3 states have marijuana initiatives on the ballot for 2008. California, Massachusetts, and Michigan are the three states that may realize the truth about this harmless and even more helpful plant. When will the rest of America catch up?

California, as you may already know, has made the medicinal use of marijuana legal. That was prop. 215. Now comes prop. 5 for the Non-violent Offender Rehabilitation Act. This would put more emphasis on rehab over jail. This is great on its own, because why should we waste tax dollars of something that is doing no harm to anyone but the user. Not to mention, if you want someone to quit drugs, jail isn’t the place. Believe it or not, prisons are full of drugs. This act would also take minor possession of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a non-criminal infraction.

Opposition to Prop 5 is coming from the California Prison Union and the states Beer and Beverage distributors.

In Massachusetts voters decide on Question 2, the decriminalization of marijuana. This would take one ounce of cannabis from being a criminal offense to a civil offense with a fine of $100. This will be the first state to do so since ‘01 when Nevada did so. This would also be the first to do so by voter initiative.

Michigan is voting for prop. 1, which is a medical marijuana act. This would be the 13th state to enact medical marijuana laws. 67% of voters say they will vote to see this come to fruition. We can anly wait and see if the people get out vote.

Obviously the majority of Americans feel the laws on marijuana are outdated and need some changing. OUr politicians will not do this, so it is up to us. If your local politician doesn’t agree, don’t vote. Tell them you won’t be voting for them if they don’t change their views and help. Tell your friends who not to vote for. Tell them who to vote…

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Norml is planning their new website and marijuana reform plan of action. If you have a couple of minutes and are interested in the legalization of marijuana, you could help. This survey is 100% confidential and will go a long way towards this cause.

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**Look at all the cops and guns used on some harmless pot smoker, Overkill?**

The state of California and it’s citizens, along with 12 other states, has made marijuana legal for medical patients. The only problem here, the federal government does not care what the citizens want. This reminds me of most of our leaders. Such as Dick Cheney. When told how many people disagree with the Iraq war, his response was “So”. I guess they just work for themselves, screw the public. The feds have now started to threaten landlords who harbor these patients and caregivers. For the first time US attorneys are getting involved with the treats.

Why is this happening? Who is doing this?

It seems some powerful republican donors asked Santa Barbara to shut down all the coops. When nothing happened they went to the Republican National Committee. Since then the RNC has taken a highly aggressive stance against medical marijuana. Not surprisingly, they have started to attack soon-to-be President Obama. Barack Obama has pledged to end the DEA raids and let the states and citizens make their own decisions.

One of the big problems with getting Cannabis legal is the money that the government makes. Many people think it is illegal because it can’t be taxed. I guess that is better than what most people used to believe. See our other post about why is cannabis illegal… The reason it has stayed illegal is the money and property from seizures. The government takes millions from people and families that may have cultivated a harmless plant.

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Jason from Maine asked me this:

What are the main things I should know about growing cannabis?

Thanks Jason. When growing marijuana there are four things that should be almost perfect. Below I have listed these things and included a write-up on each. There is so much to learn about growing, I recommend buying a grow book from Jorge. Hope this helps…

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**I will post a pic when I get my camera back**

I just bought this new water bong from Grass City. I got it for the ice catcher and the cool symbols on the glass. I was surprised by the thickness. Also, the amount of water used makes the hit real smooth. The more water means the smoke gets cooler. Add that to the ice, and you’ve got a very cool, smooth drag.

I almost forgot to mention, this is German engineered at it’s finest. Being part German helps this appeal to my tastes…

Glass on glass seals are the only way to go. At least that is my opinion.

What do you think?

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John McCain has been notorious for wanting strict punishment for drug users. He feels there is no such thing as medical marijuana. He also has a drug addict for a wife. What makes this story almost unbelievable is, she illegally acquired pain pills through a charity she founded. She was taking these pills as a mother of 4. I wonder why she got special treatment? What, no prison for the wife?

You read stories in the news all the time about drug addicts who lose their children. You hear about people being jailed for stealing pain pills, and doing fraudulent things for pills. Don’t forget pain pills are what heroin users look for when they can’t find heroin. So, I ask again, why did Cindy McCain receive special treatment? Some states impose a 5-10 year mandatory for the possession of pain pills without a prescription.

What do you think is safer: marijuana or pain pills?

This is to John McCain: Why the double standards?

