War On Drugs
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. Need Senator to file companion… 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
Paul Kuhn speaks on legalizing marijuana
“I have been a proponent of legalizing and taxing marijuana as long as I have enjoyed using marijuana which (I began) more than 40 years ago,” Paul Kuhn told the Nashville Kiwanis Club. He made a strong case, particularly for using marijuana as medicine. He says, “We have wasted tax dollars, ruined lives and foregone revenue we would have gotten if marijuana were regulated and taxed.
US Attorney General Calls To Cut Federal Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences
Overcrowded prisons, racial disparities and social and economic burdens are some reasons US Attorney General Eric Holder called for changes in the Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences that have landed hundreds of thousands of non violent drug users in jail. Read more about it here.
Why CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana
People have been happily sharing the news that CNN’s Top Medical Correspondent produced a recent documentary that’s positive
about Marijuana. Read about why he changed his mind here. PS. Please share this article with your TN State Legislators. People locked up in TN prisons for marijuana use will be glad you did.
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