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  Pick Your Poison: Beer Distributors Oppose Prop 19

Posted by CN Staff on September 16, 2010 at 09:58:02 PT
By David Benda, Record Searchlight 
Source: Record Searchlight 

California -- The folks who deliver beer and other beverages to liquor stores have joined the fight against legalizing marijuana in California. On Sept. 7, the California Beer & Beverage Distributors gave $10,000 to a committee opposing Proposition 19, the measure that would change state law to legalize pot and allow it to be taxed and regulated.The California Police Chiefs Association has given the most to the Proposition 19 opposition with a contribution of $30,000, according to Cal-Access, a website operated by the secretary of state’s office.
Rhonda Stevenson, the California Beer & Beverage Distributors political action committee’s coordinator, was out of the office on Wednesday.Nobody else from the group was available to comment.“Unless the beer distributors in California have suddenly developed a philosophical opposition to the use of intoxicating substances, the motivation behind this contribution is clear,” Steve Fox, director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project, said in statement. “Plain and simple, the alcohol industry is trying to kill the competition. Their mission is to drive people to drink.”North state beer and beverage distributors reached for comment on Wednesday were not aware of the $10,000 contribution made by their trade group. Nor did they have an opinion on Proposition 19 or how its passage would affect the liquor industry.“We pay a small yearly membership, so we are a member; but we don’t really have a say or input on anything like that,” Mt. Shasta Bottling & Distributing General Manger Emerson Bryan said.David Jensen, president of Redding Distributing Co., said his business had not been solicited for funds by the California Beer & Beverage Distributors to help fight Proposition 19.“That might have come out of their PAC (political action committee),” Jensen said of the $10,000 contribution.Area liquor stores reached Wednesday also said they had not heard about the beverage group’s effort to defeat Proposition 19.Source: Redding Record Searchlight (CA)Author: David Benda, Record Searchlight Published: September 15, 2010Copyright: 2010 Record Searchlight - The E.W. Scripps Co.Contact: letters redding.comWebsite: http://www.redding.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/n52KBbx9CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml 

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Comment #16 posted by Sam Adams on September 17, 2010 at 08:08:37 PT
Prop 19 money bomb
I donated $25 for the free T-shirt. Not a bad deal. 
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Comment #15 posted by runruff on September 17, 2010 at 03:55:16 PT
"euphemism"
Not even close the first time, eh?
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Comment #14 posted by runruff on September 17, 2010 at 03:52:50 PT
...."eroding attitudes"
Nice eupumism for "learning truth"!The old tired lines and scare tactics are being revealed as old tired lines and scare tactics. This is their worst fear. What will they do now that the genie is out of the bottle?
 
