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Hello Friends and Supporters of AZ4NORML,

This upcoming week some members of AZ4NORML are putting on a program at the
River Library on cooking with Medical Marijuana. You may already have seen
theflyer, but I wanted to invite you personally to come attend this program.

COOKING WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Wednesday, June 30 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm River Center Library (corner of River & Craycroft)
5605 E. River Rd.

This program is part of our summer/fall public forums on medical marijuana
and an exciting line-up will continue until the election on November 2.

Please feel free to bring a friend or a family member to learn more about
medical edibles. A short film (Making Cannabutter) that was produced and
shot locally by graduates of the Pima College Digital Arts program will be
shown on Wednesday.

Any questions please let me know and I’ll get right back to you.

Highest regards now,

Michelle
Chapter Secretary ~ AZ4NORML

Celebrate 4/20 Tomorrow with AZ4NORML, Cheba Hut, and great live music!

Tomorrow, Tuesday April 20^th at 3PM AZ4NORML and supporters throughout the state will begin to assemble at Broadway and Plumer in Tucson, 3 blocks East of Broadway and Campbell Ave.  We will then march West on Broadway and North on Campbell to Cheba Hut where  Planet Jam, Top Dead Center, Key Ingredients of African Soul, The Rowdies, and the AZ4NORML band will  play with music beginning at 4:20PM on the patio behind Cheba Hut.  Cheba Hut will have great deals on their delicious food all day, a Nug eating contest and a dunk tank to dunk your favorite Cheba Hut owners and staff!  We will have the AZ4NORML fundraising tent open with lots of great 4/20 merchandise, commemorative t-shirts available for $20, and a drawing for our spring raffle and $250 cash prize. Get your tickets at the AZ4NORML tent at Cheba Hut!  Drawing at 6PM, need not be present to win.

Here’s a link to the march route.

We are excited to spend the day with all of you, peacefully protesting against marijuana prohibition.  Please bring the whole family, no alcohol will be served at this event.  When buying food at Cheba Hut, tell them AZ4NORML sent you and we will receive a donation.  All proceeds benefit the AZ4NORML nonprofit operating fund.

If you are volunteering to help with the march, check in at the AZ4NORML tent at Cheba Hut at 2PM or meet us at the staging area at the closed Hollywood Video store at Broadway and Plumer between  2:45PM and 3:00PM.    If you would like to help with the Cheba Hut tent during the day or evening, please come to the tent to help between 10AM – 7PM, call Jon 247-3457 for more information.

AZ4NORML

3400 E. Speedway Ste 118

Tucson, Arizona 85716

www.az4norml.org

www.myspace.com/tucsonnorml

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Beginning at Broadway and Plumer at 3:30 PM

AZ4NORML ACTION ALERT

Please contact Senator Charles Schumer’s office and ask him not to continue this outrageous drug war. We do not need more laws!  We need sensible drug policies and to re-legalize marijuana.

Please call Senator Schumer’s office and tell him no more laws!  We will not stand for any more anti-American laws.

Charles Schumer                                        Rep. Bill Owens

New York City Office                                Washington Office

212-486-4430                                               202-225-4611

Charles Schumer                                        Rep. Bill Owens

Washington DC Office                              New York Office

202-224-6542                                               315-782-3150

H.R. 4747: Cross Border Reservation Drug Trafficking Sentence Enhancement Act of 2010
Sponsor: Owens (D – NY)

Official Title: To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prevent the use of Indian reservations located on the United States borders to facilitate cross-border drug trafficking, and for other purposes.

Status:
3/3/2010: Introduced in House
3/3/2010: Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
3/3/2010: Referred to House Judiciary Committee

Commentary: This bill is a counterpart to S. 2893. Section 960(a) of Title 21, U.S. Code, prohibits a range of conduct involving controlled substances. This bill would add a provision to § 960(b), which specifies the penalties for violating subsection (a), adding a penalty for controlled substance offenses, including conspiracies and attempts, that involve entering, leaving, or activity within a federal or state Indian reservation on the borders of the United States. Some offenses under § 960(a) require proof of knowing or intentional conduct, but the bill does not identify any state of mind required to support imposing the sentence enhancement. A violation would be punishable by up to 10 years of imprisonment, a fine as authorized by Title 18, U.S. Code, or both. Any term of imprisonment imposed would run consecutively to any other term of imprisonment imposed under § 960(a).

S. 2893: Cross Border Reservation Drug Trafficking Sentence Enhancement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Schumer (D – NY)

Official Title: To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prevent the use of Indian reservations located on the United States borders to facilitate cross-border drug trafficking, and for other purposes.

Status:
12/16/2009: Introduced in Senate
12/16/2009: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Commentary:
This bill is a counterpart to H.R. 4747. Section 960(a) of Title 21, U.S. Code, prohibits a range of conduct involving controlled substances. This bill would add a provision to § 960(b), which specifies the penalties for violating subsection (a), adding a penalty for controlled substance offenses, including conspiracies and attempts, that involve entering, leaving, or activity within a federal or state Indian reservation on the borders of the United States. Some offenses under § 960(a) require proof of knowing or intentional conduct, but the bill does not identify any state of mind required to support imposing the sentence enhancement. A violation would be punishable by up to 10 years of imprisonment, a fine as authorized by Title 18, U.S. Code, or both. Any term of imprisonment imposed would run consecutively to any other term of imprisonment imposed under § 960(a).

Help AZ4NORML celebrate National Medical Marijuana Week in Tucson, Arizona from Saturday, February 13 through Saturday, February 20^th.

