Tag: politics
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Truck Drivers Can Use Cannabis Under Schedule 3 Absent Policy Interventions
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/drug-testing-industry-group-is-sounding-the-alarm-about-marijuana-rescheduling-as-trump-plans-action/ I’m now a solo advocate and quit representing other people as the entire weed movement and all its groups desire criminality, rebellion, and cool kid ego games and I can’t do it any longer. When I say that, as cannabis advocates, we cannot unleash regulations that don’t respect public health and safety, or programs…
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How Kim Reynolds Bullied Iowa City Council Members Out of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Iowa city council members who wished to decriminalize marijuana tell Iowa cannabis activists Kim Reynolds threatened to take away city funds from the state if the city council pursues marijuana decriminalization. As of today Kim Reynolds is the most unpopular governor in the country. Republicans stifling debate on a winning political issue using threats to…
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A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. Republicans have been working behind closed doors for years on a medical marijuana bill. Along the way, they have rejected calls from Gov.…
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Systemic Racism Is A Myth. Coleman Hughes Explains Why The Left Gets It Wrong.
Coleman Hughes interview on The Rubin Report shows evidence of what I’ve said for years: when black people start taking psychedelics with white people, racism disappears and is seen as hilariously absurd facially. This was a good one. Coleman talks about a therapeutic MDMA experience where he took MDMA, talked about race with a friend,…
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Here’s Another Internship Opportunity For College Students In Poli Sci
Or pretty much any other major, really. I took an internship with YAL earlier this year and am a former Chapter President (DMACC 2011-2012) and am greatly supportive of what they are doing to educate and activate students on economic prosperity, peace, and liberty. Check it out, they’re very intense and can teach you things…
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Kamala Harris Makes Light Of The Marijuana Issue…And The Marijuana Movement Responds Indignantly (Even Her Jamaican Father Says Get Bent)
Former prosecutor Kamala Harris — no doubt guilt ridden (but is she really) about locking up thousands of people for marijuana possession while herself bragging about being too privileged to have to worry about the same consequences — got backlash from a fellow Presidential candidate in Davenport Iowa Sunday: From Reason Magazine: Booker’s point was…
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Iowa NORML intern Phil Brown: Illegal use of marijuana will not change laws in Iowa
I somehow missed this excellent article in the Iowa State Daily last year and think it’s worth highlighting as the first week of the Legislative session is now underway. Here’s Iowa NORML legislative intern Phil Brown, (click here to apply for internships with Iowa NORML) writing about how breaking the law does not help to…
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West Des Moines Mayor’s Wife on Iowa Public Radio: “None of these children will ever drive a car or fly an airplane. They just need help for their seizures.”
Meet Steve and Sally Gaer. The Gaer family. Photo source: http://www.gaerformayor.com Steve Gaer is the Mayor of West Des Moines. Steve and Sally attended last night’s medical cannabis discussion at the downtown Des Moines Public Library (see Channel 5 News coverage of the event here.) Last Monday, Sally Gaer called into Iowa Public Radio’s River…
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Misinformed Terry Branstad on Medical Marijuana: “It came up before the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. They didn’t take a position.”
Governor Branstad appears to be misinformed as to what his state agencies are doing these days. At the 2012 GOP district convention, when asked about the unanimous 2009 ruling from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy that cannabis has medical value — made after holding four public hearings around the State — Branstad denied the vote…
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4/20 Rally at Washington DC
There is a rally going on! If there’s ever an example of how much one activist can accomplish with an idea, then is it. I first became aware of this march back when the facebook page for Overgrow the Government. Here’s some information from The rally’s website. Welcome to the official Overgrow the Government website!…
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More information: Lynnice Wedewer, cannabis cancer patient
I’ve posted some of Lynnice’s recent media interviews on here before. Now, she has her own website! Check it out…lots of information. Lynnice plans on speaking at the 2011 Iowa Global Marijuana march. For more information, check the Facebook age for the event! As always, I’ll post about what happens on May 7th here on…
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SSDP’s Justin Kander: Man cures cancer with cannabis successfully
I met Justin in Washington DC in early February while attending CPAC 2011 to volunteer for Governor Gary Johnson. Justin has established himself as a respectable activist in Maryland. Here’s his guest column in the The Diamondback Online from the University of Maryland. Diamondbackonline.com article . The Diamondback > Opinion Guest column: Alternate treatment By…
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Weed’s the next big economic boom. Everyone selling weed is broke. What’s going on?
Two recent media articles have given me some food for thought. Let me know what you think. Something isn’t adding up… No money to be made? Tons of money to be made? Definitely does not add up. We’re broke as a country. How does this make you feel? Send comments to jkarimi2007@hotmail.com.
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Action needed by Friday!
The Senate Human Resources now has only until Friday, March 4 to act on the bill, before we have to wait until next January to try to move it again. Please, will you use this action link to write to all the members of the committee, and tell your story about how medical marijuana has…
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Interested in marching on D.C. to protest cannabis laws on 4/20?
WeedPress has been asked to officially sponsor this national protest march on Washington D.C. to protest the unjust, unconstitutional, and un-American laws prohibiting cannabis. For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jason Warf 502 396 5663 Stickman200210@gmail.com Grassroots Activists Head to the Nation’s Capitol to End Prohibition Millions to Gather in Hopes to Cease Lies and Propaganda…
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Marijuana Mental Illness “Study:” False Claims (As Usual)
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-09/news/bs-ed-marijuana-letter-20110209_1_mental-illness-medical-marijuana-lower-rates A false link between marijuana and mental illness February 09, 2011 The article published today in “Health News” makes the claim that smoking marijuana is “linked” to early onset of mental illness. However, although the article implies some sort of cause and effect, that conclusion has no scientific basis. In fact, the authors of…
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Carl’s Cannabis Corner, January 23, 2011
http://blip.tv/file/4673441 My guest is Jason Karimi, Author of WeedPress Blog .We will discuss efforts to find a sponsor for medical marijuana legislation in Iowa, as well as Jason’s role in co-founding Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana and the effort to establish a Board of Directors for the organization. We will also discuss: SSB 1016 –…
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Iowa State Police Association Lobbying for Removal of Marijuana From Schedule I
While looking at lobbyist declarations for the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s SSB 1016 (removal of marijuana from schedule I to two to recognize “medically accepted use in the United States”), I saw something interesting: the Iowa State Police Association, previously “Undecided,” is now “For” the bill. Senate Study Bill 1016, this year’s annual Iowa Board…
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Obama: Legalizing Drugs Worthy of Debate
Obama didn’t say anything truly spectacular. He is still against legalization. At least he acknowledged the question, rather than laughing it off. Nice change of rhetoric, Mr. President. Much appreciated. Now, where’s the Change?
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DEA Names Marijuana Policy Project #1 Enemy
WeedPress sidenote: Reading the DEA position on marijuana that highlights the MPP, it’s interesting to see just how much reform victories have come about these past couple of years. Thanks, DEA, for brightening my mood and helping me realize just how badly you liars are getting whooped, now that the facts are rolling in. Gotta…
WeedPress: The Paper Trail 