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		<title>420 Celebrations Still Going Strong in Keene, NH</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friends in the Free State Project have stepped up the activism to include daily open cannabis celebrations in the Keene town square. After two marijuana possession arrests the police are standing down. The second arrestee was released after it was discovered that he was in possession of chocolate mint, an herb as harmless as [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/420-celebrations-still-going-strong-in-keene-nh/">420 Celebrations Still Going Strong in Keene, NH</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My friends in the <a href="http://www.freestateproject.org/">Free State Project</a> have stepped up the activism to include daily open cannabis celebrations in the Keene town square. After two marijuana possession arrests the police are standing down. The second arrestee was released after it was discovered that he was in possession of chocolate mint, an herb as harmless as cannabis itself but not currently prohibited by law. The activism has even spread to nearby Manchester where an activist openly sold cannabis in protest of an irrational and immoral law. The following video is from the Obscured Truth Network, <a href="http://jailedactivist.info/activists/sam-dodson/">Sam Dodson</a> reporting.</p>
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<p>Follow continuing coverage of the protests at <a href="http://freekeene.com">FreeKeene.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Hampshire house has just passed a medical marijuana bill. Now it&#8217;s on to the Senate where passage looks promising. I&#8217;ve wanted to move to New Hampshire forÂ  a few years now, as part of the Free State Project. The passage of this bill could give me the push I needed to make the [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/medical-marijuana-bill-passes-new-hampshire-house/">Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The New Hampshire house has just passed a medical marijuana bill. Now it&#8217;s on to the Senate where passage looks promising. I&#8217;ve wanted to move to New Hampshire forÂ  a few years now, as part of the <a href="http://www.freestateproject.org">Free State Project</a>. The passage of this bill could give me the push I needed to make the final decision. It will be hard for my wife and I to leave Memphis, but our prospects of raising a family in a voluntary society look a lot more promising in the Granite State.</p>
<blockquote><p>CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE â€” The New Hampshire House passed a bill today, 234-138, that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it â€“ a first for either chamber of the state&#8217;s legislature.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://nhcompassion.org/content/medical_marijuana_bill_passes_new_hampshire_house_234_138">Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House, 234-138 | NH Compassion</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>In other FSP news, Pete and Jason from <a href="http://www.bureaucrash.com">Bureaucrash.com</a> are moving to Keene, NH. They are chronicling their journey on <a href="http://www.motorhomediaries.com">Motorhomediaries.com</a>. Recent movers to Keene also include SamIAm of <a href="http://www.obscuredtruth.com/">The Obscured Truth Network</a>. Sam worked with Barry Cooper of <a href="http://www.nevergetbusted.com">NeverGetBusted.com</a> on his <a href="http://www.kopbusters.com">Kopbusters</a> reverse sting of the Odessa, TX police department.</p>
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		<title>Can We Still Hope For Change?: Obama&#8217;s Marijuana Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s selection of Drug Warrior Joe Biden left me queasy about the future administration&#8217;s drug policy. Apparently I&#8217;m not the only one with concerns. Jacob Sullum writes:
The main danger with Obama is that his history of drug use, instead of making him more open to reform, will make him anxious to show he&#8217;s tough on [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/can-we-still-hope-for-change-obamas-marijuana-policy/">Can We Still Hope For Change?: Obama&#8217;s Marijuana Policy</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama&#8217;s selection of Drug Warrior Joe Biden left me queasy about the future administration&#8217;s drug policy. Apparently I&#8217;m not the only one with concerns. Jacob Sullum writes:</p>
<blockquote><p>The main danger with Obama is that his history of drug use, instead of making him more open to reform, will make him anxious to show he&#8217;s tough on drugs. Something like that seems to have happened with Bill Clinton, who bragged about ever-escalating drug war budgets and threatened doctors who recommended marijuana to their patients with jail, trampling the First Amendment in his rush to prove his anti-drug bona fides.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/130034.html">Obama on Drugs: Should reformers dare to hope? &#8211; Reason Magazine</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Still some of you remain hopeful and optimistic about the changes coming with the selection of Obama&#8217;s administration, but I&#8217;m not holding my breath.</p>
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		<title>How American Foreign Policy Fuels Mexican Drug War Violence, Corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US must rethink its Latin American foreign policy, beginning with the drug war. Sponsoring a proxy war with drug cartels will only foster anti-American sentiment among the citizenry and the large profits of drug trafficking will continue drive public officials to corruption.<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/american-foreign-policy-fuels-mexican-drug-war-violence-corruption/">How American Foreign Policy Fuels Mexican Drug War Violence, Corruption</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The US must rethink its Latin American foreign policy, beginning with the drug war. Sponsoring a proxy war with drug cartels will only foster anti-American sentiment among the citizenry and the large profits of drug trafficking will continue drive public officials to corruption.</p>
