Activism
Marc Emery “Prince of Pot” leaving US Prison
Marc Emery leaving prison.
Marc Emery, ‘prince of pot,’ arrives in Windsor, Ont. B.C.-based marijuana activist will get ‘right back to work,’ says his wife, Jodie Emery
CBC News Posted: Aug 12, 2014 8:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 12, 2014 9:31 PM ET
Marc Emery speaks today after leaving U.S. prison 2:56
EXCLUSIVE Marc Emery speaks to CBC 3:33
Marc Emery, the self-proclaimed “prince of pot,” has arrived in Windsor, Ont., after his release from a U.S. prison.
Emery couldn’t have planned it better. He stepped onto Canadian soil right around 4:20 p.m. (420 is code for the use of marijuana). Speaking at Windsor’s City Hall Plaza, he thanked his supporters and took questions from reporters.
Emery was handed a five-year sentence in the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds to American clients from his Vancouver-based company, Cannabis Culture. After spending just over four years behind bars, he was released… Continue reading
Vice documentary: “I’m smoking weed with the president of Uruguay” (video)
NORML Meeting - 1/12/14
57 people attended.
Key speakers: Alex Connolly, Bernie Ellis, Penn Mattison, Rick Williams
Mission Statement: “The purpose of this organization is to promote cannabis in a positive manner and to interact and share ideas with the citizens of Tennessee throughout local communities, with the ultimate goal of legalization for medical, insustrial, and personal use.”
Announcements:
Purpose of meeting- Goals, Progress, etc.
Meeting starts at 2:00 p.m.
Doak Speaks - Introduces Kwame Leo Lillard.
Leo Lillard speaks - Invites people to march on Dr. Martin Luther King day Monday the 20th, discuss presenting a different way of introducting legalization to those who don’t advocate it, idea for cards to be made informing people of their rights (4th amendment)
Rep.Harold Love speaks - Discusses decriminilization of marijuana, 46 million spent on prison systems for marijuana use
Bernie Ellis speaks - HB 1385 has been filed, contact Sherry Jones. … Continue reading
Republicans in Florida introduce bill to legalize medical marijuana
Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Thursday, January 9, 2014 7:39pm
TALLAHASSEE — Hope came Thursday for families whose children suffer from epileptic seizures, as the chairman of a key legislative committee agreed to file a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana that has a high content of the chemical compound cannabidiol.
“Our work is only beginning,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, after the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard testimony for nearly two hours from parents of children from Miami, Weston, Tampa, Pensacola and even Colorado.
The families pleaded with lawmakers to legalize strains of marijuana such as “Charlotte’s Web” saying it is their last, best hope of relieving the uncontrollable seizures in their medically fragile children. The strain is high in cannabidiol or CBD, the ingredient that controls seizures, but is low in tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, the compound that creates a high.
They spoke of the anecdotal evidence… Continue reading
It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana
That’s why Colorado and Washington have the most moral drug laws in America right now.
Under the law in 48 states, here’s what can happen when an adult is thought to possess marijuana: Men with guns can go to his home, kick down his door, force him to lay face down on the floor, restrain him with handcuffs, drive him to a police station, and lock him in a cage. If he is then convicted of possessing marijuana, a judge can order that he be locked in a different cage, perhaps for years.
There are times when locking human beings in cages is morally defensible. If, for example, a person commits murder, rape, or assault, transgressing against the rights of others, then forcibly removing him from society is the most just course of action. In contrast, it is immoral to lock people in cages for possessing or ingesting… Continue reading
Bernie Ellis at Legislative Plaza
Bernie will be visiting the offices of our Legislature today promoting the “Safe Access to Medical Cannabis Act” bill that Rep. Sherry Jones is sponsoring. The bill will be renamed shortly so please check back on that story.
From our Board Member Len Armstrong
My name is Len Armstrong, I am 56 years of age, and I am a father of four sons, and grandfather to 9. I reside in East Tennessee near Knoxville.
I am a retired iron worker with disabilities resulting from injuries to my lumbar and cervical spine, and ulnar and radial nerve damage which are the result of two separate job accidents spanning a 30 year career. I am also dealing with skin cancer and prostate issues.
Despite these physical issues, and the pain and discomfort associated with them, I have not allowed it to slow me down too much in my efforts to work with others for a collective well-structured effort for legislative change that would legally permit the use of medical cannabis in the state of Tennessee.
I have been an activist for medical cannabis reform since 2002. My activism began as simply as a letter writing campaign… Continue reading
