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RI will fall further behind the curve tomorrow

6/30/2015

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OREGON MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAW TAKES EFFECT JULY 1st

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Adult Possession, Home Cultivation Permitted Immediately; Cultivation, Retail Businesses Expected to Open Fall 2016
Measure 91, a voter-approved initiative legalizing marijuana in Oregon, takes effect July 1st and will immediately allow for adult possession and home cultivation. The law permits adults 21 and older to grow four plants and keep eight ounces at home, and possess one ounce in public. Public consumption and sales will continue to remain illegal. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the agency charged with regulating marijuana in the state, will begin to accept applications for cultivation, processing, testing, and retail business licenses starting January 4th, 2016, and businesses are expected to be operational later the same year. More time was allotted to create specific regulations for concentrates to ensure the best possible public safety outcome, so these products will likely not be available immediately when stores open.
 
“Expending law enforcement resources by going after nonviolent marijuana users is a shameful waste of time and tax dollars, and a distraction from what’s really plaguing neighborhoods,” said Maj. Neill Franklin (Ret.), executive director for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a criminal justice group opposed to the drug war. “Cops in Oregon can now get into doing their jobs; protecting communities and helping victims of violent crimes get justice.”
 
“Oregon still has more to do to ensure marijuana legalization is done properly; lawmakers and regulators are currently working to expunge the records of many non-violent marijuana offenders as well as develop proper regulations for taxes, concentrates, and labeling for consumer and child protection,” said Inge Fryklund, former prosecutor, Oregon resident, and board member LEAP. “We must promote honest and accurate public information along with sensible regulations. Oregon can and will be a model for future states looking to consider legalization in 2016 and beyond.”
23 States and the District of Columbia have legalized some form of medical marijuana access, while 4 states have decided to legalize and regulate adult use generally. Oregon’s regulatory model will be developed with Colorado and Washington’s previous successes and failures in mind. Among the priorities of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission are preventing accidental ingestion by children with the use of appropriate childproof packaging and ensuring that extracts, concentrates, and edibles are carefully regulated, tested, and labeled.
 
Last Wednesday, June 24th, the Oregon House passed HB 3400, by a vote of 52-4, which addresses several points of contention. The bill created a tracking system for monitoring plants from seed to retail sales, which will help deter the drug from the illegal market and ensure accountability for businesses with inferior or contaminated products. It also permits jurisdictions where at least 55% of voters disapproved Measure 91 to opt out of issuing marijuana related business licenses. HB 3400 also expunges many marijuana-related offenses from criminal records, which will affect tens of thousands of Oregonians. The bill will now advance to the Senate.
 
Tuesday, June 30 at 2pm PT U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer will speak at the Portland ACLU for a legalization launch event to focus on the importance of marijuana legalization nationwide and what to expect for the future of the drug policy reform. For more information, contact Nicole L’Esperance. 202-225-4811 or Nicole.lesperance@mail.house.gov.
 
Anthony Johnson, Chief Petitioner for Measure 91, co-wrote the measure, spearheaded the campaign, and has been working on marijuana legalization for more than a decade. He can be reached at 503-752-3966 for comments.
LEAP is committed to ending decades of failed policy that have created underground markets and gang violence, fostered corruption and racism, and largely ignored the public health crisis of addiction.
 
A link to this release can be found here: http://copssaylegalize. blogspot.com/2015/06/press- release-oregon-marijuana.html
 

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Co-host Dave Fisher says, "No #38Stadium"

6/26/2015

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Forsooth! We must endeth the war on drugs!

6/25/2015

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SIX HUNDRED CHURCHES CALL FOR END TO DRUG WAR

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Conference Uses Christian Ideals to Argue for New System

MANCHESTER, NH – Last Saturday the New England Conference of United Methodist Churches, a group representing 600 congregations in six Northeastern states, voted in favor of Resolution 15-203, which uses Christian principles to call for an end to the War on Drugs.

The resolution begins:

“In the love of Christ, who came to save those who are lost and vulnerable, we urge the creation of a genuinely new system for the care and restoration of victims, offenders, criminal justice officials, and the community as a whole. Restorative justice grows out of biblical authority, which emphasizes a right relationship with God, self and community. When such relationships are violated or broken through crime, opportunities are created to make things right.”

