Hempman Says: Just Say Know

YouTube - SWAT Raid . Cops Shoot Pets With Children Present

2010-05-07T19:53:00.000-04:00

WARNING: If you are a piggy apologist, or have a weak Constitution, this video may not be for you. For those who do not believe this happens, watch and be educated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbwSwvUaRqc Under the cover of darkness, a team of militarized SWAT agents enter a family home and immediately engage in gunfire killing one of two family dogs (wounding the other), and likely

SAFER

2010-01-22T18:16:00.001-05:00

Sign a petition and join us in boycotting Starbucks and other corporate interest supporting the destruction of marijuana legalizations. Law enforcement groups are fighting to maintain Marijuana Prohibition and their industry of arresting and prosecuting people for marijuana. SAFER is fighting back and we need your help. SAFER

MEETING UPDATE for Jan 14, 2010

2010-01-15T12:02:00.001-05:00

For those who have been keeping track on the Delaware Cannabis Society and Hempman blogs http://hempmansays.blogspot.com/, you probably know that meetings to set up the Cures Not Wars Million Marijuana March for Wilmington, Newark and Dover started about a month ago. You probably also know that we have been meeting at Bourbon Street on Philadelphia Pike in Claymont on Thursdays at 8:00 PM.

Delaware Cannabis Society Meeting Minutes

2010-01-09T17:06:00.000-05:00

As we continue to make the Delaware Cannabis Society an open organization that costs nothing to join but your own dedication to re-legalizing ganja for everyone, we will now post our meeting minutes, agendas and updates to our blog site at http://hempmansays.blogspot.com and through our email lists. We have weekly meetings on Thursday evenings, but may be moving the time to accommodate

Ganja arrest incident to the commission of crime still the number one reason for ganja arrests

2010-01-09T11:25:00.001-05:00

Some important notes, here. The ganja arrest, like all ganja arrests in Delaware, was incident to the commission of another crime. The ganja arrest was almost non-incidental – charged and released. If not for asinine ganja prohibition laws, the ganja would no more have been a part of the bust and story than if they had a six pack of beer in the fridge or a pack of cigs in their pockets.

Former Philly cop pleads guilty to drug charges | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

2010-01-06T06:42:00.001-05:00

The REAL cost of prohibition law. If prohibition law did not exist, no black market dealers to invade would exist and corrupt cops would not be drawn into plotting violent attacks. Former Philly cop pleads guilty to drug charges Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia police officer faces a minimum of 15 years in prison after pleading guilty today to planning

Traffic and other crime continue to be the only reasons ganja consumers are being arrested

2009-12-30T19:45:00.001-05:00

I continue to ask: Exactly what, other than a very tiny number of patients getting to pretend that they are protected (at the cost of further criminalizing everyone else) is to be gained through the passage of SB 94? For the record, I have sent letters to all of Delaware’s politicians outlining why SB 94 is unconstitutional – a violation of equal protection as required by both the United

Senate Bill 94 is an unconstitutional act

2009-12-27T12:44:00.003-05:00

While there are some who believe that Senate Bill 94 – or any “medical” marijuana law, no matter how half-baked – would be a compassionate act, I do not believe that such laws, the horrific Senate bill 94 specifically, will ever serve that purported purpose. In fact, these medicalization laws always result in more persecution of ganja consumers. I’ve covered many of the reasons elsewhere in

Price of snow removal breaks state's budget - Ganja Prohibition breaks my heart

2009-12-22T07:47:00.001-05:00

I have a pretty good idea where the state can come up with about $10.5 million. That’s a conservative estimate of how much Delaware throws away persecuting ganja consumers every year. Am I the only one puzzled by the state breaking the bank over a simple snow removal project, while at the same time the state is tossing human dignity, respect for the law, and tens of millions of dollars away on

Ganja IS Free!

2009-12-18T19:02:00.001-05:00

Every day holds the promise of new birth. A theme on which I have written in the past is one I would like to revisit today. Many people may have thought of this themselves, and may not know - they have found the truth and should share this truth with friends and loved ones to defeat the hate and lies. Others who know, but are afraid to speak out in fear of retaliation. I say: United

Is it really America’s responsibility to arrest adults for their private choices?