<blockquote><p>MEXICO CITY &#8212; In what could be one of Mexico&#8217;s worst cases of drug-related corruption in a decade, Mexican officials alleged that a drug cartel infiltrated the highest levels of Mexico&#8217;s attorney general&#8217;s office, paying people there as much as $450,000 a month to get sensitive information about antidrug activities.</p>
<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122512883052272647.html">Mexican Officials Allege Drug Cartel Infiltrated Attorney General&#8217;s Office &#8211; WSJ.com</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Is there hope for change? Drug Czar John Walters shows some signs of sanity.</p>
<blockquote><p>Mr. Walters, a vehement opponent of drug legalization, backed a proposal by [Mexican President] Mr. CalderÃ³n not to prosecute people caught carrying relatively small amounts of illegal narcotics, including cocaine and heroin. Under Mr. CalderÃ³nâ€™s plan, addicts would be treated differently from traffickers and would avoid jail if they agreed to undergo treatment, not unlike similar programs in some parts of the United States. â€œI donâ€™t think thatâ€™s legalization,â€ Mr. Walters said.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/world/americas/23rice.html?_r=2&amp;em&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin">Rice Visits Mexico for a Meeting About Its Drug War &#8211; NYTimes.com</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s a start. While the decriminalization of drugs is a baby step toward policy reform, it does nothing to address the profit motive that violent thugs have to traffic in illegal narcotics. A re-legalization of the bread-and-butter of narcotics traffickers, marijuana, would rip the financial rug out from under the gangsters that terrorize Mexico and the rest of Latin America. When American alcohol prohibition gave rise to gangsters like Al Capone and blood spilled on in our major cities we repealed the laws that caused the bloodbath. We should do the same for Mexico.</p>
<p><strong>Unintended Consequences</strong>: Perhaps racist windbags like Lou Dobbs wouldn&#8217;t have some much &#8220;illegal&#8221; immigration to complain about if American foreign policy didn&#8217;t do so much damage to the Mexican economy. Mexicans have a right to keep their families safe from harm, just as Americans do.</p>
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		<title>THE WAR ON POT IS A WAR ON YOUNG PEOPLE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this excerpt of the speech given by Paul Armentano at NORML's 2008 Annual Conference:

Those who favor the continued prohibition of cannabis base their arguments on the false premise that the continued enforcement of said laws "protects our children." This statement is nonsense. In fact, just the opposite is true.<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/the-war-on-pot-is-a-war-on-young-people/">THE WAR ON POT IS A WAR ON YOUNG PEOPLE!</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read this excerpt of the speech given by <a href="http://www.alternet.org/authors/3513/">Paul Armentano</a> at <a href="http://norml.org/">NORML&#8217;s 2008 Annual Conference:</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Those who favor the continued prohibition of cannabis base their arguments on the false premise that the continued enforcement of said laws &#8220;protects our children.&#8221; This statement is nonsense. In fact, just the opposite is true.</p>
<p>The war on weed endangers the health and safety of our children. It enables young people to have unregulated access to marijuana &#8212; easier access than they currently have to legal, age-restricted intoxicants like alcohol and tobacco. It enables young people to interact and befriend pushers of other illegal, more dangerous drugs. It compels young people dismiss the educational messages they receive pertaining to the potential health risks posed by the use of &#8216;hard drugs&#8217; and prescription pharmaceuticals because kids say: &#8220;If they lied to me about pot, why wouldn&#8217;t they be lying to me about everything else too.&#8221;</p>
<p>Most importantly, the criminal laws are far more likely to result in having our children arrested and placed behind bars than they are likely to in any way discourage them to try pot.</p>
<p>These are the facts, and it&#8217;s about time we start shouting them from the rooftops.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/103513/the_war_on_pot_is_a_war_on_young_people/?page=entire">Full Text: The War on Pot Is a War on Young People | DrugReporter | AlterNet</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Done.</p>
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		<title>The Drug War Claims Another Victim &#8211; Blogger Mona</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogger Mona at the Art of the Possible blog tells her story:
Some three months ago a nest of violent drug dealers moved in right next door to me (Iâ€™ve seen a gun at least once, and violent fights are a constant). They have repeatedly shaken me down for money, food, and use of my video [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/drug-war-claims-victim-blogger-mona/">The Drug War Claims Another Victim &#8211; Blogger Mona</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blogger Mona at <a title="The Art of the Possible Blog" href="http://www.theartofthepossible.net" target="_blank">the Art of the Possible blog</a> tells her story:</p>
<blockquote><p>Some three months ago a nest of violent drug dealers moved in right next door to me (Iâ€™ve seen a gun at least once, and violent fights are a constant). They have repeatedly shaken me down for money, food, and use of my video equipment. One picked my lock when I was in the shower (they can hear when that is running) and stole the money from my purse, yelling into my bathroom she was just giving me some laundry detergent. (Iâ€™ve since gotten a deadbolt.)</p>
