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Drug decriminalization in Portugal
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Hard-drug rehab costs money. All Western European countries have some form of universal healthcare. It gets better health statistics and costs less per person. Clueless Libertarians, Republicans, and Teabaggers are against universal healthcare because it is government funded. Even though most of these same Tea Party people would never want their Medicare taken away from them. Their stupid preference for private health insurance costs them far more per person, and so they must be basic-math challenged. So much for American brainpower. Obamacare is a lame middle ground between universal healthcare and private health insurance. It will not help poor people enough because the coward Democrats are also bought out by the insurance corporations. So tens of thousands of people will continue to die in the USA each year due to lack of money for healthcare.
Portugal decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs in 2001:
- Google search: Portugal decriminalization
- Now We Know: Decriminalization DOES Cut Drug Use | Care2 Causes. By Paul Canning. March 18, 2012. Article and video.
- Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal. By Erik Kain. July 5, 2011. Forbes.
- "5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results". By Brian Vastag. April 7, 2009. Scientific American
- "Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?" By Maia Szalavitz. April 26, 2009. Time magazine.
- "The success of drug decriminalization in Portugal." March 14, 2009. Salon.com. By Glenn Greenwald. April 2, 2009 update.
- White Paper: Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies." April 2, 2009. By Glenn Greenwald. Cato Institute.
2012 Global Marijuana March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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"Only 5 of us in Malaysia. It's not the number that counts, it's the determination that matters."
2012 Global Marijuana March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Cannabis is more interesting than alcohol
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Listen: PsySrek Mix - Million Marijuana March 2010 ;-') by Legalize Cannabis. "This mix have been played at the 'Million Marijuana March', world manifestation to legalize cannabis, in Paris (place de la Bastille - 08/05/2010)." (May 8, 2010).
Cannabis is safer
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Cigarette Ingredients - Chemicals in Cigarettes. Tri-County Cessation Center. "The list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes is something every smoker should see. Submitted by the five major American cigarette companies to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in April of 1994, this list of ingredients had long been kept a secret. ... While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of many of these substances which changes their properties, often for the worse. Over 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette – 69 of those chemicals are known to cause cancer." See: Wikipedia: Tobacco harm reduction.

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Added by Timeshifter"In October 2008 the American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) became the first medical organization in the U.S. to officially endorse tobacco harm reduction as a viable strategy to reduce the death toll related to cigarette smoking." [6] [7] Joel Nitzkin: "So if we can figure that the nicotine in the e-cigarettes is basically a generic version of the same nicotine that is in prescription products, we have every reason to believe that the hazard posed by e-cigarettes would be much lower than one percent, probably lower than one tenth of one percent of the hazard posed by regular cigarettes." [8] [9]
Life for Pot
www.lifeforpot.com - a website about federal, non-violent, marijuana-only inmates serving sentences of life without parole. Share this link in email, on Facebook, on Twitter, etc..
2012 Global Marijuana March on May 5
Global Marijuana March. 746 different cities have signed up from 65 different nations since 1999.
168 cities from 33 nations signed up for May 5, 2012. Graphics. Facebook: 2012 GMM.
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See GMM: basic city lists, detailed city lists, graphics, photos, maps, regions, years.
Global Million Marijuana March. Many links. GMM, MMM. First Saturday in May (or thereabouts). See also: 4/20 events. 168 cities from 33 nations signed up for May 5, 2012. Graphics. Facebook: 2012 GMM. 272 cities for May 7, 2011. 328 cities for May 1, 2010. 270 for May 2, 2009. 240 for May 3, 2008. 230 for May 5, 2007. 203 for May 6, 2006. 184 for May 7, 2005. 165 for May 1, 2004. 235 for May 3, 2003. 199 for May 4, 2002. 119 for May 5, 2001. 104 for May 6, 2000. 31 for May 1, 1999. -- 746 different cities have signed up from 65 different nations since 1999. . GMM on Wikipedia. Regions: Africa. Asia. Canada. Europe. Oceania. Russia. South and Central America. USA. Google News: [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]. News media reports: 2011. 2009. 2008. 2007. 2006. Add name of city to searches: ~ Google: [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]. [25]. Google maps: city, state, nation. Videos: [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]. Photos. Search - Marijuana March: [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]. Marihuana March: [45] [46] [47] [48]. Marcha Marihuana (Spanish): [49] [50] [51] [52]. Marche Mondiale Cannabis (French): [53] [54] [55] [56]. Marche Mondiale Marijuana (French): [57] [58] [59] [60]. Marcha Maconha or Marcha Marijuana (Portuguese): [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68]. Google Advanced Image Search (find free images). Community and forums. GMM Blogs: [69]. Travel blogs with photos: [70]. Legality of cannabis by country: Erowid.org, Wikipedia. WeBeHigh.com - home page lists all cities. Yahoo Groups: [71] [72] [73]. Basic city lists by year. Marijuana polls.
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Global Marijuana March. 168 cities from 33 nations signed up for May 5, 2012. Graphics. Facebook: 2012 GMM. Click: Dana Beal. He is facing another trial. To add cities to the Global Marijuana March 2012 city list and map please send email or join the 2012 GMM Facebook group:
Substitute @ for (at). Messages disappear for many reasons. So keep emailing until you get a reply. 746 different cities have signed up from 65 different nations since 1999. <<-- Click. See GlobalCannabisMarch.com and Pot Pride Week. There are many other international Facebook pages:
There are also many GMM Facebook pages for organizing cities and countries. Search Facebook. See: Category: Searches. See also:
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Polls. Cannabis is more popular than most politicians
It is difficult to get the national TV media to cover the Global Marijuana March internationally. But we get tons of media coverage locally in many cities, including TV coverage. Oftentimes even with just a few marchers. It really matters because it normalizes us in many people's minds. "Oh, it is those yearly marijuana marchers again. No big deal." So more and more people get used to the idea, and then go to the next steps of decriminalization, looking the other way, limited legalization of possession, etc.. Full legalization will happen after that. Kind of like how laws against interracial marriage were ignored. Osmosis. See the large crowd shots worldwide. Also, the NORML chart of poll numbers rising over time. The crowd shots make a big impression, and demonstrate that the events are taking place simultaneously around the world. For more info see Portal: Cannabis polls.

