Medical Marijuana Users, Obama Might Set You Free (And Let's Hope To God He Does)

                   
newsvine.com     May 13, 2008            

For years now a number of states have tried to legalize medial marijuana, but the federal government has been a vicious opponent of these efforts, prosecuting chronic pain or cancer patients who were complying with the law of the state in which they lived. [read full story]                    

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Medical marijuana may be okayed under Obama

leisureguy.wordpress.com     May 13, 2008          

Good article by Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle: Ever since California voters became the first in the nation to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, the state has faced unyielding opposition from the federal government, which insists it has the power to prohibit a drug it considers...                    

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Obama speaks out on medical marijuana

stopthedrugwar.org     May 13, 2008          

[Courtesy of Marijuana Policy Project] Dear friends: On the verge of becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has renewed his commitment to protecting medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail. Here is a quote from Obama campaign spokesman Ben...                    

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Hazy Thinking on Medical Marijuana

nationalledger.com     May 13, 2008          

To those with family members who rely on medical marijuana to relieve chronic pain, the federal government's crusade against the use of the drug is an outrage. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 78 percent of Americans... ... In my 20s, I had expected my generation to...                    

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Stop Saying Medical Marijuana is Politically Risky and Just Look at the Polls

stopthedrugwar.org     May 13, 2008          

Karen Brooks at the Dallas Morning News blog badly misses the point in regards to Barack Obama's support for medical marijuana: Just got a notice from the happy folks over at the Marijuana Policy Project that Sen. Barack Obama "stands with us" on access to medical marijuana. I'm not sure this...                    

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Hazy Thinking on Medical Marijuana

realclearpolitics.com     May 13, 2008          

To those with family members who rely on medical marijuana to relieve chronic pain, the federal government's crusade against the use of the drug is an outrage. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 78 percent of Americans support allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. Yet only one of the...                    

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US: Next President Might Be Gentler on Pot Clubs

mapinc.org     May 12, 2008          

San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2008 ... Pubdate: Mon, 12 May 2008 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Page: A - Medicinal) NEXT PRESIDENT MIGHT BE GENTLER ON POT CLUBS Ever since California voters became the first in the nation to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, the...                    

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Canadian Majority Would Legalize Marijuana

angus-reid.com     May 13, 2008          

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in Canada believe the consumption of cannabis should be allowed in their country, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 53 per cent of respondents support the legalization of marijuana. ... Adults in Canada believe the...                    

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How Pot Became Demonized: The Fine Line Between Good Medicine and 'Dangerous Drugs'

alternet.org     May 13, 2008          

A history of the battle between politics and science over the use of marijuana as a medicine. ... by Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb (NYU Press, 2008). For many modern critics, the concept of "medical marijuana" is a contradiction in terms. Medicine is standardized,...                    

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How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and 'Dangerous Drugs'

alternet.org     May 13, 2008          

A history of the battle between politics and science over the use of marijuana as a medicine. ... by Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb (NYU Press, 2008). For many modern critics, the concept of "medical marijuana" is a contradiction in terms. Medicine is standardized,...                    

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Debra J. Saunders: Hazy Thinking on Medical Marijuana

townhall.com     May 13, 2008          

Will Hillary Clinton fight for the nomination past June 1st? Yet only one of the three major presidential candidates, Sen. Barack Obama, is calling for needed change in federal policy by stopping federal raids in the 12 states that have passed laws legalizing medicinal use of marijuana. Bill...                    

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