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  Marijuana Advocate Energized By Arrest

Posted by CN Staff on March 15, 2003 at 09:35:31 PT
By Carla Crowder 
Source: Associated Press 

Loretta Lynn Nall is an unlikely political activist. With her at-home candle business, Stevie Nicks hairdo, and kitchen-table computer, the mother of two is truly grassroots, especially the grass part.In October, Nall founded the Alabama Marijuana Party, a political action committee trying to loosen marijuana laws and raise awareness about the plant's medicinal benefits.
"I'm a common country girl. I have big ideas and opinions," she says. "And a big mouth."Nall and her family live in the backwoods of Tallapoosa County, hardly a hotbed for the cause. So she was quite pleased when her letters to the editor began appearing in Alabama newspapers."We are not criminals who rob, steal or otherwise cause harm to the fabric of society, and it is time to stop treating us as if we were," Nall wrote.The Birmingham News published a letter Nov. 7.Six days later, eight agents with the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force converged on Nall's home and took her to jail.Court records say the agents found about $20 worth of marijuana. They confiscated rolling papers, a set of scales, some magazines and unknown "leafy substances" from the freezer.Nall was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. She is out on bond, and denies having any marijuana in her trailer; legalization activists know better, she said.Equally upsetting to Nall, she said authorities targeted her because of her advocacy. "I think they would love to come in here and take me away and shut me up," she said.It was her first arrest.At a court hearing, she perused the search warrant request that drug agents used to secure a judge's permission to search her trailer. It noted the letter to the editor, Nall said, and it included a comment that her kindergarten daughter Isabella made in school about leaves hanging from the walls of her home, plants that she couldn't bring to class.Eric McCain, a Sheriff's Department Investigator who works in the Tallapoosa County schools, secured the search warrant. McCain said the warrant was not based on Nall's letter. "Of course, it (the letter) didn't help her out any," he said. "It didn't make or break her ... We just used that to put in our file."He would not give details about where the information for the search warrant came from. It's not unusual for drug agents to rely on confidential sources.In a sense, the arrest has energized Nall, 28, and her husband, Terry, 36, an ex-Army man. He's the Marijuana Party's behind-the-scenes Web site guru."We had lives. But now this is our life. It's consumed us," Terry Nall said.The Nalls grew up in Ashland. They lived in Germany and Texas, during his stint in the Army. They returned to Alabama to be close to family. Much of her support comes from Canadian activists.Loretta Nall said her views on marijuana were shaped, in part, by her brother's experience. An alcoholic, Randy Sapp, 35, has been in and out of jail for alcohol-fueled crimes."For work release, they put him to loading Budweiser trucks," Nall said.That didn't work out so well.Sapp, back home in Ashland, is frank about his addictions. "If marijuana was legal, I would never pick up another drop of alcohol," he said.While voters in California and Nevada have tried to legalize marijuana for medical use, or in small quantities, Nall is dangling on the outer edge of the fringe in Alabama."Loretta's been far more vocal in the middle of the desert," said Ben Power, 53, president of the Florida Marijuana Party.Power, who suffers from congestive heart failure, said he uses marijuana to dilate his blood vessels. His son is a sheriff's deputy, and drug agents have never targeted his West Palm Beach home."I just think it's a lot easier in places like Miami, West Palm and Key West, where ideas might be a tad more progressive than in Alexander City," Power said.Nall is considering moving to Montgomery. She's alarmed that law enforcement officials question her 6-year-old daughter at school. The Nalls also have a 10-year-old son.They would hate to leave their two acres, the chickens, guineas, goose, St. Bernard and cat named Catfish.Terry Nall experiments with native landscaping plants and medicinal herbs. Plants in pots and cups and buckets are spread all over their yard and trailer.Some of the "green leafy substance" that deputies confiscated for tests in the state forensics lab had been cut up and left to dry on a plate, said Tallapoosa County Investigator Fred White."That's kind of abnormal," he said.The Nalls predict the cuttings will turn up positive for geraniums and catnip. Even as deputies searched her property last fall, Loretta Nall could not contain her proselytizing. She told them marijuana was harmless.A black deputy reminded her that it's still illegal in the Alabama. She kept talking. "I told him that at one time it was illegal to help a slave to freedom in the state of Alabama."Source: Associated PressAuthor:  Carla CrowderPublished: Saturday, March 15, 2003 Copyright: 2003 Associated Press Related Articles & Web Site:Alabama Marijuana Partyhttp://alabama.usmjparty.com/Drug Prohibition Costs More Than It's Worthhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14908.shtmlMarijuana Activist: Police Persecuting Me http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14774.shtml

