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Alert
and
Clarification:
Truth
in
Trials
Act
5/16/03
This week's DRCNet action
alert supporting the "Truth in Trials" Act understated the full ramifications
of the law. The Truth in Trials Act would do more than allow defendants
to inform juries that their marijuana cases involved medical marijuana;
it would also create an affirmative defense that defendants in states with
medical marijuana laws could use to avoid being convicted if they were
acting in accordance with state law.
Please help prevent future
injustices like those perpetrated on Bryan Epis and Ed Rosenthal by helping
to make the Truth in Trials Act the law of the land. Take a few moments
right now to visit http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/truthintrials/
to send a letter to your US Representative, your two US Senators, and the
President and Vice-President supporting the Truth in Trials Act.
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Issue #287, 5/16/03
Editorial: Coddling Kidnappers | Illinois Over-the-Counter Syringe Bill Passes House, Awaits Governor's Signature | Moves Continue to Win Freedom for Tulia 13 -- Congress to Take a Look | Canada Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation Delayed -- Fears of United States, Discord in Government Cited | Alert and Clarification: Truth in Trials Act | Vote Now in Two Online Marijuana Decriminalization/Legalization Polls | World Social Thematic Forum to Address Drug Policy, Cartagena, Colombia, Next Month | Countdown to Fairness: Celebrity-Led Rockefeller Drug Law Protest Coming June 4th | Six-Year Anniversary of Esequiel Hernandez Shooting This Week | Newsbrief: Indonesia Quietly Supports Needle Exchanges | Newsbrief: US Functionaries Bluster at Bolivia | Newsbrief: US Invasion Liberates Iraqi Heroin, Cocaine Sales | Newsbrief: You Better Watch Yer Ass in Texas, Boy | Newsbrief: Utah Supreme Court Restricts Random Roadblocks, Again | Newsbrief: Supreme Court to Revisit Roadblock Ruling | Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cop Story | Newsbrief: New Jersey Drug Warrior Prescribes More Aggression | The Reformer's Calendar
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