Cops aren’t doctors, and although they
have the experience of being around pot
users, they are not qualifi ed to speak to its
healing or harmful qualities.
I don’t smoke it, but I don’t abstain
because of moral reasons. I am very
sensitive to it and it reacts badly with
me. Even though I stay away from
consuming it, I think it and for that matter
all entheogens should be legal, its use
legitimized and its quality kept pure. I
mention entheogens, a word many may not
be familiar with, to encapsulate all drugs
(plants and chemicals) that have a spiritual
value, hence the word theo or “god.”
Let this new age of the water bearer that
is coming upon us be one of enlightenment
and unity. Let’s free up our jails (the most
populated per capita than any country in
the world, even China). Let’s use jails in
the traditional sense for murderers, rapists,
thieves and other people who harm others,
not those that are trying to explore their
minds and fi nd religion. Hemp products
would also be a great boon to our economy
and the environment.
David Ivan Piccioni
Eugene
commitment to inclusion, diversity,
and fairness. Shorter and more creative
features would be much more respectful
of the mecca for the arts that Eugene is
known for.
Mike Meyer
Eugene
ABUSING THE SYSTEM
I am an LCC student. It is very disturbing
to watch what I call “professional
students” abuse the fi nancial aid system.
Yes, everyone has the right to further their
education, but not to abuse it! Some may
not see this as an issue, but I do. Financial
aid is not to support drug habits or to party
with. This leads me to the welfare system
and how it can also be abused. If in the
future the government starts drug testing
everyone who is in the welfare system,
then I believe fi nancial aid should also do
drug screenings. After all, it is government
money!
Kim Myers
Eugene
ONE OF LIFE’S GIFTS
One of the reasons pot should be legal
is that the secrecy that prohibition brings
to families and friends is very divisive.
Parents and other relatives can’t smoke
around minors. They have to hide from all
their relations as if they were criminals.
This creates a mentality in all those
involved that there is something bad and
it should either be hidden or told to the
authorities.
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Justice for young people. Justice for future generations.
Justice for working people. Justice for women. Justice for LGBTQ people.
• Dr. Vincent Mulier is a Write-In Candidate for Circuit Court Judge,
2nd District, Position 7.
• Your vote will count this time. No names are on the ballot for
this position. Establishment candidates are also running write-in
campaigns. This is a rare chance to beat the establishment and
elect the alternative candidate.
• Dr. Mulier is a Lane County public defense attorney and a
Philosophy Professor at PSU. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from
the U of O and a law degree from Willamette University. He is a
member of the American Federation of Teachers.
• Dr. Mulier is the Founder and Executive Director of Celilo Falls
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• Dr. Mulier has lived in Eugene since 1990. His daughter is a
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