The links (above) great source for those that want to organize an event or merely to find an event to attend in 2009. The YouTube links (above) will allow you to view videos of the various events throughout the world. Funny how this received so little coverage from the corporate media?
Despite the rain we had about 300 people at the event and I had the opportunity to speak along with a host of others. It was a fun time and I hope that future Detroit GMM have far more participation. That IS what is required should we really want to Re-Legalize in the next few years.
I hope to post the video of my speech eventually, however, here is a quick recap. My focus was on the "Merp" Model for legalization which is part of the New Agenda for America. I also announced my "fantasy" write-in candidacy for the 2008 Presidential election. Finally, I discussed the North American Union and what it has to do with drug policy. Specifically, I spoke out against the pending "Merida" Bill that would give 1.4 Billion dollars to the Mexican military which, unfortunately, is involved in drug trafficking itself. My recommendation was Marijuana Re-Legalization through the "Merp" Model. By taking the profit out of the entire Marijuana Black Market we would economically destroy the Mexican Drug Cartels . . . and save 1.4 Billion dollars to boot. Sounds like a win-win to me.
I also drew a parallel between a recent executive order which gives the US the ability to involve the Canada military in containing civil disturbances in the US. Very bad idea. But worse is that, in the context of a North America Union (which wants to consolidate Canada, the United States and Mexico) it would not be such a stretch to see another executive order that allows the Mexican military to also help contain civil disturbances in the US. I really don't think that is a very good idea.
Two topic I believe I missed were: (1) the Medical Marijuana that will be on the Michigan State ballot this November and (2) the pending sentencing of my fellow activist Marc Emery at the behest of the Bush Administration.
The first topic is good news as it chips away at the facade of Marijuana prohibition and I expect it to pass with at least 60% of the vote. The second topic really angers me for more reasons than I have time to cover. Suffice it to say that George was a Coke-swilling hypocrite in his youth and his father was responsible for the Crack epidemic on both East and West Coasts during the Reagan administration. For those that were not "zombied out" on anti-depressants, during the 80's, George's father was then Vice President and was formally the head of the CIA. For more on this "google" the following: "Iran Contra" and "The Dark Alliance", "Gary Webb"
I was also hoping to do an acoustic version of "The Hemp Song" and "Rainbow Farm" which will soon appear on the CD, "Gnostic Raw." But the rain didn't cooperate You can hear orchestrated version of each of them right now by clicking on the songs (above). Or you can click here for more info on the upcoming CD. It is probably just as well as it has been some time since I've played live before the public.
For those that want to better understand my positions on Marijuana in particular, and drug policy in general, let me offer you the following primer:
Video Biography of Bruce W. Cain This covers various television appearances, debates with federal representatives, speeches at the Hash Bash and my run for US Congress in 1996.http://www.newagecitizen.com/Videos.htm
Michael Ruppert On Government Drug Laundering and 911 This 2-hour video details complicity of the US Government in the Global Drug Trade. Well worth watching! http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/261.html
I hope you found these links informative. If nothing else it will help you appreciate why I want Marijuana Prohibition to end yesterday and have little tolerance for those that don't think along the same lines.
If Soros, Sperling or Lewis would like to contribute a few million altogether, I'm fairly confident that I could implement the "Merp" Model throughout the US in less than 5 years. I would do it be organizing the vast unfocused energy of the "grass roots" organizations. By the way, it is these 3 that basically fund the lions share of moneyed drug reform in this country. Unfortunately, many of these organizations are dragging their feet as far as I'm concerned. And I have been involved with them for over 20 years, so I just might have a learned opinion on this subject.
Well lets go onto the photos of the event:
Here's a look at the crowd from the perspective of the fountain, in which the band played. Great well-behaved group of people. Great band, though I couldn't recall their name. But they played a lot of Bob Marley Reggae which was exactly what the rain-soaked crowd needed.
Next we have Youseph, who has been a perennial activist, with two attractive hemp activists from Sterling Heights: Youseph also spoke and recommended that I read "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, which is Oprah's new book club selection.
