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Mike Huckabee Compares Using Drugs to Committing Incest
"You donât go ahead and accommodate every behavioral pattern that is against the ideal," he said of same-sex marriage. "That would be like saying, well, there are a lot of people who like to use drugs, so letâs go ahead and accommodate those who want who use drugs. There are some people who believe in incest, so we should accommodate them. There are people who believe in polygamy, so we should accommodate them." [TCNJPerspective]
Yeah, I'm not aware of any political movement to legalize incest, though. This reminds me of the popular prohibitionist argument that you can't legalize drugs without legalizing murder (except with a dose of homophobia mixed in for extra meanness points). Keep up the good work, Mike. We can't wait to see you back on the campaign trail.
Drug Truth 04/12/10
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Press Release: Rhode Island To Hold Hearing on Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
APRIL 12, 2010
Rhode Island To Hold Hearing on Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
H 7838 Would Create Regulated Marijuana Market Similar to Alcohol, Allow Adults to Purchase Marijuana From Licensed Retailers
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND â Tomorrow, Tuesday April 13, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will receive testimony on H7838, a bill that would tax and regulate marijuana similar to alcohol, allowing adults 21 and older to purchase up to an ounce of marijuana from registered retailers.
        Sponsored by Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence) and Rep. Rod Driver (D-Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond), H 7838 would prohibit advertising marijuana or using it in public places. It would also create a $50 an ounce excise tax on all marijuana sold by wholesalers. Revenue produced from the tax would go toward maintaining regulations, into the state General Fund, and also be used to fund drug and alcohol abuse treatment and prevention programs.
        WHAT: Hearing for H 7838, a bill to tax and regulate marijuana in Rhode Island
        WHO: Rep. Edith Ajello, the billâs sponsor, and others will testify
        WHERE: House Lounge
        WHEN: Tuesday, April 13, Rise of the House
           With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to minimize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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Press Release: Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
APRIL 10, 2010
Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Measure to Provide Patients With Safe Access Now Moves to House
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND â Today, with no discussion or objections, the Maryland Senate voted 35-12 to pass SB 627, a bill that would allow qualified patients to be recommended medical marijuana by their doctor and receive safe access to their medicine through state-licensed distribution centers. The bill now moves to the House. The General Assemblyâs session ends Monday night.
        âIâm very proud of my Senate colleagues today for voting to provide some of our most vulnerable residents with the compassion and care that they deserve,â said Sen. David Brinkley (R-Frederick), the billâs sponsor and a two-time cancer survivor. âAnyone who has watched a loved one suffer from a debilitating illness would agree that we should not stand between doctors and patients, or deprive seriously ill people safe access to a legitimate medicine if it can help them cope with their illness.â
        âWe think this bill offers the most carefully crafted medical marijuana law in the country,â said Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Silver Spring), one of the billâs co-sponsors. âIt offers legal protection and safe medical access to patients who are desperately in need and takes every possible measure to prevent abuse. Iâm hopeful that our colleagues in the House will give this proposal serious consideration, and make Marylandâs medical marijuana law a national model for how to promote medical privacy, social compassion, and security in administration.â
        Fourteen other states, including New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Maine, have effective medical marijuana laws. This year, more than a dozen other states, including New York, Illinois, Delaware, South Dakota, Arizona, and Kansas, are considering medical marijuana laws. The District Council of Washington, D.C. is working on a medical marijuana law expected to be implemented by the end of this year.Â
        Under current Maryland law, medical marijuana patients are provided with a limited affirmative defense in court, no protection from arrest, and no safe means of access to their medicine. Patients can still be given a $100 fine that results in a criminal conviction.
        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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Press Release: Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
APRIL 10, 2010
Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
Measure to Provide Patients With Safe Access Now Moves to House
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND â Today, with no discussion or objections, the Maryland Senate voted 35-12 to pass SB 627, a bill that would allow qualified patients to be recommended medical marijuana by their doctor and receive safe access to their medicine through state-licensed distribution centers. The bill now moves to the House. The General Assemblyâs session ends Monday night.
        âIâm very proud of my Senate colleagues today for voting to provide some of our most vulnerable residents with the compassion and care that they deserve,â said Sen. David Brinkley (R-Frederick), the billâs sponsor and a two-time cancer survivor. âAnyone who has watched a loved one suffer from a debilitating illness would agree that we should not stand between doctors and patients, or deprive seriously ill people safe access to a legitimate medicine if it can help them cope with their illness.â
        âWe think this bill offers the most carefully crafted medical marijuana law in the country,â said Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Silver Spring), one of the billâs co-sponsors. âIt offers legal protection and safe medical access to patients who are desperately in need and takes every possible measure to prevent abuse. Iâm hopeful that our colleagues in the House will give this proposal serious consideration, and make Marylandâs medical marijuana law a national model for how to promote medical privacy, social compassion, and security in administration.â
        Fourteen other states, including New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Maine, have effective medical marijuana laws. This year, more than a dozen other states, including New York, Illinois, Delaware, South Dakota, Arizona, and Kansas, are considering medical marijuana laws. The District Council of Washington, D.C. is working on a medical marijuana law expected to be implemented by the end of this year.Â
        Under current Maryland law, medical marijuana patients are provided with a limited affirmative defense in court, no protection from arrest, and no safe means of access to their medicine. Patients can still be given a $100 fine that results in a criminal conviction.
        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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