Daily Archives: August 3, 2004

Detroit vote on Medical Marijuana looking good

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Pete Guither

Detroit Free Press: With 40 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday, 62 percent of voters approved the measure. Thirty-eight percent opposed it. The Detroit proposal exempts residents who use or possess marijuana for medical purposes from the portion of the … Continue reading →

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A drug war cheerleader who lies about medical marijuana or a guy from Maryland who lost a senate race in his home state.

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Pete Guither

Just announced CHICAGO — The five-week search for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate is down to two contenders: two-time presidential hopeful Alan Keyes and former Bush administration deputy drug czar Andrea Grubb Barthwell. State party chairwoman Judy Baar Topinka announced … Continue reading →

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Treatment Statistics or, The Drug Czar is Lying to You

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Pete Guither

Many of us in the drug policy reform community have been offended by the Drug Czar’s and Administration’s distortion of treatment numbers to claim that they somehow prove marijuana is addictive, or that today’s marijuana is more dangerous than before. … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Pete Guither

“bullet” There’s still hope in Nevada. U.S.æ District Judge James Mahan issued a temporary restraining order Friday stopping the state from taking any further action on the marijuana initiative petition that is short of the necessary signatures needed to qualify … Continue reading →

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