Posts Tagged advocacy

Pro-Cannabis Group Urges Obama to Withdraw Leonhart from DEA

Posted by admin in Political News on July 24, 2010

A number of medical marijuana advocacy organizations are urging President Obama to withdraw his nomination of Michele Leonhart to serve as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).rawstory.com

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Marijuana delivery services spring up in California

Posted by admin in World News on June 3, 2010

It is no surprise that delivery is becoming a popular option on the Peninsula, said Kris Hermes, spokesman for medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access.
Delivery services are particularly pervasive in areas where authorities have clamped down on dispensaries.

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Can gun advocates, pot advocates unite for state’s rights?

Posted by admin in Political Opinion on April 26, 2010

Gun rights advocacy is usually thought of as a “conservative” issue. Marijuana legalization tends to be identified with “liberal” politics. Between the Firearms Freedom Act movements, on the one side, and medical marijuana (and the distinct possibility of legalized recreational marijuana in CA this November) on the other, it’s time for an alliance.

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Popular Pro-Pot Prof Wins Teaching Award

Posted by admin in Political News on June 23, 2009

Mitch Earleywine, a University at Albany psychology professor, is described as “popular” by the university’s newspaper. That’s likely due in part to his pro-marijuana advocacy, but Earleywine recently received the Excellence in Teaching Award at the university’s 2009 President’s Awards for Excellence ceremony in May.

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