Civil Obedience Movement in Hungary

[Mystic Power]

Civil Obedience Movement to stop war on drug users in
Hungary

March 31, Budapest--- Drug users' surrender actions
are organized to show failure of existing drug laws in
Hungary and to press the government for
decriminalization of drug use.
The protest action initiated by the Hemp Seed
Association, an NGO advocating for drug users' rights
and drug policy reform in Hungary, started last
Wednesday when three activists, escorted by the
lawyers of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, came
to the Budapest Police Headquarter to report about
their drug use. Disturbance and shock were the first
reaction of police officers witnessed by at least ten
cameras and more than 30 journalists. Police soon
bowed out the three young men from the sight of
journalists in order to record their confessions.
Later the activists were transferred to a police
laboratory to subject them to urinary analysis. They
were released after three hours.


According to Peter Juhasz, the spokesperson of the
Hemp Seed Association, the action aims to express
their discontent to present drug legislation which
prosecutes thousands of youngsters for simple
possession of illicit substances. The activists
announce the establishment of a Civil Obedience
Movement (instead of a Civil Disobedience Movement)
that seeks to point out the glaring injustice of
strict drug laws with mass surrender of drug users,
that is being obedient to drug laws. This week already
8 new activists reported their drug use at the police
station, according to Juhasz this number will increase
from week to week. The lawyers of the Hungarian Civil
Liberties Union provide legal assistance to everybody
who is willing to participate in the action and
printed out a legal guide to prepare them for all
possibilities.


"This is about sincerity and fairness. If you are a
drug user you should face criminal prosecution every
day; it only depends on good luck if you are not
punished. Government says they do not intend to
imprison and criminalize drug users but this is the
evidence that it is not true. You can undergo a very
humiliating procedure and loss of your freedom all the
time just because you smoked a some weeks ago.
Only 1-2 percent of drug users can be considered as
problem users in Hungary and even they do not need
imprisonment, only effective and free services to
improve quality of their life," he said.


The Hemp Seed Association calls all Hungarian citizens
who have used some kind of illicit substance in one
point of their lives to come out to the police office
this week on Wednesday. According to the expectations
of the organization the more people will come the more
pressure is on the government to change the laws. "We
don't believe in forced treatment and medicalization.
We would like to show that we want to live as
law-abiding citizens," Juhasz adds.


The media response to the action was as positive as
the public support. The story was among the head news
in Hungarian television channels. One leading national
newspaper came out next day with the editorial "Bring
It on Hemp Seed!" Mr. Juhasz said his cell phone was
blocked for hours by supporting text messages and
people shook his hand on the street. Only some
conservative papers criticized the action saying that
it was only a television show to advertise drug use.


The present drug law in Hungary threats drug users
with two years of imprisonment for drug possession for
personal use. In reality this sentence is rarely
implemented due to judges who see the unfairness of
this penalty; usually arrested users are often charged
with high fines, deprived of their freedom for shorter
or longer time, subjected to humiliating procedures
like urinary tests or referred to forced treatment for
smoking marijuana once or twice. During recent weeks
police raided several rave parties in different towns
of Hungary. Police officers walked in the clubs and
investigated all guests with flashlight searching for
signs of drug use (e.g. dilated pupils or red eyes)
and arrested more than hundred young people who were
suspected drug users.
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Bliss,
Ben
_________________
"We are the Ones we have been waiting for."
~Hopi Elder ~

"In Lak'ech"
~ Ancient Mayan: "I am another YOU." ~

[Mystic Power]

Civil Obedience Movement to stop war on drug users in
Hungary

March 31, Budapest--- Drug users' surrender actions
are organized to show failure of existing drug laws in
Hungary and to press the government for
decriminalization of drug use.
The protest action initiated by the Hemp Seed
Association, an NGO advocating for drug users' rights
and drug policy reform in Hungary, started last
Wednesday when three activists, escorted by the
lawyers of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, came
to the Budapest Police Headquarter to report about
their drug use. Disturbance and shock were the first
reaction of police officers witnessed by at least ten
cameras and more than 30 journalists. Police soon
bowed out the three young men from the sight of
journalists in order to record their confessions.
Later the activists were transferred to a police
laboratory to subject them to urinary analysis. They
were released after three hours.