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Comment #35 posted by FoM on March 16, 2003 at 16:33:27 PT
palmspringsbum 
I didn't mind deleting the extra post I just deleted the wrong one the first time but I got it right now. Just a request. Please don't talk about Loretta Nall. That's not good for anyone. I don't know her but I don't like hearing negative things about people. You can email The Circle and talk privately if you feel a need to but when you post it in a comment many people read that and that isn't what I want to see here. Thank You. 
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Comment #34 posted by palmspringsbum on March 16, 2003 at 15:50:44 PT:
Will the circle be unbroken?
FoM, apologies for the duplicate posting. After confirming, I saw that I mispelled Rosenfeld's name and backed up and corrected it hoping that would overwrite the original. Wrong. Sorry.Circle, did you look at the original links I posted? I think if you had you wouldn't be making all this noise about 'discreet'. Part of my problem is that Loretta hasn't been discreet, and for her and the U.S. Marijuana Party to get on a high horse about it is pretty ridiculous.And I resent the back-handed implication that I'm advocating indiscreetion.Personally, I believe if Gary Hart had said "Yes, I screwed her, so what?" He would have won the election. But we'll never know, will we?I have a lot more to say on this whole subject, but you're venturing into the truly surreal here:"The MMJ cause is busy trying to educate the rest of the world that USE DOES NOT EQUAL ABUSE. However, for a fellow activist to equate responsible medical use with (implied) irresponsible recreational abuse - adopting our opponents perspective in order to make a point - seems counterintuitive."This is exactly what this policy of The Marijuana Party accomplishes. I am a med-patient and my comments have been about the needs of med patients and the fact that this policy prevents med-patients from conducting anything approaching a REAL political campaign.THIS POLICY "equates responsible medical use with (implied) irresponsible recreational abuse". And even though I desperately needed backing and support I refused to start a California Marijuana Party primarily because of this one thing. I have other reasons...Mrs. Nall has quite a bit of dirty laundry, for one thing - some very indiscreet things she's posted in Cannabis Culture Forums, which have now been deleted.And by the way, did you read the links I posted in my initial message? You really should. I think you wouldn't be arguing the things you are if you had - but for Loretta Nall and the US Marijuana Party to lecture anyone on 'discretion' is utterly and absolutely ridiculous.
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Comment #33 posted by FoM on March 16, 2003 at 14:57:15 PT

The C-I-R-C-L-E 
No you sure didn't cross the line. I haven't had to remove any posts in months. Just double posts which do happen. I will try to remove the duplicate post now that I know you've seen that I made a mistake. 
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Comment #32 posted by The C-I-R-C-L-E on March 16, 2003 at 14:23:13 PT

No problemo, Martha
I just didn't know if I had crossed some line and therefore had the posting yanked. I don't usually jump into such a contentious internal fray online and am not sure what drew me to do so in this situation. After sleeping on it and rereading it, I'm still OK with what I said, except for the "said like a cop" part.Hopefully my intent was captured, which is to say that "driving stoned" is almost a slur with negative connotations. If someone has gone beyond a responsible dose for their medical needs and drives impaired then they aren't truly medicating, they are potentially a threat to themselves and others. I was assuming for the sake of argument that we're talking about a responsible candidate with MMJ needs.I have had the pleasure of having both Dr. Jay Cavanaugh and Steve Kubby speak here locally. When Dr. Jay and I did a radio interview togetther, we never smoked before or after, in public or private, as we made sure our needs had been covered. When Steve Kubby made an appearance at an all day MMJ event, he did not flagrantly smoke in public, either. He and I shared a bowl together - AFTER the event, BEHIND the building, IN THE PARKING LOT, with him in his VAN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. Discreet, yes. Driving stoned? Who knows...but those two people P.S.B. specifically chose for examples of needing to smoke in the public's view.The MMJ cause is busy trying to educate the rest of the world that USE DOES NOT EQUAL ABUSE. However, for a fellow activist to equate responsible medical use with (implied) irresponsible recreational abuse - adopting our opponents perspective in order to make a point - seems counterintuitive.It's also counterintuitive to divide our ranks with cop insults. My apologies...I'm done.Viva la cannabis revolucion!
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on March 16, 2003 at 11:02:24 PT

