AB390 Public Safety Committee Hearing Scheduled
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Attorney General Holder Says Medical Marijuana Raids Will End
February 25, 2009 – Speaking at a press conference with DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart, Attorney General Eric Holder declared that ending medical marijuana raids “is now American policy.” A reporter asked, “shortly after the inauguration there were raids on California medical marijuana dispensaries…do you expect these to continue?”, noting that the President had promised to …
Ammiano Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Would Raise Over $1 Billion for State
Contact: Dale Gieringer, Director, Cal NORML (415) 563-5858 WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT OF AB390 San Francisco, February 23, 2009 – At a press conference today, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-SF) announced the introduction of AB390, The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act, a landmark bill to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol and tobacco. …
New Poll Finds Growing Support for Legalization
February 19, 2009 – A growing number of Americans, and a majority in the West, support legalizing marijuana, according to a January 29-31 poll of 1,053 likely voters by Zogby International, sponsored by California NORML and Oaksterdam University. When asked: “Should marijuana be taxed and legally regulated like alcohol and cigarettes to help raise money …
Kelloggs Drops Michael Phelps for Smoking Pot
Download the Phelps Yes We Cannabis flyer Pot advocates unite! Tell Kellogg Company and USA Swimming that you’re disgusted by their spurning of Michael Phelps. Phelps wasn’t flaunting pot in public. His privacy was wrongly invaded. No one tried to sanction him when he was busted for drunken driving. Tell Kellogg and USA Swim that …
Zogby Poll: 72% of Voters Want Obama to End DEA Medical Marijuana Raids
Feb 4th, 2009 – While the DEA continues to stage medical marijuana raids in California, nearly three-quarters of voters think President Obama should honor his campaign pledge to end the raids, according to a poll of 1,053 likely voters by Zogby International. In a question sponsored by NORML, voters were asked: During the presidential campaign, …
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL REVIEW DEA RAIDS
A White House spokesperson has told the Washington Times that the Obama administration will re-evaluate policies of DEA interference in state medical marijuana laws. “The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, …
MORE DEA RAIDS IN LOS ANGELES
February 3 – California NORML has confirmed reports of four DEA raids in L.A. today. Contrary to rumor, no doctor’s office was raided. The raids were all “smash and grab” operations: agents took medicine and money, destroyed surveillance cameras and grabbed computers, but did not arrest anyone. The professionalism of the operations was questionable. In …
Call on Obama to Support Change in UN Drug Policy
January 31, 2009 – Last February, I was among 70 North American delegates at the UN NGO consultation on drug policy in Vancouver. Representing NORML, I called for an end to the criminalization of cannabis users. The overwhelming consensus of the conference was that current policies are excessively punitive, and should be revised in the …
CALIFORNIA SURVEY SHOWS STUDENT MARIJUANA USE STABLE, PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE HIGH
Jan 30, 2009 — The newly released biennial Attorney General’s Survey of Student Drug Use in California shows that marijuana use among 7th. 9th and 11th graders remained stable during 2007-8, but reports an “alarming rate” of prescription drug abuse. “The survey confirms that California’s medical marijuana law has had no adverse impact on youth …