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Annual US Deaths from causes:
Tobacco 435,000
Alcohol* 110,640
Prescriptions 32,000
Overdoses 16,926
NSAIDS 7,600
Caffeine 2,000
Marijuana 0
* Does not include alcohol-related crashes or murders.
† Adverse reactions to prescription drugs
‡ Overdoses and poisonings from legal and illegal drugs.

Annual US Arrests for marijuana
829,625
Yr Cannabis Possess.* Violent Crime†
'06 738,915 611,523
'05 696,074 603,503
'04 684,319 590,258
'03 662,886 597,026
'02 613,986 620,510
'01 641,109 627,132
'00 646,042 625,132
* Arrests only include personal possession, not sales, trafficking, or manufacturing..
† includes homicide, rape, robbery, and assault.

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Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke

High times for marijuana marchers.

BY JASON HOWD | jhowd at wweek dot com

[May 7th, 2008]

Maybe there were good vibes after all from the ninth annual Million Marijuana March that rolled out at high noon on May 3 through downtown Portland.

Comments: 0 nenaMay 7 2008, 08:33 PM

Mannix Drops Anti-Marijuana Ballot Initiative

BREAKING / NEWS / POLITICS / MARIJUANA

Mannix Drops Anti-Marijuana Ballot Initiative http://www.willametteweek.com

Conservative ballot-measure supremo Kevin Mannix just told WWire he and his cohorts are dropping a proposed ballot initiative ...
BY James Pitkin Monday 12:38...

Comments: 0 nenaMay 5 2008, 07:24 PM

News release from Congressman Barney Frank

Press release:

http://www.house.gov/frank/marijuana041708.html


Contact: Peter Kovar (202) 225-9400
News release from Barney Frank

_________________________________________________________

Congressman, 4th District, Massachusetts
2252...

Comments: 0 nenaApr 17 2008, 01:33 PM

Prosecuting pot is a waste of time and money

Newshawk: Humphrey Ploughjogger
Pubdate: Sun, 30 Mar 2008
Source: Eagle-Tribune, The (MA)
Email: letters@eagletribune.com
Website: http://www.eagletribune.com/
Feedback: http://www.eagletribune.com/submit/letter.htm
Author: Taylor Armerding

Taylor Armerding...

Comments: 1 nenaMar 30 2008, 08:43 AM

Rep. Frank defends proposal to decriminalize marijuana

Rep. Frank defends proposal to decriminalize marijuana

By STEVE LeBLANC, AP
Posted: 2008-03-23 16:27:43

BOSTON (AP) - Rep. Barney Frank is defending a bill he plans to file this week decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, saying the federal law unfairly targets those...

Comments: 0 nenaMar 23 2008, 04:54 PM

9th Circuit Court ruling limits employment drug testing

This one comes from my neck of the woods here in Oregon, where the Woodburn City Library required mandatory drug screens of candidates for part-time library jobs. Because, you know, nothing is more dangerous than a high librarian!
QUOTESAN FRANCISCO — A city can’t require all job applicants...

Comments: 0 RadicalRussMar 14 2008, 12:16 PM

L.A. Times: Physicians group urges easing of ban on mmj

Physicians group urges easing of ban on medical marijuana

It calls on the government to drop pot's shared classification with
drugs such as heroin and LSD that are considered to have no medicinal
value.

By Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
6:25 PM...

Comments: 0 nenaFeb 15 2008, 10:34 AM

LC67/103 a.k.a. HB 3635 is dead!

You Did It!

Pressure and testimony from activists like you helped to derail the latest attempt to discriminate against workers who use medical marijuana. The Oregon House had considered the LC67 and LC103 language in the Business & Labor Committee (we testified against it, as...

Comments: 0 RadicalRussFeb 7 2008, 01:05 PM

Oregonian: LC67 Bad, SB 465 Better!

Time to fire up the Letters to the Editor:
QUOTEDon't make a bad marijuana law worse
Monday, February 04, 2008

Ten years ago, when Oregon voters approved the state's landmark Medical Marijuana Act, they did so with assurances that only a handful of very ill people needed...

Comments: 2 RadicalRussFeb 4 2008, 04:27 PM

Obama: Decriminalize Pot

From today's Washington Times...

Article published Jan 31, 2008
Obama: Decriminalize pot

January 31, 2008

By Jen Haberkorn - DEVELOPING STORY: Updated 8:52 a.m.

Last fall during a nationally televised presidential debate, Sen.
Barack Obama...

Comments: 2 nenaJan 31 2008, 08:44 AM

Prison study to investigate link between junk food and violence

OK, Russ, you say, that's interesting, a "link between junk food and violence", but what does it have to do with marijuana? Read on...
QUOTEScientists from Oxford University say the effect of nutrition on behaviour has been underestimated. They say increases in consumption of ...

Comments: 0 RadicalRussJan 29 2008, 01:22 PM

Gov. Kulongoski opposes Mannix Initiative

It's nice that the Governor opposes Mannix's "Oregon Crimefighting Act" and to see the $200M cost in print, but no mention of that initiative's repeal of OMMA.
QUOTENot a candidate, but Oregon governor plans busy election year

Story Updated: Jan 19, 2008 at...

Comments: 4 RadicalRussJan 28 2008, 09:14 AM

Oregon NORML Board: Testimony in Salem this morning

Testimony of Associate Director Russ Belville:
QUOTEGood morning, my name is Russ Belville. I am the Associate Director of Oregon NORML, a political talk radio host, a medical marijuana caregiver, and an advocate for personal privacy and civil rights.

I find it ironic that on the...

Comments: 6 RadicalRussJan 22 2008, 12:31 AM

Proposed new language: job discrimination against patients!

If you can possibly make it to Salem on Tuesday, January 22 to attend the special public hearing, please do. The enemies of medical marijuana want to force patients to choose between their medicine and their job.

Below I've included the actual language they wish to propose in this ...

Comments: 0 RadicalRussJan 18 2008, 11:21 PM

Oregon NORML Action Alert!

Oregon NORML Wants Your Body

WHAT: Legislative Committee Public Hearing

WHY: To fight discrimination against hard working medical marijuana patients

WHERE: Oregon State Legislature, Room Hearing Room B, Salem, Oregon

WHEN: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 9:00...

Comments: 0 nenaJan 18 2008, 10:52 AM
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