Police Officer steals Marijuana.

Police Officer steals Marijuana.

A Police Officer steals Marijuana (Pot), makes “Pot Brownies”, has a severe trip, then calls 911. Brilliant!
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Flying drone spies on Marijuan Users

Flying drone spies on marijuana users -

Believe it or not…

The California Chronicles Of Medical Marijuana

This piece contains the last interview of Dr. Tod Mikuriya. 9/20/33 – 5/20/07. R.I.P. The piece also contains some of the big players in Prop. 215 movement. NORML being one!

We are Art and Education Media, a Berkeley, California, public educational, non-profit. We are seeking tax-deductible contributions, we can give an opening title credit, single title card in the form of Line Producer towards finishing this feature length film, if so desired.

Synopsis: California Chronicles of Medical Marijuana covers a twenty-two years period in time giving an overview of the legal battle California voters have fought to decriminalize medical marijuana.

This documentary draws on the best minds of the era to both describe the problem and remedies available. Experts give their opinions. It contains an interview with a fighting district attorney, doctors who give recommendations, and advocates for legalization including organizations like NORML, which has fought hard through the years towards understanding of the healing properties this herb can have.

The piece begins with a rousing speech by legendary Brownie Mary at Berkeley’s People’s Park, and traces the development of the California movement to make marijuana available for relieving symptoms of many serious illness such as glaucoma and seizure disorders, among others. Many historical events such as Hemp Festivals, pot protests and People’s Park smoke-ins covered by the videographer in her past twenty years, have been included in this film.
Also included are scenes from the opposition such as cop busts and federal refusal to honor the California vote.

Although the triumph of Proposition 215 made it possible for California residents to grow their own medicine, the federal government’s refusal to honor this state law has created a problem, which still exists today.

This documentary takes an objective look of the problems, revealing the nuances and hope for resolution that will help patients undergoing chemo, radiation, and other treatments causing nausea, for which marijuana is a specific help.

This feature length film is almost at a rough cut stage. B-Roll is starting to be inserted along with more physical movement such as cop busts into the piece. All the elements should be in place within weeks. No producers starting from scratch will be able to draw upon all the material that has accumulated in our twenty years of investigation on this subject.

The editor of this piece and many others films Christopher Sorrenti, will be editing, finishing, as well as doing creative, motion graphic on this feature-length documentary giving it a distinctive, fresh, artistic look.

We are an award-wining group with a long history of documentaries involving human rights. We are a tax-deductible public educational non-profit, having received previous grants from California Arts Council, the City of Berkeley, Alameda Arts Council, the Puffin Foundation and San Francisco Arts commission. Mayor Tom Bates of Berkeley writes:”Ms. Burch is a wonderful “Berkeley institution.” For over 20 years, she has used her camera and her pen to document the plight of homeless people in our community. She is respected for her skills as a filmmaker and for her deep commitment to improving our society.”

The piece contains interviews with: Legendary Brownie Mary, activist: Dennis Paron, Dr. Tod Mikuriya, attorneys; Matt Kumin, Bill Panzer, Terrence Hallinan, Authors; Ed Rosenthal, Chris Conrad, Mikki Norris, Viginia Resner, Gary Beisler, Chairman of Divinity Tree Medical Marijuana dispensary; Charles Pappas, NORMAL State Coordinator; Dr. Dale Gieringer, Cannabis Trimmer; Dot Bambach, California Green Panther President; Christopher Trimbly and Clinical Psychologist; Annie Levy PHd

Spearhead : Time To Go Home

Michael Franti & Spearhead : Time To Go Home

Bring ‘Em Home Already!

Spearhead’s ‘Time to Go Home’ from the album YELL FIRE! Directed by Carla Swanson and Michael Franti. Produced by Stay Human Films Courtesy of Franti TV and youtube…… …http://www.youtube.com/user/FrantiV

WELCOME TO FRANTI-V!

Everyday of my life I come in contact with the most amazing people in the world. Some are well known and need no introduction. Others are people I am dying to introduce to you.

Part music, part politics and part hilarious come along as I show you life in my world. “ON FRANTI-V!”

- Michael Franti

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Nor Cal Feds to Ignore Obama Administrations Marijuana Rule change

“Why, when we work to change the laws, do the police and DEA consider themselves to be above the laws we have worked to change??”

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Caption Courtesy of FreakingNews.com

(Mission Local) The federal government will continue raids on medical marijuana operations in California despite guidelines issued by the Justice Department two weeks ago indicating the contrary.

“I think it’s unfortunate that people have for some reason picked up on this as a change in policy, because it’s really not a change at all,” said Joseph Russoniello, federal prosecutor for the northern district of California, who was appointed in 2007 by then-President George W. Bush.

