2009-07-09T20:06:29Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/comments/50131 2009-07-09T20:06:29Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/comment/112761 smartin739 The Holy anointing oil described in Exodus 30:22-25 was created from: * 500 shekels (about 6 kg) of myrrh, according to the Ra'avad. Maimonides translates this substance as musk.[1] * half as much (about 3 kg) of fragrant cinnamon, * 250 shekels (about 3 kg) of fragrant cane, "kaneh bosm," variously translated as calamus or cannabis,[2] * 500 shekels (about 6 kg) of cassia, and * a hin (about 4 L according to Shiurei Torah, 7 L according to the Chazon Ish) of olive oil. The oil was used to anoint the vessels of the Tabernacle 30:26 and the High Priest. It is traditionally regarded as the oil used by prophets to anoint Saul, David, and other kings of ancient Israel. The title Christ / Messiah means literally covered in oil, Anointed. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_anointing_oil 2009-04-29T15:55:03Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/comment/104737 mastershake If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on. - Terence McKenna "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded" -Abraham Lincoln "If people let government decide which foods they eat and medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson jackherer.com - Cannabis Facts 2009-03-02T15:57:55Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/comment/92585 Rhondar The war on drugs is such a farce....they ought to legalize this and tax it like cigarettes so that would certainly stimulate the economy and undo the organized criminal element ....the Mexican drug lords would hate it if we decriminalized it. I don't smoke pot but to me it seems harmless no worse if not better than alcohol. Think of all the money we would save on prisons and enforcement....billions. Not to mention all the other useful products of hemp....Thomas Jefferson grew it. This is just another worthless law that isn't protecting anyone...legalize it and tax it. 2009-02-11T22:30:11Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/comment/85790 kenj0418 "Don't hold your breath" I'm sorry - I thought was how I was supposed to do it. 2008-12-20T19:36:30Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-20:/comment/73946 Anonymous Put off until next year. 2008-12-17T14:59:32Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-17:/comment/73021 liquidsnake There is no reason it should have been penalized in the first place! Not to mention that our law enforcement agencies should be focused on way more important issues! This is a step in the right direction 2008-12-11T08:04:36Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/comment/71230 Anonymous I'm afraid this will never pass with the number of 'pressing' issues facing congress. Distraction after distraction, coupled with legitimately more important legislation will assure this never gets considered. It's a shame, today I see where they want to draw up a bill to force the BCS into a play-off... I guess that's more important to the average American than decriminalization of marijuana. To bad we can't get a closet pothead into office. 2008-11-19T14:51:21Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-19:/comment/61897 justin111 Thank you Ron Paul! And by the way, enough is enough. Time to make this country come together, lets end discrimination, and hatred. Stop building jails and start building schools! Because freedom of choice is a universal gift! Thank you professor Stephen Hawking! Madison Wisconsin 2008-11-04T13:15:40Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-04:/comment/56731 carlow1967 I cant believe this is even an issue, when around 70%-80% of Americans dont even think it is harmful. And how much money is spent a yeat to imprision people that have been busted to Marijuana. It is a stupid debate. Government should relize that you cant stop it, you will never stop it, and if you do they will just some up with something else. Look at Amsterdam a country where Marijuana is not legal, but tolerated and they have no idea what Crystal Meth is. Why you ask cause the "Gateway" drug idea has little to no merit. In a country that has basically decrimialized drugs, they have less crime and dont spend billions a real on housing none violent offenders. 2008-10-24T05:08:12Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/comment/53689 Anonymous well theres 8 co sponsors now and it looks like senator Obama will be president, a man who once supported the idea of decriminalizing marijuana, so there is hope. We'll see if Barack is really looking out for the people or corporations. Lets hope the dream isn't deferred for too much longer. * Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] * Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] * Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] * Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] * Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16] * Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7] * Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] * Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13] 2008-09-29T21:53:40Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/comment/43288 carigis I support this on many levels..1 being simple possession of small amounts of marijuana are not and should not be a federal priority and enforcement choices should be left up to each state on possession. same with large amounts amounts stored at locally approved medical marijuana dispensary's.. this eliminates half the problem. unfortunately it will never leave committee. 