Police Chief Refuses to Enforce New Marijuana Laws

theres a few things that come to my mind when reading this.-he is suppose to obey the law even more than regular citizens-so if you cant then quit.and vigilante.he is probably one of those types.

All I can Say is that Marijuana/Refer prohibition laws in North America do a lot more damage to people then smoking refer does, alone, and when anti-marijuana organizations like the D.E.A. or whoever announce to the American public that refer is a stepping stone/gateway drug that leads to hard drugs, they are admitting that it's not a hard drug by stating this.

my bad at the end of the news story it said he willlllllllllll confiscate the marijuana no ticket no nothing

the guy said since he cant make u pay the fine hes not issuing tickets the article said nothing of arresting anyone hes just gonna let u go no ticket no nothing der some people are just to stupid

Amazing how you nut sacks decide NOW that laws should be enforced, since it benefits you potheads. Just FYI, this "legalize" pot and powder and whatever else aint gonna happen in your life time. So, keep smok'n it, grow'n and carrying it on your person. We PoPo love destroying your indoor grows and throwing your butts in jail.

LEAVE THE POT SMOKERS ALONE ALREADY!ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
ALCHOHOL KILLS PEOPLE WHO DONT EVEN DRINK IT!TOBACCO TO,TIME TO WAKE UP USA LEGALIZE IT ALL THE ANTI WEED OLD PEOPLE ARE DYING OFF,SMOKE SOME PURPS!!!!

This sheriff is just going to get his ass in a lawsuit, his implication is to arrest people anyway, anyone who gets arrested by this guys dept for less than an Oz. should contact NORML and make it a media circus, ...he will get removed too!

Did somebody say "CHiPs"?

if he refuses to acknowledge the law, then he should be arrested, the times are changin, like it or not !!!

Police should enforce the laws decreed by there local government. Period.
Personal feelings or issues should not EVER come into play.

If the law is what it is, then leave well enough alone.
No more Lone Rangers.

How are these people kept in accordance with the law?
Do we as the people have to wait till election day to get our rights enforced?
My government continues to baffle me...

Sixty five percent of the vote says it all. We the people are sick of the state & locals wasting our taxes and the courts valuable time.Put our Mis directed National security money where it belongs"terrorist prevention"!!!How many of these PP's would know what to do if some of these suicide bombers showed up on the local streets? These funds being mispent to have Predatory police sit on the side of the road making up reasons to illegally search and seize private property has gotten out of control.Police should use these funds to train and implement for the intended purpose, instead of getting their daily addrenilan fix.Prey on criminals. not citizens.Its a sad state where we have to plan our route to avoid PP'S predator police.If your rights are stomped on, call your local Reps!!!If you are being oppressed its because you dont exercise your rights to speak up,tell your congressman its time to change the federal laws too, end the confusion, So the locals dont Clintonize the true meaning of the law we just voted for.In order to preserve our freedoms "YOU" need to speak out.When a law officer does a good job, praise them. When they are bad make noise till their gone! If"YOU" are lazy, you get what you deserve.Remember this day January 8,2009 if you do nothing it will bite you in the bleep!

TheTruth is that I've been busted by cops for speeding. they also found 2oz. of great bud. The best part is he gave me a ticket for speeding and said "next time leave the pot home" and then i was on my way home. So most cops don't care as long as your NOT using it to fuel a criminal empire.

Someone should go up 2 the chief and blow a fat hit in his face and say take a sluckis of this:)

haha...to below, must be nice kali bro, to be able to blow, right in front of the popo,whoa

right on hu210

♥2allthestoners

*listening to 311*

If everyone would become involved, more cities and states would have laws like this. Once we get to that point, we'll be able to move towards total legalization. If you haven't done so, join NORML.

Think it cant happen there also?

By Toby Sterling

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven.

The city is targeting businesses that "generate criminality," including gambling parlors, and the so-called "coffee shops" where marijuana is sold openly. Also targeted are peep shows, massage parlors and souvenir shops used by drug dealers for money-laundering.

"I think that the new reality will be more in line with our image as a tolerant and crazy place, rather than a free zone for criminals" said Lodewijk Asscher, a city council member and one of the main proponents of the plan.

The news comes just one day after Amsterdam's mayor said he would search for loopholes in new rules laid down by the national government that would close marijuana cafes near schools citywide. The measures announced Saturday would affect about 36 coffee shops in the center itself - a little less than 20 percent of the city total.





Asscher underlined that the city center will remain true to its freewheeling reputation.

"It'll be a place with 200 windows (for prostitutes) and 30 coffee shops, which you can't find anywhere else in the world - very exciting, but also with cultural attractions," he said. "And you won't have to be embarrassed to say you came."

Under the plan announced Saturday, Amsterdam will spend euro30 million to euro40 million ($38 million to $51 million) to bring hotels, restaurants, art galleries and boutiques to the center. It will also build new underground parking areas.

Amsterdam already had plans to close many brothels and some coffee shops, but plans announced Saturday go further.

