Marijuana advocates note alcohol's violence link in Colo. Capitol lobbying effort :: The Republic

In this article from therepublic.com, it tells us that theWomen's Marijuana Movement chapter in Denver wore purple Tshirts Tuesday to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month and passed out some fliers that stated that alcohol is responsible and is more closely tied to more rapes and sexual assaults than marijuana. One of the women there is a college senior from CO Springs who was the victim of a drunken sexual assault. I stand closely behind the women of this movement, and I believe that alcohol should be the illegal substance, not pot. They're also apparenly planning a "high tea" for Mother's Day, which falls on May 8th this year.

Colorado Congressman Jared Polis on Pot: 'I Support Full Legalization' - CelebStoner.com

My first time using Google Chrome's blogger tool. In good ole' Colorado, Congressman Jared Polis delivered the keynote speech at the NORML Conference Saturday in Denver. He talked about things like how he is fully supportive of full legalization, but how it could still go either way. "Prohibition has never stopped anyone from smoking marijuana. It's time we end this failed policy of prohibition," he told the crowd at lunchtime Saturday. "Now is the time to double and triple our efforts on the advocacy front." It's about time more representatives went for full legalization. If more officials had this mindset, maybe they could pull us out of this massive debt hole we're in. Source link here.

Costa Rica march for legalization; Marc Emery's letter to his wife

In this article from the Costa Rica News, the Facebook group "Si a la legalización de la marihuana en Costa Rica" is planning a march on April 20th, the infamous day of pot. This Facebook group has over 4,700 members so far. That's a decent amount of people This march is coordinated with others like it around the world, including the United States, England, Venezuela, and the Netherlands. Another similar protest will be held on May 7th. The group apparently got its start when Richard Nixon started the "War On Drugs" in 1971. The article goes on to talk about the situation in Mexico with the drug cartels and it gives some figures for the Americans killed there in recent years thanks to drug cartels and such. In a sadder light, Marc Emery has sent a letter to his wife to tell her that he was denied his request to be transferred back to a Canadian prison. (For the Marc Emery story, visit www.freemarc.ca.) This is a terrible blow to the legalization push, considering his arrest in 2004 for trafficking drugs was for one joint was a highly political one. Marc Emery sold seeds to consenting adults through a mail order site. There are more things to do with seeds than just grow them. You can toast them and put them in pancakes, you can make homemade hemp oil, etc. I just think it sucks that he has to deal with all of these dumbasses in our prison system.

Arizona begins accepting Medical Cannabis registrations

So, in this link from the Eastern Arizona Courier, Arizona seems to be accepting medical cannabis registrations. The requirements to get a card include: "a recent photograph of the applicant, an electronic copy of their photo identification (driver's license, or Arizona identification card,) a signed statement declaring the legitimacy of the applicant and that they will not share the medicine with those who do not have a registry card and a completed physician certification form downloaded from the ADHS Web site." This is one of the biggest reasons that I think marijuana should not simply be legalized for medicine, but legalized completely.  I should not have to sign forms for a migraine cure (and a whole host of other uses.) But from the looks of things, we are making progress. More later, I'm too tired to keep typing.