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January 2009
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President Obama, stop funding DEA raids on medical marijuana!
Call President Obama and urge that he issue an immediate suspension to all federal funds used to investigate, intimidate, arrest, and prosecute individuals who use or provide medical cannabis in accordance with their state laws. Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 and say: “Hi, my name is _____________. On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Agency raided a medical cannabis [...]
MPP’s Aaron Houston debates former DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1010175323 Good job by Aaron Houston, pointing out the $14 billion in revenue, more 10th graders smoke pot than tobacco, and that DEA’s way hasn’t worked. I think it would be better if those points were shorter and tied together with something a talk radio pro taught me called the “Why do I give a [...]
Stash for Thu, Jan 22, 2009
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2009-01-22 Kris Hermes from Americans for Safe Access is here to update us on the breaking news of the first DEA raid on medical marijuana dispensaries in the Obama era. Tere Joyce reports from Southern California on the Patients Advocacy Network. And I’m going to turn on CNBC [...]
Music: Jason Boland & The Stragglers – “When I’m Stoned”
Today’s musical break is going to take us to the country side of the tracks, y’all. Well, maybe that’s not quite accurate. While at first glance Jason Boland and the Stragglers’ music may seem easy to stereotype as Texas or Country, intent listening makes it harder to categorize their music easily, revealing the influence of [...]
BREAKING: First DEA Medical Marijuana Raid under the Obama Administration
Oakland, CA — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided a medical marijuana dispensary today in South Lake Tahoe, California, in the first days of the new Obama Administration. Even though President Barack Obama had made repeated promises during his election campaign to end federal raids in medical marijuana states, many high-ranking Bush Administration officials have [...]
It’s Not Just About Getting High – Seven Marijuana Stocks
On Thursday, January 22, CNBC will be presenting a program called Marijuana Inc., which goes into depth about the big business of marijuana. But besides the illegal uses of marijuana, there are many medical uses. For example, the Journal of Neuroscience reported that the active ingredient in marijuana can be used in the treatment of [...]
From Porno to Paraphernalia – it’s all about Free Speech
The libertarian magazine Reason will be featuring an excellent piece on drug paraphernalia laws in its February issue. I had never stopped to consider it, but laws against drug paraphernalia are like laws against pornography. A few weeks before Barack Obama was elected president, Mary Beth Buchanan, the U.S. attorney for western Pennsylvania, filed criminal charges [...]
Global warming threatens forests, study says
(CNN) — Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study. The study, to be released Friday in the journal Science, is the first large-scale analysis of environmental changes as contributing factors in the mortality [...]
Arizona Stashers: Help ACLU with Student Drug Testing Constitutionality Challenge
This just in from our friends at the Arizona ACLU chapter: The ACLU is researching the viability of bringing a state constitutional challenge to random student drug testing in Arizona. One aspect of our research is the recruitment of potential plaintiffs. Do you know if NORML has contacts with students or parents in Arizona? We’re [...]
Juarez vigilante group proclaims manifesto, issues warning
JUAREZ — The newly-formed vigilante group “El Comando Ciudadano Por Juarez” proclaimed its manifesto Tuesday in a news release to Juarez media. It vowed to take over the streets in a matter of months if city, state and federal leaders fail to restore order. In the manifesto, the group identified Commandante Abraham as its leader and [...]