<p>These people scare me so much I foolishly decided to go over and buy a joint. They said theyâ€™d bring it to my place. They rolled it (I have no paraphernalia), asked me to try it, and then left. I immediatelyy put it out and called the cops. They were mad at me, but at the time declined to arrest me. And you see, in my anxiety-ridden mind â€” an issue that can impair judgment â€” I thought I had the smoking gun that would cause the police to arrest my neighbors. As I say, this was a few weeks ago but the officer declined to arrest me.</p>
<p>But, this past Wednesday morning at midnight they came with an arrest warrant per the prosecutor, accusing me of possession and vigilantism. I was taken to jail. But the very worst thing is I was strip- and body-cavity searched. I feel raped (yes, even tho the officer was female.) My son bonded me out a bit after 3 a.m.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/10/06/i-inanely-took-on-the-drug-war-and-lost/">The Art of the Possible Â» Blog Archive Â» I Inanely Took on the Drug War â€” And Lost</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>My heart goes out to Mona and people like her who remain the victim of violent thugs who use their obscene black-market profits to tyrannize their communities. If the marijuana market were legalized then it would be taken out of the hands of criminals and instead <a title="Marijuana Could Be a Gusher of Cash If We Treated It Like a Crop, Not a Crime" href="http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/98317/marijuana_could_be_a_gusher_of_cash_if_we_treated_it_like_a_crop%2C_not_a_crime/" target="_blank">be run by businessmen</a>. Like Mona said, &#8220;when was the last time Absolut and Seagrams shot it out in the streets?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Cheye Calvo Interview &#8211; Mayor Terrorized by Swat Team Drug Raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 29th the mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Cheye Calvo was victimized twice. Mayor Calvo was the victim of a marijuana trafficking scheme where packages are dropped by delivery drivers, in this case UPS, and the package is then stolen off the porch by drug dealers. The raiding police then murdered the mayor&#8217;s two [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/cheye-calvo-interview-mayor-terrorized-by-swat-team-drug-raid/">Cheye Calvo Interview &#8211; Mayor Terrorized by Swat Team Drug Raid</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On July 29th the mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Cheye Calvo was victimized twice. Mayor Calvo was the victim of a marijuana trafficking scheme where packages are dropped by delivery drivers, in this case UPS, and the package is then stolen off the porch by drug dealers. The raiding police then murdered the mayor&#8217;s two Labrador retrievers in the process of serving a standard drug warrant. </p>
<p>The police were supposed to knock at the door and announce themselves. Instead they entered the home by force acting as if the warrant had the required &#8220;no-knock&#8221; clause. The incompetent police have been <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402746.html">exonerated of any wrongdoing</a>. Mayor Calvo was recently <a href="http://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=726">interviewed</a> by the Cato Institute. You can listen to the interview below.</p>
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<p>For more information on no-knock raids and the rising use of military-style tactics in the war on drugs read <a href="http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6476">Overkill by Radley Balko</a>.</p>
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		<title>Redwood Forest Threatened By War on Drugs &#8211; 5 Acre Marijuana Grow Found</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redwood National Forest has become the latest battleground in the War on Drugs. The ancient forest is now the home to guerrilla growers who plant their clandestine farms in the dense old-growth in order to hide their crop from law enforcement and rival gangs.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_National_and_State_Parks">Redwood National Forest</a> has become the latest battleground in the War on Drugs. The ancient forest is now the home to guerrilla growers who plant their clandestine farms in the dense old-growth in order to hide their crop from law enforcement and rival gangs.<br />
<blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Coastal_redwood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Coastal_redwood.jpg" alt="Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National Park" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421065,00.html">Five-Acre Marijuana Farm Found in Redwood National Park &#8211; FoxNews</a>Authorities have discovered thousands of marijuana plants growing in Redwood National Park.<br />&#8230;<br />While marijuana has been found growing on public lands for years, officials say they&#8217;re finding larger, more damaging operations â€” many of them connected to gangs with ties to Mexico.</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;ve written before on the <a href="http://ganjablue.blogspot.com/2008/08/unintended-consequences-drug-war-and.html">environmental destruction caused by the drug war</a>. Not only does this deadly war threaten the environment, but also the lives of every tourist, camper, and hiker that visit the forest every summer. If marijuana crops were legal crops could be planted in private farms and the environmental and public threat would be eliminated.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:78%;">The photo above is in the public domain: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Coastal_redwood.jpg">Coastal Redwood</a></span></p>
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		<title>Tennessee School District is Illegally Drug Testing Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roane County (TN) School District is drug testing student athletes in violation of state law.
