Ark. resort raided, owners, 2 residents arrested
As I said, (This is an example of the CSA working as intended).
How is this? First I don't agree with the all the policies of the CSA. We shouldn't define the people's ability to be respectable and responsible citizens by what we possess to consume. We should be able to define one's citizenship by how they treat the people of their community and by whether they have the morals to accept responsibility for the damages and/or deaths caused by their negligent actions and decisions.
Honestly, I can't seem to be able to understand why anyone in their right frame of mind would want to willingly use any type of chemical mixture. This includes alcohol, over the counter and prescription drugs.
But, since there are people who do want to use, DON'T ENDANGER THE WELFARE OF AN INNOCENT CHILD WITH YOUR IGNORANCE. The potential dangers are explosive. If you want to burn yourself up that's one thing, go ahead and knock yourself out. GET YOUR PRIORITIES IN ORDER THOUGH. Be a good parent make sure your children are safe first. Second get away from as many people as possible, I'd be really pissed if you were to blow my place up with your toxic crap. Third, really think about what your doing and decide whether you have the courage to be responsible for any and all damages you may cause while under the influence of your poison.
I have accepted the fact that people will continue to try different things. Not that I really like some of them. But we have went overboard on the prohibition policies, and they have proven to fail.
The policies should protect the innocent such as this 2 yr old child and the people whose lives may be in danger in that community. If people choose to use and manufacture for their own use, here's an idea. License individuals in the USA to manufacture. Yea, some people would say that's stupid. Think about it we already have people in place who can be redeployed for inspecting the labs, checking permits, we do have some of the best quality control programs of the world. Even though some of them go beyond the use of basic common sense. We claim to be the superior intelligence on this planet, yet we don't like the facts we try to change them. How about we find a way to take advantage of them? Use a little common sense.
There are people at the borders already in place to be deployed as collectors and inspectors for the government. Yes, this is a concept that hasn't be thought of by those in power. If the drug cartels of the world wants to keep shipping their products into the USA they pay a tariff. If a product is found on someone attempting to smuggle them into the country, confiscate, test the quality, and resell to a licensed supplier if it is of clean quality. If not dispose of it properly.
Continuing to enforce the policies that are presently in place is the same as passing a law that requires every citizen to consume peanuts or a peanut by-product daily. It won't work, simply because there are too many peoples lives at stake due to allergies. We seem to enforce a law that ignores one basic fundamental fact: what's the right choice for some of the people may end up being the wrong choice for other people. This law is imposed upon the people by people who don't know us as individuals well enough to have the final say as to what we believe is the right product for us to consume.
I'll be the first to admit I don't really care who knows I would like to be able to consume marijuana without being discriminated against by my employees (OVEREDUCATED ELECTED OFFICIALS). I wouldn't mind paying a $100.00 a yr registration fee, if I could also legally grow the 6-10 plants I may consume a year. Sorry to disappoint you, not everybody is an over abuser of the herb. A full 30 grams of herb will last me about 45 days.
Now, my ideal grow space would be 12"-16"wide by 16"deep by 18"-24"tall. We are talking about 6-10 plants that never get more than 12"-18"tall. each one may produce as much as 20 grams (approx. 2/3 of an ounce). So essentially with that in mind I would never be in possession of more than 1.5 ounces of cured consumable herb.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
A Reading worth remembering.
Crime vs Common Sense
It seems crime is winning over basic common sense. This should be a wake up call to the legislators. Violent crime should be the priority of our laws first. In other words our citizenship should be defined by how we treat others in our communities, or whether we have the morals to accept responsibility for the damages and deaths caused by our actions and decisions.
It seems crime is winning over basic common sense. This should be a wake up call to the legislators. Violent crime should be the priority of our laws first. In other words our citizenship should be defined by how we treat others in our communities, or whether we have the morals to accept responsibility for the damages and deaths caused by our actions and decisions.
4-5 year old Linux newbie.
I call myself a newbie when it comes to Linux, as I see it. I would best call what I do more accurately as an unofficial Linux tester. As with most users we all have favorites to use. Mine is Linux Mint.
Along the way I also discovered a passion for recycling discarded computers. Most are reloaded and tested with 2 hard drives for a dual boot. My latest is an Enterprise Server Chassis. Mine only has a 450 psu.
I like the minimal clutter on my desktop. Steampunk themed wallpaper found on the web. AWN as my taskbar and shortcuts. Linux Mint 10 Gnome with Xfce as the desktop environment. This is my preferred environment.
My other disc has Linux Mint Fluxbox 9 with my preferred desktop environment, and one of these Serenity themed wallpaper.
I have wondered if I could turn both testing Linux and recycling of discarded computers into a reliable source of income. I'm guessing that if I do OEM installs on my recycles maybe sell them around $100-150 range I could do fair part time. Or charge $60-75 for installing OEM versions for customers and also supply the disc.
