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March 9th, 2009
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Stash for Mon, Mar 9, 2009
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2009-03-09 Today’s Stash: Hemp Headlines: Los Angeles US Attorney memo to halt raids is revoked Addiction Science Network’s Position Statement on Medical Marijuana US military speeding help to Mexico Reefer Madness: Ex-cop: Paul Armentano is simplistic, sophomoric, and shallow (and that’s just the esses!) Josh Shimberg from Texas NORML [...]
Music: Message Monday – ‘The Pot Song’ by Red Dirt
Red Dirt bring us today’s music on Message Monday, with their smooth yet hard hitting ‘The Pot Song’, which was nominated in 2007 Marijuana Music Awards. Having spent many a stoned hour contemplating life and love, the band are cynical, obscure and insightful. Red Dirt’s music is a mix of Folk, Jazz and strong lyrics. [...]
Ex-cop: Paul Armentano is simplistic, sophomoric, and shallow (and that’s just the esses!)
NORML’s Deputy Director, Paul Armentano, may be one of the most educated and informed human beings on planet Earth when it comes to marijuana law reform and scientific studies on cannabis. He has been sought for expert testimony on witness stands all across the country. He has been published in journals, magazines, and websites and [...]
Conservative Pat Buchanan suggests Legalization is the only choice
The conservative Republican “War on Drugs” dies a whimpering death in the mind of Pat Buchanan.
Oppose zero tolerance marijuana DUID legislation in Kentucky
Oppose Zero Tolerance ‘Drugged’ Driving Bill In Kentucky — House Judiciary Committee May Vote TOMORROW! Kentucky legislators are trying to misuse the state’s traffic safety laws to target adults who use marijuana responsibly in the privacy of their own home. It’s up to you to stop them. Senate Bill 5, an act to criminalize anyone [...]
US military speeding help to Mexico
US military speeding help to Mexico Pat Buchanan can sleep tonight since his prediction yesterday is coming true. The US will not allow Mexico to become a narco-state, and to stop it the US will use it’s most effective weapon, the military. “I share their deep concern over organized crime and narco-trafficking and appreciate their [...]
Los Angeles US Attorney memo to halt raids is revoked
We reported on US Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement regarding the Obama Administration’s policy on medical marijuana providers in states with medical marijuana programs. The Attorney General said, ”What the president said during (the) campaign . . . is now American policy,” referring to then candidate-Obama’s statement last April. When asked about medical marijuana on a [...]
Congressional Report on Medical Marijuana
Chock full of information, this report was prepared for Congress and gives a pretty thorough history of medical marijuana in America and the controversies surrounding it.
Addiction Science Network’s Position Statement on Medical Marijuana
The ASNet specifically: (1.) endorses the medicinal use of marijuana for compassionate use including non-terminal but chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and other conditions involving neuropathic pain unresponsiveness to conventional medications, (2.) firmly disagrees with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), [...]