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Written by odamnews
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 |
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Truly sad news. Bob was an amazing spirit and one whom inspired many. He brought light in moments of darkness that others could see and rally around and behind. RIP Bob...
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by odamnews
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Tuesday, 07 April 2009 |
 Rest in Peace
On March 22, the world lost Jahn ‘Rasta’ Perez. He was a beloved friend to all of those that he touched. He was a fierce ally in the medical marijuana game and served patients daily at California Herbal Remedies in East LA.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 November 2009 )
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Written by Dale Gieringer, Ph.D
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
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Washington, DC: Tod Hiro Mikuriya, MD, one of the world's foremost authorities on the therapeutic use of cannabis, died on Sunday after a multi-year battle with cancer. He was 73-years-old.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by Jaime Galindo
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
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Longtime cannabis reform advocate and cannabis-consultant / physician
Michael Alcalay, MD, passed away on Nov. 18, 2006 in Oakland, CA. He
was the medical director of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative and
a local icon.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by Chris Conrad
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 |
Mendocino’s cannabis friendly district attorney Norman Vroman, 69, passed away Sept. 21, 2006 just weeks before he stood for reelection as county DA.
His life was committed to liberty and the US Constitution, and his death leaves a major void in a county known for its cannabis economy.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by Ethan Nadelmann
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
Dr. Lynn Zimmer, cannabis researcher and long-time associate of Dr. John Morgan, with whom she wrote the landmark book, Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts, passed on June 30 at age 59, after a long illness. She was an intellectual leader in drug policy reform.
Professor Zimmer, a sociologist at Queens College in New York, was widely regarded among both drug policy scholars and activists as one of the most original thinkers on drug issues in the US.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by Chris Conrad
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Saturday, 10 June 2006 |
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Dr. Tod Mikuriya, perhaps the world’s foremost cannabis practitioner, was recently honored by Patients Out of Time, NORML and the California Coalition Against Prohibition. Mikuriya, shown here holding his CCAP award, was a staff researcher with President Nixon’s Shafer Commission (1972) who also collected and published the book Marihuana Medical Papers, 1842-1972. He was among the first to recognize the value of cannabis as a safer substitute drug for alcoholics.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Written by Ellen Komp
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Thursday, 30 March 2006 |
Though largely unknown today, nearly 100 years after his
birth, Lord Buckley has been cited as an influence by George Carlin,
Robin Williams, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, and Frank Zappa, among others.
Born in April 5, 1906 in Tuolumne, California,
Richard Myrle Buckley began performing on the streets of Tuolumne as a
child, and honed his comedy act performing along with Red Skelton at
dance marathons in the 1920s, sometimes staying on stage for ten hours
at a time. He appeared on Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town,” the Tonight Show with Steve Allen, and “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho
Marx. Lord Buckley hipped his audiences to the language of jazz in
courtly manner, referring to them as “M’Lords and M’Ladies.”
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
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Lost Activists 
The Men's Wearhouse George Zimmer
