Take Action !

[Latitude18]

TAKE ACTION!

By WillieSurvive


We have been called everything in the book , no need to list them all. There are over 200 nicknames just for marijuana. Some people even go as far as calling it a ”Gateway Drug“. I say there are more drugs out there before you even get to weed. First drug you get is sugar . Twinkees , lollypops , cake , soda , Kool-Aid , and Jell-O pudding. Now I could copy statistics from hundreds of books on this alone eating disorders alone and all the people that die from them. Stories of people dieing from eating to much to or to little. But you can see all that for yourselves. Ok, so your not convinced , well next of the list is caffeine. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant that is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa and some soft drinks. Effects of caffeine generally start within about 15 minutes after consumption. Possible (and the most common) short-term effects include Increased alertness , Decrease in fine motor skills , Insomnia , Headaches , Nervousness , and Dizziness. People can become physically dependent on caffeine – do you get a headache if you don’t have that cup of coffee or cup of tea? This could indicate a physical dependence on caffeine! Withdrawal symptoms generally begin within 12-16 hours after the last dose and include Headaches , Fatigue , and Muscle pain. Then comes a good smoke. Tobacco , I’m three for three , and anyway you do it , it kills. And last but , by no means, least Alcohol. By far the worst of all. And needs no further explanation. These all are more of a “Gateway Drug” then marijuana ever will be. So if you make it threw all those you finally get to weed. Look at ten studies on it and you will have ten different conclusions.
“Who smokes marijuana? According to recent statistics provided by the federal government, nearly 80 million Americans admit having smoked marijuana. Of these, twenty million Americans smoked marijuana during the past year.” , NORML.org . That’s a lot of us. You would think we would have a say in what we are allowed to do. This is America! So after reading the Bullshit the FDA just put out , on 4/20 no less, I’ve come to the conclusion that the smokers of the world should “kick it up a notch” and take things a bit further. TAKE ACTION ! They have!! >>www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/index.<<<< read this link and you won’t be happy.
My idea is that we hunt down the big money. It wouldn’t be hard to find out what business’ contribute to the war on marijuana reform. We make a list , check it twice , then drop a big lump of coal on their wallets. If every pot smoker boycotted a few products a month , for however long it took , I think we would get some attention. Think about it. Bud , Marlboro , Ford , McDonalds , ect… ect… 20 million plus ,piss’d-off pot smokers, not buying Wendy’s for a month , not that these companies would make the list. But may just because of their drug testing policies. You smoke pot on your own time and you can’t get a job you want. These companies don’t deserve our business. And we should get together and tell them that. This way is a way every person that has ever smoked can do their part and not draw un-wanted attention to the fact that they do smoke if that’s a problem. Like going to a rally and getting your picture taken and put on a web site with a price on your head.
Now to get something like this off the ground would take a big organization like NORML , with the help of every site and smoker on the web. And I think it is the only way we are going to get heard and taken seriously. I’m talking worldwide. This will work worldwide. Politicians need money , therefore they do what the big companies tell them or they don’t get the money they so dearly need , those companies lose our business and they won’t be happy. Tells Mr. Politician to do what he has to do to get his money flowing again. We have the power , always did , we just have to organize the idea. Come together on the world wide web.. Use it as a tool to better lives , break down the walls the government has put up with the lies they spread. Stop these drug companies from making drugs that have side affects worse then the problem. And they will have plenty of time to look into some of the good they can do with cannabis. Start helping the farmers grow something they can sell. And still be able to live and keep their land. Stop killing trees and start using Hemp for the million things that’s good for. I could write a book.
Bottom line … We ALL have to do something , and it’s for the good of the world , present and future. This has become my new cause, So look for “TAKE ACTION” coming to a town near you.http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/10068Take_Action-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/10068Take_Action.JPG)
If we all do a Lil , That’s a lot!

