More Drug War Madness
09. Oct, 2007 
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The unconstitutional drug war rages on – and on, and on. Recently, Federal Agents raided a California small business and arrested three people for running a marijuana candy factory.
States rights have no bearing when thugs shut down businesses, destroy families, and throw people in jail.
From the MSNBC report:
Federal authorities contend that marijuana is an illegal drug, no matter how it used or who uses it, and they don’t honor the state laws.
It’s quite simple. Federal “authorities” don’t care what your local laws are, don’t care what your personal choices are and don’t care what reason you have for your choices.
All they care about is their own power. Period.
But, there’s nothing, whatsoever, in the US Constitution which permits the federal government to wage a “drug war.”
The Constitution was written under the principle of “positive grant,” which means that the federal government is authorized to exercise only those powers which are specifically listed in the Constitution. The rest, as the 10th Amendment states, are to be “reserved to the States, respectively, or to the People.”
A simple reading of the Constitution would make it quite clear to anyone, that there’s nothing mentioned about drug wars, drugs, marijuana, plants, or anything of the like.
Thus, it’s not only the federal marijuana laws that are unconstitutional, but the entire federal “war on drugs.”
It’s time to bring this multi-billion dollar attack on your liberty to an end.
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Besides being a disastrous and unconstitutional public policy. There are health considerations that have been ignored as the so-called debate rages.
Why do people smoke marijuana, is it a recreational activity? The answer will probably surprise some.
Industrial pollution, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides flood our air, our schools, and our homes. They affect us when we are most vulnerable in-vitro. These insidious chemicals destroy neurons and prevent new neurons from being formed; the damage is also passed genetically to our offspring. The resulting damage leads to behavioural problems.
As it happens, Marijuana grows new neurons. Could it be that the much maligned Marijuana is doing society a great service, more research needs to be done to be sure.
Watcher – interesting stuff, thanks for posting that! do you have a source on the neurons info? Would like to read up on that a little more.
Also, if you haven’t checked it out yet, you might be interested in my latest podcast with NORML’s deputy director:
Paul Armentano: The Unconstitutional War on Pot