Cannabis Law and Politics

Trailer: While California is going bankrupt, one business is booming. "How Weed Won the West" is the story of the growing medical cannabis / marijuana industry in the greater Los Angeles area, with over 700 dispensaries doling out the buds. As a treatment for conditions ranging from cancer and AIDS, to anxiety, ADHD, and insomnia, cannabis is quickly proving itself as a healthier natural alternative to many prescription drugs. Following the story of Organica, a collective owned by Jeff Joseph that was raided by the DEA in August of '09, the film shows that although some things have changed with Obama in office, the War on Drugs is nowhere near over. From Kevin Booth,…

Attached is a flyer publicising the rally being held during the NCPIC conference at the Powerhouse Museum on the 7th and 8th of September. We need to get the word out where possible to any area that you think needs to be informed and mobilised. If you are in Sydney and have access to a public noticeboard PLEASE print a copy of the flyer and pin it up. I don't care where you put it up as there is no group name on it. Local shopping centre, University boards, TAFE campus, sporting club, RSL, whatever... anyplace where people over 18 gather. I'd prefer not to see it put up at places where under 18's gather as I think that would be counter productive. We have …

You won't believe this funny anti-cannabis website from above the influence, "Stoners in the Mist" filled with lies of course! http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/stoners/

Hi guys, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I just thought I'd share a small incident which happened today, in which 2 of my friends were caught by teachers at school whilst high. Now, they are facing trouble both in school, with their families and with the police. This is unfortunate as they are both intelligent and caring people who have obviously had a lapse in judgement in terms of appropriate times to be smoking ganja. I am a vast proponent for the legalization of marijuana, however the likelihood of this occurring in Australia being virtually 0%, I would at least settle on the dissemination of useful and truthful facts surrounding the use of …

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Heading speaks for it self maybe someone with experience on Sydney travel could provide help on the easiest ways to get to the powerhouse museum.

Hey all, I know its not a new idea but hey why dont we all agree on a day in which we can all form together all over Australia when we voice our ideas as one combined, powerful force? I think our activism will result in more power if we all work together on a single day to prove that advocates of cannabis are a very large, powerful community. As far as i know we don't have such a well recognised day in Australia but imagaine if word was to spread about a day where every one who wanted these laws changed all over the nation stood up as a single recognisable power. Just a thought dudes. Chris

Author: Alex Wodak Date: 27 August 2009 Source: Brisbane Time http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/ti...90826-ezph.html

Guys. I want to contribute to make marijuana legal in Australia, or at least in Victoria... Is there any activist group here in Melbourne? Thank you.

Saw this sad news story about a lad in England, Gareth Anderson who's a 19 year old binge drinker. He needs a new liver immediately or he will die. He's having trouble getting one cause he doesn't qualify for the liver program until he hasn't had a drink for 6 months. Looks like he's going to die. I was watching Dr Phil (while puffin' on a few billies...nothing like junk TV and cones) and there was this woman who was so fucked up with a raging prescription meds addiction. She had initially been given them for depression. I sure wish that poor boy had discovered the wonders of smokin herb and someone sure could have helped that poor woman by rolling her a real fat spli…