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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C5436A.7E3034D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Let's get this thing passed in Minnesota! "Anonymous" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message = news:425a783a$1_1@news.utk.edu... IN THE NEWS: WEEK OF 4/8 ASA's Summary of Medical Marijuana Articles=20 >RESEARCH: Cannabis may help the heart >NATIONAL: The Wait for Supreme Court Ruling >OPINION: Montel Williams Speaks Out >ALABAMA: New State Bill Draws Attention >MINNESOTA: Representative Introduces Bill >RHODE ISLAND: Strong Support for State Measure >TEXAS: Political Process for State Bill Begins >CALIFORNIA: Mendocino, Amador, Modesto, Santa Rosa, Ontario >OREGON: Lawsuit Over Return of Marijuana ______________________________________________ RESEARCH: Cannabis may help the heart The research on the medical possibilities of cannabis and its = constituents has exploded in the last decade, as researchers realize = that the plant's chemicals interact with natural body systems to protect = against and treat an even wider variety of diseases and injuries than = previously thought. Marijuana ingredient slows heart disease progression in mice=20 by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution =20 Low doses of the main active ingredient in marijuana slowed the = progression of hardening of the arteries in mice, suggesting a hint for = developing a new therapy in people. ______________________________________________ NATIONAL: The Wait for the Supreme court Ruling All eyes remain on the Supreme Court, awaiting its ruling on what by = all accounts is the most significant case before it this term. The Raich = case has achieved a level of visibility no marijuana-related case has = ever had, bringing attention to the women who've brought the suit and = providing pundits with material to ponder.=20 High court to rule on medical pot=20 by Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune =20 Oakland's Angel Raich moved through the crowd like a rock star. With a = U.S. Supreme Court ruling imminent in her medical-marijuana case, she = was a head-turning honored guest at the annual conference of the = National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws this weekend at = the Cathedral Hill Hotel.=20 Column: Supreme Court could alter drug cases=20 by Michael Krawitz, Collegiate Times=20 As I write this column the United States Supreme Court is deliberating = on the fate of over 32 individuals directly and many millions more by = extension. I will dedicate my next column to my opinion of the legal = aspects of the case and it's meaning within the overall debate on the = use of marijuana as a medicine but for now I want to just introduce a = few more facts. =20 ______________________________________________ OPINION: Montel Williams Speaks Out Award-winning television personality Montel Williams has been speaking = out about the relief he gets from the suffering of multiple sclerosis. = This opinion piece ran in papers around the country last week.=20 Don't treat patients using marijuana as criminals=20 by Montel Williams (OpEd), Modesto Bee =20 You may know me as a television talk-show host, but here in 40 states, = I am also a criminal. My crime? Using the medicine that has allowed me = to lead a normal life, despite having multiple sclerosis: medical = marijuana. ______________________________________________ ALABAMA: New State Bill Draws Attention Alabama may be the first southern state to pass legislation protecting = patients. While the south is still known for draconian laws punishing = simple possession, the public is firmly in support of legal access for = patients. =20 Medicinal marijuana proposed in Alabama=20 by Cara Parell, The Auburn Plainsman =20 Alabama's Legislature is considering a bill to legalize the use of = marijuana for medical purposes. The bill would allow the use of = marijuana with a doctor's prescription for certain conditions like AIDS, = anorexia and chronic pain. Bill would allow medical marijuana in Alabama=20 by Sarah Kate Sullivan, The Crimson White (Univ. of Alabama) =20 Laura Campbell hardly fits the bill of a grown-up hippie. To the = mother of three, smoking the drug is not part of any recreational = lifestyle. Instead, using marijuana is a necessity. She smokes it to = make her chronic pain more bearable so she can be a better mother, she = told The Huntsville Times last week. ______________________________________________ MINNESOTA: State Bill Crosses Another Hurdle State legislation cleared a senate panel in Minnesota this week. Long = known for progressive, independent political thinking, it could set the = stage for other Midwestern states to move forward with medical marijuana = bills. =20 Cancer patients swing Senate panel vote on medical marijuana=20 by Associated Press, KAAL_TV =20 A Minnesota Senate committee has voted to allow medical use of = marijuana. DFL Senator Steve Kelley of Hopkins is the bill's sponsor. It = also would prevent arrests of people who use marijuana to treat = debilitating condition. Senate panel OKs medical pot bill=20 by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger , Pioneer Press=20 A state Senate panel passed a bill to sanction marijuana's use for = those with debilitating illnesses - the first committee vote on the = measure in Minnesota after years of debate. Minnesota Medical Marijuana Bill Advances=20 by Conrad deFiebre, Star Tribune =20 The push to add Minnesota to the list of 10 states that have legalized = marijuana for medical use has passed a milestone with approval by a = state Senate committee, but it isn't expected to go much farther this = year. Minnesota medical marijuana bill advances=20 BigNews Network =20 A bill that would make Minnesota the 10th state in the nation to = legalize marijuana for medical purposes has advanced for the first time. ______________________________________________ RHODE ISLAND: Strong Support for State Measure Nearby Vermont passed its legislation last year, and support in Rhode = Island has