Capitol Hill Update from SSDP's Aaron Houston: Bad News & Good News 7-28-10

UPDATE: The bill was unanimously passed last night 7-29-10. It was Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)'s "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act of 2009″ (S. 258) Read more about what happened here: http://bit.ly/auVq6X

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The Senate is awaiting a vote on a bill that would double penalties for any edible products combined with medical marijuana in California and other states that provide relief for patients. S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, was introduced by Sen. Diane Feinstein and is using a media scare about "candy flavored methamphetamine" to attack medical marijuana patients and providers.

Some medical marijuana users are so sick that they are unable to smoke their medicine and must eat it in baked goods or lozenges. They are already breaking federal law and risking prosecution but if S. 258 passes, the penalties they face would double.

Please write your two United States Senators today and urge them to defeat this heartless bill.


Message from Aaron Houston, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy urges citizens to take action against bad medical marijuana legislation proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein that would double penalties for production of certain types of "pot brownies" or cannabis edibles. Take action today at: http://ssdp.org/marijuana/

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[arlichar11]

this guy is hardworking and very intelligent

[jdesmo4]

@TrevaLynVF I hope you are right about the numbers. Its hard to speak your mind with the fourth amendment so chipped away. I stiil say if 130 support the undefined, the number can only go up if a viable plan were offered. It would remove false choice rebuttals from the evil prohibitionists and give us something more than the nebulous and undefined. Not just end prohibition, but end prohibition and do this. If you would like to read my plan go bigbrowndogpress. you can guess the rest

[TrevaLynVF]

What does Dianne Feinstein have in common with Bill O'Reilly?

They both use children as political pawns to defend their fascist positions and agendas.

[TrevaLynVF]

@jdesmo4 I'll bet there are lots more than 130 million when we consider unaccounted Americans that are too afraid to make their voices heard for fear of losing job, children, and freedom (just to name a few). All in all, I agree with the sentiments you expressed here.

[jdesmo4]

There are 130 million Americans that support legalizing weed. Not just medical, but legalizing all weed. They have never been shown a model of what it is they want, but they know they dont want more of the same. Why is this issue not louder than it is? Imagine a racial minority of 44% or a sexual preference minority of 44%. That would be loud before it was 2%. This is not only discrimination, they treat us as criminals. How dare you arrest one more! Give the people a good plan.

[germieb]

damn guess I am gonna have to use cookies instead of brownies now

[RevolutionNewsDotUS]

But think of the children!!!! … except when you’re voting to send them to war.

[rleary1]

I heard today that Feinstein's 'Pot Brownie Bill' passed to double the penalty for making pot brownies.Can these idiots in either party think of something more important than Pot Brownies? Now they're taking 4 weeks off. I was surprised to see in the news that our brave soldiers in Afghanistan are protecting the poppy (Heroine capital of the world) fields. Seriously, 60 minutes said that were bribing tribes not to blow up our convoys, & were protecting their Poppy fields from being destroyed.

[wordular]

@ghostphantom563 I want to know also!!

[ghostphantom563]

What is this new bill called?