Alert &#8211; American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee: &#8220;The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN)today sent a letter to the Roane County school district demanding a stop to the random drug testing of student athletes which is in clear violation [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/tennessee-school-district-is-illegally-drug-testing-children/">Tennessee School District is Illegally Drug Testing Children</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aclu-tn.org/images/aclutn_logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.aclu-tn.org/images/aclutn_logo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>Roane County (TN) School District is drug testing student athletes in violation of state law.<br />
<blockquote><a href="http://www.aclu-tn.org/release091008.htm"></a><a href="http://www.aclu-tn.org/release091008.htm">Alert &#8211; American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee</a>: &#8220;The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN)<br />today sent a letter to the Roane County school district demanding a stop to the random drug testing of student athletes which is in clear violation of state law. In addition to being illegal, random drug testing of students is proven to be ineffective in deterring drug use and is opposed by leading experts in adolescent health, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Education Association, the Association of Addiction Professionals and the National Association of Social Workers.</p>
<p>â€œRandom drug testing is not only patently illegal under state law, but demonstrably ineffective and frequently counterproductive,â€ said Hedy Weinberg, Executive Director of the ACLU of Tennessee. â€œThese unsubstantiated searches make a mockery of the civics lessons taught in our classrooms, and should be roundly and readily rejected by parents and school officials alike.â€&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Not only is this behavior illegal, random drug testing has been proven to be ineffective as a deterrent. It simply does not prevent students from using drugs. In fact, when children are tested for a safe and non-toxic substance like marijuana, students then have an incentive to instead use deadly drugs like inhalants. I believe the only effective and ethical way of preventing adolescent drug abuse, without violating individual rights is to foster a healthy relationship between the parent and child. School policy and the drug war instead foster mistrust, a snitch culture, and pit children against parents by creating adversarial relationships.</p>
<p>For more information read my post on <a href="http://ganjablue.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-marijuana-users-fool-drug-tests.html">fooling urine drug tests</a>.</p>
<p>Read the full <a href="http://www.aclu-tn.org/release091008.htm">alert from the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee.</a><br />Associated Press article here: <a href="http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=03a9cc49-3822-4262-94b3-29e65d6eb223&amp;rss=59">ACLU Demands Tennessee School Stop Drug Testing Student Athletes</a>.</p>
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		<title>They Got the Tater &#8211; Ron White Arrested Possessing 3 Grams of Marijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron White asserts that he is a medical marijuana user, this comes after his arrest for simple possession of 3 grams of cannabis and a glass pipe. An anonymous tipster narced out The Tater and police sprang into action. This is freaking ridiculous and completely conflicts with Drug Czar John Walters assertion that people don&#8217;t [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/they-got-the-tater-ron-white-arrested-possessing-3-grams-of-marijuana/">They Got the Tater &#8211; Ron White Arrested Possessing 3 Grams of Marijuana</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.tcpalm.com/tcp/content/img/photos/2008/09/11/RonWhitearrestmug_t600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://media.tcpalm.com/tcp/content/img/photos/2008/09/11/RonWhitearrestmug_t600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ron White asserts that he is a medical marijuana user, this comes after <a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/sep/10/blue-collar-comedy-tours-ron-white-arrested-vero-b/">his arrest for simple possession of 3 grams of cannabis</a> and a glass pipe. An anonymous tipster narced out The Tater and police sprang into action. This is freaking ridiculous and completely conflicts with Drug Czar John Walters assertion that people don&#8217;t go to jail for simple possession. Ron White had 3 grams of marijuana, that&#8217;s about 1/10th of an ounce or less than $100 worth of high quality, medical marijuana.  He was arrested, booked and release with a $1000 bond. I guess the streets are safe now. Great police work. How many personnel hours do you think that law enforcement is wasting on the investigation, processing, prosecution, and incarceration of a non-violent medical marijuana user? Ron was flying to Florida for a sold-out show. Over 1000 people were inconvenienced when the show started an hour late.</p>
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		<title>Win Tickets to Widespread Panic in Memphis 10/15/2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Memphis Flyer is giving away free tickets to see Widespread Panic in Memphis. There are 5 drawings over the next five weeks. You have to turn off any ad blocking software you have running in order to see the link. Good luck.
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		<title>Cato Forum: Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine? Today at 3pm CDT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cato Institute is having a forum on so-called &#8220;No-Knock&#8221; raids. Details below. Sorry, the stream is only available in RealMedia format, gross.
Cato Institute: Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine? (Policy Forum): &#8220;Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine?
POLICY FORUMThursday, September 11, 20084:00 PM (Reception To Follow)
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://cato.org/event.php?eventid=5268">Cato Institute: Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine? (Policy Forum)</a>: &#8220;Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine?</p>
<p>POLICY FORUM<br />Thursday, September 11, 2008<br />4:00 PM (Reception To Follow)</p>
<p>Featuring Cheye Calvo, Mayor, Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Radley Balko, Senior Writer, Reason and author of Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America, Peter Christ, Co-founder, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Moderated by Tim Lynch, Director, Project on Criminal Justice, Cato Institute.</p>
<p>The Cato Institute<br />1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW<br />Washington, DC 20001</p>
<p><a href="http://cato.org/realaudio/cato_live.ram">Watch the Event Live in RealVideo</a><br /><a href="http://cato.org/realaudio/cato_audio.ram">Listen to the Event in RealAudio (Audio Only)</a></p>
<p>The Prince Georgeâ€™s County police department is under fire for a recent drug raid on the home of Berwyn Heights mayor Cheye Calvo. Unbeknownst to Calvo, a box containing marijuana was delivered to his home. Shortly thereafter, police officers kicked in the front door and shot both of Calvoâ€™s pet Labrador retrievers. The police have subsequently cleared Calvo of any wrongdoing but are unapologetic about their raid tactics. Are no-knock, paramilitary raids an appropriate tactic for drug investigations? Or do sudden, unannounced entries bring unnecessary violence to police investigations? Join us for a discussion of the Prince Georgeâ€™s incident and, more broadly, the militarization of police work in America.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>*Update: I fixed the links to the media streams.</p>
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		<title>Crooked Cop Helps Husband Frame Wife for Marijuana, Guns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story from Chicago saddens me, but is not surprising. When the passive aggressive use the force of government to exact their revenge the results can be deadly. In this fortunate instance the tables were turned.