Asked if federal officials will halt investigation and prosecution of medical marijuana operations in the state, Russoniello said simply, “The short answer is no.”

Russoniello said many dispensaries in San Francisco and around California aren’t really not-for-profit, and he will prosecute any distributor fraudulently operating as a commercial enterprise in violation of state laws.

“By that I mean people who are in it as if they were running a neighborhood candy store instead of running a commune, a collective or a group club that caters only to specific identified persons,” he said.

Asked if federal agents are currently preparing to raid dispensaries suspected of illegal activities, Russoniello declined to comment.

“I cannot affirm or deny the existence of ongoing criminal investigations,” he said.

You know, I was just thinking that President Obama’s approval ratings are still way too high.  What he needs to do is have his administration issue a memo that seems to remove the threat of federal raids from lawful dispensaries, and then when people are comfortable about visiting those dispensaries, send in a few DEA agents in body armor to point assault weapons at people in wheelchairs.  Think of it as Obama’s “Read my lips; no new taxes” moment a la George Bush Sr. in 1988.  A few stunning visuals of jack-booted thugs taking down the neighborhood dispensary in a state where 56% of the voters want not just medical marijuana but outright legalization ought to drop that approval rating a few points, huh?

オバマ 演説 Obama on Marijuana 日本語字幕 大麻 バラック

オバマ 演説 Obama on Marijuana 日本語字幕 大麻 バラック

“The war on drugs has been an utter failure” – Barack Obama.

Obama was honest about his marijuana and cocaine use. It’s not fair that millions of other kids and adults, especially Black men, get there lives destroyed by this unjust, racist and defeatist prohibition regime. Punish people who hurt others not those who help themselves naturally. History and current problems show us that Prohibition is the root of many evils. Education and legislation changes are urgently required.

Mendocino County; Marijuana Capital of the USA!!

Mendocino County; Marijuana Capital of the USA!!

Northern California county is called ‘marijuana capital of North America’.
California — Humboldt County is known for one thing: marijuana. The county, located in the northern tip of California, is referred to as the marijuana capitol of North America, and has been mentioned in countless rap songs.

It is home to the best hemp this side of Amsterdam, and with it comes an unparalleled reputation. Humboldt State University, located in the city of Arcata, is well known for its reputation as a “stoner” college.

A recent issue of High Times magazine named Humboldt State number 8 in its list of the “Top 10 cannabis colleges.”

The county has been dealing with marijuana problems for years, and consequently the school’s image suffers because of it.

Some students at Humboldt State feel the school’s marijuana reputation is exaggerated by people outside the area.

Esmeralda Santana, a senior psychology major at Humboldt State, said the school’s reputation is larger outside the area than it is on campus. Santana says students are aware of marijuana and its prominence in Humboldt, but aren’t so concerned with it.

“It’s known to be more common here, but it’s the same on all college campuses,” Santana said. Nicole Alvarado, Humboldt State’s Associated Students President, feels the recent High Times article exploits the school’s negative image on a large scale. “We do not have any more of a marijuana problem than any other university does,” said Alvarado.

Billie Waltz, an undeclared sophomore at Humboldt State said he agrees with Alvarado. “If you look for it, you’ll find it, but no more than you would anywhere else,” Waltz said.

Roberto Quintana, associate professor of exercise physiology at Sacramento State, is a Humboldt State alum.

Quintana said recreational activity and parties at Humboldt State are similar to what happens at Sac State and other universities. “The big difference between Humboldt State and Sac State is the centralized campus and liberal community of Humboldt compared to the commuter campus at Sac State,” Quintana said.

Humboldt’s reputation for marijuana is based on the area’s history as a liberal, agricultural community. The environment gives prospective marijuana growers a perfect location to plant their crops.

Alvarado said the community is liberal and more open to talk about marijuana, which may lead to people to make assumptions. “It is talked about more in the public eye, which makes it more of an issue,” Alvarado said.

Former Arcata resident James Long said he left the county after six years because of the lack of job opportunities. He said that marijuana was prevalent when he lived there.

“I was invited to smoke weed more times up there than when I grew up in Los Angeles,” Long said. He says the amount of marijuana available is directly related to the environment and the agriculture.

Waltz said the environment is suited for growing marijuana.

Despite an ideal environment for harvesting marijuana, significant amounts are rarely seized from Humboldt County.

According to the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting’s Web site, Humboldt County ranked 10th among California counties with 15,809 plants seized in 2004. Riverside led the list with 97,104 plants seized.

CAMP works in conjunction with local Sheriff’s departments to eradicate marijuana plants from all over the state. This year, the group has broken all previous records for seizures including taking over 20,400 plants from Humboldt County in early August.

