It's April 20th, So Let's Discuss H.R. 5843
H.R. 5843 was introduced into the house on 4/17/08, and I'll be one of the first to say, "It's about time!"H.R. 5843 is referred to as "An Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of...
View ArticleEducating Congressman David Scott (D-Ga) about H.R. 5842
I recently sent some e-mail to David Scott (D-Ga) about Barney Frank's H.R. 5842 and just got this reply back from him.I am unsure if he will actually see this reply to it, or if he has any real time...
View ArticleCannabis in the news
Jill U. Adams wrote a fantastic article in yesterday's L.A. Times: Medical marijuana: What does science say?The truth, these researchers say, is that marijuana has medical benefits -- for chronic-pain...
View ArticleCannabis in the news
What would an election year be without some high-grade (snark) hypocrisy about marijuana use?From MPP's Bruce Mirken: McCain’s VP Pick Acknowledged Marijuana UseOn Aug. 6, 2006, the Anchorage Daily...
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Cannabis in the news: NORML vs. ONDCP @ The Hill Blog
NORML's Executive Director Allen St. Pierre has posted a lengthy response, Congress and the Media Should be Dubious of Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy’s Claims, to a recent post by the ONDCP...
View ArticleCannabis in the news - Prohibition detox
My diary from Friday highlighted the Drug Policy Alliance op ed in the WSJ that got front page attention yesterday. After I posted, I learned that MPP.tv has a new video on this topic: We Kossacks...
View ArticleWhy legalize marijuana? Let MPP count the ways.
Obama and Holder may not like the direction and speed this discussion is taking, but the nation is tired of this failed prohibition.Check the new video from MPP.
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