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Free screening of Waiting to Inhale
(Optional vegan buffet dinner at 6:30 â $13)
Produced by Jed Riffe and funded in part by the Marijuana Policy Project, Waiting to Inhale examines the debate over marijuanaâs medical efficacy and whether and how to make it available to seriously ill patients suffering from diseases such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis. Among other awards, the film was named Best Documentary at the Eureka International Film Festival and the New Jersey Film Festival, and won the 2007 CINE Golden Eagle. You can check out a preview of the film here.
Following the film, MPPâs Karen OâKeefe will lead a discussion about the film and legislation recently considered in Maryland and passed in Washington D.C. As Director of State Policies, Karen was the lead drafter of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act and has actively lobbied for the passage of medical marijuana laws in state legislatures around the country.
For more, please visit waitingtoinhale.org or contact Cam MacQueen at [email protected].
MPP Partners with Slightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill for Upcoming U.S. Tour
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MAY 13, 2010
MPP Partners with Slightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill for Upcoming U.S. Tour
Activist Artists Kick Off âCauzin Vapors ⦠Legalize Itâ Tour in July
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
WASHINGTON, D.C. â As the debate over ending marijuana prohibition heats up across the country, the Marijuana Policy Project is partnering with renowned San Diego-based band Slightly Stoopid for their upcoming U.S. tour, âCauzin Vapors ⦠Legalize It,â on which theyâll be accompanied by hip-hop superstars, Cypress Hill, The Expendables, Collie Buddz, and reggae legends Steel Pulse on select dates.
        Starting in mid-July, the tour will wind across the country, from California to New York, with stops at this yearâs acclaimed Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and the Mile High Music Festival in Colorado. MPP will be tabling at performances and have representatives at each show to answer questions and provide information about the ongoing campaigns to end marijuana prohibition in the U.S.  Â
        âWe are delighted to be included in this opportunity to expand awareness about the need to change our countryâs marijuana policies,â said Mary Patton, Director of VIP Relations at the Marijuana Policy Project. âSlightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill and all the acts on this tour are vocal, well-known supporters of ending marijuana prohibition, and we look forward to joining them in this effort to change attitudes and inspire activism on marijuana-related issues across the U.S.â Â
        For more information, and a complete list of tour dates, visit www.slightlystoopid.com.
        For videos of Slightly Stoopid from Amsterdamâs Cannabis Cup, visit:
                       This Joint: http://vimeo.com/10595970
Babylon Is Falling: http://vimeo.com/10646744
                       Collie Man: http://vimeo.com/10658401
        For press inquiries about Slightly Stoopid, contact Solid PR at www.solidpr.com, [email protected], or [email protected].
        With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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LEGALIZE IT 2010 Tour Dates:
With Steel Pulse & The Expendables
6/18Â Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion
6/19Â Seattle, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater
6/20Â Spokane, WA - Riverfront Park Amphitheater
6/22Â Missoula, MT - Ryan Creek Meadows
6/23Â Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater
With The Expendables
6/24Â Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
6/25Â Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Pool
6/26Â Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
With Cypress Hill
7/16Â Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/17Â San Diego, CA - Cricket Pavilion
With Cypress Hill & Collie Buddz
7/22Â Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
7/23Â Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
7/24Â Danbury, CT - Ives Concert Park
7/25Â Asbury Park, NJ - TBA
7/28Â Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Amphitheatre
7/29Â Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
7/30Â Portsmouth, VA - nTelos Pavilion
7/31Â Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
8/01Â Buffalo, NY - Rocks The Harbor
8/04Â Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit
8/06Â Columbus, OH - LC Outdoor Pavilion
8/07Â Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
8/08Â Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze Outdoors (no Cypress Hill)
8/12Â Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
8/13Â Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
8/14Â Commerce City, CO - Mile High Music Festival
8/18Â Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
8/19Â Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
8/20Â Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
8/21Â West Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Cove Amphitheatre
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Britain's New Prime Minister Thinks Drugs Should Be Legal
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The Dog-Killing Drug Raid that Pissed Off America
Radley Balko follows up with the best piece yet written about this epic drug war controversy. There is nothing more important to understand here than the fact that everything that took place in that video is standard operating procedure in the war on drugs. The vilification of drugs and drug users has given birth to a vicious recklessness that characterizes modern drug enforcement even, and sometimes especially, when police perfectly follow the law and the orders they're given.