Along the way I also discovered a passion for recycling discarded computers. Most are reloaded and tested with 2 hard drives for a dual boot. My latest is an Enterprise Server Chassis. Mine only has a 450 psu.
My other disc has Linux Mint Fluxbox 9 with my preferred desktop environment, and one of these Serenity themed wallpaper.
I have wondered if I could turn both testing Linux and recycling of discarded computers into a reliable source of income. I'm guessing that if I do OEM installs on my recycles maybe sell them around $100-150 range I could do fair part time. Or charge $60-75 for installing OEM versions for customers and also supply the disc.
Back to my blogspot, for how long? Who knows!
I decided to start slowly getting back to weblogging some of my interests and thoughts. So let's start with this article I posted on my Facebook. It's been awhile since I've been here. My on the cheap therapy sessions.
Failed policies.
For the most part I believe people want to be good natured, and get along well with all the other people, be respectful to all. You know learn to play well with others.
As I stated (Alcohol isn't the right choice of recreation for some of the people, just as peanuts aren't the right source of protein for some of the people).
There are billions of dollars collected annually from licenses, permits, and taxes on alcohol. Where the hell does that money go? Does it cover any hospital bills due to injuries caused by a drunk driver? Or how about paying for any funeral arrangements for someone killed by a drunk driver? Is it used to assist and council those who have been mentally and/or physically abused by someone under the influence of alcohol?
Then we watch as billions of dollars are spent on prohibition laws that don't work, simply because it fails to recognise one very important fact: we are equally and somewhat individually different from one another. What may be the right choice for most of the people, may be the wrong choice for some of the people.
So please if people are so sure the marijuana is the wrong choice for everyone: with my permission start accepting all responsibility for the damages and deaths caused by the products you believe to be the right choice and only choice for everyone. Show having some sense of intelligence, ok.
Ask yourself this: Do you know yourself well enough personally to always know what is right for yourself? So why should I believe anyone else knows me well enough to have the final say as to what is right for me? Don't we all have a mind? To think with, make discoveries with. Isn't it wrong to deny people the right to learn as they see fit or feel comfortable with?
Kind of like everything in life, discovering what works for you with out infringing on people's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And why is it some people believe their definition of that has any higher priority than my definition.
Failed policies.
For the most part I believe people want to be good natured, and get along well with all the other people, be respectful to all. You know learn to play well with others.
As I stated (Alcohol isn't the right choice of recreation for some of the people, just as peanuts aren't the right source of protein for some of the people).
There are billions of dollars collected annually from licenses, permits, and taxes on alcohol. Where the hell does that money go? Does it cover any hospital bills due to injuries caused by a drunk driver? Or how about paying for any funeral arrangements for someone killed by a drunk driver? Is it used to assist and council those who have been mentally and/or physically abused by someone under the influence of alcohol?
Then we watch as billions of dollars are spent on prohibition laws that don't work, simply because it fails to recognise one very important fact: we are equally and somewhat individually different from one another. What may be the right choice for most of the people, may be the wrong choice for some of the people.
So please if people are so sure the marijuana is the wrong choice for everyone: with my permission start accepting all responsibility for the damages and deaths caused by the products you believe to be the right choice and only choice for everyone. Show having some sense of intelligence, ok.
Ask yourself this: Do you know yourself well enough personally to always know what is right for yourself? So why should I believe anyone else knows me well enough to have the final say as to what is right for me? Don't we all have a mind? To think with, make discoveries with. Isn't it wrong to deny people the right to learn as they see fit or feel comfortable with?
Kind of like everything in life, discovering what works for you with out infringing on people's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And why is it some people believe their definition of that has any higher priority than my definition.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
I'm A Realist.
Where to begin at.
Yes, Clementine we have a drug problem in this country. From my point of view the present policies of prohibition have failed in doing what they were intended to do, and can be considered directly responsible for causing a lot of our drug problems. We actually have laws that go to extremes, there is to much control on some substances and not enough control on others.
I find it disturbing that the products we are able to legally possess and consume are by far more dangerous to the people than those that are classified as illegal. Yes, we even have a problem with people abusing the legal products.
Now the reports all vary, some even hype the situation to their side of the argument to look better for their own agenda.
We have reports of any where from
150,000-300,000 prescription drug related deaths
65,000-150,000 alcohol related deaths
100,000+ plus reports of people being mentally and physically abused by some one under the influence of alcohol
millions of dollars worth of property damages from alcohol abuse
35,000 illicit drug related deaths
less than 10,000 deaths due to drug related violence (I call it prohibition related violence)
Our government collects millions in the form of license, permit, and taxes from the alcohol industry, which by the way is the most widely recognised legal mind altering recreational product available to all the people. If the reports I have read are correct, it's apparently not the right choice for some people.
If I understand what I have read about the FDA half of their funding is provided by the pharmaceutical companies, and if the pharmaceutical companies were to have their way the taxpayers may end up paying more if not all of what the FDA needs to operate.
