mikey johnson

Recent Activity

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  mikey signed the petition | about 1 year ago

  Ask Willie Nelson to Hold a Benefit Concert for Marijuana Legalization
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  mikey signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Stop the Violence in Juarez Mexico
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  mikey signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Ask the Senate to Block Anti-Medical Marijuana DEA Leader
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  mikey signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Demand CBS Reverse Decision Declaring Pro-Marijuana Ad “Too Political”
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  mikey commented on the article | about 2 years ago

  The War on Drugs is a War on People

  But it was around that time that change.org laughed off the idea themselves and set about burying it. It soon disappeared from the site all together.

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  mikey commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Are We Moving Toward Marijuana Decriminalization?

  The goal of legalization is to change what makes a person a criminal. Conviction of a crime and being a criminal are 2 very different things. If someone gets a driving infraction, are they a criminal? They are convicted of a crime, so by that logic they would then be a criminal just like burglar or rapist. Marijuana and REAL crime or 2 separate things entirely.

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  mikey commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Are We Moving Toward Marijuana Decriminalization?

  All I'm saying is they generated a lot of buzz for real world protests through extensive Internet promotion. It has nothing to do with the actual politics behind the tea parties. Like it or not, it generates a lot of press. Whether you agree or disagree, they have succeeded where we have failed in gathering together large groups all across the country AND generated a lot of positive press for themselves (and yes... some negative as well). We should aim not only to parallel the numbers and media attention at pro-cannabis events, we should also aim to avoid the mistakes the tea parties have made. The tea parties shined a spotlight on an extreme element in our country. Don't think that if hoards of media descend on next years global marijuana march and is able to catch a glimpse of the extremist elements attached to our movement, they won't try to use that against us. So a "Fuck the police. Fuck Conservatives" attitude really doesn't help us. Where the tea parties indulged in ideology, the marijuana movement should stick to the merits of our issue.

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  mikey commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Are We Moving Toward Marijuana Decriminalization?

  I can only hope that as support for re-legalization of marijuana grows, we as a movement can get more organized. Mainstream media outlets are still guilty of slanting the "legalization story" towards reefer madness. We need to continue to utilize online resources in an attempt to sway mainstream media towards taking this issue a little more seriously. The success of the Tea Parties should show marijuana activists what can be done with a little persistence and organization over the Internet. Hopefully next years Worldwide Marijuana March will be much larger and get us some much needed attention and shine a spotlight on this issue.

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  mikey commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Ten Months Later, Hardly a Glitch for Legal Pot in Massachusetts

  I don't see how it isn't obvious to America that the drug war has, without a doubt, completely and utterly failed. Luckily the momentum is shifting in our favor. While Rep. Brown is introducing this bill, there has already been a bill introduced in Massachusetts to legalize and regulate cannabis like alcohol. With initiatives to do the same expected to be on the ballot in California and Oregon in 2010 and Nevada in 2012, this bill is likely to get swept away in the changing tide.

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  mikey commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Pot vs. Booze

  First off we do have to steer away from "everybody against us has an agenda" speak. Most everybody involved in this debate has America's best interest in mind. We just have differing ideas as to what is best. It's easy for this discussion to get heated to the point where we feel that the other side is simply out to get us. Being a cannabis consumer I have to say, there are times where the other side really IS out to get us. It is the business end of the laws we are discussing. So a highly defensive reaction to questions about our stance is very easy to fall into. I myself am guilty of this and I do apologize.
  
  I ask this of those opposed to legalization, how is prohibition any better. No one is safer. We have empowered violent drug cartels that are now turning North America into a war zone. There are no common sense controls or regulations in regards to cannabis. No one, especially kids, are being prevented from obtaining cannabis. It hasn't made the product safer, less potent or less available. It hasn't reduced ANY of the risks of it’s use. In fact it can be argued that prohibition has made all these things much, much worse.
  
  It HAS wasted 1 trillion dollars over the past 4 decades, drained valuable law enforcement resources and destroyed FAR more lives then marijuana ever could take credit for on its own. What else has prohibition brought us as a country? The perpetrators of this policy would lead you to believe that, just a few more dollars, a little more time, and marijuana will disappear. It’s not going to happen. It’s the same thing that’s been said since the 70’s. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. At best it’s a stalemate. From my perspective it has been completely counter-productive to its own stated goals. It’s time we cast off the failures of the 20th century and approach this from a new direction.
  
  How is prohibition any better than a legalized and government regulated market? If you have an open mind, please consider picking up the book. In the end you will see that, objectively, marijuana is in fact safer than alcohol. With that in mind why should we continue this failed policy?