Tue Nov 20, 2012, 10:25 PM

mia (3,101 posts)

UN official calls for marijuana ballot rollback

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Source: The Boston Globe

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and over.

Raymond Yans says the approvals send ‘‘a wrong message to the rest of the nation and it sends a wrong message abroad.’’

Yans heads the International Narcotics Control Board. He told The Associated Press on Tuesday he hopes Attorney General Eric Holder ‘‘will take all the necessary measures’’ to ensure that marijuana possession and use remains illegal throughout the U.S.

Both states are holding off on plans to regulate and tax the drug while waiting to see whether the Justice Department will assert federal authority over drug law....

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UN official calls for marijuana ballot rollback (Original post)	mia	Nov 2012	OP
Okay, so, he's dutifully on the record.	bluedigger	Nov 2012	#1
Yans needs to grow up and smell the disaster	Warpy	Nov 2012	#2
TOBACCO	ROBROX	Nov 2012	#19
The home grown tobacco is just as nasty	Warpy	Nov 2012	#22
...and the scumbags who head up the anti-drug gangs.	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#37
Who's this fuckhead? Is he paid to issue dire warnings to folks in Amsterdam, too?	villager	Nov 2012	#3
Big Pharmaceutical firms have plenty of dollars to	truedelphi	Nov 2012	#13
You Got That Right ... they don't want to see their....	YOHABLO	Nov 2012	#27
Yep that's my theory too, less anxious consumers are very bad for business.	tridim	Nov 2012	#52
Yes, that is his job, to hector countries into compliance with the UN anti-drug treaties.	Comrade Grumpy	Nov 2012	#38
This message was hidden by jury decision.	DiverDave	Nov 2012	#42
Panasonic to Yan: FUCK YOU. FUCK OFF.	Panasonic	Nov 2012	#4
Raymond Yans must be on the Drug Cartels payroll......	Stainless	Nov 2012	#5
what about other countries?	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#6
OK, this guy is in the pay of the drug kingpins. n/t.	Ken Burch	Nov 2012	#7
Time for jury nullification if the feds prosecute.	jerseyjack	Nov 2012	#8
Does he know how easy it is to get weed in Vienna	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#9
Thanks for the tip!	StrictlyRockers	Nov 2012	#32
They sell cannabis tea in convenience stores in Switzerland	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#34
Yans is Belgian. You can buy seeds legally in Belgium as well. Also you can grow them	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#36
Is that the hash price?	DiverDave	Nov 2012	#43
I don't know...	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#47
Abstinence and sobriety are an intoxicating experience for some people. Humor this poor sod.	leveymg	Nov 2012	#10
Screw Mr. Yans and the bogus "Drug War" he rode in on.	99th_Monkey	Nov 2012	#11
Aha, a global business.	Trillo	Nov 2012	#12
OH NO!!! New World Order, New World Order, man!!	marble falls	Nov 2012	#14
Who the fudge is this dude?	neoconn	Nov 2012	#15
Yeah it doesn't matter	christx30	Nov 2012	#16
I hate to quote Dick Cheney	LW1977	Nov 2012	#17
Oh no. Can I expect the UN black helicopters to be hovering over Seattle soon?	Matariki	Nov 2012	#18
What business is it of his?	defacto7	Nov 2012	#20
Time for Obama to make a stand	SariesNightly	Nov 2012	#21
Hey Ray - have you ever seen the moon over Seattle?	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#23
Un needs to shut up on this and find ways of ending the bombings in i/p and syria	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#24
One would think, someone who "heads the International	mountain grammy	Nov 2012	#25
+ 10,000 n/t	truedelphi	Nov 2012	#28
Is there a reason why the UN needs to be in New York?	bluestateguy	Nov 2012	#26
This guy must be making money off of it himself. He doesn't want his $$ stream	loudsue	Nov 2012	#29
That was my first thought too.	gtar100	Nov 2012	#30
uh huh, First they come for your pot plants...	Joe Shlabotnik	Nov 2012	#31
Great chance for Barack to show the wingers that he's not a UN toadie!	Scuba	Nov 2012	#33
How does Yans make his living?	truedelphi	Nov 2012	#39
"Yans heads the International Narcotics Control Board."	Scuba	Nov 2012	#40
Yans hates Amercian democracy in a most hypocritical way. He is from Belgium	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2012	#35
Convincing evidence...	CanSocDem	Nov 2012	#45
This makes my blood boil.	sarcasmo	Nov 2012	#41
A drug warrior is afraid he is going to lose relevancy and power. Cry me a river.	modem77	Nov 2012	#44
Raymond seems to be a candidate for "person most in need of a joint" for 2012.	grantcart	Nov 2012	#46
IOW, this might jeopardize my job. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#48
this is scary	Dems50State	Nov 2012	#49
I see it as common ground among Americans of diverse political beliefs	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#50
Good thing this clown has no real authority.	MjolnirTime	Nov 2012	#51

Response to mia (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 10:27 PM

bluedigger (10,579 posts)

UN official calls for marijuana ballot rollback

1. Okay, so, he's dutifully on the record.

2. Yans needs to grow up and smell the disaster

19. TOBACCO

22. The home grown tobacco is just as nasty

37. ...and the scumbags who head up the anti-drug gangs.

3. Who's this fuckhead? Is he paid to issue dire warnings to folks in Amsterdam, too?

13. Big Pharmaceutical firms have plenty of dollars to

27. You Got That Right ... they don't want to see their....

52. Yep that's my theory too, less anxious consumers are very bad for business.

38. Yes, that is his job, to hector countries into compliance with the UN anti-drug treaties.

4. Panasonic to Yan: FUCK YOU. FUCK OFF.

5. Raymond Yans must be on the Drug Cartels payroll......

6. what about other countries?

7. OK, this guy is in the pay of the drug kingpins. n/t.

8. Time for jury nullification if the feds prosecute.

9. Does he know how easy it is to get weed in Vienna

32. Thanks for the tip!

34. They sell cannabis tea in convenience stores in Switzerland

36. Yans is Belgian. You can buy seeds legally in Belgium as well. Also you can grow them

43. Is that the hash price?

47. I don't know...

10. Abstinence and sobriety are an intoxicating experience for some people. Humor this poor sod.

11. Screw Mr. Yans and the bogus "Drug War" he rode in on.

12. Aha, a global business.

14. OH NO!!! New World Order, New World Order, man!!

15. Who the fudge is this dude?

16. Yeah it doesn't matter

17. I hate to quote Dick Cheney

18. Oh no. Can I expect the UN black helicopters to be hovering over Seattle soon?

20. What business is it of his?

21. Time for Obama to make a stand

23. Hey Ray - have you ever seen the moon over Seattle?

24. Un needs to shut up on this and find ways of ending the bombings in i/p and syria

25. One would think, someone who "heads the International

28. + 10,000 n/t

26. Is there a reason why the UN needs to be in New York?

29. This guy must be making money off of it himself. He doesn't want his $$ stream

30. That was my first thought too.

31. uh huh, First they come for your pot plants...

33. Great chance for Barack to show the wingers that he's not a UN toadie!

39. How does Yans make his living?

40. "Yans heads the International Narcotics Control Board."

35. Yans hates Amercian democracy in a most hypocritical way. He is from Belgium

45. Convincing evidence...

41. This makes my blood boil.

44. A drug warrior is afraid he is going to lose relevancy and power. Cry me a river.

46. Raymond seems to be a candidate for "person most in need of a joint" for 2012.

48. IOW, this might jeopardize my job. n/t

49. this is scary

50. I see it as common ground among Americans of diverse political beliefs

51. Good thing this clown has no real authority.