Prohibition Media Coverage Announced by NORML

Greetings friends,

If you are in the world of drug law reform, then this month may be exciting for you. I have just had it brought to my attention via NORML.org that major media networks are all putting together one hour programs relating to Cannabis and its prohibition in some way.

Dateline - Friday, January 16th
Dateline will be showing a one hour piece on the death of Rachel Hoffman. Rachel Hoffman was only one of many tragic deaths that come with the dangers of becoming an informant for law enforcement. Her death is causing law enforcement to reexamine how they are handling their laws and if perhaps prohibition is really the best option. (If you are EVER asked to be an informant, do NOT agree to do it. It is dangerous and does nothing to help to end prohibition. It only causes further spending, ruining someone's life, and may not help you at all.)

ABC 20/20 - Showtime either Friday 9th or 16th at 10pm Eastern
ABC's 20/20 is putting together a story about the government's wasteful spending and overreach. Specifically they will focus on a Cannabis dispensary owner named Charles Lynch. Charles Lynch operates a medical Cannabis dispensary openly abiding by California state law but the federal government continues to raid and arrest Cannabis dispensary operators.

CNBC Marijuana Inc. - January 21st, 9pm Eastern
This special will focus on the billion dollar untaxed marijuana industry in the United States. They will be showing interviews with cultivators, medical Cannabis dispensary owners, average middle-class Cannabis consumers, and law enforcement. This is sure to be quite interesting.

The good news is that finally the issue of Cannabis and its costly prohibition are being brought into the national media spotlight. This puts me on edge though because one can only hope that they will view prohibition more critically than National Geographic's recent Marijuana Nation. It is critical that the public see exactly how much prohibition is costing us, how much prohibition is hurting us, and how most of the people that are using Cannabis are just normal people that lead normal lives. There is a huge untapped resource in Cannabis for recreational, medicinal, and industrial uses. With just a change of legislation, we could open up millions of jobs, gain billions in taxed revenue, and even grow our own industrial Cannabis for all of the thousands of uses it serves as a fibre, oil, fuel, food, clothing, plastic, and more. It is important for this concept to creep into the minds of America.

I hope that all of you will keep tabs on these specials and try and catch them. If you miss them I am sure you will be able to find them online somewhere. At any rate, keep these specials on your mind, and try to view them with a critical but open mind. Also, research. Learn, learn, learn.

Until next time, take it easy with a smile,

Peace,

Jason.