Long-awaited bill to end federal ban on marijuana introduced in U.S. Senate (generation, heroin)

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Oklazona Bound

Both parties have been wrong on this.

did not say the opposite

but facts remain, that the democrats of 1937 are the ones that outlawed it to begin with

yes both parties have bought into it.... and its a shame, since hemp is a wonder plant

[Toxic Waltz]

This is one issue I disagree with older republicans about. They have reefer madness on the brain and there's no shaking it out of them. This type of bill will only pass after a certain generation of religious conservatives ages out of the process.

[OpinionInOcala]

I support legalization of marijuana (and purging of [some] related convictions) broadly speaking. What irks me is that, when Democrats present bills (particularly at the federal level), they always add in unnecessary statutory language of a racial nature where none is objectively needed. This only serves to increase the prospect of opposition from the other side of the aisle. They know this, and yet continue to do it anyway — and presumably to keep the issue in-play as a political football. It actually strikes me as being not only intellectually dishonest, but also kind of racist. I really wish they'd stop with the nonsense on this particular issue.

[usayit]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

did not say the opposite

but facts remain, that the democrats of 1937 are the ones that outlawed it to begin with

yes both parties have bought into it.... and its a shame, since hemp is a wonder plant

It would have been legalized with the backing of the Shaffer commission and both sides admit not been for Nixon. Republicans backed the 1937 ban.

Its not political but it seems that everything is political in your mind.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by usayit

It would have been legalized with the backing of the Shaffer commission and both sides admit not been for Nixon. Republicans backed the 1937 ban.

Its not political but it seems that everything is political in your mind.

uhm... this is the politics forum


yes Nixon did escalate it... but it was the 1937 congress (controlled by the democrats) and FDR that made it illegal there in 1937..... and why... 1. racism,..2. greed (as democrat Dupont, and democrat Hearst) hemp/cannabis would dig into the paper(wood pulp) and chemical businesses




William Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane) (Democrat) and the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark owned vast acreage of timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products. Patty Hearst's grandfather, a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit, stood to lose billions because of hemp.



In 1937, Dupont patented the processes to make plastics from oil and coal. Dupont's Annual Report urged stockholders to invest in its new petrochemical division. Synthetics such as plastics, cellophane, celluloid, methanol, nylon, rayon, Dacron, etc., could now be made from oil. Natural hemp industrialization would have ruined over 80% of Dupont's business.




Harry J. Anslinger, was appointed to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by FDR and approved by the democrat controlled congress


A media blitz of 'yellow journalism' raged in the late 1920s and 1930s. Hearst's newspapers ran stories emphasizing the horrors of marihuana. The menace of marihuana made headlines. Readers learned that it was responsible for everything from car accidents to loose morality.

Films like 'Reefer Madness' (1936), 'Marihuana: Assassin of Youth' (1935) and 'Marihuana: The Devil's Weed' (1936) were propaganda designed by these industrialists to create an enemy. Their purpose was to gain public support so that anti-marihuana laws could be passed.

Reefer Madness did not end with the usual 'the end.' The film concluded with these words plastered on the screen: TELL YOUR CHILDREN.

In the 1930s, people were very naïve; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers.

On April 14, 1937, the Prohibitive Marihuana Tax Law or the bill that outlawed hemp was directly brought to the House Ways and Means Committee. This committee is the only one that can introduce a bill to the House floor without it being debated by other committees.


In September of 1937, hemp became illegal. The most useful crop known became a drug and our planet has been suffering ever since.

Congress banned hemp because it was said to be the most violence-causing drug known. Anslinger, head of the Drug Commission for 31 years, promoted the idea that marihuana made users act extremely violent. In the 1950s, under the Communist threat of McCarthyism, Anslinger now said the exact opposite. Marijuana will pacify you so much that soldiers would not want to fight.

…POT IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE LIBERAL BILLIONAIRES WANT TO REMAIN BILLIONAIRES!

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

did not say the opposite

but facts remain, that the democrats of 1937 are the ones that outlawed it to begin with

yes both parties have bought into it.... and its a shame, since hemp is a wonder plant

To be more specific it was Harry J. Anslinger who ran the federal bureau of narcotics who pushed for marijuana to be made illegal. He was a racist. Appointed by Hoover and kept by FDR. And pushed for it to be made illegal under FDR. And actually held the job until 1962 under JFK. But we are in 2022 and its the GOP now holding back this bill. Nothing from 1937 has anything to do with what is happening today.

