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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

02:33am Several hundred — perhaps as many as a thousand — medical marijuana patients, providers, and supporters took to the streets of Oakland Monday afternoon to...
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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 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 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Will Obama’s war on marijuana cost him to lose a few key swing states and the 2012 election by alienating much of his base? With Amendment 64...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama Administration to Review Clarence Aaron Commutation Request

Obama Administration to Review Clarence Aaron Commutation Request

10:03pm, (Issue #743) The Obama administration is seeking a fresh review of Clarence Aaron’s request for commutation of his cocaine trafficking sentence, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Aaron,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Roseanne Barr was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and she held no punches back on Obama’s war on medical marijuana. It’s a short clip,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Protest President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA

Protest President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA

Harborside Health Center is organizing a protest of President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA. For those weedists in the San Francisco Bay Area, come out...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
Have the Feds Finally Taken Medical Marijuana Assault Too Far?

Have the Feds Finally Taken Medical Marijuana Assault Too Far?

Scott Morgan poses the question have “the feds have finally taken things too far” with their coordinated attacks on legitimate medical marijuana businesses? Read Scott’s convincing answer at...
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July 13, 2012
07/13/2012
Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

10:28pm One month ago, Eric Holder testified before Congress that the Dept. of Justice is only targeting medical marijuana businesses that violate their state’s laws. Anyone who didn’t...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012

Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012

Below is a 67 minute mobile video of this morning’s 9am press conference in response to the Obama administration’s latest assault on the Harborside Health Center, which...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

09:57pm, (Issue #742) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a bloggers’ roundtable Wednesday that Democrats might be interested in making changes in federal law around medical...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center

First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center

KQED reports U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag’s office has threatened to seize the property of Harborside Health Center’s Oakland and San Jose locations. The Vapor Room in the...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Obama Administration Forces Closure of One of Most Popular San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Obama Administration Forces Closure of One of Most Popular San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Vapor Room, a popular San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary in the Lower Haight is being forced to shut down from continued pressure from the U.S. Attorneys’...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Will Obama Fight Mexico’s Desire to Throw in the Towel On Failed War On Drugs?

Will Obama Fight Mexico’s Desire to Throw in the Towel On Failed War On Drugs?

Even though the US uses both the carrot and the stick in strong arming other nations into supporting the failed war on drugs, nations like Mexico can’t...
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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 9, 2012
07/09/2012
3 Accounting Tricks the Obama Administration Uses to Hide the Cost of the Drug War

3 Accounting Tricks the Obama Administration Uses to Hide the Cost of the Drug War

Check out Mike Rigg’s detailed article at Reason on how the Obama administration finds clever ways to cook the drug war books, including funding the attack on industrial hemp...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

GQ’s article “In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug War” made its way around the Internet yesterday and sparked plenty of conversations amongst weedists....
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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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