Pittshill mum watered cannabis crop for ex-partner

“@ SourAlienOG
I suspect he's been banned,”

“Johntoe

'He' or 'it' may have become slightly more concious? Or maybe the overwhelming facts and figures have gifted 'it' a better understanding of the reality of prohibition? Or 'it' may be incarcerated for doing something stupid while legally high off alcohol. Like you say, maybe now we can discuss the situation without the threats and infantile remarks.”

“Prohibition is a scam, an attempt to control the populous by oppressors who display a false version of democracy, brainwashing the majority with propaganda. Scaring countless parents and conservatives. Not all laws are there to protect or help us.

Many reasons why cannabis was prohibited. Mostly vested interested and the fear of hemp production for logging companies in America, and Cotton farmers in Egypt. A lot of why it was outlawed had a lot to do with control, prejudice and racism. It had nothing at all to do with the effect from smoking cannabis. Alcohol prohibition had built an infrastructure, so when prohibition came to an end, many people including Harry Anslinger where going to be out of work. So working together with William Randolf Hearst, (a racist, owner of a huge chain of newspapers and had invested heavily in the timber industry to support his newspaper chain and didnt want to see the development of hemp paper in competition) they started the 'reefer-madness' campaign. Some quotes from Anslinger, an example of the propaganda -

''the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races''

''You smoke a joint and your likely to kill your brother''

''Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind''

''There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are *******, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with *******, entertainers, and any others''

Years and years of lies and propaganda have left the public misinformed and scared. The 'reefer madness' propaganda still exists, we see it in the Daily Mail all the time. So cannabis wasnt outlawed because it may have a small potential for harm when abuse by an underdeveloped brain, it was everything to do with Money, vested interest and lies, and nothing to do with harm reduction. In fact, prohibiting cannabis has caused many more problems, harms and dangers than the cannabis itself. Simply by disallowing regulation gifting the control to the only people in society will taking to take a risk for freedom, criminals.

Why is cannabis still illegal today, even though we should have learnt our lesson from alcohol prohibition?

Vested Interest, Corrupt/Cowardly politicians, Propaganda and misinformation, The pressure from the alcohol lobby, GWpharma (who grow cannabis in Kent), the people getting paid thanks to prohibition (Alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical companies, drug testing companies, i could go on...) and of course, personal prejudices. Im not saying cannabis is harmless, but compared to aspirin, its MUCH safer. Its a medicine, and has been considered a medicine a lot longer than its been considered a street drug. No one would consider any psychoactive substance 'safe', but compared to alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceuticals, its so much safer for responsible adults to use.

''im fairly confident that cannabis is safe for over-18 brains, but risky for under-18 brains'' - Professor Terrie Moffitt, Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, 2012

But the media love to lie about cannabis or any other drug for that matter.

"If a scientist announces their research has found ecstasy to be safer than alcohol, I know my job as a tabloid reporter is to portray this man as a quack." - Richard Peppiatt, Daily Star reporter, the Leveson inquiry

We need to take the control away from criminals. Undercutting prices and bringing it into a regulated market will see a decline in criminals selling it and children buying it. When a country regulates cannabis, drug use goes down and age of first use goes up. 99% of associated crimes decline. Prohibition has always done the opposite of what its meant to. Its a failed experiment having nothing to do with Expert advice, scientific evidence or our health and safety. Just say No to prohibition, it causes more harm than cannabis ever could.”

“Where IS he?”

“Where IS he? this is very strange, well perhaps at last we just MIGHT be able to have a civil adult debate on the very important issues that prohibition creates,
HERE is a very interesting report in the Guardian, a report into a 6 year study by EXPERTS, and of course it will be ignored by this government just as other studies have been totally ignored by previous governments,

LINK- http://tinyurl.com/8otz6lb

A few quotes from the article,

"Decriminalise drug use, say experts after six-year study
Advisors say no serious rise in consumption is likely if possession of small amounts of controlled drugs is allowed,
A six-year study of Britain's drug laws by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts has concluded it is time to introduce decriminalisation."

NOTE- "by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts"

QUOTE- "They also say that imposing minimal or no sanctions on those growing cannabis for personal use could go some way to undermining the burgeoning illicit cannabis factories controlled by organised crime."

EXACTLY what I ,and many others have been saying for decades, the very LAST people who want to see it legalised are the criminal gangsters,

QUOTE_ "But their report rejects any more radical move to legalisation, saying that allowing the legal sale of drugs such as heroin or cocaine could cause more damage than the existing drugs trade."

Reasonable enough,

QUOTE- "The commission is chaired by Dame Ruth Runciman with a membership that includes the former head of the British Medical Research Council, Prof Colin Blakemore, and the former chief inspector of constabulary, David Blakey.
The UKDPC's membership also includes Prof John Strang, head of the National Addictions Centre, Prof Alan Maynard, a specialist in health economics, and Lady Ilora Finlay, a past president of the Royal Society of Medicine."

People who... at a guess, probably know 'a bit more' about the subject than any politician or any regular sentinel "BIG RED KEY" troll,... just saying,

QUOTE- "The 173-page report concludes: "Taking drugs does not always cause problems, but this is rarely acknowledged by policymakers. In fact most users do not experience significant problems, and there is some evidence that drug use can have benefits in some circumstances."

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE pages, and 6 years work by experts in the field, and they conclude that "taking drugs does not always cause problems, in fact most users do not experience significant problems, and there is some evidence that drug use can have benefits in some circumstances"

AGAIN, exactly what I and many others have been saying for years,

QUOTE-  Reviewing sentencing practice so that those caught growing below a specified low volume of cannabis plants faced no, or only minimal, sanctions. But the production and supply of most drugs should remain illegal".

AGAIN, very reasonable and logical.

QUOTE- Blakey, who is also a former president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said the current approach of police taking action against people using drugs was expensive and did not appear to bring much benefit. "When other countries have reduced sanctions for low-level drug users, they have found it possible to keep a lid on drug use while helping people with drug problems to get into treatment," the former chief constable said. "But at the same time, we need to continue to bear down on those producing and supplying illicit drugs. This is particularly important for those spreading misery in local communities."”

“We need to stop this stupid and unwinnable war against cannabis. It is causing far more harm to our communities than it prevents. If we had a properly regulated system of production and supply we'd have no more illegal cannabis farms, instead we'd have thousands of new jobs. We'd have no more dealers on the streets. Cannabis would be available to adults only through licensed outlets and we'd have some control over the THC and CBD content.

Doctors would be able to prescribe one of the most effective medicines that has no serious side effects at all. At the moment the government has given GW Pharmaceuticals an illegal monopoly on cannabis so they make millions out of a medicine that you can grow in your greenhouse for virtually nothing.

If we introduced a legally regulated system we would solve nearly all the problems around cannabis. Science proves how much safer it is than tobacco, alcohol, prescription medicines and all other recreational drugs. If anyone does have a problem with it they could get help without having to confess to a crime.

CLEAR published independent, expert research last year which shows that a tax and regulate policy on cannabis would produce a net gain to the UK economy of up to £9.3 billion per annum.

It is a scandal that our government, our judges, our courts, our police and our newspapers keep misleading us about cannabis. Find out the truth for yourself and wake up to the lies you have been told.”