Legalisation Cannabis Protest May (Dublin 7th - Cork 9th)

_Cato_

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162582580447645

Nearly 6,000 people attending on the streets of Dublin and Cork!

Signs and posters welcome!

Refugee from RealLife

I probably won't be bothered going.

thebigbiffo

only problem is i'm not particularly motivated when stoned - and it's a saturday so i'll be stoned from fairly early in the morning...i'd love to see the stuff legalised but...

oh the irony

FatherLen

too many dreadlocks for my likin'

flash1080

Legalise heroin!!!!!!!1111

Arnold Layne

Might go if there are free munchies

Buceph

If the organisers can guarantee there'll be no socialist or anarchist protesters, I'll think about going along.

wild_cat

Buceph wrote: »

If the organisers can guarantee there'll be no socialist or anarchist protesters, I'll think about going along.

Not going to happen. I'd like to say why but I can't.

donutface

Buceph wrote: »

If the organisers can guarantee there'll be no socialist or anarchist protesters, I'll think about going along.

Its a public protest in a free country. Theres absolutely no way they can guarantee that, but it doesn't mean that the organizers or the majority of the crowd give a crap about the people trying to hijack their protest.

thebostoncrab

I'll be too high to remember.

_Cato_

donutface wrote: »

Its a public protest in a free country. .

The irony!

A protest for human freedom in a free country. Case in point right there.

BrockSamson

meh facebook :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

not signing up to that site for info

donutface

Well thats not necessarily the definition of a free country. There are plenty of free countries, with murder being illegal in all of them. Free in this context means freedom of speech and freedom of choice in government.

mikom

_Cato_ wrote: »

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162582580447645

Nearly 6,000 people attending on the streets of Dublin and Cork!

I'd stay away if I were you.
I heard John Q is planning a suicide bombing amongst the crowd.

"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our TAX EURONNNNS!"

_Cato_

donutface wrote: »

Well thats not necessarily the definition of a free country. There are plenty of free countries, with murder being illegal in all of them. Free in this context means freedom of speech and freedom of choice in government.

Free Speech in Ireland is debatable.

And freedom on government is Labour telling the electorate there wouldn't be another cent going into zombie banks and then going back on their word along with Fine Gael. That's the kind of freedom of government we have in our banana republic.

donutface

_Cato_ wrote: »

Free Speech in Ireland is debatable.

And freedom on government is Labour telling the electorate there wouldn't be another cent going into zombie banks and then going back on their word along with Fine Gael. That's the kind of freedom of government we have in our banana republic.

Thats because in general people don't really give a damn about politics and vote poorly as a result. These days you need a degree in economics and politics and God only knows what else to vote properly.

With regards to free speech, the whole blasphemy law thing could make us fall short. But could you please give me an example of somebody who expressed an opinion on something and got thrown into prison/fined over it?

The above is a genuine question

Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried

Yakult

Best of luck to the organizers, good to see some bit of action being taking.
Hopefully it will go down well without any troublesome folk wrecking it.

flash1080

_Cato_ wrote: »

Free Speech in Ireland is debatable.

And freedom on government is Labour telling the electorate there wouldn't be another cent going into zombie banks and then going back on their word along with Fine Gael. That's the kind of freedom of government we have in our banana republic.

The majority of people on boards.ie fell hook line and sinker for FG/Labour, they weren't forced into voting for them but did it willingly as some sort of protest. It's a free country, they protest voted for FG/Labour, they ****ed up, we all move on and try to pick up the pieces.

As a matter of interest, where were these people when there were protests in relation to the state's finances? They really have their priorities in order :rolleyes:

Mike 1972

donutface wrote: »

But could you please give me an example of somebody who expressed an opinion on something and got thrown into prison/fined over it?

Dennis Riordan ?

BrockSamson wrote: »

meh facebook :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

not signing up to that site for info

Fair point.

Does nobody know how to actually set up a proper website these days ?

