New Marijuana Bill - Barney Frank's HR. 5843 - Page 2

amsterdamage · #16 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by HolyxXCrapp

imagine what it would be like to be able to smoke a bowl walkin down the street in front of a cop...thats the day im waitin for

haha.. I've sat at a table outside a coffeeshop in Amsterdam with people walking past not 2 feet from me, and smoked the herb. Two cops walked past so close I could've reached out and touched them, they didn't care less about the weed ..just kept right on walking. That's the way it should be! ..and one day in this country that's the way it will be.

#17 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 12:34 AM

this is great. we need more to come out like this

RedEyeReef · #18 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 03:15 AM

really hope this bill passes...thatd be so sweet

we_stop(wefall) · #19 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuk2

Barney and Ron Paul should tag-team this bitch.

Any effort in spreading cannabis awareness is positive effort. It's just a matter of time- sooner or later- until this old-hat blasphemous way of thinking is reformed.

Ron Paul is a co-sponsor of this bill.

PackThePipe · #20 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 06:17 AM

I have a feeling this will be filibustered for years/voted down by a wide margin due to ignorance and stubbornness. In the unlikely event that it does pass though, I'll have a bowl ready!

EDIT: To my understanding, this will just be discussed tomorrow (July 30) not voted on yeah?

GolgiApparatus · #21 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 06:55 AM

well todays the day

Brassman27 · #22 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 07:03 AM

correct, they are not voting on it, just discussing how it would work (and probably how tough it's going to be)

Jinxx · #23 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 07:18 AM

So soon will we know if this is flopping, or if its going to still be a possibility?

Brassman27 · #24 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 05:28 PM

we won't know today for sure but there is a press conference today. visit the NORML stash website (can't provide link due to forum rules). they should have audio from the press conference after 1pm pacific coast time.

#25 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 09:10 PM

its great what they are doing but they said some bush lackies showed up and it probably wont go through. as soon as bush is out its gonna be easier to get this done for sure.

numba1stunna885 · #26 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 09:32 PM

No chance it passes anytime soon. What would need to happen before something like this would occur would be for all 50 states to pass legislation similar to what they have in California and a few other states. Congress is not going to legalize something that many individual states have still deemed illegal. Even if all the states did then the feds still may not, the DEA makes too much money for them to end this war on drugs anytime soon. Plus marijuana possession is a big moneymaker for local police. I don't know if the tax benefits from selling it and taxing it like alcohol would make up for it but it's a thought.

I also think that the alcohol and tobacco companies have too much to lose by weed being legal. That would end their monopoly on intoxicating our citizens obviously, and they have a good bit of pull within our federal government id imagine.

Plus check out Bush's response to this if you haven't seen it....
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_d...ress_0730.html

#27 (**permalink**) 07-30-2008, 09:45 PM

I cant even tell you how much i dislike that mother fucker right now

sourpatchkids · #28 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 12:18 AM

its time for lady liberty to shave off that bush

bortron5000 · #29 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 12:53 AM

Yo, while it does seem like a long shot this gets passed, any action taken is better than none, so:

EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THIS SHIT

...so they know its not just a couple of potheads who want this passed, its a whole shit ton of pot heads.

Heres the link for the norml website
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/aler...280301&type=CO

Literally takes 30 seconds, like you have anything better to do... youre on a weed forum lol.

PackThePipe · #30 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 01:12 AM

There's a temporary poll on CNN.com right now regarding Marijuana legalization. So far it's 65% for to 35% against. Go vote!

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#17 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 12:34 AM
e20dylan Guest Posts: n/a	this is great. we need more to come out like this

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RedEyeReef Ripped' Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TX Posts: 20	really hope this bill passes...thatd be so sweet __________________

#20 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 06:17 AM
PackThePipe Music Theorist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 97	I have a feeling this will be filibustered for years/voted down by a wide margin due to ignorance and stubbornness. In the unlikely event that it does pass though, I'll have a bowl ready! EDIT: To my understanding, this will just be discussed tomorrow (July 30) not voted on yeah? Last edited by PackThePipe; 07-30-2008 at 06:20 AM.

#21 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 06:55 AM
GolgiApparatus The Duke of Dank Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,501 Blog Entries: 2	well todays the day __________________

#22 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 07:03 AM
Brassman27 Steps Up Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 312	correct, they are not voting on it, just discussing how it would work (and probably how tough it's going to be)

#23 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 07:18 AM
Jinxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 96	So soon will we know if this is flopping, or if its going to still be a possibility?

#24 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 05:28 PM
Brassman27 Steps Up Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 312	we won't know today for sure but there is a press conference today. visit the NORML stash website (can't provide link due to forum rules). they should have audio from the press conference after 1pm pacific coast time.

#25 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 09:10 PM
e20dylan Guest Posts: n/a	its great what they are doing but they said some bush lackies showed up and it probably wont go through. as soon as bush is out its gonna be easier to get this done for sure.

#26 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 09:32 PM
numba1stunna885 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 461	No chance it passes anytime soon. What would need to happen before something like this would occur would be for all 50 states to pass legislation similar to what they have in California and a few other states. Congress is not going to legalize something that many individual states have still deemed illegal. Even if all the states did then the feds still may not, the DEA makes too much money for them to end this war on drugs anytime soon. Plus marijuana possession is a big moneymaker for local police. I don't know if the tax benefits from selling it and taxing it like alcohol would make up for it but it's a thought. I also think that the alcohol and tobacco companies have too much to lose by weed being legal. That would end their monopoly on intoxicating our citizens obviously, and they have a good bit of pull within our federal government id imagine. Plus check out Bush's response to this if you haven't seen it.... http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_d...ress_0730.html

#27 (permalink) 07-30-2008, 09:45 PM
e20dylan Guest Posts: n/a	I cant even tell you how much i dislike that mother fucker right now

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#28 (permalink) 07-31-2008, 12:18 AM
sourpatchkids Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: rVa Posts: 474	its time for lady liberty to shave off that bush __________________ "I don't do coke or crank or any other shit like that - I smoke pot. It's just a plant, and I get shit for that. They say drugs are drugs, which is bullshit. . . . I'm not tellin' people that they should smoke pot, too - that would be wrong and hypocritical - but I do support people's freedom to do what they choose." Chuck Billy, vocalist for Testament

#29 (permalink) 07-31-2008, 12:53 AM
bortron5000 Just Chill Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Babylon Posts: 577	Yo, while it does seem like a long shot this gets passed, any action taken is better than none, so: EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THIS SHIT ...so they know its not just a couple of potheads who want this passed, its a whole shit ton of pot heads. Heres the link for the norml website http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/aler...280301&type=CO Literally takes 30 seconds, like you have anything better to do... youre on a weed forum lol. __________________ I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg

#30 (permalink) 07-31-2008, 01:12 AM
PackThePipe Music Theorist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 97	There's a temporary poll on CNN.com right now regarding Marijuana legalization. So far it's 65% for to 35% against. Go vote! __________________ I Love Psychedelics.