It goes on to detail how the drug war has failed to achieve its intended goal of reducing drug abuse and has resulted in numerous unintended consequences such as the creation of violent and dangerous underground markets, countless lost lives from gang violence and unregulated products, increased dangers posed to law enforcement, prison overcrowding, the rapid spread of needle-borne illnesses due to a lack of sterile syringes, and the disparate impact that these laws have had on poor communities of color.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Co-founder Lt. Jack Cole (Ret.), who, along with the group Christians Against Prohibition, worked with the assembly to pass the resolution, recounted his experience as one of warm support and appreciation, particularly from families who have been directly affected by drug prohibition.

“When I came off the stage I was met by many assembly members telling me how important the resolution was,” said Lt. Cole. “One said that…I had described his family. His daughter died ten years ago of a drug overdose and he and his wife were left to raise her two children. That gentleman was sure that if drugs had been legal his daughter would not have died.”

“Jesus concerned himself with the plight of the poor and marginalized in his society. In our society, the story of the poor and marginalized is one of mass incarceration, racial injustice, and the breakdown of families caused by the War on Drugs,” said Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), executive director of LEAP.

The statement ends with a declaration of support for LEAP and a commitment to work to regulate drugs from a public health perspective:

“Be it Resolved: That the New England Annual Conference supports seeking means other than prohibition to address the problem of substance abuse; and is further resolved to support the mission of the international educational organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) to reduce the multitude of unintended harmful consequences resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ending drug prohibition.”

The resolution can be found here.

LEAP is committed to ending decades of failed policy that have wreaked havoc on public safety, damaged community relations with police, fostered corruption and racism, and largely ignored the public health crisis of addiction. The War on Drugs has cost more than $1 trillion dollars, yielded no positive outcomes, and has ultimately diverted the penal system’s attention away from more important crimes.

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RAIMONDO HAS LOST HER MOJO WITH HER MORE DEBT, NEW TOLLS PLAN

6/25/2015

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(Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the Rhode Island Republican Party. Inquiries should be forwarded to party Chairman Brandon Bell at 401-274-8800 or email bbell@rigop.org.)

It is becoming very clear now that Governor Gina Raimondo’s More Debt, New Tolls Plan is not ready for prime time. 


Yesterday, we learned that the Federal Highway Administration sent a letter to R.I. DOT which included numerous questions and raised important concerns as to the impact of her plan. If the feds have questions and concerns about Raimondo’s More Debt, New Tolls Plan, shouldn’t the General Assembly have some of the same type questions and concerns? 


Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Brandon S. Bell stated, “Raimondo is clearly trying to rush this major proposal through the General Assembly without a proper public vetting. But, there is no need to rush this. Yesterday we also learned that the first bond would not be issued under her More Debt, New Tolls Plan until July 2016. If that is true, this legislation could be considered later this year or in 2016.” Chairman Bell pondered, “Maybe Governor Raimondo is trying to rush this plan through the General Assembly because she is under pressure to reward her strongest allies in organized labor: the building trade unions. Maybe Governor Raimondo is getting worried that Speaker Nicholas Mattiello wants to have a fall session to vote on her More Debt, New Tolls Plan and a possible taxpayer giveaway to millionaires to build a ballpark?”

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TIME TO INVESTIGATE MORE THAN JUST A BRIDGE

6/24/2015

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The final scene from the 1957 Best Picture Academy Award winning film, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the Rhode Island Republican Party. Inquiries should be forwarded to party Chairman Brandon Bell at 401-274-8800 or email bbell@rigop.org.)

Warwick, RI - Coincidences rarely occur in politics. 

Yesterday, at the height of Governor Gina Raimondo's push to get her toll plan through the General Assembly, we learned a bridge in Cranston was closed down by the RIDOT. Interestingly, this bridge happens to be a bridge used by Speaker Nicholas Mattiello to travel from his law office to the Statehouse. Are politics involved in the bridge closure? 

"This seems rather strange, and we deserve some answers." Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Brandon S. Bell agreed with Speaker Mattiello's demand for an immediate investigation into the bridge closure. Chairman Bell continued: "If the Speaker thinks we should spend time investigating a bridge closure, then we should certainly have an investigation into the 38 Studios debacle. Years have passed and millions in taxpayers' money have been given to the bondholders, and the people of Rhode Island still have seen no investigation by the legislature." 

