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Once more into the breach: The lies of the No on I-502 campaign
Now that the No on I-502 PAC is officially taking contributions to help the Drug Czar defeat legalization, it’s time for me to review the latest half-truths, scaremongering, junk science, and outright lies being propagated by those who feel this legalization isn’t perfect enough.
NORML SHOW LIVE #903 – Hey, Mary, Pass Me Some Stuff
Amanda Reiman presents on the use of cannabis as an “exit drug” from hard drug addiction; Tere Joyce on tour in the Pacific Northwest; music by Avance
Washington’s I-502 is legalization of personal marijuana possession
One of many annoying things about the ongoing online debate about Washington’s I-502 (and, to a lesser extent, Colorado’s initiative) is reading detractors who smoke pot continually refer to it as “not legalization” or “decriminalization”. Here are the definitions: Decriminalization is when something that once was a crime becomes a ticket. When a criminal punishment [...]
Thirteen states have marijuana per se DUID statutes (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Further research shows that in 2002, the year before the per se DUID went into place, only 3 Nevada law enforcement agencies reported their arrest data to the FBI. In the other years, there were 31 to 34 of Nevada’s law enforcement agencies reporting. If we’re willing to concede a pattern of an upward trend in DUID arrests 2001-2009, then it’s safe to say 2002′s complete data would be at least 8,824 (2001′s figure), if not more DUID arrests. So the actual increase 2002-2004 is more likely around +3.5% or lower, not +76%.
Anti I-502 blogger selectively quotes DUID statistics to frighten medical marijuana patients
For some people, all they had to see was that first sentence with “drugged driving arrests increased a whopping 76 percent statewide” to fire up the laptop for another round of Frighten The Patients!!! into voting against legalization of marijuana. This from a blog post entitled “Marijuana DUIs Went Up 76% In Nevada With Per Se Limit”
NORML SHOW LIVE #876 – Did Somebody Say SCIENCE
Daisy Bram from FreeMyBabies.org, patient facing felony child abuse charges for breastfeeding under the influence of cannabis; Brian Blank on the topic of Productivity; Rant: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Legalize; music by Symphony of Science
Washington AG Rob McKenna: Feds will sweep up medical marijuana patients if I-502 legalization passes
Washington State’s Attorney General and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna was at a press conference today, accepting the endorsement of the Council of Metropolitan Police and Sheriffs. He was asked about Washington’s I-502 initiative to legalize possession of an ounce of marijuana by all adults, even healthy ones.
Over 40 Years of Drug War: Just 10 attempts in 6 states to legalize marijuana
Only 23 states currently allow citizens to circulate petitions to get marijuana legalization on the ballot. Of those twenty-three states, only six Western states – Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington – have ever managed to succeed at placing legalization before the state’s voters. These six states account for just ten successes out of a potential 494 opportunities to place legalization on a statewide ballot.
NORML SHOW LIVE #875 – Because the Choir Messes Up the Hymns
From the Baker Institute Forum: Rev. Edwin C. Sanders II, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church in Nashville, Tennessee; music by Melvin Chenault.
Legalization chances dwindling for California in 2012 election
Multiple marijuana legalization and medical marijuana reform ballot initiatives vied this year and last for a spot on voters’ ballots in November. But United Food and Commercial Workers and Americans for Safe Access withdrew on Thursday their Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act, and leading proponents of legalization initiative Regulate Marijuana Like Wine are already looking ahead to 2014.