Chicago officer charged in frame job: &#8220;Bogdan Mazur, who is in the midst of a divorce, tried to set up [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/crooked-cop-helps-husband-frame-wife-for-marijuana-guns/">Crooked Cop Helps Husband Frame Wife for Marijuana, Guns</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This story from Chicago saddens me, but is not surprising. When the passive aggressive use the force of government to exact their revenge the results can be deadly. In this fortunate instance the tables were turned.</p>
<blockquote><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Chicagopd_jpg_w300h294.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Chicagopd_jpg_w300h294.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-cop-arrest-10-bothsep10,0,5995079.story"></a><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-cop-arrest-10-bothsep10,0,5995079.story">Chicago officer charged in frame job</a>: &#8220;Bogdan Mazur, who is in the midst of a divorce, tried to set up his estranged wife by planting cocaine, marijuana and a gun in her vehicle in April 2007 and having Grand-Central District Officer Slawomir Plewa arrest her, according to Assistant State&#8217;s Atty. Lynn McCarthy.</p>
<p>Plewa, 30, was arrested Monday and charged with official misconduct, perjury, obstruction of justice, unlawful restraint and false reporting.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>People often use drug laws to exact retribution, vengeance, and hate against others. Sometimes drug users are snitched on, not to &#8220;make the streets safer&#8221; but because someone has simply felt personally slighted. Snitching is a great way for the passive aggressive to earn some quick cash while narcing out a personal enemy and subjecting them to the terror of the courts and prisons. The article continues:</p>
<blockquote><p>After the acquittal, the woman&#8217;s attorney, Steven Messner, said he told Assistant State&#8217;s Atty. Bob Milan he suspected the case was phony. Plewa had admitted he never made note of the meeting with the informant nor tried to verify the information with anyone else, Messner said.</p>
<p>And a fingerprint taken from the packaging around the gun and drugs did not match the estranged wife&#8217;s, Messner said.</p>
<p>Plewa is a seven-year veteran of the department, assigned to the gang-narcotics team for much of that time, and has never before been disciplined by the department, said Dan Herbert, Plewa&#8217;s attorney.</p></blockquote>
<p>In other instances innocent people are framed by their enemies. Vindictive individuals know that police are more interested in racking up arrest numbers in order to seize assets and qualify for federal grants. Law enforcement has no incentive to filter through these bogus accusations. Instead they frequently take the snitch&#8217;s word without any corroborating investigation. In extreme circumstances police knowingly use false information because the incentives to disregard it are simply to great.</p>
<p>Law enforcement should be about justice, righting wrongs. They should be available to protect our life, our liberty, our property. The drug war conflicts with this mission. When cops are used to enforce societal norms we all suffer.</p>
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		<title>Early Morning Stoned Pimp Recruiting for the National Guard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a true WTF moment, Kid Rock is now making propaganda films for the government. Mrs. Blue, who&#8217;s had a decade-long crush on the Early Morning Stoned Pimp [Video], will be highly disappointed. 
View the music video for &#8220;Warrior&#8221;, by Kid Rock featuring Dale Earnhart, Jr who drives the National Guard number 88 car.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a true WTF moment, Kid Rock is now making propaganda films for the government. Mrs. Blue, who&#8217;s had a decade-long crush on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk4SknZieVY">Early Morning Stoned Pimp</a> [Video], will be highly disappointed. </p>
<p>View the music video for &#8220;Warrior&#8221;, by Kid Rock featuring Dale Earnhart, Jr who drives the National Guard number 88 car.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHzSBEVbXtM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHzSBEVbXtM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Hat tip: <a href="http://freekeene.com/2008/09/09/pathetic-propaganda">JJ of FreeKeene.com </a></p>
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		<title>Can Marijuana Users Fool Drug Tests?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular web searches related to marijuana is, &#8220;How to fool a drug test.&#8221; While the answer remains elusive there are few tricks that can help you when your future or current employer hands you the little white cup.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most popular web searches related to marijuana is, &#8220;How to fool a drug test.&#8221; While the answer remains elusive there are few tricks that can help you when your future or current employer hands you the little white cup.<br />
<blockquote><a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/business/86/8636bus1.html"></a><a href="http://pubs.acs.org/cen/business/86/8636bus1.html">Chemical &amp; Engineering News: Business &#8211; To Catch A Cheat</a>: &#8220;The hundreds of products marketed to help drug users circumvent urine drug tests fall into three main categories: products that are consumed prior to the test, products that are added to the test sample, and devices for smuggling synthetic or borrowed &#8216;clean&#8217; urine into the testing facility. Toxicologists focus on the first two because, as Sample pointed out, &#8216;if it&#8217;s someone else&#8217;s urine, there is not a lab test in the world that would tell you that.&#8217;&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>So the answer from this unlikely source is simply, &#8220;swap urine.&#8221; Of course using a warmer like &#8220;<a href="http://www.heatmax.com/HotHands/index.htm">Hot Hands</a>&#8221; available in the outdoors section of Walmart, is necessary to keep urine within a normal range of body temperature. Detox systems simply dilute urine to undetectable levels. This trick is easily recognized by competent laboratories.</p>
<p>There are several problems I have with employer drug screening. Marijuana users are unfairly discriminated against because THC is stored in body fat and is detectable long after hard, dangerous drugs have left the system. Prescription drugs are oft abused, even when acquired under legitimate pretense. However many &#8220;scripts&#8221; aren&#8217;t tested and if the individual can produce documentation positive results are excused. Finally, drug tests can&#8217;t actually determine if an employee is or will be impaired at work. THC remains in the body long after, sometimes weeks after the high has subsided.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a table from the article above you might find useful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmIRuTNYUGw/SMa2N0YLxLI/AAAAAAAAABg/cCX8b2I4YOg/s1600-h/detectionlimits.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XmIRuTNYUGw/SMa2N0YLxLI/AAAAAAAAABg/cCX8b2I4YOg/s400/detectionlimits.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244079164634154162" border="0" /></a></p>
