Give Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin's administration
an F-
for providing an air pollution permit to a
proposed BIOMASS Plant in a residential neighborhood
of Springfield, Vermont, a neighborhood of many
low income Vermonters. This is abuse against
low income Vemonters! Peter Shumlin's administration
is trying to kill children in a city with many low income
people with ASTHMA.

The State of Vermont will LOSE MONEY over this
plant, the cost of asthma cases will increase!
Tourism will go DOWN!
American Bald Ealges living next door to the plant's
ten stories high tower spewing pollution
nearby Stoughton Pond could die!
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin should be
Impeached!

The West, Texas FERTILIZER PLANT had a fire
this past week, after the Boston Marathon
bombings, and
volunteer firemen went to put it out,
but the fire caused the fertilizer plant to blow up
killing many of the volunteer firemen,
workers and citizens. (14 Dead so far,
investigators are still searching the charred
ruins for bodies.) The neighborhood was
on fire for four blocks around, including a
children's school.

The first comment
on the internet stated that it was clearly
unwise to have a FERTILIZER PLANT in a
residential neighborhood, but the commenter
wasn't sure if the neighborhood grew up
around the plant after it was built,
being convenient to live next door,
without understanding that any plant
of this type is known to be able to blow up.

I believe it is STUPID to allow the proposed BIOMASS
PLANT
in the residential neighborhood of Springfield, Vermont
or any where in Vermont because of its
low output efficiency of electricity generated
per tree wiped off the face of the planet.

Did you know that there are 24,000 homeless
war Veterans in the United States? These trees
in Vermont could be used to make log cabins
for the homeless war Veterans to live in.

The Constitution of the State of Vermont
requires that prisoners work for the public
in view of the public, and they could be
building log cabins for homeless war Veterans,
while Loggers safely take the trees down,
providing them with just as much paid work.
There is a huge Prison in Springfield, VT
and they should be doing work for the public.

Many low income families move to Springfield
to be near their loved ones who are incarcerated.

If marijuana was totally legal, like God intended
it to be (Holy Bible, Genesis), then there would
be no need for a Prison in Springfield, VT.

The prisoners' families suffer from low self esteem.

The children need all the programs they can
get because many have a combined problem
of living in a low income family and having
the psychological trauma of a family member
being caged like an animal in a zoo,
minus the zoo swimming pool and raw steaks for the Bears.

For each homeless war Veteran, moved into a
log cabin in Vermont, within reach of Springfield
Hospital for health care, their monthly Veterans
paycheck would be spent locally in the community,
and be of far greater benefit to the people of
Springfield and surrounding towns
than a filthy, stinking, polluting, asthma - causing
biomass plant spewing into our air and making
Stoughton Pond - N. Springfield Recreation Area
American Bald Eagles wonder why the State of Vermont
sold out to some rich guy named Adam Winstanley
who lives in Massachusetts and won't be
breathing his filthy Biomass Air Pollution himself.

If 500 homeless war Veterans moved from
the cardboard they sleep in on city sidewalks
in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. and New York City,
to Vermont, then 500 homeless war Veterans multiplied
times about $900. disability check would mean
$450,000. a month spent into the local community stores
rather
than polluting the air we breathe, plus their health care
benefits would pay local doctors and pharmacies.

There's no reason why White River Junction, 50 miles
away from Springfield, Vermont, should
have a monopoly on Veterans' Health Care.

Maybe the federal government would give them
"fuel assistance" benefits so the Loggers would
have even more paid work taking trees and cutting
them into firewood logs for the homeless war
Veterans who are now freezing in the winter months,
forgotten about after their servie to our Country.

Please note that my perennial political campaign
address has changed to
http://indyVT.com
Cris Ericson
indyVT@aceweb.com
I live four miles as
the Hawks fly from the proposed Biomass Plant,
and would be in view of the spewing pollution
from the tower. The trucks coming and going
from the proposed Biomass Plant would
drive back and forth all day by my property
( Warranty Deed states I own 20 feet of Rte 103)
and create noise, pollution and make my little house
vibrate
on its foundation.
Governor Peter Shumlin's administration
is trying to destroy the reasonable habitability of my
home
and the surrounding wildlife in a 12 mile radius.
Cris Ericson
879 Church Street (corner of Rte 103)
Chester, Vermont 05143
(802)875-4038

From: Snook, Steven [Steven.Snook@state.vt.us]
Sent: 4/19/2013 2:49:20 PM
To:
Subject: 2013-04-19 -
Air Pollution Control Permit issued to NSSEP
- Noticeto Commenters
Attachments:
APCD Response Comments on NSSEP
Draft Air Permit Documents.pdf (294.82 Kb)
tap11038.pdf (402.39 Kb
) ap11038.pdf (293.68 Kb)

You are receiving this email because you provided
the Vermont Air Pollution Control Division
(VT APCD) your email address
and you either provided the VT APCD comments
on the draft air permit for the
North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project, LLC,
or you attended the 9/29/2012 public meeting for the
draft air permit.

On August 9th, 2012, the VT APCD issued a draft
Air Pollution Control Construction permit to
North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project, LLC.

During the public comment phase of the
permit development process,
the VT APCD received numerous comments
on the draft permit and the technical support
document.

After a thorough review of all the comments received
the VT APCD has developed responses
to the written comments,
and these responses have been compiled
into a document along with a summary of the comments.

Note that as a result of the comments
there have been some changes made
to the permit and technical support document.

Today, April 19th, 2013, the VT APCD is issuing the
final Air Pollution Control Permit
to Construction to North Springfield Sustainable Energy
Project, LLC.

Copies of these documents are attached to this email.
We will also be making electronic copies of the signed
permit,
technical support document and the Agency’s responses
to the comments available online at:
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/air/Permitting/htm/OperatePerm
its.htm – there
may be a delay of a few days before the documents are
available on the website.
Steven Snook
Environmental Engineer
Air Pollution Control Division
Davis Building – 2nd Floor
One National Life Drive
Montpelier, VT 05620-3802

Z dog waits for Spring!

Now, what are we going to do
to help homeless war Veterans?

March 18 and March 19 Weather
for Chester, Vermont 05143.
Monday Night Snow likely, mainly after 3am.
Cloudy, with a low around 23.
Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph,
with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
New snow accumulation of
3 to 5 inches possible. <<

Vermont will make marijuana legal,
so stop worrying about the
Federal Budget Sequester.

House Bill 499,
An Act Relating to Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/bills/Intro/H-499.pdf
Introduced by Representatives Davis of Washington,
Deen of Westminster, Masland of Thetford,
Stevens of Shoreham, and Zagar of Barnard.
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:
This bill proposes:
1. To create a regulatory structure for the wholesale and retail sale of
marijuana that includes licensing and oversight by the Department of Liquor
Control.
2. To establish an excise tax on every wholesale seller of $50.00 per ounce
upon marijuana sold in Vermont.
3. To permit regulation and licensing for growing industrial hemp in
accordance with 6 V.S.A. chapter 34 to proceed regardless of whether federal
regulations have been adopted.
4. To permit an individual who is 21 years of age or older to possess up to
two
ounces of marijuana and three marijuana plants
while maintaining criminal penalties for possession of larger amounts
of marijuana and for sale of
marijuana outside the regulatory structure established in this act.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Economics of Marijuana Legalization and Taxation

President Barack Obama's Council of Economic
Advisors is a select group of individuals who
have ignored the absolute need of
Americans to control their own bodies and
their own minds, and to make their own
choices of what products they will ingest
or grow.

The words "micro" and "macro" are Greek words
meaning small and large. Microeconomics concerns
the behaviour of consumers, producers and markets.
Macroeconomics is a study of the economy at large.

We need to know why more of some things are produced
than others, and how the level of production can cause
the price of a product to go up when less is produced,
and the price of a product to go down when more is produced.

How can the U.S. Congress determine how many tax dollars
could be raised by taxing marijuana when it is legalized
under Federal Law? We need basic economic formulas.

The greatest fallacy in understanding economic policy is
when someone makes the mistake of thinking that what
is good for some must be good for all. Clear economic
thinking means being objective. We must achieve these
major goals in legalized marijuana production: stability,
efficiency, fairness of laws allowing use of marijuana,
fair and flat taxes, and growth of the market.

Efficiency is a goal we must strive for to have a
valid legalized and taxed marijuana market that can
provide a predictable amount of tax dollars for the
government. We need to create as many jobs as
possible in the farming production, transporting
and packing, and sales industries of marijuana.
We need the most productive technical standards
for creating consistent marijuana products with
distinct qualities for each brand of marijuana product.

We need to have an eye towards not just creating
and maintaining minimum wage jobs in the
marijuana industry, but to improve the standard
of living of marijuana industry workers to a
"livable" wage.

There are three major forces are at work in a free
and competitive market:
the number of buyers of marijuana and
the number of producers and sellers, and the amount
of money that can be charged to tax the product
while still keeping demand high.

