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Amsterdam’s Mayor: Tourists at marijuana coffeehouses welcome!

The mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, told the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant that the city’s coffeeshops will remain open to tourists, despite plans by the Dutch government to restrict foreigners from the participating in the marijuana sales that are tolerated within.

Amsterdam’s Mayor: Tourists at marijuana coffeehouses welcome!

The mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, told the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant that the city’s coffeeshops will remain open to tourists, despite plans by the Dutch government to restrict foreigners from the participating in the marijuana sales that are tolerated within.

Russ Belville prepared remarks for “Meth Girl” Billboard press conference

I’m Russ Belville, I’m one of over a half-million Oregon cannabis consumers and we will no longer accept being treated as criminals and second-class citizens. We applaud Clear Channel for removing these offensive billboards. Please visit OregonLawReform.com to get involved with the serious, honest debate on ending marijuana prohibition in Oregon.

GOP walks back VP Nom Ryan “states rights” medical marijuana comments

The Romney campaign quickly reassured the electorate that Ryan agrees with Gov. Romney’s position on medical marijuana, saying that marijuana should never be legalized

GOP VP nominee Ryan better on medical marijuana than Obama

In an interview with Colorado station KRDO-TV, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says he believes it’s up to the states to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana.

Ousted Texas DA Pat Lykos is right: Many Texans won’t convict on small cocaine possession cases

Judge Anderson won the primary with his “tough on drugs” stand, saying that “not prosecuting these trace cases is against the law…” and “…if you don’t like the law, change it.”

Marijuana Legalization – The Civil Rights Battle It’s Still OK to Mock

Marijuana legalization is the only civil rights issue in America where it is still acceptable to mock the oppressed by questioning the selfish motives of those fighting for equality.

Will Colorado’s marijuana vote affect presidential election?

Voters in Colorado will be voting whether or not to legalize marijuana in their state, and they will also be voting between two presidential candidates who are on the same side of the matter, both against it.

Rep. Sylvestre Reyes the third political victim of pro-marijuana legalization voters

El Paso voters ousted Rep. Sylvestre Reyes in a Democratic primary, in favor of the council member who had pushed for a resolution calling on the feds to discuss legalization of drugs, Beto O’Rourke.

Imprisoned Prince of Pot Marc Emery calls out anti-legalization marijuana activists on Washington’s I-502

For the most part, [marijuana users] are politically useless, unwilling and unable to organize, distracted by petty acrimony, and won’t actively support candidates or initiatives that will further the legalization of cannabis.

Analysts downplay marijuana’s role in deciding Oregon AG race

There are roughly 60,000 medical marijuana patients. They have registered caregivers, roughly another 30,000. They have registered growers, probably about 5,000 actual growers out there. And the patients all have friends, family, and co-workers who can see their loved one or colleague benefiting greatly from medical use of cannabis. And Dwight Holton was threatening to send DEA stormtroopers into their gardens and collectives with automatic weapons and body armor to cease the distribution of the medicine that helps their loved one or colleague.

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