Hardrock69's Reefhead Madness Thread

[Nitro Express]

Reefer man.

[Kristy]

Colorado isn't a redneck backwood state?

Wow, you are a buzz kill. Maybe the eastern plains the rest is a growing yuppie-ish bullshit "hey, I'm out of grad school and want to live in historic Denver" by asshole California/east coast transplants.

Oh, and douchenozzles from Wisconsin. I wish these fucks would go back home.

[Nitro Express]

Dead yuppies make good fertilizer to grow weed with.

[Satan]

[Hardrock69]

You know, it is just a matter of time before federal laws against pot are irrelevant.

None of us need to worry about the FBI or DEA or other alphabet agency kicking in the door for smoking pot. As a matter of fact, even being a dealer is not going to get you on their radar unless you are importing hundreds of pounds or tons of the stuff.

The only thing any of us really have ever had to worry about was being busted by your local Johnny Law.

As the individual states get on the train that is headed inevitably down the track to legalization of pot, we will be able to get fucking high and not have to worry about it.

New Jersey is headed in the right direction, as are many other states.

Wait until the end of 2014. The mid-term elections will be in Nov. 2014, but also by then, Colorado and Washington will be publishing the incredible details of the massive cash flow they will be dealing with from pot and industrial hemp sales.

When Colorado announces they got 100 million bucks just from TAX revenue (not to mention the revenue all businesses in the state will get from the fact it will be a travel destination for the pot tourist trade, and, the money spent by pot vacationers on gas, food, lodging, etc.), all the other states are suddenly going to start clamoring to introduce legislation to legalize it in THEIR state.

Hell, Oregon is already on that path, as once Washington legalized it, Oregon realized a LOT of their peeps were going to travel across the bridge to Vancouver, WA to blow their money on pot, and the OR legislators do not want to see the citizens of Oregon sending their cash to WA.

Utah probably won't legalize it. Kansas never will, as the citizens of Kansas are mostly a bunch of narrow-minded conservative godamnable asshole fucks who wish they could go back in time and live like fucking farmers in 1885.
But due to Colorado legalizing it, New Mexico and Wyoming are probably mulling over the fact that a lot of their people are going to be blowing money in ANOTHER state.

http://www.theweedblog.com/new-jersey-voters-ready-to-legalize-marijuana-poll-finds/

New Jersey Voters Ready To Legalize Marijuana, Poll Finds
Posted by Johnny Green at 7:18 AM on June 12, 2013

By Phillip Smith

As New Jersey legislators consider a marijuana decriminalization bill, a new poll suggests strong public support for such a move — and more. The poll of likely voters conducted by Lake Research Partners for the Drug Policy Alliance found that 61% favored decriminalization and nearly as many (59%) agreed with taxing, regulating, and legalizing marijuana.

“New Jersey voters are ready for aggressive and immediate change of state marijuana laws, with strong majorities supporting decriminalizing up to two ounces of marijuana,” said Daniel Gotoff, a partner at Lake Research. “Support for this reform is remarkably broad, including majorities of Democrats, independents, and Republicans, as well as voters from every major region in the state.”

The poll comes as the legislature is considering Senate Bill 1977, which would decriminalize the possession of up to 50 grams (slightly less than two ounces) of marijuana and make possession a civil violation carrying a fine similar to a traffic ticket. The bill sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Middlesex, Somerset and Union), Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Senator Sandra Cunningham (D-Hudson) is currently before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The release of the poll could be designed to prod the legislature to act on marijuana reform. SB 1977 was filed more than a year ago and still has not been scheduled for a committee hearing. Another measure, Assembly Bill 1465, which would decriminalize up to 15 grams, actually passed the Assembly last June, only to languish in the Senate Judiciary Committee ever since.

Under current New Jersey law, simple marijuana possession is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Conviction on a pot possession charges also creates a criminal record that cannot be expunged for at least five years.

Once an individual is convicted of even a minor possession offense, he or she is subject to a system of legal discrimination that makes it difficult or impossible to secure housing, employment, public assistance, federal student aid for higher education, and even a basic driver’s license.

Marijuana possession prosecutions also disproportionately target the Garden State’s black population. African-Americans are arrested for pot possession at a rate nearly three times that of whites, even though both groups use marijuana at roughly the same rate.

