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MPP Insider Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3

 

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ACLU sues Wal-Mart for firing medical marijuana patient!

Newsletter V1_I3 WalmartWal-Mart continues to find itself under pressure from medical marijuana advocates as the American Civil Liberties Union has stepped forward to file a lawsuit against the corporation for its firing of medical marijuana patient Joseph Casias. Read more...

Veterans seek marijuana for PTSD treatment

Newsletter V1_I3 VeteransColorado, long an important front for battling marijuana prohibition, is under pressure from veterans and medical marijuana advocates pressing the state to allow medical marijuana for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Read more...

Why do police target marijuana? Money.

Newsletter V1_I3 EradicationThe Wall Street Journal recently ran a piece titled "Strapped Police Run on Fumes, and Federal Pot-Fighting Cash" detailing the ways in which federal dollars keep police forces afloat while forcing them to pursue ineffective eradication efforts. Read more...

Report reveals systematic racism in marijuana arrests

Newsletter V1_I3 NAACPOur allies at the Drug Policy Alliance recently released a study finding, among other things, that although blacks use marijuana at roughly the same rate as whites, they are being arrested at up to four times the rate as whites. This absolute lack of racial justice is just one more reason we need to end marijuana prohibition today. Read more...

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Newsletter V1_I3 FacebookWe do! Did you know that the Marijuana Policy Project is on Facebook? No? That's alright, it's never to late to join us! MPP's Facebook page is a great way to get up-to-date stories related to marijuana prohibition, interact with other supporters, and stay current on all the latest in marijuana policy reform. Join us today!

 

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Another funny video from LEAP!


Dear friends,


Here's another quick video you'll like, the second in Law Enforcement Against Prohibition's series of MAC - PC parody ads.  This time, "representatives" of LEAP and the drug war have a look at the dilemma that occurs when "good people" break bad laws.  We hope you'll like it, and that you'll pass it along to your friends.  The first video in this series has been viewed over 10,000 times. 

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PA To Mull Medical Marijuana Bill

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Latin America: Mexico Drug War Update

2010 is on the way to being the bloodiest year yet in Mexico's ever-escalating prohibition-fueled violence. In 2008, 5,000 were killed; last year, the toll was 8,000. This year, we're only at the half-way point, and the toll so far is closing in on 6,000.
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UNODC: The Russians Are Coming

The Russians want more appointments to high positions in the UN, and it looks like a Russian diplomat will replace outgoing UNODC head Antonio Maria Costa. Given Russia's retrograde positions on drug policy issues, alarm bells are going off.
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Appeal: 2010 is Important in Drug Policy -- And So Are You

2010 is a critical year in the effort to end prohibition and the war on drugs. The StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) "Changing Minds, Changing Laws, Changing Lives" campaign is asking for you to pitch in -- your support is more important now than it has ever been before!
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