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Is the long night of the U.S. Republican-led, Worldwide War on Cannabis over?

2013 Global Marijuana March and 4/20

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See: The GMMizer, 2013 GMM map, graphics, basic city list, category, Facebook. Add cities: GMM sign up.

Featured GMM crowd photos over the years.

Global Marijuana March. Click the images below to enlarge them, and for more info. See more featured crowd photos at this category. Share link: www.cannabis.wikia.com/photos Search for marijuana march videos. And more. Signup for 2013 Global Marijuana March. 2 Medellin, Colombia. 2012 GMM. See more photos: a, b, c. Medellin, Colombia. 2011 GMM. See more photos: a, b. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2012 GMM. See another photo. Toronto, Canada. 2009 GMM. 2012 GMM in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2004 MMM in Madrid, Spain. May 8, 2004. Million Joint March (La Marcha del Millón de Porros en Madrid, Mayo 2004). For info and photos: [1] [2]. 2002 MMM in Paris, France in front of the Hotel de Ville. Toronto, Canada. 2006 GMM.

May 4, 2013 G1obal Marijuana March and 4/20 events

Nimbin, Australia.

Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Berlin, Germany.

Des Moines, Iowa.

Ibague, Colombia.

Paris, France.

San Jose, California.

France.

Cardiff, Wales, UK.

San Jose, California.

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Pereira, Colombia.

Medellin, Colombia.

2013 Marcha Mundial de la Marihuana.

New York City.

Nova Iguacu, Brazil.

Nimbin, Australia.

Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

2013 Global Cannabis March.

Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Conservative war, liberal lemmings, and harm reduction

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Be independent, not conservative or liberal!

Conservatives worldwide love war, especially the drug war. War is profitable for big businesses that wage wars, incarcerate POWs, house troops, and treat wounds. Most liberals, like the lemmings they are, enable the wasteful spending of conservative wars, and then have to wind them down when they can no longer be sustained and paid for. Liberals clean up the mess, and pay for the collateral damage of broken bodies and lives. Conservative bosses and subservient, ass-kissing, middle management liberals.

Consider Obamacare versus single-payer universal healthcare. Obamacare, though better and more efficient than the previous U.S. healthcare system, is still hugely profitable to the useless big business called health insurance. Obamacare is not nearly as effective and cost-saving as single-payer universal healthcare. "Single-payer", if paid for completely by the government, wastes no money on the fraud called health insurance. This matters because harm reduction works better when integrated with a truly universal healthcare system that covers everybody, even the poorest of drug users.

Winding down Republican-initiated Wars of Choice

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These multi-trillion dollar wars are the latest "glorious crusades" (that good ol' boy, moron Bush actually used the word "crusade" at first to describe the Iraq War). See: The Three Trillion Dollar War - about the Iraq War. See Brown University Costs of War project. See: Cost of U.S. drug war. We don't need drug wars. We need harm reduction. See: Portugal. Cannabis-related links. Both the Iraq War and the Drug War were profitable Wars of Choice against fabricated "Enemies". See: How the Bush Administration Sold the War – and We Bought It by Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson. See Wikipedia: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Listen to Hans Blix and Arianna Huffington, too. Drug users are no one's enemy.

Obama is the first Democrat President in awhile who isn't basically middle management for Republicans. But Democrats have to be pushed to support the middle class instead of the privileged. Otherwise, another Ralph Nader will come along to throw a monkey wrench into the whole bloody machine (speech by Mario Savio starts at 22 seconds into the video). Clinton was the last moderate Republican to lead the country. Stockholders got rich while income and wealth inequality continued to increase, and the incarceration rate continued to skyrocket due to the drug war and "truth-in-sentencing" (mandatory minimum sentencing). See: The U.S. Drug War. Republicans lead. Democrats follow. Everybody pays. See: National Rifle Association and mandatory minimum sentencing.

Cory Booker and Quentin Tarantino on the Drug War

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See: Portal: Race, ethnicity, and the drug war.

