) for marijuana violations, 61,076 of them (97 percent) were for possession offenses. House Bill 2391 was signed into law by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in June. The law took effect on September 1, 2007.For more information, please contact Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel, at (202) 483-5500, or Paul Armentano, NORML Senior Policy Analyst at: paul norml.org DL: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7349Pot May Alleviate Anorexia, Study SaysSeptember 5, 2007 - Sydney, AustraliaSydney, Australia: Cannabis may stimulate appetite in patients with anorexia, according to clinical trial data conducted by investigators at the Hadassah University Hospital in Israel.Australian news outlets report that the administration of cannabis tincture stimulates chemicals in the brain that can boost appetite in women with the disorder. The study has not yet been published.Cannabis has long been used historically as an appetite stimulant. Currently, a synthetic version of the cannabinoid delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is available by prescription in the US to treat HIV and/or cancer-related cachexia (wasting syndrome).For more information, please contact Paul Armentano, NORML Senior Policy Analyst, at: paul norml.orgDL: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7350NORML Launches ‘In-World’ Office On Second LifeSeptember 5, 2007 - Washington, DC, USAWashington, DC: The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is expanding its online message and presence to the popular 3-D virtual world Second Life. On Thursday, September 6, NORML will launch its Second Life virtual office. Visitors to the digital 3-D office will be able to pick up information and free materials about NORML and marijuana law reform, as well as obtain NORML merchandise for their online characters. The ‘in world’ office will also make available specially produced podcasts for Second Life visitors. NORML Founder Keith Stroup will be available to chat with visitors who stop by the office for its grand opening, which takes place at noon (PDT/SLT). "Building effective and influential coalitions within online communities – in particular, emerging Web 2.0 social networking communities such as Second Life – is an integral part of NORML’s educational and outreach activities," NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre said. "Whether it’s in the real world or the virtual world, NORML is committed to educating the public on the need to end the senseless criminal prohibition of marijuana."Launched in 2003, Second Life is an ever-growing 3-D online digital world inhabited by more than 9 million online ‘residents’ from over 100 countries. Visitors create three-dimensional personas (known as ‘avatars’) to interact with other residents and engage in online commerce.For more information on NORML’s Second Life office, please visit: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7341DL: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7348Source: NORML Foundation (DC)Published: September 5, 2007Copyright: 2007 NORML Contact: norml norml.org Website: http://www.norml.org/CannabisNews NORML Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/NORML.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #44 posted by whig on September 11, 2007 at 00:19:18 PT rchandar Glad you got to a better place, at least I hope you're in a better place now. [ Post Comment ] Comment #43 posted by Hope on September 10, 2007 at 23:51:49 PT Oh yes...Rchandar... Congratulations on the new job. I hope it works out great for you. [ Post Comment ] Comment #42 posted by Hope on September 10, 2007 at 23:46:29 PT West and Northwest Texas are wonderful, too.And the people in that area may actually be the friendliest people in the state.My husband had to work out in the Dalhart area for awhile and he was amazed, when he first got there, that a guy at a filling station, after talking to him for just a little while, offered to loan him some of his books to read, if he wanted anything to read while he was there.Maybe it's the miles and miles of no where out there, that can make you happy to see someone, more than people in a lot of places are. Maybe, they're just glad you made it. [ Post Comment ] Comment #41 posted by Hope on September 10, 2007 at 23:34:45 PT Rchandar Texas can be one of the friendliest places you've ever been. I love South Texas... except Houston, which is way too big, and I'm assuming since you aren't in a very urban area, that you're not in Houston. Del Rio. Falfurrius. Edinburg. Alice. Corpus Christi. Galveston. I spent a lot of my childhood in those areas. I loved them. They're all great. The key to getting along down here may be to not allow yourself to be perceived as looking down on us, or seeming to think we're some sort of ignorant, just because we're Texans. You'd be surprised how much we get of that...and it doesn't make us feel good to have to endure that. An amazing amount of people seem to come here with what almost seems like a chip on their shoulder towards us. It's very off putting.Be partial to us and most of us will be partial to you, is how that usually goes. Check out my favorite Texas (Austin) based blog. http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/It's hard to tell through just writing... but you seem almost to sound happier than you've been sounding. Maybe Texas is just what you needed. I hope so. [ Post Comment ] Comment #40 posted by FoM on September 10, 2007 at 18:30:48 PT rchandar I bet it is really different. I