CAL NORML NEWS OF THE WEEK March 8, 2013

ACTION ITEMS:
Oppose Correa DUI Bill SB289 (This bill has been referred to the Senate Public Safety committee; see Drug Testing News below.)

Support Federal Measures to Legalize Marijuana and Regulate Its Sales

City of Concord to vote on outdoor mmj cultivation ban on March 26

STATE NEWS:
Los Angeles Mayoral frontrunner Eric Garcetti urges the Obama administration to end the “hypocrisy” of current drug laws.

Blacks and Latinos Dominate Oakland Marijuana Arrests

Medical Pot a Huge Part of Silicon Valley

Former Prosecutor & Freshman Congressman Swalwell (Hayward) Announces Support for Rational Federal Marijuana Policy

A Marijuana Dispensary Was Not Robbed in SF This Week. Here’s Why Cops Got Confused

DRUG TESTING NEWS:
Feds Push Flawed Driving Study / California DUI Bill to Have Senate Hearing

Ex-DEA Chief Lobbying Holder to Nullify Marijuana Legalization Owns Drug Testing Company

NATIONAL NEWS:
AG Holder Tells Sen. Leahy: Govt is “still considering” the federal response to voter-approved marijuana legalization laws in WA and CO.

Colorado hemp broker wins approval from the USDA, But banks reluctant to finance a plant that is federally illegal

SCIENCE NEWS:
Warnings on Dabs and other comments from the new O’Shaughnessy’s

LETTER OF THE WEEK:
16 years later, CalNORML attorney Dale Rasmussen has to remind folks: Proposition 215 Mentions Cultivation

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
LA Daily News: Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use?

EVENTS:
First General Meeting of Sacramento NORML
Wednesday March 13, 7PM
Perko’s, 935 3rd St. Sacramento (at J)

OAKSTERDAM ON THE GREEN – Miniature Golf Tournament
A Benefit for OU Raid Recovery
Tues. April 2, 12-8 PM

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. -Dalai Lama

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