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From: bryan brady (bradybuzduz@hotmail.com) Sent: Fri 2/27/09 11:53 AM To: editor@onlinejournal.com

It is the duty of every free American to end this violation of Gods law and the law of this nation.

Specifically, the law that govern the use and aquisition of cannabis sativa, and herb declared by scientist, that bears seed. Now I would refer you to the scriptures reguarding the origins and uses by man; Genesis chapter 1 verses 29 and 30:

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you everyherb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree yeilding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

This is God's LAW and man has violated that law by incarcerating and killing people for using an herb that God made and placed in the Garden of Eden to help mankind get along and live long lives.

Cannabis sativa was developed by God.

Who is so blind that they cannot see the results of taking an intricate part of our DNA. There are THC receptors built into our systems, and when you take that natural process out you shorten the life.

Look at what you learn from scientists.

Now is the time to make reparation to these people that have been violated by the Law.

Repentance proceedures, as set forth in the Bible are expected by the People of God, to the U.S. Government for this clear violation.

The Laws governing cannabis sativa were done so by perjurious information, citing specifically the lies made popular by the movie "Reefer Madness" produced and developed the U.S. Government. The Leguardia report stated the real scientific results and yet the information being sent to mainstream America were complete lies. And now we see the results of the U.S. Government trying to keep the one thing that supresses violent tendancies of mankind. The results are a scourge upon the earth that we know as CANCER. What will stop it is simple. My words are simple. Legalize Marijuana NOW or the scourge will be tenfold, Thus Saith The Lord.

Bryan Brady Simple man

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WOW, it amazes me, idk why, that people are argue against it but show no prof of their argument. They just spew out the same fear propaganda year after year without showing any medical proof. Do some research losers. Dr. Donald Tashkin of UCLA found Marijuana does NOT cause cancer. It has no carcinogens like tobacco. It does not cause brain damage. That misconception came from an experiment conducted in 1974 where they took a little monkey, put a mask on it, and pumped it full of 63 joints in 5 min. They did that everyday for about 90 days till the monkey died. It didn't die of over dose, you can't over dose on marijuana unless you can smoke 10,000 joints in a 1 min time span, it died from lack of oxegen. You start getting brain damage after 4 min with no oxegen. The monkey had 5 min, which caused the brain damage.This was called the Dr. Heath/Tulane study. Every other study done has found that no major LONG TERM effects come from Marijuana usage. Read: The Wootton Report, 1968 from England, The Le Dain Report 1970, Canada, The Consumers Union Report on licit and illicit drugs, 1972 U.S. The LeGaurdia Committe Report 1944, N.Y., The Shafer Report 1972 U.S. that told President Nixon that Marijuana shouldn't be a Class 1 drug, in which he ignored after asking for them to do a study on Marijuana and other drugs in 1970., Ganga in Jamaica: A medical Anthropological study of chronic Marijuana use 1975, Cannabis in Costa Rica: 1980 A study in chronic Marijuana use, Cannabis: our position for a Canadian Public Policy 2002 Canadian senate. The University of Saskatchewan did a study and found that Marijuana my actually stimulate Brain cell growth. Dr. Xia Zang oversaw the study. Is Marijuana addictive? Maybe mentally, coffee is so are video games, lets make everything illegal. Do some fucking research and show proff of it before you try to cloud the judgment of others!

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Marijuana legalization MAY cause a rise in crime, marijuana MAY hinder your cognative process... or it MAY be found to be the most effective treatment for many deseases; legalization MAY cause crime rates to go down and be good for the economy; it MAY lead to a more siritually enlightened society. None of us know for certain, and there is some evidence on both sides. The fact remains, however, that we ALREADY HAVE the right to smoke marijuana... and by all that our country stands for and all that our constitution provides, the federal government does not have the authority to take away the individual's right to choose for themselves unless it is EVIDENT (not MAYBE) that it poses a SEVERE and IRREPERABLE risk to our nation AND that it's illegalization would not have more severe consequenses to the same. That is, our government has absolutely no right to take away each individuals right to choose what is right for them unless it CLEARLY infringes on the rights of others (like murder and theft). All else must simply be regulated and only as is necessary for our nation's survival.

Even the proponents of prohibition admit that there is simply not enough research data to say with any degree of certainty what the ramifications will be. All we know is what MIGHT be, therefore our right to choose MUST be preserved. Anything less is an affront to the very bedrock of our country. When the goverment is alowed to choose for you... even in an effort to "protect you from yourself" your liberty is lost.

"The provision of the Constitution giving the war-making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons. Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object."

-Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jeffer"If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."

-Thomas Jefferson

Common Sense

“Our nation can acknowledge the dangers of cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana while still permitting their use. The only logically and morally consistent argument for marijuana prohibition necessitates the criminalization of all harmful recreational drugs, including alcohol, nicotine and caffeine. We can agree that such an infringement on personal freedoms is as impractical as it is un-American. The time has come to accept that our nation's attitude toward marijuana has been misguided for generations and that the only rational approach to cannabis is to legalize, regulate and tax it.” Dr. Nathan, a psychiatrist in Princeton, N.J., is a clinical assistant professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

"A PROHIBITION LAW STRIKES A BLOW, AT THE VERY PRINCIPLES, UPON WHICH OUR GOVERNMENT WAS FOUNDED.... PROHIBITION GOES BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF REASON, IN THAT IT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL A MANS APPETITE BY LEGISLATION, AND MAKES CRIME OUT OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT CRIME." A. Lincoln

As you know, Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts introduced legislation regarding marijuana use, H.R. 2835, on June 6, 2009. This legislation would limit the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Specifically, it would prohibit federal penalties for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for any not-for-profit transfer of marijuana. Possession of more than 100 grams of marijuana, or the transfer of more than 1 gram, would remain illegal. Shortly after its introduction, H.R. 2835 was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee. Shout out your Congressmen and let them know that you want cannabis decriminalized.

I agree with those who say there are more important issues facing our country like unwinnable wars, a broken economy, a miserable health care system, and environmental neglect. However, marijuana reform is a low hanging fruit that should be done sooner than later. I confess to not understanding the forces of the status quo. Why don't facts matter: 20 million Americans criminalized for pot possession since 1965 while use has remained the same, 60,000 people in U.S. prisons today for marijuana violations only, $25 billion in annual enforcement costs, and forgoing billions in tax revenue on a substance less harmful than alcohol. Someday soon, these facts will prevail.