love the diversity of cultures in our country. I guess I'm a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. Did you get a cowboy hat yet? You'll have to get cowboy boots too. Years ago friends and I would go to the Ohio Quarter Horse Congress and get into the country mood. I wore these high heel red cowboy boots trying to look in place but by the end of the day my feet were killing me and I don't think I ever wore them again. High Ho Silver Away! Enjoy!http://www.oqha.com/congress/congresshome.htm [ Post Comment ] Comment #39 posted by rchandar on September 10, 2007 at 17:50:54 PT: Hope, FoM I got a job here; by myself, my wife hasn't moved so far. And I'm going thru some big-time culture shock--it's not very urban, I'm not usually a fan of country music, though I like a few names. The northwestern and western parts of the state are the most interesting to me; I live in the far south. [ Post Comment ] Comment #38 posted by Hope on September 10, 2007 at 15:08:29 PT You got my greeting first, FoM! Guess, I'll just say, Welcome, Rchandar.I hope Texas proves a better home for you than Florida was.Sheriff's are elected here. The only way I know of to get them out of office is not re-electing them.Sheriffs, as in this article, aren't the only ones refusing to implement the new law. Police departments are choosing not to make use of the new optional law, too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #37 posted by FoM on September 10, 2007 at 14:41:20 PT rchandar Well howdy partner! I'm not from Texas but I hope that greeting will do. Did you move there? [ Post Comment ] Comment #36 posted by rchandar on September 10, 2007 at 14:33:27 PT: Texas Law Thanks for this article, it's good information. I think someone in the Legislature should get going and demand these police obey the law they are charged to carry out. Probably, these pretentious sheriffs should be fired, kicked out. If they think they can trump legislative precedent, they should be shown that they are wrong.I live in Texas now. This one burns my a #s; they deserve to be kicked out of office.rchandar [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by gloovins on September 07, 2007 at 02:07:47 PT ekim's earlier post http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1027/a04.html?397where the guy who got a posssn chrg in 82 had other issues too to say the least but dont you think this list is odd that bars those fm school employment:CORI (Criminal Offense Record Investigation)SANCTIONS Five-Year Ban Indecent exposure Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs ( first and second offense ) Possession of obscene "pornographic" material Engaging in sex with a prostitute 10-Year Ban Felony breaking and entering Motor vehicle homicide by reckless or negligent operation Vandalizing a church, cemetery or synagogue Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs - third offense Lifetime Ban All narcotics charges Rape Murder Sodomy Kidnapping Ok so one can operate a mtr vehicle twice, expose themselves, engage w/ a prostitue "Oh hi Coach Lewis..." & get only a 5 yr ban but a plant possn chrg a LIFEtime? Wtf? You vandalize a cemetary & it's a 10 yr ban - expose your genitals in public, 5 years ??? Have a dried flower, Lifetime.Yeah.Sorry if this is OT but some touched upon the narcotic word & look where it is placed - directly 1st under lifetime ban. A plant people, we have a civil war over a plant, it defies logic, until sadly, you follow the money...What is it about that word narcotic anyway? Is it that sinister sounding? I guess alcohol is a more benign sounding word - but the effects of it - cirrosis, the yellowing eyes and wasting away...it's so sad but you rarely see the media - even MADD - expose/show this explicitly. For a while it was the lady with the hole in her throat who smoked out of it on tv here in socal anti-smoking PSA - the new cig tax jackup paid for it, i.e the smokers. But smokers were pissed & saw it repeadly & the PSA went away. Big Tobacoo just eased in the tax into their slighly lowered Calif profit margin now they're $3.50 again. [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 21:59:41 PT Oops... Ma said that? Well, I can imagine that, too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 21:57:28 PT Afterburner "God must love the common folk. He made so many of us."Thanks for the smile. It's easy to imagine Henry Fonda, as his character in the movie, saying that. [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by afterburner on September 06, 2007 at 21:52:09 PT Hope #19 "Common everyday people and poor people don't seem to matter. Our voices are ignored.""God must love the common folk. He made so many of us." -Ma Joad, Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [ Post Comment ] Comment #31 posted by whig on September 06, 2007 at 20:21:26 PT Selection of projects... And a "name your own project" option that people can make suggestions with. [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by whig on September 06, 2007 at 20:15:59 PT Paul I didn't look at the income tax statements but I believe you are a good and true worker for the cause of ending cannabis prohibition. If you ask for support I would want to help. I think maybe there needs to be a direct appeal made to say, for this contribution we are going to have the following plan of action, and we can direct our contribution to that activity.I don't presume to know some of the political calculations that an organization like NORML has to take into consideration in making appeals of