Don’t Bogart that joint, my friend

Bill Maher is a major marijuana-rights advocate, on the advisory-board of NORML, etc.

oh yeah barney

w00t!

*sfx: eyes popping out* BOYOIYOIYOINNNNGGG!!!!

But seriously. It ain’t gonna happen. *Sigh*

You guys cheering him on are going to get denied entry into the U.S. next time you’re overseas. lol

Common sense, that is why it will never happen.

Shouldn’t the economy, and that fake war, be more important?

Nearly one in 10 Ohioans now receives food stamps, the highest number in the state’s history.

Caseloads have almost doubled just since 2001, with 1.1 million residents now collecting benefits, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Low wages, unemployment and the rising cost of groceries, gasoline and other necessities are to blame for financial hardships facing many Ohio families.

Caseloads have been rising steadily in the past seven years, said Brian Harter, spokesman for the state agency which oversees the food-stamp program.

“Look at unemployment during this time,” he said.

Ohio’s jobless rate is 5.3 percent, up from 4.4 percent in 2001.

“The economy and loss of manufacturing jobs are at the root of what’s going on. But lately (it’s) the rising cost of transportation and food — people who were barely getting by, are not getting by,” said Jack Frech, director of the Athens County Department of Job and Family Services.

“It has pressed folks to the edge to have to rely on food stamps.”

Advocates estimate another 500,000 Ohioans are eligible but not enrolled in the food-stamp program.

I’ve never smoked marijuana but it breaks my heart to know how so many lives have been ruined - jail time, police records - for doing something which is far less dangerous than alcohol.

Hay BAHNEE yo da mon! :/

/passes bong to Barney:

http://www.perfectduluthday.com/bush_bong.jpg

“I am totally for legalization of marijuana, but I have to differ with Frank on this: to think that at this time with this administration that you could get away with a bill legalizing pot actually is what sounds silly.”

Uh oh.

You just offended the burn outs.

goog luck with that barney, don’t see how one of the underpinnings of the law enfocrement prison economy would be able to get by..

as long as we have trivial laws to enforce, we’ll always have a system employedto keep them warehoused.

Is Frank a Clinton supporter?

nm, ty Google. This is just an underhanded way to bring up Obama’s past drug use again. That’s the only probable reason why he’s bringing this legislation now.

yay,about time barney.

nicole, you are a total moron to say that there is ANYTHING silly about legalizing marijuana.

WHat’s with the lame “Lucky Visitor” Ad? The new intrusive ad system is bad enough - I’m willing to live with it and not complain generally - but this shit is lame. Its designed to fool users into clicking. These kind of ads are absurd time and bandwidth wasters and should not be found on C&L!

I agree. Even if Democrats don’t win the Presidency (I believe they will), they will pick up house and senate seats.

Why Frank thinks the tail end of a lame duck presidency is the time to make such a humongous policy change is beyond me.

I think he moved from smoking herb after work to smoking crack.

I want it legalized bad as I am a huge pothead. The savings for me would be astronomical.

But, to claim now is the time is beyond retarded. It almost makes me feel like he just wants to go through the motions and actually wants to lose.

If the 1% US incarceration rate is brought back to the front pages with the bill, it could get the right support. It’s probably going to come down to how the MSM frames it:

Fox: “Terrorist-funding drug sales proposed by Democrats”

Lou Dobbs: “Mexicans to hide in bales of ditch-weed”

Wolf Blitzer: “Barack Obama’s minister (blah, blah, blah)… Let’s watch the clip again.”

Colbert: “It’s the Doritos ‘Let’s Support This Bill Campaign’!”

I think it’s great timing for the bill. Everyone seems to trivialize the issue, but the huge percentage of the population we deem as criminals (horribly stigmatizing) in a country that has some serious problems systemically needs to get real about issues like this.

Do any of you jumping on Nicole get that she snarking about the notion of getting pot legalized with BUSH IN OFFICE is what is silly? Christ, obviously you need to fire up a joint and mellow out.

