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Posted by CN Staff on February 04, 2006 at 20:12:08 PT Editorial Source: Maui News 
Wailuku, Hawaii -- Two voter-driven ballot initiatives relating to marijuana use in Maui County will be launched at a kickoff celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. today at 71 Baldwin Ave. in Paia.Brian Murphy, director of Maui County Citizens for Democracy in Action, said that of 688 patients on Maui with licenses to use medical marijuana, only eight have been able to get enough marijuana to meet their needs. Those who attempt to grow it themselves often have their crops stolen by thieves, he said. One ballot initiative would address that problem by proposing to create a system under which local farmers could lease a “garden plot” and provide assistance for medical marijuana patients to grow their own plants. “By doing it this way, we don’t ever sell marijuana, and the farmers would never sell marijuana, but we’d have a secure way for the patients to get the product they need,” he said. Murphy runs Patients Without Time, which helps patients who use medical marijuana for pain and appetite problems. “I have 680 patients who need help,” he said. A second ballot initiative proposes that Maui police not enforce drug laws for people caught with less than an ounce of marijuana. Murphy said the goal was to have marijuana use treated equally with alcohol use. “This is for the person in the privacy of their home. If they want to be a cannabis smoker rather than an alcohol drinker, they should have that right,” he said. To get on the 2006 ballot, Murphy’s group needs to collect for each initiative 8,301 signatures of registered Maui County voters who voted in the last mayoral election, within 90 days of filing papers. Murphy said his goal is to actually collect 10,000 signatures, to cover for mistakes or unusable signatures on the petitions. An easier way to get the proposals on the ballot would have been to have it sponsored by a Maui County Council member and voted on by the full council. But Murphy said he was turned down when he transmitted the initiatives to all nine council members last year. “They didn’t even want to talk about it,” he said. He was confident his group would get the signatures it needed to put the two marijuana proposals in front of voters this fall. “The response has been overwhelming,” he said. Today’s event will include speakers, pupu and music, and will be broadcast live online at: http://www.mccfdia.com For more information, call 579-8315 or e-mail: info@mccfdia.com CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #10 posted by FoM on February 05, 2006 at 09:39:52 PT |
| I'll also say thank you and it is just beautiful. I am sad about Runruff and Mrs. Runruff. This is the time I can't think of the words to say. I just get quiet. We will miss Runruff while he is gone. Mrs. Runruff is welcome to come here and we will do our best to help her keep her spirits up. If there is anything good about their sitiation it is that they know they aren't alone. We all come from different places and times and we stand with them and I hope above all things that they gain strength from us. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #9 posted by whig on February 05, 2006 at 09:24:52 PT |
| So say we all. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #8 posted by Hope on February 05, 2006 at 09:21:19 PT |
| Your poem is beautiful. Very beautiful. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #7 posted by potpal on February 05, 2006 at 05:53:17 PT |
| The pupu platter found at many luaus is basically a platter of hors d'oeuvres, island style. Spent some time on Maui. Stopped in Paia before heading to the beaches. Wailuku was the first place I scored some kind bud. Aloha! [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by OverwhelmSam on February 05, 2006 at 04:05:44 PT |
| The government wants to fight, harass and jail medical users of marijuana, ask the citizens and legislators to legalize recreational use. Medical marijuana users won't have to worry about complying with the ridiculously complex medical marijuana rules, because if marijuana is legal for adult use, medical marijuana becomes a moot issue. All of these counties and district attorneys in California won't have to worry about zoning laws and how many plants are growing anymore. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by Toker00 on February 05, 2006 at 03:55:56 PT |
| Cannabist Jerry leaves today, To pay a price for living. A man whose shown his love for God By Caring, sharing, giving. He's done no wrong in our God's eyes, By growing, rolling, toking. He sings his songs, he shares his wit, He keeps us laughing, joking. His wife can stand and vouch for him, She shares his waking hours. She can't believe they'll take her man Away for growing flowers. We'll stand beside her till he's back, And share the news she sends us. We'll hug her, thank her, watch her back And give her hope tremendous. She'll take a poem, a promise too, A prayer from all of us, So Jerry knows he's not alone With Friends of Cannabis. Dear God, take care of Jerry. I promise to fight the good fight. Wage peace on war. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW!
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| Comment #4 posted by CorvallisEric on February 05, 2006 at 01:01:40 PT |
| dictionary.com was no help but this page gives you the idea: http://www.zippys.com/menu/pupu.asp [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by Hope on February 05, 2006 at 00:25:08 PT |
| What's pupu? Some sort of food or dish? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by Storm Crow on February 05, 2006 at 00:17:57 PT |
| With Dole pulling out of Hawaii, maybe they could replace a couple of those pineapple fields with cannabis fields? [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by The GCW on February 04, 2006 at 21:17:45 PT |
| I like Paia. [ Post Comment ] |
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