I'm So Sorry The C-I-R-C-L-E 
I wanted to remove the double post and removed yours instead. I was able to fix it but your question and my former comment about no news won't be there. That will teach me to keep my mind better on what I'm doing. Once again I'm sorry.
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Comment #30 posted by The GCW on March 16, 2003 at 06:03:56 PT

We are all different and We are increasing.
There is room for and need for various groups to facilitate all Our different needs.Some will identify w/ groups that openly use cannabis, some will only feel comfy with groups that publically make no smoking a policy, some will only advocate hemp and its use, some only for legal patented medicinal use.Some will help with time and money, some w/ time but no money, and some with money but no time. 
There is room for the USMJP.I don't mind being discreet, but when I am outside and with a group of like minded people or solo, there are times I want to not move from where I am at, to use cannabis, for what ever reason, so long as I am not infringing...We should not appease prohibitionists who want to punish Us because they simply SEE Us smoke cannabis. Cannabis should be Re-legalized, and We should not have to hide, in order to use it.+I like this: A black deputy reminded her that it's still illegal in the Alabama. She kept talking. "I told him that at one time it was illegal to help a slave to freedom in the state of Alabama." -BINGO
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Comment #29 posted by freedom fighter on March 16, 2003 at 00:58:24 PT

Sounds reasonable..
palm and the circle, the moon is soo full,(almost), I can attest to this fact.... We the pot smokers can also agree to make a compromise on this issue.. We can be reasonable about how we toke.. We have been doing this for quite bit a while wither if we are doing it at the sunset at the beach or while we are yelling at the public or at our own home.. After all, we need all the support from all kinds of folks..Even from those who have this "Law and order" problem. Palm, I'm sure that the last thing we would want is a sick person to prove the point. Especially nowdays,, We, me and you need to do that for this human being..This is in no way a flame but a compromise??I'll like to think so..Peaceff
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Comment #28 posted by The C-I-R-C-L-E on March 16, 2003 at 00:26:48 PT

Palm Springs Bum
An attempt to prove something with Irvin's story has no bearing on the point that I made - and that your posting actually helps make - because Irvin Rosenfeld would not be a successful candidate for office (although in a more just America he would). He smokes in public only because he can't get arrested for it, unlike political candidates would in most parts of the country.You seem to be thoroughly confusing your arguments, which can be deadly in any heated debate with a prohibitionist and which concerns me as a fellow anti-prohibition activist. You obviously have lots of passion.The ISSUE, as per your request, is whether a candidate running for office - under a blatantly pro-marijuana platform - should bother to be discreet about public appearances and smoking cannabis. The issue ISN'T - although you have brought it up several times in response - whether everybody should then give up public smoking all the time (as in your giving up beach sunsets and not leaving the house??) .It completely depends on whether your intent, as a party, is to have an actual chance of winning non-cannabis-user votes or to simply to make a point and exercise some freedoms. Both are noble intents and each serves a purpose. But again, the intended outcomes requires different approaches.What I see as the challenge to overcome in this debate is a seeming unwillingness for a middle ground. You mean it's all or nothing for you? Campaigning candidates must smoke in public or you - Joe Citizen - suddenly can't do the same? Huh? No wonder you're angry. Your way or hide in your house? What are you talking about?!I'd love to see political candidates toking up all day long, too! God knows they all need it! But if the rest of us can get a little closer to the "freedom to puff in public" by having a pro-pot candidate elected, then I'm all for it. But that candidate will go down in flames if they don't minimize public smoking appearances. Sure, diabetics shoot up in public places, but they ACT DISCREET.And as far as making "MEDICATING BEFORE YOU LEAVE" the equivalent of "Driving stoned": you couldn't have said it better if you were a cop. So, wait... somehow if you publicly smoke up at your rally and then drive home: that's safer?Why is the middle ground not a part of your options? How about this... Non-candidates: smoke all you want whenever and wherever. Marijuana Party candidates: minimize smoking in public during the campaign unless necessary. Why bounce between exaggerated extremes? That's my point. I don't see your "everyone in the closet" scenario as a realistic outcome of asking candidates to be mindful. A more realistic outcome would be a likelier chance of winning, perhaps, and then we're all out in public. But then again, that's just my opinion, isn't it...
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Comment #26 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 21:38:17 PT:

