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RE: If you think weed is illegal because of taxation read this ----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: Pixie Date: Jan 22, 2007 12:54 PM From: Add me if you want to help legalize.... Date: Jan 22, 2007 12:34 PM Marijuana is not illegal because it can't be taxed. When asked why, most people respond that it cannot be taxed so they can't legalize it! These peole are wrong, 20 states have tax stamp laws in the U.S including my home stae N.C ! Pass this info along so there the truth can be known. Drew Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people. These companies would lose billions if marijuana/hemp were to be legalized. Drew The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential of pot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plant that, if used properly, would ruin their companies. From: insanity it seems has got me by my soul to squeeze Date: Jan 22, 2007 11:29 AM "No taxation without representation" was the rally cry of advocates of American independence in the eighteenth century. Today, tens of thousands of cannabis consumers utter a similar cry over the selective and inappropriate enforcement of illicit drug taxes. In twenty US states, those who possess cannabis or other illegal drugs are legally required to purchase and affix state-issued stamps onto his or her contraband. The total cost of the tax is generally determined by the quantity of contraband possessed. Unlike typical criminal statutes prohibiting the possession and sale of controlled substances, drug tax stamp laws primarily assess financial penalties on the defendant for noncompliance. On occasion, criminal sanctions may also be imposed. Although nearly half of all US states have marijuana tax stamp laws on the books, few citizens observe them. Most individuals are unaware that such laws exist in their state; others fear that complying with it will incriminate their behavior. Because of this widespread noncompliance, drug tax stamps – unlike so-called "sin taxes" on alcohol or tobacco – do not collect state tax revenue at the customer's "point of purchase." Rather, the legislative intent of drug tax laws is to impose an additional penalty – tax evasion – upon drug offenders after they are arrested and criminally charged with a drug violation. In some states such as Georgia, failure to comply with the state tax law may result in a nominal misdemeanor penalty. However, in other states such as Minnesota, failure to comply with the state's drug tax law may result in a defendant facing an additional fine of up to $14,000 and seven years in jail. See State Tax Stamp Data for the current state penalties for violating marijuana tax laws and additional information regarding a particular state's law. www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6670&wtm_format=print Letter to the Governor - Tyrone Brown, Drug War Prisoner From: Peace Plant Date: Jan 21, 2007 11:38 AM From: Tyrone Brown, Drug War Prisoner Date: Jan 21, 2007 4:16 AM Subject Letter to the Governor -Tyrone Brown Body: Please take a moment today to get this letter out. It is time to ask Governor Perry to pardon Tyrone Brown for an injustice that occurred 17 years ago. 17 years is a very long time, think about what you were doing 17 years ago. Now imagine the 17 years and what you have done during that time - a lot huh....well Tyrone has been in prison for those 17 years. Today we can ask for his freedom. Please send this letter - a simple thing such as this can change this man's life. 1. Download the attached letter. Please don't forget to type your name at bottom, sign and print (print a bunch of them for other people too). Mail the letter to Governor Rick Perry Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 2. Please also fax this letter to Governor Perry's office - FAX: (512) 463-1849 3. Please get at least 5 other people to send this letter also (print out many of these and get others to send them also please). There is power in NUBMERS. Tell these other 5 people to get 5 more people each (it works, believe me - i saw Pay It Forward :-) ). AND LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST!!! THANK YOU! Sumit ps. Please print out a lot of these and get people to sign and mail out as many as you can. Governor Rick Perry Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Dear Governor Perry, The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Dallas District Attorney Bill Hill, and Judge Keith Dean recommend that you commute Tyrone D. Brown’s life sentence. Today, you are the only individual who can correct an injustice that occurred in the 265th judicial district of Texas nearly 17 years ago. I trust you will uphold the constitutional principles of fairness and equal justice by releasing Mr. Brown immediately. I was utterly shocked when the Dallas Morning News and ABC’s 20/20 unmasked Mr. Brown’s tragic story. In response to this inexplicable sentence, thousands of citizens across the United States joined together and immediately launched an internet campaign (www.savemrbrown.com). We reached out to those individuals who could initiate the commutation process, and after we sent them countless letters, Judge Dean (who sentenced Tyrone Brown) and Dallas County District Attorney Bill Hill agreed that Mr. Brown’s punishment was too harsh of a penalty for the crime Tyrone committed. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles received Tyrone’s commutation application December 30th, and last Friday the Board voted to release him. Now, we are reaching out to you. I humbly ask that you join Judge Dean, District Attorney Hill, and the Parole Board members in their formal recommendations to release Mr. Brown. He has paid his debt to society, and he should be released immediately. You can be assured that Tyrone will have a solid support group awaiting him after he is released. His mother, Nora, has already arranged Tyrone’s bedroom in anticipation of his arrival, and a licensed Psychologist has agreed to offer his services free of charge to Tyrone and the Brown family. With the psychologist’s professional guidance and the support of several organizations around the country that are closely monitoring this case, Tyrone’s transition into a life outside of prison walls will be as smooth as possible. The stability of and respect for our judicial system depends upon the fundamental fairness afforded to those who are called before it. Seventeen years ago, justice was not equal in the 265th District of Texas, but I hope today, as a young man’s fate lies in your hands, you will right this wrong, restore confidence in the American judicial system, and most of all expedite the commutation of Mr. Brown’s unjust sentence. I sincerely appreciate your consideration. Kind regards, Your Name From: speedreeser Date: Jan 22, 2007 8:00 AM From: Nevada NORML Date: Jan 22, 2007 9:26 AM Ask Not What Marijuana Can do for you...But what you can do for Marijuana!!! 3% of you out there will be going to jail this year! Next year another 3% of you will go to jail! following year...another 3% will go to jail! So in 3 years ...1 out of every 10 of you that is reading this will find yourself facing court or jail!! Some of you have done been there! What the hell are you waiting for? The police or Right Wing conservative politicians to give in and pat you on the back! Join Nevada NORML Today at our website http://www.nevadanorml.org and help us get these laws changed! Were not radicals...were just honest people who want to stop the system from putting innocent people like you in jal!!! $25 a year to be a member of Nevada NORML...and were giving you an awesome deal right now...if you join Nevada NORML Today...Were going to give you a free pass into the Vegas 420 Music Fest at the Ice House in Las Vegas on April 20th and 21st. Were also going to get you into the VIP tent outside...plus your going to get some freebies from some of our sponsors...plus..you will have 1 year freee membership into National NORML! Today is the day...you will decide to do what is right! So ask not what the weed can do for you...we all know what that is...for once...ask what you can do for the weed!! www.nevadanorml.org