Dear Friend,
On Monday,
April 2, my school -- Oaksterdam University in Oakland -- was raided by
the DEA, IRS, and US Marshals. Oaksterdam provides training to the
medical cannabis industry, and is fully compliant with state and local
law.
President Obama promised at the beginning of his administration to
respect state medical marijuana laws. He has broken this promise time
and time again -- and the consequences have been devastating.
This
was a senseless act of intimidation. But I've been an activist far too
long to become intimidated -- and with the majority of Americans and
common sense on our side, I know this is a fight we can win.
With our government trillions in debt, why is our government using
taxpayer dollars to come after me, Oaksterdam, and the thousands of
patients who need medical marijuana just to get through the day?
Tell
President Obama and the DEA: Enough is enough. Keep your campaign
promise, and stop the raids on the medical cannabis industry!
Thanks for your support,
Richard Lee
National Cannabis Industry Association
Six National Drug Policy Organizations Call on President Obama to End Unnecessary Assault on Medical Marijuana Providers
Coalition to President Obama: “It is time for a new approach on marijuana policy.”
Contact: Aaron Smith, NCIA executive director, (707) 291-0076,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In
the wake of recent attacks on medical marijuana providers and patients
by multiple branches of the federal government, including Monday's raids
on Oaksterdam University in Oakland, CA, a coalition of six national
drug policy reform organizations is appealing to President Obama and his
administration to follow its own previously stated policies respecting
state medical marijuana laws. In the letter, posted in full below, the
organizations call on the Obama administration to bring an end to the
federal government’s ongoing campaign to undermine state efforts to
regulate safe and legal access to medical marijuana for those patients
who rely on it.
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Written by Dale Gieringer, Ph.D
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Saturday, 06 August 2005 |
Opponents of medical marijuana often claim there are
too many dispensaries in their area. This specious argument has been
used to impose unacceptably low limits in Oakland and elsewhere. The
cap in Oakland is completely arbitrary, yet other communities use it as
a basis for their own permits. In fact, it is far too restrictive and
completely unfair. These localities have dozens of pharmacies.
By way of comparison, it may be helpful to look at
the number of licensed alcohol outlets in the same region. The
chart below shows several localities, their number of liquor stores,
total alcohol outlets, including wine and beer shops as well as
licensed restaurants, bars and clubs compared to the number of medical
cannabis dispensaries. The numbers speak for themselves.
We need many more dispensaries for the Bay area, not fewer.
City
Liquor Stores Alc Licenses
Medical Marijuana
Oakland
195
802
4
Alameda Co (unincorp.) 42
159
3
San Francisco
715 3,464
43
Hayward
56
37
2
Berkeley
36
323
3
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Dale Gieringer, Ph.D |
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|  Dr. Dale Gieringer received his Ph.D. at Stanford on the topic of DEA drug regulation. He is the author of articles on marijuana and driving safety, drug testing, marijuana health mythology, the economics of marijuana legalization, and DEA "drug enforcement abuse." He is presently working on a book on medical use of marijuana. He has also sponsored research on the use of water pipes and vaporizers to reduce harmful tars in marijuana smoke. |
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