Press Release: SANTA CLAUS DELIVERS LUMPS OF COAL TO THE DEA TODAY (Downtown LA, Christmas eve, 4:00 PM)


December 24, 2008


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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EVENT: Protest/Rally to bring public attention to the almost 10 raids by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in the past two weeks on medical marijuana patients and providers in California. These raids have gone un-noticed in the media. We will be calling on President elect Obama to end these DEA raids or next year Santa Claus will be delivering coal to The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC.


Media Contact:

Degé Coutee
Patient Advocacy Network
(323) 334-5282
patientadvocates [at] riseup.net


DATE: 12-24-2008

LOCATION: DEA Headquarters
255 E Temple Street
Downtown Los Angeles

TIME: 4:00 PM on the dot


SANTA CLAUS DELIVERS COAL TO THE DEA TODAY (Christmas eve, 4:00 PM)

MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS HONOR THOSE IN PRISON


LOS ANGELES – December 24, 2008 - Santa Claus has announced that he is
delivering a few bags of coal to 255 E. Temple Street in Downtown Los
Angeles today at 4 p.m.

"The DEA should be happy that I stop at all for them this year," declares
Mr. Claus. "They have stolen from patients, thwarted justice, terrorized
the state of California and wasted huge amounts of valuable resources.
They are shameful, unapologetic, should be spanked and sent to bed without
supper."

Patients will gather to tell Santa their wishes for the New Year and new
White House Administration and hold a candlelight vigil for those patients
who remain in prison due to U.S. failed drug policies.

"There are many wonderful people in our jails and prisons who are
non-violent cannabis users. They should be at home with their families,
not in prison. We demand president-elect Obama put an end to these raids
and useless incarcerations," states Degé Coutee, president of Patient
Advocacy Network, a Southern California based medical cannabis patient
advocacy and education organization.

Coutee continues, "What we witnessed last week was no more than armed
Christmas shopping. The DEA took televisions, jewelry and cars, but no
arrests were made all while holding patients at gunpoint. This is not
public safety. This is government sanctioned terrorism."

"I will be lighting a freedom joint" Santa added, "and passing it around to
share and show unity amongst cannabis patients and their supporters. I
challenge the feds to arrest Santa Claus on Christmas eve."

There have been 10 DEA raids on legally qualified patients and their
providers throughout Southern California in the last two weeks. Cash,
medicine and personal property were taken, some without a warrant. No
arrests were made but patients were threatened. For more information
contact Patient Advocacy Network at (323) 334-5282 or
patientadvocates [at] riseup.net or visit http://www.CannabisSavesLives.com.

End of press release