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calendarHow Counterculture Built Silicon Valley by CIIS Public Programs
California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103...
Event Date: Wed, Jan 17, 2018 7:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2017 12:52pm PST
textCall SF Bd of Supes for Marijuana: We Voted 75% for It by Phone Time
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, all Democrats, is currently doing everything they can to oppose the 75% of San Francisco voters who voted for Prop 64, the marijuana initiative, of November 2016. We need your phone calls, Emails and faxes now to demand enforcement of Prop 64 with marijuana stores everywhere in San Francisco....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2017 7:42am PST
imagePhilippines: Stop the killings, stop silencing dissent
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by PA + PES
This is the statement of a seven-member delegation of the Progressive Alliance (PA) and the Party of European Socialists (PES) that have visited Manila this week to assess the situation and to demonstrate solidarity in support for democracy in the Philippines. The delegation was hosted by Akbayan Party, a member of Progressive Alliance....
Posted: Thu, Oct 26, 2017 1:19am PDT
textA Public Bank of Oakland Could Provide Financial Services to Cannabis Industry by R. Robertson
Oakland will spend $75,000 on a study to examine the feasibility of establishing a public bank in that city. Most corporate banks do not conduct business with the cannabis industry, even where cannabis operations are legal, pay taxes and hire employees. The study will hopefully prove that a public bank would be able to provide financial services to the cannabis industry....
Posted: Thu, Oct 26, 2017 1:10am PDT
calendarCannabis Advocates Alliance meeting
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by Cannabis Advocates Alliance
Felton Community Hall 6191 Hwy 9...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 22, 2017 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 19, 2017 4:33pm PDT
textCannabis for the Treatment of Cancer - Scientific Details in Report by Justin Kander (report author)
The 182 page report titled "Cannabis for the Treatment of Cancer: The Anticancer Activity of Phytocannabinoids and Endocannabinoids" by Justin Kander and edited by Dennis Hill reveal detailed descriptions of studies where cannabis stopped cancer cells from surviving, spreading and metastasizing. Included are also personal testimonies of patients that have used cannabis to treat their cancer. The U.S. government chooses to ignore this critical information and instead continues to publically vi...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2017 7:47am PDT
imagePhilippines: 8,000 killings proof of policy to kill
Akbayan Partylist condemns President Rodrigo Duterte’s denial of his policy to kill under the War on Drugs.
by AKBAYAN (Citizens Action Party)
Akbayan Partylist condemns President Rodrigo Duterte’s denial of his policy to kill under the War on Drugs....
Posted: Sun, Sep 10, 2017 5:13am PDT
imageSanta Cruz County Cannabis EIR Update and Important Meeting Dates
Resource Center for Nonviolence 
616 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz
by GreenTrade Santa Cruz
A draft Environmental Impact Report on establishing a regulated cannabis trade in the County concludes that a more permissive approach is an “environmentally superior alternative” to either a ban or a more restrictive proposed ordinance under consideration....
Posted: Tue, Sep 5, 2017 6:32pm PDT
documentRecommendations for Action in the MHCAN Crisis
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by Robert Norse
MHCAN (Mental Health Clients Action Network) has faced a crisis for the last several years with police and city agencies breathing down its neck. The management of MHCAN and its Board of Directors has chosen to pursue, largely a low-profile work-behind-the-scenes approach. There's been little publicity about the upcoming Special Use Permit meeting of the Planning Commission which Board Chair Steve Pleich says is slated for 9-28. A month ago, I wrote the following suggestions to the community....
Posted: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 6:06pm PDT
imageSupport Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) for City and County License
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by via Valerie Corral, WAMM
WAMM is the longest continually running Medial Cannabis Collective in the nation....
Posted: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 3:56pm PDT
imagePHILIPPINES - Akbayan slams Duterte's raid killings, threats vs. rights activists
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by Akbayan (Citizens Action Party)
Akbayan partylist condemns Duterte's public threat to shoot human rights groups. The threat comes at a time when Oplan Tokhang has reached its bloodiest and human rights groups are needed to watch over the government's operations....
Posted: Sun, Aug 20, 2017 6:21pm PDT
calendarSupport Santa Cruz Cannabis Meeting
Resource Center for Nonviolence 
616 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz
by GreenTrade Santa Cruz
Resource Center for Nonviolence 616 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Sun, Aug 13, 2017 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 3:29pm PDT
imageTime for Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Broaden Narcan Policies
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by Steve Pleich
Saving Lives Should Be Top Priority...
Posted: Sat, Aug 5, 2017 9:14am PDT
imageNegro on California's Corporate Marijuana Rush
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by Eugenio Negro
Satirist Eugenio Negro's take on marijuana dispensaries....
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2017 4:11pm PDT
imageParamilitary group kills 6 people and leaves 3 children wounded in Guerrero, México
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by Ruptura Colectiva (RC)
The armed assault resulted in the death of three women, one man, a 17-year-old youth, and a baby of just four months....
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2017 2:27am PDT
imageTime to Revisit All-Volunteer Needle Exchange
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by Steve Pleich
Needle Exchange is Not the Problem, It is the Solution...
Posted: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 4:19pm PDT
textDeep State Targets Duterte for Shaky Alliances, Not Drug Killings by Lucifer Morningstar
The deep state is attempting to destabilize Duterte for his political instability, not his extrajudicial killings of civilians. The Philippines turning to Russia and China scares the intelligence community enough to use ISIS to stage a coup....
Posted: Sat, May 27, 2017 10:46am PDT
textTom Marino Drug Czar; Another Prohibitionist Profiteer! by Green Liberty Party
Trump's pick for drug czar Tom Marino (R-PA) is another Reagan-era drug warrior looking to continue the revolving door of prohibitionist policies....
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2017 11:33am PDT
imageMother of Cyprus Speaks Out on Using Cannabis to Treat Epilepsy
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by Keppra Kills
A wonderful interview featuring one of many breakthrough stories on how medical cannabis is helping children deal with crippling seizures....
Posted: Wed, Apr 26, 2017 11:50pm PDT
imageInterview with Valerie Corral of Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM)
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by via Green Gold Stories
‘I don't work with pot, I work with people.’ - Valerie Corral...
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2017 12:50pm PDT
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