Asscher said the city would reshape the area, using zoning rules, buying out businesses and offering assistance to upgrade stores. The city has shut brothels and sex clubs in the past by relying on a law allowing the closure of businesses with bookkeeping irregularities.

Prostitution will be allowed only in two areas in the district - notably De Wallen ("The Walls"), a web of streets and alleys around the city's medieval retaining dam walls. The area has been a center of prostitution since before the city's golden shipping age in the 1600s.

Prostitution was legalized in the Netherlands in 2000, formalizing a long-standing tolerance policy.

Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but prosecutors won't press charges for possession of small amounts. Coffee shops are able to sell it openly.

Hey People,
Hats off to the voters in Mass.-finally! As for
police chiefs who now feel they don't have to enforce laws they don't like should be thrown in jail themselves. These a--holes are the reason our prisons are filled with non-violent pot smokers,should be their asses in there! So there mister PIG!

Hey People,
Hats off to the voters in Mass.-finally! As for
police chiefs who now feel they don't have to enforce laws they don't like should be thrown in jail thmselves. These a--holes are the reason our prisons are filled with non-violent pot smokers,should be their asses in there! So there mister PIG!

From: Rottingnation.com
Dec.18, 2008 in Anarchy, Big Government
The term Anarchy has been used since the French Revolution to describe a society with no government. This is the most basic definition of Anarchy. The word, however, is much misunderstood, as most individuals seem to equate it with violence and chaos. Real Anarchists (not the kind you see in movies, but the ones that exist in the real world) are actually opposed to violence and chaos. This, in fact, is where their resistance to the state actually stems from, as they believe that governments are amongst the worst perpetuators of violence, oppression, and chaos in the world.
One specific place that Anarchists often see fault in government is through their oppression of the people they rule over. In fact, the Declaration of Independence of the United States declares that, “…to secure these rights, government are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Anarchists, however, will argue that there is never true consent of the governed. In any form of government there will always be a percentage of the population, no matter how small, that disagrees with the actions of the government, and those individuals will always be oppressed.
Individualist Anarchists also believe in the absolute sovereignty of the individual. This means that every person should have complete and unlimited control over his or her own self. If a person wants to use a drug, they should be allowed to. If a person wants to speak their mind, then they should be allowed to. The individual is king over himself. Anarchists believe that any restraint on this sovereignty is evil, but if a government places that restraint, then it is an absolute evil. This is because governments can act under the veil of legitimacy. This line of thinking leads Anarchists to the conclusion that individualism and the state are utterly irreconcilable.
Anarchists also favor economic freedom meaning that the state should not have any influence in the economy. This is because they see political power and wealth as inseparable. When a government is formed, much of the countries wealth is funneled to the political elite and their direct supporters and influences. Anarchists believe that when there is a state apparatus in place a majority of the people, likely the middle-class and lower-class, are exploited. There is also a minority of people that both exploit and are exploited. There is, however, one class of people that are the rich political elites that do nothing but exploit the rest of the population. The elite status and the wealth were obtained through politics and the government, which therefore makes the state evil in their inherent oppression of the majority of the population.
Anarchists are not inherently violent individuals, despite their reputation, and they do not aim to bring chaos to the world. The end goal of Anarchism is the abolishment of the state, but supporters of the philosophy do not believe that this will lead to chaos. On the contrary, they believe that governments all over the world create violence, oppression, exploitation, and chaos everywhere they are formed. This, according to Anarchists, is achieved through wars, taxes, suppression of personal freedoms, suppression of economic freedoms, and many other immoral acts of the state. Therefore, a society without the influence of governing bodies that have a “legal monopoly over the use force,” as Anarcho-Capitalist Murray Rothbard puts it, could not have a worse outcome than what already exists

I completely agree with grayfox ss these cops are assholes another example of the cops thinking they are above the law when they're job only consists of enforcing the law. He'll probably get fired if he arrests someone for possesion of the 28 grams or hes going to be an asshole and start framing people. watch out if you live where that police chiefs depattment is!!!!

Screw that police chief if he does not want to inforce the law and do his job fire his ass my tax money pays that asshole to inforce the law. His consists of inforcing laws not making them. It is our tax money that that asshole is plying with. That's why the law was put into effect in the first place to clear our courts and to save 30 million a year in petty possesion charges of marijane. Cops suck ass!

that means they will still arrest them so they will still get a summons for that 100 dollar fine :(

sweet, means some cops won't even fine you.

so hes saying he wont do his job? so then quit u asshole

Word hippystyle^_^ It's too bad the leaders of this great nation "Chief Sluckis" say it's ok to break the law, for they lead by example... It's also too bad the great people of Massachusetts believe in "of the people, by the people, for the people"... So say good bye to your department ex-chief Sluckis, i officially ask you to resign before 65% of Massachusetts smoke you out of there.

The chief said he cant infoce the fine so he wont wright the tickets GREAT he cant charge us and wont give us a ticket. sounds good to me