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		<title>By: lowongan kerja dan karir</title>
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		<dc:creator>lowongan kerja dan karir</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Articles that cause my brain cells to activate are perfect for me.  Your views gave me plenty to think about and consider.  Thank you for interesting and thought-provoking reading material.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Articles that cause my brain cells to activate are perfect for me.  Your views gave me plenty to think about and consider.  Thank you for interesting and thought-provoking reading material.</p>
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		<title>By: Weldon Lupercio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Weldon Lupercio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article post.Really looking forward to read more. Will read on...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article post.Really looking forward to read more. Will read on&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: DdC</title>
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		<dc:creator>DdC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh where are the punk lapdogs when these were posted? Where it was advocated to end all prohibition. That the danger is with prohibition and that heroin can be done safely. Not the versatile natural alternatives to the poisons as Ganja and Hemp are. But it doesn&#039;t have to kill either. Sell it in Pharmacies the same as the other garbage white powders. Same assholes building hobgoblins about meth. Meth sucks but its a USA! Qaeda staple of the moneysluts. The white crosses college kids pop for mid terms is the same Pharmaceutically safer product smoked in boats. Again, make it accessible and teach how Ganja can smooth out the rage of the red zone. No one has to die.

But unlike the Liberalterrorists banking on Wallstreet profits on the wars including the Ganjawar. Fuck them. They also want to sell the National Parks and let Boosh oil refineries spew asthma onto kids as a Constitutional right. Fuck the fascist dirtbags, remove them from seats of power and the war is over. I never take these fools too seriously, same with these undercover narks. Good for posting on other forums as visual aids. Their goal is too  perpetuate, not win or lose, for the same profit reasons it always has. Toss in a few one liners and cast some doubt and lie. Or throw the baby out with the bathwater. Thats it.  

So junior missy, when you 12 and  giving blowjobs to your brother brucie, since I assume atheists have no morals to make it a degenerate act. I was posting these bits of info and opinion. Learn the definitions before you make more of a fool of yourself than you already are.

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://drugwarrant.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=527&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Heroin Challenge&lt;/A&gt;

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://drugwarrant.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95&amp;highlight=menace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ice: The &lt;B&gt;new&lt;/B&gt; menace and horror to society?&lt;/A&gt;

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/human-and-cannabis-coevolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Human and Cannabis Coevolution&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;I&gt;CANNABIS CULTURE&lt;/I&gt;
How the human race enhanced the cannabis plant ... 
and how it returned the favor.

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://endingcannabisprohibition.yuku.com/topic/1562&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Corporate Muzzle&lt;/A&gt;