“More than 22,000 individuals were arrested for marijuana possession in New Jersey in 2010 at a cost of more than $125 million dollars,” said Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey state director for the Drug Policy Alliance. ”New Jerseyans understand that current penalties for marijuana are unfair and wasteful. These laws should be changed now. ”

If legislators heed the popular will and pass the decriminalization bill, New Jersey will join 15 other states that have decriminalized pot possession in amounts ranging from half an ounce to three ounces.

[jhale667]

[Hardrock69]

Wow. Cool!

[Hardrock69]

http://www.theweedblog.com/cannabis-not-associated-with-increased-lung-cancer-risk-or-other-pulmonary-complications/

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

A forthcoming review to be published in journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society reiterates that the ingestion of cannabis smoke poses nominal pulmonary risks compared to those associated with tobacco smoke. The author of the paper, Donald P. Tashkin, MD, emeritus professor of medicine and medical director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles performed US-government sponsored studies of marijuana and lung function for over 30 years.

A preview of Dr. Tashkin’s forthcoming review appears on the American Thoracic Society news website here.

http://news.thoracic.org/june-july-2013/annals-ats.php#.UcHhqC0hJgg.facebook

It reads:

Dr. Tashkin found that regular smoking of marijuana by itself causes visible and microscopic injury to the large airways that is consistently associated with an increased likelihood of symptoms of chronic bronchitis that subside after cessation of use. He also found that the evidence does not indicate that habitual use of marijuana leads to significant abnormalities in lung function when assessed either cross-sectionally or longitudinally, except for possible increases in lung volumes and modest increases in airway resistance of unclear clinical significance.

The author finds no clear link between marijuana use and the development of COPD or lower respiratory tract infections. In addition, “findings from a limited number of well-designed epidemiological studies do not suggest an increased risk for the development of either lung or upper airway cancer from light or moderate use, although evidence is mixed concerning possible carcinogenic risks of heavy, long-term use,” Dr. Tashkin notes. “In summary, the accumulated weight of evidence implies far lower risks for pulmonary complications of even regular heavy use of marijuana compared to the grave pulmonary consequences of tobacco.”

The full paper will be available later this month.

In May, presenters at the annual meeting of the American Academy for Cancer Research reported that subjects who regularly inhale cannabis smoke possess no greater risk of lung cancer than do those who consume it occasionally or not at all — according to an analysis of six case-control studies, conducted between 1999 and 2012, involving over 5,000 subjects (2,159 cases and 2,985 controls) from around the world.

Last year, clinical data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that subjects’ exposure to moderate levels of cannabis smoke, even over the long-term, is not associated with significant adverse effects on pulmonary function.

Vaporizers, which heat marijuana to a point where cannabinoid vapors form, but below the point of combustion, reduce subjects’ intake of potentially hazardous combustible compounds. In several clinical trials, investigators have concluded that vaporization is a “safe and effective” cannabinoid delivery mode that “does not result in exposure to combustion gases.” Researchers also report that vaporization results in higher plasma concentrations of THC compared to smoked cannabis.

[ELVIS]

The problem is unless you grow your own organic weed, there's no telling what pesticides have been sprayed on it...

[Hardrock69]

As soon as I can do so legally, I will be growing my own.

[Hardrock69]

A step in the right direction on a national scale. Amazing that they were able to get SOMETHING done...ANYTHING....much less this.....fucking idiots:

http://hemp.org/news/content/us-house-passes-amendment-protecting-state-rights-grow-hemp-research

U.S.: House Passes Amendment Protecting State Rights To Grow Hemp For Research

Submitted by steveelliott on Thu, 06/20/2013 - 16:21


Bipartisan Coalition Works to Give Colleges and Universities Ability to Conduct Critical Research

By Steve Elliott
Hemp News

An amendment allowing colleges and universities to grow and cultivate industrial hemp in states where it is already legal, without fear of federal interference, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 225 to 200.

Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the FARRM Bill.

“Industrial hemp is an important agricultural commodity, not a drug,” said Rep. Polis. “My bipartisan, common-sense amendment, which I’ve introduced with Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), would allow colleges and universities to grow and cultivate industrial hemp for academic and agricultural research purposes in states where industrial hemp growth and cultivation is already legal.

"Many states, including Colorado, have demonstrated that they are fully capable of regulating industrial hemp," Rep. Polis said. "George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp. The first American flag was made of hemp. And today, U.S. retailers sell over $300 million worth of goods containing hemp—but all of that hemp is imported, since farmers can’t grow it here.

