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3. Rhode Island introduces legislation to legalize adult use of cannabis

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1. Use of drugs in prison remains constant despite efforts to control it
2. Colorado sets record for most medical marijuana applications in one day
3. Michigan lawmakers considering taking away right to home grow

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Last week we began streaming our live show on Stickam and it has been a resounding success.  The sound quality is crystal clear and we get the added advantage of a video-cam enabled chat room for all our listeners.  Our show is live every weekday at 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific and the archive of every live show is now podcasted at 6pm Eastern / 3pm Pacific as the NORML Daily Audio Stash if you can’t catch us live.  Check out the live page at http://live.norml.org and our blog/podcast at http://stash.norml.org.

2010 has begun with a bang!  Last week we covered live votes in New Jersey on medical marijuana, live hearings in California on legalization, and live hearings in Washington State on both decriminalization and legalization.  We are experiencing a wave of discussion around marijuana law reform like never before and NORML SHOW LIVE will be your source for the latest breaking news, interviews, and analysis.

This week we continue looking at our Government at Work.  On Monday, Anthony Johnson and Lee Berger will join us from Oregon to discuss a proposed dispensary initiative, plus we get a report from Linda Adler with US Virgin Islands NORML live from the Bordeaux Rasta Fair.  On Tuesday Alison Holcomb from the ACLU of Washington fills us in on the decriminalization and legalization bills in Washington and Matt Simon talks decriminalization in New Hampshire, with a special California Marijuana Report from Eric Brenner.

Wednesday we visit with SUNY Albany researcher Dr. Mitch Earleywine for some Cannabis Science, answering your questions about marijuana sent to 420research ‘at’ gmail.com.  Thursday we take a trip down to Southern California with our friend and Hollyweed Comedian, Tere Joyce.  And to round out your week on Friday we visit with High Times Senior Cultivation Editor Danny Danko to answer your grow questions in our Cultivator’s Corner.

We also feature a brand new Daily Toker Tune, with Roots Monday, Electric Tuesday, Irie Wednesday, Groovin’ Thursday, and Rockin’ Friday, brought to us by our NORML volunteer music editors.  You can also log into our live chat one hour before the show for more Toker Tunes while we chat live and hang out for an hour after the show for more.

It’s NORML SHOW LIVE: The Voice of the Marijuana Nation!  Join us every weekday at 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific.

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1. Arianna Huffington: Ending the War on Drugs: The Moment is Now
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3. Matt Simon pwns NH Attorney General on “incorrect” and “misleading” letter about medical marijuana
4. Don’t Believe The Hype! Potent Pot, So What?

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• Chris Goldstein representing Pennsylvanians for Medical Marijuana (http://pa4mmj.org) on the RJ Harris radio show (580AM WHP in Harrisburg)

Matt Simon from the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy is featured in an excellent piece in today’s Concord Monitor:

State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and county prosecutors have aggressively pushed back against a bill that would legalize marijuana for some seriously ill patients, sending lawmakers a letter calling marijuana an addictive drug and claiming that reclassifying marijuana as medicine could undermine efforts to keep youths from trying drugs. The bill’s supporters decry the letter as “misleading” and have circulated a seven-page rebuttal of the two-page letter.

You should click over to the story and read the whole thing; it’s one of the fairest pieces of reporting on a medical marijuana story I’ve seen.  Matt’s rebuttal is wonderful, with footnotes to published references to back up his assertions!  It’s a great template for anyone looking to rebut specific Reefer Madness claims for your next letter to the editor.

I just wanted to clip this portion at the end of the article:

Only one of the 10 county attorneys didn’t sign the letter: Coos County’s Bob Mekeel. He cited two reasons.

“The first is, really just as a general principle. It’s my job to enforce the laws. It’s not my job to make them,” he said. “I just don’t think it’s appropriate to tell the Legislature what the law ought to be.”

How refreshing!  How many times have you heard, when you point out the cruelty of marijuana laws to police supporter, “Well, it’s just their job to enforce the laws; they don’t make ‘em!”, and then the very next week there are police at the state capitol testifying against a medical marijuana bill?  You can’t have it both ways!

His second: As a personal-injury lawyer for 25 years, he represented people who were in “terrible plights” and had lost limbs.

“In those instances, really if anyone in that situation can get relief from anything, I just don’t think I should stand in the way of that,” Mekeel said.

I’ve always maintained that the quickest way to get a medical marijuana law passed in your state would be to mandate one week of volunteer time for every state legislator to help out at a cancer hospital, an AIDS hospice, or a pain clinic once per session.

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1. NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
2. Decrim dead in Connecticut
3. Pot Robbers Sentenced to 19 years
4. Stephen Baldwin and Kevin McCollough: “America doesn’t want its pot… American potheads do!”

