en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/616325 Comments by BillHarris http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/09/14/US-military-aid-critical-to-Mexicos-war-on-drugs/UPI-25141284477576/#IDComment98929669 Cartels would have no customers if the customers had liberty to garden. It's lack of liberty in the U.S. due to prohibition that causes the so-called drug problem, which is really a prohibition problem. Prohibitionists would have you believe that God made a mistake when He created the psychoactive plants. Behold, its all good. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:17:32 +0000 http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/09/14/US-military-aid-critical-to-Mexicos-war-on-drugs/UPI-25141284477576/#IDComment98929669 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2010/08/24/un-us-is-rights-violator-but-not-how-you-think/#IDComment95065310 What about hippies? What human rights do hippies have? They are excluded from labor markets, so they can't provide for their families. They can't practice their religion, which is to get high, without exposing themselves to arrest. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:17:59 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2010/08/24/un-us-is-rights-violator-but-not-how-you-think/#IDComment95065310 http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/the-drug-destruction-of-mexico-part-i-18946#IDComment85944015 No, the destruction of Mexico is not by drugs, it's by prohibition. Cartels would have no customers if U.S. consumers had liberty to garden and share nature's bounty. Molecules don't cause crime and violence. Only prohibition does that. Prohibitionists would have you believe that God erred when he created the psychoactive plants, and the human wiring and plumbing to appreciate them. Behold, it's all good. Lack of liberty in the U.S. has caused the problem. Liberty and free markets would quickly cure it. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:08:08 +0000 http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/the-drug-destruction-of-mexico-part-i-18946#IDComment85944015 https://webin.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Editorial-Board-Blog/Parents-a-RAND-study-says-legalizing-marijuana-could-increase-use.-Is-this-what-you-want-for-your-kids#IDComment85834001 One need not travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to the ongoing open season on hippies, commies, and non-whites in the war on drugs. Cops get good performance reviews for shooting fish in a barrel. If we’re all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance global credibility. The drug czar’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. Behold, it’s all good. When Eve ate the apple, she knew a good apple, and an evil prohibition. Canadian Marc Emery was extradited to prison for helping American farmers reduce U. S. demand for Mexican pot. The CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) reincarnates Al Capone, endangers homeland security, and throws good money after bad. Fiscal policy burns tax dollars to root out the number-one cash crop in the land, instead of taxing sales. Society rejected the plague of prohibition, but it mutated. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon passed the CSA on the false assurance that the Schafer Commission would later justify criminalizing his enemies, but he underestimated Schafer’s integrity. No amendments can assure due process under an anti-science law without due process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA shut down research, and pronounced that marijuana has no medical use. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. Americans shouldn’t need a specific church membership or an act of Congress to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. God’s children’s free exercise of religious liberty may include entheogen sacraments to mediate communion with Him. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Mayflower sailed to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law holds that adults are the legal owners of their own bodies. The Founding Fathers undersigned that the right to the pursuit of happiness is inalienable. Socrates said to know your self. Mortal lawmakers should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should tolerate seekers’ self-exploration. Liberty is prerequisite for tracking drug-use intentions and outcomes. Fri, 9 Jul 2010 18:27:55 +0000 https://webin.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Editorial-Board-Blog/Parents-a-RAND-study-says-legalizing-marijuana-could-increase-use.-Is-this-what-you-want-for-your-kids#IDComment85834001 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/18/Two-Floridians-busted-for-shroom-picking/UPI-74401276898132/#IDComment80880898 These people may be guilty of trespassing, but what damage did they do? It only harms society itself to go after harmless people. How much money will it cost to flush their lives down expensive tubes? Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:38:24 +0000 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/18/Two-Floridians-busted-for-shroom-picking/UPI-74401276898132/#IDComment80880898 http://mises.org/rothbardintros/spooner.asp#IDComment79769420 One need not travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to the ongoing open season on hippies, commies, and non-whites in the war on drugs. Cops get good performance reviews for shooting fish in a barrel. If we’re all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance global credibility. The drug czar’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. Behold, it’s all good. When Eve ate the apple, she knew a good apple, and an evil prohibition. Canadian Marc Emery is being extradited to prison for helping American farmers reduce U. S. demand for Mexican pot. The CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) reincarnates Al Capone, endangers homeland security, and throws good money after bad. Fiscal policy burns tax dollars to root out the number-one cash crop in the land, instead of taxing sales. Society rejected the plague of prohibition, but it mutated. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon passed the CSA on the false assurance that the Schafer Commission would later justify criminalizing his enemies, but he underestimated Schafer’s integrity. No amendments can assure due process under an anti-science law without due process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA shut down research, and pronounced that marijuana has no medical use. Former U.K. chief drugs advisor Prof. Nutt was sacked for revealing that non-smoked cannabis intake is scientifically healthy. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. Americans shouldn’t need a specific church membership or an act of Congress to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. God’s children’s free exercise of religious liberty may include entheogen sacraments to mediate communion with their maker. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Mayflower sailed to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law holds that adults are the legal owners of their own bodies. The Founding Fathers undersigned that the right to the pursuit of happiness is inalienable. Socrates said to know your self. Mortal lawmakers should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should tolerate seekers’ self-exploration. Liberty is prerequisite for tracking drug-use intentions and outcomes. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:53:59 +0000 http://mises.org/rothbardintros/spooner.asp#IDComment79769420 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79488398 Morgue (MD) - I meant that the anti-Vietnam war students (new left) were a specific target in Nixon's analysis motivating him to come up with the CSA in 1970. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:39:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79488398 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79487973 EdSki, It's OK if you don't get my analysis of the garden of Eden. I'm glad we agree about the rest of it. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:35:20 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79487973 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79469584 One need not travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to the ongoing open season on hippies, commies, and non-whites in the war on drugs. Cops get good performance reviews for shooting fish in a barrel. If we’re all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance global credibility. The drug czar’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. Behold, it’s all good. When Eve ate the apple, she knew a good apple, and an evil prohibition. Canadian Marc Emery is being extradited to prison for helping American farmers reduce U. S. demand for Mexican pot. The CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) reincarnates Al Capone, endangers homeland security, and throws good money after bad. Fiscal policy burns tax dollars to root out the number-one cash crop in the land, instead of taxing sales. Society rejected the plague of prohibition, but it mutated. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon passed the CSA on the false assurance that the Schafer Commission would later justify criminalizing his enemies, but he underestimated Schafer’s integrity. No amendments can assure due process under an anti-science law without due process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA shut down research, and pronounced that marijuana has no medical use. Former U.K. chief drugs advisor Prof. Nutt was sacked for revealing that non-smoked cannabis intake is scientifically healthy. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. Americans shouldn’t need a specific church membership or an act of Congress to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. God’s children’s free exercise of religious liberty may include entheogen sacraments to mediate communion with their maker. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Mayflower sailed to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law holds that adults are the legal owners of their own bodies. The Founding Fathers undersigned that the right to the pursuit of happiness is inalienable. Socrates said to know your self. Mortal lawmakers should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should tolerate seekers’ self-exploration. Liberty is prerequisite for tracking drug-use intentions and outcomes. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:47:23 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/06/10/sting-and-soros-hook-up-for-a-duet-of-pro-drug-stupidity/#IDComment79469584 http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/89217302.html#IDComment64194151 Limits of one ounce and 25 square feet for gardens are unrealistic numbers. A year's supply, which varies from person to person, might serve as a bare minimum, but any limits are as bogus as prohibition itself. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:07:57 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/89217302.html#IDComment64194151 http://www.kval.com/news/80736907.html#IDComment50897657 On what grounds could one oppose the peaceable commerce and consensual recreation of the local citizenry? Prohibition is the absence of liberty. Liberty is what we need to cure the sick society which prohibits acceptance of God's gifts. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:19:33 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/80736907.html#IDComment50897657 http://www.katu.com/news/80875167.html#IDComment50886756 One need not travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to ongoing persecution of hippies, radicals, and non-whites under prosecution of the war on drugs. If we’re all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance global credibility. The drug czar’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. Behold, it’s all good. When Eve ate the apple, she knew a good apple, and an evil prohibition. Canadian Marc Emery is being extradited to prison for selling seeds that American farmers use to reduce U. S. demand for Mexican pot. The CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) reincarnates Al Capone, endangers homeland security, and throws good money after bad. Administration fiscal policy burns tax dollars to root out the number-one cash crop in the land, instead of taxing sales. Society rejected the plague of prohibition, but it mutated. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon passed the CSA on the false assurance that the Schafer Commission would later justify criminalizing his enemies. No amendments can assure due process under an anti-science law without due process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA shut down research, and pronounced that marijuana has no medical use, period. Drug juries exclude bleeding hearts. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. Americans shouldn’t need a specific church membership or an act of Congress to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. God’s children’s free exercise of religious liberty may include entheogen sacraments to mediate communion with their maker. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Mayflower sailed to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law allows that adults are the legal owners of their own bodies. The Founding Fathers undersigned that the right to the pursuit of happiness is inalienable. Socrates said to know your self. Mortal lawmakers should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should tolerate seekers’ self-exploration. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:50:03 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/80875167.html#IDComment50886756 http://www.economicthought.net/2009/08/winning-the-war-on-drugs/#IDComment30057184 Debaters debate the two wars as if Nixon’s civil war on Woodstock Nation didn’t yet run amok. One needn’t travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights or to Cuba for political prisoners. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to ongoing persecution of hippies, radicals, and non-whites under banner of the war on drugs. If we’re all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance credibility. The drug czar’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. In God’s eyes, it’s all good (Gen.1:12). The administration claims it wants to reduce demand for cartel product, but extraditing Canadian seed vendor Marc Emery increases demand. Mr. Emery enables American farmers to steal cartel customers with superior domestic product. The constitutionality of the CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) derives from an interstate commerce clause. This clause is invoked to finance organized crime, endanger homeland security, and throw good money after bad. Official policy is to eradicate, not tax, the number-one cash crop in the land. America rejected prohibition, but it’s back. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon promised the Schafer Commission would support the criminalization of his enemies, but it didn’t. No matter, the witch-hunt was on. No amendments can assure due process under an anti-science law without due process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA halted all research. Marijuana has no medical use, period. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. Americans shouldn’t need a specific church membership to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. Denial of entheogen sacrament to any American, for mediation of communion with his or her maker, precludes the free exercise of religious liberty. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Mayflower sailed to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law must hold that adults own their bodies. The Founding Fathers decreed the right to the pursuit of happiness is inalienable. Socrates said to know your self. Lawmakers should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should tolerate seekers’ self-exploration. Simple majorities in each house could put repeal of the CSA on the president’s desk. The books have ample law on them without the CSA. The usual caveats remain in effect. You are liable for damages when you screw up. Strong medicine requires prescription. Employees can be fired for poor job performance. No harm, no foul; and no excuse, either. Replace the war on drugs with a frugal, constitutional, science-based drugs policy. Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:39:43 +0000 http://www.economicthought.net/2009/08/winning-the-war-on-drugs/#IDComment30057184 http://thepeacetree.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-better-war-on-drugs-could-look.html#IDComment28520968 Debaters debate the two wars as if Nixon’s civil war on Woodstock Nation didn’t yet run amok. One need not travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights or to Cuba for political prisoners. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to ongoing persecution of hippies, radicals, and non-whites under banner of the war on drugs. If we are all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on the home front would enhance credibility. The witch-hunt doctor’s Rx for prison fodder costs dearly, as lives are flushed down expensive tubes. My shaman’s second opinion is that psychoactive plants are God’s gift. Behold its all good. The administration claims it wants to reduce demand for cartel product, but extraditing Marc Emery increases demand. His seeds enable American farmers to steal cartel customers with better product at lower price. An interstate commerce clause provides the CSA (Controlled Substances Act of 1970) with a pretext of constitutionality. The CSA’s effect on interstate commerce is to empower outlaws, endanger homeland security, avoid revenue, and throw good money after bad. Official policy is to eradicate, not tax, the number-one cash crop in the land. America rejected prohibition, but its back. Apparently, SWAT teams don’t need no stinking amendment. Nixon promised the Schafer Commission would support the criminalization of his enemies, but it didn’t. No matter, the witch-hunt was on. No amendments can assure due-process under an anti-science law without due-process itself. Psychology hailed the breakthrough potential of LSD, until the CSA halted all research. Marijuana has no medical use, period. The RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) allows Native American Church members to eat peyote, which functions like LSD. A specific church membership should not be prerequisite for Americans to obtain their birthright freedom of religion. Denial of entheogen sacrament to any American, for mediation of communion with his or her maker, precludes the free exercise of religious liberty. Freedom of speech presupposes freedom of thought. The Constitution doesn’t enumerate any governmental power to embargo diverse states of mind. How and when did government usurp this power to coerce conformity? The Puritans came here to escape coerced conformity. Legislators who would limit cognitive liberty lack jurisdiction. Common-law must hold that adults own their bodies. Socrates said to know your self. Statutes should not presume to thwart the intelligent design that molecular keys unlock spiritual doors. Persons who appreciate their own free choice of path in life should not deny self-exploration to seekers. Americans’ right to the pursuit of happiness is supposed to be inalienable. Simple majorities in each house could put repeal of the CSA on the president’s desk. The books have ample law on them without the CSA. The usual caveats remain in effect. You are liable for damages when you screw up. Strong medicine requires prescription. Employees can be fired for poor job performance. No harm, no foul; and no excuse, either. Replace the war on drugs with a frugal, constitutional, science-based drugs policy. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:42:59 +0000 http://thepeacetree.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-better-war-on-drugs-could-look.html#IDComment28520968