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		<title>Tennessee Prison Will Now Be Suitable for Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently dogs weren&#8217;t able to be trained at Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center because of a lack of air conditioning. Apparently in Tennessee we&#8217;ll cage women in boxes not suitable for animals. I wish people would wake up and understand that the war on drugs is an affront to human rights.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently dogs weren&#8217;t able to be trained at Mark H. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Luttrell</span> Correctional Center because of a lack of air conditioning. Apparently in Tennessee we&#8217;ll cage women in boxes not suitable for animals. I wish people would wake up and understand that the war on drugs is an affront to human rights.<br />
<blockquote><a href="http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=d3d35f5a-0335-4048-8c3b-39965c79c1c3&amp;rss=59">Tennessee Womenâ€™s Prison to again Train Dogs</a>: &#8220;A West Tennessee women&#8217;s prison that was deemed this summer to be too hot for a dog training program is scheduled to get air conditioning.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Retroactive Jury Nullifcation? Jurors Fight Back After Voting to Convict</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors and judges often have to deceive jurors in order to win medical marijuana prosecutions. By omitting relevant facts and disallowing testimony of witnesses, jurors are often tricked into believing individuals running legitimate businesses are running criminal enterprises. Now two jurors in California are fighting back.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prosecutors and judges often have to deceive jurors in order to win medical marijuana prosecutions. By omitting relevant facts and disallowing testimony of witnesses, jurors are often tricked into believing individuals running legitimate businesses are running criminal enterprises. Now two jurors in California are fighting back.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/422071.html">The Modesto Bee &#8211; Second thoughts and a new pot trial?</a>: &#8220;Buyer&#8217;s remorse from two of 12 jurors is not enough to toss out guilty verdicts that could send two men who ran a Modesto-based medical marijuana dispensary to prison for decades or even life.</p>
<p>So attorneys who want to win a new trial for Ricardo Ruiz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Montes</span> and Luke <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Scarmazzo</span> are taking a different approach, arguing that jurors were unduly influenced by a San Francisco Chronicle story about pot clubs that was published during their deliberations.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Fayetteville Voters to Vote on Low Priority</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE:
Fayetteville, AR: Fayetteville voters will have the choice on Election Day to vote on making adult marijuana possession the lowest police priority. Sensible Fayetteville initiative sponsors turned in just over 1000 additional signatures on August 29 to meet a shortfall of 301 valid signatures. City Clerk Sondra Smith contacted campaign coordinator Ryan Denham today [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/fayetteville-voters-to-vote-on-low-priority/">Fayetteville Voters to Vote on Low Priority</a></p>



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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fayetteville, AR</span>: Fayetteville voters will have the choice on Election Day to vote on making adult marijuana possession the lowest police priority. Sensible Fayetteville initiative sponsors turned in just over 1000 additional signatures on August 29 to meet a shortfall of 301 valid signatures. City Clerk Sondra Smith contacted campaign coordinator Ryan Denham today to say that the petition has qualified with over the required total of 3686 signatures that were required to qualify the petition.</p>
<p>Denham praised the city clerk and staff for their professional conduct and courtesy during the laborious verification process. &#8220;They worked hard. We were impressed by city operations.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Now we turn our attention to providing more in-depth information to the voters leading up to Election Day. This initiative offers residents an important opportunity to help guide Fayettevilleâ€™s future through better allocation of our resources. It also shows that Fayetteville is willing to take a leadership role among other cities across the nation in addressing failed public policy. And we believe this will benefit Fayettevilleâ€™s largest industry, the University of Arkansas, by reducing the number of students penalized with loss of financial aid for marijuana prosecutions. We respect the dedication of our police and prosecutor and believe this measure spells out the publicâ€™s full support for their use of enforcement discretion.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sensible Fayetteville formed in 2007 as a coalition of OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, &amp; Ecology, the Green Party of Washington County, the University of Arkansas student group NORML-SSDP, and the Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas, Inc.</p>
<p>The measure, entitled &#8220;Lowest Law Enforcement and Prosecutorial Priority Policy Ordinance,&#8221; would require Fayetteville police and prosecutor to treat adult marijuana possession offenses as their lowest priority. Further, the measure requires the city clerk to send an annual letter to state and federal legislators, governor, and president stating: &#8220;The citizens of Fayetteville have passed an initiative to de-prioritize adult marijuana offenses, where the marijuana is intended for personal use, and request that the federal and Arkansas state governments take immediate steps to enact similar laws.&#8221; This duty shall be carried out until state and federal laws are changed accordingly.</p>
<p>The full text of the proposed ordinance can be viewed at <a href="http://www.sensiblefayetteville.com">www.sensiblefayetteville.com </a>Similar laws have been passed by communities in Missouri, Montana, Washington, California, and Colorado. In Arkansas, a similar measure in Eureka Springs passed with 62% of the vote in 2006. Sponsors state that more than one survey by Zogby International have show that over two-thirds of Arkansas voters support reforms that would reduce penalties for adult marijuana use.</p>
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		<title>Amie Vanderford &#8211; Memphis Photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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  Bling Buckles 08-09-08, originally uploaded by Amie V.