this kind, but it seems like a project focus lets people buy in to that particular plan. [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by mayan on September 06, 2007 at 16:19:34 PT Texas Everything is bigger there, especially the a**holes! [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 16:02:50 PT Thank you, Paul. It's very impressive. You guys appear to have really dedicated yourselves to a valuable cause, with little or actually, no financial gain and probably not even nearly complete compensation for your time, expenses, and effort. What sort of things could you get done, that are available as options, to move nearer your goal, if you had more money? If you wouldn't mind answering that question some time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by FoM on September 06, 2007 at 16:00:07 PT Had Enough All fixed! [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by Had Enough on September 06, 2007 at 15:54:07 PT Some roll I got going here. Wrong threads, bad spelling. Proofreading???I’ll just let it ride.Time to sit outside for a while listen to some tunes and give it a break.Thank you all for your tolerance. [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by Had Enough on September 06, 2007 at 15:19:31 PT Man Am I ever on a goof up roll. First the wrong thread, but it fits well there too.And now. Cannibis is spelled Cannabis…Sorry bout that… [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by Had Enough on September 06, 2007 at 15:07:08 PT Societies I’ve been skeptical of these Medical Societies for a while now. I think it has turned into a cash cow for their executives.If I were leading the charge on cancer, any, and I mean any possible treatment would be researched thoroughly, even if the substance was Cat Poo, after all, that would what the people who donate money would want, and I’m sure cancer patents would appreciate it too.American Cancer Society has had info since the 70’s on this. Where is the insistence from their executives to call for research? How come they won’t go to the DEA and say we are going to do research for a possible cure for cancer and DEMAND permits. I think the answer is obvious to some, especially people who visit this websiteI really hate to put it this way but what would happen with these Cancer Society Executives if they found a positive cure for cancer. They would be out of a job.And for the record, I’ve lost 2 immediate family members to cancer. My sister and father, and too many friends also.*************Paul ArmentanoThank you for putting up that link to the tax statements, and also for all you do.A tip of the helmet to a true to life Knight of Cannabis [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by FoM on September 06, 2007 at 15:00:56 PT Paul Thank you. My computer is old and crashes when I tried to open a pdf file but for others it might give them some good information. I appreciate it. [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by paul armentano on September 06, 2007 at 13:55:47 PT Tax Statements I empathize with folks thoughts here and wish I had more time to post comments in response, but regarding FOM's direct question regarding financing, NORML makes all of it's tax returns public here:http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6739so that there is transparency re: NORML's budget and what $$ is spent on. Hope this helps. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by FoM on September 06, 2007 at 12:22:17 PT Just a Wish I have been thinking about what I wanted to say but what I really would like to know is what is the direction the organizations are going and how do they decide what direction to go? Is there a way to see who gets money and the amount and what it is for? Is that something that should be public? If you can see where the money is going, not just vague statements, then we would know if we should try to save a little money and send them some. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 11:43:28 PT Whig... Comment 18 True. [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 11:40:21 PT Museman comment 16 ""We" don't own the money."Too true.Would five dollars from everyone of us really make a difference, other than us all having five dollars less than we had? Five dollars means a lot more to some people than it does to others. I know. Would the few hundred or few thousand dollars that we could all put together make a dent in the situation? I'd like to know exactly how, if it could. What happens next week when that's gone?Would it really help?In this, as in most political action, we seem to be at the mercy of those people with money who might care...and there don't seem to be too many of them that care. The people who are against changing the laws have more money at their disposal than is describable. They even manage to take money from every one of us and use it against us. We don't have that kind of power. We could never raise enough money to fight them money for money.The efforts of the wealthy few who do care about the evils that prohibition visits on the poor and average person, are very much appreciated. They put up with a lot of abuse for trying to do the right thing. I do appreciate them. But for this money part of the issue, if that's the way it has to be...we need more of them. Lots more.It's really sad that it has to cost so much money to do something that is so simple and so right. Common everyday people and poor people don't seem to matter. Our voices are ignored.Money talks... and we haven't got enough of it to be heard over those that do have it. