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No Final verdict?
Sorry to have kept you waiting but after appearing in
front of 3 learned Judges again in
Unfortunately, the verdict went against me and the original sentence of a 650 euro fine or 30 days in Prison and losing my license for 6 months was confirmed.
I have yet to get the written verdict to find out their precise reasoning but will report back when I have done so
I am not 100% sure whether to appeal to the Supreme Court until I have seen the available written evidence although my intuition is to fight for what I believe, especially since I have the benefit of legal aid from the Dutch Government.
American scientists investigated differences between
Relative to non users, frequent users showed
tolerance to the psychotomimetic, perceptual altering, cognitive impairing
and axiomatic effects of
In other words, regular users enjoy its benefits while not affecting their performance, a result that millions, including this one, can and will confirm!
While overtaking me on his motorbike, he sees me nodding off. This represents acute powers of observation in normal circumstances, and even supernatural powers driving at the speed he says we were.
He must also be possessed of X ray vision since my cars steering is on the right hand side and impossible for him to see me while driving his motorbike and overtaking on my left.
One does not question the evidence of the Police but could this particular policeman also be the Joker?
It is too much of an important issue to be decided by the evidence of a joker.
And I continue with my unblemished driving record since the case started over 4 years ago.
The tide is turning, but slowly.
So again the Government (and the Law?) acts for Corporate’ greed,
To profit from alcohol, petrochemicals, dirty coal and oil,
While heaping abuse on a plant grown in soil.
What on Earth is going on
When something so right is said to be wrong
Up has become down, left has become right
While the truth remains firmly out of sight.
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A Christmas 2009 update
After more than 4 years, my appeal in the
At my second visit to the
The Court also agreed to accept a new report from The
Committee for the Assessment and Monitoring of Drugs(
The Court also agreed to hear further evidence from
expert witnesses from the forensic department of the Police for the
prosecution and from independent witnesses from
Next Court of Appeal date is March 9th in
I have no complaints about the amount of time the case has taken so far if it means the reliable evidence comes to the right conclusion. I think the original court verdict of a large fine and 6 month license suspension has been dropped because of the amount of time it has taken so far, something about natural justice. Certainly, in the 18-24 year old bracket, smokers of Pot are far more of a risk when driving, exactly the same as with alcohol, except that as you get older, you continue to be a menace if you drink and drive which is not the case with Pot. The evidence says that if you are a regular and experienced smoker of Pot, your reaction times are not affected and you drive slower and therefore safer. The evidence tells us this.
The Police want to introduce a roadside test for Pot in the same way as a breathalyser work for alcohol but they are not the same and do not work for pot. Since thc from Pot stays in your blood for up to a month, no drug detecting device exists that can tell you if your driving is adversely affected.
Many studies indicate that Cannabis use heightens the risk of accidents. Driving ability and reaction speeds, perception and attention, are all affected.
With 5 nanograms of thc in the blood, 35% of drivers show a decrease in driving ability.
With 14 nanograms per millilitre of blood, the level that I was tested with, 70-80% show a decrease in driving ability. I believe that I was among the 20-30% unaffected, an experienced and medical user. After 42 years driving and medical marijuana user with no accidents and maximum no claims bonus on my insurance, this is a victimless crime by the state encroaching on the rights and freedom of the individual.
Official research tells us that experienced users drive more slowly and carefully and avoid risk by keeping their distance. However for users overall, it does not offer complete compensation for diminished driving performance.
I hope the following info is correct!
300 picograms per kilo of your weight is equivalent
to a blood/alcohol level of .05 per millilitres of blood which is
equivalent to a 1 gram grass in a joint smoked by the average person. I
had smoked the equivalent of thirteen joints. My medicinal grass must have
been stronger than theirs.
More research is becoming available, look out for The
Druid research, its official -
“Driving under the influence of Drugs.”
I know that it does not sound very lovedup but our Prime Minister is also an enormous hypocrite and shithead, if you will pardon the expression, his holy trinity is a marriage of Religion, big business and the banks! Can someone tell me why instead of bailing out the banks, he did not give the money to homeowners who could not afford to pay the banks who could then pay the mortgage companies who could pay all debts. It must be because it was a fraudulent exercise and in its own way, continues to be so.
Scientific experts who are his advisers tell him one thing, and he does something else because it suits him and he has the power.. The most recent example is the resignation of Prof Nutt, Chairman of the Drugs Advisory Committee together with half a dozen, or so, fellow independent advisers. The only reason the whole lot did not resign is because the rest of the Committee members represent official including Government bodies. We elect him to do the right thing yet he is in the pay of others.
