DRUG BUSTS

LOCAL HEROES

SEACOAST ON LINE, NH - Using and selling marijuana would be legal under
a bill debated by state legislators. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Charles
Weed [sic] of Keene, told colleagues Wednesday that legalizing marijuana
would give police more resources to tackle violent crime. He also said
that existing laws governing marijuana are too harsh and lead to users
being jailed with people who use or sell much more dangerous drugs, such
as cocaine and heroin. "If people are convicted for soft-drug use,
they're in a problem for the rest of their lives," Weed, a Democrat,
told the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/01192007/nhnews-ph-nh-pot.bill.html

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STUPID STATE LEGISLATOR TRICKS

OREGON LIVE - Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach, has introduced a bill
that would require regular twice-yearly drug testing for all legislators
as well as the governor, state treasurer, secretary of state and all
other statewide elected officials - even the chief justice of the state
Supreme Court. Krieger's not messing around. Refusing to take the test
would be regarded as an admission that the official has taken a
controlled substance illegally, under House Bill 2306. Anyone who fails
the test would be given the choice of getting treatment or seeing the
results made public. Krieger says he decided to go forward with his
proposal after listening to fellow legislators' pious talk about
winching down on ethics rules and banning gifts from lobbyists. What's
worse, he asks, accepting an $11 plaque from an interest group or
passing laws while schwacked?

http://politicsupdates.blogs.oregonlive.com/default.asp?item=442452

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