Wednesday, March 7, 2007

I thought that was called capitalism Bizarre statement in a marijuana case, from U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert: "He profited from his greed, at the expense of others. He deserves the life sentence." And Gretchen, he didn't profit off me -- if he had, I'd have at least gotten some pot out of the deal. Much better than that financial screwing we're getting from you. 11:48:46 PM | drug policy | Related  | permalink | comment []

ASA lawsuit I finally got a chance to read the ASA lawsuit filing (large pdf file) in U.S. Circuit Court resulting from its years of following through with a Data Quality Act challenge against the Department of Health and Human Services. They do a nice job recapping the years of delay and illegal non-responsiveness on the part of HHS, and conclude with: VIII. RELIEF SOUGHT WHEREFORE, ASA, on behalf of itself, its constituents, and others similarly situated, seeks the following relief: A declaration that the HHS' denial of ASA's petition and administrative appeal is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and not in accordance with law under the APA; A permanent injunction: enjoining defendants from continuing to disseminate statements that marijuana "has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States;" and requiring HHS to make appropriate corrections to all statements that it has disseminated that marijuana "has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States;" Costs and attorneys fees incurred in this action; and Such other and further relief as may be just and proper. We'll see what happens. 10:28:14 PM | drug policy | Related  | permalink | comment []

NM Governor Richardson pushes for medical marijuana Via TalkLeft comes this delightful quote from Bill Richardson: "I'm urging very quick, strong action on predatory lending. I want that cockfighting bill, I want medical marijuana, I want my tax cuts." When it comes to predatory lending and cockfighting, I'm not sure if he's fer it or agin it, nor do I care. I just love the fact that a Governor is speaking out in favor of medical marijuana and that's not the item that makes people go "Wha???" 8:11:45 PM | drug policy | Related  | permalink | comment []