Archive for November 3rd, 2007
People who need it should be able to get it, says Drew Carey
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Associated Press
November 2, 2007
By SANDY COHEN
Carey Defends Medical Marijuana Online
LOS ANGELES — Bob Barker famously closed each episode of “The Price Is Right” with a pitch to spay and neuter pets. His successor is taking a stand on a more controversial subject: marijuana. Drew Carey won’t tout toking up on “Price,” but he defends [...]
Farmers faced choice of risking criminal prosecution or taking the matter to court
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Jamestown Sun, ND
27 Oct 2007
Blake Nicholson
GOVERNMENT: HEMP LAWSUIT ARGUMENTS ARE WEAK
BISMARCK – Arguments by two North Dakota farmers who say they have a right to grow industrial hemp cannot change “unambiguous” federal law prohibiting commercial cultivation of the plant, Justice Department lawyers say.
Farmers Dave Monson and Wayne Hauge also have no more standing to sue [...]
Federal persecution drives woman to suicide
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Missoulian, MT
27 Oct 2007
Michael Moore
MEDICAL MARIJUANA ADVOCATE KILLS HERSELF
Robin Prosser, a Missoula woman who struggled for a quarter century to live with the pain of an immunosuppressive disorder, tried years ago to kill herself. Last week, she tried again. This time, she succeeded.
After her earlier attempt failed, Prosser wound up in even more trouble [...]
Caregivers Montana opens its doors to the sick and needy
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT
02 Nov 2007
Scott McMillion
MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS OPENS IN LIVINGSTON
LIVINGSTON — Three years ago, Montana voters decided by a 62 percent margin that marijuana should be available for medical purposes.
No issue or candidate had received that sort of statewide endorsement for 25 years.
Since then, a network of suppliers and users has been created [...]
Cannabis imbedded in New Zealand society
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Press, New Zealand
02 Nov 2007
Helen Murdoch
RENEWED CALL FOR DEBATE ON CANNABIS
The New Zealand Drug Foundation hopes to reignite the debate over legalising cannabis and has the backing of other health sector experts.
Foundation head Ross Bell says politicians had to take cannabis out of the too-hard basket and revisit the discussion.
Half of New Zealanders had [...]
Interview with Jack Cole of LEAP
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Austin Chronicle, TX
2 Nov 2007
Jordan Smith
EX-COP WALKS THE TALK IN ANTI-PROHIBITION EFFORT
Back in March 2002, retired New Jersey State Police Lt. Jack Cole made headlines when he and four other former cops teamed up to form the drug policy reform group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. The group’s message is simple: The Drug War is a [...]
Ferderal aid used as an enforcement weapon
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007New York Times, NY
02 Nov 2007
MARIJUANA AND COLLEGE AID
Anything that keeps ex-offenders from attending college makes it more likely that they will be caught in the revolving door that leads to prison. Tens of thousands of people have been pushed in that direction since the 1990s when Congress passed a law that barred even minor [...]