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Drug Czar's Nevada Expense Report Sought
Posted by CN Staff on April 30, 2004 at 11:24:55 PT
By Sean Whaley, Review-Journal Capital Bureau
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Carson City -- A marijuana advocacy group has asked the state Supreme Court to order Secretary of State Dean Heller to require a federal official to provide expense information spent lobbying against a state pot initiative. The Washington, D.C.,-based Marijuana Policy Project said Heller is not requiring U.S. Drug Czar John Walters to file expense reports on his anti-marijuana efforts because of an erroneous opinion from the attorney general's office.
The group sought campaign reporting from Walters in connection with a 2002 marijuana legalization effort in Nevada that failed at the ballot box. In January 2003, an attorney for Walters said he is immune from Nevada election laws "as a federal official acting within the scope of duties, including speaking out about the dangers of illegal drugs." Heller then sought an opinion from the attorney general, who essentially came to the same conclusion. The marijuana group has filed a new initiative petition this year seeking voter approval to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of the drug. The signature gathering process is now under way. As a result, Walters visited Las Vegas in March to oppose the initiative. He called it "foolhardy." On April 22, the marijuana group sought a writ compelling Heller to require Walters to follow Nevada election law requiring advocacy groups to report donations and expenditures. Heller has not yet responded. There is no timeline on when the state court will act on the petition. Rene Parker, chief deputy secretary of state, said Thursday the office is not changing its position as a result of the group seeking the writ. "We're following the attorney general's advice and they are not changing at this point," she said.Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)Author: Sean Whaley, Review-Journal Capital BureauPublished: Friday, April 30, 2004Copyright: 2004 Las Vegas Review-JournalContact: letters lvrj.comWebsite: http://www.lvrj.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Regulate Marijuanahttp://www.regulatemarijuana.org/Group Seeks To Compel Drug Czar To Report http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18756.shtmlVoters Unlikely To Pass Pot Plan http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18533.shtmlFederal Drug Czar Rips Pot Petitionhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18486.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 30, 2004 at 14:12:32 PT
Portion of Article Concerning John Kerry & MJ
Kerry Set for Valley Visit, Fund-RaiserHowever, there are a some deep pocketed Democrats in the Valley business community. Kerry has also made job growth and restoring the domestic manufacturing base top campaign issues. John Sperling, the founder of the University of Phoenix and its parent company Apollo Group, and state Democratic party chairman Jim Pederson are substantial contributors to Democratic candidates and causes. Pederson has become one of the state's top two or three Democrats. He's been in forefront in Kerry's Arizona efforts and could run for governor or the U.S. Senate in 2006. Sperling is a top advocate of legalizing marijuana for medical uses and decriminalizing the substance. Sperling has helped fund ballot referendums on those issues in Arizona and other states. Kerry supports allowing patients with severe health problems to use marijuana for medicinal purposes if they have their doctor's approval. Bush opposes medical marijuana and his administration has enforced illicit drug laws. Complete Article: http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/04/26/daily66.html?page=1
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Comment #2 posted by Jose Melendez on April 30, 2004 at 12:27:15 PT
Orlando: DEA Shoots Self During Youth Gun Safety
 Orlando: DEA Shoots Self During Youth Gun Safety . . . Course, Seminar? Recruiting Class?This frightened me a bit at first, then I realized he survived.Wage peace, friends. http://www.local6.com/news/3254509/detail.html
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on April 30, 2004 at 11:39:47 PT
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I just watched John Kerry talk about Iraq. It was a very good speech.
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