Below we have Peter Wirbe, the past editor of "5th Estate" and host of the WRIF (101 FM, Sunday at 10 PM) "talk radio" show, "Night Call." I've known Pete for over 20 years and have a deep and enduring respect for him. He gave a great speech on the hypocrisy of Marijuana prohibition. But there a couple of things that bother me about him as of late. He won't allow me as a guest on his show any more and doesn't offer any reason for it. He made that clear when I made the request to discuss the "Merp" Model and the "New Agenda for America" on his radio show after the event.
But what I really find odd, given his vast background in current events, is that he scoffs at the idea of a North American Union, the Trans Texas Corridor and the movement from sovereign nations states towards a global corporate government. After we had that little conversation, at the event, I told him I was worried that someone had performed a brain transplant on him. We both got a laugh out of that one.
Here is some video review of the 2007 GMM/Detroit event from Oakland County NORML, along with some other commentary. This video is well worth viewing and includes a story showing how drug prohibition is funding Islamic Terrorism in the UK and across the globe. When do we start thinking intelligently about this issue?
In closing I just wanted to thank Paul for all of his efforts in organizing this event. I also want to plant a thought in the minds of every activist throughout the globe. Once we recognize that the moneyed reform groups -- such as NORML, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana Policy Project -- are not really serious about ending Marijuana Prohibition, through the the the "Merp" Model -- we can use the internet to organize the vast grass root individuals and organizations. As I write in the refrain to the "Hemp Song"
Any time, any day Any time that we want it that way We don’t need your Drug War anymore
Together I am confident that this can be over within the next 5 years if we could only convince the money boys (Soros, Lewis or Sperling) to grant me the money I've been asking for over the last 20 years to accomplish this one simple task:
Legalize Marijuana for all adult Americans without any taxation, regulation or government interference.
That, in a nutshell is the "Merp" Model for Marijuana Re-Legalization. And it is just one plank in the "New Agenda for America."
Let me just leave you now with my recent video presentation on why we need to Re-Legalize Now!
I am asking the "grass roots" Re-Legalization Movement, including all 2008 Global Marijuana March organizers, to support my candidacy in order to put an immediate end to Marijuana Prohibition in the United States and throughout the world.
If elected I would grant clemency to all non-violent Marijuana offenders and pressure Congress to completely remove Marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (1970). That would effectively end Marijuana Prohibition in the United States. I would follow this up by cutting off all UN funding unless and until they also endorse the Re-Legalization of Marijuana throughout the planet by revising all charters and agreements concerning Cannabis. It is high time we got beyond the "Incrementalism" (e.g., Medical Marijuana for some) that will never allow us to reach our goal of Legal Marijuana for all Adults throughout Planet Earth.
70 years of Marijuana Prohibition is 70 years too long! Please help me make a difference in 2008.
Marijuana Prohibition has gone on 70 years too long. I, Bruce Cain, have been active in the Drug Reform movement for over 20 years now and I have had enough.
I have seen first hand how the "moneyed" organizations (MPP, DPA etc.) have largely ignored what the "grass root" activists have always wanted: Legal Marijuana for adults. I have also witnessed the incredible, but diffuse, efforts of the "grass root" movement which has been significantly compromised by lack of operating revenue.
Nothing exemplifies the different agendas of the "moneyed" Vs "grass roots" activists than the murder of Tom Crosslin at Rainbow Farm (Jones, Michigan) one week before "911" (09/11/2001). Around that time we had collected over 270,000, of a needed 450,000 signatures, to put a true "legalization" initiative on the Michigan ballot. I contacted Ethan Nadleman, of the Drug Policy Alliance, in order to secure money for professional canvassers in order to collect the remaining signatures before the deadline. Nadleman refused to put me in contact with any of the major financiers of the "moneyed" organizations and the initiative never made the ballot. Beyond Nadleman's refusal I am convinced that Bush had Tom Crosslin murdered because his "Rainbow Farm" had become a major organizing center for the Re-Legalization effort. It had succeeded in attracting the luminaries of the movement -- Jack Herer, Gatewood Galbraith etc. -- and was instrumental in the organizational efforts for the 2001 initiative.
