CNN Declares Marijuana Legal

Irv Rosenfeld lights federally supplied medical cannabis at the NORML conference in 2007. Photo c/o NORML

CNN Declares Marijuana Legal

9/14/09 – Chris Goldstein NORML-NJ Executive Director

In one of the best pieces of recent mainstream journalism on the reality of cannabis in America, CNN uses a bold title:

This title is true in the context of the story: The California Medical Marijuana Industry.

Originally for Fortune Magazine this extensive piece of writing on the part of Roger Parloff carefully looks at the somewhat quiet success of this new business model and health service. It also looks at the history of medical cannabis use in America, which is a fascinating topic.

He interviews Irvin Rosenfeld, one of the four federal medical marijuana patients. Irv has been helping us in the effort to pass HB 1393 in Pennsylvania. He is a most wonderful person and personality who has been very outspoken about reform.

Steve DeAngelo of Harborside Health Services also is featured, he runs perhaps the largest marijuana service in California.

Next week I’ll be joining Steve and hundreds of advocates at the National NORML conference in San Francisco. Harborside is also a conference sponsor.

This weekend the Boston Freedom Rally will see 15,000 people gather to support reform. www.bostonfreedomrally.com NORML-NJ will be there along with PhillyNORML.

It’s time to give our attention and energy to this vital social issue. Marijuana Legalization represents nothing less than a full bailout of our society at a moment when we need it most (taxes, jobs, health and wellness, relief to public safety budgets etc).

2009 marks the year of modern marijuana becoming fully mainstream in the United States. This year will be an important milestone on what is becoming a shorter road to an end of cannabis prohibition.

CNN and Fortune have declared pot is legal : It’s time to make that a reality everywhere in this great country.

WHAT YOU CAN DO-

Joining and supporting NORML-NJ is an excellet step towards reform!

To help the medical marijuana effort in please visit the Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey at www.cmmnj.org

Full CNN link
http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazines/fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009091116