Ron Paul ad on front cover of Cannabis Culture magazine

[RonPaulStreetTeam]

Hella awesome even!!!

thank you guys

 

[PRIEST]

This is incredible news. Thank you Mr. Emery!

 

[RonPaulStreetTeam]

I honestly think that all this money thrown away on blimps and USA today could have been used so damn strategically to target groups like this, home schoolers, natural herb supplement type people, gun owners, etc etc etc

people that need to know.

 

[pcosmar]

I've told you I wasn't negative about the 5th nor did I ever tell anyone not to donate. I was negative about the V/Guy Fawkes association.

I didn't think that they'd think that Ron Paul condoned violence, but that his supporters are nut jobs. And well, many people do think that.

And I was right about what the media would do with it. Do Google News search for"Ron Paul" and "V for Vendetta" or "Ron Paul" and "Guy Fawkes" and see how many stories are negative, or at least mention the association in a negative context.


You have to Remember that Reagan started the war on drugs. Most republicans are still in that anti drug mindset. I'd rather have them hear Ron Paul's explanation on why the war on drugs is bad, then just hear some where that he is on the cover of a stoner magazine without any real explanation of WHY he is against the war on drugs.

It is a very good thing that those people are in the MINORITY.
There are a lot of folks, professionals and business owners that use or would use if they could.
Many of them are my age or older. I am 50.
I want Hemp legalized as a crop, as a farmer.

 

[RedLightning]

I think its funny they have a magazine for something illegal(though it should be legal) but the article is
good for us.

 

[ClayTrainor]

This has been the best week EVER!!! it's hard to imagine next week will be way better

 

[Thurston Howell III]

I'm with you on this one, for every pot head voter we get if they don't forget to go to the polls, how many gray haired old republicans will we loose when they here is is on the cover of a stoner magazine.

We are trying to get the Republican nomination here... I support your right to get high, but you have to look at the big picture.

I AM one of those grey haired old republicans and I think it's high time (pun intended) we stop making pot smokers out as some kind of problem. It's rediculous that pot is illegal while booze and nicotine are legal. If someone wants to attack a substance abuse problem they should look first into prescription drug abuse. Everybody's got their own "feel good pill", let the tokers have theirs too.

As for the grey haired old republicans the OP was referring to, I say we're gonna kick the neo-cons out of the Republican Party anyway. S'long!

This reminds me of one of my favortite quotes:
"It's my observation that most of what people vociferously complain about are not things they are forced to do, but things that other people choose to do." -- Charley Reese

 

[DaddyO]

The funny thing is if the MSM tries to use the add against Paul it will just backfire. Even in Iowa there are a lot of farmers that are chomping at the bit to raise industrial hemp they see a huge market.

 

[Energy]

At the very least, it'll open the dialogue for growing industrial hemp (clothing, food, fuel, etc), which makes zero sense to outlaw.

 

[rfbz]

The mainstream media will get a hold of this and they will have fun with it.

I'm sorry, but so what? Ron Paul's position is that the war on drugs is counterproductive and that marijuana should be available legally. This is not inconsistent with his broader philosophy of freedom and personal responsibility. Yes, the standard procedure is to laugh at anyone who wants legalize drugs, but as we all know this is a very different type of campaign and defies everything we thought about the way you're supposed to do things. Ron Paul's message and positions resonate with many many different niche groups, and marijuana users happens to be one of them. This is target marketing, and I feel for now is the best strategy for promoting Ron Paul.

 

[idiom]

We need a video outlining the War on Drug stats...

We need to get the message out that the war on drugs is racist, and by proxy any candidate who supports it is supporting it because they are racist also.

 

[FreeTraveler]

. . . How many gray haired old republicans do you think will even have a clue that RP was on the cover of a "stoner magazine"?

+1

Get some perspective here, folks. Look at Huckablimp's record, and see how little it's changing people's minds. Not many older folks will even hear this, and most who support Ron Paul will say "ah, that's consistent with his ideals".

 

[kushaze]

Marc Emery is a hero of the freedom movement. Freedom shouldn't have limits.

 

[JoeySweets]

Pot is illegal,

idiots

 

[Vendico]

Pot is illegal,

idiots

I think we all know who an idiot is now... troll

 

[Ridiculous]

I'm sorry, but so what? Ron Paul's position is that the war on drugs is counterproductive and that marijuana should be available legally. This is not inconsistent with his broader philosophy of freedom and personal responsibility. Yes, the standard procedure is to laugh at anyone who wants legalize drugs, but as we all know this is a very different type of campaign and defies everything we thought about the way you're supposed to do things. Ron Paul's message and positions resonate with many many different niche groups, and marijuana users happens to be one of them. This is target marketing, and I feel for now is the best strategy for promoting Ron Paul.

They aren't going to have fun with the fact that he wants to end the war on drugs, most pundits already know that. They are going to make fun of the fact that he is on the cover of a stoner mag and that they are endorsing him. They will have fun with it in the same way as the whore house endorsement.

 

[kushaze]

Pot is illegal,

idiots

Whats with the name calling. The drug war has touched almost every family in America. The drug war hurts a lot of families and is counterproductive.

 

[DrNoZone]

Pot is illegal,

idiots

Yeah, so? So is jaywalking.

 

[ThePieSwindler]

Pot is illegal,

idiots

WELL THEN I GUESS IM BREAKIN THE LAW RIGHT NOW MOTHERFUCKER!

What are you, a legal positivist or something? You know, alcohol used to be illegal. Slavery used to be legal, more legal than marijuana! That must obviously mean it was ok to own slaves, yet it is of course horrible to smoke marijuana. Just because its the law, doesnt make the law right. laws do not create morality. Read No Treason by spooner and On Civil Disobedience by Thoreau. It will enlighten you.

 

[Luther]

You have to care about negative press coverage when you are running a political campaign. Negative press coverage is going to sink Huckabee.

I hate the MSM as much as the next person on here, but we shouldn't give them any ammunition.

There isn't anything negative about marijuana.