[Vision2020] Fwd: FW: Marijuana in Idaho Training: Medical, Media & Misconceptions
Paul Rumelhart
godshatter at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 27 08:20:05 PDT 2013
Sunil,
You've hit on a couple of reasons why I think the War on Drugs is an
abject failure and should be abolished:
1. It isn't working.
2. It's way too expensive.
But there are other reasons as well that I would like to throw into the
conversation:
3. It's part of the War on the Individual. I believe that people should
be able to make their own choices in life, good or bad. Only when the
choices affect others should they be regulated in any way (such as the
DUI laws). It's the same reason I'm against the large soda ban in New York.
4. It's criminalizing an otherwise law-abiding segment of our
population. Recreational use of a drug should not lead to a person
being thrown into the general population in our prisons. Especially a
relatively benign drug like marijuana. It tends to ruin a person's
upward mobility, and can force people into further crime as they become
disconnected from our society.
5. It's created a dangerous black market that gives money ultimately
into the hands of some of the most dangerous people on the planet.
There is no regulation there, and it brings violence into the equation.
If marijuana were legal to use and legal to grow, the worst of the black
market would disappear overnight. Or at least as soon as the first crop
came in.
6. The money that is flowing into the hands of the cartels in Mexico and
South America could be flowing into our government's coffers instead,
through taxation or state-run stores, as could the money being spent on
enforcement (which isn't a small number).
I've not bought into the mystique of the marijuana culture, and have no
desire to even try it. I do believe it would be better for our society,
though, if the War on Drugs were stopped.
Paul
On 06/27/2013 05:33 AM, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:
> I've met Monty, and I don't doubt his sincerity or dedication. But I
> think the War on Drugs is an abject failure. It's a War on Human
> Nature, and it hasn't worked, unless the goals are to spread misery
> and pour lives and money down the drain.
>
> Sunil
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:38:42 -0700
> From: keim153 at gmail.com
> To: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fwd: FW: Marijuana in Idaho Training:
> Medical, Media & Misconceptions
>
> Pretty good one, Joe. They hid the descriptions in with the
> presenters bios: Stiles will speak on the history of drug
> legalization in the United States and Idaho, the national pro-drug
> lobbying organizations responsible for this trend, and the social,
> economic and legal consequences of legalization. Common misconceptions
> of legalization will be discussed, along with ways to educate
> communities on the subject.
> Ray will be speaking about how to use the media.
> I have heard from others that Monte Stiles is an excellent presenter.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Joe Campbell
> <philosopher.joe at gmail.com <mailto:philosopher.joe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Marijuana training? If you already know how to smoke a joint, can
> you just go to the bong sessions?
>
> In all seriousness, who and what are they training?
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com
> <mailto:keim153 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Looks interesting...
>
> *From:*Idaho Office of Drug Policy
> [mailto:debbie at officeofdrugpolicy.ccsend.com] *On Behalf Of
> *Idaho Office of Drug Policy
> *Sent:* Friday, June 21, 2013 11:55 AM
> *To:* Caitlin Zak
> *Subject:* Marijuana in Idaho Training: Medical, Media &
> Misconceptions
>
>
>
> *The Idaho Office of Drug Policy Presents....*
>
> *Marijuana Training: *
>
> **
>
> *MEDICAL, MEDIA & MISCONCEPTIONS*
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> Click here to register for FREE!!
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>
> *_EASTERN IDAHO (AM)_*
>
> JULY 18TH, 8AM - 12PM MST
>
> POCATELLO, IDAHO FALLS, TWIN FALLS, BOISE
>
> *_NORTHERN IDAHO (PM)_*
>
> JULY 18TH, 1PM - 5PM MST
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> COEUR D'ALENE, MOSCOW, LEWISTON, BOISE
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> *Both Eastern and Northern Trainings will be attended via the
> Idaho Education Network (unless you are in Boise), a
> state-wide interactive video conferencing system. The
> in-person trainings for both the AM and PM will be held at the
> State Capitol in Boise (Room WW55). After registration you
> will receive an email with the address of the IEN location to
> attend the training. *
>
> _Presenters + Training Information: _
>
> *_MONTE STILES_*
>
> Monte Stiles served for 28 years as a state and federal drug
> prosecutor. For the last 24 years, he was the Assistant United
> States Attorney in charge of the federal Organized Crime/Drug
> Enforcement Task Force. In the spring of 2011, Monte left the
> US Attorney's Office in order to devote his full attention to
> drug education, prevention, and motivational speaking.
>
> Monte's presentation will cover the history of drug
> legalization in the United States and Idaho, the national
> pro-drug lobbying organizations responsible for this trend,
> and the social, economic and legal consequences of
> legalization. Common misconceptions of legalization will be
> discussed, along with ways to educate communities on the subject.
>
> *_JEFF RAY_*
>
> Jeff Ray serves as public information officer for the Idaho
> Department of Correction. Prior to joining the department in
> 2006, Jeff worked as an investigative reporter and anchor for
> 25 years in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and Boise. Aside from
> his work as a PIO, Jeff teaches leaders in both the public and
> private sector how to use the news media to advance their
> organizations' interests.
>
> Jeff begins his presentations by showing examples he's
> collected over the years of people succeeding and failing
> while in the glare of the media spotlight. Then, he breaks
> down the soundbites and explains the tactics that successful
> communicators use to deliver their messages effectively. For
> those feeling bold, Jeff will conduct mock interviews and give
> participants a chance to practice their newly acquired skills.
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> Registration link:*_odpmarijuanatraining.eventbrite.com
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> This training is applicable to Law Enforcement,
> Preventionists, Local and State Government organizations, and
> other substance abuse prevention advocates ... please forward
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