coalesced around the medical marijuana act currently before = the state house. There is opposition, but it's not the state's doctors, = nurses, the political leadership or the people. Senate Judiciary Committee hears medical marijuana testimony=20 by Mary-Catherine Lader, Brown Daily Herald =20 Chronically ill Rhode Islanders, medical experts and advocates = testified in favor of the Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act before the = Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon at the State House. = Although State Sen. Leo Blais, R, expressed animated opposition to the = bill early into the proceedings, there were no witnesses testifying = against the measure. Lawmakers rally behind legalizing medical marijuana=20 by Liz Anderson, Providence Journal =20 Support is building in both the House and the Senate for passage of a = bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Rhode Island, an idea = endorsed by leaders of the General Assembly, the Rhode Island Medical = Society and the Rhode Island State Nurses Association. ______________________________________________ TEXAS: Political Process for State Bill Begins When George W. Bush was governor of Texas he said he thought it should = be up to the states whether they allow the use of medical marijuana or = not. Most Texans support legal access, despite the belief among = politicians that the subject is "taboo". Medical Marijuana Bill In Texas Legislature=20 KXAN - TV36 (Austin) =20 It's a subject that can be a political taboo. Using medical reasons as = a legal defense for having marijuana got its first hearing in the Texas = Legislative session. ______________________________________________ CALIFORNIA: Mendocino, Amador, Modesto, Santa Rosa, Ontario The story in California continues to be the wrestling of local = governments with their responsibility to safeguard patients. The lack of = any regulations or attempts to implement the state law have not served = patients or their communities. Neither do bans and moratoriums, as they = just bolster the black market or impose undue burden on the sick and = suffering. Mendocino supervisors drop pot tax plan=20 by Glenda Anderson, Press-Democrat =20 Mendocino County supervisors on Tuesday shunned a proposal to study = regulating and taxing medical pot, at least for now. Mendo supes say no thanks' to marijuana regulation=20 by K.C. Meadows, Ukiah Daily Journal=20 In a rambling and inconclusive discussion, the Mendocino County Board = of Supervisors decided Tuesday not to do anything about regulating or = trying to make money off medical marijuana. Supes keep medicinal pot ordinance as is=20 by Stan Oklobdzija, Amador Ledger Dispatch =20 The board of supervisors voted Tuesday to unanimously continue with = the county's medical marijuana ordinance which, amongst other things, = prohibits the sale or distribution of medical marijuana within 1,000 = feet of any residence, at their meeting on Tuesday. Modesto Council: No new stores for pot=20 by Todd Milbourn , Modesto Bee =20 No new medical marijuana dispensary may open in Modesto through at = least February, under a measure passed Tuesday night by the City = Council. Santa Rosa cracks down on pot clubs=20 by Paul Payne, Press-Democrat =20 Fearing that Santa Rosa could become the pot distribution center for = all of Sonoma County, the City Council on Tuesday halted the opening of = new medical marijuana dispensaries and said it would adopt a law to = strictly limit the three existing clubs. Medical marijuana policy under fire=20 by Naomi Kresge, Ontario Daily Bulletin=20 Supporters of medical marijuana asked the city Tuesday night to = reconsider the temporary ban it placed recently on cannabis clubs, = co-ops and dispensaries. ______________________________________________ OREGON: Lawsuit Over Return of Marijuana The responsibility of law enforcement to enforce state protections for = patients is too often overlooked, and patients are looking to the = intervention of courts. A star athlete has filed against police in = Oregon in a case similar to those that triggered the lawsuit ASA has = filed in California on behalf of patients.=20 =20 Police sued, accused of using too much force=20 by Ashbel Green, The Oregonian=20 A former all-state baseball pitcher with an injured throwing arm has = filed a federal civil rights suit against Lake Oswego police, accusing = them of using excessive force in handcuffing him and refusing to return = his medical marijuana. ___________________________________________________________ FOR MORE MEDICAL MARIJUANA NEWS Previous News Summaries from Americans for Safe Access are archived. = The complete text of all these articles and more is available by = clicking the links on the article name or the news source, as well as at = the ASA website, safeacccessnow.org. You can also see the latest news = for the week by selecting "News Articles" under the Press Room menu. To unsubscribe from this list, just reply with the subject line = "remove". ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C5436A.7E3034D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=3D#000000 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let's get this thing passed in=20 Minnesota!</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"Anonymous" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:nobody@nowhere.com">nobody@nowhere.com</A>> wrote in = message=20 <A=20 = href=3D"news:425a783a$1_1@news.utk.edu">news:425a783a$1_1@news.utk.edu</A= >...