Dear Friends, Thanks to you, we are gaining ground in the struggle against marijuana prohibition.  President Obama's attorney general indicated last week that the U.S. Justice Department is going to stop wasting federal resources arresting medical marijuana patients and providers. No doubt all your phone calls and emails to the White House had a huge impact! You can help keep up the momentum by paving the way for medical marijuana to be sold in your local pharmacy like any other medicine. On their way out, Bush officials blocked an effort to get FDA-approved marijuana research underway. The Obama administration can overturn this decision and make it possible for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to grow marijuana for medical research. But they must act soon. You have a chance to make it happen today! Your hard work is definitely making a difference, and the tide is turning in our favor: the Kellogg's brand is in decline, after they fired Michael Phelps; California is considering a bill to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana; and the New Jersey Senate recently voted to legalize marijuana for medical use (thanks again to everyone who donated to support our New Jersey efforts)! Thank you for all your work,
Bill Piper
Director, Office of National Affairs
Drug Policy Alliance Network | 
