YES ON PROP 19: The Tipping Point in the Drug War by Mikki Norris
By Mikki Norris We stand at a moment of unprecedented support for our movement and quite possibly, a tipping point in America’s failed War on Drugs. Prop. 19 was written in such a manner that it has generated tremendous support and endorsements from marijuana legalization and patient advocacy groups as well as organizations typically not [...]
Letter #6 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
Reason #328 to VOTE YES ON PROP 19
Richard Lee created Proposition 19 and started collecting signatures despite from many people that he should wait until 2012. Whether or not this initiative wins, his decision has changed the paradigm of marijuana legalization internationally so much that the question is no longer if, but when. The genie is out of the bottle and is [...]
Steve Cooley Loses Case to Ed Rosenthal
A week after Robert Wooster was arrested, I decided that I would test the law regarding possession of under an ounce going through Bob Hope Burbank, California airport (Los Angeles County). I was ticketed at the airport for the misdemeanor of possession of under an ounce. Bruce Margolin, an excellent attorney and movement supporter, represented [...]
Letter #5 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
YES ON 19, Do it For the Whole Country: by Erica Warren
I am Samuel Caldwell. By Erica Warren I am Samuel Caldwell. And, you are Samuel Caldwell. All of us could be in the same situation as Samuel Caldwell, the first victim of marijuana prohibition, whether we use the drug or not. On October 2, 1937, the day that the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act was enacted [...]
Letter #4 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
Letter #3 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California. He gave away free marijuana to those who needed it most. In 2008 he was sentenced by Federal Judge Marilyn Patel to ten years in federal prison. Although he has been moved to other California [...]
