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Tonight: NH Statehouse Vigil for Victims of the War on Drugs

by Agent on June 17, 2011 in Uncategorized | Comments { 0 }

Today is the 40th anniversary of U.S. Government’s War on Drugs started by Richard Nixon and continued by Barack Obama. But it’s not really a war on drugs, it’s a war on people, and some of these victims are friends of mine. It should come as no surprise that I refuse to fund it.

I won’t be able to make the drive to Concord tonight since I’m preparing for PorcFest but if you can make it, the details of the vigil are on Facebook:

http://facebook.com/event.php?eid=225768200785782

Friday, June 17 · 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Sidewalk in front of the Statehouse 107 N. Main Street Concord, NH

June 17th, 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs. Since that time, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or wounded across the globe under the banner of drug eradication. As the World’s primary funder of this campaign, the American Taxpayer must stand up and make clear that we must put an end to the bloodshed.
In America, the government arrests more than 850,000 people per year for violating marijuana laws. Almost all of these arrests are for non-violent marijuana related offenses. This is too many. The time is now to stop this War on US. Stand with us in a celebration of freedom, at a candlelight vigil to honor the countless victims of the War on Drugs.

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4/20 at the NH State House: The Times They Are A³ Changin’

by Agent on May 12, 2011 in Civil Disobedience | Comments { 1 }

CONCORD, NH – On April 20th around 4:20 PM, over 200 people from all over New Hampshire converged in and around the State House to protest repugnant prohibitionist policies that continue to be enforced against our friends and neighbors. Some attendees use marijuana for it’s medicinal value. Others see cannabis as a peaceful alternative to the alcohol which the State of New Hampshire sells over $500 million worth every year. Others know victims of the so-called War on Drugs or have heard about peaceful people like Bob “Weeda Claus” Constantine or Nurse Patricia Smith who have been featured in previous episodes of Talley.TV.

Some in the crowd wore Santa hats or carried “Hands off Weeda Claus” signs to show solidarity. Later, the Peaceful Assembly Choir from Free Grafton led the crowd in singing Weeda Clauses Chronic Christmas Carols inside a packed State House Lobby.

By 4:20PM the strong smell of marijuana could be detected throughout the grounds of the State House, yet not a single uniformed officer was there to enforce prohibition at the place where these Draconian laws are made. Instead, good people simply engaged in civil disobedience and no one was harmed. No one other than the out numbered law Enforcers and politicians who must have been embarrassed to see their laws simply ignored by a large number of peaceful people.

While the images of a State House covered in chalk messages encouraging an end to attacks on peaceful pot smokers may shock some, perhaps it will serve as a wakeup call that there are real people being hurt by ongoing government policies. Immoral State actions are causing more and more people to lose faith in elected government and a positive outcome of all this might be that violence committed by State employees will be scrutinized much more closely.

The following photos published to Talley.TV’s page on Facebook reveal some of the signs and chalkings at/on the New Hampshire State House:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.181132778601098.34848.132187003495676

Thanks to FreeKeene.com for sponsoring this episode of Talley.TV and to Bob Dylan for the use of the song, The Times They Are A Changin’.

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