Maybe they should have asked John McCain these questions at the final 2008 presidential debate. Or maybe they should have asked about the Keating 5 Fraud he took part in. I wonder how he was cleared on that? McCain took handouts to protect fraudulent activities from being exposed. He flew on Charles Keatings plane to vacation with Keating himself. This is in addition to the money he accepted from Keating. But he was cleared.

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You have spent months caring for your baby girls(female marijuana plants). The plants look good enough to eat, but now is not the time to make hasty decisions. I have seen countless growers waste months of time by screwing up the harvest. Some don’t let the plant go long enough, or they let it mold during drying. Others destroy the buds with rough handling. There are many ways to be a harvest time jerk.

This may seem like a lot of work, but you have already worked pretty hard, why do you want to mess it all up during the last few weeks?

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Yeah, the government tells us how dangerous it is, but can you tell me factual reasons why cannabis should be illegal? Also, why would we want to pay our tax dollars investigate, arrest, and prosecute pot smokers? Maybe we could use that money and go after that guy Osama Bin Laden. Or did you forget about him like the Bush administration?

Anytime a law or policy is more extreme than the object being outlawed, it needs to be abolished. Is our country ran by Nazi’s? Or is right to lock someone up with killers and criminals for smoking or even selling marijuana? Our current drug laws are racist and archaic and should be done away with.

We really need to make some changes. Marijuana could be regulated exactly like alcohol and tobacco. Also, if you are worried about your kids getting it, they already have easier access to marijuana than alcohol. Not to mention, you are in control of your child, no one else. For example, if the drugs were at a store a person would have to be carded. Do you think a drug dealer asks for ID? Legalization of all drugs would solve this and many other things.

Think about it, if a responsible adult was able to get their bud or drugs at a store, would the drug war violence even be around? The value would no longer be there. No value means no black market sales. No black market sales means no drug violence. Don’t forget, most drug users are non violent. Usually if a drug user is committing a crime, it is to buy expensive drugs. Either that or this drug user is robbing a dealer to feed their habit. None of this would happen drugs were legal. People are going to do drugs, kids are still going to experiment, wouldn’t it be better if we educated our kids instead of banning things and creating an almost mystical view on drugs. The way things are now makes kids very curious about drugs. Prohibition is a failed policy, and we need a change. How many more years will this continue?

We are spending over $19 billion a year fighting a lost battle. The prohibition of marijuana started in 1937, and has not worked to this day. It is a failed policy that we should give up immediately. So, not only would we save the $19 billion, we would also save billions more by not prosecuting and jailing non-violent drug users. We would also end drug caused violence. Our children and teenagers would be more educated about drugs and make much better choices.

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It’s Fall, and we all know what that means. Harvest Time… Hopefully you are taking place in this great experience. Either as a grower or a buyer, the joys of even seeing a perfectly cured bud is a wonderful thing. Getting to inhale the beautiful flower takes it to a whole other level.

I will say smoking a bud you grew just feels better. Like you have accomplished something. Although that feeling wears off quickly after a couple harvests.

If you haven’t seen anything from this years harvest, go out and find some fire buds. You’ll be glad you did.

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The John McCain campaign Thursday referred to Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama as a “guy of the street”, and described his record as “very extreme.”  

Frank Keating, co-chair of McCain’s GOP presidential campaign, said Obama should be more forthcoming about his past use of marijuana.  In recent days, McCain aides have been publicly questioning whether or not voters know enough about Obama.  But McCain aides also said Keating had been asked not to bring up Obama’s past drug use. Surveys say that 42% of people polled have smoked marijuana at least once, and those are just the people that admit it. The real number is probably more like 52%.

     

During the Democratic primary contest, Bill Shaheen, a top advior to Hillary Clinton’s compaign, resigned shortly after suggesting that Obama’s past drug use could be “used against him” in the general election.

Another prominent Clinton supporter, BET founder Bob Johnson, apologized in January after hinting at Obama’s drug use at a campaign event in South Carolina.

Perhaps, instead of trying to make election issues out of petty incidents, McCain and the GOP should concentrate on the current economic crisis that is swiftly growing to a global scale.  Or, if either campaign chooses to debate marijuana as an election issue, perhaps the discussion could focus on how much money the government could make via the taxation of legal sales of marijuana. Or maybe they should talk about the money wasted on a policy that has been nothing but a huge failure…

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