Apr 302011
 
Cannabis Training Event in Arizona

Anyone out there going to this??:   Cannabis Training University Brings Marijuana Industry Superstars to Arizona Cannabis Training University (CTU), the leader in affordable cannabis education is bringing its one-day “Cana-biz” seminar to Phoenix on May 21st and Tucson on May 22nd. Cannabis Training University, the industry-benchmark “Cannabis College”, focuses its seminars on proper legal compliance and good business practices. CTU is proud to be the first and only cannabis school to work together with the Phoenix Chapter of NORML to bring this special event to Arizona. CTU will share [Continue Reading]

Apr 292011
 
Protest on Behalf of Marijuana Martyrs

Please Help Dr. Mollie Fry And Dale Schafer At TWB, we are all about helping marijuana prohibition victims tell their story and get them help if people reach out to us. Here is an e-mail I received today. Please help these people in anyway you can: Can you post some info about my parents: Available For Interviews: Dr. Mollie Fry & Dale Schafer 530-333-1607 From now until their surrender date of May 2nd, Dr. Mollie Fry and Dale Schafer will be available for interviews Two Medical Marijuana Patients to Surrender [Continue Reading]

Apr 292011
 
Medical Marijuana Raids Continue in Southern California

Southern California Medical Marijuana Raids Continue I received the following alarming e-mails today. I will also be posting an article for Raid Preparedness Training after this one so people can unite to fight: E-mail 1 – San Diego ASA,   We just received confirmation that Club One Collective located at 1232 LOS VALLECITOS BLVD SUITE 100, SAN MARCOS 92069 has been raided today by DEA and local Law Enforcement agents. More information coming soon.   Eugene Davidovich, Chapter Coordinator T: 619-621-8446 | San Diego Americans for Safe Access www.SafeAccessSD.org   [Continue Reading]

Apr 292011
 
New York City Cannabis Peace March

New York City Cannabis Peace March May 7th! I received this in my inbox. My city is participating, is yours??? Spread the Word: There’s a marijuana peace march coming to my hood! It’s coming up on May 7th.. If you have to ask the year, then you’re smoking more powerful ish than we are. Meet up on the East Side of Washington Square Park at 1 post meridian (where the dorms are – not the really pricey townhouses). I will be there, but you have no idea what I look [Continue Reading]

Apr 272011
 
NORML Aspen Legal Seminar in June

Join us for the Aspen Legal Seminar this June Dear NORML Supporters, We are pleased to announce that the details of the program and the registration information for the 2011 NORML Aspen Legal Seminar, scheduled for June 2-4, 2011 at the Gant Hotel in beautiful Aspen, CO, is available on the NORML website: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6823 At this seminar we also permit interested non-lawyers to register and attend. This legal seminar is approved for CLE credit by all states that require attorneys to obtain continuing legal education credits on an ongoing basis. [Continue Reading]

Apr 272011
 
Two Republican Prohibition Critics Seek Presidency

By Phillip Smith Two prominent Republican anti-prohibitionists are seeking the nod to head the party’s ticket in the 2012 presidential election. Last week, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson formally threw his hat in the ring with a tweet and a speech in New Hampshire, and this week, Rep. Ron Paul (TX) announced he was forming an exploratory committee for the 2012 campaign, with a final decision to come next month. Both men are libertarian-leaning, anti-interventionist, fiscal conservatives who will compete to gain the support of some of the same [Continue Reading]

Apr 272011
 
Colorado Cannabis Legislative Update and Events

HB1043 UPDATE (MMJ Cleanup Bill) Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on HB 11-1043 Caregiver Registration Bill Mon., May 2, 2011 TIME: 1:30pm LOCATION: Capitol Building, 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO ROOM: Old Supreme Court Chambers, 2nd Floor This will be the final opportunity for the public to comment in person on this bill. It requires caregivers to register with the Department of Revenue and to disclose the location of their grows to local officials and all law enforcement and makes the locations part of the public record. Click here to email [Continue Reading]

Apr 262011
 
Spring Gathering 2011 Music Festival & Medical Marijuana Expo

GUERILLA UNION presents DR. GREENTHUMB, TOMMY CHONG, and SNOOP DOGG’S SPRING GATHERING 2011 MUSIC FESTIVAL & MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPO Powered by WEEDMAPS The 2nd annual Spring Gathering Music Festival and Medical Marijuana Expo has returned for 2011 and is bigger and better than ever! Live and all on one stage, Saturday June 11 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino is:   SNOOP DOGG CYPRESS HILL TRAVIS BARKER with MIX MASTER MIKE STEPHEN MARLEY COLLIE BUDDZ And more to be announced! Hosted by: B Real Tommy Chong Snoop Dogg [Continue Reading]

Apr 232011
 
Finally!!!! Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Planned For This Year

By Phillip Smith America is on the cusp of majority support for marijuana legalization, but legalization is not inevitable and it’s up to activists and the multi-billion-dollar marijuana industry to start throwing their weight around to make it happen, US Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) told an overflow crowd during the keynote address at NORML’s 40th annual conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Denver Saturday afternoon. “I am optimistic that we will reach a day when America has the smart, sensible marijuana policy that we deserve,” Polis told an [Continue Reading]

Apr 212011
 
Pro - Marijuana Candidate Gary Johnson Announces 2012 Presidential Bid

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson Formally announces his bid for the GOP nomination in 2012. Johnson, made his announcement on the steps of the New Hampshire State House Thursday Morning. Johnson, 58 has been a strong supporter of marijuana legalization, joking once “I never exhaled.” Johnson served as governor from 1995 through 2003. Before that, he started a one-person fix-it business that grew to 1,000 employees. He says he can fix the nation by asking two simple questions: What are we spending our money on? And what are we [Continue Reading]