Tag Archive: obama

Oct 25

Variety of protests outside Obama fundraiser – San Francisco Chronicle

KGO-TV Variety of protests outside Obama fundraiserSan Francisco ChronicleMedical marijuana supporters, antiwar protesters, and some nearby Occupy Wall Street campers, are expected to converge on President Obama's downtown San Francisco fundraiser on Tuesday. The medical marijuana supporters are upset with a current federal …Obama Visit Pushed Back; Marijuana Protest at 1 pmNBC Bay AreaProtesters advocate …

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Oct 15

Barack Obama, drug warrior – San Francisco Chronicle

Central Florida News 13 Barack Obama, drug warriorSan Francisco ChronicleLast month, his Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a memo that stated that it is unlawful for anyone with a state-issued medical marijuana card to possess a gun or ammunition. This month, four US attorneys in California …Medical Marijuana Crackdown May Cost CitiesKTXLFederal …

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Oct 04

Make Marijuana Legal For Medical Purposes: Help Put Marijuana Reschedule Petition Before President Obama

In 1972 NORML filed the first major lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to change the legal status of cannabis from schedule I to schedule II. Would this make cannabis legal for an adult to purchase and use like alcohol and tobacco products? No. All the organization was seeking was an acknowledgement that cannabis …

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Sep 21

Oh The Irony (Part II): Obama The Home Brewer

Oh to be governed…by hypocrites. Last week the nation watched President Obama bestow a rarely presented Medal of Honor to former Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer. News reports indicate Mr. Meyer requested to have a beer the night before with his former commander-in-chief before the formal ceremonies. The two men were in fact widely photographed enjoying …

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Sep 13

Congressman Steve Cohen Demands The Obama Administration Reschedule Marijuana

Tennessee Congressman Steven Cohen (D) is urging the Obama administration to rethink its support for the criminal prohibition of marijuana. Rep. Cohen is a longtime critic of marijuana prohibition (Watch him grill FBI Director Robert Mueller over the claim that cannabis is a ‘gateway drug’ here) and a primary co-sponsor of HR 2306: The Ending …

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