May 13, 2008
Bill Clinton claims not to remember 1992 campaign encounter with Jacki Rickert
Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Last February Ben Masel and I picketed an appearance by former president Bill Clinton at the University of Wisconsin Stock Pavilion click here. We were there to remind Mr. Clinton, who was there to campaign for his wife Hillary, of a 15 and half year old promise he made to our friend Jacki Rickert during a campaign appearance in Osseo WI in 1992, shortly before the election. Today is Jacki’s birthday, so I thought it would be a good day to share this update.
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May 09, 2008
Friday morning cannabis breakfast news!
Posted by Gary Storck
Friday, May 09, 2008
Three items of interest this morning from around the state:
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May 07, 2008
Wisconsin native's "Try legal Weed" City of Weed CA-produced microbrew slogan draws feds ire
Posted by Gary Storck
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl relates a true tale that illustrates that Marijuana prohibition cuts so deep in our society that federal bureaucrats won't even allow a former Wisconsinite now living in Weed, California to use the humorous slogan, "Try legal Weed" to promote his Weed CA-brewed beer. Read on...
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May 06, 2008
Capital Times: Decriminalize marijuana
Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Despite their liberal reputation, the Capital Times, like most papers, has never published enough editorials supporting drug policy reform.
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May 03, 2008
Fred Gardner: Study: Smoking Pot Doesn't Cause Cancer--It May Prevent It!
Posted by Gary Storck
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Our good friend, the editor of O'Shaughnessy's, the Journal of the California Cannabis Research Medical Group, Fred Gardner, files this report on Dr. Donald Tashkin's amazing presentation at the April 2008 Fifth National Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics in Pacific Grove CA, on Dr. Tashkin's findings that there is not only no link to lung and upper airway cancers from smoking cannabis, but also that cannabis also appears to offer protection from those cancers for those also smoking tobacco! The conference, presented by Patients Out of Time click here, received absolutely no mainstream press coverage. Fred Gardner was on a panel at the conference that also featured NORML's Paul Armentano discussing how the media ignores or twists study results and generally fails to cover the cannabis issue in a meaningful way.
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April 29, 2008
WI native Dr. David Bearman running for Santa Barbara (CA) County Supervisor
Posted by Gary Storck
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
In November 2007, Dr. David Bearman, a California physician who specializes in medical cannabis, returned to his native Wisconsin and the city in which he began his long medical career to testify at an informational hearing on medical cannabis in the State Senate’s Health committee. Dr. Bearman extended his stay for several days to speak at his alma mater, the UW Medical School, click here, as well as speaking and holding a book signing at Escape Coffee.
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April 25, 2008
WI Supreme Court ruling ends forced DARE contributions by defendants
Posted by Gary Storck
Friday, April 25, 2008
A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling means the end of forcing defendants to make donations to groups like DARE to settle their cases. The La Crosse Tribune is reporting that effective March 27, the ruling removes the ability of judges to force a defendant to make a contribution to a crime-prevention organization as an alternative to sentencing or judgment.
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April 20, 2008
4/20 in Madison: See you at 4:20?
Posted by Gary Storck
Sunday, April 20, 2008
While public 420 celebrations will occur in some locations this Sunday, members of Madison’s cannabis culture will likely be confining most of their revelry to small private gatherings, despite good outdoor inhaling weather. At least a couple of local nightclubs are hosting events Sunday night, but of course, any herbal celebrations must happen clandestinely, given cannabis prohibition.
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April 19, 2008
Meow! Key WI lawmaker questions creation of K-9 unit
Posted by Gary Storck
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Good to see Rep. Kitty Rhoades (R-Hudson), letting a little fur fly in ensuring legislative oversight of state agencies. The article also gives the public an interesting oversight/overview on how the State Patrol uses K-9 units on state highways.
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April 17, 2008
Major papers endorse MN medical cannabis bill -- A win in MN can only help WI patients
Posted by Gary Storck
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The drama continues in Minnesota with several major papers endorsing the medical cannabis bill. If he vetoes the bill, MN Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty now faces defying not only an overwhelming majority of the people he represents, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and other leading state papers. Meanwhile, in Michigan, the initiative that would legalize medical cannabis has now officially qualified for the Nov. ballot, with the legislature's refusal to vote on the issue. Legislation is also pending in Illinois.
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