2009-12-17T23:10:00.002-05:00

This article below is misleading, only because the author has been mislead. There have always been lurid, over the top claims made about potential “reefer madness” effects from the use of ganja. But the claims don’t match reality.Despite almost eighty years of claims such as the claim in the 1930’s that black men were using marijuana to make white women sexually available, to ‘60’s claims that

20 Years for Growing Pot to Treat M.S.? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

2009-12-14T02:09:00.006-05:00

This is the kind of attacks on any ganja consumer not specifically protected by SB 94 that we can expect if Senate Bill 94 is permitted to move forward. Delaware has a functioning affirmative medical necessity defense that SB 94 will gut. Patients not on SB 94’s short list should expect the mistreatment we see in this New Jersey case if it passes. Sen. Lesniak observed, "Without compassion and

California's Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers

2009-12-13T18:09:00.002-05:00

This is the REALITY that Delaware’s ganja patients will face should the horrific Senate Bill 94 attack on everyone except the rich be passed and implemented. At the moment, under the rules of Delaware’s affirmative medical defense (covered elsewhere in this blog), any patient with any disorder or disease that could benefit from the therapeutic use of ganja can effectively raise the defense.

Two stories that show that only people committing other crimes or stopped at traffic stops arrested for ganja

2009-12-13T11:01:00.001-05:00

These two stories (one was run twice in an apparent attempt to inflate the fear mongering rhetoric) about the latest arrests for ganja continue to show that only people arrested for other crimes and traffic stops get arrested for ganja. They also demonstrate both the futility and danger of passing SB 94. SB 94 will limit access to Delaware’s affirmative medical defense that anyone who can

Smoking Kills 5 Million a Year, World Health Organization Says

2009-12-11T13:35:00.001-05:00

Another Compare and Contrast essay. Prohibitionists CLAIM that marijuana kills people, but there is no empirical data to support that contention. I would never suggest that tobacco consumption be made illegal. But compare the unfounded claims that ganja kills to the documented proof that tobacco is a mass murderer. As doctors I have spoken with admit, while tobacco is a proven mass murderer,

Dead athletes' brains show damage from concussions – Compare reality to the undocumented claims that ganja use causes mental health issues

2009-12-11T12:42:00.002-05:00

We are all familiar with one of the top reasons given lately for maintaining prohibition, that despite a complete lack of documentation that proves that anyone has actually been made mentally ill by using ganja, that somehow using ganja might cause one mental health issues. This claim is unproven hogwash.The claim is based completely on dubious meta-studies (academic exercises that never look

More proof that patients are not being arrested

2009-12-07T14:20:00.002-05:00

As readers should know (if you don’t check out the news and this blog), ganja consumers are simply not being arrested in Delaware, let alone patients, unless they are engaged in the commission of some other crime, or they are stopped for some traffic offence. As long as you do not do anything illegal or draw attention to yourself, you simply are not going to be arrested for using ganja in

Trooper bit by dog during DUI stop

2009-12-05T11:44:00.002-05:00

Yet another case that proves we do not need Senate Bill 94. Exactly how would SB 94 have addressed this incident? This incident illustrates that everyone in Delaware arrested for ganja charges is either incident to the commission of an actual crime, or a traffic offence. How does this woman's alcohol intoxication have anything to do with ganja in her purse? Patients are not being arrested,

Delaware crime: Mother, son face weapons, drug charges

2009-12-05T11:29:00.001-05:00

How would SB 94 address the fact that all of Delaware's ganja arrests are like this?SB 94 will dismantle an existing affirmative defense that protects ALL patients. SB 94 does not address that patients simply are not being arrested in Delaware. In fact, everyone arrested is either through an arrest incident to another crime, or incident to a traffic stop of some sort. No one is arrested

WEAPONS, DRUG CHARGES

2009-12-02T11:12:00.001-05:00

As this article helps illustrate, ganja arrests in Delaware are limited. In this case, the man was a criminal who just happened to have ganja. In fact, no one gets arrested for ganja in Delaware unless they are committing (have committed) another crime or are careless and get stopped for traffic violations.Patients simply are not being arrested. Senate Bill 94 is nothing but a stalking

New way to contact Delaware Cannabis Society

2009-12-01T13:54:00.001-05:00

I hope by now you have made yourselves familiar with http://hempmansays.blogspot.com . Now we are proud to add a new feature to our offices. We have a dedicated office phone and electronic phone tree setup. Please call (302) 439-0313 to contact us. Please leave us messages. We love hearing about all the great things people have been doing to help get ganja re-legalized! Your message could

UD fraternity fined $50,000 in hazing after drinking death of freshman

2009-11-25T22:33:00.002-05:00

Now, there's a headline you will never see refering to a ganja party. It is absolutely impossible to use enough ganja to die from toxic death. Yet, alcohol deaths are a real epidemic, many students come out of school fully immersed alcoholics on a slide that will kill them early, and many commit crimes such as drunk driving that kill many innocent people. Compared to the mass murder caused

