vuttomundo
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For the past few years the spokespeople for legalizing marijuana keep using arguments about arrests for simple possession, tax revenue and that it will kill the cartels as an attempt to win over the public. But now theres this new organization (Project Sam) which stands for "Smart Approaches to Marijuana", but its entire goal is to stop the legalization of marijuana.
Theyre mobilizing all across the country trying to persuade the average everyday public to support keeping marijuana illegal so you wont have any rights. Theyre turning whatever allies you have into your enemy. They say they "dont support the war on drugs". They say they want to reduce incarceration of marijuana smokers. But yet their approach does absolutely nothing about stopping the arrests for those who grow marijuana for their own use. It does nothing about giving marijuana consumers a safe legal market for adults to buy their marijuana like CO and WA is about to set up, meaning they want to force you to buy it off the black market rather then having it regulated like alcohol. They advocate making the possession of marijuana a fine and using drug courts as if marijuana is meth or something. So all your hard earned money spent on marijuana will be confiscated and you would have to pay hundreds of not thousands of dollars in fines. Theyre using red herrings like the kids to take away the rights of adults who enjoy marijuana. Theyre against medical marijuana in its raw plant form and instead want to phase out the real thing and force patients to take some synthetic cannabanoid big pharma drug like Marinol or Sativex instead of giving them the option of the natural plant. This means no homegrows, no mom and pop dispensaries, none of the strains the patients might need for whatever condition they have, no pot brownies and all of those protections in which states like California and Colorado allows will be gone if they get their way.
I think the pro marijuana legalization movement needs a new strategy to frame this in terms of protecting peoples rights. The right of adults who want a safer alternative to alcohol. The right for adults to consume a product safer than alcohol. The right of adults to be able to grow their own marijuana the same way some choose to homebrew beer. The rights of adults to be able to buy marijuana from a safe legal source rather than dangerous criminals off the black market. They need to point out that Project Sam does nothing to protect the rights of adults who choose marijuana over alcohol. They need to make sure its not for kids and try to discourage kids from using marijuana the same way you discourage them from drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. Advocate for tougher penalties for those who sell marijuana to kids while keeping it legal for adults as a compromise. And get as many marijuana consumers involved in the fight like the NRA to let them know its grassroots and not funded by billionaires.
What do you think?
Heres an example of premium cigar smokers fighting for their rights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDMtLkVecR4
Theyre well organized and dedicated to protecting their rights to enjoy premium cigars. I think marijuana smokers should do the same. Marijuana smokers have to vote, have to be single issue marijuana voters, have to vote in droves in every election, have to be organized, have to be part of the political process, have to join organizations like NORML, the Drug Policy Alliance and the Marijuana Policy Project, have to be alert for all the marijuana legislation introduced, and urge your representatives to vote with you. If you want marijuana legalized and your rights protected, then all the marijuana smokers need to take this seriously. I say, "no longer think of yourself as a marijuana smoker, think of your self as a marijuana voter". Dont vote for anyone unless theyre with you, and if an election comes up with both the Democrat and Republican candidate running is against you, then all the marijuana smokers need to vote for a 3rd party candidate that supports marijuana legalization such as the Green Party or Libertarian Party. Even if they dont win and have no chance of winning, its important for you to run up their vote tally as much as possible to send a message to the 2 main parties how powerful of a voting bloc you are. You try to spoil the election with those 3rd party votes, then in the next election that puts more pressure on the 2 main parties to take up the issue and win your vote. You have to take this seriously or else they will stomp all over you.
Theyre mobilizing all across the country trying to persuade the average everyday public to support keeping marijuana illegal so you wont have any rights. Theyre turning whatever allies you have into your enemy. They say they "dont support the war on drugs". They say they want to reduce incarceration of marijuana smokers. But yet their approach does absolutely nothing about stopping the arrests for those who grow marijuana for their own use. It does nothing about giving marijuana consumers a safe legal market for adults to buy their marijuana like CO and WA is about to set up, meaning they want to force you to buy it off the black market rather then having it regulated like alcohol. They advocate making the possession of marijuana a fine and using drug courts as if marijuana is meth or something. So all your hard earned money spent on marijuana will be confiscated and you would have to pay hundreds of not thousands of dollars in fines. Theyre using red herrings like the kids to take away the rights of adults who enjoy marijuana. Theyre against medical marijuana in its raw plant form and instead want to phase out the real thing and force patients to take some synthetic cannabanoid big pharma drug like Marinol or Sativex instead of giving them the option of the natural plant. This means no homegrows, no mom and pop dispensaries, none of the strains the patients might need for whatever condition they have, no pot brownies and all of those protections in which states like California and Colorado allows will be gone if they get their way.
I think the pro marijuana legalization movement needs a new strategy to frame this in terms of protecting peoples rights. The right of adults who want a safer alternative to alcohol. The right for adults to consume a product safer than alcohol. The right of adults to be able to grow their own marijuana the same way some choose to homebrew beer. The rights of adults to be able to buy marijuana from a safe legal source rather than dangerous criminals off the black market. They need to point out that Project Sam does nothing to protect the rights of adults who choose marijuana over alcohol. They need to make sure its not for kids and try to discourage kids from using marijuana the same way you discourage them from drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. Advocate for tougher penalties for those who sell marijuana to kids while keeping it legal for adults as a compromise. And get as many marijuana consumers involved in the fight like the NRA to let them know its grassroots and not funded by billionaires.
What do you think?
Heres an example of premium cigar smokers fighting for their rights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDMtLkVecR4
Theyre well organized and dedicated to protecting their rights to enjoy premium cigars. I think marijuana smokers should do the same. Marijuana smokers have to vote, have to be single issue marijuana voters, have to vote in droves in every election, have to be organized, have to be part of the political process, have to join organizations like NORML, the Drug Policy Alliance and the Marijuana Policy Project, have to be alert for all the marijuana legislation introduced, and urge your representatives to vote with you. If you want marijuana legalized and your rights protected, then all the marijuana smokers need to take this seriously. I say, "no longer think of yourself as a marijuana smoker, think of your self as a marijuana voter". Dont vote for anyone unless theyre with you, and if an election comes up with both the Democrat and Republican candidate running is against you, then all the marijuana smokers need to vote for a 3rd party candidate that supports marijuana legalization such as the Green Party or Libertarian Party. Even if they dont win and have no chance of winning, its important for you to run up their vote tally as much as possible to send a message to the 2 main parties how powerful of a voting bloc you are. You try to spoil the election with those 3rd party votes, then in the next election that puts more pressure on the 2 main parties to take up the issue and win your vote. You have to take this seriously or else they will stomp all over you.