No profit from weed is its only misdeed
So again our Government acts for corporate greed
To profit from petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, coal and oil
While heaping abuse on a plant grown in soil
Gordon Browns insistence on upgrading Cannabis from
Class c to Class b despite his official experts protests means a billion
pounds to the lawyers, 100,000 Pot prosecutions a year at £10,000 each in
the
It is not only in drugs but all areas that Gov't interferes to the detriment of the Community. As politicians, they have no hands on experience in education, health, transport, drugs etc and need to rely on experts. It is a mockery when they ignore advisers. We need rules but they interfere in the wrong things. Amsterdam, where freedom and toleration is encouraged, has many rules -including making sure useful building do not stay empty for too long, refuse disposal etc They normally tolerate even a small amount of “hard” drugs for personal use, up to half a gram of powder and a couple of pills, yet have much less of a hard drug problem, even though Amsterdam attracts amore than its fair share of misfits.
It is good for the Community when that clown Mr
Brown's Private Finance initiatives mortgage future generations to
guaranteeing paying a profit to private companies, it stinks He should
take again the policies of Labours post war Government and bring all basic
utilities into Government control as well as the railways. People are
eager for public service, to help make a difference. The
Tories are even worse, if they won, we would end up with another 50
bankers in Parliament
Ever since the first World War when
But Governments have their head in the sand on the
biggest issue, from climate change. W need to reduce Carbon Dioxide
emissions yet Governments and business continue to plan for growth even
after scarce resources are in dwindling supply. Easijet and Ryanair are
hardly make a profit while pumping the air full of toxins, BEA an enormous
loss. Growth is not the answer
to the Worlds problems, we need a redistribution of wealth and values. The
richest country in the World,
On a more personal note, instead of sending cards this year, I shall be making a contribution to my local dealer of mother earth’s natural bounty while wishing you all season’s greetings!
I will also celebrate with taking Santo Daime (ayahuasca)
with a group. It is a loose federation of expanding minds. It is not a
cult except if you classify cult as a subversive activity looking for
personal and even political change and medicine for mind and body. It is
official in
Another of mother earths almost miraculous bounty, from the shavings of a root from the iboga plant taken in ritual, can cure heroin and crack cocaine addicts in a one hit ritual cure providing the addict really want to stop. Unfortunately, there is not much money for drug companies to be made from one hit cures. I know it can work. I have seen it work. There are big issues at stake.
If I am going to get Religious, or just plain spiritual, Mother Earth is our provider whose bounty is the key to providing heaven on earth. With Mother Nature a religion, then for those that need a religion or even a good cause would have a cause truly worth fighting for. Its bounty would become our salvation. If only it could include the religious right, with more outlets than petrol stations and post offices combined, and help serve by making good all of our once in a billion year plundering of the Worlds resources. With plants such as Cannabis including hemp, ayahuasca, and Ibogaine, we have natural gifts that when properly taken provide both personal and community salvation,
Phew!
Richard Jakubowski
Merry Xmas, I am off looking for Santa, life is an illusion!
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Evidence (so grand the gift, so small the sin)
Cannabis and Driving, a scientific and rational review
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Now
and then With a cascade of euphoria to our receptors The brain in a state of bliss The feeling you get from smoking a joint Too good for too many to miss We are free to choose what substances we use Cannabis provides a wealth of good news Smoke this weed, until your eyes bleed, Satisfied with now, not some future need A lady who can make you high, laugh so much you want to cry Night turns to day as time slips by A smiley face, a happy sigh Called
Marijuana, Soft and gentle, also releases pain Hemp is the male, grows fast and firm Provides for mankind needs, with fuel left to burn The evidence is overwhelming, explore and see A plant, our saviour, even more than coffee, nicotine, alcohol and tea Provides food and clothing, building materials and fuel As a medicine, a healer, even healthy nutrition too.. Hemp offers a very real and immediate solution To deforestation and Industries pollution It cleans the topsoil of contaminated oil Needing itself little water nor toil
When our World was at War, World War 2 *Henry Ford* made a car with an organic brew A composite car comprising 80% hemp
Much stronger than steel though of a natural bent Hemp for Victory, the US Government then shouted The evidence provided, no one then doubted We can grow our cars, the cry went out Why import what we can do without With their once in a billion year rape of the Worlds resources With few imports possible, they had to adapt And decided on Hemp, to help avoid a collapse A weed that grows freely everywhere Cannabis its correct Latin name Its benefits to mankind THEN miraculous NOW reaps derision and blame What on earth is going on When something so right is said to be wrong Up has become down, left has become right The truth remains, firmly out of sight No corporate profits from weed is its only misdeed So again our rulers act for corporate greed To profit from chemicals, plastic, pharmaceuticals and oil While heaping abuse on a plant grown in soil Users become voters, change our fate Take responsibility for the current state, Create a groundswell of the environmentally committed Would anyone whose read this far remain seated.
