America's longest serving non-violent marijuana offender, Robert Platshorn, a.k.a. The Black Tuna, served 29 years in prison for marijuana smuggling
Our good friend Robert “Black Tuna” Platshorn is heading up our latest community outreach program, The Silver Tour. Bobby is reaching out to Florida’s senior citizen community to teach them the personal benefits of using cannabis for medicinal purposes, in anticipation of a petition drive to put a medical marijuana initiative on the ballot. Florida is one of the few eastern / southern states with an initiative process.
There are two bills in Tallahassee to permit the use of medical marijuana in Florida. It will soon be time for Floridians to make an informed decision. All branches of Judaism support the compassionate use of cannabis. http://m.forward.com/articles/
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On Sunday January 29th The Silver Tour Show will present the facts about medical marijuana to an audience of 500 at Temple Shaarei Shalom in Boynton Beach. Everyone is welcome.
Doctors, nurses, patients and legal experts will be on the dais and at the free buffet to answer questions. The Temple is an appropriate venue. Most of the important cannabis research has been done in Israel where it is not only prescribed, but often used in nursing homes. Even the name cannabis comes from the Biblical Hebrew term qaneh bosem, literally “reed of balm”.
Guest speakers include Representative Jeff Clemens and Irv Rosenfeld the Ft Lauderdale Stock Broker who receives his medical marijuana from the federal government.
Attached is the program flyer and a draft of the formal program. Admission and refreshments are free to all who call the Temple for reservations. CNN and the local media will be there.
Please feel free to call on me for more info or interview. I am the author of Black Tuna Diaries and the man who spent 30 years in prison for a non-violent marijuana offense. My story is featured in the hit feature documentary Square Grouper.
Robert Platshorn
Director, The Silver Tour http://www.thesilvertour.org
Director, NORML of Florida
Cell 954-773-6967
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At last Stumpy & Takka get the f’ing word. God bless the Tuna! I’m gonna try to make it if CNN is gonna be there. Besides the inititive has gotten very little press so far. I need the straight poop on how A pre-senior like myself can help.
After all in only a couple of years us “first wave’ers”
will be on Medicare and I want them to pick up the tab for my meds.
Y’all come. I am sure this will be informative…”If they are doin’ it in Israel then it must be safe, Takka”
It’s a week later & how is our movement pushing forward on this vital Florida outreach…Film this event and share over You Tube etc…
I’d like to know how much help Keith has given Bob on this Silver Tour-totally cutting edge body political theatre. We need Blk Tuna to do the entire South & SEast states…Willie Nelson should pop in and do a
huge photo op. This is a major jewel of a strategem.