&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n770/a03.html?102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;US TX: Edu: OPED: Just The Facts, Please&lt;/A&gt;
Marijuana has been the subject of smear campaigns since the 1930s.  As the oldest generations become out-numbered, it&#039;s time for a change.  Both the government and the press have collaborated in the prohibition against marijuana, a drug millions of Americans have realized does not deserve the same enforcement policy as heroin.  Federal institutions and many state governments have fallen behind on the sentiments of almost half the population that claims to have tried marijuana at least once in their lives.  Still, a strong anti-cannabis minority exists, supported by industries built on prohibition.  Advocates work toward legalization, but their success is far from inevitable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh where are the punk lapdogs when these were posted? Where it was advocated to end all prohibition. That the danger is with prohibition and that heroin can be done safely. Not the versatile natural alternatives to the poisons as Ganja and Hemp are. But it doesn&#8217;t have to kill either. Sell it in Pharmacies the same as the other garbage white powders. Same assholes building hobgoblins about meth. Meth sucks but its a USA! Qaeda staple of the moneysluts. The white crosses college kids pop for mid terms is the same Pharmaceutically safer product smoked in boats. Again, make it accessible and teach how Ganja can smooth out the rage of the red zone. No one has to die.</p>
<p>But unlike the Liberalterrorists banking on Wallstreet profits on the wars including the Ganjawar. Fuck them. They also want to sell the National Parks and let Boosh oil refineries spew asthma onto kids as a Constitutional right. Fuck the fascist dirtbags, remove them from seats of power and the war is over. I never take these fools too seriously, same with these undercover narks. Good for posting on other forums as visual aids. Their goal is too  perpetuate, not win or lose, for the same profit reasons it always has. Toss in a few one liners and cast some doubt and lie. Or throw the baby out with the bathwater. Thats it.  </p>
<p>So junior missy, when you 12 and  giving blowjobs to your brother brucie, since I assume atheists have no morals to make it a degenerate act. I was posting these bits of info and opinion. Learn the definitions before you make more of a fool of yourself than you already are.</p>
<p><a HREF="http://drugwarrant.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=527" rel="nofollow">The Heroin Challenge</a></p>
<p><a HREF="http://drugwarrant.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95&amp;highlight=menace" rel="nofollow">Ice: The <b>new</b> menace and horror to society?</a></p>
<p><a HREF="http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/human-and-cannabis-coevolution" rel="nofollow">Human and Cannabis Coevolution</a><br />
<i>CANNABIS CULTURE</i><br />
How the human race enhanced the cannabis plant &#8230;<br />
and how it returned the favor.</p>
<p><a HREF="http://endingcannabisprohibition.yuku.com/topic/1562" rel="nofollow">The Corporate Muzzle</a></p>
<p><a HREF="http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n770/a03.html?102" rel="nofollow">US TX: Edu: OPED: Just The Facts, Please</a><br />
Marijuana has been the subject of smear campaigns since the 1930s.  As the oldest generations become out-numbered, it&#8217;s time for a change.  Both the government and the press have collaborated in the prohibition against marijuana, a drug millions of Americans have realized does not deserve the same enforcement policy as heroin.  Federal institutions and many state governments have fallen behind on the sentiments of almost half the population that claims to have tried marijuana at least once in their lives.  Still, a strong anti-cannabis minority exists, supported by industries built on prohibition.  Advocates work toward legalization, but their success is far from inevitable.</p>
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		<title>By: DdC</title>
		<link>http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/2009-turning-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6332</link>
		<dc:creator>DdC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh and ya little fucking dirtbag!
show me one place where I said to keep junk prohibited?
Lying sack of shit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh and ya little fucking dirtbag!<br />
show me one place where I said to keep junk prohibited?<br />
Lying sack of shit!</p>
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		<title>By: DdC</title>
		<link>http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/2009-turning-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6331</link>
		<dc:creator>DdC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;DdC; Alcohol is sold “over the counter” and tobacco is sold “over the counter”, but not to kids and not without restrictions.&lt;/I&gt;

Not where I come from sissy/ Its behind the counter where kids can&#039;t shoplift it. Where booze is sold off the shelf, kids steal them. You want crtack in 7-11, thats the sigtn of a degenerate fool.

&lt;I&gt;Nobody on this whole board has ever called for un-restrictive access to meth, coke or heroin for kids.&lt;/I&gt;

Bullshit. You say the same as booze and cigarettes, then you say in some areas they both sell over the counter where kids steal it, and then say the opposite?  Well boosie you can change your mokiker a thousand times but you&#039;re still an Asshole.

&lt;I&gt;So again sir; “STRAWMAN”&lt;/I&gt;

So again sir, Asshole! Learn to read.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>DdC; Alcohol is sold “over the counter” and tobacco is sold “over the counter”, but not to kids and not without restrictions.</i></p>
<p>Not where I come from sissy/ Its behind the counter where kids can&#8217;t shoplift it. Where booze is sold off the shelf, kids steal them. You want crtack in 7-11, thats the sigtn of a degenerate fool.</p>
<p><i>Nobody on this whole board has ever called for un-restrictive access to meth, coke or heroin for kids.</i></p>
<p>Bullshit. You say the same as booze and cigarettes, then you say in some areas they both sell over the counter where kids steal it, and then say the opposite?  Well boosie you can change your mokiker a thousand times but you&#8217;re still an Asshole.</p>
<p><i>So again sir; “STRAWMAN”</i></p>
<p>So again sir, Asshole! Learn to read.</p>
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		<title>By: brian bennett</title>
		<link>http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/2009-turning-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6328</link>
		<dc:creator>brian bennett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the path to victory is paved through the landscape of changing one &lt;b&gt;mind&lt;/b&gt; at a time rather than one piece of legislation at a time.  and we are indeed doing just that.  the mass is building for reform, and once we have changed enough minds, then it is game over in the political/legal battle and the whole thing falls apart.  that is a highly achievable goal and one for which the time has provably arrived. those in the drug reform &quot;movement&quot; have got to come to a complete understanding that this can be done and more importantly &lt;b&gt;must&lt;/b&gt; be done in one leap. 