What
on Earth Our Prime Minister, a sad faced clown, No matter the evidence, his face, a frown, Reared from the stock of God fearing Presbyterians Water to Wine; HIS mind expanding experience Unwilling to debate the issue that matter The main concern; that corporate backers get fatter unable to communicate policies through Issues reduced to a sentence of spin, or two. Since we can ask no questions, We are told no lies Able to deceive No debate to analyse. War against drugs, no light for the blind, War in his head, war on his mind War is no answer, death is no game, Leaders solve problems, yet cause even more pain The type of dealer his policies produce Will provide a range for even more use No Mary-Jane – then something else for the brain, Our kids can expect only more of the same The trend is down in Cannabis use Making illegal excites rebellion in youth Others on the increase, marijuana use is down A coherent policy would suggest the other way round As the sky turns black and the air grows thicker, Governments continue their ineffective bicker At the very heart of global industry, Serving corporate masters, creating a community of misery. Creating dissention, harmony in ruin A policy devoid of any sane logic But personal wealth and corporate profit This free gift of nature, this plant divine Has benefited all, in past and recent times It is not for everyone, but what is Do not inhale if you dislike getting blitzed For our own mental health, accept the inevitable If we cannot change things, make them acceptable Only worry about things we can change Starting up close, within growing range Keep life simple, keep life sweet Get closer to Nature, choose with your feet Create heaven on earth, don’t pretend its’ in space Mother Nature provides for the whole human race |
Poetic License
Snowing
steadily since Driving very carefully, no more than 90 an hour, It was a bright starry night though the snow now light And
even Looking ahead at the road, I thought I saw stars Shining up from the ground, they were not so far In a flash, I realised I was looking at a reflection While floating on ice, in totally the wrong direction Steer into the turn and keep your feet off the brake Shit, shit, shit, not in control of my fate Steer into the turn and keep your feet off the brake Shit, shit, shit, still not in control of my fate The offside front bumper was sliding along the central reservation And I was having doubts about my personal preservation Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck what now Just as the road was reaching the brow As luck would have it, I stayed on the road Truckers not believing what their eyes had been told Shaking a little I set off again slowly Into the unknown but not quite so boldly Little did I realise that within a few hours the pol-ice not the ice would put me behind bars By
But like black ice from nowhere a motorcycle cop would appear Arrested for admitting to smoking weed earlier with a coffee in a layby near Breeda Since my Doctor confirms I am a medical user The police can be considered legal abusers At the station I was also charged for speeding Fresh charges from nowhere later appearing No choice but some blood and what I was peeing And a cell does not help much that Xmas feeling Charged with t.h.c. in my blood Driving so they say a little faster than I should My license withdrawn, my driving suspended My plans for Xmas totally up-ended Little effect to an experienced user like me It affects my enjoyment but not my attention Driving more slowly my honest intention The
Police in And recent neurophysialogical evidence adds to the work Pot slows you down, you modify your behaviour For experienced users, a long distance Saviour Booze makes you think you can fly Over the top rather than round the sides Pot slows you down and tends to send the experienced user slowly around the bend A year ago, a year later, the Prosecution presented Incorrect information as to the charges intended The Judge asked if I had anything briefly to say My big chance, my big day , my say. Since the evidence against me was a farce I replied the Prosecution was talking out of their arse Little realising the effect this would cause A Court of official females in total uproar The power of words to shock was intended, The facts of the case had been ignored, reality suspended My licence withdrawn and a hefty fine too I said I appealed with this crazy ass view Please excuse my rudeness that caused a sensation Perhaps poetic licence was lost in translation All proceeding in Dutch, I was up at the front My legal translator in the Courts rump I am always genuinely sorry for causing offence But the court had decided no matter my defence Over 2 years late, another Court Date It is not me that’s on trial, but Mother Natures intended The Court represents the corporate defence who will help Nature get defended No profit from weed is its corporate misdeed So again our Government acts for corporate greed To profit from petro-chemicals, plastic, dirty coal and oil While heaping abuse on a plant grown in soil in
a cell of his own making wondering,
staring, waiting The
truth will come out Sanity
willt prevail in
the land of the free home
of the brave justice
for those with
money saved the
rich, are they happy? my
bill, make it snappy they
suffer from stress, aliens at best last
orders early, still dressed to impress
off
to and
maybe inexpensive work to my dentures It has to be naturally true Nature is legal too When times are hard, it calls for special measures Nature can help provide for life’s little pleasures , Money does not grow on trees Unless of course your growing weeds If you need to put food on the table What is wrong with a few plants in the stable Richard
Jakubowski
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