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Rep. Steve Cohen
Full C-SPAN Coverage of House Debate to Defund DEA Raids in Medical Marijuana States
Debate from sponsors and opponents of an amendment to ban funding of the DEA’s raids into medical marijuana states
Drug Czar to Rep. Cohen on marijuana rescheduling: La La La, I Can’t Hear You!
On September 12, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) authored a letter to “Gateway” Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. While Rep. Cohen opens with his shared concern about the scourge of “[h]eroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack, and other similar drugs [that] are highly addictive, cause physical damage, and often lead addicts to criminal activity to fulfill their habit”, the focus of his letter to the Drug Czar was that prohibition of marijuana is a futile and harmful failure. Yesterday, Kerlikowske responded with a letter to Rep. Cohen filled with half-truths, diversions, and outright lies.
NORML SHOW LIVE #786
Todd Armstrong on “Stoner Time” in Todd’s Toker Topics; Gil Kerlikowske responds to Rep. Cohen’s call to re-schedule marijuana; music by Yourname.
Ex-Gov. Gary Johnson (R-NM), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), to join Cheech & Chong at MPP gala
Organizers of a marijuana-legalization fundraiser in Washington say former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will appear along with comedy legends Cheech and Chong. The former governor’s appearance is significant since he is considered a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, the Albuquerque Journal said Wednesday. The newspaper said Johnson quit drinking and smoking marijuana some 20 years ago but has supported legalization as a means of curbing spending in the criminal-justice arena.
Congressmen that support Medical Marijuana H.R. 2835 and Personal Use H.R. 2943
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 [...]
FBI Director Mueller pwned in marijuana debate
Embedded video from CNN Video Did I just hear a United States representative say, “They probably started off with milk and then went to beer, and then they went to bourbon, and then they might have gone to marijuana. The gateway theory doesn’t work. It’s a reality.”? Holy crap, there is hope for reason in [...]
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