Until that changes, nothing else ever will.
Do Cops Get Drunk at Anti-Pot Conferences?
Law enforcement officials from all over the nation have descended upon San Diego, California this week to attend a conference for the National Marijuana Initiative (NMI) and the California Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP).
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The agenda for the publicly funded conference, held at the prestigious U.S. Grant Hotel from May 10 through May 13, is not available to the public. In fact, the conference is under the close guard of about a dozen San Diego Police officers and even some military personnel.
We do know that former U.S. Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey was a featured speaker. According to his press release, McCaffrey laid out talking points against Californiaâs Tax Cannabis 2010 initiative. Thatâs right, your tax dollars are essentially being used to hold an anti-reform campaign rally behind closed doors.
Keep all of this in mind the next time you hear police insisting that they're "just doing their jobs" when they arrest people for marijuana. While it's true that many officers do recognize the colossal injustice of our marijuana policies, the fact is that large factions within the law enforcement profession are deeply invested, both financially and emotionally, in this great war against millions of peaceful citizens.
Thus, it should come as no surprise that their entire industry is rippling from the pro-legalization shockwave that surges before their eyes. Having failed on every measurable level, the people who took responsibility for containing the marijuana situation in America surely have a lot to talk about. And I'm not the least bit surprised that we weren't invited to participate.
But let's be clear: while these folks obviously prefer to plan their next steps privately, the same isn't true of the movement for reform. Our events are open to the public and our agenda is displayed openly for all to see. Anyone with concerns about the direction of marijuana policy in America is welcome to participate in the conversation. Rather than recoiling in fear at the prospect of new policies, the anti-marijuana crowd would do well to better educate itself about what we're trying to do and why.
After so many years of willfully ignoring the case for legalization, our opponents have been rendered hopelessly incapable of understanding and adapting to the discussion taking place all around them. Their only hope may be to begin feigning sympathy for our concerns in exchange for a seat at the table when inevitable changes are enacted. If police want credibility in the marijuana debate, they can begin by working to prevent outrages such as this and acknowledging that the current approach is very far from perfect.
Free screening of award-winning medical marijuana documentary Waiting to Inhale this Monday
Marijuana Policy Project Alert | May 12, 2010 | |||||
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Free screening of award-winning medical marijuana documentary Waiting to Inhale this Monday Dear friends: Canât afford the price of admission to see a movie these days? Youâre not alone. But thereâs good news: this Monday the New Deal Café in Greenbelt will be hosting a free screening of Waiting to Inhale, a documentary examining the arguments surrounding the movement to legalize marijuana for medical treatment. Here are the details: What: Free screening of Waiting to Inhale Where: New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770 When: Monday, May 17, 7:00 p.m. (Optional vegan buffet dinner at 6:30 â $13) Produced by Jed Riffe and funded in part by the Marijuana Policy Project, Waiting to Inhale examines the debate over marijuanaâs medical efficacy and whether and how to make it available to seriously ill patients suffering from diseases such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis. Among other awards, the film was named Best Documentary at the Eureka International Film Festival and the New Jersey Film Festival, and won the 2007 CINE Golden Eagle. You can check out a preview of the film here. Following the film, MPPâs Karen OâKeefe will lead a discussion about the film and legislation recently considered in Maryland and passed in Washington D.C. As Director of State Policies, Karen was the lead drafter of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act and has actively lobbied for the passage of medical marijuana laws in state legislatures around the country. For more, please visit waitingtoinhale.org or contact Cam MacQueen at [email protected]. Sincerely, Dan Riffle  |
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LEAP's Dispatches from the Front Line... May 2010
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Utah Cops Create Website for Snitching on Marijuana Gardens
The instant the site's link was posted at NORML, commenters began proposing a coordinated effort to submit false information and send police on long pointless marches into the wilderness. Soon, the site may have to be updated to remind everyone that submitting a false report is a crime, thereby deterring genuine tipsters from participating.
Meanwhile, some more charitable folks have been sending in tips on how to eliminate illegal outdoor cultivation entirely, by reforming our marijuana policies. It may not sink in right away, but maybe the long hikes will give Utah's marijuana warriors a chance to reflect on the absurdity of the situation.
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