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 Lynnette on July 22, 2009
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act H.R.2835 was introduced June 11, 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) along with Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Paul, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Baldwin http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c111:1:./temp/~c111WNKdlj:: Along with Personal Use [...]
Posted in ABNORML NEWS, GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION, SCIENCE | Tagged Democrat, HR 2835, HR 2943, Politicians on Pot, Rep. Bob Filner, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Fortney Stark, Rep. George Miller, Rep. James McDermott, Rep. James McGovern, Rep. James Moran, Rep. Jared Polis, Rep. John Olver, Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Rep. Michael Honda, Rep. Michael Thompson, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Robert Wexler, Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Sam Farr, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Steven Rothman, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Republican
By "Radical" Russ Belville on June 25, 2009
Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 June 24, 2009 Dear Colleague, Last Thursday, we reintroduced HR 2943, the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009, which would remove federal penalties for the personal use of 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana by responsible adults. This bill was introduced [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION | Tagged Democrat, HR 2943, Politicians on Pot, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Rep. Ron Paul, Republican
By "Radical" Russ Belville on June 18, 2009
GARDEN GROVE – The city has paid out $139,000 in attorney’s fees to medical marijuana advocates, bringing to an end a four-year court battle in which the city fought the return of a patient’s 8 grams in spite of repeated court decisions ordering the city to give his marijuana back. Americans for Safe Access received [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, LITIGATION, SCIENCE | Tagged Americans for Safe Access, California, Felix Kha, Garden Grove, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
By Paul Armentano on June 11, 2009
Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, along with a bipartisan coalition of 9 co-sponsors (see below), will reintroduce legislation in Congress today to strengthen legal protections for state-authorized medical marijuana patients. The bill, entitled the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009, seeks to amend the discrepancy between federal law and the laws of over a dozen [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE | Tagged Politicians on Pot, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Earl Blumanauer, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Jim McDermott, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Sam Farr