A link to Delaware's Affirmative Defense

2009-11-25T21:48:00.003-05:00

As may happen from time to time, I recently got an email that asked some questions I felt are important enough to share and answer openly. That email is at the end of this post. The affirmative defense (in Delaware, it is called the Choice of evils law.) is in Delaware Title 11, Chapter 4. This law has been in effect since 1953 and used successfully by patients using medical cannabis who

4 took baby on drug buy, police say - OR, how NOT to act when buying ganja

2009-11-23T20:51:00.003-05:00

4 took baby on drug buy, police say This is a good example of things that would not happen if ganja were legal today. How would SB 94 help prevent situations like this? SB 94 will only make things worse. That said, note where the ganjaists went wrong. If you have to travel with children, make certain they are properly secured. If one gouy has to sit on the transmission hump, too bad. Make sure

Could Delaware's Prison Overcrowding Problems Be Solved By Decriminalizing Ganja?

2009-11-23T09:25:00.002-05:00

The Open Secret is that most of the people in Delaware's prisons are there not for committing a major, dangerous crime, but for pissing the wrong color. According to the study, Delaware Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Project 2003 to 2006 Evaluation with Recidivism Results, other state incarceration reports, and rough correlations made between the figures for Work Release, and the

Forget about S.B. 94, it's time to legalize marijuana | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal

2009-11-09T20:34:00.002-05:00

My LTE gets published a second time. I guess I hit a nerve. Forget about S.B. 94, it's time to legalize marijuana November 9, 2009 http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091109/OPINION10/91108005/1111/Forget-about-S.B.-94--it-s-time-to-legalize-marijuana

Del. medical marijuana bill could lead to more arrests | Delawareonline.com

2009-11-08T13:51:00.000-05:00

Great opinion piece with decent comments. http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091107/OPINION10/91106062/1111/Del.-medical-marijuana-bill-could-lead-to-more-arrests

Report: Pot use, arrests rising in California

2009-11-06T18:21:00.000-05:00

Despite the Pollyanna rhetoric about the non-existent "New Obama Policy", the arrest rate continues to soar in California and every other state that has passed so-called medical marijuana laws. Instead of creating a more rational environment, it seems pretty obvious that these laws have muddied the waters and encouraged law enforcement to arrest more people for ganja related crimes. These

Judge orders Fresno pot shops to stay closed - Crime & Court News - Fresnobee.com

2009-10-30T02:23:00.001-04:00

Some more proof that the memo about medical marijuana is just a head game. Some cities in California are on the move to close marijuana dispensaries. This is an example of the sort of silly time wasting that Delaware will join if Senate Bill 94 manages to pass. Judge orders Fresno pot shops to stay closed Published online on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 By Russell Clemings / The Fresno

Simple Justice: Passing the Smell Test

2009-10-30T00:56:00.001-04:00

As far as I know, the supposed "smell" of marijuana by itself is not considered probable cause in Delaware. There have to be more tangible facts. I come by this admittedly and decidedly unlawyerly opinion by way of the hundreds of cannabis cases I've watched and read through. It is important to note that courts have already begun to deconstruct cop procedures on this. For instance,

How to Send Mail - Marc Emery's MySpace Blog |

2009-10-30T00:16:00.000-04:00

Marc has been a wonderful supporter of the Delaware Cannabis Society, along with many other grassroots activists. It is no stretch of truth to say that Marc did a world more to help reduce the arrest rate and change ganja laws in Delaware than NORML, MOO and DPF combined. Marc sent us hundreds of dollars, magazines and various novelty items to sell and give away over the years, and was a major

More evidence that medical marijuana laws won't help

2009-10-29T05:17:00.002-04:00

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091029/NEWS05/910290330/1008/Alternative-schools/Police-newsPolice newsOctober 29, 2009 Kent CountyPOT BUST AT SCHOOL: A 17-year-old Dover High School student was arrested Monday after a teacher spotted a bag of what appeared to be marijuana sticking out of his pants. The boy, who lives in the first block of Stevenson Drive, was charged with possession of

"New" med-pot regulations? Nope.