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Comment #13 posted by Paint with light on September 16, 2010 at 19:38:00 PT
comment 11
"Nobody else from the group was available to comment."One had an appointment with his substance abuse counselor.One was too hung over from the night before.One was in jail for domestic abuse.One was suffering from the DT's.One was in traffic court on a DUI.One started happy hour at 9:00am and was too "happy" to show up.One was in the hospital being evaluated for a new liver.One was dead from overdosing on alcohol.But they are all against that evil drug cannabis.Legal like alcohol is what they are afraid of.
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Comment #12 posted by Paint with light on September 16, 2010 at 19:28:15 PT
article in comment 2
"The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows the rate of illicit drug use rose from eight percent in 2008 to 8.7 percent in 2009."That is a .007 rise.I think that fits the definition of statistically insignificant.The error rate of the survey is probably + or - 3 %.Also, not from the article,"His evil drug czar can lie with the best of them!"That is a drug czar's main job.Look at the nine bi"czar"o's recent statement.Legal like alcohol. 
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Comment #11 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 19:18:57 PT
Hmmmmm.....
"Nobody else from the group was available to comment."
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 19:17:34 PT
Hmmmmmm
Well. Isn't that conveeeeenient?"Rhonda Stevenson, the California Beer & Beverage Distributors political action committee’s coordinator, was out of the office on Wednesday."
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 19:13:57 PT
Actually
"Wolf's Grin" is too scary for me! I'll let Kap do that.I'm just smiling... sharing a significant glance with you all.Smiling.Although I really would have rather "No" didn't have more money. I don't think they'll have trouble with the prohibs ponying up, though. There's little doubt they could build a massive money bomb. A massive one. Especially those that make their livelihood off it and love it... the war... that "No" will appeal to. Oh man. Talk about making phone calls and writing letters.If money can buy these things. We've got to hope that maybe truth will go farther on the cash "Yes" gets than 
scaremongering will on the donations that "No" is quite likely to collect. Maybe scaremongering costs a lot more to spread than the truth. We can hope so.
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Comment #8 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 18:59:43 PT
Did you'll see what they did with their
"Money Bomb" campaign? The campaign for "Yes" had a one day "Money Bomb" they called it.It was great. People all over donated small amounts. Five dollars is what they asked for. They collected or got pledges for over sixty thousand dollars in one day. It was delightful to watch.Of course, "No" on the prop will probably do their own money bomb. They could get a lot of money.Some people like that one lady on the donor to No that has a history of donating huge amounts to Republicans. She's got cash to waste... or donate... obviously and she obviously likes donating to Republicans and Republican causes from looking at her public record. She's obviously very party oriented. Republican Party oriented.I wonder if there are tax benefits for these distributors to contribute to the No campaign?Hmmmm.
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 18:40:05 PT
Beer and Beverage 10,000 donation
:0)That should represent that Wolf's Grin Kaptinemo has spoken often of.Lol!
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Comment #6 posted by Hope on September 16, 2010 at 18:11:17 PT
Gil calls it,"eroding attitudes"
Illegal drug use on the riseReport looks at drug use, abuse in the last decadehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-health-drug-abuse,0,2714749.storyExcerpt:"The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy says he is not surprised because of what he calls "eroding attitudes" about the perception of harm from illegal drugs and the growing number of states approving medicinal marijuana.""Attitudes" have been wrong, Mr. Gil. They need "Eroding". Big time.We need a newer, better, attitude. You know. Like the attitude when we stopped persecuting and killing witches and such in this country. We got the attitude that it was really wrong to own another person as a chattel or a slave. And we stopped hanging black people for being black and and we started thinking perhaps women were people enough to be able to vote in this country. A new and better attitude, sir, is what we desperately need... and the new laws to go with it.As quickly as possible.
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on September 16, 2010 at 15:55:06 PT

Daniel Pacheco Delivers 52,000 Signatures 
Daniel Pacheco Delivers 52,000 Signatures to Drug Czar Gil Kerlakowske for Just Say Now URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP7YRheLsfc&fe
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Comment #4 posted by Sam Adams on September 16, 2010 at 14:16:07 PT

Public Enemy
anyone else remember this one from the 90's? They wrote it in response to Arizona cancelling Martin Luther King day....what is wrong with Arizona?http://www.publicenemy.com/index.php?page=page5&item=4&num=92
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Comment #3 posted by Sam Adams on September 16, 2010 at 14:10:31 PT

By the time I get to Arizona......
look at this! NFL team gives money to stop medical cannabis. Wow, I know which team in the NFL is my least favorite:http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2010/09/arizona_cardinals_give_10000_to_oppose_medical_marijuana.html
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Comment #2 posted by Sam Adams on September 16, 2010 at 10:54:15 PT

CBS = Government mouthpiece
take a look at this. Should clear up any doubt about Obama and cannabis policy. His evil drug czar can lie with the best of them! He says cannabis is only a "small piece" of the Mexican cartels - I guess 60 or 70% is now "small"?http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20016614-503544.html?tag=mncol;lst;3It's amazing how this "article" on CBS is 100% straight govt. propaganda.  I have to say it's be interesting, in a sick sort of way, to have grown up in the 70's with the Soviet Union and to watch our government and society slowly morph into the tyranny of the old Soviets.CBS, ABC, and Fox are now just about equal to the old Soviet TASS press agency.I saw a huge piece of graffiti art here yesterday. It was very simple and painted on the side of a highway overpass. It said "Obama = Bush"
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Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on September 16, 2010 at 10:43:02 PT

However,
Cannabis is not poison, it is non-toxic, safer than water!Go figure!
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