“Sorry I’m Illegal” is the statement, but the reasons marijuana is illegal make no sense…

Why such a simple plant is so feared I will never understand. Potted plants are ok but pot plants are persecuted, go figure.

There are so many reasons to love Willie Nelson, I can’t even begin to count them.  The grizzled Texas outlaw country singer-songwriter, legendary for his music, is an unabashed cannabis smoker and legalization activist.  Willie recently teamed up with NORML, The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, for an informative Public Service Announcement concerning marijuana.  You can check it out below.

Amsterdam without weed?

What is the first thing that most North Americans think of when considering traveling to the Netherlands?

Some people think of tulips, windmills, and bicycles.  These are a mandatory and unavoidable part of the Dutch experience.

Some people think of the famous Red Light District located in one of the most beautiful and oldest parts of Amsterdam.

For the rest of us, we think of the famous coffee shops and the great times to be had within.  Well, it seems the Dutch government no longer wants our tourism money and wants to increase the local crime rate.

On Friday, May 27th, the Dutch government decided to restrict access to cannabis coffee shops so that tourists will no longer be able to enjoy a relaxing smoke break between visiting over priced museums and avoiding rain showers.

The rest of this story can be found here, at 420News.co

Marijuana ‘Hemponomics’ and Drug Policy information from Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf aka NIL

Hemponimics Information Graphics by:NIL

Drug Policy Information Graphics by: NIL

Find Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf 2010 US House Candidate at NIL or FaceBook

Video of Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron on the reasoning for Marijuana Legalization and Ending the American Drug War, a statistical factorial example by technical deconstruction.

Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron on why marijuana should be legalized and the reasoning behind ending the American drug war.

Video of Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron on the reasoning for Marijuana Legalization and Ending the American Drug War, a statistical factorial example by technical deconstruction.

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron deconstructs the reasons why the war on drugs needs to stop. From the documentary HIGH: The True Tale of American Marijuana, out now on DVD and iTunes. via:TrueHigh

Miron really sinks some hard facts and data into the consciousness. If the fellows from places as prestigious as Harvard reach out and prove such points… Why in the world does our government of the people not hear our cries from on high nor down below?

This is the official trailer for HIGH it’s rather interesting:

HIGH: The True Tale of American Marijuana (Final Release Trailer)

The trailer for the film HIGH: The True Tale of American Marijuana, the documentary that takes a critical look at the war on drugs.

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A Journey into the "Emerald Triangle"

In Northern California the is an almost mythical land known as the emerald triangle. Famous for growers and quite often the focus of the American drug war in the news…

The Infamous ‘Emerald Triangle’ of Humbold County in Northern California

Three counties in northern California make up the bulk of marijuana growing in the U.S. In the years since voters in California passed proposition 215 in 1996, pot production has exploded. Traditionally, Mexican cartels were the dominate supplier of marijuana to American consumers. Now the Mexicans are fighting to hold on to their share of the market. (video by Travis Fox / The Washington Post)

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Judge Andrew Napolitano explains to a skeptical Fox News interlocutor why marijuana should be legalized…

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Standing Silent Nation: The D.E.A.’s War Against Native Americans.

Standing Silent Nation,  shot over four years, is an eye-opening account of reservation life that belies popular images of casino mini-states. It is the story of one Lakota family’s struggle to retain tribal identity and sovereignty against the odds of history and current government policy.

“Our purpose in visiting the Pine Ridge Reservation was to meet Alex White Plume, the first known person to grow industrial hemp within the boundaries of the United States in over 40 years, and to document his harvest celebration,” says director Suree Towfighnia. “When the crew arrived on August 10, 2002, and we first met Alex, he apologized for being in a bad mood on such a beautiful morning. Ten minutes before, federal agents had served him with a summons that detailed eight federal civil charges filed against him by the U.S. District Attorney. I asked if we could put a microphone on him. He agreed and we started filming.”

“The film originally dealt with the American farm community’s right to grow industrial hemp,” says producer Courtney Hermann. “As Alex’s story unfolded, our focus shifted. We now see hemp as a vehicle through which a larger and arguably more important issue is playing out — the sovereignty of the Lakota Nation.” via: pbs pov

Standing Silent Nation is a 2007 documentary film about Alex White Plume, an industrious resident of South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation. After a great deal of research, Alex and his family planted industrial hemp, under the incorrect assumption that tribal sovereignty laws would allow the production of this non-psychoactive relative of marijuana, and the film details the consequences of his actions.

What does a family have to endure to create a future for itself?

When the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance separating industrial hemp from its illegal cousin, marijuana, Alex White Plume and his family glimpsed a brighter future.

Having researched hemp as a sustainable crop that would grow in the inhospitable soil of the South Dakota Badlands, the White Plumes envisioned a new economy that would impact the 85% unemployment rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

They never dreamed they would find themselves swept up in a struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights, and common sense.

From the hemp fields of Pine Ridge to the US Federal Court of Appeals, the one-hour documentary Standing Silent Nation tracks one family’s effort to create economic independence for themselves, their reservation, and their future generations.

The hemp plant is like a new buffalo for the Lakota: a resource whose many uses from food to fuel to fiber, could enrich their sovereign nation. For three years, Alex White Plume and his family planted industrial hemp. But each year, their harvest was disrupted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which claims that hemp is marijuana despite the absence of marijuana’s psychoactive properties.

Standing Silent Nation challenges contemporary notions of Native America, while providing a compelling and engaging story rarely covered in mainstream media.

Standing Silent Nation is made possible with the support of Native American Public Telecommunications, the Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media, the Playboy Foundation, our fiscal sponsor Documentary Educational Resources (DER), and many others who have donated to the project over the years.

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Standing Silent Nation

Released: 2006

Alex White Plume, Ramona White Plume, Deborah White Plume

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