Good with that, but ‘merica loves its third eye unsqueegeed.

At the same time, he also said something to the extent of seeing legalization damage the health of the nation. There is no link to smoking pot and poor health.

Sad to see him want to do something good, but still has preconceived biases about the danger of marijuana without taking the time to look at its relation the health.

Bonkers Hussein @ 20:

Do any of you jumping on Nicole get that she snarking about the notion of getting pot legalized with BUSH IN OFFICE is what is silly? Christ, obviously you need to fire up a joint and mellow out.

edit:
she *was snarking about

Leave it up to the states imo.

I like Barney too, but I think this is never going to pass with the crowd we have in Washington.

The pharmaceutical companies would never allow us to use a treatment that they can’t get a part of.

“I’m going to file a bill as soon as we go back to remove all federal penalties for the possession or use of small amounts of marijuana,”

And after Spongebob is over…and we have pizza. Dude, you think, you know, like, the pizza guy’ll know?

Seriously, the govt. makes commercials telling us that the drug trade puts money in the pockets of the terrorists, right? So…legalize drugs and you take that money away from the terrorists. ‘Cuz it’s ALL about the war on terror.

Legalizing marijuana could *save* the economy.

ConcernedCanuck @ 7:

Shouldn’t the economy, and that fake war, be more important?

Nearly one in 10 Ohioans now receives food stamps, the highest number in the state’s history.

Caseloads have almost doubled just since 2001, with 1.1 million residents now collecting benefits, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Low wages, unemployment and the rising cost of groceries, gasoline and other necessities are to blame for financial hardships facing many Ohio families.

Caseloads have been rising steadily in the past seven years, said Brian Harter, spokesman for the state agency which oversees the food-stamp program.

“Look at unemployment during this time,” he said.

Ohio’s jobless rate is 5.3 percent, up from 4.4 percent in 2001.

“The economy and loss of manufacturing jobs are at the root of what’s going on. But lately (it’s) the rising cost of transportation and food — people who were barely getting by, are not getting by,” said Jack Frech, director of the Athens County Department of Job and Family Services.

“It has pressed folks to the edge to have to rely on food stamps.”

Advocates estimate another 500,000 Ohioans are eligible but not enrolled in the food-stamp program.

Holy crap that is worse than titty on the t.v. What will we do now! (Swoons)

Bonkers Hussein @ 23:

Bonkers Hussein @ 20:

Do any of you jumping on Nicole get that she snarking about the notion of getting pot legalized with BUSH IN OFFICE is what is silly? Christ, obviously you need to fire up a joint and mellow out.

edit:
she *was snarking about

Thank you, I wasn’t one of the people going after Nicole or her statement, but I will follow your advice and light up! thanx!!!

Barney’s absolutely right. Pot is about as dangerous as beer, and throwing people in jail for it, or even refusing to hire them because it turns up in their pee, is crazy.

Does anybody have some donuts?

Two words: Secular. Progressive.

Hello Western Europe

JC @ 18:

I agree. Even if Democrats don’t win the Presidency (I believe they will), they will pick up house and senate seats.

Why Frank thinks the tail end of a lame duck presidency is the time to make such a humongous policy change is beyond me.

I think he moved from smoking herb after work to smoking crack.

I want it legalized bad as I am a huge pothead. The savings for me would be astronomical.

But, to claim now is the time is beyond retarded. It almost makes me feel like he just wants to go through the motions and actually wants to lose.

If it’s legalized, will it not be taxed? Where’s the savings?

Vic @ 6:

Common sense, that is why it will never happen.

huh?

chris @ 32:

Two words: Secular. Progressive.

Hello Western Europe

You watch Bill O LyingBastardly don’t you? NOBODY uses those two words but that idiot.

Does Barney Frank have any teeth? Any dentures? Anything? Chewed airplane glue as a kid?

