Most people know Woody Harrelson as an actor and avid hemp proponent, but maybe now we'll all have to revise our limited perception of Woody to include impressive amateur soccer player.
By John Ellis / The Fresno Bee Thursday, July 29, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. — Proposition 19, a November ballot initiative, would legalize recreational marijuana use for California residents over 21 and allow small residential cultivation — but also would put the state in conflict with federal law that says the drug is illegal.
"The (Obama) administration opposes legalization of any drugs, including marijuana," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, said in an interview Thursday.
Kerlikowske was in Fresno, Calif., to announce the results of an ongoing crackdown on marijuana-growing operations known as Operation Trident. It is focused on pot farms on public lands in the foothills and mountain areas of Tulare, Fresno and Madera counties in California.
What is unclear is what the administration would do if California voters approve the initiative.
Kerlikowske, however, pointed to how state and local jurisdictions have dealt with the state’s legalization of medical marijuana, saying they are "doing a really good job of licensing, land use, those kind of regulations."
CANNABIS CULTURE - Supporters of imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery will show their support in cities around the world on SATURDAY MAY 22, 2010 in the Worldwide Rally to Free Marc Emery.
The list will be available here, on this page, by the end of Saturday May 15th. Check back often and share this page with everyone!
We strongly encourage Canadians to hold their protests at the nearest Conservative Party Member of Parliament office. You can find the one nearest you by clicking HERE.
Marc Emery is a Canadian political prisoner about to be extradited to the United States for selling cannabis seeds on the internet and using the money to fund marijuana legalization groups. The DEA wanted him, and now they've got him ordered extradited thanks to Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. Marc is just one of hundreds of thousands of North Americans imprisoned for marijuana. Now is the time to STAND UP and demand an end to the destructive DRUG WAR and the imprisonment of non-violent cannabis growers and consumers!
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PotTVNetwork — May 14, 2010 — CANNABIS CULTURE - Marijuana activists Jacob Hunter and Jeremiah Vandermeer speak to Evan Solomon on CBC's Power and Politics about the campaign to free Vancouver's Prince of Pot Marc Emery. The activists have launched a recent campaign to occupy Conservative MP's offices and demand an end to Emery's extradition proceedings.
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In a surprise reversal of Administration drug policy, President Obama announced at a White House press briefing today that he is proposing legislation to declassify marijuana as a Class I Controlled Substance and make it legal both to possess and grow for personal use as well as commercial production.
A pungent, but not completely unpleasant odor permeated the press room as the President admitted that, in addition to enjoying a few daily cigarettes, he also indulges in the occasional spliff while taking a stroll in the Rose Garden in the evening, decompressing from a stressful day of trying to reason with rabid right-wing Republicans, self-interested rogue Democrats and power-hungry religious fanatics bent on forcing their political agendas on the rest of the world, although he was quick to add that he doesn't exhale . . . for a very long time.
At 6:00pm on Thursday, June 24th, I was finally released from solitary confinement after three weeks of isolation.
The Disciplinary Hearing Officer was very gracious (in so much as I was in solitary for 21 days) and agreed that the phone use infraction – the podcast to supporters that was never released – was minor in the big picture. He made it a "397" which involves no loss of good time (the discount of 15% a year on my sentence). He also said "Everyone here knows you are famous and it was a shout-out to your supporters that was not harmful, and we know you didn't criticize the Federal Detention Centre, but you can't do third-party political lobbying over the phone." So lesson learned. I don't have phone access until July 25th, but at least I can "email" Jodie through CorrLinks and have visits in person, instead of the cruel "video visits" they've recently designated for inmates in solitary confinement.
The staff here are acknowledging me more than before as a "famous" person of repute. I was always friendly and polite to the guards, never hostile, angry or sarcastic. I always said "thank you" when they brought me food or un-handcuffed me. Eventually they said, "you're welcome" in response. 21 days in the hole toughened me up, made me appreciate things. I have no interest in anger, defiance or protest from within these prison walls. I was totally polite and along with the program all my time in solitary. I am not interested in breaking rules or causing trouble in here. I'm just so relieved not to be in the torturous SHU unit. That's plain mind-bending, being in isolation...
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In a surprise reversal of Administration drug policy, President Obama announced at a White House press briefing today that he is proposing legislation to declassify marijuana as a Class I Controlled Substance and make it legal both to possess and grow for personal use as well as commercial production.
At 6:00pm on Thursday, June 24th, I was finally released from solitary confinement after three weeks of isolation.