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James Hammond of Missouri: Multiple Sclerosis
I first met Jim in 2007 following a meeting of...
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Missouri’s Cannabis Freedom Act
House Bill 2704 Mark Pedersen’s Critique of "Rough Draft No. 2 No doubt, I will receive complaints regarding the length of this critique. Understand that House Bill 2704 is over 129 pages in length. I think I did a damn good job in keeping this critique as concise as...
Expungement of Convictions
Missouri’s SB793 and HB1659 Criminal and civil record expungement has become the hot-button topic of late on social media and apparently among lawmakers wishing to cash-in on pro-Cannabis votes and industry donations. Of course, expungement of arrests and convictions...
Cannabis Restoration: Petitioner Tools
9 Points to REAL Legalization… our video. And… My instructional video on initiative petitioning in the Midwest.
Cannabis Restoration, Plain and Simple
Some have expressed a desire to see the original, nine points that makes up the Cannabis Restoration initiative, free from the legal jargon that was required to get it on the ballot.
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What about our Children?
What about our children? What about the world that we’re leaving for them? You know, this is about far more than Cannabis. It’s about honesty and truth.
Jack Splitt, Life of a Hero
It is in overcoming that heroes are born. When we rise above our daily challenges, when we reach beyond our own circumstance – no matter how great – and realize the need that eclipses our own – the greater need that effects our world – this is what makes a …
Cannabis and DUI
Without the means to accurately determine motor-function, or the lack there of through blood or urine tests, one would think the obvious resort would be to actually observe a crime, before considering a “stop, charge, fine or arrest”.
Why Removal from the CSL is So Important
Completely removing Cannabis from a state’s CSL changes everything. Literally. And it would be the right thing to do. Once beyond the ignorance and propaganda that has revolved around Cannabis for almost a century, a new since of both freedom and responsibility will emerge. Cannabis will no longer be considered …
Augmenting Colorado’s Cannabis Caregiver Criteria
First and foremost, in our “efforts to protect society”, we must also afford protection for the patient for whom medical Cannabis programs were initially created.
The Fallacy of “Baby Steps” in Cannabis Reform
Cottage industries are created with each “baby step” that caters to prohibition at that particular level, becoming entrenched – politically and financially. For them, greater freedom for all spells the end of their livelihood. With each “step”, more of those who supported REAL legalization are swayed to accept prohibition with …
Cannabis Restoration
Denying a patient access to the medication they require is the REAL crime – plain and simple. It’s time that freedom and liberty ring true in our nation. Only We, the People can ensure that our needs and wishes are preserved for, not only ourselves but future generations to come.
My Life as a Colorado Cannabis Caregiver
It is because of our close association with this plant and its sustenance that we are seeing miracles. It is my hope that through the work that we are doing, all will see and seek to preserve this needful humanitarian outreach and help us to open the doors to educational …