"The federal government should clarify that states should have the ability to regulate academic and agriculture research of industrial hemp without fear of federal interference," Rep. Polis said. "Hemp is not marijuana, and at the very least, we should allow our universities—the greatest in the world—to research the potential benefits and downsides of this important agricultural commodity.”

“Industrial hemp is used for hundreds of products including paper, clothing, rope, and can be converted into renewable bio-fuels more efficiently than corn or switch grass,” said Rep. Massie. “It’s our goal that the research this amendment enables would further broadcast the economic benefits of the sustainable and job-creating crop. I look forward to working with Rep. Polis and Rep. Blumenauer on this issue.”

“Because of outdated federal drug laws, our farmers can’t grow industrial hemp and take advantage of a more than $300 million dollar market," Rep. Blumenauer said. "We rely solely on imports to sustain consumer demand. It makes no sense.”

“Our fear of industrial hemp is misplaced – it is not a drug," Blumenauer said. "By allowing colleges and universities to cultivate hemp for research, Congress sends a signal that we are ready to examine hemp in a different and more appropriate context.”

Nineteen states have passed pro-industrial hemp legislation. Nine states -- Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia -- have removed barriers to its production.

"Vote Hemp applauds this new bi-partisan amendment and we are mobilizing all the support we can," said Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp. "This brilliant initiative would allow colleges and universities the opportunity to grow and cultivate hemp for academic and agricultural research purposes.

"It would only apply to states where industrial hemp growth and cultivation is already legal in order for those states to showcase just how much industrial hemp could benefit the environment and economy in those regions," Steenstra said.

“Federal law has denied American farmers the opportunity to cultivate industrial hemp and reap the economic rewards from this versatile crop for far too long,” said Grant Smith, policy manager with the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). “Congress should lift the prohibition on the domestic cultivation of industrial hemp as soon as possible. Allowing academic research is an important first step towards returning industrial hemp cultivation to American farms.”

To view a clip of the debate on this amendment last night, click here. In addition to the co-sponsors of this amendment, Ranking Member Colin Peterson (D-MN) and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) also spoke in support of this amendment.

[Hardrock69]

http://nationalcannabiscoalition.com/2013/06/us-conference-of-mayors-urges-feds-to-respect-local-marijuana-laws/

US Conference of Mayors Urges Feds to Respect Local Marijuana Laws
by Anthony Johnson • June 24, 2013


Ever since California legalized medical cannabis in 1996, the federal government has worked to thwart the will of the voters with raids, arrests, prosecutions, imprisonment and civil forfeiture. Bill Clinton’s administration started the federal interference, George W. Bush escalated it and Barack Obama has taken federal intervention to an even higher (Choom Gang) level. However, the will of the voters will simply not be denied and medical cannabis laws have been passed across the country and two states have now voted, with large majorities, to legalize marijuana for adults. Many mainstream politicians have joined the call to end federal interference, including the United States Conference of Mayors.

Marijuana Majority led the effort to pass this resolution, bringing in organizations from across the country, including us here at NCC, to urge mayors to take a stand against the federal government overriding the will of the voters. Tom Angell, Marijuana Majority’s chairman, writes blogs for NCC, and we are pleased to work with such a dedicated activist.

I contacted my mayor, Charlie Hales, thinking that he should certainly be supportive as his Portland, Oregon, constituents overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization and he supported legalization himself during his mayoral campaign. However, I was disappointed by the response I got back from Grace Ugwagbae, his constituent relations manager:

Anthony,

Thank you for contacting the Mayor with regards to the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s marijuana resolution.

Marijuana legislation is not a priority of this administration. The Mayor will spend the next several months focusing on the budget; lobbying for statewide support for public schools; community policing; cleanup of the Willamette River; and issues regarding homelessness. He does not intend to take a leadership position on existing or future state or federal marijuana laws.

Again, thank you for contacting the Mayor. Your advocacy is noted and appreciated.

If you would like any information regarding City business please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

This response seemed odd, as I wasn’t requesting the mayor “to take a leadership position” on the issue, I was merely asking him to support a common-sense resolution that a vast majority of his constituents agree with. Kitty Piercy, Eugene’s mayor, on the other hand, showed real leadership and agreed to co-sponsor the resolution. Fortunately, my disappointment with Mayor Hales was short-lived as I was forwarded an email exchange between the mayor personally and another constituent, as the mayor responded:

I’m at the conference and am supporting the resolution!

