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textRise of Cannasat threatens Compassion Clubs by n/a
The rise of Canadian Corporate medical cannabis interests threatens to destroy Compassion Clubs....
Posted: Sat, Nov 20, 2004 3:11pm PST
textCompanion Bill To "Truth In Trials Act" Introduced In US Senate by NORML
Washington, DC: Congressman Richard Durbin (D-IL), along with co-sponsors Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Jim Jeffords (I-VT), introduced legislation this week in the United States Senate seeking to allow medicinal marijuana patients to raise an affirmative defense of medical necessity in federal court....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 3:03pm PST
textLaw prof to Supreme Court: federal government, butt out of medical marijuana by BU Bridge (repost)
The high-profile case centers on whether the federal government has the power to prosecute these patients in a state with a law permitting the cultivation and use of cannabis with a physician's consent....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 12:08am PST
textAshcroft is gone...Let's renew our commitment to the fight! by Americans for Safe Access
ASA is asking all Medical Marijuana Advocates to renew their commitment to the fight for safe and legal access by signing a Pledge of Resistance (if you have already signed the pledge forward this e-mail to five of your friends.)...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 10:59pm PST
textOREGON VOTERS REJECT MEDICAL MARIJUANA MEASURE by repost
Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have greatly eased access to medical marijuana by raising the amount patients could legally possess, and creating state-regulated dispensaries for the drug....
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 7:21am PST
textMontana: Voters Pass Medical Marijuana Initiative by Susan Gallagher, Associated Press (repost)
Use of marijuana for medical reasons will be legal in Montana and tobacco users will see a tax increase, voters decided Tuesday in passing a pair of ballot measures Tuesday....
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2004 10:53pm PST
textMarijuana Arrests For Year 2003 Hit Record High, FBI Report Reveals by NORML
Special News Release: Marijuana Arrests For Year 2003 Hit Record High, FBI Report Reveals Pot Smokers Arrested In America At A Rate Of One Every 42 Seconds...
Posted: Sat, Oct 30, 2004 12:36am PDT
text REPORT SUPRESSED THAT MARIJUANA COMPONENTS CAN INHIBIT CANCER GROWTH by Coastal Post
Clinical research touted by the journal of the American Association for Cancer Research that shows marijuana's components can inhibit the growth of cancerous brain tumors is the latest in a long line of studies demonstrating the drug's potential as an anti-cancer agent....
Posted: Sat, Oct 30, 2004 12:30am PDT
textMore fraudulent precinct changes/registration scam by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
An unknown number of University of Pittsburgh students who signed a petition to legalize medical marijuana have had their party registrations and polling places switched -- adding to the number of college students apparently targeted by a voter registration scam...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 2:29pm PDT
textE is for Israel by tkat
When not killing palestinians, Israel is creating sane drug policy and proving that some mainly British roadmads to peace/liberation can actually work....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 12:56pm PDT
textVancouver Cannabis Clubs Under Fire, Mafia Wants Control, US and Mexican by N Wor B Nits U A Truk
Canada is under fire with clubs raided. The link is below....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 12:35pm PDT
textMedical Marijuana Documentary- Free Online by ASA
Mofilms & Americans For Safe Access are proud to announce the world premiere movie release of "Regarding Medical Marijuana v.2"...
Posted: Wed, Oct 13, 2004 11:27pm PDT
textDrug Industry Scandal a 'Crisis' by Ritt Goldstein
One million US deaths, the compromising of key elements within the medical community and its regulatory structures, the blind pursuit of billions of dollars in corporate profits -- all have surfaced in a detonating pharmaceutical industry scandal of global dimension....
Posted: Fri, Oct 8, 2004 7:21am PDT
textMedical Marijuana Patients Arrested Today at DC Protest by Americans for Safe Access
Civil Disobedience on Steps of Health and Human Services Results in 14 in Custody...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 11:29am PDT
text10/5: Phone/ Fax Slam to Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health & Human Services by Americans for Safe Access
As you know, Oct. 5, ASA is imploring HHS to do the right thing, and allow for the rescheduling of marijuana. For those of you who cannot attend the Washington DC event, you can still join us by sending a fax and calling HHS On Tuesday, Oct. 5!...
Posted: Sun, Oct 3, 2004 12:45pm PDT
text Hemp Food Final Victory! by VoteHemp.com
The Bush Administration will not appeal the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals February 6, 2004 decision in HIA v. DEA protecting sale and consumption of hemp food products in the U.S....
Posted: Fri, Oct 1, 2004 11:24am PDT
textKERRY OFFERS HOPE FOR MEDICAL POT OK by repost of a letter to the editor
I attended his recent rally at the Alliant Energy Center and while my wheelchair prevented me from meeting him, a friend did and he asked Kerry when patients like me would receive legal access to medical marijuana. Kerry replied, "When I'm president."...
Posted: Thu, Sep 30, 2004 10:07am PDT
textEvents leading up to 10/5 Medical Marijuana Rally by Americans for Safe Access
We’re getting very excited about the upcoming rally to reschedule marijuana and October 5^th is approaching fast!!!! We’ve set up some regional organizing meetings and we have a convergence space for DC. Below we’ve listed all of the meetings, events and transportation info that we have so far...
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 11:01pm PDT
text10/5 in Washington, DC: Stop the War on Medical Cannabis Patients! by Americans for Safe Access
*WHAT:* RALLY FOR RESCHEDULING MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE *WHERE*: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), WASHINGTON DC *WHEN:* TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 2004, 10 AM *WHO:* PATIENTS, DOCTORS, MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS & YOU!...
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 11:00pm PDT
text US DOJ Press Release: Major Marijuana Growing Operation Dismantled by US Department of Justice
On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wolf Team of the California National Guard, executed a federal search warrant on four properties in Upper Lake, California, owned by Mr. Charles Edward Lepp....
Posted: Thu, Sep 9, 2004 12:22am PDT
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