tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post6362437402634606639..comments2023-10-31T03:23:29.373-04:00Comments on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: Responding to LEAP, Obama Says Legalizing Marijuana and Other Drugs a "Legitimate Topic for Debate" (Press Release)David Bratzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-86752445566427642402012-02-27T23:06:24.562-05:002012-02-27T23:06:24.562-05:00President Obama sure talked a lot about decriminal...President Obama sure talked a lot about decriminalizing Marijuana before he was elected... but then he said a lot of things BEFORE he was elected!!!Heavy Fedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783570765039801711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-32916236811004902922011-10-15T02:33:17.473-04:002011-10-15T02:33:17.473-04:00"change" our ATTITUDE???? that's lik..."change" our ATTITUDE???? that's like telling a christian that he needs to "change" his attitude... we need to CHANGE the laws what your doing is unconstitutional, and anybody who supports you, is NOT a tru PATRIOTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-32360026602217931092011-02-08T02:51:20.059-05:002011-02-08T02:51:20.059-05:00Amen jd!!Amen jd!!Brad Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028555244235236737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-84667471794691991712011-02-01T01:55:40.314-05:002011-02-01T01:55:40.314-05:00Walk your talk Obama. Shift the focus on drugs to...Walk your talk Obama. Shift the focus on drugs to a health issue. The war on drugs is worse than drugs themselves.jdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949672484056221583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-14085991673540642422011-01-30T16:21:02.662-05:002011-01-30T16:21:02.662-05:00so, when is the debate? who's gonna be involv...so, when is the debate? who's gonna be involved? I would love to see old Joe Biden weigh in on this one with several members of leap and international television cameras in the room.. <br /><br />Obama acknowledging that a shift in resources is required should be sufficient enough for LEAP and others to present him with a tentative plan for ending the criminalization of all substance users--which sounds like what he plans on doing anyway. He just needs a lot of help due to certain opposing forces.<br /><br />Thanks to LEAP, the war on drugs is almost over!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914508761438355388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-31131446321386557072011-01-28T07:24:22.937-05:002011-01-28T07:24:22.937-05:00In this society of ever-increasing stress levels, ...In this society of ever-increasing stress levels, how can anyone possibly justify keeping the substance that promotes violence (alcohol) "legal", while insisting that the substance that suppresses violence (Cannabis) should be kept "illegal"! Total absence of logic. Cannabis is not physically addictive as it has no documented physical withdrawal syndrome associated with its use; smoking Cannabis has been shown to have NO connection with increased risk of lung cancer, the so-called "gateway drug" theory is a non-existent entity altogether, and Marinol is a synthetic THC analogue, which is not at all the same thing as Medicinal Cannabis. This is together with the remarkable medicinal properties of the Cannabis plant, the denial of which is not even a "rational" thing to do! It is as pointed out in the prestigious "Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook" that states clearly that "Cannabis use suppresses violent behavior and only the unsophisticated think otherwise". Cannabis prohibition is doing more harm to this society than many people realize, as the (young) people are pushed to "experiment" with alcohol/hard drugs or dangerous, physically addictive prescription drugs, many of which promoting violent behavior instead of suppressing it as Cannabis does. CA Prop. 19 directly challenged the DEA "dogmas", and it was the reason why it infuriated the "powers that be" the way it did! Unfortunately, many lawmakers are still swayed by the DEA disinformation in all these respects, but one thing is clear: just like other repressive entities before it, the DEA will not be able to defend its mindless "dogmas" by repression alone; sooner or later the American people will clearly see this nonsense, and they will not tolerate it indefinitely!Leonard Krivitsky, MD, DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435850574722653297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-25892168948480511702011-01-27T17:55:38.179-05:002011-01-27T17:55:38.179-05:00Acknowledging the need for debate is a crucial fir...Acknowledging the need for debate is a crucial first step, and the only step a President can take in the current social environment of complete confusion on the facts about drug use. It is the same step that Pres. Calderon of Mexico has already taken, as has Pres. Santos of Colombia. Except Santos blatantly favours legalization. <br /><br />L.E.A.P. has done great work in getting legalization publicized. But it has focussed entirely on the message that prohibition doesn't work. It is time for the other necessary message to get out - legalization will not increase drug abuse or drug addiction. I would love to see L.E.A.P. join forces with:<br />The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, <br />and <br />the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515999797604957157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-56317424478917978802011-01-27T15:52:49.640-05:002011-01-27T15:52:49.640-05:00He is saying also he is trying to change our attit...He is saying also he is trying to change our attitude. He is a one term president. I don't believe him and I really think he is using the war on drugs as a smokescreen to disarm people.luckyducky420https://www.blogger.com/profile/18023167276445435723noreply@blogger.com