Quentin Tarantino. Video: War on Drugs is Like Slavery. Tarantino - War on Drugs is Like Slavery. [18]. Wikipedia: Quentin Tarantino. Youtube link. Source video. George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, and The Young Turks.

Breaking the Taboo

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Home Page (BreakingTheTaboo.info). More info [19]. See TabooBreakers on Twitter. See Global Commission on Drug Policy and Facebook page. Quotes from video clips on the trailer: President Richard Nixon: "total war against public enemy number one". President Ronald Wilson Reagan: "When we say no to drugs it will be clear that we mean absolutely none". President George H.W. Bush: "Some think there won't be room for them in jail. We'll make room". Morgan Freeman: "Since 1971 2.5 trillion dollars have been spent on the War on Drugs". Look who's breaking the taboo: Richard Branson, Kate Winslet, Sam Branson, Morgan Freeman, and many more. See also: MarijuanaMajority.com. Share link. Full version in English is no longer available online. Hey Richard Branson, George Soros, Peter Lewis, or whoever, please buy it and put it back online!

Propaganda of incarceration nations

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Shoulda Robbed a Bank

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Drug Sentences Driving Federal Prison Population Growth, Government Report Finds. By Phillip Smith, Sept. 13, 2012. StoptheDrugWar.org - A comment:

• Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Smashwords (multiple formats). See more info from the author, Hugh Yonn.

Has Obama lost some of his passion and mojo?

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Could just as well be describing the Drug War.
Sen. Barack Obama before the Iraq War:

"What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne. What I am opposed to is the attempt by political hacks like Karl Rove to distract us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income — to distract us from corporate scandals and a stock market that has just gone through the worst month since the Great Depression. That's what I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics."

"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. Share link.

The purple elephant in the room

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The purple elephant in the room:

A nation of prison guards, prisoners, and Drug War POWs

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• Crazy Country: 6 Reasons America Spends More on Prisons Than On Higher Education. By Les Leopold on August 27, 2012. AlterNet.
• The Role of the Prison Guards Union in California’s Troubled Prison System. By Tim Kowal on June 5, 2011. See yearly compensation of California's prison guards over time in the chart below on the left.

Caravan for Peace 2012. August 12 to September 12.

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"This summer, victims of the drug war in Mexico will travel across the United States. We will promote peace with justice and dignity on both sides of the border."

• www.CaravanForPeace.org - share this link on Facebook, etc..
• "caravan for peace" - Google search.
• Javier Sicilia: Caravan to Highlight Failed Drug War and Victims on Both Sides of the Border. August 9, 2012. Huffington Post. Article by Javier Sicilia, Mexican poet, and leader of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity.

Election Day victories

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The American states of Colorado and Washington have voted to legalize cannabis, and Massachusetts becomes the eighteenth state to approve cannabis for medical use. See 2012 vote for cannabis. Prohibition, your days are numbered!

Cost of U.S. drug war. Even $1.5 trillion dollars is conservative since many crimes are committed in order to get money for drugs. Correction costs alone average $30,600 per inmate in 2007. See: Portal: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate. See: Economics - Drug War Facts. See: 32 Reasons Why We Need To End The War On Drugs - Business Insider. See: The Budgetary Impact of Ending Drug Prohibition. Hey Republicans! The drug war is taking us over the fiscal cliff! The drug war is another multi-trillion dollar war that needs to be wound down. Obama wound down the Iraq War, and is winding down the war in Afghanistan. Obamacare will not increase in cost as fast as the previous healthcare chaos. Single-payer universal healthcare, of course, is the most efficient and cost saving, but Democrats would never have been able to get that passed in Obama's first term.

