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Legalization Week: Oregon, California, Colorado, Washington Activists on Ballot Initiatives for 2012
This week on NORML SHOW LIVE we took a look at four states where activists are proposing multiple ballot initiatives to legalize… or “sensibly regulate”… marijuana for all adults, even healthy ones. We covered Oregon, California, Colorado, and Washington, click the Full Story link below to get the lineup of interviewees and videos.
Legalization Week: Oregon, California, Colorado, Washington
Legalization is no longer the forbidden topic (even if we’re playing it close to the vest and calling it “sensible regulation”) and this short week we are taking a closer look at the topic with the proponents of marijuana legalization in four Western states. We’re calling it “Legalization Week” – it’s like “Shark Week”, but much mellower.
Stash for Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Jennifer Alexander on passage of Oregon bill to drastically raise medical marijuana fees; music by D Double E.
Stash for Thu, Jun 9, 2011
Terry Nelson from LEAP on drug war’s 40th anniversary; Jennifer Alexander from OCTA 2012 on bill to double medmj fees in Oregon; music by Chiddy Bang
US Attorney for Oregon attempts to squelch First Amendment
Dwight Holton, the US Attorney for Oregon, tried to silence a lawful protest by marijuana legalization activists on City Hall steps in Portland this morning, according to attorney Paul Loney.
Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Begins Gathering Signatures
Oregon will try once again to pass a legalization ballot measure. On Monday, a brand new initiative was kicked off in Portland as signature gatherers began the task of collecting 90,000 signatures by July 2012 for the measure to make it on Oregon ballots in November of 2012. Jennifer Alexander, the campaign’s manager was already hard at work collecting signatures at a Portland Mall on Monday.
Stash for Tue, Mar 29, 2011
“Radical” Russ takes a look back at the 1988 ruling by Judge Francis Young asserting marijuana’s safety; music by Satta Spliff
Why Should I Support the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA)?
As the fight to re-legalize cannabis heats up out here on the West Coast, I want to provide the opportunity for activists to get the word out to a national audience here at the Stash. If you have a well-written essay you’d like to feature here, please send it to us at stash@norml.org. “Why Should [...]
Marijuana legalization moving forward in California and Oregon (update)
Oakland-based activists have filed a ballot initiative with the Attorney General that would legalize marijuana in California and allow counties to establish local systems to tax and regulate the plant and its products. Activists have 150 days from filing to gather 434,000 signatures to qualify for the statewide ballot in November 2010. The initiative is [...]
Stash for Mon, Aug 11, 2008
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-08-11 Today’s Stash is dedicated to two guys who I can’t prove ever toked a reefer, but my Jay-dar tells me they must have at one point in their lives. Comedian Bernie Mac and Composer Isaac Hayes both died over the weekend and I will miss them. NORML [...]