fear is the real enemy we are fighting.  fear on the part of the prohibs that are well documented (but provably unfounded -- thus they &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;can&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; be changed). fear on the part of reformers over &quot;political&quot; considerations, and the leftover specks of a lifetimes&#039; exposure to the prohibitionist message. that too can be changed.

perhaps the most important thing to remember is that we are &lt;b&gt;trying to change the world&lt;/b&gt;. and believe it or not, &lt;b&gt;we actually can!&lt;/b&gt; it is already happening all around us and it should be clear that our time has finally come. so be brave, stand together, and do it. 

if you think we should do this incrementally, allow me to point out that we have actually already done so. hooray, you won! the anti drug war movement started back in the 70&#039;s (ignoring for the moment, that the roots go much deeper), and holy crap, the nation is now &quot;ready for the dialogue.&quot;  we finally have incrementally (40 years later) made inroads to legitimizing marijuana use.  yea, it worked!  so now let&#039;s finish the job and get rid of prohibition completely.

these are some of the big things in our favor:  first, the current worldwide economic disaster provides a financial incentive to &quot;consider&quot; the issues across a wide spectrum of societies and governments.  next, we have the decades of research and actual data that are the intellectual foundation for challenging the mythologies (on both sides) surrounding drugs and drug use. third, we have the internet, which provides instant access to information and nearly unlimited ability to disseminate it to others.  finally, we have millions of people with decades of first hand experience who demonstrate very plainly that your average drug user is a respectable contributing member of society -- just like everybody else.

when you pick everything apart, the only thing left to &quot;defend&quot; the continuation of prohibition are moral arguments and emotionalism. the number of people whose fears and moral positions trump their intellectual ones is a distinct and diminishing minority.  as always, in the field of human endeavor, truth always &quot;wins.&quot; 

let&#039;s keep helping truth as much and as fast as we possibly can.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the path to victory is paved through the landscape of changing one <b>mind</b> at a time rather than one piece of legislation at a time.  and we are indeed doing just that.  the mass is building for reform, and once we have changed enough minds, then it is game over in the political/legal battle and the whole thing falls apart.  that is a highly achievable goal and one for which the time has provably arrived. those in the drug reform &#8220;movement&#8221; have got to come to a complete understanding that this can be done and more importantly <b>must</b> be done in one leap. </p>
<p>fear is the real enemy we are fighting.  fear on the part of the prohibs that are well documented (but provably unfounded &#8212; thus they <i><b>can</b></i> be changed). fear on the part of reformers over &#8220;political&#8221; considerations, and the leftover specks of a lifetimes&#8217; exposure to the prohibitionist message. that too can be changed.</p>
<p>perhaps the most important thing to remember is that we are <b>trying to change the world</b>. and believe it or not, <b>we actually can!</b> it is already happening all around us and it should be clear that our time has finally come. so be brave, stand together, and do it. </p>
<p>if you think we should do this incrementally, allow me to point out that we have actually already done so. hooray, you won! the anti drug war movement started back in the 70&#8242;s (ignoring for the moment, that the roots go much deeper), and holy crap, the nation is now &#8220;ready for the dialogue.&#8221;  we finally have incrementally (40 years later) made inroads to legitimizing marijuana use.  yea, it worked!  so now let&#8217;s finish the job and get rid of prohibition completely.</p>
<p>these are some of the big things in our favor:  first, the current worldwide economic disaster provides a financial incentive to &#8220;consider&#8221; the issues across a wide spectrum of societies and governments.  next, we have the decades of research and actual data that are the intellectual foundation for challenging the mythologies (on both sides) surrounding drugs and drug use. third, we have the internet, which provides instant access to information and nearly unlimited ability to disseminate it to others.  finally, we have millions of people with decades of first hand experience who demonstrate very plainly that your average drug user is a respectable contributing member of society &#8212; just like everybody else.</p>
<p>when you pick everything apart, the only thing left to &#8220;defend&#8221; the continuation of prohibition are moral arguments and emotionalism. the number of people whose fears and moral positions trump their intellectual ones is a distinct and diminishing minority.  as always, in the field of human endeavor, truth always &#8220;wins.&#8221; </p>
<p>let&#8217;s keep helping truth as much and as fast as we possibly can.</p>
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		<title>By: ezrydn</title>
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		<dc:creator>ezrydn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Calderon and the Mexican Senate got tired of waiting for the monkeys in Washington to figure out how to peel the banana, therefore, they went the decrim route.  The most obvious of the change in law is not obvious at all.  No longer do you see the street interrogations, the pat downs, the all around BS that accompanies Prohib.  It&#039;s actually gotten peaceful here in the interior.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Calderon and the Mexican Senate got tired of waiting for the monkeys in Washington to figure out how to peel the banana, therefore, they went the decrim route.  The most obvious of the change in law is not obvious at all.  No longer do you see the street interrogations, the pat downs, the all around BS that accompanies Prohib.  It&#8217;s actually gotten peaceful here in the interior.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel E. Williams</title>
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		<dc:creator>Daniel E. Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Ed Dunkle

