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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

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DPFCA: Ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger About Regulating Marijuana In California

Written by Dale Gieringer, Ph.D

Saturday, 23 May 2009

From NORML.ORG:
May 22, 2009

Ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger About Regulating Marijuana In California

You've asked the President of the United States his http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7874 thoughts regarding regulating marijuana. Now you have the opportunity to ask Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger his opinion.

Representatives from the popular website Digg.com will be interviewing Gov. Schwarzenegger live from the State Capitol at noon pst on Tuesday, May 26. What questions will they ask him? That depends entirely on you!

Digg is now taking questions from the public on its website http://digg.com/dialogg/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_1 here. The most popular questions -- as voted on by Digg visitors to the site -- will be posed live to the Governor.

It was less than three weeks ago that Gov. Schwarzenegger said that supports a public http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7868 debate regarding the merits of taxing and regulating the production and sale of cannabis for adults. It seems only natural that the cannabis community holds him to this pledge.

To date, several questions pertaining to marijuana law reform are among the most popular at the Digg.com poll, with the leading vote-getting question being: "What is your stance on the legalization, cultivation and regulation of marijuana in the state of California?" (To review the most popular questions, visit: http://digg.com/dialogg/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_1 and click on "most dugg.")

So far in 2009, questions pertaining to marijuana law reform have dominated similar online polls. Please make sure our elected officials continue to address this important issue by making your voice heard today. Please consider visiting Digg.com and making your voice heard in favor of sensible marijuana policy.

Sincerely,
The NORML Team

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Dale Gieringer, Ph.D

About the author:

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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