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Posted on Tuesday, March 20
NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Current law prohibits medicinal cannabis use even though it has been shown to work more effectively and with fewer side effects then many commercially produced pharmaceuticals to releive certain symptoms. Current law also prevents American farmers from growing industrial hemp. The United States imports ALL of it’s raw industrial hemp and hemp products used and sold in the U.S. and is one of the last industrialized nations in the world still banning the cultivation of industrial hemp. If you would like to help change the current Marijuana Laws you have come to the right place. To become a member of Oakland County NORML simply e-mail us and we will add you to our email notification list. There is no membership fee and your information will NOT be sold to a third party. For only $15 you can become a member of the state chapter, MINORML, AND receive a free 1 year membership in National NORML, a $35 dollar value. To become a member of Oakland County NORML simply e-mail us and we will add you to our email notification list. There is no membership fee and your information will NOT be sold to a third party. For only $15 you can become a member of the state chapter, MINORML, AND receive a free 1 year membership in National NORML, a $35 dollar value.
Posted on Wednesday, April 26
Reefer Madness: MARC EMERY IN HIS OWN WORDS:Part One: Posted by MikeyZero Saturday, February 23, 2008 (21:27:04) Read More... | 658 bytes more | comments? |
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News: Ottawa Rejects Prince of Pot's Plea Deal With U.S.Marc Emery inspired us to form Oakland County NORML. If you can help him, Michelle and Greg out in any way please do so.
Here are ways you can help. NO DEAL: Ottawa Rejects Prince of Pot's Plea Deal With U.S. by Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun (27 Mar, 2008) This means Marc Emery will NOT be going to prison for the minimum 5-year term that has been previously reported. VANCOUVER - A tentative deal between Marc Emery and the U.S. government over money laundering and drug charges has been nixed by Ottawa, the marijuana crusader said Thursday. Mr. Emery says the federal Conservatives have refused to go along with a proposal that would have seen him spend five years behind bars for selling marijuana seeds through the mail. Under the defunct pact, Mr. Emery was to plead guilty on both sides of the border and accept a sentence of 10 years imprisonment on the understanding he would serve half, mostly in Canada. "All that was required for this deal was a rubber stamp from the federal government," Emery told me late Thursday. "They have, instead, rejected the deal without explanation ... it is clearly political." The long-time cannabis crusader said he originally agreed to the jail time in part to spare his associates and co-accused Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams from prosecution and prison. "I was willing, the Americans were willing and all that we needed was the Conservative government to also agree," the 50-year-old said. "I certainly didn't think that would be a problem. After all, I was agreeing to serve five years for a crime that would result in little over a month in jail for any one of the many seed-sellers operating then, and now, in Vancouver and across Canada." Read more. . . Posted by GregP Friday, March 28, 2008 (21:22:28)
Reefer Madness: Actor Tommy Chong Claims Link To FBI RaidsActor and comic Tommy Chong says he is linked to FBI raids Wednesday in Newport and Clermont County's Union Township. Chong tells Local 12 federal agents were after thousands of DVD copies of a documentary he recently made. Tommy Chong, 30 years ago, appeared in the movie that made him famous, "Up In Smoke." But today, Tommy Chong is 69-years-old and selling a different movie, called "The United States of America Vs. Tommy Chong." The documentary details Chong's 2003 federal prosecution and guilty plea for distributing drug paraphernalia. He was selling pot pipes online. Chong served nine months in prison. Wednesday night, Chong told Local 12 he's the focus of an FBI raid of two, local offices. "They apparently confiscated 10,000 copies of the movie, "a/k/a Tommy Chong," said Chong. Only Local 12 cameras were on Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road Wednesday evening, watching federal agents raid the offices of 513 Ventures Agents also took evidence from the Spectrum Labs offices in Newport. The companies market "detoxification products," meant to help someone pass a drug test. But Chong says agents seized 10,000 DVDs of his documentary. Federal prosecutors may be targeting Chong for trying to profit off his prosecution. "I'm not profiting off the story of my first amendment violation at all," said Chong. The FBI isn't confirming any of this. In fact, agents simply aren't saying a thing about why they conducted the raids or what they were after. Local 12 contacted one of the local people connected to Spectrum Labs and its affiliates, a Delhi man named Chris Swain. Mr. Swain said he would not have any comment. Posted by MikeyZero Monday, May 12, 2008 (19:21:36) Read More... | 315 bytes more | comments? |
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Reefer Madness: HOLLAND MAKES MILLIONS IN TAX ON CANNABISNIS News Bulletin State Earns 400 Million Euros a Year from Cannabis Bars AMSTERDAM, 03/05/08 - The Dutch state earns 400 million euros annually in tax revenues from 'coffee shops,' as the Dutch cannabis cafes are called. Sales in the sector total around 2 billion euros, according to conservative estimates by TV programme Reporter. Reporter calculates that the some 730 coffee shops in the Netherlands sell around 265,000 kilos of hashish and cannabis annually. The bulk of this is grown in the Netherlands. Although coffee-shop owners do not have to pay VAT, the tax service does calculate income tax at the highest rate of around 52 percent. In fixing the tax rate, the tax service assumes that the selling price of grass is twice the purchasing price. In Amsterdam, where coffee shops often have non-price-conscious foreign tourists as customers, the taxman actually applies gross profit margins of 150 to 180 percent. The finance