If the price of marijuana products goes too high
because of labor costs and taxes, then the demand
for marijuana products will fall. When the demand
for marijuana products falls, the government will
take in fewer tax dollars.

People are basically predictable. Out of the entire
population of the United States of America,
a certain percentage of people will buy marijuana
products when they are legalized under Federal Law.

The people who will buy marijuana come from all
income levels, they have various preferences for
the types of marijuana they want to buy because
some strains of marijuana makes you laugh,
some strains of marijuana
help you to sleep, some types of marijuana strains
relieve excruciatingly painful multiple sclerosis cramps, etc.

The products will be priced
differently in different areas depending on
what type of electricity is available and how
much it costs, what type of gas is available
and how much it costs, how
far the marijuana products have to be trucked or transported,
and the extra cost of transporting the marijuana products to
areas which are remote by boat or air, and the
number of consumers in any area, and inflation
or deflation at the time of purchase.

Government involvement in the marijuana market
will take place because the chief source of revenue
for the Federal Budget is Taxation.

The producers and sellers of marijuana want to
make a profit - that's their game, as opposed to
the other "team", the buyers, who want the
best bargain for their money. The Government
wants their cut off the top.

Now, pretend you are an Economist working
on President Barack Obama's Economic Policy
Council - How much will you tax legalized
marijuana per ounce? What if there is only
a small amount of marijuana in marijuana beer,
marijuana tea, or marijuana brownies - how
will you decide how much to tax those
marijuana products as compared to pure
marijuana for smoking pleasure? Can you
tax marijuana for medical use when no other
medicine is taxed when ordered by a
doctor's prescription?

If the price of legalized marijuana and marijuana
products are expected to rise sharply in the future,
the producers and sellers will WITHHOLD
some or all of their current supplies, so they
can sell them on the day the prices go up.
An expectation of a future price increase
on marijuana and marijuana products is
called "inflation". During times of the year
when marijuana is not "ripe" in the fields there will
be price increases for the sales of frozen buds
taken out of freezer storage.

If the price of legalized marijuana and marijuana
products is predicted to go down in the future,
then sellers will want to sell as much as they
can today, because the price will be lower
tomorrow; so because of a momentary
increase in supply, the result is "deflation".
This occurs when a large areas of the
United States have marijuana crops "budding"
and coming into perfect ripeness.

The bottom line is, we can predict periods
of inflation and deflation in marijuana and marijuana
products when the U.S. Congress legalizes
marijuana under Federal Law. Therefore,
it is a valid product than can be taxed.

We need the taxes, we need them right now
for programs like Head Start for children,
medicaid and Medicare and Social Security
and food stamps for our most vulnerable
citizens.

12 million people are out of work in the
United States right now. 12 million illegal
aliens have moved in. 2 million Americans
are entirely homeless. It is only because
of our lax security that September 11, 2001
happened. It is only because of our
laxed security that a few good Americans
died on Sept. 11, 2012.

Tax dollars help buy national security.

It is in the best economic interests of the
United States of America to break treaties
with the United Nations that interfere with
marijuana legalization.

SAVE HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
BY LEGALIZING AND TAXING MARIJUANA !

Economics of Marijuana Legalization and Taxation

President Barack Obama's Council of Economic
Advisors is a select group of individuals who
have swiss cheese for brains. The worm holes
allow for trillions of dollars to leak out of the
U.S. Economy.

The words "micro" and "macro" are Greek words
meaning small and large. Microeconomics concerns
the behaviour of consumers, producers and markets.
Macroeconomics is a study of the economy at large.

We need to know why more of some things are produced
than others, and how the level of production can cause
the price of a product to go up when less is produced,
and the price of a product to go down when more is produced.

How can the U.S. Congress determine how many tax dollars
could be raised by taxing marijuana when it is legalized
under Federal Law? We need basic economic formulas.

The greatest fallacy in understanding economic policy is
when someone makes the mistake of thinking that what
is good for some must be good for all. Clear economic
thinking means being objective. We must achieve these
major goals in legalized marijuana production: stability,
efficiency, fairness of laws allowing use of marijuana,
fair and flat taxes, and growth of the market.

Efficiency is a goal we must strive for to have a
valid legalized and taxed marijuana market that can
provide a predictable amount of tax dollars for the
government. We need to create as many jobs as
possible in the farming production, transporting
and packing, and sales industries of marijuana.
We need the most productive technical standards
for creating consistent marijuana products with
distinct qualities for each brand of marijuana product.

We need to have an eye towards not just creating
and maintaining minimum wage jobs in the
marijuana industry, but to improve the standard
of living of marijuana industry workers to a
"livable" wage.

There are three major forces are at work in a free
and competitive market:
the number of buyers of marijuana and
the number of producers and sellers, and the amount
of money that can be charged to tax the product
while still keeping demand high.

If the price of marijuana products goes too high
because of labor costs and taxes, then the demand
for marijuana products will fall. When the demand
for marijuana products falls, the government will
take in fewer tax dollars.

People are basically predictable. Out of the entire
population of the United States of America,
a certain percentage of people will buy marijuana
products when they are legalized under Federal Law.

The people who will buy marijuana come from all
income levels, they have various preferences for
the types of marijuana they want to buy because
some strains of marijuana makes you laugh,
some strains of marijuana
help you to sleep, some types of marijuana strains
relieve excruciatingly painful multiple sclerosis cramps, etc.

The products will be priced
differently in different areas depending on
what type of electricity is available and how
much it costs, what type of gas is available
and how much it costs, how
far the marijuana products have to be trucked or transported,
and the extra cost of transporting the marijuana products to
areas which are remote by boat or air, and the
number of consumers in any area, and inflation
or deflation at the time of purchase.

Government involvement in the marijuana market
will take place because the chief source of revenue
for the Federal Budget is Taxation.

The producers and sellers of marijuana want to
make a profit - that's their game, as opposed to
the other "team", the buyers, who want the
best bargain for their money. The Government
wants their cut off the top.

Now, pretend you are an Economist working
on President Barack Obama's Economic Policy
Council - How much will you tax legalized
marijuana per ounce? What if there is only
a small amount of marijuana in marijuana beer,
marijuana tea, or marijuana brownies - how
will you decide how much to tax those
marijuana products as compared to pure
marijuana for smoking pleasure? Can you
tax marijuana for medical use when no other
medicine is taxed when ordered by a
doctor's prescription?

If the price of legalized marijuana and marijuana
products are expected to rise sharply in the future,
the producers and sellers will WITHHOLD
some or all of their current supplies, so they
can sell them on the day the prices go up.
An expectation of a future price increase
on marijuana and marijuana products is
called "inflation". During times of the year
when marijuana is not "ripe" in the fields there will
be price increases for the sales of frozen buds
taken out of freezer storage.

If the price of legalized marijuana and marijuana
products is predicted to go down in the future,
then sellers will want to sell as much as they
can today, because the price will be lower
tomorrow; so because of a momentary
increase in supply, the result is "deflation".
This occurs when a large areas of the
United States have marijuana crops "budding"
and coming into perfect ripeness.

The bottom line is, we can predict periods
of inflation and deflation in marijuana and marijuana
products when the U.S. Congress legalizes
marijuana under Federal Law. Therefore,
it is a valid product than can be taxed.

We need the taxes, we need them right now
for programs like Head Start for children,
medicaid and Medicare and Social Security
and food stamps for our most vulnerable
citizens.

12 million people are out of work in the
United States right now. 12 million illegal
aliens have moved in. 2 million Americans
are entirely homeless. It is only because
of our lax security that September 11, 2001
happened. It is only because of our
laxed security that a few good Americans
died on Sept. 11, 2012.

Tax dollars help buy national security.

It is in the best economic interests of the
United States of America to break treaties
with the United Nations that interfere with
marijuana legalization.

2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON for U.S. CONGRESS
http://indyVT.com
and
2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON for GOVERNOR of VERMONT
indyVT@aceweb.com

FOLLOW THE DRONE
MONEY TRAIL!

Drones are used to kill and to
do intelligence surveillance,
and they can be paid for with
"gifts" that President Barack Obama
designates for intelligence uses,
even though we don't know who
provided the "gifts" and we don't
know if the "gifts" were cash money
or gold or platinum, or something
we prefer not to even think of.

There's no "sequester"
on President Obama's re-routed
military intelligence "gift" fund!

Do you think President Barack Obama is
worried about funding for the
National Foreign Intelligence Program
or the
Joint Military Intelligence Program,
or
Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities?

Not on your life!

The money is piling up for these programs,
and guess what,
it is not coming from
your taxpayer dollars!

Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

Federal Law allows President Barack Obama
to dip into and re-route a "gift" fund
that you probably never heard of before!

You've heard about unlimited funds for
covert C.I.A. activity,
but
you probably haven't heard about
this secret fund
for the National Drug Control Program
that can be
diverted
upon designation
of the President of the United States
to
the National Foreign Intelligence Program
and the
Joint Military Intelligence Program
and Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.