</DIV><BR> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">IN THE NEWS: WEEK OF = 4/<SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>8</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">ASA's Summary of = Medical=20 Marijuana Articles </SPAN></B></EM></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 = class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>RESEARCH</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Cannabis may help the=20 heart</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">><SPAN=20 = class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>NATIONAL</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>The Wait for </SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Supreme Court Ruling</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>OPINION</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN = class=3D892265505-11032005>Montel Williams Speaks = Out</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 = class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN>><B>ALABAMA</B>: <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>New State Bill Draws=20 Attention</SPAN></SPAN><O:P></O:P></P></SPAN> <P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">><B>MINNESOTA</B>:=20 Representative Introduces Bill</SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>RHODE = ISLAND</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Strong Support for State=20 Measure</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>></STRONG><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>TEXAS</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Political Process for State Bill=20 Begins</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 = class=3D892265505-11032005><STRONG>CALIFORNIA</STRONG></SPAN>: <SPAN= =20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Mendocino, </SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Amador, Modesto, Santa Rosa,=20 Ontario</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>><STRONG>OREGON</STRONG>: Lawsuit Over = Return of=20 Marijuana</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN> </P><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>RESEARCH</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Cannabis may help the = heart</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><EM><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>The research on the medical = possibilities of=20 cannabis</SPAN> <SPAN class=3D892265505-11032005>and its = constituents has=20 exploded in the last decade, as researchers realize that the plant's = chemicals=20 interact with natural body systems to protect against and treat = an=20 even wider variety of diseases and injuries than previously=20 thought.</SPAN></EM></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1957"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Marijuana=20 ingredient slows heart disease progression in mice=20 </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science=20 Writer</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.ajc.com/news/content/health/0405/06potheart.html"><STR= ONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Atlanta=20 Journal-Constitution</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Low doses of the = main active=20 ingredient in marijuana slowed the progression of hardening of the = arteries in=20 mice, suggesting a hint for developing a new therapy in=20 people.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><O:P></O:P></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>NATIONAL</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>The Wait for the Supreme court=20 Ruling</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><FONT face=3DVerdana = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><EM>All eyes remain on the Supreme Court, = awaiting=20 its ruling on what by all accounts is the most significant case before = it this=20 term. The Raich case has achieved a level of visibility no = marijuana-related=20 case has ever had, bringing attention to the women who've brought the = suit and=20 providing pundits with material to ponder.</EM> = </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN class=3D892265505-11032005> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1964"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>High court=20 to rule on medical pot </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR></SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Josh = Richman</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New = Roman'">, </SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2639167"= ><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Oakland Tribune</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN> = </SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Oakland's Angel = Raich moved=20 through the crowd like a rock star. With a U.S. Supreme Court ruling = imminent=20 in her medical-marijuana case, she was a head-turning honored guest at = the=20 annual conference of the National Organization for the Reform of = Marijuana=20 Laws this weekend at the Cathedral Hill=20 Hotel.</SPAN></SPAN> </P></SPAN></FONT> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1968"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Column:=20 Supreme Court could alter drug cases </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Michael=20 Krawitz</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.collegiatetimes.com/index.php?ID=3D5631"><STRONG><FONT= =20 color=3D#008800>Collegiate Times</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN> = <BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">As I write=20 this column the United States Supreme Court is deliberating on the = fate of=20 over 32 individuals directly and many millions more by extension. I = will=20 dedicate my next column to my opinion of the legal aspects of the case = and=20 it's meaning within the overall debate on the use of marijuana as a = medicine=20 but for now I want to just introduce a few more = facts.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN></P><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> =20 <P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>OPINION</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Montel Williams Speaks = Out</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><FONT face=3DVerdana = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><EM>Award-winning television personality = Montel=20 Williams has been speaking out about the relief he gets from the = suffering of=20 multiple sclerosis. This opinion piece ran in papers around the = country last=20 week.