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Offline Sandman

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« on: September 11, 2003, 08:56:04 PM »
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=796&ncid=799&e=4&u=/eo/20030911/en_celeb_eo/12485


I can remember when we used to be able to buy bongs at the gawdamn mall... now, it's worth a $20K fine to sell them.
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2003, 09:28:00 PM »
and I remember when a nickel bag cost five bucks.  Regardless, even here in Texas, the great state that disallows bongs and dildos, you can still buy them almost anywhere.  Just do not walk in and say, "give me a bong", or "where are the dildos located".  You must say:  Where are the Tobacco accessories and the Sex education demonstrators".

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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2003, 01:34:11 AM »
Christ, couldn't the money spent prosecuting this crap be better spent elsewhere?

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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2003, 01:49:48 AM »
John Ashcroft needs go to.  This is just a stupid waste of our tax dollars.  I'd really like to see the bill for convicting this truly dangerous purveyor of pipes.


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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2003, 02:11:11 AM »
This is just insane. We are slowly, but surely headed towards a society reminiscent of Stalin or Hitler. The secret police will be knocking at your door soon.
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2003, 02:12:45 AM »
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This is just a stupid waste of our tax dollars.


sentenced Thursday to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000

That should about cover the expense . . .

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« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2003, 02:17:02 AM »
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reminiscent of Stalin or Hitler. The secret police will be knocking at your door soon.

Why does enforcing the law, albeit rather in a style more suited to a Hollywood movie, make people cry "secret police" and "Hitler"?  Our laws are not "secrets" nor are they enforced without due process.  If "we" as a society don't like them, we can get them changed . . . I guess the ones wanting it changed are to stoned to remember when election day is . . .

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« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2003, 02:29:57 AM »
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sentenced Thursday to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000

That should about cover the expense . . .

So, you honestly think that investigating and prosecuting this case cost us $20,000 or less?


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« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2003, 02:51:07 AM »
Yep, it's BS.  

Yep, the money could have been better spent elsewhere.

Yep, it costs more than $20,000 to investigate, prosecute, and house a person for 9 months.  

Yep, Ashcroft needs to go.

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« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2003, 02:58:50 AM »
"I feel pretty bad, but it seems to be the only weapons of mass destruction they've found this year."
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« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2003, 03:06:55 AM »
You guys cant by bongs in the land of the free?
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2003, 03:13:18 AM »
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If "we" as a society don't like them, we can get them changed . . . I guess the ones wanting it changed are to stoned to remember when election day is . . .
 

When was the last time a candidate came out in favor of repealing some of these "Morality" statutes? I have voted in ALMOST every election since I was 18 and I don't remember any legalization issue on the ballot. Tommy Chong was as dangerous to the United States as a grain of salt. Too bad I am not allowed to vote on Ashcroft.
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« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2003, 05:19:48 AM »
and as we've been finding here with the "deathwith dignity act", and the medical marijuana law, even if you get the laws changed ashcroft and co. will still try to override what the people want.

atempts have been made to pull the ability to write perscriptions for for DR's who participate in either.  so far without sucsess but they aren't giving up.

aparently another trick they are using to get around the Oregon law is that while people who are legal licensed to grow marijuana (either those with perscription, or licensed providers  each allowed to posses 3 mature plants and 4 imiture plants) they have to allow police to inspect at any time (much like the atf does if you have a licensed personal use still).  last winter what some counties where doing (salem area as I recall, I know a couple licensed growers) was allowing federal drug officers to come with for inspections (sort of a 'ride along' thing), they'd do the inspection and leave and then the fed would use what he saw as grounds for a warant on a federal charge.  (disclaimer-however, I have not seen this in the news, like I said I know a couple licensed growers who are members of groups, aparently this has happened to some of the people in these groups, and I've heard the same story from more than 1 source)

so even if you vote out stupid laws doesn't mean they wont still try and find someway to still enforce them.

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« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2003, 06:50:48 AM »
Can you get to bin for selling rolling papers?

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« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2003, 06:56:42 AM »
You make them out of potatos and tin foil, like any self respecting starving college student.