By "Radical" Russ Belville on May 10, 2012
Debate from sponsors and opponents of an amendment to ban funding of the DEA’s raids into medical marijuana states
Posted in LEGISLATION | Tagged C-SPAN, medical marijuana, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Frank Wolf, Rep. Jared Polis, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Rep. Sam Farr, Rep. Steve Cohen, video
By Allen St. Pierre on October 12, 2010
Click the full story to watch the three-part C-SPAN video debate between NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre and former DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, LEGISLATION | Tagged Allen St. Pierre, asa hutchinson, C-SPAN
By Allen St. Pierre on October 8, 2010
C-Span TV: Marijuana Legalization and California Ballot Initiative Prop. 19 To Be Debated and Discussed This Saturday; NORML Director Allen St. Pierre vs. Former DEA Administrator Asa Hutchins
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY | Tagged Allen St. Pierre, asa hutchinson, C-SPAN, California, Prop 19
By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 25, 2009
Speaking at a press conference with DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart, Attorney General Eric Holder declared that ending medical marijuana raids ”is now American policy.” A reporter asked, “shortly after the inauguration there were raids on California medical marijuana dispensaries…do you expect these to continue?”, noting that the President had promised to end the raids in the campaign. Holder responded, “What the President [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCIENCE | Tagged Administrator Michele Leonhart, Attorney General, C-SPAN, California, DEA, DEA Raids, dispensaries, Eric Holder
By "Radical" Russ Belville on June 17, 2008
SENATOR WEBB TO EXAMINE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF U.S. DRUG POLICY AT JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE HEARING Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will convene a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) to examine the economic consequences of the United States’ drug policy. The hearing entitled, “U.S. Drug Policy: At What Cost?” will be [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM | Tagged C-SPAN, hearing, Sen. Jim Webb, US Drug Policy