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Big City Police Chief Supports Decriminalization of Marijuana
Norm Stamper slated to speak at Hempfest
As a proud member of three extraordinary policy reform organizations - LEAP, NORML, and the Drug Policy Alliance - I can't help but be encouraged by these and other initiatives. They give cause for optimism that we're finally, irrevocably on the road to drug law sanity.
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Woody Harrelson Talks About Hemp
Woody's Web site VoiceYourself.com shares his views
Today, in the modern world, 32 countries allow their farmers to grow, process and sell hemp just like corn, wheat or soybeans. But after more than 70 years of constant government propaganda, America remains the only country in the world that still prohibits hemp production. How can America, the country founded on the ideal of personal freedoms, the "land of the free" and "home of the brave" find itself banning a natural plant in the name of a "drug war"?
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Montel Williams on Medical Marijuana
Talk show host uses marijuana for symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Emmy Award-winner Montel Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. Since then, the TV talk-show host has tried a variety of drugs - everything from morphine to Vicodin - to ease the constant pain he feels in his lower extremities. The drug that has proved most effective for Williams is marijuana.
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Why Rick Steves Cares About the Decriminalization of Marijuana
Vacation travel guru talks about pot
Last year 700,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges - an 800% increase since 1980. Over 80% of these arrests were for simple possession. Many of these people were sentenced to mandatory prison time. Our courts and prisons are clogged with non-violent people whose only offense is smoking, buying or selling marijuana. While our nation is in a serious financial crisis, it spends literally billions of dollars annually chasing down responsible adults.
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