Speaking about why he protests, and why he endorses Regulate Marijuana Like Wine, Javier Sicilia opens up to U.S. Congressional Candidate Steve Collett. Excerpt from Time Magazine “When Javier Sicilia’s 24-year-old son, health-administration student Juan Francisco, was brutally killed by drug traffickers in March, it was headline-grabbing news, because Sicilia, 55, is one of [...]
By Brad Burge | Published in MAPS.org With over 700 attendees from over 30 countries and many more at The Medicine Ball, Cartographie Psychedelica revealed the real scope and impact of the last 25 years of MAPS’ work. Our research and education are transforming science, medicine, law, spirituality, and human relationships. MAPS and our friends, [...]
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By Nick Schou | Published in OC Weekly Joe Byron and Joe Grumbine, who operated a pair of Long Beach cannabis clubs as well as Garden Grove‘s Unit D collective until they were raided and arrested along with all of their employees two years ago this month, were found guilty by a jury today of selling marijuana, tax evasion, and electricity theft. [...]
By Jacob Sullum | Published in Reason Magazine Yesterday California Attorney General Kamala Harris urged state legislators to clarify the rules for growing and distributing medical marijuana. In a letter (PDF) to the leaders of the state Assembly and Senate, she notes that California law exempts patients and their primary caregivers from criminal penalties when they “associate…collectively or cooperatively [...]
Patient advocates now have better access to tools for getting educated & taking action By Kris Hermes | Published in Americans for Safe Access The country’s largest grassroots medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), launched a first-of-its-kind, free iPhone application today that will provide a vast array of tools for people new [...]
By Steve Collett | Published in ElectCollett.com A growing consensus is forming among economists and criminologists that drug prohibition, rather than drug use itself, is a leading cause of violence and property crime, resulting in urban decay and losses to real estate values. Following are thirteen ways that various forms of drug legalization could improve [...]
By Angel Raich | Published on AngelJustice.org I am very sad to report to you my brain tumor may be growing in areas doctors can’t see on the MRI again and I now have Ataxia. My brain stem and cerebellum were compressed way to long during the time the brain tumor was growing and from [...]
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Amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief filed yesterday also seeks depublication of a widely misinterpreted ruling By Kris Hermes | Published in Americans For Safe Access A coalition of advocates and public officials filed an amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief yesterday, asking the California Supreme Court to take the appeal of Pack v. City [...]
MAPS is celebrating 25 years of research and education in Oakland, California and Medical Marijuana 411 is proud to work with alongside such intellectual giants. By Sam Sabzehzar | December 8, 2011 One of the workshops during the MAPS conference will be focusing on the science and politics of medical cannabis and features prominent advocates [...]
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Portions of a letter to The Honorable Judge David Frasier and Prosecuting Attorney Bill Druffel in Seattle, Washington, regarding Tyler Markwart, who began a hunger strike December 4, 2011 to highlight the ineffectiveness of the War on Drugs. Tyler is doing this while facing prosecution for his use of medicinal cannabis, which is the only [...]
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