What about making weed legal...

11/14/2008 3:46:33 PM	What about making weed legal...
krspo Killeen, TX age: 37	...many countries have done it and places as close as California legalize it for medical use...
11/14/2008 4:49:49 PM	What about making weed legal...
ucrazyasme Naperville, IL age: 26	No brainer, but too many big corps making big buck, and corruption. To much cash at stake here. Plus society as a whole is brainwashed.
11/16/2008 11:34:18 PM	What about making weed legal...
marbs2402 Duluth, MN age: 29	If they legalize it they will tax the hell out of it just like cigs and booze.
11/19/2008 11:39:33 AM	What about making weed legal...
luv2drive Biloxi, MS age: 34	Yeah... But they could put that tax toward the national debt... It could help at least a little... But I'm all for it! Fire 'em up!
11/19/2008 5:41:48 PM	What about making weed legal...
b1hunid Yukon, OK age: 32	lets do it
11/23/2008 10:10:03 PM	What about making weed legal...
crobbins2007 Overland Park, KS age: 20	yeah im sure Obama will let us light up and kiss the sky sometime soon!! Atleast I hope... or im goin to Amsterdam
11/24/2008 8:27:54 AM	What about making weed legal...
jamso La Marque, TX age: 53	From Wikipedia online dictionary br> AND according to a friend from DH part of the procedes from his DVD a/k/a Tommy Chong will be used to get Mary legal. US vs. Chong In 2003, Chong was targeted by two American investigations code-named Operation Pipe Dreams and Operation Headhunter, which sought out businesses selling drug paraphernalia, mostly water pipes. Operation Pipe Dream was run from Pittsburgh, PA. US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan oversaw the case. The estimated cost of Operation Pipe Dream was over $12 Million and included the resources of 2,000 law enforcement officers.[7] br> Chong was charged for his part in financing and promoting Chong Glass/Nice Dreams, a company started by his son Paris. Chong’s case never went through a federal trial; instead Chong came to a settlement with US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan’s office in which he admitted to distributing 7,500 bongs and water pipes on the Internet through Nice Dreams, a family company that was named for one of his movies. Chong agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute drug paraphernalia in exchange for non-prosecution of his wife, Shelby, and his son, Paris. Chong fully cooperated with the government and was the first of the Operation Pipe Dreams defendants to plead guilty.[7] br> At Chong’s sentencing, Assistant US Attorney Mary McKeen Houghton stated in her sentencing arguments that Tommy Chong "used his public image to promote this crime" and marketed his products to children.[8] US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan also was present at the sentencing and released a statement to the press stating, "there are consequences for violating the law, even if the violator is a well-known entertainer like Thomas Chong."[7] br> While Chong argued for community service and home detention at his sentencing, the district judge denied his requests and sentenced him to 9 months in federal prison, a fine of $20,000, forfeiture of $103,514, and the loss of all merchandise seized during the raid of his business.[8] Chong served his sentence in Taft Correctional Institution from October 8, 2003 to July 7, 2004. br> [edit] Controversy While government officials denied that Chong was treated any differently from the other defendants, many felt that he was made an example of by the government. Soon afterwards, marijuana advocates started the Free Tommy Chong! movement that called for his release. The controversy over Chong’s prosecution centered on the rationale behind focusing on Chong as opposed to his son, Paris, the disparity in sentences that Tommy Chong received compared to other defendants, and the tactics that the DEA utilized in carrying out the investigation.[7] br> Paris, Tommy’s son, had started Nice Dreams in 1999. At the time of the allegations in the indictment, Paris was the CEO of the company that was the center of the investigation. Paris was never charged with a crime in relation to the investigation. When asked why the government had focused on Chong opposed to the company’s CEO, Paris, US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan responded that “Tommy Chong was the more responsible corporate officer because he financed and marketed the product.”[7] br> Of the 55 people targeted in the investigation, Chong was the only one without previous convictions who received jail time.[7] When questioned on the disparity between sentences/fines that the other 54 individuals received compared to Chong, US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan stated, "He (Tommy Chong) wasn't the biggest supplier. He was a relatively new player, but he had the ability to market products like no other."[9] br> In investigating the operations of Nice Dreams, federal agents posed as head-shop owners from Pittsburgh’s neighboring Beaver County and pled with Paris to sell them his pipes through the mail to a fictitious shop in Beaver Falls. Paris had set in place a company prohibition against selling to Pittsburgh or anywhere in western Pennsylvania.