Emails May Reveal Obama’s Motive in Medical Marijuana Crackdown

 Posted by at 6:07 PM on June 8, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Global Drug War, Medical Marijuana Policy  56 Responses »
Jun 082012
 
Emails May Reveal Obama's Motive in Medical Marijuana Crackdown

Latest Emails Show the Extent Of Obama’s Ties To The Pharmaceutical Industry On the campaign trail Barack ‘Blaze a Blunt’ Obama promised not to sell out to special interests, but to stand up for change. Yet when big pharma came knocking at his door with a pile of money, he quickly changed his tune. The latest batch of emails released by House Republicans prove Obama will give in to any industry, so long as it serves his personal political purpose regardless of promises made to the contrary. Back in 2009, [Continue Reading]

Rand Paul Co-Sponsors Senator Wyden’s Industrial Hemp Amendment To Farm Bill

 Posted by at 5:48 PM on June 8, 2012  Hemp  No Responses »
Jun 082012
 
Rand Paul Co-Sponsors Senator Wyden's Industrial Hemp Amendment To Farm Bill

Amendment Would Allow American Farmers To Once Again Grow Hemp Under State Law Vote Hemp has learned today that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has signed on as a co-sponsor of Senator Ron Wyden’s hemp farming amendment (S.AMDT.2220) to the Farm Bill (S.3240), the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012. Announced by Senator Wyden’s office yesterday, the amendment would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of ‘marihuana.’ Senator Wyden’s amendment will empower American farmers by allowing them to once again grow industrial hemp, a profitable commodity with an expanding [Continue Reading]

Hemp Cocktail Party Benefit For Bringing It Home, A Hemp Documentary In Production

 Posted by at 12:51 PM on June 8, 2012  Hemp  No Responses »
Jun 082012
 
Hemp Cocktail Party Benefit For Bringing It Home, A Hemp Documentary In Production

Come to the Hemp Cocktail Party In Hollywood What: Hemp Cocktail Party Benefit for BRINGING IT HOME, Documentary in Production When: Friday June 8, 2012 – 7:00 -8:30 PM Where: Glass Slipper Studio, 12428 Oxnard St., N. Hollywood, CA 91606 Who: Producer Linda Booker presenting a short preview of documentary in progress, music, hemp appetizers, Hempnotic cocktails and hemp product giveaways. $10 Donation requested. Filmmakers Linda Booker and Blaire Johnson tell a North Carolina story with national, even global, significance in Bringing it Home, a new documentary film in production. [Continue Reading]

LGBT And Medical Cannabis Activists Submit Signatures For “Safe Access Ordinance” In Imperial Beach

 Posted by at 11:01 AM on June 8, 2012  Medical Marijuana Policy  No Responses »
Jun 082012
 
LGBT And Medical Cannabis Activists Submit Signatures For “Safe Access Ordinance” In Imperial Beach

LGBT And Medical Cannabis Activists Submit Signatures For “Safe Access Ordinance” Fifteen percent of registered voters in Imperial Beach have signed the initiative to overturn the city’s current ban on safe access to medical cannabis and replace it with reasonable regulations. The Safe Access Ordinance of Imperial Beach, a collaborative effort between Canvass for a Cause, a San Diego based LGBT non-profit, San Diego Americans for Safe Access, and concerned citizens, launched the first ever initiative to regulate safe access to medical cannabis in Imperial Beach. If passed, the measure [Continue Reading]

Bill O’Reilly Opposes Marijuana Decrim Because It Might Reduce Racial Profiling

 Posted by at 10:27 AM on June 8, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition  10 Responses »
Jun 082012
 
Bill O'Reilly Opposes Marijuana Decrim Because It Might Reduce Racial Profiling

By Scott Morgan This week’s exciting news that Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are backing an effort to end New York City’s mindless marijuana arrest crusade didn’t exactly result in a round of applause at the FOX News studios. Here’s Bill O’Reilly babbling about it.   O’Reilly says the cops “know who the wise guys are,” and they’re only bothering people who deserve it. That sounds reassuring, oh, except for the fact that NYPD has already searched more young black men than they even have in the entire city. So [Continue Reading]

Alabama Cities Censor Medical Cannabis Advocates Right To Free Speech

 Posted by at 9:15 AM on June 8, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Medical Marijuana Policy  20 Responses »
Jun 082012
 
Alabama Cities Censor Medical Cannabis Advocates Right To Free Speech

By Ron Crumpton There are many wonderful nonprofits working in the state of Alabama trying to change state law on a variety of issues. These groups are of great importance in the state political structure. Unlike federal legislators, most state legislators do not have a staff, and these nonprofits often act in lieu of staff on an issue-by-issue basis. The nonprofits bring issues to legislators, have legislation crafted, and provide legislators with the background information necessary to do their jobs. The nonprofits generate support or opposition for a particular piece [Continue Reading]

Oregon IP-24 Volunteers Needed Saturday For Rose Festival Parade

 Posted by at 7:19 PM on June 7, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition  1 Response »
Jun 072012
 
Oregon IP-24 Volunteers Needed Saturday For Rose Festival Parade

IP-24 Signature Campaign In Final Days By Robert Wolfe The IP-24 signature drive now has more than 150,000 gross signatures — a significant number. But we need at least 35,000 more to ensure our spot on the November ballot. ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! We are urgently calling for volunteers to help us gather signatures THIS SATURDAY in downtown Portland at the Rose Festival Parade. We are meeting at 8 a.m. at our campaign office (412 NW Couch in Portland) for coffee and donuts. The Parade starts at 10 [Continue Reading]

Marijuana Legalization — The Civil Rights Battle It’s Still OK To Mock

 Posted by at 2:33 PM on June 7, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition  3 Responses »
Jun 072012
 
Marijuana Legalization — The Civil Rights Battle It’s Still OK To Mock

I’m the epitome of the marijuana legalization “movement” that Chez Pazienza mocks and demeans in his latest Huffington Post piece entitled “Reefer Madness”. Pazienza seems to think those of us fighting to end our War on (Certain American Citizens Using Non-Pharmaceutical, Non-Alcoholic Tobacco-Free) Drugs are just unabashed hedonists hiding behind lofty rhetoric to get our wacky tobaccy legal so we can get doped up in peace. Here are some of the relevant excerpts from Pazienza: A couple of weeks back, though, Bob Cesca and I had a little debate going [Continue Reading]

Marijuana Reform Becoming A Major Issue In French Politics

 Posted by at 2:16 PM on June 7, 2012  Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Global Drug War  1 Response »
Jun 072012
 
Marijuana Reform Becoming A Major Issue In French Politics

By Phillip Smith Just days before the first round of French parliamentary elections, the Socialists and their probable junior partner in a new governing coalition, the Greens, are at odds over marijuana policy. While the spat is unlikely to undo the electoral pact between the two parties, it has pushed pot into the election campaign. Newly-elected Socialist President Francoise Hollande appointed Green Party head Cecile Duflot Minister of Housing–one of two Greens in the interim cabinet. This week, Duflot unleashed the controversy by saying she backed marijuana legalization. That left [Continue Reading]

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