Irvin Resenfeld
Yes FoM, Captain Trips is scary.To the point The C-I-R-C-L-E made, or tried to make, this article appeared in the Miami Herald lo these many moons ago:Stockbroker using Uncle Sam's medical marijuana for 20 yearsPosted on Wed, Nov. 20, 2002 ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A breeze billows the pungent smoke from the marijuana cigarette around his face, and Irvin Rosenfeld immediately feels better. A stock broker, Rosenfeld deals with millions of dollars while smoking up to 12 joints daily - marijuana he gets from the federal government to treat a rare bone ailment. "It has made my life much easier to live and kept my condition in check," Rosenfeld said Wednesday, 20 years to the day he received his first marijuana shipment from the government under a program which today has only six other members. Marijuana in any form is illegal in the United States, though dozens of states have passed or considered laws directed at marijuana reforms. Rosenfeld, 49, suffers from two rare conditions which cause tumors to grow on his long bones. They cause severe muscle spasms, internal bleeding and unbearable pain. He would be unable to walk at any time because his muscles would give out. He spent more than 15 years taking prescription drugs, including morphine. But they couldn't prevent late night spasms and the constant pain which made his life a nightmare. "He would scream out in the middle of the night and I would wake up, and he'd be dragging himself on the floor," said his wife, Debbie. (Marijuana) has given us a better life together." Rosenfeld, with his doctor's support, was placed in Uncle Sam's medical marijuana program in 1982. The program stopped accepting new patients in 1992. He says he hasn't had a new tumor since and plays softball once a week, though he uses a designated runner. He gets 11 ounces of marijuana, rolled in cigarettes, delivered monthly to a local pharmacy, and he only pays courier costs. Marijuana is now his only medicine. "I could never pay enough taxes to repay the government for what it has done for me," Rosenfeld said, estimating it would have cost $800,000 to keep him on various conventional medications. In the next breath, Rosenfeld chastises the government for failing to recognize cannabis as a medicine, and letting people "suffer needlessly." "There are hundreds of thousands of people who want marijuana to feel better, not to get high," said Rosenfeld. "People who are using it for medicine are being put in jail." Marijuana law easements failed in three states in November, though eight states have approved medical marijuana and 35 states have passed legislation recognizing marijuana's medicinal value despite the federal prohibition. In the past year, DEA agents have raided several medical marijuana providers in California, mostly without support from local law enforcement. Rosenfeld wants the federal government to begin compassionate care programs where universities would provide marijuana for those suffering from AIDS, multiple sclerosis, cancer and other debilitating diseases, while researching its effects. He claims he never has gotten high from the weed. "If I want to feel euphoria, I'll drink a little Jack Daniels," he joked. "I'm not some drug crazed hippie." Rosenfeld has had run-ins with police and other legal battles. He was arrested in Orlando in 1983 for smoking in a restroom during a business convention. The charges were eventually dropped and his record cleared. He's been stopped by officers while smoking in his car, but he's let go once he displays his prescription. People give him funny looks when smoking in airports or other public places, and some have asked to bum a drag. He doesn't let them. Rosenfeld also is suing Delta Airlines, saying an employee told him he could not board the plane with his canister of legal cannabis. A trial has not been scheduled. Dr. Ethan Russo wrote an article on Rosenfeld after giving him a battery of tests over a two day period. Russo, a neurologist in Missoula, Mont., said Rosenfeld has normal lung capacity and a functioning immune system. "The cannabis he receives acts as a muscle relaxant and an analgesic," Russo said. "It reduces pain at the tissue level, and the spinal cord and brain levels." Rosenfeld exhibits none of the lethargy, lack of short term memory or other common effects of marijuana. He makes sure to tell every one of his new clients about his treatment. Rosenfeld smoked marijuana as a treatment for several years before joining the federal program, buying from dealers on the street. If the president should decide to stop providing the cannabis, then he would be forced to get it illegally, he said. He gets support from his family and members of his synagogue, and is vehement that science, not politics or big business, should determine what medicine is legal. "It's up to the patient to decide his quality of life," he said. 
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 20:20:14 PT

Off Topic But Important I Think
Disease Poses Global ‘Health Threat’: http://www.msnbc.com/news/885653.asp
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Comment #24 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 18:31:00 PT:

Imprint
Thanks for your comments.And yes, FoM does deserve an accolade.