[7] The prohibition was put in place in response to the successful federal prosecution of Akhil Kumar Mishra and his wife, Rajeshwari, whose two head shops sold drug paraphernalia in the city’s downtown.[7] To date, it is unclear how the prohibition was broken and there exist differing accounts as to who broke the company policy which resulted in the action that brought about the ability of the US Attorney to argue that jurisdiction for the crime rests in Pittsburgh opposed to California, the base of operations for Nice Dreams.[7] br> [edit] Aftermath Since his release, Chong has been an avid critic of the case that has been brought against him. In December 2004, Chong was to appear in an off-Broadway show entitled The Marijuana-Logues, a parody of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. His legal concerns, including members in the audiences smoking marijuana, ultimately caused him to cancel the show.[10] br> In 2006, Chong wrote a book about his experiences in jail and his interest in meditation, called The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint (ISBN 1-4169-1554-0). There was also a documentary film chronicling the Drug Enforcement Administration raid on his house and his subsequent jail sentence entitled a/k/a Tommy Chong. Chong has stated publicly that he has no ownership in the film. br> [edit] Seizure of a/k/a Tommy Chong DVDs On May 7, 2008, federal agents raided Spectrum Labs in an investigation related to Spectrum Labs’ detoxification products. The raid, one of nine during the day, was part of Operation True Test, an investigation being led by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Mary Beth Buchanan. The investigation targeted companies that sell so-called "masking products" that are supposed to help drug-users pass employer drug tests. There is, however, no Federal law barring such products; they are regulated on a state-by-state basis. Of the nine search warrants issued, none were for businesses within Buchanan's district.[11] br> According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, in executing their search warrant, the federal agents seized 8,000-10,000 copies of the yet-to-be released documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong.[12] It has yet to be determined why the DVDs were seized during the raid. Furthermore, Chong has stated he has not been charged with any crime. In a statement released to the press, Chong stated "[The seizure of the DVDs is] a way to punish the distributor financially. There's no way to get the DVDs back until the investigation is over." Chong also stated that he has no ownership in the film, a/k/a Tommy Chong. br> In retraction of its original story, the Pittsburg Post-Gazette stated, "8,000 to 10,000 copies of a Tommy Chong documentary were not seized in the raid. This story as originally published May 11, 2008 was incorrect." [11] [Edited 11/24/2008 8:32:29 AM]
11/26/2008 7:15:25 PM	What about making weed legal...
foxy_woman_49 Omaha, NE age: 50
11/26/2008 10:46:42 PM	What about making weed legal...
carthun18 Saint Paul, MN age: 28	but the true question is would you still smoke as much or even at all if it was legal. In amsterdam 95% of the locals dont smoke. plus do you honestly think that the qaulity would still be there?
11/27/2008 1:17:21 AM	What about making weed legal...
zionthethuth Bohemia, NY age: 23	this state will never make weed legal to many drug dealer will be lade offf .... lov to see it happen ...
11/28/2008 7:43:20 AM	What about making weed legal...
liferator Statesville, NC age: 28	Simple the goverment makes to much money on it being illegal. They sieze the pot, the money, and anything else they can and reuse it to bust more people. If they legallize it the only thing they can do is tax it. Big money wins again
11/28/2008 3:31:58 PM	What about making weed legal...
gracesr San Diego, CA age: 36	Yes! that would be so so
12/1/2008 10:07:56 PM	What about making weed legal...
lcollins Gig Harbor, WA age: 38	Weed absolutely should be legalized. Its medicinal properties are helpful to many people with various diseases and disabilities. Legalization would probably lead to regulation of different qualities; THC levels, etc. Yes, they would tax the hell out of it, but at the same time, prices would fall. Legalization of marijuana would free up more space in courts and jails for violent offenders, the ones who should really be there. ~Elle
12/3/2008 10:52:31 PM	What about making weed legal...
foxy_woman_49 Omaha, NE age: 50	Quote from lcollins: Weed absolutely should be legalized. Its medicinal properties are helpful to many people with various diseases and disabilities. Legalization would probably lead to regulation of different qualities; THC levels, etc. Yes, they would tax the hell out of it, but at the same time, prices would fall. Legalization of marijuana would free up more space in courts and jails for violent offenders, the ones who should really be there. ~Elle

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