Largely good contributions to this too, props.
Canibus Appreciation & Discussion
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newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
where is that HRSMN album ??? ................. 
at the delay....
at the delay....where is that HRSMN album ??? .................
Is it even happening?
Any word on the new album?
Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
Under a provision in the spending bill passed by Congress over the weekend, states where medical marijuana is legal would no longer need to worry about federal drug agents raiding retail operations. Agents would be prohibited from doing so. (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press)
By Evan Halper contact the reporter
Spending bill surprise: Congress ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
'The first time in decades that the federal government has curtailed its oppressive prohibition of marijuana'
Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government's prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy.
The bill's passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates. It brings almost to a close two decades of tension between the states and Washington over medical use of marijuana.
Under the provision, states where medical pot is legal would no longer need to worry about federal drug agents raiding retail operations. Agents would be prohibited from doing so.
Bloomberg's Olivia Sterns reports on the New York Times' advocacy of the legalization of marijuana.
The Obama administration has largely followed that rule since last year as a matter of policy. But the measure approved as part of the spending bill, which President Obama plans to sign this week, will codify it as a matter of law.
Pot advocates had lobbied Congress to embrace the administration's policy, which they warned was vulnerable to revision under a less tolerant future administration.
More important, from the standpoint of activists, Congress' action marked the emergence of a new alliance in marijuana politics: Republicans are taking a prominent role in backing states' right to allow use of a drug the federal government still officially classifies as more dangerous than cocaine.
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"This is a victory for so many," said the measure's coauthor, Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa. The measure's approval, he said, represents "the first time in decades that the federal government has curtailed its oppressive prohibition of marijuana."
By now, 32 states and the District of Columbia have legalized pot or its ingredients to treat ailments, a movement that began in the 1990s. Even back then, some states had been approving broader decriminalization measures for two decades.
The war on medical marijuana is over. Now the fight moves on to legalization of all marijuana. - Bill Piper, a lobbyist with the Drug Policy Alliance
The medical marijuana movement has picked up considerable momentum in recent years. The Drug Enforcement Administration, however, continues to place marijuana in the most dangerous category of narcotics, with no accepted medical use.
Congress for years had resisted calls to allow states to chart their own path on pot. The marijuana measure, which forbids the federal government from using any of its resources to impede state medical marijuana laws, was previously rejected half a dozen times. When Washington, D.C., voters approved medical marijuana in 1998, Congress used its authority over the city's affairs to block the law from taking effect for 11 years.
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Even as Congress has shifted ground on medical marijuana, lawmakers remain uneasy about full legalization. A separate amendment to the spending package, tacked on at the behest of anti-marijuana crusader Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), will jeopardize the legalization of recreational pot in Washington, D.C., which voters approved last month.
Marijuana proponents nonetheless said they felt more confident than ever that Congress was drifting toward their point of view.
"The war on medical marijuana is over," said Bill Piper, a lobbyist with the Drug Policy Alliance, who called the move historic.
Shunned by banks, legitimate pot shops must deal in risky cash
"Now the fight moves on to legalization of all marijuana," he said. "This is the strongest signal we have received from Congress [that] the politics have really shifted. ... Congress has been slow to catch up with the states and American people, but it is catching up."
The measure, which Rohrabacher championed with Rep. Sam Farr, a Democrat from Carmel, had the support of large numbers of Democrats for years. Enough Republicans joined them this year to put it over the top. When the House first passed the measure earlier this year, 49 Republicans voted aye.
Some Republicans are pivoting off their traditional anti-drug platform at a time when most voters live in states where medical marijuana is legal, in many cases as a result of ballot measures.
Polls show that while Republican voters are far less likely than the broader public to support outright legalization, they favor allowing marijuana for medical use by a commanding majority. Legalization also has great appeal to millennials, a demographic group with which Republicans are aggressively trying to make inroads.
Approval of the pot measure comes after the Obama administration directed federal prosecutors last year to stop enforcing drug laws that contradict state marijuana policies. Since then, federal raids of marijuana merchants and growers who are operating legally in their states have been limited to those accused of other violations, such as money laundering.
"The federal government should never get in between patients and their medicine," said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).
Under a provision in the spending bill passed by Congress over the weekend, states where medical marijuana is legal would no longer need to worry about federal drug agents raiding retail operations. Agents would be prohibited from doing so. (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press)
By Evan Halper contact the reporter
Spending bill surprise: Congress ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
'The first time in decades that the federal government has curtailed its oppressive prohibition of marijuana'
Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government's prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy.
The bill's passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates. It brings almost to a close two decades of tension between the states and Washington over medical use of marijuana.
Under the provision, states where medical pot is legal would no longer need to worry about federal drug agents raiding retail operations. Agents would be prohibited from doing so.
Bloomberg's Olivia Sterns reports on the New York Times' advocacy of the legalization of marijuana.
The Obama administration has largely followed that rule since last year as a matter of policy. But the measure approved as part of the spending bill, which President Obama plans to sign this week, will codify it as a matter of law.
Pot advocates had lobbied Congress to embrace the administration's policy, which they warned was vulnerable to revision under a less tolerant future administration.
More important, from the standpoint of activists, Congress' action marked the emergence of a new alliance in marijuana politics: Republicans are taking a prominent role in backing states' right to allow use of a drug the federal government still officially classifies as more dangerous than cocaine.
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"This is a victory for so many," said the measure's coauthor, Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa. The measure's approval, he said, represents "the first time in decades that the federal government has curtailed its oppressive prohibition of marijuana."
