http://www.vox.com/2015/2/20/8073563/man...es-angelos
The most worrying part is probably this:
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"If he had been an aircraft hijacker, he would have gotten 24 years in prison. If he had been a terrorist, he would have gotten 20 years in prison. If he was a child rapist, he would have gotten 11 years in prison. And now I'm supposed to give him a 55-year sentence? I mean, that's just not right."
He'd have gotten less time for being a child rapist or an aircraft hijacker. That's just ridiculous. We have too many people in prison on non-violent drug charges. Whether you think marijuana should be legal or not, I think most should be able to agree that a 55 year sentence is outrageous.
This is rediculous, 55 years. This so caled "War On Drugs" was lost a long time ago. Legalized it and get it over with.
Prohibition never works, it's time to end it again.
Quote:Prohibition never works, it's time to end it again.
Prohibition is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, giving the government a reason to put minorities in prison.
Quote:Prohibition is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, giving the government a reason to put minorities in prison.
Was Prohibition back in the day for that purpose?
Legal question here and maybe someone with more knowledge of the law will answer.
Why couldn't the judge sentence the man and then suspend the sentence? or suspend part of the sentence?
The government will ALWAYS ban something until they figure out how to capitalize on it.
Quote:Was Prohibition back in the day for that purpose?
“Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men”.
“… the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races”
“There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.”
“Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death.”
“Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing”
“You smoke a joint and you’re likely to kill your brother.”
“Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind.”
All quotes from Harry Anslinger, last head of the US Prohibition Bureau and first head of the Federal Narcotics Bureau circa 1930
Quote:Legal question here and maybe someone with more knowledge of the law will answer.
Why couldn't the judge sentence the man and then suspend the sentence? or suspend part of the sentence?
Federal minimum sentencing guidelines prohibit any type of alteration.
Quote:“Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men”.
“… the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races”
“There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others.”
“Marijuana is an addictive drug which produces in its users insanity, criminality, and death.”
“Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing”
“You smoke a joint and you’re likely to kill your brother.”
“Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind.”
All quotes from Harry Anslinger, last head of the US Prohibition Bureau and first head of the Federal Narcotics Bureau circa 1930
Sounds like somone spiked his sarsaparilla..
Quote:Sounds like somone spiked his sarsaparilla..
Well, it worked. Between him, William Randolph Hearst's New York TImes, and the DuPont Corporation they were able to successfully ban marijuana and hemp.
Quote:Well, it worked. Between him, William Randolph Hearst's New York TImes, and the DuPont Corporation they were able to successfully ban marijuana and hemp.
Which takes me back to my first comment..
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To all the drug war fans on here, and I know there are some, what is gained from this situation?
The one thing they don’t talk about anywhere (at least in government circles) is why pot is illegal in the first place.
The main reason it is illegal is because back in the 30′s William Randolph Hearst owned a lot of newspapers and owned the paper mills that printed the paper. Hemp (which of course is not exactly the same thing as marijuana but is commonly associated and lumped together with it) was competing with his paper production so he rallied his friends in power (government) and finally made it illegal in 1937. I don’t think a lot of people know this.
http://www.theagitator.com/2002/09/29/wi...marijuana/
The demonization of the cannabis plant was an extension of the demonization of the Mexican immigrants. In an effort to control and keep tabs on these new citizens, El Paso, TX borrowed a play from San Francisco’s playbook, which had
outlawed opium decades earlier in an effort to control Chinese immigrants. The idea was to have an excuse to search, detain and deport Mexican immigrants.
That excuse became marijuana.
http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/how-did-m...irst-place
Around the turn of the 20th century companies like DuPont created chemicals that were used in processing of paper; DuPont also created chemicals used for pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, which were used extensively by the cotton industry (cotton is MUCH more chemical and water intensive compared to hemp). While this was going on, William Randolph Hearst invested in timber and mills to produce the paper for his newspaper, which was the largest chain in the U.S. at the time. His investments in the timber industry were backed by Mellon Bank.
The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury at that time was Andrew Mellon, who happened to own Mellon Bank (and was one of the backers for DuPont as well). Mellon’s niece was married to Harry Anslinger who, incidentally, was connected to the alcohol prohibition campaign. He was out of a job (as were everyone else in that sector of the federal government) after the alcohol prohibition ended. To keep his family employed, Mellon created a new division of the federal government, the Bureau of Narcotics, and made Harry Anslinger the new head of that program.
http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/06/27/th...as-banned/