2009-10-19T17:17:00.002-04:00

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Police: Pa. man busted with weed stuck to forehead

2009-10-17T14:11:00.000-04:00

This amusing incident did not happen in Delaware. But, it sure demonstrates that cops know about common hiding places ... like stuck to your forehead. If you have to travel with your sack of weed, just keep it in your pocket. Police: Pa. man busted with weed stuck to forehead LEBANON, Pa. Police in central Pennsylvania say they've nabbed a real pothead. They said an officer

Los Angeles County D.A. prepares to crack down on pot outlets -- latimes.com

2009-10-17T05:54:00.002-04:00

First, kudos to our readers and reporters who gave us this story as it broke on the 9th, more than a week before NORML discovered the story (backtracks show they've been visiting our blog. Maybe they took the story from us? Again.). As readers of our blog know, I have already been reporting on and predicting more law enforcement in states that passed ill-conceived medical marijuana

Grow from seed? Indeed!

2009-10-15T19:25:00.002-04:00

The following article is just good advice for collecting viable seeds for the gardener in all of us! This standard advice for seed gathering for the purposes of reproduction is invaluable for preserving and replicating those wonderful tastes, smells and other sensory delights in your favorite crops. From the News Journal.

Every Pot Dispensary in County Illegal, D.A. Declares

2009-10-10T12:29:00.001-04:00

The headline below is just another highlight of the failure of so-called "medical" marijuana laws. This is exactly the route Delaware would be following if Senate Bill 94 gains any momentum. SB 94 is a fraud. SB 94 destroys existing case law in Delaware that allows a medical necessity affirmative defense to be raised by any patient and replaces that with a tiny list of seven illnesses. The

If ganja were legal ...

2009-10-09T22:11:00.001-04:00

There is no excuse for the burglaries and other nonsense this pair seems to have been involved in. Nonetheless, that they had a plant and two ounces of ganja are as pertinent as if they had beers in the 'fridge. Well, it would be if Delaware passed a comprehensive ganja reform bill instead of the two steps backward so-called "medical" marijuana Senate Bill 94. Please take a few

News from California highlights tenuous nature of "medical" marijuana law

2009-10-09T18:27:00.001-04:00

One advantage that Delaware has in holding back on passing marijuana legislation is that we are getting to see what works and what does not work. An area that clearly does not work is so-called "medical" marijuana legislation. The following story from the LA Times shows that the cops and politicians are still trying to find ways to dillute and do as much damage as possible to thier law.

Send emails to your State Senator and Representative FREE!

2009-10-06T13:06:00.001-04:00

We found one of MPP's own tools that we can use to move against SB 94. The link provided below goes to email that MPP is sending to California's legislators. The text in it is pretty generic legalization text, so we are providing one model below that fits our needs. Copy the below text (or write your own), then click on the link. It will automatically find your representative and

Tommy Chong releases documetary seized by pigs

2008-05-13T22:10:00.001-04:00

I truely tried to write something about this, but eveerything I had to say just sounded like what everyone else has written.Tommy Chong Doubts Official 9/11 StoryCheech & Chong star speaks out as FBI confiscates 10,000 copies of actor's political DVDsPaul Joseph Watson & Kurt NimmoPrison PlanetFriday, May 9, 2008Speaking with the Alex Jones Show, actor Tommy Chong, whose offices were subject of a

The LONG list of MEDICAL GROUPS who have ENDORSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA

2008-05-11T11:56:00.003-04:00

I want to repeat something I have said before. These are medical groups, and as such they only comment on the medical effects of ganja. Just as they do not comment on the recreational use of alcohol or "endorse" recreational alcohol use, except in terms of the medical effect, they do not specifically endorse ganja for recreational use. However, if one closely examines the statements that these

DON"T TALK TO THE POLICE

2008-05-10T10:48:00.005-04:00

Here is the truth that many cops do not want you to know. DON'T TALK TO THE POLICE, EVER. I am presenting this now as a lead in to a slideshow about HOW to LEGALLY say NO to police when they ask to search you. Dr. Swane tells us exactly what the FIFTH AMENDMENT to the constitution means - DON"T TALK TO THE POLICE! Anything more that I say will be totally redundant to this presentation. The first

Action Alert - May 7, 2008

2008-05-07T22:57:00.002-04:00

Today's alert is in reference to a new feature, above the line action alerts. The alert today is a call to send a letter or email to your state congress persons in favor of fair treatment of ganja consumers.Included in the action call is amodel letter and alink to a service to send the email (or you can print out the letter and mail it as well.). Included is a link to a free service to send the

Million Marijuana March UPDATE

2008-05-06T09:46:00.004-04:00

This was a bad year for me, personally. As some of you may know, I have a badly damaged spine from being assautled by a couple of cops bent of stopping my activism. While they did the damage, I do not put the blame entirely on them.There have been many cops and other prohibitionists who have harassed and stalked and even assaulted me over the years. The assault by two cops here in Delaware is why

Largest study ever shows NO CAUSAL LINK between ganja use and Cancer and may PREVENT CANCER AND COPD!

