Featured Image: Marijuana Plant. CREDIT:Cannabis Training University. SOURCE: Wikipedia (Public-Domain)
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Featured Image: Marijuana Plant. CREDIT:Cannabis Training University. SOURCE: Wikipedia (Public-Domain)
From youtube uploaded by MOXNEWSd0tC0M on Jan 4, 2014
Dear Supporter:
We recently celebrated the anniversary of a very significant day in reform movement history. December 5, 2013 marked the 80th anniversary of Repeal Day, on which alcohol prohibition was repealed and the 21st Amendment, regulating the legal sale of alcohol, was ratified. For all of us at Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Repeal Day represents the attainability of our goal: ending the more enduring, infinitely more harmful and complex policy of drug prohibition. It’s incredible how far the drug policy reform movement has come just in the past year or two, and our success is owed to supporters like you.
This has been an outstanding year for LEAP. Let’s take a look at some of LEAP’s 2013 achievements by the numbers:
788,290. Number of views to date of LEAP co-founder Captain Peter Christ’s YouTube video, “Retired Police Captain Demolishes the War on Drugs.” The video first went viral in March, and since then, viewers all over the world have contacted LEAP about Peter’s common sense argument for ending drug prohibition.
54,293. Number of signatures to date on LEAP’s Change.org petition since its launch in August. LEAP petitioned Attorney General Eric Holder, asking the Department of Justice to Stop Funding Racially Biased Marijuana Arrests.
36,680. Number of dollars LEAP supporters contributed to finance the production of a documentary film about LEAP leading 2012’s Caravan for Peace. In just 45 days, LEAP’s crowdfunding campaign, “Cops Lead Drug War Victims on a Journey for Peace,” drew enough interest to surpass our goal and secure the funding we needed to edit and distribute our footage. The film will be released in 2014, and is sure to become an inspiring piece of drug reform history.
More than 1,700. Number of LEAP presentations and appearances to date in 2013, including more than 1,000 media appearances and more than 700 in-person presentations. Our 170 speakers have been incredibly busy spreading LEAP’s message of legalization and regulation this year. We’re reaching millions, and we are able to do all that we do because of you, our loyal supporters.
Our speakers are more in-demand than ever, and we have big plans for 2014, including targeted campaigns in a number of states on the verge of legalizing marijuana. We need your help in keeping our momentum rolling. Please make a tax deductible contribution to LEAP today and count yourselfamong those who are an integral part of ending drug prohibition.
Thank you so much for your continued support, and have a wonderful holiday season.
Sincerely,
Major Neill Franklin (Ret.)
Executive Director
Law Enforcement Against Prohibtion
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From Toke of the Town
U.S. Government study shows rats pass “cannabis effects” to offspring
By William Breathes in News, Say what? Monday, December 2, 2013 at 11:20 am
Take it with a grain of sale (we do), but researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine funded by the National Institutes of Health, say that the offspring of rats exposed to cannabis were less motivated than offspring of non-THC dosed rats. Their proof? . . . Read Complete Report
Image Credit: Flickr.com/AlexK100
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer wants to puff MMJ while in uniform
Image: Mountie in Banff, Alberta. CREDIT: HordeFTL at English Wikipedia SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain) FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY – The Mountie in the photo is NOT the Mountie in the article below.
A medical marijuana using Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has kicked off a media storm in Canada this week after publicly admitted his cannabis use while on the job, notably while in the iconic red uniforms Mounties are known for wearing.
This caused outrage from the RCMP, but not so much about Cpl. Ronald Francis using ganja itself. He can do that and even while on the job, they say. But the Yukon will thaw before he’s allowed to light up while wearing his Red Serge. . . . Read Complete Report
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Are pot-smokers being turned away at the U.S. border?
By William Breathes in News Monday, December 2, 2013 at 8:20 am
Image: Canada-US Border looking from the U.S side looking toward St. Stephen Canada. The St. Croix River marks a section of the international boundary between the United State s and Canada, forming a natural border between the towns on either side of the river bank. Calais is connected to St. Stephen by the Ferry Point International Bridge and the Milltown International Bridge. CREDIT: P199 SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.)
Marijuana use for adults 21 and over is legal in Colorado and Washington, but any wannabe toking tourists headed here from other countries might want to keep quiet about it until they get here.