Why did U.S. Republicans get their asses handed to them in 2012? Well, besides their idiotic rape comments, maybe it is because their support for "freedom" was a sham. For example; at the time of the election very few Republicans had cosponsored H.R. 6335 (see section on cosponsors). That bill would not have done anything more to legalize marijuana or medical marijuana; it would simply have allowed medical marijuana centers operating legally under state law to continue to do so. It would have amended the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that was authorized by State law. This is Republican "freedom":

Ending careers of rabid anti-medical-cannabis federal prosecutors

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Supporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race May 16, 2012. By Teresa Carson. Chicago Tribune. From the article:

As Oregon's chief federal prosecutor last year, Holton was in the vanguard of that crackdown, sending letters to owners, operators and landlords of storefront pot outlets warning they faced prosecution and civil enforcement actions for involvement in the sale of cannabis.

See the next section for info about federal prosecutors.

Cannabis and the illusion of democracy in the USA

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It takes a two-thirds majority in Congress to override a Presidential veto. The U.S. is unique in this among Western democracies. And what's up with the lack of runoff voting for Presidential elections? It is common in other countries.

Most Americans want cannabis legalized. See this timeline of polling in the USA. A much larger majority want medical cannabis legalized. But the USA is a 1% kleptocracy run mostly by special interests and corporations (who are considered persons according to the law). As concerns cannabis: Big Pharma, police unions, private prisons, prison guard unions, alcohol and beer companies. Also known as the Prison-Industrial Complex and the alcohol-drug monopoly.

• The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal | Republic Report. April 20, 2012 article.

The power of these special interests has increased greatly since the 1980 election of Just-Say-No Ronald (6) Wilson (6) Reagan (6). By the way, are you still waiting for that Reagan-Revolution wealth to "trickle-down" from the 1%?

The government is actually run by a 40% minority. It is not a 50% plus one, simple-majority democracy. It takes a 60% majority vote in the Senate to get past a filibuster or other delaying tactic. It is a self-imposed Senate rule not found in the Constitution that could be overturned at any time by a simple majority vote in the Senate. See filibuster. Stopping the presidential dictatorship, via the Presidential veto, would require changing the constitution to eliminate the Presidential veto that requires a two-thirds majority in Congress to override it.

The only true simple-majority democracy left is at the state level with ballot initiatives, and it is in constant conflict with the Feds.

Concerning Obama, or any President. Federal prosecutors (U.S attorneys) are appointed by the President and serve 4 year terms. They are responsible for the crackdown on medical cannabis dispensaries in many states. They are independent and the only way to stop them is for the President to fire them. If a President fired a federal prosecutor over medical marijuana, his political opponents could say that he is subverting federal law. A President can suggest that they not prioritize federal resources going after medical cannabis users, and dispensaries following state law. The President can not change federal law though, and so federal prosecutors can do whatever they want.

State governors also have veto powers. Occasionally, cannabis reform measures get passed by state legislatures, but are oftentimes vetoed by governors. It usually takes a 3/5 or 2/3 majority vote to override a governor's veto.

Never-ending war, PTSD, veterans, medical marijuana

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See main article: Posttraumatic stress and cannabis.

PTSD proposed for Oregon medical marijuana list. August 26, 2012. San Francisco Chronicle.

• 45% Of Iraq/Afghanistan War Veterans Seeking Disability. May 28, 2012. Associated Press (AP). By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer. From the article: "The average wait to get a new one processed grows longer each month and is now about eight months. ... Harvard economist Linda Bilmes. She estimates the health care and disability costs of the recent wars at $600 billion to $900 billion."
• The Three Trillion Dollar War - Wikipedia article about the book.

Weed Pass is Dead, Cannabis Cup is Alive!

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Later note: The conservatives are still trying to implement the Weed Pass.

The new government of the Netherlands has snuffed out plans to ban foreigners from visiting Dutch coffee shops where they can purchase quasi-legal cannabis. That means the High Times 2012 Cannabis Cup is on! Read complete article here

Democrat Peter Shumlin wins big in 2012 Vermont governor race

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• Wikipedia: Peter Shumlin and 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election. Result: Shumlin 58.0%. Brock 37.7%.
• Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Coordinator. August 25, 2012.
• When A Governor Calls And Asks For Support To Reform Marijuana Laws…. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director. August 3, 2012.
• His website: Peter Shumlin for Vermont Governor | Leadership for a strong Vermont.
• Google site search of his website for "marijuana".