2008-05-04T08:55:00.006-04:00

A chief researcher for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has proven with a grant from NIDA that not only is there no link between ganja use and cancer, but that ganja use may actually prevent cancer and COPD!The doctor, Donald Tashkin, who the prohibitionists have relied on exclusively for their claims that ganja use causes lung damage and even cancer has done a complete about face. In

Overcoming the Yellow "Journalists" and mentally ill "fans"

2008-04-28T16:20:00.004-04:00

Addendum Tuesday 4/22 - 3:00:I have to laugh. I just got back from a writing workshop luncheon. After small discussion, befitting the small people the discussion was about, we quickly came to the conclusion that, much like prohibition itself, the "editorial" staff and the complainers are impotent and frightened by the success that the truth has in affecting people. So, make up a bunch of lies

International Terrorism funded by PROHIBITION

2008-04-25T22:17:00.004-04:00

I did not write this amazing bit of journalism. Nonetheless, it illustrates how corruption and international terrorism lives in the heart of prohibition. There are millions of dollars in money laundering, and amazingly guilty poiticians, bankers and business being given a free ride courtesy of the CIA, DEA and FBI. Even Homeland Security is involved in this true tale of prohibition

Argentine Federal Court Declares Prohibition of Personal Posession of Ganja UNCONSTITUTIONAL

2008-04-24T21:28:00.007-04:00

In a move that mirrors statements made by both Argentina and the director of the United Nations Office of Drug Policy, an Argentine federal court has ruled in favor of decriminalizing personal posession of ganja. Also worth noting is that many of the statements by the court mirror the situation here in the states. Laws that were said to originally be about going after "drug kingpins" end up

Law enforcement officers call for an end to prohibition

2008-04-23T17:10:00.012-04:00

Is the War being waged on Americans effective for controlling drugs?

2008-04-23T09:56:00.009-04:00

The short history of prohibition laws is that America has had some sort of prohibition law since the "noble experiment" of alcohol prohibition (1920 - 1933). Prior to that, three states had alcohol laws in 1906 and over the next ten years twenty more states passed some sort of alcohol prohibition law. There were no ganja laws until the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act. There is an excellent

Read what REAL Psychiatrists and REAL physicians have to say about cannabis, instead of believing prohibitionist lies

2008-04-20T02:25:00.006-04:00

Read what REAL Psychiatrists and REAL physicians have to say about cannabis, instead of believeing prohibitoinist liesPosted 4/16/2008 10:07 PM EDT on DelawareOnline.com (Could this post be why the piggies and DOh want to silence me?)Instead of believing the regurgitated nonsense of some flakes who are dedicated to protecting vested interest ideologue, learn the truth about marijuana from

Pot Decriminalization Does Not Increase Marijuana Use, Scientific Journal Says

2008-04-20T02:21:00.004-04:00

Pot Decriminalization Does Not Increase Marijuana Use, Scientific Journal SaysPosted 4/15/2008 6:02 PM EDT on DelawareOnline.com (Could this post be why the piggies and unethical staff at DOh want to silence me?)Pot Decriminalization Does Not Increase Marijuana Use, Scientific Journal SaysAmsterdam, the Netherlands: Liberalizing marijuana laws is not associated with increased cannabis use among

Surgeon General and Mainstream Medicine Endorse Medical Marijuana

2008-04-20T02:06:00.007-04:00

Surgeon General and Mainstream Medicine Endorse Medical MarijuanaPosted 4/13/2008 7:17 PM EDT on DelawareOnline.com (Could this post be one of the reasons that the pigs and DOh want to silence me?)By Dr. Jocelyn Elders, AlterNetPosted on March 26, 2008, Printed on March 27, 2008http://www.alternet.org/story/80582/One of America's largest and most important groups of physicians has moved to cut

American Psychiatric Association Assembly Unanimously Backs Medical Marijuana

2008-04-20T01:51:00.009-04:00

The American Psychiatric Association Assembly, a top medical organization in the United States, has issued a unanimous statement in support of the decriminalization and medical use of marijuana.This move debunks a lot of the nonsense from some of the anti-medical marijuana groups. They have been aggressively using false information tactics. These groups allege that there are various links between