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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Last Sunday of every month.
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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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Written by Tristin Coffman
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
Motivated and ready to fight for their rights, patients and medical marijuana supporters from throughout the state came to Burbank for the Americans for Safe Access conference and workshop.
Hundreds of advocates came to the event, which started with a session on moving a compassionate agenda at the state and national levels, then broke into smaller regional focus groups to discuss local issues and strategies to regulate and protect controlled access to cannabis through dispensing collectives, a number of which had members in attendance.
Winning better tolerance also became a hot topic after an incident with the rental facility forced the conference to relocate.
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A lot of work ahead — Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Director Steph
Sherer (above) welcomed participants Jan. 13 to the statewide
conference and workshop, and the group outlined an ambitious agenda for
change.
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Regional breakout sessions spoke to local needs and concerns while it made
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The
Farmacy, a local dispensary, provided free information to attendees, only to
have armed DEA thugs raid its facility.
Oaksterdam News photos by Chris Conrad
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 March 2007 )
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