Comments on: On legalization: Who’s afraid? Virginia’s Rep. Wolf http://stash.norml.org/on-legalization-whos-afraid-virginias-rep-wolf The Growing Truth About Cannabis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:08:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris from VA http://stash.norml.org/on-legalization-whos-afraid-virginias-rep-wolf/comment-page-1#comment-4272 Chris from VA Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:20:33 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=2583#comment-4272 Adam: Unfortunately Congressman Wolf is serving his 15th term in the US Congress representing the 10th District of VA. He has a consistent voting record that does not favor marijuana use in any form and I do not expect him to change these views no matter what evidence is presented to him. However, as I mentioned to Russ, there was a comment from a Stasher here on the site that equated not actively protesting against the War on Drugs and against marijuana in particular with being a coward. I do not believe that statement has merit because it's a question of how much you have to lose if you're caught up in legal problems due to your activism. I'm the sole provider for my family and I stand to lose my kids, my freedom, my house, and my job. That said, I can no longer in good conscience lurk in the shadows branded a common criminal by the government I trusted to voice the will of the people while hundreds of thousands of my fellow citizens are arrested and have their lives ruined by an unjust set of laws. The federal government has finally done it. They have taken a mild mannered, easy going, patient man and sincerely and thoroughly pissed him off. I will not stop, I will not waiver, and I will never EVER stop protesting this misguided, illegal, and immoral War against the American People. Join me. Adam: Unfortunately Congressman Wolf is serving his 15th term in the US Congress representing the 10th District of VA. He has a consistent voting record that does not favor marijuana use in any form and I do not expect him to change these views no matter what evidence is presented to him.

However, as I mentioned to Russ, there was a comment from a Stasher here on the site that equated not actively protesting against the War on Drugs and against marijuana in particular with being a coward.

I do not believe that statement has merit because it’s a question of how much you have to lose if you’re caught up in legal problems due to your activism. I’m the sole provider for my family and I stand to lose my kids, my freedom, my house, and my job.

That said, I can no longer in good conscience lurk in the shadows branded a common criminal by the government I trusted to voice the will of the people while hundreds of thousands of my fellow citizens are arrested and have their lives ruined by an unjust set of laws.

The federal government has finally done it. They have taken a mild mannered, easy going, patient man and sincerely and thoroughly pissed him off. I will not stop, I will not waiver, and I will never EVER stop protesting this misguided, illegal, and immoral War against the American People.

Join me.

]]> By: Adam,WA http://stash.norml.org/on-legalization-whos-afraid-virginias-rep-wolf/comment-page-1#comment-4262 Adam,WA Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:03:49 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=2583#comment-4262 At least he explained himself a bit insead of the same ole "wrong message" rutine. And, he didn't attack marijuana as a "dangerous duge" he simply stated that removing the stigma would make it harder to fight other drugs. In other words; I'm not scared of weed but if we change our ways now our credability is shot.(like it's not already) This guys position(vote)can be changed. At least he explained himself a bit insead of the same ole “wrong message” rutine.
And, he didn’t attack marijuana as a “dangerous duge” he simply stated that removing the stigma would make it harder to fight other drugs.
In other words; I’m not scared of weed but if we change our ways now our credability is shot.(like it’s not already)

This guys position(vote)can be changed.

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