 I was checking out Memphis photographer, Amie Vanderford&#8217;s, online slideshow when my wife noticed the Ganja leaf belt buckle in this pic. On further examination [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/amie-vanderford-memphis-photography/">Amie Vanderford &#8211; Memphis Photography</a></p>



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<div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiev/2747720211/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2747720211_d30ff891d4.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiev/2747720211/">Bling Buckles 08-09-08</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/amiev/">Amie V</a>.</span></div>
<p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I was checking out Memphis photographer, <a href="http://www.amie.org/">Amie Vanderford&#8217;s</a>, online slideshow when my wife noticed the Ganja leaf belt buckle in this pic. On further examination we noticed that the photog Amie&#8217;s reflection is in the ganja leaf. Pretty freaking cool.</p>
<p>Checkout more of Amie&#8217;s photography on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiev/">Flickr</a> and her <a href="http://www.amie.org/">own site.</a></p>
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		<title>Stepping Up the Cannabis Re-Legalization Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allen St. Pierre, Executive Directory of NORML has a scathing rebuttal of the ONDCP&#8217;s outrageous claims on their blog. The post is on The Hill&#8217;s blog which is widely read by congressional staffers and lobbyists. Hopefully staffers at the ONDCP will stop getting invited to D.C. cocktail parties and change their tune.
Congress and the Media [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/stepping-up-the-cannabis-re-legalization-debate/">Stepping Up the Cannabis Re-Legalization Debate</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Allen St. Pierre, Executive Directory of NORML has a scathing rebuttal of the ONDCP&#8217;s outrageous claims on their blog. The post is on The Hill&#8217;s blog which is widely read by congressional staffers and lobbyists. Hopefully staffers at the ONDCP will stop getting invited to D.C. cocktail parties and change their tune.<br />
<blockquote><a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/08/25/congress-and-the-media-should-be-dubious-of-office-of-natl-drug-control-policys-claims/">Congress and the Media Should be Dubious of Office of Natâ€™l Drug Control Policyâ€™s Claims</a>: &#8230;Cannabis cases however, notably minor possession cases, still clog the criminal justice system and are at the heart of dozens of state and federal appellate cases that have largely established lessâ€”not moreâ€”liberty and economic freedom for citizens. The gravitas of the state and federal conflict on the issue of cannabis prohibition so contentious the US Supreme Court has had to twice intervene since 2001 on the specific issue of medical access to cannabis for dying, sick and sense-threatened patients (in both cases, the court strongly deferred to Congressâ€™ prerogative to pass anti-cannabis legislation, regardless of how illogical or devoid of compassion, reason and science).</p></blockquote>
<p>Perhaps, having more credibility with law and order crowd, Seattle&#8217;s former police chief, Norm Stamper can affect the debate with his brilliant arguments in the video below, courtesy of <a href="http://reason.tv">Reason.tv</a>.<br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://reason.tv/embed/video.php?id=514"></script></p>
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		<title>Drug War Disenfranchisement &#8211; Steve Pearson Removed from Bartlett, TN Ballot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possession of a plant can not only cost you your right to vote, it can also disqualify you from public service. 
Commercial Appeal &#8211; Felony arrest ends Pearson&#8217;s bid for Bartlett post &#8211; The Shelby County Election Commission ruled that Steve Pearson III, who filed to face Young in the Nov. 4 election, did not [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/drug-war-disenfranchisement-steve-pearson-removed-from-bartlett-tn-ballot/">Drug War Disenfranchisement &#8211; Steve Pearson Removed from Bartlett, TN Ballot</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Possession of a plant can not only cost you your right to vote, it can also disqualify you from public service. <br />
<blockquote>Commercial Appeal &#8211; <a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/aug/29/challenger-ruled-ineligible/">Felony arrest ends Pearson&#8217;s bid for Bartlett post</a> &#8211; The Shelby County Election Commission ruled that Steve Pearson III, who filed to face Young in the Nov. 4 election, did not qualify for the race. While there were questions about Pearson&#8217;s residency, a guilty plea to a felony charge of possession of 46 pounds of marijuana in 1989 was enough for the commission to disqualify Pearson, 57, from the election.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is how they silence their political dissenters. I watched <a href="http://www.akatommychong.com/">AKA Tommy Chong</a> last night that anecdotes how they railroad non-violent pot offenders through the system, cage them, and strip them of their rights. Pot-prohibition violators are political prisoners. It&#8217;s time to end this war on the American people and restore the rights of its casualties.</p>
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		<title>Call for Help &#8211; I&#8217;m Looking for Marijuana Activists, Writers, Bloggers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to a void I&#8217;ve found on the blogging scene, I&#8217;m looking for 6-10 pro-cannabis, pro-medical marijuana, pro-hemp, or anti-prohibition, however you define it, to write on this blog about once a week. If you&#8217;d like to contribute and individual piece, that&#8217;s great too. If you normally write on issues other than marijuana and re-legalization [...]<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">@ganjablue</a> on Twitter.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.cannabisfreedom.com/call-for-help-im-looking-for-marijuana-activists-writers-bloggers/">Call for Help &#8211; I&#8217;m Looking for Marijuana Activists, Writers, Bloggers</a></p>



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Due to a void I&#8217;ve found on the blogging scene, I&#8217;m looking for 6-10 pro-cannabis, pro-medical marijuana, pro-hemp, or anti-prohibition, however you define it, to write on this blog about once a week. If you&#8217;d like to contribute and individual piece, that&#8217;s great too. If you normally write on issues other than marijuana and re-legalization on your own blog and would like to keep your pro-cannabis views separate and anonymous I can give you a forum here. If you&#8217;re from Memphis, the Mid-South, or the Southeastern US, I especially want you, because there are regional issues that affect the debate here. You can email me at the address in the right-hand column or message me on my <a href="http://twitter.com/ganjablue">Twitter account.</a></p>
<p>I swear that any personal information you choose to divulge to me, none necessary I assure you, will never become public. The privacy of my partners will be protected by the First Amendment Freedom of the Press.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Ganja Blue</dc:creator>
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<p>I swear that any personal information you choose to divulge to me, none necessary I assure you, will never become public. The privacy of my partners will be protected by the First Amendment Freedom of the Press.</p>
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		<title>Afternoon Links 2008-08-28</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Matt Welch at Reason asks, &#8220;Where are the Democrats on civil liberties?&#8221; Good question.