Hemp Gas could very well save the earth. We may never know.
Hemp was grown commercially in the United States until the 1950s. It was doomed by the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which placed an extremely high tax on marijuana and made it effectively impossible to grow industrial hemp. While Congress expressly expected the continued production of industrial hemp, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics lumped industrial hemp with marijuana, as it's successor the US Drug Enforcement Administration, does to this day.
Henry Ford experimented with hemp to build car bodies. He wanted to build and fuel cars from farm products.
BMW is experimenting with hemp materials in automobiles as part of an effort to make cars more recyclable.
Rudolph Diesel designed his engine to run on hemp oil.
Many of the varieties of hemp that were grown in North America have been lost. Seed banks weren't maintained. New genetic breeding will be necessary using both foreign and domestic "ditch-weed," strains of hemp that went feral after cultivation ended. Various state national guard units often spend their weekends trying to eradicate this hemp, in the mistaken belief they are helping stop drug use.
A 1938 Popular Mechanics described hemp as a "New Billion Dollar Crop." That's back when a billion was real money.
That’s my story and I’m stick’n to it!!!

[Latitude18]

... I thought it was a good Idea , after one month and 0 replys ( two PM's ) , I guess I'm bark'n up the wrong forest.

If all the people that want legalization just joined forces ... Boycott ,lets say McDonalds, and let them know what we are doing. I think that would work alot better then vote'n for some politican, or standing in a feild smoke'n a J and march'n down a street. My way isn't painting a big green leaf on your forehead. No one goes to Jail. No one will even know you helped unless you tell them.

Wish I could write like Stoney Girl ... I'm lucky if I get it in the right place , and stay on topic. Use to getting no reply, happens at home too.

:confused:

Maybe after they start take'n hair to get any job , even serve'n burgers , people will step up !

[Guest]

This goes along well with an idea i had for a Topic of a thread.

I hear this and that about doing whats right for the cause.

But what are the real effective ways of getting what we want accomplished.

Like you stated boycotting compainies who fund anti-marijuana legislation, exactly on point and a great start.

What other actions can we take on an everyday basis to "take action".
What are the real ways we can make a stand and be herd with out feeling like we are pissing in the wind?

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[Latitude18]

don't matter what International Co.(s) we choose

Bud , Coors, Heineken
Marlboro , or any/all major cigs co
movies , blockbuster , tv , music
McD's , wendy's , BK , Taco bell ,Pizza Hut
Ect Ect.......

the second they lose a dime , they will be on the phone to the, POTUS , King , Queen , and Pope. telling them to do whatever it takes. And they will.

Just My Opinion , and we all know what they say about Opinions

[Guest]

Boycotting isn't going to support the cause...sorry.

Drugs are drugs and medicine is experience.....

Some drug experience is medicinal and some drug experience is not..

Not all experience with peyote will heal....nor all experience with Christ..

Same with cannabis..

AND FOR FUCKING UNCLE SAM.......SAM WITH PSYCH DRUGS.

Man wants a predictiable drug patient result...a profitable one at that.....THIS IS NOT MEDICINE...

Their would be no malpractice....no class action pharmacuticle lawsuits...

Medicine isn't so modern...NOT PERFECT...

We all have a choice to use what chemicals we think might help...I boycott by doing just that.

As for hemp.....GREAT for industry.....bad for outdoor medicine :(

I'm not into the hemp industry..I am about medicine...so I would have problems with hemp in my area :(

[judas cohen]

I don't understand why you're not getting more response and/or feed back. Your boycott idea is excellent! (Also your saving and publishing OG tutorials.)

Don't be discouraged or doubt yourself- You're way ahead of the group!

[KingRalph]

good stuff... please edit your post to unlink that whitehouse link, please. simply take out the url tags and leave the url text there, but do this: "_http" that way it will not be a direct link (therefore alerting the whitehouse to this referrer and logging folks' IPs) but people will still be able to copy and paste the url if they wish to visit, without creating multiple referrer stats to this site. thank you

[Latitude18]

King Ralph ... thanks for that info , did it as soon as I seen , didn't even think about that....glad you like the Idea

JC , thanks man , I was wondering if anyone was going to post any reply there for a while , was a bit of a rant , and I'm no storyteller like Gypsy ( Dam that 'Busted in Belgium' thread had me going for a while ) But I thought I had a pretty good idea.

