“See, when I smoked pot it was illegal, but not immoral. Now, it is illegal AND immoral. The law didn't change, only the morality… That's why you get to go to jail and I don't.”
'August 8, 1996, Wall Street Journal'
We all may want to start smoking (if we aren't already) if this lovable guy gets elected.
'H.R. 4170: Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1996'
'104th Congress: 1995-1996'
'To provide a sentence of death for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances'.
'Sponsor: Rep. Newton Leroy Gingrich [R-GA6]'
From : http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-4170
And just how much are 'significant quantities of controlled substances'?
'a proscribed quantity of a mixture or substance containing a controlled substance in an amount the Attorney General has determined is equal to 100 usual dosage amounts'.
From : http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-4170&tab=summary
About 2 Ounces.
A great read :
http://www.november.org/razorwire/rzold/05/0526.
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