How does this work?

The Office of National Drug Control Policy
has an
Office of National Drug Control Policy Gift Fund.

GIFTS MAY BE RECEIVED FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THAT MEANS ANYONE
ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD
WHO WANTS TO PAY
FOR ANY CERTAIN TYPE
OF
"JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM"
or National Foreign Intelligence
or Tactical Intelligence
can
basically
BUY IT
WITH GIFTS
AND DONATIONS OF PROPERTY
WHICH
CAN BE CONTROLLED
BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL.

IS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
LOYAL TO YOU,
OR
LOYAL TO THE SUPER RICH PEOPLE
WHO PROVIDE GIFTS AND PROPERTY
INTO THIS FUND
FROM WHICH
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
CAN DESIGNATE FUNDS
TO HIS CHOICE
OF National Foreign Intelligence Programs,
Joint Military Intelligence Programs
and Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities?

Title 21 USCS Section 1702
http://www.loc.gov/law/
http://uscode.house.gov
Search the United State Code

21 USCS Section 1702
Office of National Drug Control Policy
21 USCS 1702 (d)(1)(2)(3)
Office of National Drug Control Policy Gift Fund
(1) Establishment. There is established
in the Treasury of the United States a fund
for the receipt of gifts,
both real and personal,
for the purpose of aiding
or facilitating
the work of the Office
under section 704(c)
[ 21 USCS Section 1703(c) ].
(2) Contributions.
The Office may accept,
hold,
and administer
contributions to the Fund.
(3) Use of amounts deposited.
Amounts deposited in the Fund
are authorized
to be appropriated,
to remain available
until expended
for authorized purposes
at the discretion
of the Director.

21 USCS Section 1703 (c)(1)
National Drug Control Program Budget
Responsibilities of National Drug Control
Program agencies.
(A) In general.
For each fiscal year, the head of each
department, agency, or program of the
Federal Government with responsibilities
under the National Drug Control Program Strategy
shall transmit to the Director a copy of the proposed
drug control budget
request of the department, agency, or program
at the same time as that budget request
is submitted to their superiors
(and before the submission to the
Office of Management and Budget)
in the preparation of the
budget of the President
submitted to Congress
under
section 1105(a) of Title 31, United States Code.

21 USCS Section 1703 (d) (1)
(d) Powers of the Director.
In carrying out subsection (b),
the Director may
(1) select, appoint, employ,
and
fix compensation
of such officers and employees
of the Office
as may be necessary to carry out
the functions of the Office
under this title.

21 USCS Section 1703 (d) (5)
Powers of the Director
(5) accept
and use
gifts
and
donations
of property
from Federal, State and local government
agencies,
and
from the private sector,
as authorized
in section 703(d)
[ 21 USCS Section 1702 (d) ]

21 USCS Section 1701 (3), (5), (7)(A)
Definitions
In this title:
(3) Drug. The term "drug" has the meaning given
the term "controlled substance"
in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act
( 21 U.S.C. 802(6) ).
(5) Fund. The term "Fund" means the fund
established under section
703(d)
[ 21 USCS Section 1702 (d).
(7) National drug control program.
The term "National Drug Control Program Agency"
means any agency
that is responsible for implementing any aspect
of the National Drug Control Strategy,
including any agency
that receives Federal funds to implement any aspect
of the National Drug Control Strategy,
but does not include
any agency
that receives funds
for drug control activity solely under the
National Foreign Intelligence Program,
the Joint Military Intelligence Program
or Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities,
unless such agency
has been designated
(A) by the President;
or
(B) jointly by the Director and head of the agency.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Cris Ericson
took a course in Workers' Rights & Industrial Relations
at UCLA, the Professor was EEOC Supervisory
Trial Attorney Ralph Fertig.
Cris Ericson also took two home correspondence
paralegal courses from
P.C.D.I. http://pcdi.edu
Cris Ericson graduated with a B.A. Degree
from the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst Campus.

http://indyVT.com
indyVT@aceweb.com
independent Vermont candidate

2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON
for U.S. CONGRESS
and
2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON
for GOVERNOR of Vermont

2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON for U.S. CONGRESS

and

2014 VOTE for CRIS ERICSON for GOVERNOR of VERMONT

http://indyVT.com

indyVT@aceweb.com

Cris Ericson
879 Church Street
Chester, Vermont 05143-9375
(802)875-4038

Members of the U.S. Congress, House and Senate, and the
President of the United States,
are drinking alcoholic beverages
and spending our future
like drunks gambling at the table
with taxpayer property deeds to stake their debts.

Their are enough alcoholic beverages
washing down the throats of U.S. Senators
and U.S. Congressmen and U.S. Congresswomen
and the President of the United States of America
to drown our future,
while they are still tipsy
after lunch or dinner with the President.
Excuse me, was their vodka in their
orange juice at breakfast?

Don't you see what is going on?
There are inebriated gamblers running
the country in Washington, D.C.!
How often does President Barack Obama
charge the cost of alcoholic beverages
to taxpayers?

Let's get ahold of the expense accounts of
lobbyists and see just how much alcoholic
beverages were poured down the throats
of our esteemed elected officials in order
to get the country in the financial mess it is in!

You don't seriously think they were "dry"
when they made all of their deals
and voted the way they did that resulted
in the financial crisis we are in?

Furthermore, how many alcoholic
beverages were consumed to get the
elected officials of the
United States of America to give up
the right to control our own country?

Can the U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressmen
and U.S. Congresswomen even spell
"sovereignty" after a lunch with lobbyists
and cocktails?

The First Drone Strikes in the United States
could be from the United Nations
attacking
marijuana fields.

March 10, 2013 Sunday

WHAT DID NOT SLIP PAST
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL'S
TONGUE?

What warning did U.S. Senator Rand Paul
fail to give us about the possibility of
drones striking Americans inside the
borders of the United States of America?

United Nations thinks it can stop
Marijuana Legalization in the USA
by the same means they use to
control Afghanistan.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul
already knew there exists
an incredibly serious problem
with "one world government"
by a select few individuals
we didn't vote for at the
United Nations:

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
November 21, 2012
The United Nations has declared
Colorado and Washington
in violation of international treaties
following ballot initiatives
that have legalized the
recreational use of marijuana.
...... “States should be allowed
to make a lot of these decisions,”
Rand Paul said
earlier this week
when asked about
marijuana legalization.
November 21, 2012

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS WEAPONS
AND THEY WILL USE THEM
AGAINST US
JUST LIKE THEY ARE
USING WEAPONS
AGAINST AFGHANISTAN
TO TRY TO STOP THEM
FROM MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS
ABOUT
PLANTS GOD GAVE US,
a plant far less harmful
than alcoholic beverages!

Will President Barack Obama
JUST SAY NO!
TO DRONE STRIKES

Or will President Barack Obama
allow United Nations "peacekeeping" troops
to kill Americans who are growing marijuana,
legalized by their own State laws,
but
in violation of the United Nations INCB treaty?

Isn't it time to end "one world government"
so that we can MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL?

Isn't it time to end all of these Treaties
that the United States has signed onto
so we can get back in control of
our own country?

TAKE AMERICA BACK!
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL!

DON'T WAIT FOR UN TROOPS
TO COME GUNNING DOWN
MARIJUANA GROWERS IN THE U.S.A. ! ! !

INSTRUCTIONS:

What is the connection between the
United Nations and
International Narcotics Control Board?
http://incb.org/

(1) http://www.un.org/en
United Nations in English

(2) on the right, click on International Law
http://www.un.org/en/law/

(3) scroll down and see
Thematic Issues

(4) and click on Treaties
http://treaties.un.org/Home.aspx

(5) in the search box on the left
write in:
"international narcotics control board"
with quotation marks around it

(6) click on "sort by date"

(7) on the right see
"narrow your search"
and scroll down and click on the
blue link for
"international narcotics control board incb"

(8) click on:
PDF] 17. PROTOCOL AMENDING THE SINGLE CONVENTION ON
... ... Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,
as it considers that the powers conferred
therein on the
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) are ...
treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/MTDSG/Volume%20I/Chapter%20VI/VI-17.en.pdf
(it tells me the file is damaged and cannot be replaced)

(9)so, just go to the
International Narcotics Control Board
http://incb.org/

(10) or you can back to step (4) and go to
Treaties again
http://treaties.un.org/Home.aspx

