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Dennis Kucinich to vote yes on Health Care bill.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich waited until Democrats had won last November’s health care reform vote before casting his ballot against it on the House of Representatives floor.. This time around — pressured by everyone from President Obama to Moveon.org — the Cleveland Democrat had no luxury to dawdle before taking a stance. He just announced at a Capitol news conference that he’ll vote yes on the bill’s latest draft. “I have doubts about the bill,” Kucinich said. “This is not the bill I wanted to support. . . However, after careful discussions with President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, my wife Elizabeth and close friends, I’ve decided to cast a vote in favor of the legislation.

New Poll: 56 Percent Favor Marijuana Legalization In Washington

By Steve Elliott in Toke of the Tow n Photo: alapoet Signage at the Seattle Marijuana March, Washington. A solid majority of Washingtonians support legalization, according to a new poll. ​ A solid majority, 56 percent, of Washingtonians believe legalizing marijuana is a “good idea,” according to a new poll. The poll of 500 adults in the state, conducted for Seattle TV station KING 5 by SurveyUSA, asked respondents: “State lawmakers are considering making marijuana possession legal. Do you think legalizing marijuana is a good idea? Or a bad idea?” Thirty-six percent of respondents described legalizing pot as a “bad idea,” while eight percent weren’t sure. The poll had a margin of error of 4.4 percent. Almost two-thirds of men, 64 percent, favored legalization, while only 48 percent of women thought it was a good idea. Support was broad and deep across all age groups from 18 to 64. Only among those 65 or older did support drop to 32 percent, with 64 percent of the 65+ respondents describing legalization as a bad idea. “Sensible Washington is pleased by these kinds of numbers which indicate a strong willingness among Washingtonians to reform marijuana laws in this state,” the group behind a new marijuana legalization voter initiative said in a press release. “And that’s just what Sensible Washington is aiming to do with its proposed ballot initiative, filed on January 11, 2009, which would remove all criminal penalties from adult use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana in the State of Washington,” the group said. “Another indicator of just how much attitudes around marijuana have changed in this state in recent years is that a major media outlet such as KING-TV would even spend its own money on having SurveyUSA conduct a poll,” Sensible Washington said. Donations to the Sensible Washington ballot initiative can be made here . Questions about the group and its forthcoming campaign may be emailed to sensiblewashington@gmail.com . You can also add Sensible Washington on Facebook .

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New Poll: 56 Percent Favor Marijuana Legalization In Washington

Christmas Vigil In Seattle Protests Marijuana Laws; Smug Yuppies Object

KING5 “Anti-drug advocate”/ obnoxiously smug yuppie Steve Danishek spouts ignorance and intolerance on cue for reporter Eric Schudiske ​For the past nine years on Christmas Day, 5th Avenue and James Street in Seattle has been at the crossroads of the controversy over marijuana legalization. As they’ve done every year in the 21st Century, protesters outside King County Jail held a pro-marijuana vigil, maintaining non-violent drug offenders should be home for the holidays, reports Eric Schudiske of King 5 News . “We just think that otherwise law-abiding Americans should find alternatives to incarceration for marijuana use,” said Vivian McPeak, organizer of the vigil. Nevertheless, vigil organizer McPeak remains optimistic about the prospects for positive change. “We believe very strongly that we’re in the last decade of marijuana criminalization,” McPeak said. Reporter Schudiske, in an apparent attempt to bring “balance” to his story, was predictably able to find some obnoxious anti-drug zealots who defended the practice of locking people up for smoking pot. (Really not too surprising, since Schudiske has been known to smooch a few cop heinies in the past.) Steve Danishek, some yuppie moron living in the Seattle waterfront, expressed little sympathy for those damn scofflaw pot-smokers. “They broke the law, they knew the law, they’re in jail,” a smug Danishek, who seemed offended that protesting hippies were even allowed in his high-rent district, said. “I’m sorry; that’s just a choice they made.” So, how does that compare with the “choice” Danishek made to be a highly visible public advocate for the kind of sickening, heartless barbarity that locks people in cages for choosing to use an herb? You make the call. Danishek, 63, and another well-do-do Seattle waterfront resident at 2000 Alaskan Way, Dee Tezelli, whined about how “marijuana abuse divides their family” and how Seattle’s annual Hempfest “disrupts their neighborhood.” Good idea, Steve and Dee. Maybe they should pass a law where only shallow, judgmental assholes like yourselves — who’d throw someone out of the family, even at Christmas, for smoking pot — should even be allowed in your part of town. (Steve and Dee seem to be a couple, and Holy God, do they ever richly deserve each other.) Those who oppose jailing cannabis users should be sure never to use Danishek’s travel agency, TMA Inc., located at 4626 NE 174th Place in Seattle. And they definitely shouldn’t call Danishek at (206) 363-2523 to make any reservations. Read the original story at Toke of the Town

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The Reefer Song ~ Night Shift [1977]

Back in 1977, I was the drummer for a rock band called Night Shift. Our very talented lead guitarist/vocalist, Ronnie McCarley, wrote most of our material at the time. One of the things he wrote was “The Reefer Song,” which, with the help of my friend Bobby Jackson, I was able to rescue from an ancient, gnarled tape that was all but unsalvageable, had anyone but Bobby been working on it. But salvage it he did, and I created a little slideshow video to go with it. Enjoy!

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The Reefer Song ~ Night Shift [1977]