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

Harry J. Anslinger, was appointed to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by FDR and approved by the democrat controlled congress

I did not see this. But Aslinger was appointed by Hoover a Republican not FDR. He is still a hero on the DEA website. Like I said both parties are to blame on this. I am not a dem but at least they have seen the err of their ways. The GOP seems to be stuck in the 1930s over marijuana.

https://museum.dea.gov/exhibits/onli...aring-twenties

Representative Stephen G. Porter (R-PA) sponsored the bill in 1930 which created the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) and the position of commissioner as its head. Colonel Levi Nutt, who had headed up the Narcotics Division of the Prohibition Unit, was mired in scandal over his son’s connections to racketeer Arnold Rothstein. Anslinger was named acting commissioner and formally appointed to the post by President Herbert Hoover in September 1930. In ten years Anslinger had risen from the Consular Service at The Hague to commissioner of the FBN.

[warhorse78]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

It's no different than alcohol. An abuser will abuse legal or not

Agreed. It's why I say let it be legalized. And not just marijuana for drug use, but the plant itself makes good cloth. I personally thought that it was the cotton industries that kept the hemp plant illegal for that very reason.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by StaticOMatic

How very conservative of them...

well this conservative has been pro-hemp for decades



what the anti people need to start learning and you need to start with the first step of cannabis is not only a recreational drug...it has less negative effecs than alcohol

Cannabis does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Cannabis is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people.

Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for approximately 4,000 years. In the early 3rd century AD, Hua Tuo was the first known person in China to use cannabis as an anesthetic. Cannabis was prescribed to treat vomiting and hemorrhaging. Since then, Cannabis has been used in Ancient Egypt, India and many Islamic countries for medicinal purposes.William Brooke O’Shaughnessy (lower right), an Irish doctor has been said to be responsible for bringing Cannabis to the Western World as a medical treatment in the 1830’s. It was used mainly as treatment for migraines, as a sleeping aid, as an analgesic and anticonvulsant.

Hemp seeds contain a protein that is more nutritious and more economical to produce than soybean protein. Hemp seeds are not intoxicating. Hemp seed protein can be used to produce virtually any product made from soybean: tofu, veggie burgers, butter, cheese, salad oils, ice cream, milk, etc. Hemp seed can also be ground into a nutritious flour that can be used to produce baked goods such as pasta, cookies, and breads.


WORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming pot seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds.

A large variety of food products can also be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. The list of uses for this plant is endless for anything from medicines to high quality paint. Also take into account that Hemp grows well in a variety of climates and soil types. It is naturally resistant to most pests, precluding the need for pesticides. It grows tightly spaced, out-competing any weeds, so herbicides are not necessary. It also leaves a weed-free field for a following crop.

Hemp (cannabis) contains:

* All 20 amino acids, including the 9 essential amino acids (EAAs) our bodies cannot produce.
* A high protein percentage of the simple proteins that strengthen immunity and fend off toxins.
* Eating hemp seeds in any form could aid, if not heal, people suffering from immune deficiency diseases. This conclusion is supported by the fact that hemp seed has been used to treat nutritional deficiencies brought on by tuberculosis, a severe nutrition blocking disease that causes the body to waste away.3
* Nature’s highest botanical source of essential fatty acid, with more essential fatty acid than flax or any other nut or seed oil.
* A perfect 3:1 ratio of Omega-6 Linoleic Acid and Omega-3 Linolenic Acid - for cardiovascular health and general strengthening of the immune system.
* A superior vegetarian source of protein considered easily digestible.
* A rich source of phytonutrients, the disease-protective element of plants with benefits protecting your immunity, bloodstream, tissues, cells, skin, organs and mitochondria.
* The richest known source of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids.

http://lightworkers.org/forum/86226/wonder-plant




smoking anything can damage your brain

but hemp(marijuana ) is not dangerous otherwise

Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people.

The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential of pot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plant that, if used properly, would ruin their companies.

Where did the word 'marijuana' come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant.