(11) and click on Status of Treaties on the left

(12) click on Chapter VI Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
http://treaties.un.org/pages/Treaties.aspx?id=6&subid=A&lang=en
United Nations Treaty
CHAPTER VI : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
1. Protocol amending the Agreements,
Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs,
concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva
on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931,
at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936.
Lake Success, New York, 11 December 1946 6 1 VI 147
Protocol amending the Agreements,
Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs,
concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at
Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925,
and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931
and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 VI-1
2. International Opium Convention.
The Hague, 23 January 1912 6 2 VI 148
International Opium Convention VI-2
3. Agreement concerning the Suppression of the Manufacture of,
Internal Trade in, and Use of, Prepared Opium.
Geneva, 11 February 1925 and Lake Success,
New York, 11 December 1946 6 3 VI 149 Agreement
concerning the Suppression of the Manufacture of,
Internal Trade in, and Use of, Prepared Opium VI-3
4. Agreement concerning the Suppression of the
Manufacture of, Internal Trade in, and Use of, Prepared Opium.
Geneva, 11 February 1925 6 4 VI 150 Agreement concerning the
Suppression of the Manufacture of, Internal Trade in, and Use of,
Prepared Opium VI-4
5. International Opium Convention. Geneva, 19 February 1925 and
Lake Success, New York, 11 December 1946 6 5 VI 151
International Opium Convention VI-5
6.a. International Opium Convention.
Geneva, 19 February 1925 6 6 a VI 152
International Opium Convention VI-6-a
6.b. Protocol. Geneva, 19 February 1925 6 6 b VI 153 Protocol VI-6-b
7. Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the
Distribution of Narcotic Drugs. Geneva, 13 July 1931 and
Lake Success, New York, 11 December 1946 6 7 VI 154
Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating
the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs VI-7
8.a. Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating
the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs.
Geneva, 13 July 1931 6 8 a VI 155 Convention for limiting
the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs VI-8-a
8.b. Protocol of Signature. Geneva, 13 July 1931 6 8 b VI 156
Protocol of Signature VI-8-b
9. Agreement concerning the Suppression of Opium Smoking.
Bangkok, 27 November 1931 and Lake Success, New York,
11 December 1946 6 9 VI 157 Agreement concerning the
Suppression of Opium Smoking VI-9
10. Agreement concerning the Suppression of Opium Smoking.
Bangkok, 27 November 1931 6 10 VI 158 Agreement
concerning the Suppression of Opium Smoking VI-10
11. Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic
in Dangerous Drugs. Geneva, 26 June 1936 and
Lake Success, New York, 11 December 1946 6 11 VI 159
Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs VI-11
12.a. Convention of 1936 for the Suppression of the
Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs. Geneva, 26 June 1936 6 12 a VI 160
Convention of 1936 for the Suppression of the Illicit
Traffic in Dangerous Drugs VI-12-a
12.b. Protocol of Signature. Geneva, 26 June 1936 6 12 b VI 163
Protocol of Signature VI-12-b
13. Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs
Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for
Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the
Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the
Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946.
Paris, 19 November 1948 6 13 VI 164 Protocol Bringing
under International Control Drugs
Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for
Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the
Distribution of Narcotic Drugs,
as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success,
New York, on 11 December 1946 VI-13
14. Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the
Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of,
International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium.
New York, 23 June 1953 6 14 VI 165 Protocol for Limiting
and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of,
International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium VI-14
15. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
New York, 30 March 1961 6 15 VI 166 Single Convention
on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 VI-15
16. Convention on psychotropic substances.
Vienna, 21 February 1971 6 16 VI 167 Convention on
psychotropic substances VI-16
17. Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
Geneva, 25 March 1972 6 17 VI 168 Protocol amending
the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 VI-17
18. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961,
as amended by the Protocol amending the
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
New York, 8 August 1975 6 18 VI 169 Single Convention
on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol
amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 VI-18
19. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic
in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Vienna, 20 December 1988

http://incb.org/
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body
for the implementation of the
United Nations international drug control conventions.
It was established in 1968 in accordance with the
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
It had predecessors under the former
drug control treaties
as far back as the time of the League of Nations.

http://www.incb.org/incb/en/treaty-compliance/index.html
United Nations INCB TREATY

In discharging its mandate under the
international drug control treaties, the
Board maintains an ongoing dialogue
with Governments through various means,
such as regular consultations and country
missions.

That dialogue has been instrumental
to the Board's efforts to assist Governments
in complying with the provisions of the treaties.
The Convention Evaluation Section of the
INCB Secretariat assists the Board in these task.

In addition, the Section
publishes the quarterly Newsletter of INCB.

Over the years, the Board has invoked article 14
of the 1961 Convention and/or
article 19 of the 1971 Convention
with respect to a limited number of States.

The Board's objective has been to encourage
compliance with those Conventions
when other means have failed.

In 2000, the Board invoked
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol
with respect to Afghanistan,
in view of the widespread illicit cultivation
of opium poppy in that country.

Afghanistan is currently the only State
for which action is being taken pursuant to
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol.

Article 14 of the 1961 Convention
(and that Convention as amended by
the 1972 Protocol) and article 19 of the
1971 Convention set out measures
that the Board may take to ensure
the execution of the provisions
of those Conventions.

Such measures, which consist
of increasingly severe steps,
are taken into consideration
when the Board has reason to believe
that the aims of the Conventions
are being seriously endangered
by the failure of a State to carry
out their provisions.

The States
concerned are not named until
the Board decides to bring the situation
to the attention of the parties,
the Economic and Social Council and the
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(as in the case of Afghanistan).

Apart from Afghanistan, the States
concerned have taken sufficient
remedial measures so that the Board
was able to terminate action taken
under those articles vis-à-vis those States.

The 1961 Convention establishes
strict controls on the cultivation
of opium poppy, coca bush
cannabis plant
and their products,
which, in the Convention,
are described as "narcotic drugs"
(although cocaine is a stimulant drug
rather than one that induces sleep).

Control is exercised over 119 narcotic drugs,
mainly natural products,
such as opium and its derivatives,
morphine, codeine and heroin,
but also synthetic drugs,
such as methadone and pethidine,
as well as
cannabis
and coca leaf.

The system of estimates covers all States,
regardless of
whether or not
they are parties
to the 1961 Convention.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This dire warning of astounding trouble ahead
for the medical marijuana
and marijuana
legalization movements which
we the people
want to progress forward,
is brought to you
by U.S. Congress 2014 candidate,
Cris Ericson http://indyVT.com

Cris Ericson has one question for
U.S. Senator Rand Paul:

Sir, will you write a Presidential
Executive Order ending our
treaties with the United Nations,
and put an end, once and for all,
to One World Government,
which is as entirely repulsive
as Polygamy is to some people?

One World Governmnet only
appeals to a very few people,
an extreme minority of voters,
with the one-sided ideals of
polygamists which favor a
very few select males,
never women,
and
should not be forced upon
the entire world.

The majority
of us, who are monogamous,
find it gut wrenchingly sickening
to face a tiny segment of the
population,
the elected officials,
who indulge in massive amounts
of alcoholic beverages at
taxpayer expense and then
like drunkards gambling away
the deeds to their homes,
sign on to Polygamous
world treaties. One World
Government is a form of
Polygamy, one ruling authoritative
body and many "wives" with
no control over their own bodies!

So, will you or will you not,
if you become a candidate
for President of the United States
of America, put an end to
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT?

If you can not make us this promise,
Rand Paul, then
you are no real Republican,
and you will not have my vote,
nor will the Democrats.

The Republicans and Democrats
did not get my vote in 2012.

You can all go back to drinking
alchoholic beverages and
screwing up our Country.

Oh, by the way, Rand Paul,
would you go to a dentist who
was drinking a glass of wine
while working on your teeth?

And would you fly in a jet
if the pilot was drinking fine wine
while flying?

Rand Paul, there is something
you need to do,
take the wine flasks and the whisky
flasks and all of the alcoholic
beverages all of your buddies
and associates and enemies
and pals up there in the
U.S. Congress, House and Senate
are drinking, take it all away from
them, expose them,
because drinking
and driving the national budget
together
don't mix.

Drinking alcholic beverages
and signing world treaties
don't mix.

How many U.S. Senators and
U.S. Congressmen and
U.S. Congresswomen
keep alcoholic beverages
in their offices and serve them
to visitors?

Does your dentist do that?
Do you want your dentist
drilling on you or your child
after having a drink of an
alcoholic beverage?

Does your airlines jet pilot
keep alcoholic beverages
in the cockpit? Does that
make you feel cozy and safe?
Or, does it make the
terrorists feel cozy and safe?
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
2014 Vote for someone safe
and sober for U.S. Congress,
vote for Cris Ericson
http://indyVT.com

First Drone Strikes in USA
could be by United Nations
Targeting Marijuana Fields

March 10, 2013 Sunday

WHAT DID NOT SLIP PAST
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL'S
TONGUE?

What warning did U.S. Senator Rand Paul
fail to give us about the possibility of
drones striking Americans inside the
borders of the United States of America?

United Nations thinks it can stop
Marijuana Legalization in the USA
by the same means they use to
control Afghanistan.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul
already knew there exists
an incredibly serious problem
with "one world government"
by a select few individuals
we didn't vote for at the
United Nations:

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
November 21, 2012
The United Nations has declared
Colorado and Washington
in violation of international treaties
following ballot initiatives
that have legalized the
recreational use of marijuana.
...... “States should be allowed
to make a lot of these decisions,”
Rand Paul said
earlier this week
when asked about
marijuana legalization.
November 21, 2012

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STORY ABOVE?