According to reports in the Canadian press, simply admitting to a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent that you’ve smoked pot or that you plan to smoke pot apparently can get you turned away at the border — and perhaps permanently banned from the good ol’ U.S. of A because marijuana is still illegal under federal laws. . . Read Complete Report
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Florida medical marijuana proposal up for Supreme Court review next week
By William Breathes in Follow that story, Legislation, Medical,News Friday, November 29, 2013 at 9:20 am
In just six days on Dec. 5 the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not a proposed medical marijuana initiative already in the signature-gathering process will be allowed to move forward. . . . Read Complete Report
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Arizona Marijuana-Legalization Bill Will Be Proposed by House Democrat
By Matthew Hendley Wed., Nov. 27 2013 at 12:00 PM
Assistant House Minority Leader Ruben Gallego, a Phoenix Democrat, announced plans to introduce a marijuana-legalization bill during the upcoming legislative session.
Gallego, an Iraq War veteran, said he’s working on a bill “that would regulate and tax marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.” . . . Read Complete Report
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Read final regulations for growing industrial hemp in Colorado
By William Breathes in Hemp, News Monday, December 2, 2013 at 10:20 am
Back in October, we shared with you the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s draft regulations for the growing of industrial hemp. Now, those regulations are official — with one change. Instead of facing a registration suspension or revocation if testing reveals that a grower’s plants exceed 0.3 percent THC, the final rules say that a grower will not be subject to any penalty as long as the “crop is destroyed or utilized in a manner approved of and verified by” the state agriculture commissioner.
Keep reading for the full list of hemp regulations. . . . Read Complete Report
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Denver Westword Blogs By Michael Roberts Mon., Nov. 25 2013 at 4:20 PM
Image: Juan Guardarrama’s booking photo. SOURCE: Denver Westword Blogs. (Fair Use)
Marijuana: Colorado NORML finds timing of pot raids suspicious
Last week, the DEA and the IRS, aided by local officers, conducted raids on multiple marijuana businesses in Denver and Boulder.
While the feds aren’t sharing details of these actions, info has surfaced about a potential link to Juan Guardarrama, aka “Tony Montana, a Miami con who, until recently, held a Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division license. Nonetheless, Colorado NORML thinks the timing of the raids is suspect. Details below. . . . Read Complete Report
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Published on Nov 30, 2013
Image: Seattle skyline including Space Needle. CREDIT: Rattlhed SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)
From NBC San Diego By R. Stickney Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 | Updated 8:57 AM PST
High in the Sky: Pot Falls From Plane Near U.S.-Mexico Border
Bundles of pot fell from the sky over San Diego, arriving in an airdrop from a plane that originated in Mexico, federal officials said Tuesday. . . Read Complete Report
From CBS Denver Channel 4 November 27, 2013 2:36 PM
Denver Using ‘Nasal Ranger’ To Measure Pot Grow House Odors
DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver City Council committee is talking about changing the city’s odors laws weeks before recreational marijuana is to become legal and go on sale. . . . Read Complete Report
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THE WACKY WEED! Andy Panda!
Featured image: Flag of Uruguay. CREDIT:This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Pumbaa80. This applies worldwide. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons.
Image: Orthographic projection of Uruguay. CREDIT: Connormah SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.)
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Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana
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Uruguay Shows World How To End Marijuana Black Market By Selling Weed For ONE DOLLAR A GRAM!
Published on Nov 4, 2013
November 03, 2013 CBC News
From youtube uploaded by MOXNEWSd0tC0M October 25, 2013 CNN
Featured Image: Montage of six cat photos. A LINEUP OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS:
From Newser By the Associated Press
Posted Oct 18, 2013 1:40 PM CDT
AP) – Prison guards in Moldova recently busted a drug smuggler … a feline drug smuggler. Guards became suspicious about the cat, which routinely entered and left the prison through a hole in a fence, . . . Read Complete Report
Featured Image: Alice meets the caterpiller, from “Alice in Wonderland”. SOURCE: Unknown (Public Domain).
I’ve been speculating just what that cool caterpiller is smokin’ in that hooker in this subterranean classic. Sure makes him mellow. . EDITOR
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Published on Jun 20, 2013
Want to know what 17 million pounds of pot looks like? The Center for Investigative Reporting takes a heady look at how much marijuana is seized at the U.S.-Mexico border.