Nearly one million people are in jail in the United States for non-violent involving marijuana. The purpose of this site is to make available a place for everyone who supports the idea of Nojailforpot.com to sign their name, and make it proudly public for everyone to see.
|
Marijuana Facts
Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI,
and comprised 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the United States. The same year, only 603,503
arrests were made for violent crimes.
There are no documented cases of anyone dying of an overdose of marijuana.
In 2005, nearly 88.5% of all arrests for Marijuana in the US were for possession alone.
Cannabis - the most durable of the hemp plants - produces the toughest cloth, called "canvass," which was widely used as
sails for shipping because it would not rot on contact with sea spray.
The pulp from the Hemp Plant can be used as fuel. It can be burned as is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane,
or gasoline.
There are over 60 chemicals in marijuana which may have medical uses.
The list of diseases for which cannabis can be used includes (but is not limited to): multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS,
glaucoma, depression, epilepsy, migraine headaches, asthma, pruritis, sclerodoma, severe pain, and dystonia.
One of the newest uses of hemp is in construction materials. Hemp can be used in the manufacture of 'press board' or
'composite board.'
Hemp can be used to make a cotton-like cloth (early Levis were made of hemp) that needs few pesticides to grow. Cotton uses
one half of the total pesticides used in the US.
Marijuana was made illegal in the US in 1937. Before that, its use was legal in most states.
Reason Magazine reported in 2003 that enforcement and treatment used for the war on drugs costs Federal, State, and Local
Governments a total of over $19,000,000,000. (Nineteen Billion Dollars!)
As of May 15, 2007, 12 states have passed laws legalizing the medical use of marijuana.
According to the organization LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) the drug war costs 69 Billion Dollars per year.
It is legal for physicians to prescribe methamphetamine, morphine, and cocaine, but not legal for physicians to prescribe
marijuana.
Who do you want making your health care decisions? You and your doctor, or the police and politicians?
Nearly 800,000 Americans are arrested on marijuana charges each year - that's one arrest every 40 seconds. And 9 out
of 10 arrests rae for possession, not sales.
Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginning of pottery. The oldest
relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 B.C.
Hemp has many non-food uses. Hemp is made into body care products, lamp lighting, printing, lubrications, household stain
removers, varnishes, resins, and paint. Back in 1935, approximately 58,000 tons of hemp seed was used just to make non-toxic
paint and varnish.
According to Jeffrey Miron, Professor of Economics from Harvard University, revenue from taxation of marijuana sales would range
from $2.4 billion per year if marijuana were taxed like ordinary consumer goods to $6.2 billion if it were taxed like alcohol or
tobacco.
|
Help spread the word about NoJailForPot.com by placing one of our banners on your Web site. We've designed a selection of banners in a variety of standard banner sizes, just pick the one you like, we even supply you with the code that you can cut-and-paste! Get them HERE.
Click HERE For More Profiles.
Big City Police Chief Supports Decriminalization of Marijuana
Norm Stamper slated to speak at Hempfest
Woody Harrelson Talks About Hemp
Woody's Web site VoiceYourself.com shares his views
Montel Williams on Medical Marijuana
Talk show host uses marijuana for symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Why Rick Steves Cares About the Decriminalization of Marijuana
Vacation travel guru talks about pot
Click HERE For More News.
Soros Bankrolls Marijuana Measure
Billionaire George Soros Funding Massachusetts Effort to Decriminalize Pot
August 27, 2008
A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros. Of the $429,000 collected last year by the group advancing the measure, $400,000 came from Soros, who has championed similar efforts in several states and spent $24 million to fight President Bush's 2004 re-election bid. The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy needed about $315,000 of that just to collect the more than 100,000 signatures that secured a spot on the ballot, according to campaign finance reports reviewed by The Associated Press. "All of us owe George Soros a great deal of gratitude," said Keith Stroup, founder of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
More...
Celebrating All Things Cannabis
Hempfest draws throngs to Seattle Washington
August 17, 2008
They poured into Myrtle Edwards Park on the Seattle waterfront Saturday -- thousands of cannabis-lovers in Seattle to network and celebrate their favorite green plant. As Hempfest kicked off its 17th year in the Emerald City Saturday morning, attendees widely agreed that it remains the country's premier event for marijuana users. Though other cities host similar celebrations, organizers say none are as large or important as Seattle's version. Though leaders are still pushing the decriminalization of marijuana, organizers said this year's Hempfest is different from past versions because industrial hemp, or cannabis used for non-drug purposes such as paper or biodiesel fuel, is now a big focus.
More...
Thorny Issues of Medical Marijuana Shops
Good news for landlords who welcome above-market rent
August 4, 2008
The high vacancy rate of Class B and C office properties of the north central San Fernando Valley have made them a preferred location for medical marijuana dispensaries. That can be good news for landlords who may welcome a tenant that is willing to pay above-market rent and writes a check for multiple months rent ahead of time. Lee & Associates broker Jay Martinez, who currently represents four different properties that have cannabis stores, has developed lease language that gives landlords "the ability to take preventive measures," should existing tenants take issue with the new lessee, or if the feds target them.
More...
30-year-old legal precedent bites dust
Police in Washington can't arrest all people in a car just because an officer catches a whiff.
July 17, 2008
Police in Washington can't arrest a group of people in a car just because an officer catches a whiff of marijuana. That's the word from the state Supreme Court, in a ruling that overturns a nearly 30-year-old legal precedent in Washington. Today's unanimous decision says individual privacy rights prevent police from arresting multiple people in a car, if the only evidence is the smell of drugs. But the court says police can still search the car for more evidence based only on the smell of drugs.
More...