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS WEAPONS
AND THEY WILL USE THEM
AGAINST US
JUST LIKE THEY ARE
USING WEAPONS
AGAINST AFGHANISTAN
TO TRY TO STOP THEM
FROM MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS
ABOUT
PLANTS GOD GAVE US.

Will President Barack Obama
allow United Nations "peacekeeping" troops
to kill Americans who are growing marijuana,
legalized by their own State laws, but
in violation of the United Nations INCB treaty?

Isn't it time to end "one world government"
so that we can MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL?

Isn't it time to end all of these Treaties
that the United States has signed onto
so we can get back in control of
our own country?

TAKE AMERICA BACK!
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL!

DON'T WAIT FOR UN TROOPS
TO COME GUNNING DOWN
MARIJUANA GROWERS IN THE U.S.A. ! ! !

Drug chiefs, UN agency apply pressure to block marijuana legalization
http://www.coloradoan.com/viewart/20130305/NEWS11/303050007/Drug-chiefs-U-N-
agency-apply-pressure-to-block-marijuana-legalization

UN Says Marijuana Legalization Violates International Regulations
http://reason.com/24-7/2013/03/05/un-says-marijuana-legalization

http://www.incb.org/incb/en/treaty-compliance/index.html

INCB TREATY

In discharging its mandate under the
international drug control treaties, the
Board maintains an ongoing dialogue
with Governments through various means,
such as regular consultations and country
missions.

That dialogue has been instrumental
to the Board's efforts to assist Governments
in complying with the provisions of the treaties.
The Convention Evaluation Section of the
INCB Secretariat assists the Board in these task.

In addition, the Section
publishes the quarterly Newsletter of INCB.

Over the years, the Board has invoked article 14
of the 1961 Convention and/or
article 19 of the 1971 Convention
with respect to a limited number of States.

The Board's objective has been to encourage
compliance with those Conventions
when other means have failed.

In 2000, the Board invoked
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol
with respect to Afghanistan,
in view of the widespread illicit cultivation
of opium poppy in that country.

Afghanistan is currently the only State
for which action is being taken pursuant to
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol.

Article 14 of the 1961 Convention
(and that Convention as amended by
the 1972 Protocol) and article 19 of the
1971 Convention set out measures
that the Board may take to ensure
the execution of the provisions
of those Conventions.

Such measures, which consist
of increasingly severe steps,
are taken into consideration
when the Board has reason to believe
that the aims of the Conventions
are being seriously endangered
by the failure of a State to carry
out their provisions.

The States
concerned are not named until
the Board decides to bring the situation
to the attention of the parties,
the Economic and Social Council and the
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(as in the case of Afghanistan).

Apart from Afghanistan, the States
concerned have taken sufficient
remedial measures so that the Board
was able to terminate action taken
under those articles vis-à-vis those States.

The 1961 Convention establishes
strict controls on the cultivation
of opium poppy, coca bush
cannabis plant
and their products,
which, in the Convention,
are described as "narcotic drugs"
(although cocaine is a stimulant drug
rather than one that induces sleep).

Control is exercised over 119 narcotic drugs,
mainly natural products,
such as opium and its derivatives,
morphine, codeine and heroin,
but also synthetic drugs,
such as methadone and pethidine,
as well as
cannabis
and coca leaf.

The system of estimates covers all States,
regardless of
whether or not
they are parties
to the 1961 Convention.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This dire warning of astounding trouble ahead
for the medical marijuana
and marijuana
legalization movements which
we the people
want to progress forward,
is brought to you
by U.S. Congress 2014 candidate,
Cris Ericson http://indyVT.com

Cris Ericson has one question for
U.S. Senator Rand Paul:

Sir, will you write a Presidential
Executive Order ending our
treaties with the United Nations,
and put an end, once and for all,
to One World Government,
which is as entirely repulsive
as Polygamy is to some people?
One World Governmnet only
appeals to a very few people
with the one-sided ideals of
polygamists, and
should not be forced upon
the entire world. The majority
of us, who are monogamous,
find it gut wrenchingly sickening.
So, will you or will you not,
if you become a candidate
for President of the United States
of America, put an end to
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT?

If you can not make us this promise,
Rand Paul, then
you are no real Republican,
and you will not have my vote,
nor will the Democrats.

The Republicans and Democrats
did not get my vote in 2012.

You can all go back to drinking
alchoholic beverages and
screwing up our Country.

Oh, by the way, Rand Paul,
would you go to a dentist who
was drinking a glass of wine
while working on your teeth?

And would you fly in a jet
if the pilot was drinking fine wine
while flying?

Rand Paul, there is something
you need to do,
take the wine flasks and the whisky
flasks and all of the alcoholic
beverages all of your buddies
and associates and enemies
and pals up there in the
U.S. Congress, House and Senate
are drinking, take it all away from
them, expose them,
because drinking
and driving the national budget
together
don't mix.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Please note that the website called
"Marbie's Blog" has photos of
President Barack Obama drinking
alcoholic beverages
and Marbie's complaint
that this should not
occur so frequently
on the job.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FURTHERMORE,
the fact that the U.S. Congress,
including U.S. House of Representatives
Congressmen and Congresswomen
and the United States Senators
and President Barack Obama
all appear to think
that they can use taxpayer dollars
to drink alcoholic beverages,
wine, tequila, margaritas, scotch,
whiskey, beer, champaigne, etc.
and write it off as a "working meeting"
proves their Fraternity House and
Sorority House mentality,
along with the fact that
they play
Fraternity and Sorority
games called
"filibuster without
peeing!".

GROW UP!

GROW THE HELL UP!

THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
FROM A REGISTERED VOTER
AND CANIDATE FOR
U.S. CONGRESS 2014
VOTE FOR CRIS ERICSON
http://indyVT.com

VOTE THE ALCOHOLICS OUT OF OFFICE!
TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY FROM
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT AND
RESTORE OUR BUDGET AND OUR ECONOMY!

The First Drone Strikes in the United States
will be from the United Nations attacking
marijuana fields.

March 10, 2013 Sunday

WHAT DID NOT SLIP PAST
U.S. SENATOR RAND PAUL'S
TONGUE?

What warning did U.S. Senator Rand Paul
fail to give us about the possibility of
drones striking Americans inside the
borders of the United States of America?

United Nations thinks it can stop
Marijuana Legalization in the USA
by the same means they use to
control Afghanistan.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul
already knew there exists
an incredibly serious problem
with "one world government"
by a select few individuals
we didn't vote for at the
United Nations:

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
November 21, 2012
The United Nations has declared
Colorado and Washington
in violation of international treaties
following ballot initiatives
that have legalized the
recreational use of marijuana.
...... “States should be allowed
to make a lot of these decisions,”
Rand Paul said
earlier this week
when asked about
marijuana legalization.
November 21, 2012

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STORY ABOVE?

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS WEAPONS
AND THEY WILL USE THEM
AGAINST US
JUST LIKE THEY ARE
USING WEAPONS
AGAINST AFGHANISTAN
TO TRY TO STOP THEM
FROM MAKING THEIR OWN DECISIONS
ABOUT
PLANTS GOD GAVE US.

Will President Barack Obama
allow United Nations "peacekeeping" troops
to kill Americans who are growing marijuana,
legalized by their own State laws, but
in violation of the United Nations INCB treaty?

Isn't it time to end "one world government"
so that we can MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL?

Isn't it time to end all of these Treaties
that the United States has signed onto
so we can get back in control of
our own country?

TAKE AMERICA BACK!
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL!

DON'T WAIT FOR UN TROOPS
TO COME GUNNING DOWN
MARIJUANA GROWERS IN THE U.S.A. ! ! !

Drug chiefs, UN agency apply pressure to block marijuana legalization
http://www.coloradoan.com/viewart/20130305/NEWS11/303050007/Drug-chiefs-U-N-
agency-apply-pressure-to-block-marijuana-legalization

UN Says Marijuana Legalization Violates International Regulations
http://reason.com/24-7/2013/03/05/un-says-marijuana-legalization

http://www.incb.org/incb/en/treaty-compliance/index.html

INCB TREATY

In discharging its mandate under the
international drug control treaties, the
Board maintains an ongoing dialogue
with Governments through various means,
such as regular consultations and country
missions.

That dialogue has been instrumental
to the Board's efforts to assist Governments
in complying with the provisions of the treaties.
The Convention Evaluation Section of the
INCB Secretariat assists the Board in these task.

In addition, the Section
publishes the quarterly Newsletter of INCB.

Over the years, the Board has invoked article 14
of the 1961 Convention and/or
article 19 of the 1971 Convention
with respect to a limited number of States.

The Board's objective has been to encourage
compliance with those Conventions
when other means have failed.