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Comment #23 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 18:27:01 PT:

Got it!
" If a candidate is going out of their house, there's this amazingly complex routine they should employ: it's called MEDICATING BEFORE YOU LEAVE. Try it, you'll like it."I get it! Drive stoned but don't let anyone see you toke up!Got it!I could easily take issue with almost every statement you made, but I'm sick of this.But, it's a cinch your county isn't Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara or Santa Cruz. Sigh, I guess I'll just have to give up smoking a joint on the beach at sunset......or leaving my house for that matter.Not that I have (or had) any intention of being a political candidate. But I can see now that legalization is going to mean I can't drive, can't work, can't leave my home, can't do anything at all.If that's how it's going to be, what's the point of legalization?And what IS the real issue?
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Comment #22 posted by Imprint on March 15, 2003 at 18:22:30 PT

Palmspringsbum
I have read your information and I think you have a great point. There are many aspects of the drug war that are wrong and offensive to most of us. We all have different issues and different feelings about it. I wish I had the prefect answer for you. Why? Because you deserve it; you’re a person with good intentions want to help in the solution. But I don’t have the answers to your questions and being angry about an opinion from allies won’t flush it out. But, I do wish you the best in you endeavor. And yes, I believe working together is the best solution here. Also, FoM deserves our respect and thanks. Anyone want to take a guess at how much time she puts into this whole thing? I wouldn’t know where to start. I feel the same kind of passion coming from Loretta Lynn. And maybe, just maybe, she might be just as successful. And that would make one nice heavy link to add to Mr. Ashcroft’s chain of shame. Sooner or latter it’s going to squish him. 
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Comment #21 posted by The C-I-R-C-L-E on March 15, 2003 at 17:54:03 PT

Sorry Elvy...
it's Musikka.
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Comment #20 posted by The C-I-R-C-L-E on March 15, 2003 at 17:45:35 PT

Palm Springs Bum
Hey easy there fella!You're grossly missing the point. Not smoking in public does not prevent ANYBODY from medicating or being a candidate. If someone needs instant medication, BE DISCREET. Is that really so hard to understand? It goes with the territory of most medicines. I personally don't see anyone ever popping meds in public or shooting their insulin on the street. My county is home to more than 1,000 medpot patients and you never see anyone smoking in public here (NorCA), even though the DA says it's legal anyplace tobacco is allowed. Quite simply, there is no reason for someone to flangrantly SMOKE IN PUBLIC. My community and district attorney would never have given me the time of day if I felt the need to flaut my condition in public. If a candidate is going out of their house, there's this amazingly complex routine they should employ: it's called MEDICATING BEFORE YOU LEAVE. Try it, you'll like it.By the way, have you ever seen a modern tobacco-using politician making it a point for the public to see their repeated cigarette smoking? It's also called TACT. Get with the program and get over it. I have helped hundreds of patients and have the pleasure of being friends with Elvy Mussika, the federal patient, who stayed at my place for a night recently. She can smoke nearly anywhere she damn well pleases. Does she? Of course not. I see very few reasons why someone MUST smoke in public and cannot avoid otherwise, much less as a candidate for public office. (Kubby smoked outside during breaks in his trial because of the circumstances, however if a candidate is in the middle of a court trial they probably are no longer a viable candidate at that point.)Sheesh...
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 16:44:35 PT

palmspringsbum 
What I mean is not everyone has the same way of finding a solution to the laws against Cannabis so we all should find an organization that fits how we feel. That's all. I wasn't directing my comment to you but to everyone in general that reads the comments here on CNews. 
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Comment #18 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 16:36:09 PT:

working together
How is a policy that virtually excludes most med-patients from being candidates 'working together'?They're more than willing to take advantage of the critical mass created by the medical marijuana movement to build their 'party', but don't care that their policy makes it impossible for most med-patients to be candidates.This 'working together' seems to only work one way...work for them or else.I guess trying to keep the discussion on the issue of prohibiting candidates from medicating in public while campaigning is an exercise in futility. That is the issue. And to accuse anyone that takes issue with it of 'not working together' is a red herring. And a sleazy tactic to boot.