Added by TimeshifterPat Robertson advocates making marijuana legal
Wikipedia: Pat Robertson. "Pot" Robertson. :)
- Pat Robertson Says Marijuana Should Be Legal. By Steve Elliott. March 8, 2012. Toke of the Town.
- U.S. News - Pat Robertson is for legalizing marijuana: What would Jesus do? March 9, 2012. By James Eng, msnbc.com
- Zakaria: Incarceration nation – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs. By Fareed Zakaria, CNN. March 30, 2012.
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Yeah, right on, Pat! Those conservative hippies were right after all. And that liberal, big-prison-spender, Nancy Reagan, with her "Just Say No" lock-em-up activism was wrong. And don't forget that liberal, big-prison-spender, Newt Gingrich and his drug war.
The Avatar Home Tree of Life (symbol found in many cultures) for the healing of the nations. | A bhang (psychoactive cannabis preparation) shop in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. |
Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about marijuana death penalty idea
Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about Marijuana Death Penalty Idea.
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Gatewood Galbraith on Newt Gingrich
Gatewood Galbraith. January 23, 1947 – January 4, 2012.
- Marijuana Activist Legend Gatewood Galbraith Dies. By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~. Jan 4, 2012.
- Gatewood Galbraith: The People's Champion (1947-2012). By Michael Bachara, Special to Salem-News.com - Jan. 5, 2012.
He reserved special ire for Republicans, most recently calling former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell "aliens, not conservatives. They never met a bloated police state they didn't like."
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Newt Gingrich calls medical marijuana a joke
- Newt Gingrich Rips Marijuana Use, Shows Historical Ignorance. Submitted by NORML on Jan 4, 2012. On "Opposing Views".
- Presidential Hopeful Gingrich Calls Medical Marijuana A 'Joke'. Toke of the Town. By Steve Elliott. November 28, 2011.
- Newt Gingrich Hates Medical Marijuana And Would Expand The Failed War On Drugs. November 28, 2011. THE Weed Blog.
- Newt Gingrich: Medical Marijuana Is a Convenience That Must Be Stopped. By Andrew Belonsky. November 28 2011. Cannabis Culture Magazine.
- Newt Gingrich on drug laws, entitlements and campaigning: The Yahoo News interview. By Chris Moody. Nov. 28, 2011.
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Newt Gingrich's 1995 death penalty bill for importing 2 ounces of cannabis
See Newt Gingrich. In contrast, see: Lowest enforcement priority for cannabis offenses.

