Legalize pot now

a war on drugs is a war on people; just because someone puts something in their body that I don't want to, doesn't mean you have to tell them they can't, it's like slavery.

Our generation is dominating information air waves, internet, TV, Cells phones etc... Now its time to make people aware that marijuana is not harmful, and can be used for many health reason, so lets smoke!!!!!

Sad thing is, we aren't all fighting. Many remain in the closet, unable to speak for fear of loosing their jobs, their homes and their livelyhood. Who can blame them? The closet is a safer place to be, but the actual war on cannabis won't end until more people come out of the closet and start speaking out.

As more and more people learn the facts, the spin will be less effective. People will counter the spin with facts. Education is the key. People were not educated in school about the history of cannabis hemp. Facts were hidden. Hidden facts, do not change the facts, it just makes it harder for ordinary American to make an educated decision about the issue of cannabis hemp.

Thanks to Jack Herer and others, the facts are getting out to the masses. No one really wants to be part of an unjust war based on distortion and many times out and out lies.

They cannot fights us all forever!!

I have a question. When the attorneys weed out jurors how honest about your personal convictions about these laws do we have to be? Are we under oath when asked questions for juror selection?

One paragraph on page 1, which I found interesting:

Indeed, back in the heydaze of Cheech and Chong, the prospects for legalization looked promising. "There were a bunch of states that passed decriminalization statutes in the '70s," says Mirken, including New York, Colorado, and even Mississippi. "Then basically everything ground to a halt in the Reagan era. The pendulum had swung in one direction in the '60s and '70s and then swung back."

Everything ground to a halt in the Reagan era. Ronald Reagan was afforded the luxury of a lie in the name of 'war on drugs'. Ronald Reagan was able to utter these words and no one held him accountable.

"I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast" - Ronald Reagan

Lies and fixed facts should not be used in war. When they resort to lies, they really don't have a leg to stand on. If they did, they would not feel the need to lie. The facts should be used to lead our way, not lies and distorted facts. That's an "Assault on Reason".

Voices of reason are speaking up, countering the lies and distortion with facts. Facts matter! The truth matters!

"I do think it's begun to sink in for people now that the last three presidents have smoked marijuana," says Mirken. "As has the governor of California, the mayor of New York City, the guy [Phelps] who's won more Olympic gold medals than anyone on the planet."

RIGHT NOW!!!!

Jack, this is the best one ever. I don't know how you'd look in a tight sweater and mini-skirt; but you're the best cheer leader I've seen in my 60 years.

I think I can speak for all of us. From a grateful nation:

THANKS !!!!

WOW !!!!!

Folks, if there was ever an article about cannabis on Current that was worth reading, this is it.

PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE. ALL 5 PAGES!!

It's happening friends. We're doing it. This thing is moving. The movers and shakers at the head of both camps are being blown away by the momentum of this.

People are coming out of the closet. And I don't mean just us little guys who want nothing more than to be able to toke in peace without the threat of incarceration hanging over our heads. Politicans, Academics, community leaders, law enforcement, national and international organizations are now talking about it. That's never happened before. It's in the news; and I'm not talking High Times.

One quote said "It's better to be on the table than under it." And the WHOLE THING is about public opinion. As a nation, Americans are getting used to the idea that pot smoking isn't all that bad.

And why is that? Because of us. You & me. All us old hippies from the 60's are now just old. WE'RE the voice of experience. The generation that didn't know the difference between pot and heroin has passed. We DO know; and it's making a difference.

This rise in acceptance is likened to a wave; and we're riding it. Well folks; SURF'S UP !!!

People are talking about it. This is our moment. The time is right. The prohibition was a waste anyway, but it's a waste we can no longer afford. A billion dollar industry is getting off virtually tax free. The despicable cartels that place no value on life are turning the heat up. The anti-drug rhetoric is being recognized for what it is.

It's our time to move. Let's not waste it. Talk to your friends. Talk to your relatives. Talk to your co-workers. Talk to the guy down the street on the other side. Lets bring it all the way out.

Let the states, and the people in them, decide for themselves. Repeal the Federal prohibition. NOW !!!

I agree with one of the writters, it should be put to vote by the people.

Oh man, I have no opinion on this issue but does every second headline have to be about this?

keep the masses on drug and keep them stupid..THE NEW WORLD ORDER LOVES IT

Here, here! Legalize marijuana NOW! And, criminalize Wall Street! Why should any Amerikan citizen do hard time for holding a spliff while Wall Streeters who tanked the global economy receive gazillion dollar bonuses? There is something horribly wrong with that picture.

yeah The Phoenix!!!!