Saturday, May 9, 2009
MSNBC - California to legalize marijuana?
Yet, the debate continues.
Less talk more action. End hemp prohibition now.
California to legalize marijuana? 05-05-09 MSNBC
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Thank You Al Roker For Marijuana, Inc.
Al Roker and MSNBC hit a home run with their historic documentary Marijuana, Inc. They present all sides of the argument in an Edward R. Murrow style of truth.
There's a USA Hemp Museum Surprise in part 6.
Enjoy and grow from the show.
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Part 6
1:03-1:11 is a cameo appearance of Richard M. Davis, founder and curator of the USA Hemp Museum, and his book HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Pot Growers Thrive - Reported by MS-NBC & CNBC
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"Jan. 21 - Mendocino marijuana expert and Grow magazine publisher Eric Sligh toured a backyard garden with CNBC's Trish Regan. Northern California's 'Emerald Triangle' has become a fertile site for entrepreneurs who are permitted by state law to harvest a limited amount of marijuana for personal and medical use. "
Americans seem to not be waiting for the federal government to catch up with We The People and are hempin' & thrivin' in this wonderful, brave new world.
The link for Grow Magazine is http://www.humboldtgrow.com/ Awesome.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Is Hemp Now Legal?
The following stories have been posted over the past week.
Medical marijuana: Is this now an American policy?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430723/
"During his campaign, President Obama said he would stop the raids on legal medical marijuana dispensaries. Yesterday, the attorney general hinted that Obama's stance on the issue is now American policy.
Some say it is a step in the right direction for people who depend on medical marijuana, but the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department said the statement doesn't mean anything. They say growing and selling marijuana is illegal and it's going to stay that way.
"Do you expect those sorts of raids to continue?" a reporter asked the attorney general in a press conference. "No," Holder stated. That simple response ignited the medical marijuana issue once again. "
U.S. to yield marijuana jurisdiction to states
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, February 27, 2009
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/26/MN2016651R.DTL
Asked at a Washington news conference Wednesday about Drug Enforcement Administration raids in California since Obama took office last month, Holder said the administration has changed its policy.
"What the president said during the campaign, you'll be surprised to know, will be consistent with what we'll be doing here in law enforcement," he said. "What he said during the campaign is now American policy."
Bill Piper, national affairs director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a marijuana advocacy group, said the statement is encouraging.
"I think it definitely signals that Obama is moving in a new direction, that it means what he said on the campaign trail that marijuana should be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue," he said."
Arizona AG: Marijuana legalization could curb Mexican drug cartel warfare
David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster Published: Friday February 27, 2009
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Arizona_AG_Marijuana_legalization_possible_way_0227.html
"The entire trade, of course, is fueled by the selling and buying of drugs," said Chetry. "There are some who make the case, including a former deputy foreign minister of Mexico who now works for the Brookings Institution -- somebody by the name of Andres Rosenthal -- who says maybe we need to rethink our drug laws."Rosenthal is one of a growing chorus of former Latin American leaders who have voiced support for the legalization of marijuana. "He says, 'As with the repeal of prohibition, the US must follow a common-sense approach by thinking the unthinkable: The gradual legalization of some drugs. The US must realize that all drugs are not created equal,'" said Chetry. "They go on to say that marijuana, maybe some methamphetamines, do not have the same harmful effects and legalization might make a difference. Do you agree?"