There are just two steps we need to take to fully legalize marijuana in the U.S. Apparently President Obama has joined the long list of elected officials who once elected, thereafter turn a deaf ear to legalization. I can hear you say, Yeah, and we thought he was our guy, didn't we. So now we know. Elected officials still run from the idea. All of 'em. No use crying over spilt milk. Shoulda, woulda, coulda voted Libertarian. Well, but that's ok, really. Instead of waiting for the Establishment to act (not to happen in our lifetimes, anyway), there's a 100% effective and much faster way to get there; we just have to do it ourselves, that's all. There are two steps to cannabis freedom (Stoners: just two things ya gotta accomplish, 'k? Concentrate): 1. Pass the National Initiative for Democracy http://www.ni4d.us/ This gives the people the power of a National Initiative, popularly known as a National Referendum. 2. Write and pass the people's initiative (referendum ), the Hemp Revitalization Act of 2009. http://hempact.wikia.com/wiki/Hemp_Revitalization_Act_of_2009 This wikia can be edited by anyone (!) and is seeking authorship now. The administrators are committed to full legalization of cannabis, whether for hemp or medicinal purposes. Ok, Guys? Just two things. I bet you can remember that! Many thanks to grasscity.com for this fantastic forum. Your friend always, Let Freedom Ring
Man I support legalization 100%. But not so much a national initiative. I don't like knowing that an uneducated population of voters could pass laws just as effective as educated (although sometimes corrupt) representatives.
Unfortunately most of America is uneducated. And pretty much all politicians are corrupt. Ever see the movie Idiocracy?
I like the idea but I fail to see where it will get the correct support. I have a tough time believing the federal government will willingly relinquish such powers to the voters. As far as most politicians in Washington are concerned, the only decisions voters are good for is getting them elected. This idea in itself needs a large movement to gain support. The way it should work is the states decide the laws for themselves and the federal government stays out of the way. Unfortunately the federal government continues to grow in power regardless of which political party is in control. Power corrupts I suppose.
Maybe a bunch of stoners should somehow get elected to the government and change the laws. At least it would make a good movie
Oh ye of little faith. How do you think we first got medical marijuana in the first place? No legislature would touch it. California was the first state to make medical marijuana legal--thanks to voter ballot initiative. That's what it took to get the ball rolling. In Massachusetts, voters overwhelmingly approved decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, and Michigan voters passed the use of medical marijuana. These were VOTER INITIATIVES!! Not the legislatures!! The power of voter initiative already exists in 24 states, and the general consensus is it has worked very well. The people can legislate law as long as the process they employ is fair, transparent and reasonable. An election to ratify the National Initiative for Democracy has already begun. If the majority of the people vote in favor then it becomes the law of the land. It has worked to implement medical marijuana and it can work to legalize hemp and bud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative
I'm not! I am a pre-med student and up to my fucking knees in debt already thanks to loans. I could be arrested for possession tomorrow and then I could kiss any chance of having a good life goodbye. I'm sorry, but you sir need to get your priorities straight. Btw I really don't give a shit if anyone thinks that I am irresponsible for taking chances like this. If I can't put what I want into my own body then I am not living in a free country. I would rather my life go to shit than give up my rights as a human being. They won't scare me into not smoking the herb!
What does education have to do with anything? Last time I checked there were just as many educated idiots as there were uneducated ones.
Why do we not continue performing voter initiatives in our home states? Maybe the people of some states overwhelmingly despise marijuana and wouldn't like it to be legalized. If you don't approve of the federal government legislating universally, then concentrate on your own state and set an example for them. That is why we have states.
Would you suppose the cannabis-ignorant are mostly older? They are dying off. The future is given to the younger. Take possession.
First off, That is simply not true. Secondly, Too many people don't understand free choice under the law to be responsible with a national initiative. Not everybody understands society and the constitution. I have had personal experience dealing with people who think things should be made illegal. Things such as pornography, certain books, certain ways of life (gays adopting). Others think people should be fined/arrested for wearing baggy clothing, speaking profane language in public. I've heard people say the government should limit the amount of people that can be at the beach at one time. A national initiative makes all of this possible, and a good ad campaign would most defiantly swing a large portion of my county in any of those directions. So again I say, I don't support this because it gives the uneducated a chance to decide what I cannot do. (But weed should be legal!!!)
OK. I would like to start off by saying you are a complete moron if you think the educated are actually smarter than the uneducated, and seeing as how you say this I'm going to assume you are educated, thus proving my point. Now if you were to say the educated knew more useless shit than the uneducated I might tend to agree with you... But then again I know some uneducated people that are filled with useless knowledge. Have you ever met a guy who knew the names of every president, first lady and whitehouse dog?
Am I the only one that heard Obama say (prior to being elected) that he didn't support legalization? How could we be surprised that he isn't "coming around". I am certainly upset that he won't even think about legalizing. I am also upset about his attitude towards the idea that it could be beneficial to our economy, especially when so many expert economists are stating that it would, indeed, be beneficial to our economy. But, even still, I am not shocked by the fact that he isn't planning to legalize it.