Archive for: June, 2012

Police Caught Fabricating Probably Cause During Traffic Stops

Stop and Seize

By Eapen Thampy  |  Published in ForfeitureReform.com Filmmaker Terrance Huff has filed a lawsuit against the city of Collinsville, Illinois, and Collinsville police officer Michael Reichert over a traffic stop last December. The suit was filed last month in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The Chicago law firm Meyer [...]

DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Reveals Lack of Knowledge on Marijuana

DEA Administrator Leonhart stumbles through questioning

Leonhart’s inability to answer simple questions would be humorous if the consequences of her position weren’t so tragic. By NORML  | Published in Opposing Views Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) made some must watch reform video today when he grilled DEA Administrator, Michele Leonhart, over the relative health impacts of marijuana versus other drugs. Rep. Polis [...]

Smoke Signals Poised to Heat Up the Marijuana Debate

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Major new book by the author of Acid Dreams will debut at the Seattle Hempfest in mid-August June 27, 2012  |  Published in SmokeSignalsTheBook.com Smoke Signals, a groundbreaking work by Martin A. Lee, is a panoramic, character-driven, social history that explains why marijuana affects so many aspects of American life. Although cannabis possession is illegal under [...]

Caravan For Peace Set to Draw Attention to Failed War on Drugs During Month-long Journey

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As the number of innocent people who continue to die in Mexico because of the failed war on drugs rises to 71,000 , the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) has announced that it will lead a month-long “Caravan for Peace” across the United States to draw attention to the misguided drug war policies that have caused [...]

Monrovia Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Should Be Sold at Pharmacies After Attending Conference

Mayor Mary Ann Lutz. (Photo credit: Nathan McIntire, courtesy of Monrovia Patch)

Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz joined a recommendation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors calling for the federal government to allow medical marijuana to be sold at pharmacies. By Nathan McIntire  |  Published in The Monrovia Patch  Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz joined the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week in calling for the federal [...]

An Evening with Vice Presidential Candidate Jim Gray and Dr. David Bearman

Bearman Fundraiser back

Judge Jim Gray to be taking part in a meet-and-greet and fund-raiser at the Santa Barbara home of Dr. David Bearman: one of the most recognized physicians in the U.S. in the field of medicinal marijuana and a longtime advocate of legalization. The Judge will be on hand to meet with contributors and will speak [...]

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