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Above links (under construction) are for photos, videos, maps, and links for GMM 2006 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA and in Iowa City, Iowa. May 6, 2006. There is footage of the 2006 GMM Iowa City music, rally, band, dancing, etc. at the end of the videos. Photos and videos are also here:
http://qchemp.tzo.com/videos/IA2006GMM/ia2006gmm.htm
http://www.iowanorml.org/Modules/PhotosManager/ShowAbstracts.aspx?CategoryID=10
http://www.iowanorml.org/Modules/PhotosManager/ShowAbstracts.aspx?CategoryID=10
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Committee fails to hear medical marijuana bill; activists push forward
Last updated May 1, 2006
In a sad repeat of 2005, Senate Judiciary Committee co-chairs David Miller (R-Fairfield) and Keith Kreiman (D-Bloomfield) failed to take any action on Sen. Joe Bolkcom’s (D-Iowa City) medical marijuana bill, S.F. 64. Unfortunately, seriously ill patients and medical professionals did not have a chance to explain the urgent need for medical marijuana legislation. Bolkcom’s bill would protect patients who use medical marijuana from arrest and prison while maintaining penalties for distribution.
The
frustration of moving this bill forward has not stopped the efforts of committed Iowa activists. On May 6, the University of Iowa chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be sponsoring the Global Marijuana March in Iowa City. The march will have a number of speakers, including from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), as well as performances from local bands, headlined by Public Property. If you are interested in helping with the march or getting more information, please contact Annie Tye at annietye@....
The Drug Policy Forum of Iowa is spearheading a LEAP speaking tough for May 4-13. The tour will focus on central and east Iowa with speakers discussing the merits of implementing marijuana policy reform that would remove marijuana from the criminal market. If you are interested in attending one of these events or helping to
coordinate them, please contact Beth Wehrman at Lifeguard@....
If you can’t make it to these events, you can still make a difference: Please ask your legislators to support medical marijuana legislation.
At their yearly convention, the Polk County Iowa Democratic Party passed four items related to marijuana reform. They passed resolutions in favor of: legalizing hemp grown for industrial uses; repealing the drug tax stamp; removing marijuana from the criminal market and instituting civil penalties instead; and implementing a medical marijuana system in the state.
If you are interested in getting more involved in marijuana policy reform in Iowa or want more information, please contact Jonas Singer at JSinger@... or at
202-462-5747 ext. 125.
Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project Click here to subscribe to MPP’s free legislative alert service if you haven’t done so already.
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MMM (Global Million Marijuana March):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction
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