Announcement
Seattle Hempfest
Join us! Admission to Seattle Hempfest is free!
The event spans three Seattle waterfront parks: Elliott Bay Park (North Entrance), Myrtle Edwards Park, and Olympic Sculpture Park (South Entrance).
To beat the crowds, use the north entrance by crossing the Amgen Pedestrian Bridge off of W Prospect Street. It has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, placing the avid attendee just north of Seattle Hempfest's north entrance. There is very little parking at W Prospect Street. So your best bet is to walk, bike, or take a metro bus to that location. For example, take metro bus 18 to north entrance, and 15 to south entrance. Between downtown Seattle and Leary Way. There are many other Metro buses routes that can drop you at either entrance too. Downtown Seattle has several parking garages. Bicycles should enter through the North entrance in Elliot Bay Park to utilize the bike racks. Attaching bikes to the fence at Olympic Sculpture Park is not allowed.
Park Rules:
- No Pets (Dogs, Cats, Birds, etc.) Please do not leave your pets in your car!
- No Alcohol
- No Narcotics
- No Weapons
- No Camping
- No Unauthorized Vending
- Note: It is an enhanced felony to sell marijuana, marijuana food, or other drugs in a city park
For more information, see http://hempfest.org/drupal/attendees
Forum -- Marijuana Legalization: Legal and Practical Issues in California
Please join us on for a forum addressing the legal and practical implications of the California initiatve to tax and regulate marijuana, which will be on the ballot this fall. If a state were to legalize cannabis, as California's Proposition 19, or A.B. 2254, the Ammiano bill, are attempting to do, what legal tools might the federal government use to block operation of such laws? Additional areas of law - employment law, family law, municipal law, insurance law, corrections policy - would be implicated. What are the issues?
Please join the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers and our panel of experts in addressing the legal and practical issues when a state legalizes cannabis. CD'S with comprehensive literature will be available for attendees.
Speakers:
Sheriff Thomas D. Allman - Mendocino County Sheriff
Tom Ammiano - Assemblymember, 13th District, California
Robert Hirshon, Esq. - Professor of Law, University of Michigan; former President, American Bar Association
Allen Hopper, Esq. - Legal Director, ACLU Drug Law Reform Project
Alex Kreit, Esq. - Associate Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law and Social Justice, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Theshia Naidoo, Esq. - Staff Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance
Moderators:
Roger E. Goodman, Esq. - State Representative, 45th District, Washington State; Executive Director, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers
Eric E. Sterling, Esq. - President, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation; President, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers
The forum is open to the public, and is followed by a reception from 6-7pm to give you a chance to meet our guest speakers and to network with attorneys and others attending.
Tonight and Saturday â Come see "The Marijuana-logues" live in D.C.
You may have seen it off-Broadway, or caught a glimpse on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, but here’s your chance to see the critically acclaimed Marijuana-logues, live at Washington D.C.’s Harmon Center for the Arts.
Written by Arj Barker, Doug Benson, and Tony Camin, The Marijuana-logues played at the legendary Actor’s Playhouse in West Village from March 18, 2004, to March 27, 2005. Told from all points of view, from hazy to high-brow, the show sets marijuana center-stage, delving into fact and fiction, myths and misnomers alike. Performers will riff on the rites and rituals of marijuana and regale the crowd with the highs and lows of the plant, demonstrating that the stories that surround marijuana are as varied as those who indulge.
General admission tickets are $20 each and can be obtained at the Harmon Center box office, by phone at (202) 547-1122, or online at marijuanalogues.com/tour/. And don’t forget to stop by the MPP table while you’re there.
Here’s a sampling of what’s to offer:
"The Marijuana-Logues light up NYC! Emitting an air that is slightly subversive and laughter-inducing ... fast moving ... this talented and complementary trio breathes new life into pot humor. Inventive writing, irresistibly funny ... tongue firmly planted in cheek." — Associated Press
"It's a rare example of hipster comedy that truly gets the last laugh." — New York Press
"Side-splittingly funny. Leave your stereotype of the half-baked stoner at home; these guys are very alert and have their material down like clockwork, providing hit after hit of funny send-ups, commentary and anecdotes." — TalkinBroadway.com
Thanks, hope to see you there!
MAPS/WAMM Day @ Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Join MAPS (http://www.maps.org/) and WAMM (http://www.wamm.org/) at the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing (http://www.santacruzmounta
SCMB will be donating $1 for every beer sold to our organizations, so this is a great way to enjoy a local, organic beer while supporting two great organizations at the same time!
Meet your favorite staff members!
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Come for the beer, stay for the good feeling of helping. Don't forget to tell your friends and bring them along too!
Harm Reduction Coalition After Party Launch Event and Fundraiser
The Harm Reduction Coalition is hosting this launch event and fundraiser to premiere our new online social marketing campaign, After Party! After Party is a smart and sexy music video-style HIV prevention campaign addressing the link between alcohol and drug use and unsafe sex. The After Party campaign is directed towards young adults, including African Americans, Latinos, and men who have sex with men of all races/ethnicities. Come to the After Party Launch Event and celebrate with us as we start our campaign!
To register, see https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1627/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=61395
For more information, contact Erica Poellot at [email protected].
Awesome Police Dept. Teaches Citizens to Flex Their Rights
Dear friends, You and I are well-trained to refuse certain police requests. But when I was approached by Columbia, MO Police Chief Ken Burton the other month, I was happy to consent. Within weeks, a new report was released showing that in 2009 black motorists in Columbia were 127% more likely to be stopped than white motorists. At a public forum hosted by NAACP and other groups concerned about racial profiling, Chief Burton put 10 Rules to work. The Columbia Daily Tribune editorialized in favor of the event, specifically citing 10 Rules. State NAACP President Mary Ratliff called the video "a powerful teaching tool for both sides" and urged its wide distribution. This is quite a coming-together. Ratliff has been critical of police in their confrontations with black people, and police have defended themselves in standoffs typically without a mutually agreeable resolution. The video gives both sides a way to communicate outside the context of a traumatic incident and might help subjects avoid trouble with the police. The police department deserves credit for taking action to bridge the understanding gap, and Ratliff deserves similar credit for responding positively. This is a big deal, and I commend both parties. Letâs follow Chief Burton and Mary Ratliff's lead! If you or someone you know has a friendly relationship with your local police chief, why not give them a 10 Rules DVD and a copy of the Daily Tribune editorial? (Enter coupon code "10RULES4COPS" to get $5.00 off your DVD order between now and July 7.) Letâs create hundreds of police-led screenings across the country! Sincerely, Steve   P.S. If you support this public education work, please consider making a small or large tax-deductible donation online. You may also send a check donation (made out to Flex Your Rights) to P.O. Box 21497, Washington, DC 20009. |
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No adult should be punished for choosing something that is safer than alcohol and has widely recognized medical benefits. But we wonât win the fight for more sane marijuana laws until our elected officials understand how many of you stand beside us in this battle. Prizes1st place: Vaporbrothers skateboard deck Contest Rules* Tagline/slogan submissions should be original creations of no more than 15 words long (generally, the shorter the better) | |
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