Remember, the man is legally required to say these things…
The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Wednesday in Fresno.
The nation’s drug czar, who viewed a foothill marijuana farm on U.S. Forest Service land with state and local officials earlier Wednesday, said the federal government will not support legalizing marijuana.
“Legalization is not in the president’s vocabulary, and it’s not in mine,” he said.
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Kerlikowske said he can understand why legislators are talking about taxing marijuana cultivation to help cash-strapped government agencies in California. But the federal government views marijuana as a harmful and addictive drug, he said.
“Marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit,” Kerlikowske said in downtown Fresno while discussing Operation SOS — Save Our Sierra — a multiagency effort to eradicate marijuana in eastern Fresno County.
Officials say the marijuana-eradication operation will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the exact amount won’t be known until agencies can add up staffing, vehicle and other costs.
Stashers RevRayGreen (right) holding tin of federal medical marijuana delivered monthly to George McMahon (left)
It is amazing to make the statement that marijuana has no medicinal value in the state that has hundreds of thousands medical users and thousands of doctors recommending it for medical use for thirteen years. Even more amazing when you know the federal government Kerlikowske works for has patents on the medical use of cannabinoids and continues to deliver tins of marijuana joints for medical purposes to four Americans.
Mr. Drug Czar, your pants are on fire!
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[...] Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
All these so called czar’s are nuts, crazy for having such a problem with a wildflower called cannabis!!
Don’t you people have something more important to do??? Meth, crack,drunks,perverts???
All the so called Czar’s are nuts, crazy and don’t have a thought. If they did, they would not have such a problem with a wilflower called cannabis!
[...] Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
[...] Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
[...] Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
[...] strategies for future Cannabis Prohibition law reforms around the 7:30 PM hour (eastern) . The Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
[...] there is bad news also, besides the failure of Prop 19 in California. NORML reports: The Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close [...]
Fear tactics,
If we all stood up and said no to bad government, and told them what we wanted. We might finally get some where. Half of us would probably be in jail or shot. They don’t care if your peaceful or not.
They will still show up with clubs and armor to beat you into submission with.
The US military kills more soldiers in training than marijuana has EVER, but there still signing them up in droves. Where’s the “bad for your health argument there?”
Recruiter “We want YOU, for the united states army!
Congress/senate “Umm… We can’t it’s uh, bad for our health. Yeah! Bad for our health, sorry!”
Right on Ethan Thanks for helping me simmer down and my apologies for the dated slang:) (I’m an old hippie). But you are so correct on how our constitution (1st draft printed on hemp) is being shredded by the prohibitionists and their lily livered political allies. It is up to us users and friends to take action and, if necessary, civil disobedience to usurp an unjust, unethical and hypocritical law against our drug of choice. As a wiser man than I once said: If not now, when? If not me, then who? Peace brother
I like the photo Russ, but if this administration does’nt legalize the herb, I can’t see it being legalized in our “so-called” free country. Maybe, all users and their friends (maybe, 30 million or so) people can have mass smoke-ins and demadn to be arrested until marijuana is made totally legal for all adults. How many users can they lock up before even the prohibitionist pinheads realize they lost this phony war. I’m a 60 year old user for 39 years and I’m sick and tired of all the crap that cannabis users have to endure. What we need is a Cannabis Stonewall nationawide. As Peter Quincy Taggert says in “Galaxy Quest” “Never give up…never surrender.”
I find it funny how goverment officials will say anything to save face. Im an 18 year old american citizen who lives in Texas, and i witness daily goverment officials lying thru there teeth to keep from being in the wrong. You as an orginization have to keep these fools talking till they slip up. They know there in the wrong but they’ll fight till the end. We deserve marijuana and so many more of the rights that are slowly and secretly taken from our constitution and ourselves. For the sake of humanity’s exsistence stop this country from taking control of our lives with its growing greed. If not for marijuana than for the right to live.
the prescription bottle in George’s hand is full of the Uncle Schwag as seen in the KCCI-TV8 video 7/21/09…link it up Russ…..
“Have Opinion On Medical Marijuana, Board Wants To Hear It Board To Conduct Scientific Review ”
George smoking joint right outside Pharmacy Office..
http://www.kcci.com/news/20127648/detail.html
Duffy Cartoon
http://www.kcci.com/video/20146095/index.html
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Thanks for the photo. It says a thousand words. Actually, it says “What’s the medicinal value of this marijuana you sent me?” 100 times.
@RR thanks for the love……
I love the inclusion of the photo of the Gov. Issued (GI) Weed!