</EM> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><O:P></O:P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1966"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Don't treat=20 patients using marijuana as criminals </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Montel Williams=20 (OpEd)</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.modbee.com/24hour/opinions/story/2294471p-10491131c.ht= ml"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Modesto = Bee</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You may know me as a = television talk-show host, but here in 40 states, I am also a = criminal. My=20 crime? Using the medicine that has allowed me to lead a normal life, = despite=20 having multiple sclerosis: medical marijuana.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">ALABAMA: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>New State Bill Draws = Attention</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DVerdana=20 size=3D2><SPAN class=3D892265505-11032005><EM>Alabama may be the first = southern=20 state to pass legislation protecting patients. While the south is = still known=20 for draconian laws punishing simple possession, the public is firmly = in=20 support of legal access for patients.</EM></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1969"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Medicinal=20 marijuana proposed in Alabama </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Cara = Parell</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.theplainsman.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/07/42545c= 2da1b7a"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>The Auburn=20 Plainsman</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> = </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">Alabama=92s=20 Legislature is considering a bill to legalize the use of marijuana for = medical=20 purposes. The bill would allow the use of marijuana with a doctor=92s=20 prescription for certain conditions like AIDS, anorexia and chronic=20 pain.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1963"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Bill would=20 allow medical marijuana in Alabama </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Sarah Kate=20 Sullivan</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/08/42562bfc61bbb= "><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>The Crimson White (Univ. of=20 Alabama)</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> = </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">Laura=20 Campbell hardly fits the bill of a grown-up hippie. To the mother of = three,=20 smoking the drug is not part of any recreational lifestyle. Instead, = using=20 marijuana is a necessity. She smokes it to make her chronic pain more = bearable=20 so she can be a better mother, she told The Huntsville Times last=20 week.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DVerdana=20 size=3D2></FONT> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>MINNESOTA</SPAN>: State Bill<SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005> Crosses Another = Hurdle</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><FONT = face=3DVerdana><FONT=20 size=3D2><SPAN class=3D892265505-11032005>State legislation cleared a = senate panel=20 in Minnesota this week</SPAN>.<SPAN class=3D892265505-11032005> Long = known for=20 progressive, independent political thinking, it could set the stage = for other=20 Midwestern states to move forward with medical marijuana=20 bills.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></EM></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><O:P></O:P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in = 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><FONT=20 size=3D2></FONT> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN>=20 <P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1971"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Cancer=20 patients swing Senate panel vote on medical marijuana=20 </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Associated=20 Press</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.kaaltv.com/article/view/86689/"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>KAAL_TV</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A Minnesota Senate = committee=20 has voted to allow medical use of marijuana. DFL Senator Steve Kelley = of=20 Hopkins is the bill's sponsor. It also would prevent arrests of people = who use=20 marijuana to treat debilitating condition.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1954"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Senate panel=20 OKs medical pot bill </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger=20 </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>, </FONT><SPAN class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/11320514.h= tm"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Pioneer Press</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3> <BR></FONT><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A state Senate panel = passed a=20 bill to sanction marijuana's use for those with debilitating illnesses = =97 the=20 first committee vote on the measure in Minnesota after years of=20 debate.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1972"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Minnesota=20 Medical Marijuana Bill Advances </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Conrad=20 deFiebre</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5333588.html"><STRONG><FON= T=20 color=3D#008800>Star = Tribune</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The push to add = Minnesota to=20 the list of 10 states that have legalized marijuana for medical use = has passed=20 a milestone with approval by a state Senate committee, but it isn't = expected=20 to go much farther this year.