The sad truth is that all 3 Presidential candidates will continue to vilify Marijuana. At best they will continue the path of "unnecessary Incrementalism" that will get us nowhere. But more than likely they will continue to support Marijuana Prohibition. This is because they are being funded by trial lawyers, pharmaceutical interests and other groups that continue to profit at the expense of Americans whose crime is merely to prefer Marijuana over legal but much more dangerous drugs: alcohol, nicotine, anti-depressants etc. Unfortunately money doesn't just talk: it screams for the compliance of its puppets: Clinton, Obama and McCain.
In order to raise money for the "New Agenda for America" -- and to continue with this website -- I am releasing a series of music CD's. I'm hoping to showcase some of this music during some of my future public appearances. Currently "Classical Guitar Live" is available for purchase and "Gnostic Raw" is available for pre-order. The mastered version, "Gnostic" should be available towards the end of 2008. Click here to place your order.
I've featured some of my acoustic music from time to time but have yet to put forth any of my other compositions. Soon I will be releasing a "Raw" version of the "Gnostic" music project that will feature about half of the compositions that will appear on the final CD. You might say it is something like the Beatles "Anthology" project in reverse (minus the talent) . . . as they released early versions of their compositions after selling their CD rights to Michael Jackson. I, on the other hand, am releasing the early version first, because the final versions simply aren't completed.
"Gnostic" is philosophically parallel to the "New Agenda for America" in many ways. There is the "Hemp Song" which strongly advocates for the legalization of Marijuana. "I Know What You Want George" is a rocker which criticizes George Bush's fascist tendencies.
I know what you want George I can hear your feet outside my door I know what you want George You’d like to make us your slaves forever more
But your emperors clothes have worn away And all that’s left is a smarmy corporate whore
Your time is coming And when the people wake they foil your plan Your time is coming And when we rise we’ll take our country back
‘Cus your emperor’s clothes have worn away And the devil waves behind your back ["I Know What You Want George" by Bruce W. Cain]
"Rainbow Farm" is an instrumental homage to the massacre at that occurred at "Rainbow Farm" the week before 911. If I ever get out lecturing this year I may make an attempt to perform some acoustic versions of some of the songs.
I wrote "The Hemp Song" quite awhile ago: shortly after meeting hemp activist Jack Herer (author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes") in the early 90's. It reflects our shared vision of what the world might be like if Marijuana prohibition were to end. The refrain says it all as it is only after we change our thinking that we can change our reality.
Any time, any day Any time that we want it that way We don’t need your Drug War anymore
Although I admit that many of the song's predictions are "over puffed" (e.g., Legalization is unlikely to end Global Warming by itself), there is no doubt that Marijuana Re-Legalization would have an incredibly positive effect on society. Of course many attorneys and drug testing labs might not quite see it that way, however, that is not my concern. It is my hope that this ballad is embraced by the "grass roots" movement to demand an end to Marijuana Prohibition throughout the globe.
Hopefully, by the end of 2008, the final version of "Gnostic" will be mixed, mastered and available for your listening pleasure. Unfortunately I can be a procrastinator so it is possible this will never be completed.
"Classical Guitar Live" contains 14 solo guitar compositions that span the 16th to 20th Century. All were captured from a single performance by Bruce Cain performed when he was at the top of his form. This live concert has been recently remastered and is now available for your listening pleasure.
Here is a MP3 version of "Dance of the Corrigedor" by Manuel deFalla which is one of the compositions on "Classical Guitar Live"
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The first topic is good news as it chips away at the facade of Marijuana prohibition and I expect it to pass with at least 60% of the vote. The second topic really angers me for more reasons than I have time to cover. Suffice it to say that George was a Coke-swilling hypocrite in his youth and his father was responsible for the Crack epidemic on both East and West Coasts during the Reagan administration. For those that were not "zombied out" on anti-depressants, during the 80's, George's father was then Vice President and was formally the head of the CIA. For more on this "google" the following: "Iran Contra" and "The Dark Alliance", "Gary Webb"