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by whig on September 06, 2007 at 11:14:44 PT Hope I think there are a lot of people with regular jobs and lives that have a good living and they use cannabis in private but don't talk about it and that's okay, and I hope they support NORML and other organizations like that. I really think Paul Armentano demonstrates a return on any investment, his research is invaluable. [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 11:05:26 PT Whig... That's understandable. "I can't be a financial source for people who frankly live a lot more comfortably than I probably do."The people who need to see these laws changed the most are the people that already are having trouble just surviving in this world today.The recreation or medicine they chose, at first, wasn't nearly as expensive as the activities that those with greater financial options might choose...like sky diving, collecting rare and expensive treasures, horseback riding, skiing, traveling or costly chemical medical treatments. But if they get caught in their hopeful little enterprises, because they don't have much money ... they will become conduits of the courts used to suck away every hope they ever had or will ever have. We're Abusing people, especially poor people, through our drug policies. Big time.A friend of mine once said, "Keeping cannabis away from poor people is a mistake. If they could use it, legally, it might inspire some of them to think of something good and worthwhile they could do to make their lives better. They might be less depressed and messed up and hopeless and be able to work better than they can now."I thought it was an interesting thought. [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by museman on September 06, 2007 at 10:58:46 PT whig # 14 "We" also don't own the money. [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by Richard Zuckerman on September 06, 2007 at 10:37:00 PT: "POT ANNOUNCEMENT OUT WINDOW DRAWS BUSH" An Asosciated Press article posted on today's www.thnt.com describes an arrest in Boston perhaps in a college dormitory after one of the visitors announced loudly out the window that one of the occupants was selling pot. what if the announcement had been a joke? Had the police made a warrantless entry into the residence? Was the entry proper?The problems are not pot use; Rather the problems are the government public school "education" which dumbs us down while our country is being given away to foreigners! www.johntaylorgatto.com; www.grassfire.net [sign the petition opposing the "North American Union"/"Security and Prosperity Partnership"]; www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com; www.ccir.net; www.fairus.org; www.infowars.com.Are these pot users good students? Were they passing their courses at the time of the arrest? I hope they apply to and are admitted to a pre-trial diversion program and are exonerated without a conviction and attend another college!Richard Paul Zuckerman, P.O. Box 159, Metuchen, New Jersey, 08840-0159, richardzuckerman2002 yahoo.com, www.RonPaul2008.com. [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by whig on September 06, 2007 at 10:25:09 PT If it's a war to be won with money Then we would lose, because we don't own the press. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by whig on September 06, 2007 at 10:23:04 PT Who's supporting us? I don't have disposable income to give to many organizations, some of the bloggers I read ask for money sometimes and I'll send lunch money and skip that day. I'd love to support NORML and anyone who is doing good work but I can't be a financial source for people who frankly live a lot more comfortably than I probably do. I don't say this to be harsh or anything, but there's a lot of hungry people out there and a few folks that get enough to do good work with. It's nice that people with money can feel good about themselves without having to do more than writing a check. Some of us do a lot more than that. [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 10:19:01 PT We're getting there. I'm like an anxious child in the backseat on a long trip."Are we nearly there, yet?"Forgive me.We'll get there. We're closer everyday. [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 10:02:59 PT Things are being done... This press release and the things it relates that are being done.I'm not paying enough attention to the great things that are actually being done and just wanting to see results.We will see results in time. I'm thankful for the organizations and the people who work for them and the people who support them.We'd be in a much worse situation if we didn't have them. That's for sure. We need to support them where and when we can.All of you in the formal organizations...Thank you. [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by ekim on September 06, 2007 at 10:00:25 PT here is to the first life NORML Calls On Next Attorney General To End Medi-Pot Raids August 30, 2007 - Washington, DC, USA Nationally, total arrests for marijuana violations also rose dramatically under Gonzales’ tenure – hitting a record high of 786,545 in 2005, the last year for which data is available. http://cannabisnews.com/news/23/thread23296.shtmlone question is how many of the TX arrests could be med. how much does it cost for each arrest.marijuana violations, 61,076 of them (97 percent) were for possession offenses.the Norml Second Life is neat-- and hope Keith is asked these qustions. C-Span said the Bill Richardson is in