The university occasionally attracts new students based on the regions reputation for marijuana production. The CAMP numbers indicate that production is not as large as originally predicted. Thomas Dewey, interim police chief for Humboldt State said in an e-mail that students who come to Humboldt because of the county’s reputation would face stiff penalties for marijuana violations. “We give no breaks to anyone selling or furnishing marijuana on campus,” he said.

Students caught will face both administrative charges from the university as well as criminal charges.

Police at Humboldt State make an average of 100 citations or arrests each year for marijuana violations. Dewey said these arrests include both students and non-students who are arrested during campus events such as concerts.

Medical marijuana patients pose a dilemma for university police since state law conflicts with federal law. State law allows card carrying medical marijuana patients to possess the substance, while federal law prohibits it.

Humboldt State police enforce the school policy on drugs on campus, which means even medical marijuana patients can be arrested for possession of the substance. Off campus, the officers enforce the California Highway Patrol policy which favors the possible release of card carrying medical marijuana patients.

Dewey says marijuana remains a controlled substance as defined by federal law, therefore the university will prohibit the drug on the federally funded campus.

“The bottom line is that medical marijuana patients must keep their marijuana off campus,” Dewey said.

In spite of its reputation, Humboldt State provides strong academic programs. Humboldt State is the smallest school in the CSU system with just over 7,500 students enrolled. The university offers 23 student run organizations, the most of any CSU campus. The small enrollment allows for small class sizes as well as better communication between students and faculty.

Alvarado said the county’s image has taken attention away from Humboldt State’s academic programs. She said the school has a very strong biological sciences program as well as the only Native American studies program in the entire CSU system.

Waltz said that academics are not downplayed and that students that go to the school get a quality education. “Some students come here under the assumption that we’re a party school, but they leave with a good education,” she said. “It is important for people outside of Humboldt to realize that we breed social conscious individuals who are more apt to be leaders,” Alvarado said. She said she hopes that people will look at Humboldt for its educational value rather than its marijuana image.

Grass: The History Of Marijuana

Grass: The History Of Marijuana

Great documentary on the history of the Prohibition of Marijuana

American Drug War: The Last White Hope: Pre Release Cut

American Drug War: The Last White Hope: Pre Release Cut

American Drug War
The Last White Hope

35 years after Nixon started the war on drugs, we have over one million non-violent drug offenders living behind bars.

The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from “legal drugs” Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure. Three and a half years in the making, the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA.

AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This is not some ‘pro-drug’ stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

After 4 years of production including several sold out test screenings in New York, Austin & Los Angeles, the final version of American Drug War “the last white hope” is locked and loaded.

How Weed Won the West – Official Trailer #1

How Weed Won the West – Official Trailer #1

While California is going bankrupt, one business is booming. “How Weed Won the West” is the story of the growing medical cannabis / marijuana industry in the greater Los Angeles area, with over 700 dispensaries doling out the buds. As a treatment for conditions ranging from cancer and AIDS, to anxiety, ADHD, and insomnia, cannabis is quickly proving itself as a healthier natural alternative to many prescription drugs.

Following the story of Organica, a southland dispensary which was raided by state and federal agencies in August of 2009, the film shows that although much has changed with Obama in office, the drug war is nowhere near over. From Kevin Booth, the producer/director of Showtime’s “American Drug War”, “How Weed Won the West” puts California forward as an example to the rest of the country by documenting how legalizing marijuana can help save the economy.

Featuring:
Ethan Nadelmann (Drug Policy Alliance / DPA)
Don Duncan (Americans for Safe Access / ASA, Los Angeles Patients & Caregivers Group / LAPCG )
Kyle Kazan (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition / LEAP)
Alex Jones (radio host and filmmaker)
Jeff Joseph (Organica Collective)
Craig X Rubin (Beverly Hills Green Cross, Temple420)
Jon Perri (Students for Sensible Drug Policy / SSDP)
William Kroger (LA marijuana attorney)
Theresa Blaylock (drug and prison counselor)
Doug Stanhope (comedian)
Sid Wilson (Slipknot)
B Real (Cypress Hill)
Lou Dog (Kottonmouth Kings)
special guests and more!

A Kevin Booth Film
Edited by Ryan Kaye

In order for Sacred Cow to bring you the latest developments in the battle for marijuana legalization, the original October 15th release date for “How Weed Won the West” is being postponed. Since the release of the first trailer on YouTube last month, we have worked hard to go above and beyond your expectations. New developments to be covered in the film include the recent raids in San Diego, harvest season in the Emerald Triangle, an indoor growroom in Southern California, Marc Emerys arrest in Canada, and also some special surprises that have yet to be filmed. Keep watching for more info and spread the word – we need your help to free the weed!

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