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San Francisco Police Chief Acknowledges Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana
Illegal marijuana grows have resulted in a series of fires in San Francisco, leading to a crackdown by police. Fortunately, an astute reporter thought to ask Police Chief George Gascon whether legalization might help solve the problem:
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He was in a wheelchair!
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Dear friends,
You wonât believe whatâs happening on your dime! San Diego law enforcement called in the DEA this month to assist with SWAT-style raids of 14 medical marijuana dispensaries. Local and federal authorities arrested dozens of people and physically accosted at least one patient.  We have to stop the district attorney behind this persecution campaign! News footage even shows local police pulling a handcuffed patient out of his wheelchair. San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has long defied California's medical marijuana law. Now she's using federal resources to crack down on dispensaries and aid her re-election campaign. Donât let a rogue prosecutor and the DEA use any more of your tax dollars to hurt patients and harass the people who provide their medicine. Join me in urging the governor and attorney general to hold Dumanis accountable. Sincerely, Bill Piper  |
MPP of Nevada to Offer $10,000 Challenge: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol
MEDIA ADVISORYÂ Â Â
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
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MPP of Nevada to Offer $10,000 Challenge:
Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol -- Prove Us Wrong and We'll Pay $10,000
Press Conference Sept. 23 to Reveal Details
PHOTO-OP: Large Mock Check For $10,000
CONTACT: Dave Schwartz, MPP-NV Manager...................................................702-727-1081
LAS VEGAS -- At a Las Vegas news conference Sept. 23, the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada will announce details of a $10,000 challenge to the people of Nevada. MPP-NV will pay $10,000 to anyone who can disprove three statements of fact that demonstrate that marijuana is objectively and unquestionably safer than alcohol.
    MPP-NV manager Dave Schwartz will unveil a large mock check for $10,000 as he announces specifics of the challenge, which kicks off a long-term public education campaign regarding the relative harms of marijuana and alcohol, and the harm caused by marijuana prohibition.
    WHAT: News conference to announce the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada's $10,000 challenge
    WHO: MPP-NV manager Dave Schwartz
    WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 11:00 a.m.
    WHERE: Near the emergency room entrance of University Medical Center Hospital (behind the hospital), corner of Goldring Avenue and Rose Street, Las Vegas.
    MPP of Nevada is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating Nevadans about the true nature of marijuana and about the harms caused by marijuana prohibition in the state. For more information about MPP of Nevada, please visit http://www.mppnv.org.
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It Sucks to be the Drug Czar of Afghanistan
But afterward, as he is driven back into town in a black SUV with tinted windows, he seems restless, frustrated, perhaps a little defeated, as if he knows the morning's events were a set piece of political theater. As Kabul comes into view he points to a string of car dealerships and, with resignation, says that they are owned by traffickers. Passing a row of large, ornate homes -- commonly called "poppy palaces" or "narcotecture" -- he says drug money built them all. Then he sighs deeply, rubs his hands together, and stares through the darkened glass.
Cheer up, dude. At least you got to see a cool explosion.
Medical Marijuana Sales Are Increasing. So What's the Problem?
The last line quotes a cop complaining about people who look "very healthy" buying marijuana. I'm still trying to figure out what the problem is. Healthy people are a sign that the medicine works and everything is going well. Quit spying on healthy people and go help someone in need. This is ridiculous.
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