Today I was digging for some info on ‘california medical marijuana’ and came across the following paragraph:

But she has expressed none of the hostility that marked the response of her husband’s administration to California’s initiative, Proposition 215. … Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee-in-waiting, has gone back and forth on the issue - promising a medical marijuana patient at one campaign stop t…Political battles over exempting medical patients from marijuana laws have been fought mostly in statehouses and at ballot boxes since 1996, when California voters r…Barack Obama of Illinois has become an increasingly firm advocate of ending federal intervention and letting states make their own rules when it comes to medical m arijuana. … His Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, is less explicit, recently softening a pledge she made early in the campaign to halt federal raids i n states with medical marijuana laws….Ever since California voters became the first in the nation to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, the state has faced unyielding opposition from the federal government, w…

Ah, well, back to the drawing board and try again.

Global Marijuana March: Alison interviewed by Eye Weekly Magazine

Even if youve never heard of the Global Marijuana March (GMM), the title itself probably conjures up a few images. And if those images include teenage boys hitting fluorescent bubbling bongs and hippie girls in cotton dresses moving oddly about to Uncle Johns Band, then youre not far off. But its also likely that this image is missing a few details like cops watching on with implicit approval, rousing speeches about decriminalization and a 20,000-person crowd spread across our provin

Not exactly what I was looking for, but still a good read.