CA today and Fri but i can find no listing 0f his events at his web site-- but i do not have all the tools downloaded-- hope Bill is asked about the Feds incursion in CA med laws.just listing to radio interview about reading-- much talk about how the Harry Potter books got many to read-- just think of how many could have been awaken if the author had mandated just one of those books to be written on Hemp-- well that chapter is finished we will just have to wait untill the next Harry will tell of tales of plants for fuel and fiber and food and meds that have been kept secret-- the world is changing but will the info get to the people in time -- Company Pushes Idea of a New Revolution The combination of limited ag land, population growth and climate change has at least one firm announcing some changes. Compiled By Staff (September 6, 2007) http://www.miagbiz.org/ http://www.leap.cc/events/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 09:55:50 PT Paul Armentano We know what you are doing. You are accomplishing things in print. That's good. You are part of NORML. We have these press releases. Something is being done.I don't mean to put the organizations down. Not at all. I just wish that they could have more effect. That means they need more money and more members. History pretty much shows it's the only way to go for a peaceful people.Should we focus on being part of one group? Which one? [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 09:43:54 PT Drug use of any kind? "Marijuana is an introduction to more dangerous drugs and we are going to keep fighting drug use of any kind as long as I am in office," Lamar County Sheriff B.J. McCoy told news outlets this week. "They are going to jail no matter how much they’ve got."Watch out, drug users...of any kind. Hide that aspirin! Hide that Prozac. Sheriff McCoy wants you in his jail!I hope and pray that McCoy is dis-elected at the soonest opportunity. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 09:38:26 PT FoM You're right. The internet, is obviously our best channel of resistance and hope for change. It's a mighty big "soap-box", that many people can climb onto, more easily than other venues. There's still plenty of room on here for more voices "crying in the wilderness". With enough voices crying out loudly enough...maybe we will eventually be heard by those that might actually have the power to change the laws.The children! For Heaven's sake! What about the children? They are just being lined up for their turn to be pushed into the meat grinder that the system is today. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on September 06, 2007 at 09:23:31 PT Hope I believe the Internet is the voice of the people. We wouldn't be anywhere practically without the Internet. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 09:22:32 PT Tintala Joining those organizations surely helps. I'm a member of two. But what are they doing anymore than we are doing here? They tell us to write letters and make calls. Has it helped any more than just speaking out, as individuals at every opportunity? Has it helped? I'd like to know. I'd like to know more exactly what they are doing. Exactly. LEAP is, obviously, setting up speaking engagements to groups of people. Groups where many prohibitionists set themselves up. That's something I can see.What exactly are the others doing, besides telling us to write letters and make phone calls? Working on Citizen Initiatives in states that have them is wonderful. What about nationally?I know we can't give up. That's not an option. But what next? [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 09:10:11 PT We need to think of new and more ways to fight cannabis prohibition and all the grief it causes.Circling the beast that it is. Studying it. Thinking. Where is the center of it? Where is it's heart? We know what it's blood is...money. One thing, I think, is that we need anti-propaganda of some kind...and a lot of it. What is anti-propaganda? Truth? How do we get it out there and big enough for everyone to see? Drug War lies and propaganda came into our homes and lives through newspapers, radio, TV, and our public education system. Those were the veins, the arteries, that fed the lies and fear into our system. We need vein purging truth to get the lies washed out of the system. How will this happen? Is the internet the intravenous device that truth will travel to reach the system? [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by tintala on September 06, 2007 at 08:58:39 PT: WE NEED TO SUPPORT REFORM ORGANIZATIONS THE SUPPORT FOR REFORM ORGANIZATIONS HELP TO EDUCATE LEGISLATURES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.. IF you donate to anyone of these you are helping to reform cannabis laws. mpp.org, amsa.org, votehemp.com...goes on , norm.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Hope on September 06, 2007 at 07:59:24 PT Texas....There's only one answer. Legalize cannabis/marijuana.Legalize it.Stop the madness. Stop the waste. Legalize cannabis/marijuana. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by OverwhelmSam on September 06, 2007 at 07:47:12 PT Cops Are Setting Their Own Agenda It's time for the citizens of Austin and Texas to instruct their police forces. This can be done by law suits, legislation, firnigs and so forth. Police should not be allowed to decide what should be or should not be law. There is a huge conflict of interest and there is already a big problem with police brutality. 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