Michael Phelps to be prosecuted?

[Garden_nymph]

Thanks all, this was good for a good giggle! Remember, “He who stand on toilet set, get high on pot.”

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[Zenguy]

This is from a fellow WSB-er…thanks.

President Obama has finally selected a Drug Czar, and thanks to your advocacy, he may be the most reasonable person to ever fill that post. This is his story in a nutshell:

During a summer day in Seattle eight years ago, a feeling of uncertainty hung in the air over Myrtle Edwards Park. So did a lot of marijuana smoke.

More than 100,000 people had gathered for the city’s 10th annual Hempfest. There was a new police chief in town, and nobody was sure what to expect. Nonetheless, the clock hit 4:20pm and the park filled with a haze.

How many marijuana arrests were made at Hempfest that year? Only one.

Thus began Gil Kerlikowske’s career as Seattle’s police chief. Under his watch, the city embraced more sensible drug policies: establishing needle exchange programs, openly discussing alternatives to prohibition, protecting the rights of medical marijuana patients, and making marijuana possession the lowest priority for law enforcement. While the chief didn’t create these forward-thinking policies, he stood by them.

And now, if he is confirmed by the Senate, he’ll be standing by President Obama.

While we would have preferred a public health specialist to someone in law enforcement, this new “Drug Czar” could very well pave the way to more sensible and humane drug policies. But to ensure that he does, we must “brief the chief”! http://www.ssdp.org/briefthechief

After signing the petition, you’ll be directed to a page where you can purchase him a welcome gift from a wide selection of books and DVDs that question the wisdom of the Drug War.

Could this be the first Drug Czar to have a copy of How to Legalize Drugs on his book shelf? It may be a long shot, but as Louis Brandeis once said: “Most of the things worth doing… had been declared impossible before they were done.”

http://www.ssdp.org/briefthechief

Cautiously optimistic,

Micah Daigle, Associate Director

Students for Sensible Drug Policy

http://www.SchoolsNotPrisons.com

P.S. Fun Fact: The police chief of Seattle who preceded Kerlikowske became an outspoken member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Maybe there’s just something sensible in that Pacific Northwestern air…

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[grr]

stunning all the way around.

Sad fact is that the Pharmacutical and Alcohol lobbies are too big to ever let any serious Marijuana decriminalization laws go into effect.

Yes..if weed were ‘legal’ the govt could tax the hell out of it. But the lost revenue to the drug companies would be astounding. No more need for a whole host of drugs.

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[JenV]

at least they have their priorities straight – this is from Fark today:

“For those keeping score: Number of arrests in Michael Phelps case: 8. Number of arrests in peanut company salmonella case: 0”

Legalize it and tax it! Revenue for the government, and no more ridiculousness.

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[Garden_nymph]

Jen V, I couldn’t agree more. “Legalize it and tax it!” I can’t believe that government is overlooking this prime opportunity for making money!

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[beachdrivegirl]

Phelps isnt going to be prosecuted.

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[RainyDay1235]

Good. And loved the petition. Besides, once you have a Pillsbury Toaster Strudel you will never go back to PopTarts! :)

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[JoB]

how could they prosecute him?

all he had to say is that he pretended to smoke as a joke…

they might have 10 people saying they were sure he was smoking.. but without evidence???

this is a hard lesson for him to learn.. but hopefully one he will take to heart… as long as tabloids are willing to pay big bucks for pics of celebrities.. there will always be someone out there with a camera phone and an eye for opportunity.

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