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653,249 people were arrested in the US last year for breaking marijuana laws
Source: BoingBoing
[UPDATE 9/26/2017 12:05pm PT The Marijuana Police Project updated its report: “Data omitted from original analysis shows 653,249 marijuana arrests in 2016. Some reporting law enforcement agencies do not distinguish between types of drug arrests or possession and distribution violations.”]
One person gets arrested for marijuana possession every 71 seconds in the United States, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Crime In the United States (CIUS) report. This is great news to drug cartels, police departments, racists, corrupt politicians, the prison industry, and the involuntary rehab clinic racket. It’s bad news for everybody else. . . . Read Complete Report
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Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana monster myths | David Schmader | TEDxRainier
Published on Feb 1, 2016
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On Thursday, American Green, a marijuana technology company, announced they purchased a small town in San Bernardino County with the intention of turning it into the “the country’s first energy-independent, cannabis-friendly hospitality destination.” . . . Read Complete Report
Pot Company Wants to Turn California Town Into ‘Cannabis-Friendly Municipality’
Arizona-based cannabis company, American Green, announced Aug. 3 that it had made a $5 million offer on the town of Nipton, California in order to transform it into a marijuana mecca.
CANADA: Liberals to announce marijuana will be legal by July 1, 2018
Provinces will have right to decide how marijuana is distributed and sold, CBC News has learned
By David Cochrane, CBC News Posted: Mar 26, 2017 9:00 PM ET
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2017 12:54 PM ET
The Liberal government will announce legislation next month that will legalize marijuana in Canada by July 1, 2018.
CBC News has learned that the legislation will be announced during the week of April 10 and will broadly follow the recommendation of a federally appointed task force that was chaired by former liberal Justice Minister Anne McLellan.
Bill Blair, the former Toronto police chief who has been stickhandling the marijuana file for the government, briefed the Liberal caucus on the roll-out plan and the legislation during caucus meetings this weekend, according to a senior government official who spoke to CBC News on condition of anonymity. . . . Read Complete Report
Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana monster myths | David Schmader | TEDxRainier
In this funny, informative talk, David Schmader makes the case for thinking more broadly about what a marijuana user is and can be.
David Schmader is a multi-talented writer, playwright, newspaper columnist, and performance artist. With wit and intelligence he blends personal experience and biting humor to provide insight on difficult cultural issues. He creates autobiographical solo plays that include, Letter to AXL, (homophobia and the unifying power of anger), Straight (“pray away the gay” conversation therapy), and A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem (angst, escapism, and forgiveness). His shows have toured the country, with productions at New York City’s Dixon Place, Los Angeles’s Highways Performance Space, Seattle’s Bumbershoot Arts Festival, and the Wexner Center of the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.
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How to “buy” weed on the street in Las Vegas
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John Morgan and his firm are one of the best known “Peoples Law firms” in the state and has become a local hero in his support of making medical marijuana available to Florida Residents. Most of the money spent in the legalization movement has come from him personally.
Due in large part to Mr. Morgan’s involvement in our last election 71% of Florida’s voters voted “yes” on legalizing medical marijuana and it became added to our state constitution.
However as has been happening all over our country Florida Legislatures have forgotten that they are in Tallahassee to perform the will of the people and are trying every way they can think of to stop this State Constitutional Amendment. Mr. Morgan is our champion in the fight to stop this movement. . . . Your Editor Dennis Crenshaw
A Letter from John Morgan ESQ. to your editor Dennis Crenshaw Dated 7/6/17
Dennis,
Today, I am filing a lawsuit to overturn the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana, which everyone knows is in direct contradiction to the constitutional amendment we passed.
The ban is unconstitutional, and as promised, we are going to take it to the courts and win.
Getting anything passed through the legislature, as you know, was an accomplishment. Tallahassee politicians often forget who the they are working for.
I know who I am working for: The patients and all of you who have fought with us for years to make sure those patients have access to the medicine they need.
Now, thanks to our collective efforts, most patients will get that access via certain types of marijuana. But it’s not enough and not everything the voters passed.
So we start the new fight today in the courts. And we will continue to fight anywhere and any place where the will of the voters is attempting to be side-railed or ignored.
