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Proposed legislation would make Massachusetts 15th state to have effective medical marijuana lawCONTACT: Matt Allen, Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance…………….508-410-1547 or mattjallen@mac.comBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Tomorrow, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Grand Staircase at the State House, a group of medical marijuana patients and advocates will hold a press conference to ask state lawmakers to support a medical marijuana law in Massachusetts.The state legislature’s Joint Committee on Pubic Health is currently considering bill that would make Massachusetts the 15th state in the nation to give seriously ill patients safe and legal access to medical marijuana.

International Narcotic Control Board says it is “deeply concerned” that states’ medical marijuana laws send “wrong message to other countries”CONTACT: Aaron Houston, MPP director of government relations …… 202-905-2009 or ahouston@mpp.orgThe Marijuana Policy Project today denounced efforts by the United Nations’ International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) — currently meeting in Vienna, Austria — to meddle in marijuana reform in the United States. In a recent report, the INCB said they were “deeply concerned” that the country’s 14 state medical marijuana laws are sending the “wrong message to other countries.”

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Anyone who spent anytime growing up in the Roath area of cardiff is bound to have happy memories of queueing up outside The Globe cinema on a rainy wednesday night, waiting to get in to see the latest blockbuster of the moment. I watched massive films of the time there, including Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Quadraphenia, Abba - The Movie etc, amongst a great many others.

Shamed Wales second row Alun-Wyn Jones keeps his place for Saturday's RBS 6 nations match between Wales and Scotland at the Millenium Stadium, but coach Warren Gatland has made changes elsewhere in the line-up.Jones came in for widespread criticism after being sin-binned for a needless trip on England's Dylan Hartley in last weekend's humiliating 30-17 defeat at Twickenham.Gatland was rightly furious with the lock as Wales went on to concede 17 unanswered points in his absence either side of half-time.It was thought that Jones might be dropped for the Scotland showdown, but he has avoided the humiliation of being axed.The two changes that Gatland has made see Cardiff Blues wing Leigh Halfpenny returning to the side at the expense of his Blues colleague Tom James and Ospreys forward Jonathan Thomas replacing Jones' second-row partner at Twickenham, Luke Charteris.Charteris pays the price for a poor performance by the Welsh lineout against England.

With a host of FA Cup finals under its belt, allied to a rugby world cup final and a history of staging some of the largest rock roll gigs in UK history, its fair to suggest Cardiff has finally arrived as an event venue of international renown.Looking forwards to 2010 and the events diary is already filling up quickly. News which will no doubt be a massive cash-booster for the Capital city's recession hit retail sector. Holiday on Ice By Robin Cousins MBE. A visual smorgasbord.

Multiple sclerosis patient Sarah Martin believes cannabis is the best way to liberate herself from the daily pain she endures.She says just half a teaspoon in a hot drink will keep her pain-free and spasm-free for about three hours. She also uses a vaporizer to ingest the drug.But by obtaining the much sought after relief which enables her to walk a little more easily once her muscles have freed up , she becomes a criminal.She chooses not to take any regular - and legal - medication, maintaining it would give her side effects such as high blood pressure, ulcers and even the risk of heart failure and psychosis.

As if to prove the British public are forced to endure one rule for them and another for people in positions of power this was the moment UK newspaper the Daily Mirror exposed two London traffic wardens who were happy to sell the newspaper cannabis even though they were in uniform and patroling the streets of our Capitol city. A Swaggering traffic warden openly deals skunk cannabis while on duty in the street.He thinks nothing of handing over the illegal drug which carries a maximum 14 years jail for convicted dealers in a busy residential area.He was exposed by the Mirror in an undercover investigation in which he boasted he could get unlimited supplies of the dangerous Class B substance.His ticketing machine swinging around his waist, the chubby attendant also proudly claimed to be able to cancel any parking ticket if he gets the nod on the day it is issued.

CONTACT: Kurt A. Gardinier, MPP director of communications…202-905-0738 or kgardinier@mpp.orgWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marijuana Policy Project recently hired Kurt A. Gardinier to be the organization’s new director of communications. Gardinier joined MPP earlier this month and officially takes over the communications department from Bruce Mirken on Tuesday, December 22. Gardinier is based in MPP’s Washington, D.C. office, and among other things will serve as an MPP spokesperson for radio, newspaper and TV interviews.

Only Obama's signature is missing, but thats surely just a formality.WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today passed historic legislation to end the decade long ban on implementation of the medical marijuana law Washington, D.C. voters passed in 1998.“This marks the first time in history that Congress has changed a marijuana law for the better,” said Aaron Houston, director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C.