In 2000, the Board invoked
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol
with respect to Afghanistan,
in view of the widespread illicit cultivation
of opium poppy in that country.

Afghanistan is currently the only State
for which action is being taken pursuant to
article 14 of the 1961 Convention
as amended by the 1972 Protocol.

Article 14 of the 1961 Convention
(and that Convention as amended by
the 1972 Protocol) and article 19 of the
1971 Convention set out measures
that the Board may take to ensure
the execution of the provisions
of those Conventions.

Such measures, which consist
of increasingly severe steps,
are taken into consideration
when the Board has reason to believe
that the aims of the Conventions
are being seriously endangered
by the failure of a State to carry
out their provisions.

The States
concerned are not named until
the Board decides to bring the situation
to the attention of the parties,
the Economic and Social Council and the
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(as in the case of Afghanistan).

Apart from Afghanistan, the States
concerned have taken sufficient
remedial measures so that the Board
was able to terminate action taken
under those articles vis-à-vis those States.

The 1961 Convention establishes
strict controls on the cultivation
of opium poppy, coca bush
cannabis plant
and their products,
which, in the Convention,
are described as "narcotic drugs"
(although cocaine is a stimulant drug
rather than one that induces sleep).

Control is exercised over 119 narcotic drugs,
mainly natural products,
such as opium and its derivatives,
morphine, codeine and heroin,
but also synthetic drugs,
such as methadone and pethidine,
as well as
cannabis
and coca leaf.

The system of estimates covers all States,
regardless of
whether or not
they are parties
to the 1961 Convention.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This dire warning of astounding trouble ahead
for the medical marijuana
and marijuana
legalization movements which
we the people
want to progress forward,
is brought to you
by U.S. Congress 2014 candidate,
Cris Ericson http://indyVT.com

Cris Ericson has one question for
U.S. Senator Rand Paul:

Sir, will you write a Presidential
Executive Order ending our
treaties with the United Nations,
and put an end, once and for all,
to One World Government,
which is as entirely repulsive
as Polygamy is to some people?
One World Governmnet only
appeals to a very few people
with the one-sided ideals of
polygamists, and
should not be forced upon
the entire world. The majority
of us, who are monogamous,
find it gut wrenchingly sickening.
So, will you or will you not,
if you become a candidate
for President of the United States
of America, put an end to
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT?

If you can not make us this promise,
Rand Paul, then
you are no real Republican,
and you will not have my vote,
nor will the Democrats.

The Republicans and Democrats
did not get my vote in 2012.

You can all go back to drinking
alchoholic beverages and
screwing up our Country.

Oh, by the way, Rand Paul,
would you go to a dentist who
was drinking a glass of wine
while working on your teeth?

And would you fly in a jet
if the pilot was drinking fine wine
while flying?

Rand Paul, there is something
you need to do,
take the wine flasks and the whisky
flasks and all of the alcoholic
beverages all of your buddies
and associates and enemies
and pals up there in the
U.S. Congress, House and Senate
are drinking, take it all away from
them, expose them,
because drinking
and driving the national budget
together
don't mix.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Please note that the website called
"Marbie's Blog" has photos of
President Barack Obama drinking
alcoholic beverages
and Marbie's complaint
that this should not
occur so frequently
on the job.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FURTHERMORE,
the fact that the U.S. Congress,
including U.S. House of Representatives
Congressmen and Congresswomen
and the United States Senators
and President Barack Obama
all appear to think
that they can use taxpayer dollars
to drink alcoholic beverages,
wine, tequila, margaritas, scotch,
whiskey, beer, champaigne, etc.
and write it off as a "working meeting"
proves their Fraternity House and
Sorority House mentality,
along with the fact that
they play
Fraternity and Sorority
games called
"filibuster without
peeing!".

GROW UP!

GROW THE HELL UP!

THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
FROM A REGISTERED VOTER
AND CANIDATE FOR
U.S. CONGRESS 2014
VOTE FOR CRIS ERICSON
http://indyVT.com

VOTE THE ALCOHOLICS OUT OF OFFICE!
TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY FROM
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT AND
RESTORE OUR BUDGET AND OUR ECONOMY!

On March 10, 2013 at
one minute past noon,
Washington, D.C. time,
there will be a total of
SIX astrological positions
all in one sign, Pisces,
all in the tenth house of
career and public offices.

Gamblers in Las Vegas and
Stock Market Brokers in
New York City have used
astrology to place their bets
ever since there were news
stories about Nancy Reagan,
Republican wife of former
President Ronald Reagan,
using astrology to make
decisions while she was living
in the White House on
Pennsylvania Avenue in
Washington, D.C., our
Nation's Capitol.

It's simple enough,
go to http://alabe.com
and check the daily
astrological weather forecast.
When there are six positions
all in the same sign,
place your bets.

You have to learn which signs
govern which enterprises in
commerce to be most sucessful.
On March 10, 2013 the six
astrological positions in Pisces
might inspire you to buy stocks
in any corporate business that
involves water and fish.

Notice how Astrolabe
http://alabe.com
gives you this notice:
"Not for commercial use".
Don't blame them if your
gambling or stock market
choices don't pay off.

From the Annual Report of the small Vermont town
of Chester, VT 05143, page41:

"Chester Police had 32 arrests,
processing a total of 66 offenses.

Chester Police Officers worked diligently to
apprehend individuals involved in drug
trafficking within Chester, VT.

Ten suspects were booked at this time
with the news spreading nationally.

As Chief, I wish to congratulate all the
Chester Officers involved,
along with supporting agencies such as
ATF, and Vermont State Police.

....Chief Richard H. Cloud"

...page 98 Town of Chester
"Warning
Notice of Town Meeting
....Voting ...March 4, 2013 and March 5, 2013

....$44,000.00 for a new police cruiser;"

The population of Chester, Vermont is about 3,000
more or less.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
2014 Vote for Cris Ericson for U.S. Congress
and
2014 Vote for Cris Ericson
for Governor of Vermont!
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL
http://indyVT.com

From: U.S. SENATOR DAVID VITTER
in the UNITED STATES CONGRESS
(FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA)
------- Original Message -------
From : David_Vitter@vitter.senate.gov
Sent : 2/26/2013 2:06:32 PM

SEQUESTER CUTS???
SO - WHY Does Congress deserve an automatic pay raise?

Dear Friend,

Sequestration is the buzzword in
Washington D.C. right
now, and that basically
means automatic across
the board cuts to the budget.

But there’s one obvious cut Congress
should make that is noticeably missing:
automatic pay raises for Members of Congress.

Does it make sense that Congress should get an
automatic pay raise each year?
Of course not.

And that answer should be obvious in Washington.

But the current law on
the books is that Congress gets
a regular pay increase without drawing up any
formal proposal or any public debate.

It’s outright wrong,
and it builds distrust among
Americans.

Some in Washington may wonder why
the American people are
skeptical of Congress.

Well, a little Louisiana common-sense
will tell you it’s
policies like these automatic
pay raises directly contributing
to that distrust.

Too many Louisianians and folks
across the country
have lost their jobs or have been
forced to accept pay freezes,
so it makes no
sense for Congress
to continue automatically receiving
annual raises without
having to publicly vote on it.

Last month I reintroduced my
bipartisan legislation
with Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)
to end automatic annual pay raises for
members of Congress and require
that any increase be publicly voted on.

Any member of Congress who wants
an automatic raise
each year should have to publicly
ask for it,
defend it,
and explain it to
their constituents by putting
it to a vote.

Folks back home aren’t guaranteed a
pay raise each year;
Congress shouldn’t be either.

I know Louisianians don’t
like the overly partisan
tone in Congress.

This sort of reform can be a
bipartisan, common-sense way to
help reconnect Congress
to the American people,
and it certainly should be
included in any discussions
about spending cuts.
...

Sincerely,

David Vitter
United States Senator

------ Original Message -------
From : Frank Lambert[mailto:goldengreen10@yahoo.com]
Sent : 2/26/2013 10:24:24 AM

... another reason why the working-class
has to group together
in co-operative employee-owned
businesses of all types.

Much like the Spanish & South American
Moondragon enterprises.

... in the SF (San Francisco) Bay Area,
the http://www.nobawc.org companies are growing.

They have well-thought out bylaws
and organizational structure.

I love www.rainbowgrocery.org
and when we go up to "The City" (SF)...

Also, www.arizmendibakery.org
is one of our favorites.

The bakeries are independent of each other,
and each has a manager and are doing well.

Take the "rat" out of the Vermont Democ-rat!

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (Democ-rat)
needs to stop being such a "corrupt"
son of a gun before he campaigns
for the White House in 2016,
the Office of Big White Lies
at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
in Washington, D.C.

Last week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
a Political Corruption Trial resulted in convictions!
When will we have a trial like this in Vermont?

