Re: The Never Ending War on Drugs

Jesse Moontree (jesse@patriot.net)
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 00:13:30 -0500

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Yeh right.Like pat robertson and the christian groups are going to let
a pot head win or even come close.No way.The real powers are in va beach.
Hell in va they are giong to elect a dude who wants to put homosexuals to
death under the states sodomy laws.Get real every one knows that the Robertson
folks will squish this man.
At 12:55 PM 10/29/97 -0800, you wrote:
>It's good to see that Paul L. has gotten into the swing of things
>enough to discuss the weather on a.g.r. Maybe soon he'll "qualify" to
>go to Council.
> Knowing full well that someone may skip over this post, I am going
>to speak of politics again. Perhaps I can reach beyond the usual
>activist newsgroup circles. Besides, I have reason to believe that
>marijuana issues may be of interest to at least some readers of this
>group.
>
> I just heard a report that there is a candidate in next week's
>election for Manhattan Borough President (voters there take note!) who's
>running on a marijuana legalization platform. He's expected to come in
>second (the Republican has been charged with over 100 counts of tax
>fraud, and the Right-to-Lifer won't get too many votes in NYC). I don't
>know the guy's name -- just look for the marijuana leaf symbol on the
>ballot! Great campaign slogan: "When was the last time you smiled when
>you voted for a politician?"
> Others should be inspired to follow his example. High Times (Oct.
>issue) has an article about how to run for office. Also, "Take Back
>Your Government" by Robert Heinlein is a good nuts-and-bolts reference
>on running for office (or running someone else for office as a campaign
>manager).
> Anyone who needs a reminder of the need for better politicians,
>here's a NORML press release from Oct. 7th:
>
>
> Marijuana Arrests For 1996 Most Ever
>
> FBI Data Confirm Clinton's Marijuana War to be Toughest in History
>
> Nearly 642,000 marijuana arrests were made during 1996, according
>to the latest edition of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. This figure is
>an 80% increase since 1990, and pushes the total number of marijuana
>arrests under the Clinton administrstion to 2,100,000.
> Of the 642,000 arrests, appoximately 85% were for simple
>possession. The remaining 15% were for sale/manufacture, a category that
>includes all cultivation offences, even those for personal or medical
>uses.
> "These data confirm what NORML has been maintaining all along" said
>Allen St.Pierre. "Despite criticism that the present administration is
>soft on drugs, the FBI report clearly demonstrates that Clinton's war on
>marijuana smokers is the toughest ever waged in our nation's history.
>One marijuana user is arrested every 49 seconds in America"
> Statistics gathered from the FBI also demonstrate that ethnic
>minorities are over-represented among those arreste dfor marijuana
>offenses . Racial breakdowns provided by the FBI concluded that
>nonwhites comprise 40% of marijuana arrests, despite constituting only
>20% of marijuana users.
> Since 1970 Law enforcement has arrested approximately 10,800,000
>Americans on marijuana charges.
>

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