Government at Work

• Matt Simon from NHCompassion.org urging calls to Gov. John Lynch at 603.271.2121 to let medical marijuana pass in New Hampshire.

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• Matt Simon from NHCompassion.org with updates on New Hampshire’s medical marijuana bill.

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The New Hampshire House passed a bill today, 234-138, that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it – a first for either chamber of the state’s legislature.

Now that the bill – HB 648, sponsored by Evalyn Merrick (D-Lancaster) – has cleared the House, patients and advocates are calling on the Senate to pass it and send it to Gov. John Lynch to make it law without delay.

“This vote proves that House members have taken this debate seriously, listened carefully to the testimony of patients who rely on medical marijuana for relief from terrible, debilitating conditions, and understand their duty as elected officials to provide for their needs with responsible, compassionate legislation,” said Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth), co-sponsor of the bill that the House passed today. “Now it’s up to my colleagues to do the same, and end the ongoing harassment of patients who have committed no crimes, and who only wish to be protected from arrest for using the proven, safe medicine their doctors recommend.”

In 2007, a bill similar to the one currently under consideration was defeated by only nine votes – an incredibly slim margin considering it had been negatively recommended by the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee that year. The same committee gave HB 648 an “ought to pass” recommendation March 18. Also, a 2008 Mason-Dixon poll showed that 71 percent of New Hampshire voters support such a law, and medical marijuana advocates say legislators have learned a lot in two years about both medical marijuana and medical marijuana policy.

“This vote shows New Hampshire is ready to protect patients by enacting a responsible medical marijuana law,” said Matt Simon, NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy executive director. “Public opinion may soon become public policy.”

Thirteen states already have medical marijuana laws which effectively protect qualifying patients from arrest and help them safely access marijuana. Michigan became the most recent last year when 63 percent of voters passed its medical marijuana law by ballot initiative. Of the 11 states that have collected such data, not one has seen youth marijuana use rates increase after establishing a medical marijuana law. In fact, each of those states, including California, has actually seen youth marijuana rates decline, in some cases dramatically.

It’s like New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Minnesota are all racing to see which will become the 14th medical marijuana state in America.  Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut are following close behind.  Wouldn’t it blow your mind to see six new medical marijuana states in one legislative cycle?  Imagine 19 medical marijuana states covering 38% of the US population, including four of the top ten most populous states!

We’re following up on last week’s e-mail to inform you that the full House has tentatively scheduled to vote on House Bill 648, New Hampshire’s proposed medical marijuana legalization bill, on Wednesday, March 25. This ought to be a historic day for medical marijuana patients in New Hampshire!

If you have not already done so, now is the time to write or call your House member and urge them to vote ‘yes’ on HB 648. You can write them by going here. Phone numbers are available here.

Our allies NH Compassion have any additional information you may need here. Also, if you wish to attend Wednesday’s vote, please contact: Matt@nhcommonsense.org for further details.

Two years ago the House narrowly rejected a similar bill by a margin of 186 to 177. This year we are confident that with your help we can make New Hampshire the fourteenth state to legalize the medical use of cannabis.

Thank you for supporting NORML’s marijuana law reform efforts in New Hampshire.

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The New Hampshire House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted 13-7 to recommend passage of a bill today that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it. The vote by the full committee came after a three-member subcommittee voted 2-1 in favor of the bill.

Today’s vote means the bill, HB 648, will now go to the House floor for a full vote by the chamber with the committee’s “ought to pass” recommendation. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Evalyn Merrick (D-Lancaster).

The committee’s strong statement of support provided medical marijuana patients with a boost of confidence. Clayton Holton, a muscular dystrophy patient from Somersworth, said the vote made him feel hopeful that he’d be able to live the rest of his life in New Hampshire. “I’m happy that my family may not have to move to a state that allows medical marijuana,” he said.

Thirteen states already have medical marijuana laws which effectively protect qualifying patients from arrest and help them safely access marijuana. Michigan became the most recent last year when 63 percent of voters passed its medical marijuana law by ballot initiative. Of the 11 states that have collected such data, not one has seen youth marijuana use rates increase after establishing a medical marijuana law. In fact, each of those states, including California, has actually seen youth marijuana rates decline, in some cases dramatically.

In 2007, a bill similar to the one currently under consideration was defeated by only nine votes – an incredibly slim margin considering it had been negatively recommended by the committee that today voted to approve HB 648. However, a 2008 Mason-Dixon poll showed that 71 percent of New Hampshire voters support such a law, and medical marijuana advocates say legislators have learned a lot in two years about both medical marijuana and medical marijuana policy.

“The committee studied the bill very diligently, and now it has placed its stamp of approval on a well-written, responsible bill,” said Matt Simon, executive director of NH Common Sense Marijuana Policy, which supports the bill. “It was a good day for democracy.”