Posted September 25th, 2022 by hiwayhowie
Buzz Saw: I had a lively chat with a legislative assistant who quickly inserted how he was a recovering heroin addict…..and completely opposed to any reducing penalties for drug possession. BTW, besides cops, prosecutors and conservative ministers, former addicts are quite often opposed to legalization. And they often are agitated by my shirt/position!
Here and most often, I am accused of not understanding how dangerous crack, meth and heroin are. LOL. This gentleman immediately dismissed the Portugal decrim program, since it is a foreign country. He also dismissed out of hand the Oregon results, since it has only been in effect 20 months. We kept it professional and parted cordially. And so it goes
| Weekly Activities:
3811 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 02 this week…
95 Radio Interviews… 01
Meetings: 2 Grover Norquist
COP stats since inception: August 2009
421 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc
334 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week –
209 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week….interviewed by documentary crew making film about Burning Man
107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org
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Posted August 22nd, 2022 by hiwayhowie
More Studies Needed?: The aide stated that his office (D-CA) believed that before any more changes to hard drug laws could happen, more research was needed to know how dangerous drugs like cocaine, meth and heroin are. Being as diplomatic as possible, I replied these drugs have been around for about 100 years and have already been thoroughly studied. Their addictive properties, their power have been widely known and published decades ago. Moreover, per multiple studies, reducing penalties for users has little to no impact on drug use or drug experimentation. His Boss is 80 years old and thus……and so it goes…..
Note: California reduced the penalty for simple possession of hard drugs in 2004 from state-prison felony to a max of 12 months in the county jail…17 other states have followed that lead, including Oklahoma and Utah.
| Weekly Activities:
3809 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 03 this week…
209 interviews and reports in minor media …01 this week….interviewed by documentary crew making film about Burning Man
Meetings: 2 Grover Norquist
COP stats since inception: August 2009
421 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc
334 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week –
94 Radio Interviews… 0
107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org
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Posted August 15th, 2022 by hiwayhowie
RAGBRAI (Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than just a bike ride, it is an epic eight-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. It is the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world.) Des Moines Register (state’s largest newspaper)
Funny thing happened on the path to fun & exercise: The response to the shirt’s question of why legalize heroin was a constant steam of bikers slowing down to my average speed of 12-14 MPH and asking “why?” The average chat lasted about 5 minutes, enough to wind me and then I had to stop for water and catch my breath. (Elevator answer: ‘if we let people have the drugs they want, we will be able to arrest more pedophiles, drunk driver and others who are trying to hurt you and your family.’)….no one disagreed with the assertion.
At tent camp each night I would spend a couple of hours with 10-15 rotating bikers under a canopy to drink beer and without fail, someone would ask why legalize and a lively chat ensued for 5-15 minutes….all good. By Wednesday, my voice was in danger of going hoarse….all good.
400 miles later we reached the Mississippi River and pretty exhausted both mentally and physically (hot sun and lack of good sleep {No More Tents for this Old Cowboy})
Due to the serious amount of work done, I will expense part of the trip.
| Weekly Activities:
3806 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 01 this week…
421 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc.: long chat with Legislative Assistant to Florida governor Ron DeSantis
Meetings: none
COP stats since inception: August 2009
3805 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 0 this week
334 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week –
94 Radio Interviews… 0
208 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week.
107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org
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Posted August 7th, 2022 by hiwayhowie
Posted July 19th, 2022 by hiwayhowie
Celebrate Progress: On the 10th I gathered at the private home of long-time activist and LEAP speaker, Dick Kennedy to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the legalization of marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was a sentimental and powerful feeling to pass a few hours with dedicated volunteers who made it all happen.
Doing Nothing is Unacceptable: One meeting in 2 weeks is unbearable. Thus, I left this week for Iowa and the 2022 RAGBRAI event. Recall the Three Amigos went out in 2019 to meet/ride with a few presidential candidates. Recall my accident at mile 6, breaking 3 ribs and a shoulder. Recall I “damned the torpedoes” and rode the last 70 miles on the 7th day, having good chats every 8-10 minutes, as 24,000 of my closest friends rode by me much faster…..I promise to keep a better eye out for the potholes in the road, lest my family follows thru on their promise to dump me out of the casket and beat to death a Second Time!
| Weekly Activities:
3805 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 01 this week
420 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc.: spoke to 1 candidate running for the US House.
Meetings: – 2 – Grover Norquist center-right : 1 gathering of VA MJ activists
COP stats since inception: August 2009
334 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week –
94 Radio Interviews… 0
208 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week.
107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org
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