2008-09-17T00:13:17Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/comment/39522 Anonymous We will have to pay the piper to see weed legalized. That means that we will put money in the gov't coffers. Will you pay for a license or a stamp? Encourage others to write the lawmakers in their states as well as others. No, it doesn't help our cause when some of you out there insist on being ignorant or loudly pronounce your stupidity. Most responsible smokers have decent jobs and stable homes. It's the society losers that give us a bad name. The less educated, welfare assisted and non-educated. 2008-08-19T23:31:43Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-19:/comment/38073 Anonymous I really hope this bill passes becuase im tired of people saying that its bad and should stay illegal. I really think if it wasnt for weed I wouldnt be alive right now. Going through high school I didnt understand why people smoked pot because I thought it didnt do anything good to your body but when I went into college I figured out that not only does it help people that are ill but that it helped me relieve stress. I got so stressed out when I was in college that if it wasnt for weed I think I wouldnt be here right now. I mean dealing with work, school and coming home to deal with parents was really stressfull. So I gave it a try one day and ever since then when I feel stressed I light one up. I'm not addicted to it I can go days, weeks, even months without it but when im stressed I will smoke pot. I support this bill and I already sent a letter to my congressman and hope others do the same. 2008-08-07T19:26:49Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-07:/comment/37610 Anonymous Take Action! go to http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=11280301 2008-08-07T19:00:05Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-07:/comment/37608 Anonymous It will pass. 2008-07-31T18:19:46Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/comment/37026 Anonymous This bill is doomed to fail. Despite what all the websites, public service announcements, and propaganda tell you, the vast majority of the people who run this government consider their constituency to be sheep who need to be herded at the behest of whoever pays the best. Writing you congressman won't help; for every letter they get, a lobbyist has a stack of cash waving under their nose. Big Pharma won't allow it, some moronic Christians are already claiming this bill is a sign of the "end days", along with the Anti-Christ to be, Barack Obama, and while this certainly isn't a "moral" issue, the opposition will have no trouble turning it into one. I applaud Frank and all of the supporters of this bill for having some common sense, but I doubt it will even make it to the House floor for debate. 2008-07-31T15:18:42Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/comment/37006 Anonymous lets also try sending the messages that the plant itself is useful in other ways than just getting high. we can use it to make bed sheets for every prisoner in the united states, we can make their uniforms, shoes , pillowcases and pillows. all these things we as taxpayer pay for. make all the violent prisoners that should be there work and grow the plants and then make them process the plants and make it into hemp and THEEN make them turn that hemp into the above mentioned items and oh by the way let them smoke it mellow out and stop killing themselves and harming the men and women we pay to watch over them. SUPPORT N.O.R.M.L. brought to you by a member of the armed forces who does not smoke at this time but will upon retirement and I dont want to spend it in jail 2008-07-30T13:32:01Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/comment/36898 Anonymous If we keep sounding off in favor of this bill, how can it fail. Maraijuana users must make their voices heard. We are not criminals, we are not alcoholics out driving drunk running people down, we are everyday citizens (not criminals) and we should have an individual right to use marijuana if we so choose. It is not only used by minorities, it is used by American citizens and as citizens of the Free World we should have that right. The marijuana law was passed in a storm of racial hatred against blacks and hispanics; however, that time if racial hatred should dissipate from our laws. 2008-07-30T12:59:20Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/comment/36894 Anonymous It won't pass. 95% of Americans could be for it (which they aren't) and it wouldn't pass. Don't hold your breath, Mrs. Raegan was very successful in her WoD and there's a healthy chunk of the population willing and ready to fight this tooth and nail. Regardless of the fact that if we stopped arresting and started fining and taxing the plant we'd save ourselves (and make) a whole bunch of money. 2008-07-21T11:19:49Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/comment/35426 ShuckyDarns You are very ignorant.