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textMexico drug wars claim new victim by Al Jazeera (reposted)
Saturday, May 10, 2008 : President says Mexicans will not 'live in submission' amid wave of gang violence....
Posted: Sat, May 10, 2008 9:14am PDT
textRubin: Marines Stuck Protecting Opium in Helmand by Informed Comment Global Affairs (reposted)
From a Friday, May 9, 2008 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Fri, May 9, 2008 6:24am PDT
calendar"Cocalero" Film on Evo Morales and the South American Socialist Movements by
Centro del Pueblo, 474 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94103...
Event Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 9, 2008 12:08am PDT
textUnion of MMJ Providers to appeal rouge eviction ruling by Union MMP via list
The front line of battle for the MMJ Movement is in defending our right to lease property so our collective members can continue to have safe access to their medicine......
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 12:47pm PDT
calendarCorona: Fundraiser for Ronnie Naulls by
private residence in Corona...
Event Date: Sat, May 17, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 11:31am PDT
calendarScreening of "Voices from Inside" by Cynthia Johnson
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall, 1924 Cedar @ Bonita, Berkeley CA...
Event Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 7, 2008 9:03pm PDT
textRe-Leaf Hearing Continued and 1st Read of Extension Ordinance Results by Americans for Safe Access
The Re-Leaf notice of violation hearing has been extended to June 4th due to the yet uncertain outcome of the deadline extension ordinance. Re-Leaf is in the mist of an arduous re-location process, and thus must stay open at its current location at 21st St. until they receive a final permit for their new location in SOMA in order to finance the costly move....
Posted: Wed, May 7, 2008 2:12pm PDT
textJudiciary Chair Questions DEA Tactics by media advisory
US Representative John Conyers, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, yesterday sent a letter to Acting DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, requesting answers by July 1 to pointed questions about an escalation of DEA efforts to undermine California's health care law. Such letters of inquiry typically precede Congressional oversight hearings....
Posted: Tue, May 6, 2008 2:16pm PDT
textHouse Judiciary Chair Questions DEA Tactics by Americans for Safe Access
We are pleased to announce that US House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) has sent a letter to DEA Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart challenging the DEA's actions....
Posted: Mon, May 5, 2008 4:34pm PDT
textASA CA Weekly Alert 5-1-08 by Americans for Safe Access
****Click here to Take Action to Ensure Patients' Employment Rights!**** http://www.AmericansforSafeAccess.org/AB2279Action...
Posted: Mon, May 5, 2008 2:39pm PDT
textPot Clubs to Face County Crack Down in Alameda Cty. by repost
New restrictions on, and closer scrutiny of, local medical marijuana dispensaries came up for review at last Wednesday’s Unincorporated Services meeting in San Lorenzo....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2008 7:08pm PDT
textLandmark medical marijuana bill clears California legislative committee by Marijuana Policy Project
Yesterday, California's medical marijuana patients and caregivers were dealt a victory when the Assembly Committee on Public Safety passed A.B. 2743....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2008 6:38pm PDT
documentBerkeley Mayor Joins Call for Oversight into DEA
batesconyers_1_.pdf
by BPG via list
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates this week joined Oakland ’sRon Dellums and San Francisco ’sGavin Newsom in urging Representative John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to hold Congressional oversight hearings into attempts by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to undermine state and local medical marijuana laws....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2008 6:28pm PDT
textMinnesota medical marijuana bill under attack by MPP
Some members of Minnesota's law enforcement community are lying in order to kill MPP's medical marijuana bill in the state...
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2008 12:14pm PDT
calendarSF Cannabis Freedom Day
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by Lynnette Mont-eton Shaw
Civic Center Plaza, SF http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=civic%20center%20plaza%20san%20francisco%2C%20ca&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl...
Event Date: Sat, May 3, 2008 10:00am PDT
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2008 11:26am PDT
videoMedical Marijuana Case Now in Federal Court (video/x-ms-wmv 28.3MB) by Mike Rhodes
The 7 minute video (below) is an interview with Luke Scarmazzo and Monica Valencia. Both Scarmazzo and Valencia were arrested in the September 2006 raid of a medical marijuana dispensary in Modesto California. The case, which is being heard in Federal Court, started this week in Fresno....
Posted: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 12:24pm PDT
calendarSupport Nate Miley in his bid for re-election by
The Bulldog Coffeeshop 1739 Broadway, Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Fri, May 2, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Apr 29, 2008 7:05pm PDT
textLast-Minute Plea Deals Thin Out CHC Defendants by MMA repost
On the eve of their scheduled trial, a string of plea deals reduced the number of California Healthcare Collective defendants to just two....
Posted: Tue, Apr 29, 2008 5:58pm PDT
textBerkeley Mayor Joins Call for Hearings into DEA Tactics by media advisory
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates joins Dellums, Newsom, in urging Rep. John Conyers to set a date for hearings into federal interference in state and local medical marijuana law....
Posted: Tue, Apr 29, 2008 3:47pm PDT
text4/29 in Fresno: Protest at MMJ Trial by CA NORML via list
Luke Scarmazzo, Ricardo Montes and Monica Valencia of the California Healthcare Collective in Modesto are facing a federal trial in Fresno beginning Tuesday April 29th. Supporters are urged to join them there for a rally at noon (trial begins at 8 am). - D. Gieringer, Cal NORML...
Posted: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 6:32pm PDT
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