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Originally posted by kenshiro2012
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Originally posted by Passer By
The carrott and donkey scenerio. For some the carrott is money, for others it is power, for others it is fame or fortune. It is all a carrott though. there to get the population to focus on, and while the population is dreaming the dreaming and focusing in on the carrott the powers that be can do whatever they want.
Originally posted by clearmind
AMERIKA needs to be free from all these hooligans. there should be mass arrests of these violators to take them out of the peace loving, rightfully god fearing, and the best society in the world.
Originally posted by clearmind
and a public that should fear the govt in the way god is feared.... because next to god is AMERIKA..................
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Exactly how would this be proven?
Remember, the burden of proof is NOT on the accused.
Or did that change, too?
Originally posted by dawnstar
why would they put it in the Internal Revenue Code?
Originally posted by dawnstar
why would they put it in the Internal Revenue Code?
just wondering, don't they have any kind of filing system, or categorization in the place? They seem to slap some of the strangest bills in the strangest places.
to me, this is more law enforcement than it is IRS material.
maybe it comes with huge tax breaks to bribe enough people into supporting their removal of liberty, who knows.
Originally posted by Where2Hide2006
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Exactly how would this be proven?
Remember, the burden of proof is NOT on the accused.
Or did that change, too?
Basically, if you do not report someone you will face a mandatory 2 year federal sentence!
The way they would prosecute this is ... any one with a grudge or a personal vendeta will report you to the police... and then the burdon of proof is back on you... because the prosecution has its witness.
This is going to be the next Witch Hunt... and no one is safe.
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Originally posted by Where2Hide2006
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Ok you've lost me there. How would it be proven that you've had knowledge of this crime being committed? Sure, anyone with a grudge can report you....but the burdon of proof is still not with you. Unless you mean something different?
Them reporting you means that they will fully cooperate with the investigators ... which means that the prosecution has a witness against you.
That moves the burden back onto you. How do you prove that you never did something?
This will be like the Black Lists of the Communist Witch Hunt... err, far worse!
[edit on 6-6-2005 by Tinkleflower]
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Well...no.
Though it'd be a nice idea, MJ isn't the panacea of the planet. It doesn't have much use as an anti-inflammatory, and although it can help many pain syndromes, the physical agents present in most NSAIDS would still be more useful (and cheaper, let's face it) than MJ for inflammatory-based pain.
It has no antiviral or antibiotic properties either - and though it's a valuable aid to relaxation and has an intriguing (if not fully understood) opiate quality which no doubt would be invaluable in MS and cancer patients, this can also be accomplished through other means. It has a much more limited value amongst juvenile patients, too.
I'm actually a member of NORML, and I've been campaigning for (at the very least) medical marijuana use for years now - but even I have to concede that it's not the cure-all we'd all like it to be.
It wouldn't put Tylenol out of business any time soon, that's for sure.
Apologies in advance if these links have already been cited:
www.nih.gov...
Now yes, it IS an NIH-based page, which of course will lead to the inevitable charges of conspiracies and/or other manipulations by the government - I'm not disputing that this happens. But it does cite some real, verifiable studies and accounts that can be (and have been) verified independently by both US- and non US-based peers and activists.
Another couple of sources:
www.medicalmj.org...
www.maps.org...
I'm ever-hopeful that at some point our governments will concede that THC can be a valuable component in healthcare. But this is guaranteed not to happen whilst we're trying to tout medical MJ as a panacea.
Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Am I missing something too? Is this simply not a case of a law that's been around forever simply being expanded to include illegal activities that weren't included before?
[edit on 6-6-2005 by Tinkleflower]