EE... all I can say to that is , I'm all for medicine too ... I've been use'n cannabis in one form or another since before I can remember. I was born with a birth defect. I support all personal freedoms. Thank you for your reply , And let me say , I agree with you , people that need it for medicine should be in a class of thier own.

MM... thanks for chime'n in <<<But what are the real effective ways of getting what we want accomplished.>>> I can only come up with this ...

We get the "Idea" out there every way we can , need to get every MJ site and mag to join in , talk about who we nail first , pick a month like dec. when pockets are hurt'n , start the month before getting the word out , Out to everyone everywhere , we want 'Them' to know what we are doing and why, then it's just a matter of follow threw , If half the stoners in the world didn't eat McD's or buy at HD for a Day , let alone a month , I think we would get our point across in a big way.

Best thing we could do is get a voice ... Someone good like Tommy C or JC from HT

It's so simple it may work !!!!

Good or bad speek up :pointlaug Don't just sit there and point and laugh at me

[Latitude18]

What I need is a ghost writer to take the Idea and rewrite it into something coherent. I never could write worth a dam , I work best with my hands. I build, fix , and invent. Jack of all trades Master of none.
Obvious my submission didn't make it :pointlaug

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply

That certinly sounds like a good plan of action. So who's gonna write this upfor this man? Anyone wanna shoot a pm to one of our great writers possibly willing of tackling such a task? well i would but certinly dont think my less then compltent grammar is suiting for the task.

[Guest]

But if we could really find out what companies are supporting the gov in its anti marijuana efforts. We should find out and make a list with the companies producing products us heads are likely regularly supporting.

Take this list photo copy it set it in head shops drop em off @ fairs ect... spread the word.
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[Guest]

I'll ghost write for you. This idea is brilliant it's getting the organisation behind it where the work really lies. The pocket is the only place these companies have anything close to human emotion. They feel loss.

Now I'm not USA so we'd need to work together you providing info and me rewording things. I have a submission in now, for your article I would make it less informal and more informative.

Can you get the company names. Not pet hates, the actual companies that promote and support the war on drugs. This is a list that should be published everywhere so folk everywhere know who the ignorant blind giants behind policy really are.

I have worked on my personal 'fantastic idea' for 3 years. i have several years to go to begin to realise the pollution reduction i can contribute to industry.

Don't lose heart, spend the time collating things important to your cause.

[Payaso]

I really like the idea of the boycott, it has worked before. Maybe on small scales, but the idea of getting a worldwide boycott going for the legalization movement is a great idea.

What we need to get it going is publicity, as you all know. So we all have to help get the word out there... and if that means publishing another issue to get these ideas across to the planet, then so be it.

I myself will be glad to help rewrite this article, and give you credit for the idea...as it should be.

To get this magazine rolling again we need ads to pay the printer, and someone to sell them...

Any great salespeople out there who would like to help the cause?

With peace and best wishes,
~Payaso
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[gaiusmarius]

yes this is a great idea, some one should start to investigate a list of global corporations and why they should be on the boycott list. once you have the top offenders (biggest spenders) then you can get a list of their products and services out there for us to implement the boycott in our daily lives as much as possible. this thing needs to be supported by every single cannabis friendly site and magazine out there. if they will not listen to reason let them listen to loss of profits. great idea Latitude18 mate.

peace.......gm

[Rosy Cheeks]