I&#039;m not of the belief that dismantling drug prohibition need be a lengthy ordeal.  Its creation, from outcry to legislation, was a relatively short and easy process.  The difficult part is largely behind us, however, as a majority of Americans have come to see drug prohibition as a failed social experiment.  Unfortunately, our political leaders, as is generally the case, are far behind the curve of American public opinion.

Which is why I&#039;m not giving any props to Obama.  The Netherlands, Portugal and now Mexico would prefer to create a regulated market to control the sale and distribution of all drugs, but rightly fear an American backlash.  So I doubt these countries would agree with your assessment that Obama has expressed tacit approval for their actions - more likely is that it is simply benign neglect.

Incrementalism, exemplified by medical marijuana, has proven to be the wrong strategy.  How many more decades and untold ruination of individual lives are you willing to commit to incrementalism before you realize its failure to bring about &quot;actual, meaningful changes&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Ed Dunkle</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not of the belief that dismantling drug prohibition need be a lengthy ordeal.  Its creation, from outcry to legislation, was a relatively short and easy process.  The difficult part is largely behind us, however, as a majority of Americans have come to see drug prohibition as a failed social experiment.  Unfortunately, our political leaders, as is generally the case, are far behind the curve of American public opinion.</p>
<p>Which is why I&#8217;m not giving any props to Obama.  The Netherlands, Portugal and now Mexico would prefer to create a regulated market to control the sale and distribution of all drugs, but rightly fear an American backlash.  So I doubt these countries would agree with your assessment that Obama has expressed tacit approval for their actions &#8211; more likely is that it is simply benign neglect.</p>
<p>Incrementalism, exemplified by medical marijuana, has proven to be the wrong strategy.  How many more decades and untold ruination of individual lives are you willing to commit to incrementalism before you realize its failure to bring about &#8220;actual, meaningful changes&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: SisterZombie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DdC; Alcohol is sold &quot;over the counter&quot; and tobacco is sold &quot;over the counter&quot;, but not to kids and not without restrictions. Nobody on this whole board has ever called for un-restrictive access to meth, coke or heroin for kids.

So again sir; &quot;STRAWMAN&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DdC; Alcohol is sold &#8220;over the counter&#8221; and tobacco is sold &#8220;over the counter&#8221;, but not to kids and not without restrictions. Nobody on this whole board has ever called for un-restrictive access to meth, coke or heroin for kids.</p>
<p>So again sir; &#8220;STRAWMAN&#8221;</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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