According to Peter Juhasz, the spokesperson of the
Hemp Seed Association, the action aims to express
their discontent to present drug legislation which
prosecutes thousands of youngsters for simple
possession of illicit substances. The activists
announce the establishment of a Civil Obedience
Movement (instead of a Civil Disobedience Movement)
that seeks to point out the glaring injustice of
strict drug laws with mass surrender of drug users,
that is being obedient to drug laws. This week already
8 new activists reported their drug use at the police
station, according to Juhasz this number will increase
from week to week. The lawyers of the Hungarian Civil
Liberties Union provide legal assistance to everybody
who is willing to participate in the action and
printed out a legal guide to prepare them for all
possibilities.


"This is about sincerity and fairness. If you are a
drug user you should face criminal prosecution every
day; it only depends on good luck if you are not
punished. Government says they do not intend to
imprison and criminalize drug users but this is the
evidence that it is not true. You can undergo a very
humiliating procedure and loss of your freedom all the
time just because you smoked a some weeks ago.
Only 1-2 percent of drug users can be considered as
problem users in Hungary and even they do not need
imprisonment, only effective and free services to
improve quality of their life," he said.


The Hemp Seed Association calls all Hungarian citizens
who have used some kind of illicit substance in one
point of their lives to come out to the police office
this week on Wednesday. According to the expectations
of the organization the more people will come the more
pressure is on the government to change the laws. "We
don't believe in forced treatment and medicalization.
We would like to show that we want to live as
law-abiding citizens," Juhasz adds.


The media response to the action was as positive as
the public support. The story was among the head news
in Hungarian television channels. One leading national
newspaper came out next day with the editorial "Bring
It on Hemp Seed!" Mr. Juhasz said his cell phone was
blocked for hours by supporting text messages and
people shook his hand on the street. Only some
conservative papers criticized the action saying that
it was only a television show to advertise drug use.


The present drug law in Hungary threats drug users
with two years of imprisonment for drug possession for
personal use. In reality this sentence is rarely
implemented due to judges who see the unfairness of
this penalty; usually arrested users are often charged
with high fines, deprived of their freedom for shorter
or longer time, subjected to humiliating procedures
like urinary tests or referred to forced treatment for
smoking marijuana once or twice. During recent weeks
police raided several rave parties in different towns
of Hungary. Police officers walked in the clubs and
investigated all guests with flashlight searching for
signs of drug use (e.g. dilated pupils or red eyes)
and arrested more than hundred young people who were
suspected drug users.
--------------

Bliss,
Ben
_________________
"We are the Ones we have been waiting for."
~Hopi Elder ~

"In Lak'ech"
~ Ancient Mayan: "I am another YOU." ~

[Rev.Holden Greene]

holy shit man.

thats hard core right there hopefully it works out for them. seems kinda risky but if it works who knows how far this may go.
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[Ferre]

It worked here in the Netherlands in the 60's - 70's. It's why we have our freedom here, "Just do it" is very Dutch AND it works.
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It worked here in the Netherlands in the 60's - 70's. It's why we have our freedom here, "Just do it" is very Dutch AND it works.
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[Rev.Holden Greene]

wow i never knew thats how it happened.

nice
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"look...the people you are looking for are the people you depend on.we cook your meals , we haul your trash ,we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances,we guard you while you sleep"

Tyler Durdan

[Ferre]

yep, we started smoke-inns in public every day (Amsterdam Dam was one of those places) and we had newspaper adds with lots and lots of names, saying 'we smoke cannabis, so what?' and such, and we opened little 'coffeeshops'. Myself I have been one of the people who has been arrested for 'dealing' several times in those days but I just didn't care and no one else did and we just all carried on with what we were doing and at a certain moment they didn't come to arrest us anymore, they came and gave us 'coffeeshop permits' that we never asked for. Hehhe.

"The people" in oppressed countries just don't realize they outnumber everything, including their army AND every single jail, the only thing that stops them from having every right they want is their own fear. Something which is very un-Dutch, we don't allowe fear down here, it's much too scary.
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People who know truth, speak truth.
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[Ferre]

yep, we started smoke-inns in public every day (Amsterdam Dam was one of those places) and we had newspaper adds with lots and lots of names, saying 'we smoke cannabis, so what?' and such, and we opened little 'coffeeshops'. Myself I have been one of the people who has been arrested for 'dealing' several times in those days but I just didn't care and no one else did and we just all carried on with what we were doing and at a certain moment they didn't come to arrest us anymore, they came and gave us 'coffeeshop permits' that we never asked for. Hehhe.

"The people" in oppressed countries just don't realize they outnumber everything, including their army AND every single jail, the only thing that stops them from having every right they want is their own fear. Something which is very un-Dutch, we don't allowe fear down here, it's much too scary.
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[Echo]

Hungarian people, we are proud of you!
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[Rev. Chazman]

Peace
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I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. ---Avesta: Yasna
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