Mike Riggs
Yesterday, 163 members of the House of Representatives voted to defund federal raids on medical marijuana where the plant is legal under state law. The amendment was sponsored by three California congressmen—Dana Rohrabacher (R), T…
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A Bipartisan Coalition of House Members Tried to Defund Obama’s Medical Marijuana Raids Yesterday, Failed
May 10, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Posted in NewsUS Representatives Debate Defunding DEA’s Ability to Raid Medical Marijuana States
May 9, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
One of my favorite things about hosting NORML SHOW LIVE is the ability to break in with live coverage of events that are important to the cannabis community. Thanks to a timely tweet from SSDP, our associate producer Kaliko Castille tracked down the live C-SPAN coverage of a debate in the US House over an amendment that would defund the DEA from being able to prosecute raids in medical marijuana states. We interrupted our replay of a video interview with Dr. Donald Tashkin to cover the news. I wish we [...]
House of Representatives Votes Down Defunding Medical Marijuana Raids [FEATURE]
May 9, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Four US representatives introduced an amendment to the Justice Department appropriations bill, House Resolution 5326, which would bar the agency from spending funds to attack medical marijuana operations in states…
NORML to Protest D.E.A. Imprisonment, Starvation of UCSD Student
May 4, 2012 | 2 views | No Comments
Contact: Michael Cindrich (619) 262-2500 | Lance Rogers (619) 333-6882 Please be advised that on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 4:20 p.m., the local chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will protest the Drug Enforcement Administration’s detention of UCSD Engineering student Daniel Chong for five days without food and water. The protest will take place outside of the DEA office compound at 4560 Viewridge Avenue in San Diego. If you can’t be in San Diego, show your solidarity by joining the protest live online at [...]
A Mother’s Day Declaration: “The Drug War Hurts Our Families”
May 1, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
Mothers from around the country will join with law enforcement and students at the National Press Club on May 2nd in honor of Mother’s Day. The press conference will launch a new coalition of national organizations that will represent mothers, police and students that seek to finally end the disastrous drug war.
Obama Explains Increasing MMJ Crackdowns
April 26, 2012 | 4 views | No Comments
Amid an increased crackdown on medical marijuana producers across the nation, including a recent high-profile raid on a California training school, President Barack Obama faced questions in a new interview with Rolling Stone about the seeming disconnect between his 2008 campaign rhetoric and his administration’s actions since he took office. “I’m not going to be [...]
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