Dude!
Umm, who did what now?

toiletsnake @ 22:

At the same time, he also said something to the extent of seeing legalization damage the health of the nation. There is no link to smoking pot and poor health.

From what I watched, he meant that there would suddenly be a large influx of “sick” people going to their doctors for medical marijuana. ‘Twas a joke.
He’s proposing a bill to make possession legal. As far as I know it wouldn’t change laws about obtaining marijuana.

At least Frank is bringing up this scary and taboo subject. Bring on the “Reefer Madness” scenarios.

I’m thinking that legalizing would be great, but lowering the cost would be even better.

on a side note: Those advertisements that jump around on the screen and falsely claim that you have won a free lap-top are so fucking annoying. When I encounter these disturbing distractions my first inclination is to leave the site altogether.

Peace!

chris @ 32:

Two words: Secular. Progressive.

Hello Western Europe

Yes, things are improving. Just keep those fingers crossed, chris!

Bently @ 37:

Dude!
Umm, who did what now?

There was one?

I hope thay don’t bogart that bill in committee.

Blacks.

Women.

Gays.

Drugs.

October Surprise.

McCain in an ‘assisted’ landslide in 08.

Widespread facts:
I believe that the U.S. Supreme Court (totally lamely) abused the Commerce Act as the basis for the right to override states’ rights (h/t Reagan).
Sandra Day O’Connor (who had just retired) decried said ruling as an obvious abuse of the Commerce Act.
The smaller the quantity, the weaker the argument that the Commerce Act (by definition an economic statute, and hence informed by economic results) can be claimed to supercede states’ rights.
Thus, Frank is aiming squarely at the Republican mantra that generally speaking, most things that can be settled at a local level, should be.

gumby @ 42:

Bently @ 37:

Dude!
Umm, who did what now?

There was one?

It went where?

Our corrupt system needs to keep the “private prison” industry in place and profitable in order to help with the continuation of oppression in this country. The government has used the drug war to shred part of the Constitution long before 9/11 came along. Legalization? This won’t happen. Nice thought, however.
The private prison system in America was touted a few years ago on a program I saw on TV called “The West”. It was a program devoted to issues of the western part of the U.S. They made the comment that private prisons are the fastest growing industry in the west. Attempting to legalize weed to put this “industry” out of business ain’t gonna happen. There are the lawyers, and bondsmen, and drug testing facilities, and local and state governments needing revenue from your unlucky ass too. And these money making prisons and all the aforementioned others aren’t going to give up easily. Besides, there are still some things that government can’t or shouldn’t be doing that private industry can do to you because it is private industry and not government. I resent this arrangement and I have never worked a job or for any company or organization that requires piss worthiness.

Frank’s bill isn’t all that silly when you consider that since 1992 about 6 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges, including people who take it for medical reasons.

gumby @ 42:

Bently @ 37:

Dude!
Umm, who did what now?

There was one?

…………………………………..what do want?
my car keys. shit! I’m late.

Although I, too, favor legalizing small amounts of pot, Frank’s about as likely to get this bill passed as he was to get the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) passed. And yet he still gutted ENDA of its protections for the most vulnerable of the LGBT community–transsexuals–to (supposedly) try and pass it.

Maybe it’s time for Frank to just admit he’s out of touch with the community he’s supposed to represent and resign.

Cheers to Barney Frank, one of the greatest legislators of all time!

if cheney would smoke some pot, maybe he wouldnt be as evil

everybody must get stoned

Can you imagine McCain on pot?

I don’t even have a joke, just…. can you imagine?

Yeah, yeah, yeah… let the jokes start flying. Forget the weed. America’s been turned into a cold grey waistland with spider webs and rot thanks to conservatives. What we really need is about 600 million tabs of LSD. Right-wing religio-facist nutbag beer drinking republicans will never, ever, ever let pot be legalized in this country… ever. period. Anyway, nice try Barney.. BTW, where were you on this 20 years ago on this?

Just more dumbing down of America.