ministry claimed in a reaction that it does not know how much tax the 730 coffee-shops pay. Tax inspectors who wish to remain anonymous suggest "they do not want to know about it in The Hague, as it is all much too politically sensitive," according to Reporter. The report reveals that sales of hashish imported from abroad are much smaller than sales of home-grown grass. More cannabis is actually produced in the Netherlands than is consumed domestically. An estimated 60 percent of the cannabis is exported; no tax is levied on this. "As export product, Dutch cannabis comes second or third after cucumbers and tomatoes. Germany and the United Kingdom are big customers," said police commissioner Max Daniel, responsible for combating the organised crime behind cannabis-growing. Although police destroy 15 cannabis nurseries daily, the raids have no effect on the supply but only on the price of the cannabis. The growers want compensation for the bigger chance of being caught in the price they get for their grass. And the tax service benefits from this too, the reportage reveals. Close www.nisnews.nl Posted by MikeyZero Saturday, May 10, 2008 (18:13:09) comments? |
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Reefer Madness: Law bans retailers from selling 'pot candy'Law bans retailers from selling 'pot candy' to minors By The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, May 7th 2008 at 10:42am ATLANTA - Georgia retailers soon will be banned from selling candy flavored to taste like marijuana to children. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a measure into law Wednesday that bans the sale of ``marijuana flavored products'' to minors anyone under 18 and calls for a fine of up to $500 for each offense. The measure takes effect July 1. It targets businesses that sell the candies with drug-inspired names, such as ``Kronic Kandy'' and ``Pot Suckers.'' The law says the candies promote drug use. Vote Hemp, a national organization that promotes the use of hemp products and tracks legislation, says the measure would make Georgia the first state to ban the sale of the candy to minors. Read the text of HB 280 here. Posted by GregP Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (20:19:48) comments? |
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News: Cannabis supporters rally in downtown ChicagoCannabis supporters rally in downtown Chicago to push medical marijuana OK in Illinois BY TOWN TRAVIS MAY 05, 2008 Crusaders for the medical use of cannabis are stepping up their campaign in Illinois this month as state legislators get ready to vote on a bill that would legalize treatment. Supporters of the legalization of cannabis gathered at Federal Plaza for a rally on Saturday. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws hosted the event, which took place simultaneously in cities around the world in crusades for legalization elsewhere. “Medical cannabis is an extremely important issue and an issue of compassion,” said Dan Linn, executive director for the Illinois chapter of NORML. “There's no reason why the federal government should [deny] patients the right to use that medicine if their doctors recommend it.” Read more. . . Posted by GregP Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (20:14:47)
News: Legalize-Pot Rally HeldLegalize-pot rally held here Pain sufferers say it has medicinal qualities BY AMBER ELLIS | AELLIS@ENQUIRER.COM AND DENISE SMITH AMOS A few hundred people gathered at Fountain Square on Sunday for a rally to support legalizing marijuana - a scene that played out in many U.S. cities this weekend. The crowd listened to music and speeches about why the drug should be legalized before marching to the federal building a couple of blocks away. Young and old sported hemp jewelry and shirts with the plant - all for a drug they said should be available to "those who need it and those who want it." During the march, the group chanted "Free the weed" and played drums as they showed off posters to passersby. Supporters say marijuana can be used not only for recreation, but for industrial and medical purposes as well. Tonya Davis, clad in a black-and-white jail suit and tan slippers bearing images of the marijuana plant, urged participants to back a proposal that would allow people to use marijuana as medicine. The bill will be introduced this month in Ohio, according to Davis. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (20:05:55) 
Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant diesMedical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was denied a liver transplant because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died. Timothy Garon, 56, died Thursday at Bailey-Boushay House, an intensive care nursing center, said his lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, and Alisha Mark, a spokeswoman for Virginia Mason Medical Center, which operates Bailey-Boushay. His death came a week after his doctor told him a University of Washington Medical Center committee had again denied him a spot on the liver transplant list because of his use of marijuana, although it was authorized under Washington state law. The case highlights an ethical consideration for those allocating organs for transplant: whether using dope with a doctor's blessing should be held against a dying patient in need of a transplant. The Virginia-based United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the nation's transplant system, leaves it to individual hospitals to develop criteria for transplant candidates. At some, people who use "illicit substances" — including medical marijuana, even in the dozen states that allow it — are automatically rejected. At others, patients are given a chance to reapply if they stay clean for six months. Marijuana is illegal under federal law. Dr. Brad Roter, who authorized Garon to smoke pot to alleviate nausea and abdominal pain and to stimulate his appetite, said he did not know it would be such a hurdle if Garon were to need a transplant. Garon told The Associated Press last week he believed he contracted hepatitis C by sharing needles with "speed freaks" as a teenager. In recent years, he said, pot was been the only drug he used. Posted by MikeyZero Friday, May 02, 2008 (19:16:17) comments? |
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