ALMOST INFAMOUS - SMOKE THE VOTE!
MAY 2008
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 12:16 pm
Bobby dreams of painting the White House black.
At the Cannabis Cup last November, my friends Gary and Matt from 420 Jars surprised me with an awesome gift: a batch of “Bobby Black for President” buttons they’d made for me. Naturally I was flattered, but thought of it as a mere novelty. The next day onstage, I jokingly announced my candidacy and declared Pot Star as my running mate. It wasn’t until a month later—after a enjoying a few special holiday cookies—that I was inspired to use this as an opportunity to make a real political statement. So...while I’m not actually running for president, I thought I’d lay out some of the philosophical principles that my platform might consist of if I were running.
Sure, I’m in favor of a rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal health care and a woman’s right to choose, but so are most Democrats. What separates me from the political pack is my “campaign” theme of informed personal liberty and responsibility. The following are the main tenets of my political agenda:
Legalize drugs. Yes, all of them. And not just for medicinal use, but for spiritual and recreational use as well. True, hard drugs can ruin lives and should never be abused. But prohibition simply doesn’t work—it never has. The illegality of the drug trade generates unspeakable violence and empowers gangsters. I say, tax and regulate the flow and quality of drugs; abolish mandatory-minimum sentences; let all the people arrested for marijuana and simple possession charges out of prison; and convert the DEA into a counterterrorism task force. Honestly, who would you rather see behind bars—some harmless stoner, or Osama bin Laden?
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JT_MN
Apr 22 2008, 2:36 am
The way to do this is to figure out ways of benefiting no matter what happens. If they vote against it, we embarrass them and ask them again and again why they are putting sick people into the prison system. Ask them why they are not in favor of states' rights. Ask them how invasive big government and police states mesh with conservatism.
Find out where their campaign contributions come from. Do they come from the pharmaceutical industry? If so, push that issue.
Perhaps the time has come for a high-profile Washington march. It would be very interesting to see how many people would show up for such a thing. Numbers in the streets are something politicians are unable to ignore.
Why? Because demonstrations are an abstraction of physical force.
J.B. Willit
Apr 20 2008, 10:48 am
that would put 30% of the population back in the mainsteam
of society , nolonger wasting so much energy keeping covered up , if you do the math this would increase the gnp
by 42% . it's not just the net tax but also the freed up time and worry police worry about busting pot , we worry about being busted !! what a great load of anxiety would be
takin off the backs of both sides .
I will be in commercial for new cannbis vodka Kanibi Shotka
here in Lithuainia I think next month , the farmers here can grow commercial for fiber ect,ect, sooo...
you are some of the first to know !!
they can show this on tv after 11 pm
peace J.B. Willit
myspace.com/jbwillit
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