It was great to learn that Mayor Hales had come around and even better to know that mayors across the nation realize the importance of the federal government respecting the will of the voters. This resolution is just another beat joining the ever-growing chorus demanding an end to the federal war on cannabis. March on my friends, we are so close to victory!

The press release from Marijuana Majority:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2013
CONTACT: Tom Angell - (202) 557-4979 or info@marijuanamajority.com

U.S. Conference of Mayors Tells Feds to Respect Local Marijuana Laws

Bipartisan Resolution Urges Obama to Stop Medical Marijuana Crackdown

Polls Show Majority Voter Support for Letting States Set Their Own Policies

LAS VEGAS, NV — The United States Conference of Mayors unanimously passed a resolution on Mondaycriticizing the failure of marijuana prohibition and urging the federal government to respect the ability of states and cities to implement policies like marijuana legalization and medical marijuana without interference.

“In November, voters in my city and state strongly approved a ballot measure to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana,” said Mayor Steve Hogan of Aurora, Colorado. “The bipartisan resolution we passed today simply asks the federal government to give us time to implement these new policies properly and without interference. Cities and states across the country are enacting forward-thinking reforms to failed marijuana prohibition policies, and for the federal government to stand in the way is wasteful and contrary to the wishes of the American people.”

Despite campaign pledges that “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue,” President Obama’s administration shuttered more state-legal medical marijuana providers in one term than were closed by federal authorities during the two terms of George W. Bush’s presidency. In the wake of November’s strong passage of initiatives to legalize and regulate marijuana for all adults by voters in Colorado and Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder has repeatedly said that the administration’s response is coming “relatively soon.”

“It’s time for President Obama to enact the changes he promised during the 2008 campaign,” said Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, the organization that led the effort to pass the resolution, generating nearly 7,000 constituent letters to almost 1,000 mayors across the country. “A strong and growing majority of Americans want states to be able to set their own marijuana laws without federal harassment. Local officials are enacting policies that serve to protect the health and safety of their communities better than the failed policy of prohibition has, and they deserve the respect they are asking for from the Obama administration.”

The U.S. Conference of Mayors resolution notes that “enforcing the costly and ineffective prohibition on marijuana drains limited resources that could be better spent on programs that more effectively serve the public and keep our cities safe from serious and violent crime” and demands that “federal laws, including the Controlled Substances Act, should be amended to explicitly allow states to set their own marijuana policies without federal interference” so that localities can “set whatever marijuana policies work best to improve the public safety and health of their communities.” Until federal laws are amended, the Conference “urges the President of the United States to reexamine the priorities of federal agencies to prevent the expenditure of resources on actions that undermine the duly enacted marijuana laws of states.”

The resolution is co-sponsored by 18 mayors, including Bob Filner of San Diego (California), Mike McGinn of Seattle (Washington), Carolyn Goodman of Las Vegas (Nevada), Jean Quan of Oakland (California), Steve Hogan of Aurora (Colorado), Marilyn Strickland of Tacoma (Washington), Kitty Piercy of Eugene (Oregon), and William Euille of Alexandria (Virginia), among several others.

“The prohibition on marijuana has been ineffective and counterproductive,” said Mayor Stephen Cassidy of San Leandro, California. “Voters in states and cities that wish to break the stranglehold of organized crime over the distribution and sale of marijuana in their communities by legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana should have the option of doing so.”

A recent Gallup poll found that 64 percent of Americans say the federal government should not enforce anti-marijuana laws in states that have opted for a new approach. A poll by the Pew Research Center found that 72 percent of Americans believe that government efforts to enforce marijuana laws cost more than they are worth and that a majority (52 percent) support legalizing and regulating marijuana like alcohol. In November, marijuana legalization got more votes in Colorado than President Obama did.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors resolution and full list of co-sponsors are online at http://marijuanamajority.com/mayorsresolution

[PETE'S BROTHER]

i can't understand how to open the link or read the text...

http://news.yahoo.com/chronic-cannabis-may-cause-brain-inflammation-162517422.html

[Hardrock69]

Click on it.

When you do, you will get a puff of air to the eyes.

[FORD]