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1970"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Minnesota=20 medical marijuana bill advances </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=3D6a93dbd428014952"><STRONG>= <FONT=20 color=3D#008800>BigNews = Network</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A bill that would = make=20 Minnesota the 10th state in the nation to legalize marijuana for = medical=20 purposes has advanced for the first time.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT=20 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>RHODE ISLAND</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Strong Support for State=20 Measure</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><EM><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Nearby Vermont passed its legislation last = year, and=20 support in Rhode Island has coalesced around the medical marijuana act = currently before the state house. There is opposition, but it's not = the=20 state's </SPAN></FONT></EM><EM><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>doctors, nurses, the political leadership = or the=20 people.</SPAN></FONT></EM></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><FONT = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></FONT></EM> </P><O:P></O:P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1952"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Senate=20 Judiciary Committee hears medical marijuana testimony=20 </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Mary-Catherine=20 Lader</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.browndailyherald.com/news/2005/04/06/Metro/Senate.Judi= ciary.Committee.Hears.Medical.Marijuana.Testimony-914287.shtml"><STRONG><= FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Brown Daily = Herald</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Chronically ill = Rhode=20 Islanders, medical experts and advocates testified in favor of the = Rhode=20 Island Medical Marijuana Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee = Tuesday=20 afternoon at the State House. Although State Sen. Leo Blais, R, = expressed=20 animated opposition to the bill early into the proceedings, there were = no=20 witnesses testifying against the measure.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1951"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Lawmakers=20 rally behind legalizing medical marijuana = </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Liz = Anderson</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20050406_pot6.24f98ca.htm= l"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Providence = Journal</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Support is building = in both=20 the House and the Senate for passage of a bill to legalize the medical = use of=20 marijuana in Rhode Island, an idea endorsed by leaders of the General=20 Assembly, the Rhode Island Medical Society and the Rhode Island State = Nurses=20 Association.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT=20 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>TEXAS</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Political Process for State Bill=20 Begins</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><EM><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>When George W. Bush was governor of Texas = he said he=20 thought it should be up to the states whether they allow the use of = medical=20 marijuana or not. Most Texans support legal access, despite the belief = among=20 politicians that the subject is = "taboo".</SPAN></FONT></EM></P></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1955"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Medical=20 Marijuana Bill In Texas Legislature </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3D3172077&nav=3D0s3dYK= KH"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>KXAN - TV36=20 (Austin)</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> = </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">It's a=20 subject that can be a political taboo. Using medical reasons as a = legal=20 defense for having marijuana got its first hearing in the Texas = Legislative=20 session.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">______________________________________________<O:P></O:P></SPAN>= </B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>CALIFORNIA</SPAN>: <SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Mendocino, </SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005>Amador, Modesto, Santa Rosa,=20 Ontario</SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005></SPAN></SPAN></B><FONT face=3DVerdana = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><EM>The story in California continues to be = the=20 wrestling of local governments with their responsibility to safeguard=20 patients. The lack of any regulations or attempts to implement the = state law=20 have not served patients or their communities. Neither do bans and=20 moratoriums, as they just bolster the black market or impose undue = burden on=20 the sick and suffering.</EM></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><O:P></O:P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1959"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Mendocino=20 supervisors drop pot tax plan </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Glenda=20 Anderson</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/200504= 06/NEWS/504060329"><STRONG><FONT=20 = color=3D#008800>Press-Democrat</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>&nb= sp;=20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mendocino County = supervisors=20 on Tuesday shunned a proposal to study regulating and taxing medical = pot, at=20 least for now.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1958"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Mendo supes=20 say no thanks' to marijuana regulation </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN = class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by K.C. = Meadows</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91%7E3089%7E28016= 45,00.html"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Ukiah Daily Journal</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN>=20 <STRONG><FONT color=3D#333333><BR></FONT></STRONG><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In a rambling and = inconclusive=20 discussion, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday = not to=20 do anything about regulating or trying to make money off medical=20 marijuana.