Tag: 2012 election

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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Asking NORML’s Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?

Asking NORML’s Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?

The Washington Times interviews NORML’s Paul Kuhn to discuss prohibition, the misinformation that still exists and the recent surge in voter support.
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Obama Campaign Raises Money With Hemp Products While Banning Farmers From Growing Hemp

Obama Campaign Raises Money With Hemp Products While Banning Farmers From Growing Hemp

Read at the Huffington Post about the “made in the USA” hemp scarf Obama has for sale in his re-election campaign store. Rather ironic since American farmers...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Sign Up For Camp Wakeupobama, Help ASA Send a 2012 Election Message

Sign Up For Camp Wakeupobama, Help ASA Send a 2012 Election Message

Americans For Safe Access has launched Camp Wakeupobama in an effort to mobilize medical cannabis supporters into a formidable voting bloc to be courted in the 2012 POTUS election....
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Well, just when I was sure that people were awakening from their prejudiced and fearful assumptions about marijuana, I decided to check and see what Mitt Romney...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

The Washington Times believes Gary Johnson’s “penchant for snappy redirects and crowd-winning zingers would be the kind of fan service that scratches the itch for spontaneous, unscripted...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
ASA Director to Obama: Wake Up, Medical Marijuana Patients Are Voters

ASA Director to Obama: Wake Up, Medical Marijuana Patients Are Voters

Steph Sherer, Executive Director at Americans for Safe Access writes a candid piece on the level of hope and excitement she had for Obama in 2008 only...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Gary Johnson Could Appear in Presidential Debates After Sustained Social Media Protests

Gary Johnson Could Appear in Presidential Debates After Sustained Social Media Protests

After weeks of angry protests on Reddit, Facebook and Twitter to get Libertarian party nominee Gary Johnson in the presidential debates, Janet Brown from the Commission on...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson officially endorsed Measure 80 – The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (aka OCTA) last Friday. Gary Johnson has also endorsed marijuana legalization measures in Colorado...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

You probably notice a recurring Gary Johnson theme at Weedist… We strongly support candidates who will end the war on marijuana. Personally I like the vast majority...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Last Friday’s SF Weekly article “Cash-Only Pot: Credit Cards No Longer Accepted at Medical Marijuana Dispensaries” was a stark reminder that prohibitionists won’t go down without a...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Did the AZ and Obamacare Rulings Help or Hurt Marijuana Reform

Did the AZ and Obamacare Rulings Help or Hurt Marijuana Reform

According to The Latest Word, there are two latest words. The first Word said that the healthcare ruling helped the advocates of ending prohibition in CO. The...
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July 2, 2012
07/02/2012
Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?

Will CNN Allow Gary Johnson to Debate?

America needs to have more voices heard in the upcoming months to the Election. Both Candidates for the major parties have the exact same policy on modern-day...
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June 21, 2012
06/21/2012
If Corporate Competition is Good for Consumers, Why isn’t Political Competition?

If Corporate Competition is Good for Consumers, Why isn’t Political Competition?

Economics 101 rightfully drills into business students’ heads that competition is a good thing.  Corporate competition to the consumer should ultimately lead to better products at lower prices....
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June 20, 2012
06/20/2012
Tommy Chong Says 100% Obama Will Relax Marijuana Laws Before 2012 Presidential Election

Tommy Chong Says 100% Obama Will Relax Marijuana Laws Before 2012 Presidential Election

Best known for being politically astute (ok, maybe best known for being stoned), Tommy Chong has weighed in on the 2012 Presidential Election.  Chong believes “100%” that...
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June 11, 2012
06/11/2012
Weedists, We’ve Been Called out As Bitches (at the Polls)

Weedists, We’ve Been Called out As Bitches (at the Polls)

The American Prospect’s May 29th 2012 article on why politicians support the status quo on the War On Drugs has thrown down the gauntlet.  The essence of...
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