Hicktown lawyer points out that McCain has never had to work a day in his life.
MPD Enforcer says Memphis Police Department&#8217;s disciplinary system is broken. It&#8217;s certainly not effective.
Cuban refugees take note, Junk raft made of plastic bottles sails the Pacific. 
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<li>Matt Welch at Reason asks, &#8220;<a href="http://www.reason.com/convention2008/show/128384.html">Where are the Democrats on civil liberties?</a>&#8221; Good question.</li>
<li>Hicktown lawyer points out that <a href="http://hiphoplawyer.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-almost-want-him-to-win.html">McCain has never had to work a day in his life</a>.</li>
<li>MPD Enforcer says <a href="http://mpdenforcer20.blogspot.com/2008/08/discipline-system-gone-to-shit.html">Memphis Police Department&#8217;s disciplinary system is broken</a>. It&#8217;s certainly not effective.</li>
<li>Cuban refugees take note, <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/08/junk_raft.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890">Junk raft made of plastic bottles sails the Pacific</a>. </li>
<li>An <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622">ABC News reporter in Denver has been arrested for videotaping Senators with lobbyist</a>. So much for the First Amendment. I&#8217;d say a fundamental flaw of the Constitution is that it doesn&#8217;t require Congress to punish those who violate it.</li>
<li>Jacksonville SuperBitch Laura Capitano, calls Memphis &#8220;<a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082408/enc_321895090.shtml">Nashville&#8217;s dirty, drunken cousin</a>&#8221; and slanders the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbHZmr-qY4">Beale Street Flippers</a>.</li>
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		<title>A Message to Memphis, The War on Marijuana is a Quagmire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this news story: Morocco destroyed a 2,736 hectare cannabis farm. That&#8217;s an area almost 20 times the size of Overton Park*. That&#8217;s an unreal bust, and yet supply for the United States in the coming year won&#8217;t be diminished. We&#8217;re the country with the greatest marijuana consumption in the world.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read this news story: <a href="http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9718965.htm">Morocco destroyed a 2,736 hectare cannabis farm</a>. That&#8217;s an area almost 20 times the size of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_Park">Overton Park</a>*. That&#8217;s an unreal bust, and yet supply for the United States in the coming year won&#8217;t be diminished. We&#8217;re the country with the greatest marijuana consumption in the world.</p>
<p>I saw this story later: <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS01/80828001/1008">Police make large marijuana bust</a>, police in Louisville take in 5 suspects for possessing between 200 and 500 pounds of marijuana. Why does the news media not take note of the outrageous claims of law enforcement? Repeatedly we are told about large busts of multiple hundreds of pound of cannabis, but that&#8217;s not even a comet in the universe of buds smoked in this country. According to the <a href="http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press08/Marijuana_2008.pdf">White House&#8217;s Marijuana SourceBook</a> [PDF] I&#8217;ve conservatively approximated that 60,000 Memphians use cannabis. That crowd would fill the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bowl_Memorial_Stadium">Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium</a>.</p>
<p> No one could fathom the acreage of bud you would have to produce to feed the demand of the residents of our city. We are constantly bombarded with claims that the drug warriors are winning, Blue Crush?, that they&#8217;re &#8220;keeping drugs of the streets&#8221;, when clearly they aren&#8217;t. Instead we&#8217;re crowding 201 Poplar full of the fathers of our dying babies. Watch <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5620880">the 20/20 preview</a> if you haven&#8217;t already. If marijuana were taxed and regulated, or simply free to grow and consume the money wouldn&#8217;t be going to the thugs fueling the violence.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re giving outrageous profits to the gangsters that rule our streets and cause one of the highest homicide rates in the country. Marijuana prohibition is causing and perpetuating our problems. You just can&#8217;t keep drugs out the hands of a free people. Unless you want a totalitarian state, end the marijuana prohibition.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:85%;">*2,736 hectares / 342 acres = 19.77</span></p>
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