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1965"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Supes keep=20 medicinal pot ordinance as is </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Stan=20 Oklobdzija</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/news/newsview.asp?c=3D153192"><STR= ONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Amador Ledger=20 Dispatch</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> = </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">The board of=20 supervisors voted Tuesday to unanimously continue with the county=92s = medical=20 marijuana ordinance which, amongst other things, prohibits the sale or = distribution of medical marijuana within 1,000 feet of any residence, = at their=20 meeting on Tuesday.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><O:P></O:P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1961"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Modesto=20 Council: No new stores for pot </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Todd Milbourn = </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.modbee.com/local/story/10259825p-11070531c.html"><STRO= NG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Modesto = Bee</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> =20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">No new medical = marijuana=20 dispensary may open in Modesto through at least February, under a = measure=20 passed Tuesday night by the City Council.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1960"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Santa Rosa=20 cracks down on pot clubs </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Paul = Payne</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/200504= 06/NEWS/504060328/1033/NEWS01"><STRONG><FONT=20 = color=3D#008800>Press-Democrat</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>&nb= sp;=20 </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fearing that Santa = Rosa could=20 become the pot distribution center for all of Sonoma County, the City = Council=20 on Tuesday halted the opening of new medical marijuana dispensaries = and said=20 it would adopt a law to strictly limit the three existing=20 clubs.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1953"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Medical=20 marijuana policy under fire </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Naomi = Kresge</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203%7E21481%7E2800661= ,00.html"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>Ontario Daily = Bulletin</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN>=20 <BR><SPAN class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Supporters of = medical=20 marijuana asked the city Tuesday night to reconsider the temporary ban = it=20 placed recently on cannabis clubs, co-ops and = dispensaries.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN> </P></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><STRONG>______________________________________________<O:P></O:P= ></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = size=3D2><STRONG>OREGON:=20 Lawsuit Over Return of Marijuana</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN=20 class=3D892265505-11032005><FONT size=3D2><EM>The responsibility of = law=20 enforcement to enforce state protections for patients is too often = overlooked,=20 and patients are looking to the intervention of courts. A star athlete = has=20 filed against police in Oregon in a case similar to those that = triggered the=20 lawsuit ASA has filed in California on behalf of=20 patients.</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN = class=3Dtext1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P><FONT=20 size=3D2></FONT> <O:P></O:P></O:P>=20 <P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=3D1967"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = color=3D#008800>Police sued,=20 accused of using too much force </FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#333333>by Ashbel = Green</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN=20 class=3Dbodygreystrong1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/111= 295446068540.xml"><STRONG><FONT=20 color=3D#008800>The Oregonian</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN> = <BR><SPAN=20 class=3Dtext1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">A former=20 all-state baseball pitcher with an injured throwing arm has filed a = federal=20 civil rights suit against Lake Oswego police, accusing them of using = excessive=20 force in handcuffing him and refusing to return his medical=20 marijuana.</SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">___________________________________________________________<BR><= B>FOR=20 MORE MEDICAL MARIJUANA NEWS</B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><BR><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Previous News = Summaries from=20 Americans for Safe Access are archived. </SPAN><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The complete text of = all these=20 articles and more is available by clicking the links on the = article name=20 or the news source, as well as at the ASA website, safeacccessnow.org. = </SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You = can also=20 see the latest news for the week by selecting "News Articles" under = the Press=20 Room menu.</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">To unsubscribe from = this list,=20 just reply with the subject line "remove".</SPAN><O:P></O:P></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C5436A.7E3034D0--
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