If it is illegal for the State of Vermont
to give taxpayer money
to Vermont Public Radio, UVM, VLCT, VTdigger,
and Vermont Law School
knowing
that they will
hold debates that include some candidates
and not
others,
or write articles that specifically disparage
voters from voting for some candidates,
(acting as illegal and unregistered
political action committees funded
by taxpayer dollars) -
then if that means that state taxpayer dollars are being
used to promote the political campaign
of Governor Peter Shumlin,
while not equally promoting
some of the other candidates,
then shouldn't there be a corruption trial in Vermont like
the one this past week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

Also, isn't Vermont Public Radio "guilty" of
using federal dollars to promote candidates
such as U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat) 2004 and 2010),
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders 2006 and 2012 (funded by Democrats
and then switches to independent just before
the election), Peter Welch 2008 and 2010 (Democrat)
and Governor Peter Shumlin 2010 and 2012 (Democrat),
while refusing to include
all candidates for the same offices in radio debates?

Why hasn't any state or federal prosecutor stepped
up to the plate to end what feels like a "Mafia"
in the State of Vermont?

By Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Paula Reed Ward: pward@post-gazette.com or 412-263-2620.
First Published February 22, 2013 12:00 am
2013-02-23 00:15:44
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
...
Justice Orie Melvin and Janine Orie,
her sister and former administrative aide,
were found guilty Thursday
of corruption
for misusing state-paid staffers
to help run the justice's Supreme Court campaigns in 2003 and 2009.

The sisters were found guilty of theft of services,
conspiracy,
and misapplication of government funds.
Janine Orie was also convicted of tampering with evidence
and solicitation.

One count -- official oppression
against the justice
for terminating her chief law clerk
for failing to do political work
-- could not be decided by the jury,
which heard defense witnesses testify that the clerk left voluntarily.
...
In the meantime, Justice Orie Melvin, 56,
will remain suspended without pay
from the court
pending further action by the
Court of Judicial Discipline.

"The conviction of Justice Melvin shows that no public official is above the law," he said.

As foreman Matt Mabon read the charges,
"theft of services, greater than $2,000 -- guilty,"
...
He held on throughout the reading of all seven counts for Justice Orie Melvin:
Guilty of two more counts of theft of services.
Guilty of two counts of conspiracy.
Guilty of misapplication of entrusted property.

And as the charges against Janine Orie, 58, were read:
Guilty of conspiracy.
Guilty of two counts of theft of services.
Guilty of misapplication of entrusted funds.
Guilty of tampering with evidence.
Guilty of solicitation.

There was no visible reaction from either defendant.

..James DePasquale, who represented Janine Orie,
said he believed there were at least two issues on which he could appeal,
including a jury instruction given by Judge Nauhaus
regarding accomplice liability
that was not originally requested by the prosecution.

University of Pittsburgh law professor John Burkoff
said he believes both women will face some incarceration,
especially in light of the 21/2- to 10-year prison term
being served by another sister,
former state Sen. Jane Orie,
for related charges.

... the jury decided the truth was both sisters violated the public trust.

"I think this shows nobody is above the law. Not even the Orie sisters."

... Justice Orie Melvin's law clerk, Lisa Sasinoski,
was fired in 2003 for saying she would no longer do political work.

But the defense argued that she resigned
to work for the justice's opponent
in that year's race, Max Baer, who won the seat on the high court.

Paula Reed Ward: pward@post-gazette.com or 412-263-2620.
First Published February 22, 2013 12:00 am
2013-02-23 00:15:44
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
submitted by Cris Ericson
http://indyVT.com

THE BATTLE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
CONTINUES!

Vermont perennial political candidate,
Cris Ericson, has spent ten years
trying to make marijuana legal,
and she will continue her campaign
to legalize marijuana in 2014.

Sure, it's not the only political issue,
and a lot of other issues are more important,
it's just that Cris Ericson is the only
candidate who is working to make marijuana legal,
totally legal for adults age 21 and over
to use responsibly.

While other career politicians and candidates
in Vermont are talking about "decriminalization",
Cris Ericson is saying, "make marijuana legal".

That is the most obvious
difference between her and other candidates for the
same offices, although there are a lot
of other differences to be aware of.
(So, keep coming back to this blog!)

Press Release: Cris Ericson
is running for U.S. Congress 2014
and
Cris Ericson is running for
Governor of Vermont 2014.

Political candidate
CRIS ERICSON
television resume:

You can enjoy many hours viewing past
election debates including Cris Ericson,
and special programs produced by
Cris Ericson, just click these links!

Cris Ericson has previously been on the official
election ballot in the State of Vermont
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

TRUST SOMEONE,
VOTE CRIS ERICSON !
http://indyVT.com

Please note that although Cris Ericson ran against
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy in 2004 and 2010,
those live televised debates seem to have
been eradicated from the internet. But, there's
plenty more to see of Cris Ericson in other debates!

You will miss seeing U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy
pounding his fist on the debate table at CCTV in 2010
in Burlington, Vermont when Cris Ericson stated
that the reason women should not be in combat
in Afghanistan is that they have blood sniffing dogs
and they can sniff out women menstruating and
put them at a disadvantage. BANG! Leahy's fist
hits the table! What's the matter Senator Leahy,
can't you stand to hear common sense?

Obviously, the most entertaining debates are missing,
the ones where Cris Ericson confronts
United States Senator Patrick Leahy,
...oh well, watch these other debates instead!
(Please let us know if you can find links to the missing
2004 and 2010 U.S. Senate debates in Vermont,
indyVT@aceweb.com )

http://c-spanvideo.org/crisericson02
2012 U.S. Senate Candidate Cris Ericson

http://c-spanvideo.org/program/VermontSenateD
Oct. 25, 2012 Vermont U.S. Senate Debate,
1 hour, 25 minutes
includes candidate Cris Ericson

Cris Ericson on CCTV in Burlington, Vermont

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/vermont-governor-candidates-
peyton-ericson-eagle

2012 Vermont Candidates for Governor -
Emily Peyton (I), Cris Ericson (Marijuana Party),
Dave Eagle (LU).

[ Peter Shumlin (D), Randy Brock (R),
and Annette Smith (Write-in for Governor)
are not attending the forum.]

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/candidates-us-senate-0

2012 Candidates for Vermont US Senate include:
John MacGovern (R), Bernie Sanders (I/D/P),
Cris Ericson (USMJP), Laurel LaFramboise (VoteKISS),
Peter Moss (Peace & Prosperity),
and Peter Diamondstone (LU).

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/us-senate-independent-candidates

2012 Independent candidates for the US Senate include:
Cris Ericson of Chester (U.S. Marijuana Party),
Laurel LaFramboise of Chelsea (VoteKISS),
and Peter Moss of Fairfax (Peace and Prosperity).

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/cris-ericson-candidate-governor-
and-us-senate-2010-marijuana-issues

2010 Candidate for Governor and United States Senator,
Cris Ericson provides commentary on Marijuana issues.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/cris-ericson-governor-and-us-
congress

Independent Candidate for Vermont Governor and
U.S. Congress Cris Ericson speaks on
'In- Sourcing vs. Out-Sourcing Jobs',
and explains the Federal Government EB-5 program
for foreign investors who can invest in Vermont.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/cris-ericson-hr-5843-marijuana-
bill-us-congress

Independent Candidate for Vermont Governor
and U.S. Congress Cris Ericson
speaks on H.R. 5843 Marijuana bill in the U.S. Congress.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/cris-ericson-us-senate

2006 U.S. Senate race. Cris Ericson running against
Bernie Sanders and other candidates.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/cris-ericson-us-senate-0
2006 U.S. Senate race. Cris Ericson running against
Bernie Sanders and other candidates.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/new-federal-regulations-bald-
eagles

Cris Ericson describes new federal guidelines for Bald Eagles.
What it means to land they are inhabiting and what it means to the
population
of the eagles in Vermont and how the change of policy came about.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/channel-17s-gubernatorial-
candidate-forum

Channel 17's Gubernatorial Candidate Forum 10/11/2010
Gubernatorial candiidates Brian Dubie (R)
(Tom Lauzon representing), Cris Ericson (United States Marijuana),
Dan Feliciano (I), Ben Mitchell (LU) (did not attend),
Em Peyton (I) (did not attend), Peter Shumlin (D/Working Families)
(Jake Perkinson representing), and Dennis Steele (I) (did not attend).

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/equal-rights-water-recreation

Statewide Candidate Cris Ericson provides commentary
on how laws and regulations in Vermont
effect the recreational usage of bodies of water.

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/vermont-governor

Cris Ericson (I), Peter Diamondstone (LU), Jim Douglas (R),
Tony O'Conner (Cheap Renewable Energy),
Anthony Pollina (I), Gaye Symington (D) Sam Young (I)

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/vermont-representative-congress

Mike Bethel (I), Cris Ericson (I), Thomas James Hermann (P),
Jane Newton (LU), Jerry Trudell (Energy Independence), Peter Welch
(D/R)

http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/how-start-new-minor-political-
party

CRIS ERICSON
http://indyVT.com

From: jennifer stella
[jennifer.stellablue@gmail.com]
Sent: 2/23/2013 10:45:59 PM

Aspartame in Milk Without a Label?

