Btw, something stinks, kiddo, and it ain't the weed!!!
“They no longer have to worry about losing their jobs because they’re the ones doing the hiring.... not in danger of being kicked out of school or subjected to drug tests’’
Oh, so BOSS can be a STONER -- but YOU gotta PISS in a CUP, kiddo!!!
No wonder U.S. business is so top-heavy and in such terrible shape.
Yeah, the STENCH of HYPOCRISY overrides that pungent aroma every time!!!!
Also see: Marijuana Makes MSM Monitor Mad
Other than that it is a great article(?)!
"Baby boomers find growing acceptance of marijuana use; Acceptance leads users to go public in support of drug" by Steve Hendrix, Washington Post | November 22, 2009
WASHINGTON - “I know literally hundreds of people my age who smoke. They are upright citizens, good parents who are holding down jobs. You take two or three puffs, and you’re good to go. I’m not a Rastafarian; I don’t treat this as some holy sacrament. But pot is fun.’’
Blowing smoke in your face, kids!
A federal survey of Americans’ drug use shows that Lee and his friends are not the only baby boomers approaching the age of retirement much as they departed the Age of Aquarius - with an occasional case of the munchies. The government’s most recent survey showed that the share of marijuana users ages 50 to 59 increased from 5.1 percent in 2002 to almost 10 percent in 2007.
Some of those users are empty-nesters, returning to the drug decades after their pot habits gave way to raising children and building careers. Others, like Lee, have used pot all along, researchers said. “We’re concerned by the public health impact of this,’’ said Peter Delany, who heads the office in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that conducts the survey. Marijuana could present special problems for older users, he said, including unknown interactions with prescription drugs....
Funny how you DON'T NEED their DAMN PRESCRIBED POISONS when you smoke weed, huh?
Btw, where are the dead bodies because of the demon weed?
"Study: Smoking Pot Doesn't Cause Cancer--It May Prevent It! Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung or Upper Airways, Tashkin Finds; Data Suggest Possible Protective Effect"
Yeah, anything that might actually help you stay alive, this government opposes.
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But some older marijuana users say they are living evidence that smoking cannabis does not preclude a normal life, and more older smokers seem more comfortable than at any point since their teen years with going public - a tribute, they say, to a big boost in public tolerance.
Tell that to the kids who are treated to such propaganda by the National Office of Drug Control!
In parts of California, licensed medical marijuana dispensaries have become as common as In-N-Out Burger stands.
Yeah, that seemed to be a problem since the cops are now cracking down.
At least 13 other states allow some form of pot use for medicinal purposes, and the Obama administration announced last month that federal prosecutors would no longer go after medical users in those states, a policy shift that activists hailed as a watershed. Recently, in a reversal, the American Medical Association called for a review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule 1 hard drug alongside LSD and PCP and for more study of its medicinal potential. Nationally, support for legalization has jumped to its highest level in 40 years, up in a Gallup poll from 31 percent in 2000 to 44 percent last month. In much of American pop culture, the taboo against smoking pot lies largely in ashes.
Yeah, UNLESS you are a YOUNG PERSON!!!
Then it's baaaaaaaad!!!!!!
All of which adds up to what some commentators see as marijuana’s steady march into the mainstream. Conservative pundit George Will recently declared the drug “essentially legalized’’ in California and predicted that the rest of the nation would follow suit.
If for NO OTHER REASON the MEDICINAL VALUE!!!
That shift in atmosphere has encouraged more older users to take their pot habits public.
“I don’t think more people in their 50s are smoking marijuana. I think we are just more comfortable talking about it,’’ said Rick Steves, who writes travel guidebooks and hosts a public TV series on travel. At 54, the clean-cut guru of mass-market European tourism has begun to present himself as the hard-working, successful face of the longtime smoker. “Even my pastor knows I smoke pot,’’ said Steves, recently named Lutheran activist of the year for his work on international poverty relief. “It’s just not that big a deal anymore.’’
Unless it's the KID, right?!
Where did you get this stuff? Who taught you how to do this stuff?
Answer: I Learned It By Watching You
Any questions?
Yeah, when do we eat?!!
Although young users generally go to some lengths to keep their pot use under wraps, those of a certain age - especially those not in danger of being kicked out of school or subjected to drug tests - seem more likely to talk about their usage.
Yeah, you GOT TO LOVE the STINKING HYPOCRISY, huh, kids?
Not only that, state officials wanted us to vote to keep that on your record!!!
How's that for a kick in the head from liberal Massachusetts, huh?
Related (second item down): Drug War is Over
Yup, out in front on gay rights but they don't want you taking a toke.
Unless.....
“It seems the stereotype of the marijuana user as a goofy teenage boy has begun to change,’’ said Shelby Sadler, 48, a freelance editor from Rockville.
I don't think so; that is still the impression I have.
She described a wide circle of professional friends in the Washington area who use the drug socially.
You KNOW it is STILL ILLEGAL, right?
“They are less inclined to hide it now. The kids are gone, and they no longer have to worry about losing their jobs because they’re the ones doing the hiring.’’
Makes me want to light up at the table for the kid's sake -- and I don't even smoke!!!!!!!!!
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What, you burn your fingers on that roach, Glob?
That why you dropped it?
Also see: Why the Drug War Never Ends
Occupation AmeriKa: The Day the War Came Home
Update:
I really do NOT understand the CENSORSHIP!!
"Sorry, your search did not match anything in our database. Here are a few tips:
- If you entered more than one word, try using fewer words.
- If you limited your search to certain dates or types of content, try searching for everything.
- Try different words.
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Why? I typed in the names I am looking at!
"Samuel Sutter, Ricardo Zamora"
And when I google it I find a rewrite.
"Father and son are held on drug charges
Let's face it, a lot of businesses are passed down a generation or two, right?
It's one of the hallmarks and backbones of AmurKa!!!!
A tractor trailer carrying 200 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated street value of $180,000 was seized at an undisclosed location in Dartmouth Tuesday afternoon, Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter said yesterday. Ricardo Zamora, 61, and Joseph Zamora, 42, both of Wilder, Idaho, were charged with marijuana trafficking and conspiracy to violate the drug laws, prosecutors said in a statement. They were ordered held on $50,000 cash bail after being arraigned today in New Bedford District Court.
Isn't it about time to end this freedom-hating, liberty-losing, farce of a drug war, America?
Somehow it is OKAY for the RULING ELITE to SMOKE AWAY while good, decent Americans are denied medicine and shot down inside their home in cold blood?