By now, 32 states and the District of Columbia have legalized pot or its ingredients to treat ailments, a movement that began in the 1990s. Even back then, some states had been approving broader decriminalization measures for two decades.
The war on medical marijuana is over. Now the fight moves on to legalization of all marijuana. - Bill Piper, a lobbyist with the Drug Policy Alliance
The medical marijuana movement has picked up considerable momentum in recent years. The Drug Enforcement Administration, however, continues to place marijuana in the most dangerous category of narcotics, with no accepted medical use.
Congress for years had resisted calls to allow states to chart their own path on pot. The marijuana measure, which forbids the federal government from using any of its resources to impede state medical marijuana laws, was previously rejected half a dozen times. When Washington, D.C., voters approved medical marijuana in 1998, Congress used its authority over the city's affairs to block the law from taking effect for 11 years.
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- @Barry W LOL...one thing for certain, he certainly can't play the role of "ideas police"...because he has none.
CND FOX
at 3:15 PM December 18, 2014
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Even as Congress has shifted ground on medical marijuana, lawmakers remain uneasy about full legalization. A separate amendment to the spending package, tacked on at the behest of anti-marijuana crusader Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), will jeopardize the legalization of recreational pot in Washington, D.C., which voters approved last month.
Marijuana proponents nonetheless said they felt more confident than ever that Congress was drifting toward their point of view.
"The war on medical marijuana is over," said Bill Piper, a lobbyist with the Drug Policy Alliance, who called the move historic.
Shunned by banks, legitimate pot shops must deal in risky cash
"Now the fight moves on to legalization of all marijuana," he said. "This is the strongest signal we have received from Congress [that] the politics have really shifted. ... Congress has been slow to catch up with the states and American people, but it is catching up."
The measure, which Rohrabacher championed with Rep. Sam Farr, a Democrat from Carmel, had the support of large numbers of Democrats for years. Enough Republicans joined them this year to put it over the top. When the House first passed the measure earlier this year, 49 Republicans voted aye.
Some Republicans are pivoting off their traditional anti-drug platform at a time when most voters live in states where medical marijuana is legal, in many cases as a result of ballot measures.
Polls show that while Republican voters are far less likely than the broader public to support outright legalization, they favor allowing marijuana for medical use by a commanding majority. Legalization also has great appeal to millennials, a demographic group with which Republicans are aggressively trying to make inroads.
Approval of the pot measure comes after the Obama administration directed federal prosecutors last year to stop enforcing drug laws that contradict state marijuana policies. Since then, federal raids of marijuana merchants and growers who are operating legally in their states have been limited to those accused of other violations, such as money laundering.
"The federal government should never get in between patients and their medicine," said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).
Hybrinetics
Banned
@The Ruler 09 Sometime the first quarter of this year, so within the next couple months
Sample #4 off TFLDPR
Copra Cabana, cut your tongue off, a katana
The war monger wearing BodhiDharma body armor
Son of Ravana, Ashwatthama Mahabharata
Parama, Brahma and supreme Rasta
Practice extreme Prana, Saṃsāra this is Nirvana
Buddhavacana from Tathāgatagarbha
My forefathers’ conscious like Dianas
You don’t even understand what I’m saying, be honest
Lightning bolt Vajrayana, thunderbolt Obama, with B.A. Baracus in a black..
Sample #4 off TFLDPR
Copra Cabana, cut your tongue off, a katana
The war monger wearing BodhiDharma body armor
Son of Ravana, Ashwatthama Mahabharata
Parama, Brahma and supreme Rasta
Practice extreme Prana, Saṃsāra this is Nirvana
Buddhavacana from Tathāgatagarbha
My forefathers’ conscious like Dianas
You don’t even understand what I’m saying, be honest
Lightning bolt Vajrayana, thunderbolt Obama, with B.A. Baracus in a black..
@The Ruler 09 Sometime the first quarter of this year, so within the next couple months
Sample #4 off TFLDPR
Copra Cabana, cut your tongue off, a katana
The war monger wearing BodhiDharma body armor
Son of Ravana, Ashwatthama Mahabharata
Parama, Brahma and supreme Rasta
Practice extreme Prana
Saṃsāra this is Nirvana
Buddhavacana from Tathāgatagarbha
My forefathers’ conscious like Dianas
You don’t even understand what I’m saying, be honest
Lightning bolt Vajrayana, thunderbolt Obama, with B.A. Baracus in a black
Bis is a beast, means so much to me as an MC and artist. In my top 20 no doubt, huge fan.
MaccabeanRebel
All Star
My dream album is a canibus and killah priest collab album just raw uncut metaphysical rhymes and ill imagery 
I hope he never drops rtj2 either because thats his last album
My fav canibus tracks are probably merchant of metaphors and master thesis though.
I like most of his albums, especially his newer shyt, hes highly slept on
I hope he never drops rtj2 either because thats his last album
My fav canibus tracks are probably merchant of metaphors and master thesis though.
I like most of his albums, especially his newer shyt, hes highly slept on
Hybrinetics
Banned
The original merchant of metaphors is fukkin dope. Have no idea why they put that other shyt on C of Tranquility. Wish I could find a cleaner version of the original
Dragonfly Jones
Siiiiiiiilence Punk!!
The acapellas were mixed basically. Same with C Of Tranquility, original was better.
Hybrinetics
Banned
Yeah both originals blew the others away. I just dont get who and why chose the versions on the album instead
Hybrinetics
Banned
The more I listen to these two the more I appreciate the greatness in the lyrics
Dead By Design was 1 of my favourites, that's an amazing song. shyt he was saying was ILL...