Activism

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.
Activism

Democratic strategists are studying a California marijuana-legalization initiative to see if similar ballot measures could energize young, liberal voters in swing states for the 2012 presidential election.

CANNABIS CULTURE - On Saturday, October 16, the Free Marc Emery Campaign is holding a Legal Fundraiser Moneybomb! Marc is hiring a US prisoner transfer specialist lawyer to handle the process of having him transferred to Canada so he can serve his time at home. We need your help!

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.