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Added by TimeshifterNewt Gingrich (see his Wikipedia article) proposed a bill in 1995 to give the death penalty for importing 2 ounces of cannabis. He introduced it in 1996 as H.R. 4170 (Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1996) to the House of Representatives.
- Gingrich on Marijuana - See the discussion of H.R. 4170 and importing "100 usual dosage amounts." Life imprisonment without parole for the first offense, and the death penalty for the second offense.
- Gingrich Urges Death Penalty For Illegal Drug Smugglers. Aug. 27, 1995. Washington Post.
- House Speaker Gingrich Proposes Increased Death Penalties for Drug Dealers. October 1995. National Drug Strategy Network.
- H.R. 4170: Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1996. GovTrack.us.
Photo to the top right: Newt Gingrich at West Georgia College (which later became the University of West Georgia). According to his Wikipedia article Gingrich was professor there from 1970 to 1978. He left when he was denied tenure. The image source says: "That's not Austin Powers dressed for a job interview... it is Newt Gingrich as a young professor at the University of Georgia." Lol. A comment says: "Short sleeved shirt (?) and a suit : not a good look....."

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"I'm not in favor of medical marijuana being legal". Mitt Romney responds to a man in a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy. Romney refuses to answer the man when asked if he would arrest the man and his doctors. Youtube link. See here for closed-caption version. Don't forget to hit the [CC] button to activate them if you don't have them enabled by default (or click the button for interactive transcripts - it's to the right of the flag button).
Senate votes 60 to 38 for indefinite military detention of Americans
| "We are the party of lower taxes for the American people". - John Boehner, Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. December 21, 2011.
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See also: Newt Gingrich's Drug War, extraordinary rendition, and torture, rape, beatings, searches, disappearances and the Drug War. Also, "Night and Fog", the Nazi Germany program of disappearances, and indefinite military detention. Also, follow the money: Private prisons and private power.
- Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely, White House Threatens Veto. Nov. 29, 2011. Huffington Post.
- 60 senators betrayed you today, they authorized the indefinite suspension of habeus corpus (updated). WeAreChangeTV.us - Nov. 29, 2011.
- Bill Summary & Status - 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) - S.AMDT.1107. See list of Senators voting for and against. THOMAS (Library of Congress).
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Occupy Vancouver
Pot & Politics. Chris Bennett at Occupy Vancouver! Youtube link. The Harperization of the Drug War in Canada. Stephen Harper's slavish imitation of the U.S. drug war.
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Occupy a Hemp Field
It's better than occupying one of Newt Gingrich's jail cells. See: Drug war charts. See Uprising by Muse. From the album The Resistance. Youtube link. The video can't be embedded. Lyrics.

Added by TimeshifterSee also: File:France 2011 GMM 9.jpg. It is a 2011 GMM poster for France. Image is derived from Liberty Leading the People.
Marijuana is safer than alcohol
- Category:Cannabis is safer.
- Category:Marijuana is safer than alcohol.
- Category:Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER).
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Added by Timeshifter- Facebook: Marijuana is Safer. Book by Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert.
- See quotes from the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on marijuana and medicine. For more info see the links in the image description here.
2005. Denver legalizes cannabis
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Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER)
- saferchoice.org
- Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Facebook: Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER)
- Facebook: Causes on Facebook. SAFER
- saferdenver.saferchoice.org
- twitter.com/SAFERchoice
- myspace.com/saferchoice
- think.mtv.com/profile/SAFER
- youtube.com/user/SaferChoice
- gallery.marihemp.com/denver2005nov1
- Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation - Wikipedia.
Baked? Music videos, internet radio, and more
A rolling palette of video enjoyment and weirdness. Videos go onto user pages after being here. See Category:Music videos for links to pages of videos.
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Here you go. Can play 'em at the same time. ... :) Can adjust audio individually. Click Youtube links for larger versions. Then click the full-screen icon at the bottom right of the video. Find lyrics at the Lyric Wiki, or via Google. | "The Lords have secret entrances, and they know disguises. But they give themselves away in minor ways. Too much glint of light in the eye. A wrong gesture. Too long and curious a glance." - Jim Morrison.
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Timeshifter user pages with music videos and more: page 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8. 9. UFOs.
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Internet radio
For some internet radio click this link: gmmtucuman.com.ar (a Global Marijuana March site for San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina) - The music starts in a few seconds. If not, then reload the page, or use the links below. The music is in various languages. You may not understand the language of the song, but the music is oftentimes interesting.
Direct links to one of the audio streams gmmtucuman.com.ar has embedded on their home page:
- Profile: http://www.radionomy.com/ante-ojo-ajeno
- Bitly: http://bit.ly/eKqA76
- Stream: http://listen.radionomy.com/ante-ojo-ajeno.m3u - click this link to start the radio. Your media player will play it. Some top 5 players at Cnet: GOM Media Player. VLC Media Player.
- More streams: radionomy.com
- Facebook: Radionomy .
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