Patients and Advocates Disappointed that Cuomo Doesn’t Call for Comprehensive Legislation to Effectively Help Patients Get Medicine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2014. After making national headlines for his support of medical marijuana, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State only briefly mentioned his medical marijuana plan. Cuomo administration officials[Read More…]
Opinion
New Poll on the Legacy of the War on Poverty and American Attitudes About Work, Economic Opportunity, and the Safety Net
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2014. Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional War on Poverty,” a new poll released on a press call today by Half in Ten and the Center for American Progress finds that Americans strongly believe that poverty is primarily the result of a failed[Read More…]
A New Year’s Message to All My Friends at NORML
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2014. By Norm Kent, Chair, NORML Board of Directors The gravesite closest to President John Kennedy in Arlington belongs to a courageous, but assassinated congressman from Long Island, Allard Lowenstein, who fought many years to bring an end to the Vietnam War. His tombstone reads: “If a[Read More…]
No Madoff Write-Off for JPMorgan
Taxpayers Could Shoulder a $700 Million Hidden Tax Subsidy Unless Agencies Prevent Bank from Deducting $2 Billion Settlement for Allegedly Enabling Ponzi Scheme Boston, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2014. Statement by Francisco Enriquez, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Tax & Budget Associate, on the reported $2 billion settlement JPMorgan is reportedly close[Read More…]
Governor Andrew Cuomo to Establish Medical Marijuana Program in New York Through Executive Action
Drug Policy Alliance Statement: Bold Step to Help Some Patients Builds Momentum for Needed Comprehensive Legislation NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2014. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will announce Wednesday in his State of the State address that he plans to bypass the legislature and sign an executive order creating an interim[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest: Looking Back on 2013, Looking Forward to 2014
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Mayor of Park Forest, IL To a great extent, 2013 was a year of transitions in the Village of Park Forest. Ken Kramer, the longest serving Trustee in the history of Park Forest, decided not to seek re-election and retired, thus ending his 28-year career[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Often Consumed As A Substitute For Other Licit And Illicit Substances
Victoria, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2014. A majority of medical cannabis consumers report using the plant as a substitute for prescription drugs, alcohol, or some other illicit substance, according to survey data published in the October issue of Addiction Research and Theory. An international team of investigators from Canada and the United[Read More…]
Gitmo Attorneys Respond to Uighur Transfers
Slovakia Has Made a “Profound Humanitarian Gesture” New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2013. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to the transfer of the three remaining Uighur detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Slovakia: We are grateful to Slovakia for resettling the three remaining Uighurs from[Read More…]
ACLU: Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Sales Bring ‘Common Sense’ Justice and Savings
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2013. Tomorrow, January 1, 2014, Colorado will become the first state in the country where state-licensed stores selling recreational marijuana are open for business. Under a system of taxation and regulation, these stores, which are located in five of Colorado’s counties, will serve people 21 or older.[Read More…]
2013 Resistance Report Year In Review
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2013. What an amazing year for the movement of movements that continues to develop here in the United States and around the world, and what an amazing first season of The Resistance Report. In this week’s special expanded episode, we take a look back at some of the[Read More…]
