Do Men and Women Have Different Views on Marijuana Legalization?

Do men and women have different views on the legalization of marijuana? According to an article by Sabrina Fendrick of NORML Women's Alliance, there is a slight difference with men leading the pack.

Fendrick says that women must work harder to rally support for the cause, and I agree. There are certainly many women who DO support the cause whose voices are going unheard because they are not speaking out.

Here are some excellent resources for women who support the cause:


NORML Women's Alliance

Moms for Marijuana

SOURCE: http://blog.norml.org/2011/08/17/gender-differences-in-support-for-legalization/

Obama Sends Mixed Messages on Drug Policy

This brilliant article from Cannabis Culture  entitled "If Obama Can't Articulate His Position on Marijuana, Why Won't He Reconsider It?" was written by NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano.

An excerpt from the article reads:

Audience member: "If you can't legalize marijuana, why can't we just legalize medical marijuana, to help the people that need it?"

Obama: "Well, you know, a lot of states are making decisions about medical marijuana. As a controlled substance, the issue then is, you know, is it being prescribed by a doctor, as opposed to, you know -- well -- I'll -- I'll -- I'll -- I'll leave it at that."

It appears that President Obama is sending mixed signals and cannot form a firm opinion on this topic, therefore I am in agreement with the author of the article. Obama SHOULD reconsider his position on marijuana policies for medicinal and even recreational use.

http://cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2011/08/17/If-Obama-Cant-Articulate-His-Position-Marijuana-Why-Wont-He-Reconsider-It

SOURCE: 

Excellent Article by NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano for CNN

Paul Armentano is the Deputy Director of NORML and co-authored the book  "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?"

In the following article, Armentano talks about William Bennett's opposition to marijuana law changes. He also talks about Ron Paul and Barney Frank and their views on getting the federal government out of cannabis regulation.

CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE

Definitely worth a read!

Connecticut Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana (via Norml)

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"Connecticut lawmakers moments ago voted 90 to 57 in favor of Senate Bill 1014, decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use by adults. Senate lawmakers had narrowly approved an amended version of the measure on Saturday; House lawmakers concurred with the Senate today, sending the measure to Democrat Gov. Dannel Malloy — who will sign it into law." (NORML.org)

Read the rest of the article HERE:

http://blog.norml.org/2011/06/07/connecticut-lawmakers-vote-to-decriminalize-adult-marijuana-possession/

Annual Deaths from Marijuana

In light of the Tylenol recall thought I'd post these handy statistics from NORML...