I envy your fervor Latitude 18. I've been smoking since about 25 years and have been growing since 1989. I bring that long time perspective into my pont of views on the Cannabis issue (marijuana is but a Mexican slang word for pot. If we want to rehabilitate the "dope" image of Cannabis, let's start by using its proper term). As I look back at this period, I sadly realize that nothing has improved in terms of legislation and general attitude in society towards Cannabis globally (and I believe that someone that remembers the happy 60's and 70's are even more prone to agree). Certain attempts have been made in some countries to dedramatize that attitude, notably Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, the UK and a few other nations, but everytime progressive thinking tries to get a foothold, reactionary forces strike back and forces Cannabis use back into the closet. Most western and so called democratic societies have chosen to reform hypocritical attitudes on issues such as racism and homosexuality, still they obstinately refuse to do it with Cannabis. Scientific studies proving the harmlessness of this drug continue to accumulate (I would even say pile up), and the fact that dangerous drugs like tobacco and alcohol are legal whereas a harmless drug like Cannabis is not is a moral, ethic and legal dilemma that they turn a blind eye to. To conclude, the dangers of Cannabis is one of the great myths of the 20th century, and it doesn't look like the bubble will burst anytime soon. How to fight that big luy? Some see Marc Emery as a hero, after all he has gone public and tries to make as many headlines as possible. The problem is, people like him go in and out of jail and their lives are shattered by government harassment. I concider the public pro-Cannabis movement as necessary, every opposition movement need a front to work on public opinion and inform the media, but in order to efficiently influence a ruling class that does not want to understand (because it's not in their interest to do so), other means have to be used. You say boycott of big international companies. I doubt that would be an efficient way to serve the cause. Those 80 million potsmokers you talked about are not all ready to take stand for Cannabis legalization, it's a silent majority impossible to mobilize. Companies like Coca Cola or Nike have already deserved to be boycotted because of their exploitation of thirld world countries, still boycotts have not been efficient as a weapon against them up to this date (I do it though). Why not go all the way in your thinking and boycott the whole American industry, since the US is the worldwide frontrunner in the war on Cannabis. Personally, I believe that the best thing the little man can do is to sow and grow as much Cannabis as possible, distribute it amongst people in order to ruin all government efforts to contain the drug. It should be avaible everywhere at a reasonable (close to production cost) price, so that it will be evident to all that the huge sums of taxpayer's money spent by governments on fighting Cannabis is a big waste. Reason and action combined.

[guineapig]

Very inspiring Latitude!!! In terms of human history Cannabis prohibition is but a
mere blink of the eye.....unfortunately, we all happen to live within this "blink".....

Personally, in my lifetime, i have smoked less than 1 pak of cigarettes, consumed
less than 1 keg of alcohol, and have drank less than 1 pot of coffee.....it is really hard
to avoid sugar, because it is literally in every single product (including ketchup)....
I have seen the horrors of all these drugs and try to convince my friends and family
to avoid them......However, with all the persecution that Cannabis smokers endure, I
would never ever judge people for consuming these substances. People need to know
the reality of Big Business and how they push these drugs upon people and tell them
they are harmless......I think it is a good strategy to expose Big Buisness for how they
market all these deadly drugs to children.....

:ying: yer pal guineapig :ying:

[Rosy Cheeks]

it is really hard
to avoid sugar, because it is literally in every single product (including ketchup)....

Exactly. I was in the supermarket the other day and checked the content of a cod fish burger. What was in it? Sugar, among other things. Sugar and fat are the number one killer drugs in the western society today. They both lead to clogged artheries, high blood pressure and eventually cardiac disfunctions, which is the number one cause of death in both the US and Europe. But oh, that's a touchy subject, since the food industry makes mucho money on sweetening and fattening all kinds of foodstuff. Personally, I'm a vegetables and fruit kind of guy, and wouldn't even touch a slice of pizza unless it was lodged between Cindy Crawford's tits. It's almost hilarious to see all these growers spending much effort on feeding their plants right, only to stuff themselves with fatty, processed food. It's like pissing in the tank of your car. How far do you think it will go?

[JollyGreenGiant]

How about this... boycott alcohol period. Alcohol can be viewed as a medicine and is definately a intoxicant. They and the drug companies are most likely behind the anti-mj lobbying. Some people need drugs (insulin) to live so a complete boycott of all drug companies is impossible, but I don't know too many people that need alcohol to physically live. If they want to sell their alcohol they can distill it into fuel ethanol and sell it that way at least they would be doing something good for the environment.

[Maj.PotHead]

very good read dam alot of my strong personal feelings some1 else wrote he he.

yea love the way they like to say MJ is the gateway drug i have problems with that allways had. the real gateway and 1st drug kids usally try is sneakn the smoke from mom or pop's, 2nd is usally that beer or shot from the bottle.

now i strongly believe the real gateway is that friend sayn he go ahead try it i have didnt hurt me peer pressure!!!

