Ten Reasons to Get High About Marijuana in 2009

[amberdima 6]

My parents never smoked marijuana, and I have never smoked either marijuana or tobacco, and yet as a kid I was fascinated by the skins that pot smokers used, and had several packets of them because I thought they were cool. Basically, you jumped to an unproven conclusion Amberdina

you're right...btw- what did you do with the papers? how did you know what they were for other than cigarettes?

[Peikko 1,575]

Good question. Not much to be honest, I just had them and made 'fake' joints (using cotton wool as the stuffing) I didn't even pretend to smoke them and until you posted on this thread I had completely forgotten about it, but I bet I still have some papers in my old room in my parents house. I remember thinking they were cool because they were all different colours. I don't remember how I knew what they were, I guess my friends talked about it. I wasn't 7 at the time, btw, about 12/13 so it's not necessarily a direct comparison.

[amberdima 6]

Good question. Not much to be honest, I just had them and made 'fake' joints (using cotton wool as the stuffing) I didn't even pretend to smoke them and until you posted on this thread I had completely forgotten about it, but I bet I still have some papers in my old room in my parents house. I remember thinking they were cool because they were all different colours. I don't remember how I knew what they were, I guess my friends talked about it. I wasn't 7 at the time, btw, about 12/13 so it's not necessarily a direct comparison.

that's funny. when i was 10ish my friends and i rolled up dried leaves from outside in notebook paper and tried to smoke it. it didn't work too well lol

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

My Senior year of High School a yearbook girl snapped my pix. She asked me to pose for the camera like I was smoking a cig. There is no cig in between my fingers but they put me in the Year Book saying Senior Olivia so and so smoking a cig during the controversial no smoking ban? I saw it and was like #######?

[Jasman0717 9]

Make cigarettes illegal, legalize pot and tax the hell out of it. We could pay off the national debt in a couple of years

[NickD 203]

"Ten Reasons to Get High About Marijuana in 2009"

Who even needs one reason to get high?

[almaty 19]

sweet lucy...............

[Jasman0717 9]

"Ten Reasons to Get High About Marijuana in 2009"

Who even needs one reason to get high?

the economy is killing me, wanta light up

[Nagishkaw 510]

Well there ain't nothin' to do and there's always room for more

fill it, light it, shut up and close the door

cuz we gonna lay around the shanty mama and put a good buzz on.

[almaty 19]

great words..sister mocassin

[Nagishkaw 510]

Indeed, Brother Dean.

[Dakine 26]

One GOOD reason not to take a puff or two!

Yeah just a "harmless" puff or two!!! WRONG BIGTIME!

COURTS CONTINUE TO UPHOLD LIFETIME BAN FOR ADMITTING DRUG USE TO DOCTORS AT ST. LUKE'S

by Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:

I am a U.S. citizen, and petitioned my husband in the Philippines. When he went to St. Luke's for his medical exam, the doctors asked him if he had ever smoked marijuana in his life. Although he is now in his mid-40s, he told the doctor that back when he was 18, he smoked marijuana a couple of times, but that was it.

When he went for his visa interview, the Consul told him he was banned for life, because he admitted that he had used drugs. Is there any hope that my husband can join me and our children in America?

Very truly yours,

RH

Dear RH:

Unfortunately, if a person admits to ever having taken drugs, even smoking marijuana decades ago, they could be banned for life. Unless and until there are changes in U.S. immigration laws, admitting drug use, even to the doctors at St. Luke's, could result in a lifetime ban.

Just recently, there was an unpublished decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which is one court lower than the U.S. Supreme Court) dealing with drug use. In that case, a Filipino had gone to St. Luke's for his medical exam, and told the doctors that he had used marijuana about seven times in his life. Although the visa was issued, DHS later put him in removal/deportation, when he arrived in the U.S. After the Immigration Judge and BIA upheld his removal, he filed a petition for review with the Ninth Circuit. But the Ninth Circuit relied on its earlier 2002 decision of Pazcoguin v. Radcliffe , which had held that an alien's admitted use of marijuana constituted the essential elements of a controlled substance violation under Philippine law, and therefore he was banned for life. In other words, you do not need to be charged or convicted of any drug crime; merely admitting , you used drugs would result in a lifetime ban.

In this most recent case, the alien tried to distinguish his situation from the earlier Pazcoguin case by stating that Mr. Pazcoguin was a habitual user, but he had only use marijuana seven times. The Ninth Circuit said it makes no difference whether a person is a habitual user (or addict), or had only used marijuana a few times. Any use (as prohibited by the Philippine drugs law) results in a lifetime ban.

The alien next argued that he was forced (or coerced) by the doctor's at St. Luke's into admitting his past drug use. When questioned how he was forced to confess, he replied, "They kept asking me." The Ninth Circuit found that there was no evidence to support the person's argument that he was coerced or forced into admitting prior drug use.

I personally think that this law is extremely harsh and should be changed. If you think about it, both Presidents Clinton and Bush "admitted" that they had smoked marijuana (although Clinton said he never inhaled). If they were Filipinos applying for visas at the U.S. Embassy, they would be banned for life! This is because they "admitted" using or smoking marijuana.

Edited February 20, 2009 by Haole

[Jasman0717 9]

One GOOD reason not to take a puff or two!

Yeah just a "harmless" puff or two!!! WRONG BIGTIME!