Rhode Island becomes 15th state to decriminalize cannabis

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Rhode Island. Marijuana Policy Project. Rhode Island’s New Law to Reduce Penalties for Marijuana Possession:

On June 13, 2012, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee [Independent] signed S 2253/H 7092 into law, making Rhode Island the 15th state to remove the possibility of jail for first offense possession of a modest amount of marijuana. The title of the bills was “Reform the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.”

David Duchovny on cannabis legalization

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Cannabis is more interesting than alcohol

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Click the images to enlarge them, and for more info.

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). See forum discussion and download link there. Turn Flashblock off. It uses Flash. More info and download sources: [21] [22]

• Paris, May 12, 2012 Global Marijuana March photos: Marche Mondial Du Cannabis (12 Mai 2012). Video: Marche mondiale du cannabis: le changement, c'est maintenant? - Les Inrocks.

Kirsten Dunst. More info on quote is here.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, above image. See image info.

Cannabis coffee shop. April 1, 2007. Amsterdam.

Amsterdam. The Grasshopper. By day. 31 December 2006.

Amsterdam. The Grasshopper. By night. 1 January 2007.

Seshat rising

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• Wikipedia: Seshat

See:

• Egypt. Cannabis-related links.
• Egypt’s Uprising has Link to Marijuana Prohibition | The NORML Stash Blog. By Cannabis Karri on February 8, 2011. See also:
• Wikipedia: Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed.

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 middle ground between single-payer health care 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
• Portugal: Ten Years After Decriminalization. Drug reporter. Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) Drug Policy Program. By sarosip on 26 November 2012.
• Portugal Decriminalized All Drugs Eleven Years Ago And The Results Are Staggering. By Samuel Blackstone. July 17, 2012. Business Insider.
• 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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From Facebook photo page for photo below:
"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.

Pat Robertson advocates making marijuana legal

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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.

Video Youtube link.

"Welcome to America, home to 5% of the world's people & 25% of the world's prisoners."

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.

Baked? Music videos, internet radio, and more

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Embedded music videos

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A rolling palette of music and video enjoyment and weirdness. Videos go onto user pages after being here. See Category:Music videos for links to pages of videos.

01 LSD. Start.
02 Spiritual Antiseptic. 9:59 start.
03 Cicada. 13:45 start.
04 Solstice. 16:50 start.
05 Hid. 24:00 start.
06 Dark Persuasion. 29:40 start.
07 Angelic Particles. 35:42 start.
08 Rent Boy. 42:05 start.
09 Gamma Goblins. 46:03 start.

Free albums streaming online

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• AllMusic.com. Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews. Many of the tunes on many of the albums can be streamed online. Full tunes in many cases, and not just samples. Wikipedia: AllMusic.

For example; do you like drum and bass fused with world music:

• Arcana - Jef Stott : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic. Click any blue icon to start playing a tune. When done it will rotate through the rest of the album. Great background to whatever else you are doing. :)

Some Dubstep:

• Reazon - Reazon - Back Again, On Track Again | Mixcloud - Re-think radio.

Internet radio

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Audio streams. Your Flash player will play many of them automatically. See Wikipedia: Internet radio.

Some free, streaming, music and talk radio:

• TuneIn: Listen to Online Radio, Music and Talk Stations (tunein.com). Music Radio - Listen Online. And Electronic and Dance Radio. And Dubstep Radio. And Progressive Talk Radio - Listen Online.
• Radio Fly Foot Selecta - Strictly Big Tunes & Good Vibes.
• radionomy.com
• Facebook: Radionomy.
• Search Radionomy for drum bass electronic world music. One result of many:
• Listen to the online radio Electronic Global Radio on Radionomy : Dance-Clubbing, House, Electronic, Easy Listening, Techno.
• Wikipedia: List of Internet stations.

You can also install one or more of the top 5 media players at Cnet. They are freeware. Such as:

• UMPlayer.
• VLC Media Player.
• GOM Media Player.

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