MJ in my eyes since 10yrs of age is no problem it didnt lead me onto harder drugs for few yr's Peer Pressure did. heck at 10yrs of age for me i was smoken cigs allready my friends sisters where smoken MJ i liked the smell asked to hit the MJ cig and liked it. they didnt ask me he wanna try i asked them, but in high school ahhhhhhhhhhhh the mid to late 70's yea baby went out back w/the boy's smoken MJ on the schools football field lol instead of class because of peer pressure ya aint cool if ya aint ditchn class and gettn hi. anyho i was introduced to the infamus tea elephant tranqulizer type stuff snorted . friends said hey i do it wont hurt ya or the acid/fry or when i was in early 20's after the army lol hey coke snort snort. whole point im maken is peer pressure in my eyes is the real gateway.





now the US army lmao 1980 went in took drug test smoked that morning 2wks l8r off to boot camp, was cought with almost whole oz in boot camp lmao wasnt kicked out wasnt recycled. very well could have got 1 or the other didnt snitch either. i missed important training because of a rash and high fever after a shot in the arm. i made up this training on my own time after regular training drill sgt's stood up for me and i graduated and went to my dudty station in manhiem <----?spell germany coleman barracks. hell i i did there beside play army in my tank was drink and smoke great hashish. up untill around 8yr ago i could get any job i really wanted no pee in this cup or that cup or give me cut from finger nail or hair or even worse blood. i was good enough to be a US citizen before but now i'm not because i choose at 43 yr's of age to smoke MJ. ive droped outta socaity i would indeed join a movement like this

[senseless]

i think what most people dont realize is that its not marijuana the feds have a problem with its HEMP. they just use marijana to keep hemp illegal. in fact the word 'marijuana' derrived from mexican slang 'marihuana' was invented by the US government to scare people away in the 1930s. people back then diddnt even know marijuana and hemp were the same thing!!!

companies like the HEARST paper company, and DuPoint have majorly contributed to marijuana prohibition. did you know for every 4.1 acres of trees harvested for paper produces the same amount of paper as 1 acre of hemp. hemp can be harvested in some places up to 4 times a year. trees it takes 20 years for them to grow.

read this book 'THE EMPORER WEARES NO CLOTHES, the conspiracy behind marijuana prohibition. by jack herer (the guy they named the weed after)

www.jackherer.com you can read the whole book there. and i swear once you read it once you will read it over and over. i have the paper back book wich is loaded with pics and stuff. they even have hemp covered book!

www.hempcar.org is a cool site too.

[WolfMan]

I agree completely with the boycot idea, if any help needed just lemme kno, i inscribe myself for doing flyers, triptics, or any kind of info about the movement to be placed in paper, wish it could be Hemp paper too! Although a boycot to the paper companies seems unlikely to happen so easily, i would gladly strike Mcdonalds for example... wichever, they don't have the right. Isn't a goverment (or at least a democratic one) supposed to support what it's people want?

Peace
-WolfMan-

[vinevamp]

I think this is an excellent topic. Any updates on getting a list of companies together?

[Brother_Monk]

Hmmm...wasn't it the lobbying from the cotton industries, that originally pushed the govt. into prohibiting mj? That's a pretty big industry to boycott. Same thing with the oil companies, who do not want us making renewable energy(hempseed oil that can run our cars) because that would put them out of business. Awww....so sad...sniff sniff. :bashhead:

:ying:

[hazy]

mostly it was dupont.

nylon was brand new. but people still wanted hemp.

[Dr.Diamonds]

as well founded as this attempt to boycott would be, it would be ultimately futile. how can you fight a system, and general opinion of the masses, that its a dangerous narcotic like all others? when even the educated form their entire opinion of marijuana through the years of propaganda they've been subjected to.
if you look at it objectively, its a natural plant, thats grown and enjoyed all around the world, and has significant potential for cash crop profits, yet, the facts are shrouded in baseless propaganda. why is that? it defies all logic. i hate thinking about it as it aggravates me more than anything else. land of the free? yea right.