And to me this is even more disturbing, because not only do I consider this a conflict of interest, but I can not hold our elected officials responsible for any health problems or death of a family member who has died while abiding by the law.
It take a class action lawsuit to get any money from the pharmaceutical companies who manufacture the products we have been informed of being the right choice for everyone. But then that money is piddily doo after the lawyers get their share.
Then to make matters worse our government due to lack of respect spend billions on prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohol they don't approve of. Yes, they still chase after moonshiners only not as vigorous as they do drug dealers.
So you ask how can we justify the spending of billions on policies that have only succeeded in failing?
Or how can we continue to enforce prohibition policies when we can't even stop the abuses of the legal products?
Yes, Clementine we have a drug problem in this country. From my point of view the present policies of prohibition have failed in doing what they were intended to do, and can be considered directly responsible for causing a lot of our drug problems. We actually have laws that go to extremes, there is to much control on some substances and not enough control on others.
I find it disturbing that the products we are able to legally possess and consume are by far more dangerous to the people than those that are classified as illegal. Yes, we even have a problem with people abusing the legal products.
Now the reports all vary, some even hype the situation to their side of the argument to look better for their own agenda.
We have reports of any where from
150,000-300,000 prescription drug related deaths
65,000-150,000 alcohol related deaths
100,000+ plus reports of people being mentally and physically abused by some one under the influence of alcohol
millions of dollars worth of property damages from alcohol abuse
35,000 illicit drug related deaths
less than 10,000 deaths due to drug related violence (I call it prohibition related violence)
Our government collects millions in the form of license, permit, and taxes from the alcohol industry, which by the way is the most widely recognised legal mind altering recreational product available to all the people. If the reports I have read are correct, it's apparently not the right choice for some people.
If I understand what I have read about the FDA half of their funding is provided by the pharmaceutical companies, and if the pharmaceutical companies were to have their way the taxpayers may end up paying more if not all of what the FDA needs to operate.
And to me this is even more disturbing, because not only do I consider this a conflict of interest, but I can not hold our elected officials responsible for any health problems or death of a family member who has died while abiding by the law.
It take a class action lawsuit to get any money from the pharmaceutical companies who manufacture the products we have been informed of being the right choice for everyone. But then that money is piddily doo after the lawyers get their share.
Then to make matters worse our government due to lack of respect spend billions on prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohol they don't approve of. Yes, they still chase after moonshiners only not as vigorous as they do drug dealers.
So you ask how can we justify the spending of billions on policies that have only succeeded in failing?
Or how can we continue to enforce prohibition policies when we can't even stop the abuses of the legal products?
Not the math I was taught.
I read an article the other day that 45 million people in the US has a form of mental illness that wasn't treated last year. It stated we have an estimated 220 million citizens in the U.S.A.
Then I read another article where the DEA reports that 95% of the population doesn't use drugs.
Then I read another article where the DEA reports that 95% of the population doesn't use drugs.
Then I read this story.
I don't see how that's possible it's not the math I was taught in school.
Neglecting my blog.
I have been negligent in keeping this blog updated. So I thought I should bring it somewhat current.
I recently posted a blog I followed on my Facebook page, and one of my FB friends posted it on reddit. Imagine my surprise when he apparently has received some threats, now I don't know if my posting his blog was the reason he received these threats, but it is uncalled for.
That said on with the intentionally misleading information.
Read this article.
http://www.justice.gov/dea/demand/speakout/index.html
I recently posted a blog I followed on my Facebook page, and one of my FB friends posted it on reddit. Imagine my surprise when he apparently has received some threats, now I don't know if my posting his blog was the reason he received these threats, but it is uncalled for.
That said on with the intentionally misleading information.
Read this article.
http://www.justice.gov/dea/demand/speakout/index.html
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Opposing Views: Drug Czar: Blame Medical Marijuana for More Illegal Drug Abuse
Opposing Views: Drug Czar: Blame Medical Marijuana for More Illegal Drug Abuse
Ok, so we can't seem to be able to stop the abuse of the products our government has approved as the legal options available for us to use in order to be recognized as respectable citizens, and according to the laws these options are the right products for everyone.
And also it would seem that some people have a problem believing there are citizens who are responsible users of cannabis. They give me the impression that if you use it you are abusing it. this is the wrong message to be sending out to the masses. It's this reefer madness mentality that is negligently endangering the people.
Ok, so we can't seem to be able to stop the abuse of the products our government has approved as the legal options available for us to use in order to be recognized as respectable citizens, and according to the laws these options are the right products for everyone.
And also it would seem that some people have a problem believing there are citizens who are responsible users of cannabis. They give me the impression that if you use it you are abusing it. this is the wrong message to be sending out to the masses. It's this reefer madness mentality that is negligently endangering the people.
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