The Societal Ramifications & Consequences of the Making and Taking of Food

This site dedicated to the matters of food above and beyond the mere satiation of flavors on one's palette; but rather the ramifications to society from the consequences of how its' production, distribution, and nutrition affect living systems. How we sow, reap, harvest, legislate and base our economic systems on food is key to how we ultimately treat each other and the Earth.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Help California legalize Organic Marijuana for food, fuel, clothing medicine

Help California legalize Organic Marijuana for food, fuel, clothing & medicine
The following San Fransican Assemblymen District 13 Tom Ammiano's drafting of legislation to legalize marijuana AND interviewed Communications Director of the Marijuana Policy Project on his show Friday, February 27, 2009.

Find a copy of AB 390 here:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_390_bill_20090223_introduced.html


Tom Ammiano's Sacramento office phone is 916 319-2013

A member of his staff told me activists could assist by following these three specific groups:

1. California Normal http://www.canorml.org/

California NORML
2215-R Market St. Suite 278
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: (415) 563-5858
Fax: (510) 849-3974
Contact: Dale Gieringer
E-mail: dale@canorml.org
Web Site: http://www.canorml.org

2. Drug Policy Alliance http://www.drugpolicy.org/statebystate/california/

3. Marijuana Policy Project http://www.mpp.org/

Here is the link to Friday, February 27, 2009 audiocast of PBC interview with Bruce Mirken, Communications Director for the Marijuana Policy Project.

This interview follows another segment on the after audiocast with Carl Mayor, Attorney re Telco immunity class action law suit

http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/SANFRANCISCO-CA/KKGN-AM/PBC%202%202%2027%2009.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=SANFRANCISCO-CA&NG_FORMAT=progressivetalk&SITE_ID=5257&STATION_ID=KKGN-AM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Green_960&PCAST_CAT=Podcasts&PCAST_TITLE=Green_960_-_Peter_B_Collins

If link breaks go to http://www.peterbcollins.com/, then to archives.

Here is a write up from the SF Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/23/BAO416354C.DTL&type=politics&tsp=1
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