Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana

**Jason** · 05-17-2009, 08:24 AM

President Obama's nominee for drug czar, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, on Wednesday said his family has experienced firsthand the "human suffering" of drug abuse, but did not mention his adult stepson now being held without bail in a Florida jail.

Mr. Kerlikowske said the success of the nation's drug control efforts are "largely dependent" on its ability to decrease demand, especially among young people, and thanked the Obama White House for promising to include local police in that effort.

"Our nation's drug problem is one of human suffering. And as a police officer, but also in my own family, I have experienced the effects that drugs can have on our youth, our families and our communities," Mr. Kerlikowske, a 36-year law enforcement veteran, said when accepting the nomination.

Mr. Kerlikowske's 39-year-old stepson, Jeffrey, was arrested last month for a parole violation and faced misdemeanor marijuana-related drug charges in 2006 and 1998.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ith-marijuana/

**manic** · 05-17-2009, 12:31 PM

Legalize the weed, save billions a year, and probably make millions a
year in tax proceeds. Then take that money and put toward thwarting
the cocaine and herion traffic. Never happen though. I have no
problem with Obamas pick, at least he is a little more in touch with the
problem. I think its a waste of money filling our prisons and courts with
weed smokers, but that is just me...

**Drew1369** · 05-17-2009, 07:46 PM

Im with ya on that manic... legalize the herb... gateway or not it will start to weed (pun not intended) out the prison population and save a load on tax money.

However, I would be happier if we messed with the coke and heroine... distribute it out but make it lethal. Several hundreds, maybe thousands will die, but a good majority would quit and everyone that still does it will question its source...

Natural selection... if you were dumb enough to start using heroine, you aren't fit for society...

but thats just me...

And it looks like this guy was able to pay his taxes

RedScott · 05-17-2009, 10:40 PM

Legalize them all, or you'll still have kids shooting each other in the streets. Does no good to just legalize pot. I mean it'll be good in the sense that you'll not be having people given life sentences for ingesting a chemical, which is ludicrous at face value, but no good in the sense that you'll still have all of the social problems that are caused by prohibition with all of the other drugs still on the black market.

RedScott · 05-17-2009, 10:42 PM

And screw the tax on it. Why should THEY get a single penny of tax money from it when it was their ridiculous laws that have caused so much pain and suffering in these United States for so long?

bry623 · 05-18-2009, 06:37 AM

If you can't keep your woman's brat off of the weed, what influence can you have on the rest of the country?

RedScott · 05-18-2009, 06:48 AM

Is it really up to a step father to keep a 39 year old step son from ingesting certain chemicals?

bry623 · 05-18-2009, 10:58 AM

But he should have some influence with him..... or his wife or something. I am 39 and would expeoxt my sf to help me out

**Chode** · 05-19-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bry623

But he should have some influence with him..... or his wife or something. I am 39 and would expeoxt my sf to help me out

Well, bry, if your stepfather isn't helping I'll pitch in. Bry, don't do drugs. They cloud your judgment, damage your body and interpersonal relationships, cost lots of money, and make it hazardous to operate a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Potentially, your drug use may drive up prices for the rest of us. Bad bry623! Bad!

**Drew1369** · 05-19-2009, 11:41 PM

That was good!

bry623 · 05-20-2009, 06:21 AM

Here is a missed opportunity. HE could have came out and said that he has a stepson(with his last name) that is in jail on drug charges and he and his wife tried everything to no avail. And that if there had been better policies, his son would not be in the trouble he is in and that his policies would help ensure no mother gos through what his wife has had to endure. But no mention at all......... kind of like not mentioning anything about owing taxes.

05-17-2009, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,405 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana President Obama's nominee for drug czar, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, on Wednesday said his family has experienced firsthand the "human suffering" of drug abuse, but did not mention his adult stepson now being held without bail in a Florida jail. Mr. Kerlikowske said the success of the nation's drug control efforts are "largely dependent" on its ability to decrease demand, especially among young people, and thanked the Obama White House for promising to include local police in that effort. "Our nation's drug problem is one of human suffering. And as a police officer, but also in my own family, I have experienced the effects that drugs can have on our youth, our families and our communities," Mr. Kerlikowske, a 36-year law enforcement veteran, said when accepting the nomination. Mr. Kerlikowske's 39-year-old stepson, Jeffrey, was arrested last month for a parole violation and faced misdemeanor marijuana-related drug charges in 2006 and 1998. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ith-marijuana/ __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

05-17-2009, 12:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,197 OS: xp	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana Legalize the weed, save billions a year, and probably make millions a year in tax proceeds. Then take that money and put toward thwarting the cocaine and herion traffic. Never happen though. I have no problem with Obamas pick, at least he is a little more in touch with the problem. I think its a waste of money filling our prisons and courts with weed smokers, but that is just me... __________________

05-17-2009, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,361 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana Im with ya on that manic... legalize the herb... gateway or not it will start to weed (pun not intended) out the prison population and save a load on tax money. However, I would be happier if we messed with the coke and heroine... distribute it out but make it lethal. Several hundreds, maybe thousands will die, but a good majority would quit and everyone that still does it will question its source... Natural selection... if you were dumb enough to start using heroine, you aren't fit for society... but thats just me... And it looks like this guy was able to pay his taxes __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

05-17-2009, 10:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
RedScott Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 496 OS: Windows XP	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana Legalize them all, or you'll still have kids shooting each other in the streets. Does no good to just legalize pot. I mean it'll be good in the sense that you'll not be having people given life sentences for ingesting a chemical, which is ludicrous at face value, but no good in the sense that you'll still have all of the social problems that are caused by prohibition with all of the other drugs still on the black market.

05-17-2009, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
RedScott Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 496 OS: Windows XP	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana And screw the tax on it. Why should THEY get a single penny of tax money from it when it was their ridiculous laws that have caused so much pain and suffering in these United States for so long?

05-18-2009, 06:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,574 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana If you can't keep your woman's brat off of the weed, what influence can you have on the rest of the country? __________________ I won a nobel prize too!!

05-18-2009, 06:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
RedScott Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 496 OS: Windows XP	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana Is it really up to a step father to keep a 39 year old step son from ingesting certain chemicals?

05-18-2009, 10:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,574 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana But he should have some influence with him..... or his wife or something. I am 39 and would expeoxt my sf to help me out __________________ I won a nobel prize too!!

05-19-2009, 11:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,361 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana That was good! __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

05-20-2009, 06:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,574 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Drug czar pick's stepson charged with marijuana Here is a missed opportunity. HE could have came out and said that he has a stepson(with his last name) that is in jail on drug charges and he and his wife tried everything to no avail. And that if there had been better policies, his son would not be in the trouble he is in and that his policies would help ensure no mother gos through what his wife has had to endure. But no mention at all......... kind of like not mentioning anything about owing taxes. __________________ I won a nobel prize too!!