W.Shakes-Beer

So people wouldn't protest over the ridiculous fuel prices but will for legalisation of cannabis.

Buceph

Who is organising this? That might actually effect my willingness to turn up even if the socialists and anarchists are planning doing their usual ugly crap.

Mike 1972

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

So people wouldn't protest over the ridiculous fuel prices but will for legalisation of cannabis.

1) Legalise Cannabis
2) Extract hemp oil to run cars on
3) ?
4) PROFIT !

Canis Lupus

Ah don't go getting it legalised. It'd lose half its appeal right away.

Sir Gallagher

BrockSamson wrote: »

meh facebook :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

not signing up to that site for info

Not having a facebook isn't alternative anymore.

donutface

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Dennis Riordan ?

Thank you - I've learnt something new today

FlutterinBantam

:eek:

Sale of duffle coats will treble, and razors and deoderant will drop.

I doubt if John Q Taxpayer will pay too much attention to these stoners, trying

to buck the system and screw the already hardpressed taxpayer even more.

Flanagan copped the fcuk on fairly sharpish when he saw a serious wedge from

JQ heading his way for a good while .

Saw which side his bread was buttered on in fairness.;)

brosy

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

:eek:
I doubt if John Q Taxpayer will pay too much attention to these stoners, trying to buck the system and screw the already hardpressed taxpayer even more.

Not sure I'm getting this part of your post, think you may have made some kind of grammatical error as it's pretty obvious to everybody that it (legalisation/decriminalisation) saves countless tens of millions in tax.

FlutterinBantam

brosy wrote: »

Not sure I'm getting this part of your post, think you may have made some kind of grammatical error as it's pretty obvious to everybody that it (legalisation/decriminalisation) saves countless tens of millions in tax.

No honey, confirming that you are not getting any part of my post.:cool:

Fukuyama

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

No honey, confirming that you are not getting any part of my post.:cool:

You're like a fly to **** with the legalise cannabis threads, aren't you FlutterinBantam?

FlutterinBantam

Eh?.....No actually, just think it shouldn't be legalised

ilovesleep

Not a cannabis user but will be there protesting.

Yakult wrote: »

Best of luck to the organizers, good to see some bit of action being taking.
Hopefully it will go down well without any troublesome folk wrecking it.

There can't be any trouble at it and there won't be - I can imagine the headlines - ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AT PROTEST DUE TO SMOKING DOPE. It will never get legalised.

_Cato_

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Eh?.....No actually, just think it shouldn't be legalised

Why?

How do you find legitimacy in cementing your values in others lives? It's certainly none of your business what a man or woman does in the privacy of his or her home. Your vision of how life should be infringes on the liberties of other people. Do you feel compelled to visit every home in the country to see if people are living their lives according to your standards? Isn't that the definition of utter tyranny?

bluto63

_Cato_ wrote: »

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162582580447645

Nearly 6,000 people attending on the streets of Dublin and Cork!

Signs and posters welcome!

This may come across pedantic, but, 5600 isn't nearly 6000.

_Cato_

bluto63 wrote: »

This may come across pedantic, but, 5600 isn't nearly 6000.

It did come across a little like that...

Anyway, it's still early days yet - I'd expect a larger turn out than 6k.

flash1080

_Cato_ wrote: »

Why?

How do you find legitimacy in cementing your values in others lives? It's certainly none of your business what a man or woman does in the privacy of his or her home. Your vision of how life should be infringes on the liberties of other people. Do you feel compelled to visit every home in the country to see if people are living their lives according to your standards? Isn't that the definition of utter tyranny?

Way to overreact. How do you find legitimacy in cementing your values in others lives? You're so intolerant of FlutterinBantam's views. How dare you.

FlutterinBantam

_Cato_ wrote: »

Why?

How do you find legitimacy in cementing your values in others lives? It's certainly none of your business what a man or woman does in the privacy of his or her home. Your vision of how life should be infringes on the liberties of other people. Do you feel compelled to visit every home in the country to see if people are living their lives according to your standards? Isn't that the definition of utter tyranny?

