{"id":28567,"date":"2012-02-01T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28567"},"modified":"2012-02-01T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T13:56:44","slug":"pot-pows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28567","title":{"rendered":"Pot POWs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John sent us a link to a website yesterday called “Veterans For Weed<\/a>” (and then it shortens the name to the acronym “VFW”) which is supposed to advocate for veterans who have been arrested and imprisoned for consumption and the possession of marijuana. And, yes, that’s their logo above. Before that, the image was a tribute to Missing and Imprisoned POWs who remain unaccounted for. <\/p>\n

On their website, they explain;<\/p>\n

We love Veterans. And the PoW flag has just as much meaning to us as anyone else. Hemp Solo himself fought in Vietnam in two tours, and only knows too well what it was like to lose comrades in battle. It is because of our love of Veterans, and the flags that represent them, that lead us to making this site. What you declare a desecration, we declare exercising the very freedoms that Veterans fought for.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re here, and you\u2019re angry, then perhaps you could understand the anger we feel when men, good men, who fought in wars, end up in prison for possession of a drug that for all intents and purposes should be legal. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, veterans imprisoned for breaking the law by choice are just like those who are held in foreign countries against their will, while executing their sacred duties. “Should be legal” doesn’t mean “is legal”.<\/p>\n

And there’s nothing disrespectful about embroidering your pot head flag with words like “stoner soldier” and “semper high”.<\/p>\n

The VFW is also a little miffed about them stealing their acronym according to Stars & Stripes<\/a>;<\/p>\n

On Monday, the real VFW (they\u2019ve held the copyright on the acronym for more than six decades) sent the Milwaukee-based pro-marijuana group a cease-and-desist letter, calling their use of the acronym misleading and illegal. Officials said they\u2019ll move ahead with more serious legal action if the other guys don\u2019t drop the three-letter-name on all communications, web sites and other products.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This organization only serves to perpetuate the myth of drug-addled veterans who can’t adapt to civilian life without illicit self-medication. It seems to me that anyone interested in veterans’ well-being can find other ways, like promoting employment, or rehabilitation from drug use. This narrow-minded self-serving crap only makes things worse, pirated imagery aside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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