We are unified in this fight and we will bring our cause to a complete and unasterisked victory soon.
Believe,
John Morgan
Paid for by Florida for Care, 801 Arthur Godfrey Rd. 402A, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Full press conference: John Morgan discusses medical marijuana lawsuit
Published on Jul 6, 2017
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Week in Weed: July 6, 2017 | The Cannabist Show
Published on Jul 6, 2017
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Judge Jim Gray on The Six Groups Who Benefit From Drug Prohibition
YouTube ~ ReasonTV
In 1992, Jim Gray, a conservative judge in conservative Orange County, California, held a press conference during which he recommended that we rethink our drug laws. Back then, it took a great deal of courage to suggest that the war on drugs was a failed policy.
Today, more and more Americans are coming to the realization that prohibition’s costs—whether measured in lives and liberties lost or dollars wasted—far exceed any possible or claimed benefit
Americas Now— Private Prisons in the U.S. Make Big Profits 04/04/2016
YouTube ~ CCTV English
Big Alcohol is bankrolling anti-pot efforts
YouTube ~ TYT Nation
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“THE FIGHT AGAINST legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might lose market share.
On the heels of a filing last week that revealed that a synthetic cannabis company is financing the opposition to legal marijuana in Arizona comes a new disclosure this week that a beer industry group made one of the largest donations to an organization set up to defeat legalization in Massachusetts.
The Beer Distributors PAC, an affiliate that represents 16 beer-distribution companies in Massachusetts, gave $25,000 to the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts, tying it for third place among the largest contributors to the anti-pot organization.”
A long time coming. We are slowly getting there. If you live in a state that is still fighting the inevitable let your voice be known loudly to your state county and city governing bodies that you KNOW this is not a criminal question, its time for a change! . . . Your Editor Dennis Crenshaw
America Finally Liberated: Marijuana Legalization Inevitable
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This should be Illegal. . . Your Editor Dennis Crenshaw
DEA Greenlights Dangerous Marijuana
YouTube ~ The Young Turks
The DEA is approving a synthetic marijuana that could potentially be deadly. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you how the DEA is in the pocket of big pharma. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. CLICK HERE to become a Wolf PAC member.
Church Of Marijuana Gets Tax Exemption From IRS
YouTube ~ Secular Talk
It is your editor’s hope that this church spreads like a weed (pun intended) across America. . . Your Editor Dennis Crenshaw
Cannabis Church Opens Its Doors
YouTube ~ The Young Turks
The International Church of Cannabis is about to open. Ana Kasparian, Brian Unger, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you how you can be a parishioner. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://www.tytnetwork.com/go
Featured Image: 1937 Marijuana revenue stamp. Fair Use.
Marijuana Stocks Are Sky High
This article originally appeared on the Motley Fool.
The marijuana industry is the hottest thing since sliced bread, and marijuana stocks are thriving as a result. Here’s a quick rundown of how some of the industry’s largest players’ stock prices have performed over the trailing 12 months: . . . Read Complete Report
Six Top Pot Stocks for 2017
“They’re headed only one way over the long run… up!”
The future of legal marijuana under Trump
YouTube ~ Controlled Substance Published on Jan 16, 2017
The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal
YouTube ~ CollegeHumor
The fight gets more intense in the USA. Big Pharma is running scared. Canada taking first steps to totally legalize. Full updates below. . Your Editor Dennis Crenshaw
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Big Pharma
America’s Lawyer [18]: Big Pharma’s War on Marijuana & Closing Rikers Island
YouTube ~ RT America
On this episode of America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio discusses the reasons why the marijuana legalization effort failed in Arizona and speaks with Justin Strekal, Political Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, about what pharmaceutical companies have to gain from keeping marijuana illegal. Mike then talks to attorney, Stephen Sheller, about his new book Pharmageddon, which outlines some of the biggest lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies he has been involved with over the years. Mike is then joined by Mollye Barrows, legal journalist for The Trial Lawyer Magazine, about a rogue scientist at a state laboratory who forged evidence in tens of thousands of criminal drug cases. America’s Lawyer wraps up the show by highlighting a ten-year plan to close New York’s notorious Rikers Island Prison.
