Some people have insinuated that my arrest, like similar arrests of people like Arlin Troutt and Dennis Peron, have discredited the Grassroots Party and the Hemp Movement. This is absurd. The same goes for Arlin and Dennis. I am angry and disgusted by certain elements who are trying to defame people like us who have put their lives on the line to further a righteous cause. I am not saying that everyone should break the marijuana laws, but I am sickened by self-righteous hypocrites who condemn those of us who have been arrested and given up years of our lives for nothing more than possession of a plant that is a gift from God.
Human rights encompasses personal and religious use.
I have always said that the Hemp Movement will only be successful when all three aspects are accorded equal importance. There are between 100,000 and a quarter million Americans in prison today for marijuana alone. For one group of Hemp Activists to look down their noses at another is ridiculous and counter-productive. It should be remembered that the purpose and intent of the laws against marijuana is the total eradication and extinction of the cannabis plant. I agree with them both.