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Vet Petitions CO Health Board to Allow Medical Pot for PTSD
At 11 a.m. on wednesday July 7th, vets, lawyers and activists hope to present a petition to Ned Calonge, Colorado’s chief medical officer, asking that post-traumatic stress disorder be added to a list of conditions that can be treated by medical mariju…
Plan To Burn 5,525 Pounds Of Marijuana Ignites Activists
Medical marijuana activists are hotly protesting plans by Cook County, Illinois, officials to burn more than 5,500 pounds of cannabis seized last week in a big pot bust. “Depending on its purity, that represents a lot of medicine that could have helped…
Colorado Pot Advocates Plan Legalization Push For 2012
Posted by admin in Political News on June 12, 2010
As new legislation regulates Colorado’s booming medical marijuana industry, pot advocates in the state are planning another attempt to simply legalize the herb for adults for recreational and medical purposes. Activists want to place a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2012, reports Eric Meltzer at the Bouder Daily …
Marc Emery’s tax dollars at work
Posted by admin in Political News on June 4, 2010
Marijuana activists Jodie and Marc Emery have always kept interesting company. But people might be surprised to learn that Marc, who was recently extradited to the U.S., has spent quite a bit of time with officials from the Canada Revenue Agency.
Saturday Marijuana March in Madison part of worldwide
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on April 28, 2010
On Saturday May 1 (and Saturday May 8 in some places including Milwaukee), marijuana activists in more than 300 cities around the world and right here in Madison will rally to call for an end to Cannabis Prohibition. The event is sponsored locally by the Madison chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and
70% Support Marijuana Legalization – Starbucks Gets Message
A pro-cannabis group based in Colorado called for a nationwide boycott of coffee giant Starbucks after activists spotted a Starbucks logo on the website of a virulently extremist anti-drug organization. After intense negative publicity ensued, Starbucks actually felt moved to issue a denial.
When 70% Support Marijuana Legalization, Starbucks Gets Msg
Posted by admin in Political News on February 6, 2010
A pro-cannabis group based in Colorado called for a nationwide boycott of coffee giant Starbucks after activists spotted a Starbucks logo on the website of a virulently extremist anti-drug organization. After intense negative publicity ensued, Starbucks issue a denial.
Pot legalization likely headed for California ballot
Posted by admin in Political News on January 29, 2010
Voters in California will likely decide this November whether or not to legalize marijuana, after legalization activists handed in far more than the necessary number of petition signatures to get the measure onto the ballot.
Bill to Legalize Marijuana is Up In Smoke!
Posted by admin in Political News on January 16, 2010
Defeat is always the prelude to ultimate victory…or something like that……
Religious Faithful, Law Enforcement and Activists Hail Victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ — The California Legislature formally proclaimed Assembly Bill 390 “dead on arrival” today as lawmakers rejected an 11th hour plan to save it from demise……
How to Make Pot Activism Even More Beautiful (Pics)
Colorado’s Stoney Haze McStonerson is proof that not only can marijuana activists be intelligent and effective — they can also be quite easy on the eyes.
Marijuana activists seize the day
Posted by admin in Political News on December 19, 2009
‘PROHIBITION IS CHAOS’Under the latest initiative, simple possession of an ounce (28.5 grams) or less of marijuana, currently a misdemeanor offense punishable by a $100 fine, would be legal for anyone at least 21. It also would be lawful to grow limited amounts in one’s own home for personal use.
Marijuana activists seize on California fiscal jam | Reuters
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With California teetering perpetually on the edge of financial ruin, marijuana activists have seized the moment, claiming that legalizing and taxing pot could help bail out the cash-strapped Golden State.
Organizers: Californians to vote on marijuana legalization
Posted by admin in World News on December 15, 2009
According to organizers in California, next year the state will vote on a measure to legalize marijuana. Though the state’s bar is set high for ballot measures to be put before voters, requiring some 433,971 valid signatures, marijuana legalization activists claim to have collected 680,000, according to a published report.
DEA Forced to Scrub Misleading Info on Cannabis
Activists get the DEA to remove obsolete information from its website claiming that the American Medical Association (AMA) still opposes medical marijuana.
Don’t prosecute medical-marijuana use (Obama Administration)
Posted by admin in Political News on October 23, 2009
Monday’s news that the Obama administration will not go after medical-marijuana users and suppliers who conform to state laws is being met with relief from pro-legalization activists, consternation from anti-activists – and renewed energy on both sides to clarify state and federal laws about cannabis use.
PBS NewsHour Covers Marijuana Legalization
Posted by admin in Political News on October 15, 2009
In this video, the program interviews California city council members and activists who want to help improve the state’s budget by legalizing and taxing the drug.
Toke Up Marijuana Laws
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on October 5, 2009
California has four possible paths for ending marijuana criminalization this year. But can activists agree on a way to end the ineffective policy?
How marijuana became legal
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on September 29, 2009
Medical marijuana is giving activists a chance to show how a legitimized pot business can work. Is the end of prohibition upon us?
Marijuana advocates discuss growing public support for legal
Posted by admin in Political News on September 28, 2009
Citing a worsening economy, high profile support and greater education through the Internet, marijuana advocates say the public is more open to marijuana legalization than ever before. On the second day of the NORML 38th annual conference Friday, marijuana activists said America is ready to talk about legalization.
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