BIG PHARMA CORP THAT SPENT BIG BUCKS KEEPING MARIJUANA ILLEGAL – health
YouTube ~ Today’s Alternative News Published on Apr 17, 2017
USA Update on the War against Pot
Federal News
Congressman Destroys War on Marijuana in Four Minutes
YouTube ~ Marijuana Majority
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) details how marijuana prohibition has been a “spectacular failure” and previews reform legislation he will soon introduce. Check out http://MarijuanaMajority.com to see more politicians who know it’s time for change.
Good News For Stoners!
YouTube ~ TYT Politics
TYT Politics Producer Emma Vigeland (https://twitter.com/EmmaVigeland) did a YouTube Live report on the news that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may not be cracking down on recreational marijuana as much as he had initially indicated.
States Could Legalize Marijuana in 2017
YouTube ~ Marijuana Majority
Several states could legalize marijuana this year. Here are some of places most likely to end cannabis prohibition in 2017.
Who do you think will be next? http://MarijuanaMajority.com
Update: Florida
Florida for Care
Reminder: Senate & House Meetings
This coming Tuesday, April 18th, is a big day. The Florida Senate and the Florida House are holding hearings on its medical marijuana implementing proposal.
Can you come?
The House Appropriations subcommittee meets this Tuesday, April 18th from 9-12pm in Webster Hall (212 Knot).
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Health and Human Services meets from 4-6pm n the Senate Office Building (James E “Jim” King Jr. Committee Rm 401).
Let us know if you can make it by RSVP’ing. We’ll follow up soon with more details and some talking points for the committee meeting. Link
Illinois
Illinois marijuana legalization press conference
YouTube ~ Reboot Illinois
Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Kelly Cassiday hold a press conference to discuss their bills that would legaliza and regulate recreational marijuana in Illinois. 4-12-2017
Minnesota
MN Lawmakers: Legalize Pot For Recreational Use -Full News Conference
YouTube ~ Michael McIntee
Minnesota has legalized some forms of medical marijuana. But now there’s a move to legalize it for recreational use as well. Several DFL lawmakers are proposing a law to do that. They’re also proposing a state constitutional amendment to make pot legal. Speakers include Bill authors Rep. Jason Metsa (DFL – Virginia) and Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL – Rochester) .
The bill is opposed by at least one key Republican— the GOP controls the legislature — and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton opposes it.
If the legislature passes the constitutional amendment, it will go directly to the voters with or without Dayton’s signature.
Applebaum says realizes the bill isn’t likely to pass this session, but says it is a conversation starter about something that eventually has to change.
Texas
Verify: Has Texas legalized pot?
YouTube ~ KHOU 11
Both sides, for and against the legalization of marijuana, defend their viewpoints through Facebook. However, what happens with opinion turns into deception?
Colorado Early Study Results
Lessons on marijuana legalization to learn from Colorado
YouTube ~ CBC News
Dr. Larry Wolk, the chief medical officer of Colorado, says the state didn’t face significant negative health outcomes from legalizing marijuana.
To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.4069178
Colorado Governor’s Advice to Canada for Legalizing Weed
YouTube ~ Bloomberg Politics
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper joins Bloomberg TV Canada’s Lily Jamali to discuss the lessons learned from marijuana legalization in his state.
Canada working on total legalization
Canadian government announces details on legalized pot legislation
YouTube ~ Global News
Federal government ministers discussed the details around legislation to legalize marijuana in Canada by 2018
Liberals unveil new marijuana legislation
YouTube ~ CTV News
Parliamentary Sec. Bill Blair says the provinces have the authority and the responsibility to decide where legal marijuana can be sold.
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580 CFRA – Evan Soloman with Dana Larsen – Canadian Cannabis Legalization Conflicts of Interest
YouTube ~ Pot TV
From Ottawa Now with Evan Solomon (580 CFRA News Talk Radio) – April 9 2017
The list of conflicts of interest between politicians, law enforcement, prohibitionists, political insiders and licensed producers is large. Less than 3% of current applicants passed Health Canada’s licensing process, and yet that slim margin contains (but is certainly not limited to):
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