THE WONDER PLANT

Hemp has a higher quality fiber than wood fiber. Far fewer caustic chemicals are required to make paper from hemp than from trees. Hemp paper does not turn yellow and is very durable. The plant grows quickly to maturity in a season where trees take a lifetime.

ALL PLASTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP SEED OIL. Hempen plastics are biodegradable! Over time, they would break down and not harm the environment. Oil-based plastics, the ones we are very familiar with, help ruin nature; they do not break down and will do great harm in the future. The process to produce the vast array of natural (hempen) plastics will not ruin the rivers as Dupont and other petrochemical companies have done. Ecology does not fit in with the plans of the Oil Industry and the political machine. Hemp products are safe and natural.

MEDICINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. We should go back to the days when the AMA supported cannabis cures. 'Medical Marijuana' is given out legally to only a handful of people while the rest of us are forced into a system that relies on chemicals. Pot is only healthy for the human body.

WORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming pot seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds.

CLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. Hemp clothing is extremely strong and durable over time. You could hand clothing, made from pot, down to your grandchildren. Today, there are American companies that make hemp clothing; usually 50% hemp. Hemp fabrics should be everywhere. Instead, they are almost underground. Superior hemp products are not allowed to advertise on fascist television. Kentucky, once the top hemp producing state, made it ILLEGAL TO WEAR hemp clothing! Can you imagine being thrown into jail for wearing quality jeans?

The world is crazy...but that does not mean you have to join the insanity. Get together. Spread the news. Tell people, and that includes your children, the truth. Use hemp products. Eliminate the word 'marijuana.' Realize the history that created it. Make it politically incorrect to say or print the M-word. Fight against the propaganda (designed to favor the agenda of the super rich) and the bull****. Hemp must be utilized in the future. We need a clean energy source to save our planet. INDUSTRIALIZE HEMP!

The liquor, tobacco and oil companies fund more than a million dollars a day to Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other similar agencies. We have all seen their commercials. Now, their motto is: ‘It's more dangerous than we thought.’ Lies from the powerful corporations, that began with Hearst, are still alive and well today.

The brainwashing continues. Now, the commercials say: If you buy a joint, you contribute to murders and gang wars. The latest anti-pot commercials say: If you buy a joint...you are promoting TERRORISM! The new enemy (terrorism) has paved the road to brainwash you any way THEY see fit.

There is only one enemy; the friendly people you pay your taxes to; the war-makers and nature destroyers. With your funding, they are killing the world right in front of your eyes. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL. NO ONE HAS EVER, EVER DIED FROM SMOKING POT!! In the entire history of the human race, not one death can be attributed to cannabis. Our society has outlawed grass but condones the use of the KILLERS: TOBACCO and ALCOHOL. Hemp should be declassified and placed in DRUG stores to relieve stress. Hardening and constriction of the arteries are bad; but hemp usage actually enlarges the arteries...which is a healthy condition. We have been so conditioned to think that: Smoking is harmful. That is NOT the case for passive pot.

Ingesting THC, hemp's active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. A joint tends to alleviate the nausea caused by chemotherapy. You are able to eat on hemp. This is a healthy state of being.

[notnamed]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

did not say the opposite

but facts remain, that the democrats of 1937 are the ones that outlawed it to begin with

yes both parties have bought into it.... and its a shame, since hemp is a wonder plant

Those 1930s Democrats were Republicans of today. The Democrats "went woke" with Civil Rights and that caused those opposed to go join the Republicans. Continuing the racist reasons for the drug war under Nixon.
Party switching in the United States

The transition into today's Democratic Party was cemented in 1948, when Harry Truman introduced a pro-civil rights platform and, in response, many Democrats walked out and formed the Dixiecrats. Most rejoined the Democrats over the next decade, but in the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. The civil rights movement had also deepened existing racial tensions in much of the Southern United States, and Republican politicians developed strategies that successfully contributed to the political realignment of many white, conservative voters in the South who had traditionally supported the Democratic Party rather than the Republican Party. These approaches are known as the Southern strategy. Anti-civil rights members left the Democratic Party in droves, and Senator Strom Thurmond, the Dixiecrats' presidential candidate from 1948, joined the Republican Party.