It certainly is my friend.

If the woman next door stabs the man next door with a steak knife as he is peeling spuds is it none of your business?

If the people next door in the privacy of their own home are running a brothel is it none of your business.?

If the people next door in the privacy of their own home are flogging heroin and other drugs at the front door is it none of your business.


What people do which impacts on society and which breaks the law and costs thousands of John Q taxpayers money is always my business friend.


As a taxpayer I see it as my business.

Fukuyama

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Eh?.....No actually, just think it shouldn't be legalised

Have you any specific reasons this time or ... ? :rolleyes:

bluto63

_Cato_ wrote: »

It did come across a little like that...

Anyway, it's still early days yet - I'd expect a larger turn out than 6k.

Well I'm here to tackle the small issues before I get to the bigger ones!

stimpson

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

What people do which impacts on society and which breaks the law and costs thousands of John Q taxpayers money is always my business friend.


As a taxpayer I see it as my business.

If it was legalised it would cease to cost the taxpayer thousands.

Glad to see you're on board.

RichieC

Boards... why you feed flutter?

cosmicfart

_Cato_ wrote: »

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162582580447645

Nearly 6,000 people attending on the streets of Dublin and Cork!

Signs and posters welcome!

fookin hippies I hope ye get hosed the fook back to mars :pac:

LimeTime

**** sake the Dublin march is on my Birthday

ScumLord

Protest marches are about as productive as trying to wipe your arse with cling film.

Jagle

ScumLord wrote: »

Protest marches are about as productive as trying to wipe your arse with cling film.

i agree but how else do you go about?

ScumLord

Jagle wrote: »

i agree but how else do you go about?

There's no actual pressure group with a membership system from what I can see. I think it was groups like that in the US that caused real change. They got organised and started really challenging laws. If there was such an organisation I'd join it and contribute to it so that we could build a legal case against the law against cannabis. It's just not serious from what I can see at the moment.

Owwmykneecap

during college exams....bit of a bad date no?

Jagle

ScumLord wrote: »

There's no actual pressure group with a membership system from what I can see. I think it was groups like that in the US that caused real change. They got organised and started really challenging laws. If there was such an organisation I'd join it and contribute to it so that we could build a legal case against the law against cannabis. It's just not serious from what I can see at the moment.

indeed but the american system for passing laws is hella lot different to ours, besides we need a membership system, problem is most stoners her would be against signing up to something.

so next step is, how do you make a legitimate organisation.

ScumLord

Jagle wrote: »

indeed but the american system for passing laws is hella lot different to ours, besides we need a membership system, problem is most stoners her would be against signing up to something.

so next step is, how do you make a legitimate organisation.

I think people a less and less afraid of being pro cannabis. But even so that data can be protected.

Jagle

ScumLord wrote: »

I think people a less and less afraid of being pro cannabis. But even so that data can be protected.

its more the public image i men't most people 45+ in this country still think its as bad as heroin, its those people you need unfortunately, god i know my various emails and calls to td's have been all but ignored.


besides you cant challenge the law on cannabis, normally to challenge a law it needs to break a law, or go against some other laws or directives, the miss use of rugs act doesnt, only thing you could hope to do for the time being is get cannabis removed from class A to a lower class, class A means it doesnt even have medicinal properties, something thats total nonsense

Krieg

I don't think its class A, pretty sure its class B.

I know theres a Canadian university that celebrates 420 day (which was yesterday). Thousands meet up near campus and light up. Plenty of cops around but never arrest anyone and there has never been an incident. Best way to try and legalize it imo

Jagle

Krieg wrote: »

I don't think its class A, pretty sure its class B.

I know theres a Canadian university that celebrates 420 day (which was yesterday). Thousands meet up near campus and light up. Plenty of cops around but never arrest anyone and there has never been an incident. Best way to try and legalize it imo

go read the missuse of drugs act 1984, 1977 its a class A no medical benefit as bad as heroin