The Healthy Toker’s favorite congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts announced on the Friday, May 1st Real Time with Bill Maher that he is planning on reintroducing his legislation that would remove federal penalties on marijuana.

The original HR5843 was introduced On April 17th of 2008 and has since been stalled in numerous sub committees. The significance of this bill is obvious and numerous congress people had signed on as sponsors.

Sponsors of HR5843

• Sep. 16 Fortney Pete Stark cosponsored this bill
• Jun. 25 Barbara Lee cosponsored this bill
• Jun. 24 Earl Blumenauer cosponsored this bill
• Jun. 05 Jim McDermott cosponsored this bill
• May. 22 Zoe Lofgren cosponsored this bill
• May. 20 Tammy Baldwin cosponsored this bill
• Apr. 24 Wm. Lacy Clay cosponsored this bill
• Apr. 17 Barney Frank sponsored and Ron Paul cosponsored this bill

We’ll keep an eye out and update you when there is more news about this.

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This is just too good to pass up, so I thought I’d share in case you don’t see it elsewhere. The talkative half of Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette, weighs in on the Michael Phelps fiasco which leads in to an epic rant on the war on drugs. Anyone who is a fan of their “Bullshit!” show know that he’s sharp as a tack and knows how to make a point. Enjoy!

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It’s been a busy and exciting couple weeks when it comes to marijuana decriminalization in California.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the legal status of Marijuana in California. Voters passed laws that allowed the cultivation and distribution of Marijuana for medical purposes. This however is trumped by the federal law which bans any and all  possession or distribution of marijuana in all forms. Under former President Bush’s appointed leadership there were frequent DEA raids on the distribution centers drawing harsh criticism around the country and specifically throughout California where the voters will was being challenged.

Whatever your opinion is on whether marijuana should be made legal, it seems outrageous that a doctor can not prescribe his patient a drug that has a long list of proven benefits. This is the point where the current marijuana laws are negatively effecting American citizens health, and it is going to be the tipping point.

The DEA raids continued in California

The California voters steadfastly protested and criticized the attorney general’s decision to raid and prosecute the individuals who sold medical marijuana .Alas there is a shining light as Obama stated on while on the campaign trail that he would not order raids on medical marijuana dispensary’s

After a slow start, but true to his promise Attorney General Eric Holder made this announcement concerning DEA marijuana raids California medial marijuana distributors. Stating basically that in regards to medical marijuana Obama’s position on the campaign trail is now U.S. policy.

This is amazing news for the marijuana decriminalization movement. There has been a very noticeable uprising in the coverage and discussion in the news regarding legalizing marijuana. The current economic state and specifically the up rise in violence by drug gangs on the Mexican border are all acting as catalysts to open the discussion.

Hell Has Frozen Over

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First off, if any of you use Hulu and have seen the film called Johnny Appleweed on there, do your self a favor, don’t watch it.  It’s utter shit.  Seriously.  I like movies in spite of bad acting, bad writing, and bad production values.

For example?  I own a copy of a film called The Unnameable 2 which is, frankly, a terrible bastardiztion of HP Lovecraft’s fiction.  However, despite the bad acting, writing, and terrible production values, I still like the movie because I’m so fond of the source material on which it is based.  The fact that the “source material” for this piece of shit Johnny Appleweed movie is essentially the same idea that gave birth to the Johnny Weedseed Project means, in theory, I should be somewhat benevolent towards this movie, and I’m not.

It sucks.  Don’t watch it.  HOWEVER!  It is not all bad.  My attempt to turn this into an internet movement may have been 10 years delayed, but it seems that now IS the time for this idea to become reality.  Bad movies are being made, a few other websites are popping up, and Healthy, being the tech genius of the two of us, has brought it to my attention that we’ve had a few people wander onto the site curtousy of google searches and the Johnny Weedseed Project.

Welcome to any and all wishing to embrace the idea of legalization through proliferation.  Please, go out, plant your seeds.  Encourage your friends and dealers to join in.  We can do this.  Now, I’m going to retreat to my cave so I can resume my research on fatty acids and how THC bonds to them.  If any of you are bio-chem majors and want to help enlighten me, feel free to drop Healthy or I a line.

Adieu mon amis!

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The Students for Sensible Drug Police (SSDP) have started an online petition to hold President Obama to his recent campaign promise that he would end the federal DEA raids on medical marijuana patients. This after a  recent raid on  a dispensary in South Lake Tahoe, California happened after Obama took office.

Click to sign the SSDP petition to Obama. Make your voice heard

Watch Obama’s Promise on the campaign trail

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