COURTS CONTINUE TO UPHOLD LIFETIME BAN FOR ADMITTING DRUG USE TO DOCTORS AT ST. LUKE'S

by Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:

I am a U.S. citizen, and petitioned my husband in the Philippines. When he went to St. Luke's for his medical exam, the doctors asked him if he had ever smoked marijuana in his life. Although he is now in his mid-40s, he told the doctor that back when he was 18, he smoked marijuana a couple of times, but that was it.

When he went for his visa interview, the Consul told him he was banned for life, because he admitted that he had used drugs. Is there any hope that my husband can join me and our children in America?

Very truly yours,

RH

Dear RH:

Unfortunately, if a person admits to ever having taken drugs, even smoking marijuana decades ago, they could be banned for life. Unless and until there are changes in U.S. immigration laws, admitting drug use, even to the doctors at St. Luke's, could result in a lifetime ban.

Just recently, there was an unpublished decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which is one court lower than the U.S. Supreme Court) dealing with drug use. In that case, a Filipino had gone to St. Luke's for his medical exam, and told the doctors that he had used marijuana about seven times in his life. Although the visa was issued, DHS later put him in removal/deportation, when he arrived in the U.S. After the Immigration Judge and BIA upheld his removal, he filed a petition for review with the Ninth Circuit. But the Ninth Circuit relied on its earlier 2002 decision of Pazcoguin v. Radcliffe , which had held that an alien's admitted use of marijuana constituted the essential elements of a controlled substance violation under Philippine law, and therefore he was banned for life. In other words, you do not need to be charged or convicted of any drug crime; merely admitting , you used drugs would result in a lifetime ban.

In this most recent case, the alien tried to distinguish his situation from the earlier Pazcoguin case by stating that Mr. Pazcoguin was a habitual user, but he had only use marijuana seven times. The Ninth Circuit said it makes no difference whether a person is a habitual user (or addict), or had only used marijuana a few times. Any use (as prohibited by the Philippine drugs law) results in a lifetime ban.

The alien next argued that he was forced (or coerced) by the doctor's at St. Luke's into admitting his past drug use. When questioned how he was forced to confess, he replied, "They kept asking me." The Ninth Circuit found that there was no evidence to support the person's argument that he was coerced or forced into admitting prior drug use.

I personally think that this law is extremely harsh and should be changed. If you think about it, both Presidents Clinton and Bush "admitted" that they had smoked marijuana (although Clinton said he never inhaled). If they were Filipinos applying for visas at the U.S. Embassy, they would be banned for life! This is because they "admitted" using or smoking marijuana.

Texas was throwing people in prison for life for possession of a joint not that long ago

[Nagishkaw 510]

That's just wrong!

[Danno 1,228]

One GOOD reason not to take a puff or two!

Yeah just a "harmless" puff or two!!! WRONG BIGTIME!

COURTS CONTINUE TO UPHOLD LIFETIME BAN FOR ADMITTING DRUG USE TO DOCTORS AT ST. LUKE'S

by Michael J. Gurfinkel, Esq.

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:

I am a U.S. citizen, and petitioned my husband in the Philippines. When he went to St. Luke's for his medical exam, the doctors asked him if he had ever smoked marijuana in his life. Although he is now in his mid-40s, he told the doctor that back when he was 18, he smoked marijuana a couple of times, but that was it.

When he went for his visa interview, the Consul told him he was banned for life, because he admitted that he had used drugs. Is there any hope that my husband can join me and our children in America?

Very truly yours,

RH

Dear RH:

Unfortunately, if a person admits to ever having taken drugs, even smoking marijuana decades ago, they could be banned for life. Unless and until there are changes in U.S. immigration laws, admitting drug use, even to the doctors at St. Luke's, could result in a lifetime ban.

Just recently, there was an unpublished decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which is one court lower than the U.S. Supreme Court) dealing with drug use. In that case, a Filipino had gone to St. Luke's for his medical exam, and told the doctors that he had used marijuana about seven times in his life. Although the visa was issued, DHS later put him in removal/deportation, when he arrived in the U.S. After the Immigration Judge and BIA upheld his removal, he filed a petition for review with the Ninth Circuit. But the Ninth Circuit relied on its earlier 2002 decision of Pazcoguin v. Radcliffe , which had held that an alien's admitted use of marijuana constituted the essential elements of a controlled substance violation under Philippine law, and therefore he was banned for life. In other words, you do not need to be charged or convicted of any drug crime; merely admitting , you used drugs would result in a lifetime ban.

In this most recent case, the alien tried to distinguish his situation from the earlier Pazcoguin case by stating that Mr. Pazcoguin was a habitual user, but he had only use marijuana seven times. The Ninth Circuit said it makes no difference whether a person is a habitual user (or addict), or had only used marijuana a few times. Any use (as prohibited by the Philippine drugs law) results in a lifetime ban.

The alien next argued that he was forced (or coerced) by the doctor's at St. Luke's into admitting his past drug use. When questioned how he was forced to confess, he replied, "They kept asking me." The Ninth Circuit found that there was no evidence to support the person's argument that he was coerced or forced into admitting prior drug use.

I personally think that this law is extremely harsh and should be changed. If you think about it, both Presidents Clinton and Bush "admitted" that they had smoked marijuana (although Clinton said he never inhaled). If they were Filipinos applying for visas at the U.S. Embassy, they would be banned for life! This is because they "admitted" using or smoking marijuana.

Obama was a user of Cocaine as well, should we allow for this too?