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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Oaksterdam Get Down
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Every last Sunday of the month means the totally peaceful, completely awesome Oaksterdam Get Down hosted by our friends at OaksterdamNews.Com. Visit 375 15th Street in downtown Oakland between noon and 6 p.m. every last Sunday of the month, for the event that cures racism: namely, a police-sanctioned, marijuana-friendly block party. Any bad bones in your body will be cured by cannabis-infused hamburgers and barbecue sauce, and the good bones will be nothing but magnified. Come early for the live music, and stay late for the love.
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Mayor-elect Dellums to Oaksterdam, Measure Z: ?I'm here to support you? |
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Written by Richard Lee
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
District 2 candidate Allison courts cannabis friendly votes
Former US Congressman, cannabis law reformer and past NORML board member Ron Dellums, became the mayor elect of Oakland winning the primary outright avoiding a runoff.
When asked about Oakland's Measure Z clubs, which first opened after Measure Z became law in November of 2004 with 65 percent of the vote, Dellums replied, “I'm here to support you.” The Oakland Regulation and Revenue Ordinance makes private sales, cultivation and use of cannabis the lowest police priority and requires the city to tax and regulate cannabis as soon as possible under state law.
Private membership clubs have been operating discretely and without problems
Private membership clubs have been operating discretely and without problems 
, quietly paying taxes, creating jobs, and revitalizing Oakland, just as medical marijuana clubs had for eight years long before the city began issuing permits in 2004.
The medical marijuana outlets pay a $20,000 permit fee in addition to income and payroll taxes and collect $100,000 a year in sales taxes. The Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Oversight Board is currently developing similar rules and permit fees for Measure Z clubs.
In another important race for Measure Z voters, City Council District 2 candidate Aimee Allison is in a tight runoff with Pat Kernighan. Allison endorsed Measure Z, adding that cannabis tourism would be good for the city, while Kernighan opposed the measure.
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