We will be premiering AZ4NORML’s New “RUSH HOUR” events, these events will take place during the morning 9-10:30 am, and evening 5-6:30 pm, at rotating locations, every weekday during National Medical Marijuana Week.

Use one of our pre-made signs or make your own and join the Hemp Committee and ”Marijuana Man and Mary Jane” spread the good word about Cannabis, and have a lot of fun too!  The general message this year is - -

Cannabis: Safer than water.

Cannabis can cure

Weed shall overcome

Marijuana can heal

Marijuana is medicine

Marijuana helps PTSD

Cannabis – The True Healthcare Reform

Cannabis- Safely used for over 10,000 years.

Cannabis- Healing someone near you.

Cannabis- Enriches Health, Expands Consciousness, Enhances Life, AND Cures MRSA.  Ask Me How.

Volunteers are always needed and appreciated!!!! We are happy to show and/or train all who are interested in educating the public about Cannabis, Hemp and Marijuana. – Interested? Questions? email news@az4norml.org.   Unable to donate time?  Donate money! AZ4NORML needs money and other donations – please check our website www.az4norml.org and click the “donations” tab.

“RUSH HOUR”

Times and Locations

Saturday February 13^th Tanque Verde Swap Meet from 3 PM – 9 PM

Join AZ4NORML at the Tanque Verde Swap Meet. Help us spread the Truth about cannabis and the world saving potential of industrial hemp.

Sunday February 14^th Social & Recovery

Happy Valentine’s day! – No Public Events Are Scheduled. ’Marijuana Man” and the Hemp committee want to socialize and are entertaining all ideas. Got one?,

Monday February 15^th “President’s Day – Let Freedom Ring”

“RUSH HOUR” 9AM-1030AM “Spontaneous intersection protest” - Craycroft and Broadway on the Mervyns corner bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity.

“RUSH HOUR” 5PM-630PM. Spontaneous intersection protest -Speedway Blvd & Craycroft  (meet at the SouthEast corner)

Tuesday February 16^th

“RUSH HOUR” 9AM – 1030AM – Spontaneous intersection protest  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity. Alvernon and Broadway (Meet at the Reid/Randolph park corner, Southwest corner)

“RUSH HOUR 5PM – 630PM – Spontaneous intersection protest.  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity. Speedway Blvd and Campbell Ave  (meet at the Southeast corner at the hotel)

Wednesday February 17^th “Hump Day – Make it Happen”

“RUSH HOUR” 9AM – 1030AM -  Spontaneous intersection protest  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity.  Craycroft Rd. and River Rd. on the Northeast corner

No afternoon schedule due to leadership meeting at 3PM

Thursday February 18^th “University of Arizona Wildcat Day”

“RUSH HOUR”  11AM – 130PM -  UA table near the student union  -  Join us to talk to students about getting involved

“RUSH HOUR” 5PM – 630PM – Spontaneous intersection protest  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity.  Oracle Rd. and River Rd -  (Meet at the North East corner)

Friday, February 19^th

“RUSH HOUR”8AM – 10AM – Spontaneous intersection protest  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity.  Stone and 6^th Avenue @ the gateway to downtown.  Parking where available.

“RUSH HOUR”5PM  –  630PM – Spontaneous intersection protest.Meet at Broadway and Euclid for the Rush hour out of downtown (meet on the Southwest corner)

Saturday February 20^th – National Medical Marijuana Week comes to a close!

3PM  –  420PM -  AZ4NORML general meeting at 3202 E. 1^st Street

430PM – 530PM - ”RUSH HOUR” Spontaneous intersection protest  – bring signs and banners, some will be provided in limited quantity. Speedway Blvd & Country Club Rd  – Meet at the SouthEast corner.

Thank for participating!

Jon Gettel

Director

AZ4NORML

There is an important action to take:

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_14208901#ixzz0d0ZnYRjL

Tom Gorman,  who works in the Obama administration in the Office of Drug Control Policy is leading a campaign to gut and discredit Colorado’s constitutional amendment 20 which allows cannabis use for medical reasons.  Mr. Gorman is also director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program in Colorado running an arm of the National Drug Control Policy office in four Western States.   Gorman has a contract that funnels $150,00 a year in federal money and he claims “Technically, if you ask me who I represent, it’s the Colorado Drug Investigators Association” in an interview with Susan Greene he goes on to say “Pot smokers are gaming the system” and  ”chaos and moral decay will ensue”.  Tom Gorman was instrumental in the campaign to overturn Arizona’s widely supported medical marijuana law in 1996.

This is an outrage.  This is an Obama administration director who is going against statements made by Attorney General Eric Holder on March 18, 2009 in which he declares the administration will be stopping the raids on medical marijuana patients and dispensaries.    Mr.  Gorman appears to be violating Federal law which does not allow for government funds to be used for lobbying against legislation or for candidates.

It is time to retire Tom Gorman, 66 of the Rocky Mountain HIDTA.    Tell our government to respect the rights of patients to use this valuable medicine, the voters spoke.

Please write or call President Barack Obama:

Barack Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

(202) 456-1111

Email here:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Attorney General Eric Holder

(202) 514-2001

Read More:  http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_14208901#ixzz0d0ZnYRjL

Read about the campaign to undermine Arizona and California’s medical marijuana laws:  http://tinyurl.com/Underminevoters

AZ4NORML

3400 E. Speedway, Ste 118

Tucson, Arizona 85719

www.az4norml.org

The January general meeting of AZ4NORML is today. We will be meeting today Saturday, January 16th^th at 3PM at the Ward 6 Council Offices 3202 E. 1^st Street, 1 block South of Speedway Blvd and 1 Block East of Country Club Rd. inTucson, Arizona.