Big Dairy Petitions FDA
For Approval

Message to "my lawmakers" ooh ahh...
(please feel free to copy and use)

Does a sugar tax
not favor drinks
with chemical sweeteners?

A sugar tax
is like doing a free,
soft promotion of aspartame.

Seriously, check out the
"Direct and indirect cellular effects
of aspartame on the brain"
here:
http://www.drclaudiaanrig.com/research/Sweeteners/Direct%20and%20indirect%
20cellular...%20European%20Journal%20of%20Clinical%20Nutrition%20(2008)%2062,%20451-
462.pdf

See also how pressure
is on the dairy industry
to allow adding aspartame
without a label!

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/02/aspartame-in-milk-without-label-big.html

"The sugar tax
is another government over reach
to infringe on individual freedom.

Let a handful of central planners
tell people what should
and shouldn't put in their body...
on the aspartame question,
interesting that the government scientists
have pretty much said that aspartame
is fine (BIG website)
if I were a conspiracy theorist
I might say the tax
and the position on aspartame
could be related...
hmmm.
Easy answer...
government needs to stop telling
what we can and can not
(and sometimes must (vaccines))
put in our bodies... IMHO" ~ A Friend

OUR MISSION
AND HOW YOU
CAN BECOME ACTIVE
We want to help contribute
to the mass awakening
that is taking place.
The mainstream media
is part of a system
that aims to keep people ignorant
and unquestioning.

It is essential that information
continues to flow
from the alternative media,
so that opposing viewpoints
can be heard.

The global movement toward
Internet censorship
is troubling.

We are optimistic, though,
because history shows that all attempts
to oppress free humanity
are doomed to failure.

However, we can no longer remain passive;
the period of cold, creeping tyranny
that legislates its way into power is over.

When oppression reaches this
"hot" stage,
we need activists.

The next period will be defined
by how well we are able to overcome
our conditioning and resist
what we know in our hearts
is the wrong course.

You can become active
through education, spreading the word,
but, most importantly,
practice what you preach.

Tyranny is no match for freedom.

Liberty, Love, and Peace will Prevail!
best regards,
Jennifer Stella
VT Coalition for Vaccine Choice

(802) 917 3230

If it is illegal for the State of Vermont
to give taxpayer money
to Vermont Public Radio, UVM, VLCT, VTdigger,
and Vermont Law School
knowing
that they will
hold debates that include some candidates
and not
others,
or write articles that specifically disparage
voters from voting for some candidates,
(acting as illegal and unregistered
political action committees funded
by taxpayer dollars)
then that means that state taxpayer dollars are being
used to promote the political campaign
of Governor Peter Shumlin,
while not equally promoting
some of the other candidates.

Therefore, shouldn't there be a corruption trial
such as this past week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

Also, isn't Vermont Public Radio "guilty" of
using federal dollars to promote candidates
such as U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (2010) and
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor
Peter Shumlin, while refusing to include
all candidates for the same offices in radio debates?

Why hasn't any state or federal prosecutor stepped
up to the plate to end what feels like a "Mafia"
in the State of Vermont?

By Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

...Justice Orie Melvin and Janine Orie,
her sister and former administrative aide,
were found guilty Thursday
of corruption
for misusing state-paid staffers
to help run the justice's Supreme Court campaigns in 2003 and 2009.

...The sisters were found guilty of theft of services,
conspiracy,
and misapplication of government funds.
Janine Orie was also convicted of tampering with evidence
and solicitation.

...One count -- official oppression
against the justice
for terminating her chief law clerk
for failing to do political work
-- could not be decided by the jury,
which heard defense witnesses testify that the clerk left voluntarily.

...In the meantime, Justice Orie Melvin, 56,
will remain suspended without pay
from the court
pending further action by the
Court of Judicial Discipline.

..."The conviction of Justice Melvin shows that no public official is above
the law," he said.

...As foreman Matt Mabon read the charges,
"theft of services, greater than $2,000 -- guilty,"

...He held on throughout the reading of all seven counts for Justice Orie
Melvin:
Guilty of two more counts of theft of services.
Guilty of two counts of conspiracy
. Guilty of misapplication of entrusted property.

...And as the charges against Janine Orie, 58, were read:
Guilty of conspiracy.
Guilty of two counts of theft of services.
Guilty of misapplication of entrusted funds.
Guilty of tampering with evidence.
Guilty of solicitation.

...University of Pittsburgh law professor John Burkoff
said he believes both women will face some incarceration,
especially in light of the 21/2- to 10-year prison term
being served by another sister,
former state Sen. Jane Orie,
for related charges.

... the jury decided the truth was both sisters violated the public trust.

..."I think this shows nobody is above the law. Not even the Orie sisters."

... Justice Orie Melvin's law clerk, Lisa Sasinoski,
was fired in 2003 for saying she would no longer do political work.

... But the defense argued that she resigned
to work for the justice's opponent
in that year's race, Max Baer, who won the seat on the high court.

Paula Reed Ward: pward@post-gazette.com or 412-263-2620.
First Published February 22, 2013 12:00 am
2013-02-23 00:15:44
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MARYLAND and MAINE WILL SOON
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL
(LIKE COLORADO AND WASHINGTON
HAVE ALREADY DONE!).

Next year, most of the Skiing industry in
Vermont and New Hampshire will suffer
a huge smokey blow from the lure of
marijuana scent coming on the wind from
Maine just to their east on the horizon.

More fishermen will go to Maine
than New Hampshire or Vermont.
More hunters will go to Maine than
New Hampshire or Vermont.

Nothing like a long, hard day of natural
sports to make a man want to sit
back in his cabin and light up a pipe!

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/15649/maine-marijuana-
legalization-bill-to-be-introduced-todday/
AUGUSTA – State Rep. Diane Russell
(D-Portland)
introduced a bill Thursday
that would make possession of limited amounts
of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older
and establish a system in which marijuana
is regulated and taxed like alcohol.

Rep. Russell’s legislation would make Maine
the third state
to legalize and regulate the possession
and sale of marijuana
to people over the age of 21,
joining Washington and Colorado.

http://www.wbal.com/article/97754/3/template-story/Marijuana-Could-
Become-Legal-In-Maryland

Officials say Delegate Curt Anderson
introduced the measure in the
House of Delegates on Thursday.

The measure would make marijuana legal for adults 21
and older as well as create a system to
regulate and tax it, like alcohol.

According to the Baltimore Democrat,
the measure would also direct the Maryland
comptroller to license marijuana
to be placed in retail stores,
wholesale facilities,
and testing facilities.

Officials say if the bill were to pass,
then it would create an excise tax of
$50 per ounce
on wholesale sales.

From : gary@vtvoters.org
Sent : 2/20/2013 5:36:44 PM

Subject : Urgent: E-Voting in Vermont - Please Read!

Urgent Action Is Required
to Protect Vermont's Democracy

Two bills before the
Vermont Legislature
are bad for democracy.

They expand the use of
electronic voting tabulators
in our state,
without including
any safeguards to verify
that they are counting the votes
properly.

Many other
states now require that
the tabulator machines
are audited.

This means a small percentage
of the ballots are randomly
selected and counted by hand.

This simple
verification protects
against virtually
all things that
could go wrong with the
voting machines,
including computer
bugs,
software glitches,
human error,
and fraud.

Vermont has no audit law
and any of these problems could
cause the machines
to count improperly
without us
knowing.

The bills in the Legislature,
H22 and S86,
would mandate
the use of the
electronic voting
tabulators in all towns
that have more
than 1,000 people,
but does not include
any audit requirement
to protect the
accuracy of
the vote count.

We all know computers are
faster than people
at counting votes,
and in most cases they
are more accurate.

But we also know things can go
wrong with computers,
so there must be safeguards
to ensure
they're working properly.

There are many documented
cases of elections
being counted wrong
by the machines, and
only an audit found the problem.

That's why other states
require audits,
and we should do
the same in Vermont.

It just makes sense
and it's good for
democracy.

Vermonters for Voting
Integrity strongly urges YOU
to contact your representatives
and ask them to
NOT SUPPORT H22
in the House and
NOT SUPPORT
S86
in the Senate
as the bills currently stand.

The use of
the electronic voting tabulators
should not be expanded,
without including
protections
such as mandated random
audits.

In addition to contacting your
representatives,
it is vital to contact
the people on the
Government Operations Committees,
who are currently
reviewing the bills
before they go to the
House and Senate
floors.

It is now,
while these bills are in committee,
that they could be amended
to include a requirement for
auditing the voting machines.

If the bills are amended to
include audits,
it would be a huge step forward
in voter confidence
and in knowing our elections
are open, fair, and
counted properly.

Gary Beckwith
Vermonters for Voting Integrity