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Comment #17 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 15:21:24 PT

Yes Imprint Working Together
We have very different groups of people doing their own thing and making a difference. It's all the issues when put together that will matter. We shouldn't be each other enemies. Sometimes it is easier to blame someone on our side then to blame prohibition. People get frustrated and wind up taking it out on each other and that hurts everyone. I have opinions about different issues in different organizations but they are my opinions and that's just for me so I don't talk about them. It's hard to criticize another and not get flack so maybe it's best if we learn to think first and be slow to say how we feel. If war breaks out we will need to be strong. That's how I feel right now. Glad you think like me concerning unity.
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Comment #16 posted by Imprint on March 15, 2003 at 14:36:34 PT

Working together
This morning I watched Chris Bennett (in an Osama Bin Lauden outfit) give a rant. Very amusing, but in one part he questioned a NORML chapter for adopting a highway for clean up. In the light of all the current events he felt that they should be doing more! And may be he’s right; I don’t know. I do know that NORML helps us all. Positive steps are positive steps. Now we have a good person trying to do something big. To create a Marijuana Party that span’s nation wide is a positive thing. It seems to me that Loretta Nall is putting her ass on the line for all of us. That’s a brave thing and it’s a positive step in the right direction. I would imagine that it would take a very strong and dedicated soul to take on this task; she sounds passionate to me. Regardless of our personal reasons in being part of this fight, let’s not forget that we all have the same goal, “to free marijuana”, which will free us. Thanks to every pro-legalization group mentioned on this site. My hope is the collective weight of these groups will eventually help crush the opposition. 
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 13:48:40 PT

Thanks Again Loretta
I wish you good luck and as long as we all do our part we will win in the end. That is what it is all about to me.
Medical Marijuana Information Links
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Comment #14 posted by Loretta Nall on March 15, 2003 at 13:18:50 PT:

Our Supporters and Affiliations
I left this part out of the original reply to your questions about the USMJP. Sorry about that.We are not affiliated with NORML or MPP. We are basically the new kids on the block. I am the chapter organizer for NORML in Alabama and we are in contact but the USMJP is not affiliated with NORML. MPP is aware of us I think.Our support comes from private contributors (American and Canadian) as well as from our own pockets. 
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 12:41:31 PT

palmspringsbum
If you check out this link you'll see afterburner brought an article to my attention and then I posted it and named him Newshawk. I don't have any email to receive submissions because of major problems with email but posting it in a comment works for me. That way if I don't post it on the front page it still can be read by others. That covers the news much more broadly then I can. Hope this helps.http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread15732.shtml#5
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Comment #12 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 12:35:29 PT:

palmspringsbum
I'm not really sure who supports the U.S. Marijuana Party. The Libertarians? Marc Emery?Most med-patients can not BE in public if they can't medicate. Last year there was a man with MS vying for the California Democratic Party nomination for Attorney General. I cannot imagine him campaigning if he could not medicate when he needed to. Could you imagine Stever Kubby campaigning if he couldn't medicate when he needed to? Dr. Jay Cavanaugh? Dennis Peron?And there is nothing to make a believer out of someone like seeing what a couple of tokes of medicine will do; how the tremors and spasms stop before your very eyes......I'm probably gonna get more grief over this than even I could imagine. But I've been complaining about this issue and refused to start a California Marijuana Party over it, and the policy is STILL on their website.And while I've got your attention, how do I submit news items here?
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 12:31:41 PT

Thank You Loretta
I appreciate the information.
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 12:30:11 PT

Just a Note
I wanted to add that even though I stay in my own little news world I do receive news from different organizations and I believe they all are doing a good job. I believe in organizations but I just am not involved in any. We all need to do what we think is best is the way I look at it all.There I feel better.
What's New
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Comment #9 posted by Loretta Nall on March 15, 2003 at 12:28:51 PT:

USMJ Party
The Ohio people are Sterling Alsbury and Sandra Cote and I believe either of them can be reached through the contact section at http://ohio.usmjparty.comThe USMJ Party was started last year. It is modeled after the Canadian Marijuana Party. We currently have 16 states with Marijuana Party's with more joining every day. A few of these (including me) are recognized by their state as Political Action Committees. Others have not yet filed the proper paperwork for that but are in the process.Our main goal is legalization. We intend to have parties in every state by years end with candidates running for office in local as well as state elections. In 2004 I will be running for sheriff of this county and in 2006 I am planning a run for governor. Loretta Nall
Alabama Marijuana Party
President United States Marijuana Party
Alabama Marijuana Party
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 12:21:06 PT

palmspringsbum 
Thank you for the information even though I don't really understand it. I don't support any organization. I never have. I've told about all the organizations that I want to stay unbiased because of doing CNews. I always figured that if I supported one organization it might take up too much time from doing the news. I still don't know who are the supporters of the US Marijuana Party? Is it NORML or MPP? 
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Comment #7 posted by palmspringsbum on March 15, 2003 at 12:08:19 PT:

U.S. Marijuana Party
From their website: "...It must be policy that there by no marijuana smoking by party candidates in public. It diverts attention from the real issues..."http://www.usmjparty.com/the_website.htmSome 6 months ago Loretta Nall began attempting to get me to start a California Marijuana Party. When I looked into it and saw this I took exception to this because it is not only the height of hypocrisy but essentially prevents any med-patient from being a candidate. My position is that anyone that would support such a policy either doesn't get medical marijuana or isn't in our corner.http://www.cannabisculture.com/cgi/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=social&Number=413915&Forum=All_Forums&Words=marijuana%20party&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=11&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=413915&Search=true#Post413915My reservations were ignored, and I was insulted, ridiculed and eventually banned from posting in Pot-TV forums:http://www.cannabisculture.com/cgi/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=wwwactive&Number=418610&Forum=All_Forums&Words=marijuana%20party&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=10&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=418610&Search=true#Post418610http://www.cannabisculture.com/cgi/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=wwwpottvreviews&Number=466126&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 11:45:32 PT

Thank You afterburner!
I looked for this article this morning and couldn't find it. I have it posted now!http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread15733.shtml
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Comment #5 posted by afterburner on March 15, 2003 at 11:21:58 PT:

FoM: Here's Another One.
US OR: Marijuana Advocates Want Law Expanded http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n400/a11.html?397ego destruction or ego transcendence, that is the question.
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 10:34:41 PT

Thanks for the Information!
I'm watching the peace protests and there are so many issues and so much passion. Last night we watched Grass The Movie again. I have seen polls and heard about abolishing the United Nations and I wonder if the United Nation would be no more if that would throw out the way they deal with us and Cannabis reform?
What's New
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Comment #3 posted by puff_tuff on March 15, 2003 at 10:12:28 PT

Alabama Marijuana Party
Anti-Drug War Radio Ad by Alabama Marijuana Partyhttp://atlanta.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14095&group=webcast The Alabama Marijuana Party purchased 18 sixty second commercials on Montgomery's Classic Rock station calling for an end to the drug war and informing police that we believe in liberty and independence and we will no longer live in fear of them. It will run from today until Tuseday evening when we hold a candlelight vigil in protest on the steps of the state capitol. Please listen to the attached file and spread it far and wide. Loretta Nall 
President Alabama Marijuana Party 
President United States Marijuana Party
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Comment #2 posted by i420 on March 15, 2003 at 10:00:20 PT

"NOTICE"
You go girl!!! In light of ALabama's attitude we need to rename Alabama just like "they" are renaming "french fries" in retaliation of France's attitude to the war on Iraq. Visit NORML.ORG read the letter "YOUR GOVERNMENT IS LYING AGAIN" link.
  Let it be known here on out "Alabama" is now "Marijuanabama"!!  Make it stick like resin!!! 
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on March 15, 2003 at 09:54:07 PT

Question about US Marijuana Party
I was trying to find out information about the group in Ohio but I can't seem to find who are the organizers. I would get the email list but I really would like to know a little more about the purpose of the US Marijuana Party. Is anyone involved in the US Marijuana Party? Thanks in advance for any information. 
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