Conservatives to Waste Billions Locking Up Marijuana Users
Wonder where they are going to put all those unregistered medical marijuana users and pot growers who get arrested and charged if the government passes Bill S-10? Here's your answer:
Speaking at UAB on Wednesday
On Wednesday, October 6, I, along with Thomas Pearson from Alabama NORML, will be speaking at UAB.
So, will these people get probation from Judge Rochester?
The Clay Times Journal has released the Grand jury report from August and 9 out of 11 indictments are for controlled substance violations.
Letter #3 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California prisons, he is currently in FCI Lompoc. He is expected to be released in 2018.
Marc Emery’s US Federal Prison blog #17: Letter to Jodie
Dear Jodie: I was saddened to hear the tragic news that Michelle Rainey is possibly just weeks away from dying from her melanoma and lymphatic cancer, which has now reached critical proportions throughout her body. She's only 39. Melanoma is such a vicious cancer, and cancer has been terrible on her brother, killing him young, and affecting others in her family.
Saying No to Conservative Drug Bill S-10
I joined a dedicated group of activists outside Liberal MP Hedy Fry's office on Saturday as part of country-wide rallies at Members of Parliament's offices to protest Bill S-10, the Conservative drug legislation that would bring American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana "offences" to Canada.
Obama in Critical Condition: MDS
Obama seems to be taking his cues from the failed Presidency of Jimmy Carter. During his campaign Carter said that no law should be more harmful than what it is trying to regulate and that he favored the re-legalization of marijuana. Then he re-started Nixon's Drug War and lashed out at his naive supporters.
The Death Penalty For Cannabis
As California debates the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, and Canada's Liberals talk about decriminalization, it's easy to forget what happens to people in other countries when they get busted for pot.