Chairman Bell concluded: "If Curt Schilling had thrown a baseball through the Speaker's car window one night to get his attention, the people of Rhode Island apparently would have an immediate investigation. Therefore it is time to investigate 38 Studios.
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TIME TO INVESTIGATE MORE THAN JUST A BRIDGE

6/24/2015

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(Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the Rhode Island Republican Party. Inquiries should be forwarded to party Chairman Brandon Bell at 401-274-8800 or email bbell@rigop.org)  


Warwick, RI - Coincidences rarely occur in politics. 


Yesterday, at the height of Governor Gina Raimondo's push to get her toll plan through the General Assembly, we learned a bridge in Cranston was closed down by the RIDOT. Interestingly, this bridge happens to be a bridge used by Speaker Nicholas Mattiello to travel from his law office to the Statehouse.


Are politics involved in the bridge closure? "This seems rather strange, and we deserve some answers," Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Brandon S. Bell agreed with Speaker Mattiello's demand for an immediate investigation into the bridge closure. Chairman Bell continued, "If the Speaker thinks we should spend time investigating a bridge closure, then we should certainly have an investigation into the 38 Studios debacle. Years have passed and millions in taxpayers' money have been given to the bondholders, and the people of Rhode Island still have seen no investigation by the legislature." 


Chairman Bell concluded, "If Curt Schilling had thrown a baseball through the Speaker's car window one night to get his attention, the people of Rhode Island apparently would have an immediate investigation. Therefore it is time to investigate 38 Studios.
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TIME TO INVESTIGATE MORE THAN JUST A BRIDGE 

6/24/2015

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(Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the Rhode Island Republican Party. Inquiries should be forwarded to party Chairman Brandon Bell at 401-274-8800 or email bbell@rigop.org.)

Warwick, RI - Coincidences rarely occur in politics. 


Yesterday, at the height of Governor Gina Raimondo's push to get her toll plan through the General Assembly, we learned a bridge in Cranston was closed down by the RIDOT. Interestingly, this bridge happens to be a bridge used by Speaker Nicholas Mattiello to travel from his law office to the Statehouse.


Are politics involved in the bridge closure? "This seems rather strange, and we deserve some answers." Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Brandon S. Bell agreed with Speaker Mattiello's demand for an immediate investigation into the bridge closure.  Bell continued, "If the Speaker thinks we should spend time investigating a bridge closure, then we should certainly have an investigation into the 38 Studios debacle. Years have passed and millions in taxpayers' money have been given to the bondholders, and the people of Rhode Island still have seen no investigation by the legislature." 


Chairman Bell concluded, "If Curt Schilling had thrown a baseball through the Speaker's car window one night to get his attention, the people of Rhode Island apparently would have an immediate investigation. Therefore it is time to investigate 38 Studios."
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RI Health officials: Expanded Good Samaritan Laws Save Lives

6/18/2015

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Health experts and activists say expanded protections necessary for more
people to call 911 in the event of an overdose
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Expressing concern that “lives are on the line,” nineteen local medical professional associations and dozens of public health experts and activists are urging the Rhode Island House of Representatives to
expand the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act’s immunity to include more charges and provide protection for people on parole and/or probation in order to save more lives.

The call for additional action is contained in three separate sign-on letters submitted to House leaders yesterday, all asking for passage of a Senate bill that expands the immunity provisions contained in the current law. In contrast, the version passed by the House only extends the law’s sunset provision for two years without increasing the number of people protected by the immunity. One of the letters said passage of an expanded immunity bill is “critical to addressing the problem of overdose.”  

On July 1, 2015, the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act is set to expire if the Rhode Island legislature does not act to extend it. The law provides immunity for drug possession and paraphernalia charges in the event of a life-threatening overdose, encouraging witnesses to call 911 for medical assistance. It also allows citizens to carry and administer Narcan to someone who is overdosing. The number one reason people cite for not calling 911 in the event of an overdose is fear of arrest. Overdose deaths are often preventable, but like a heart attack, the chance of survival greatly depends on how quickly one receives medical assistance. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have Good Samaritan laws, and it is critical that Rhode Island maintains and expands its Good Samaritan law in order to address the overdose problem and save more lives. 

Among the individual signatories to the letters are Dr. Josiah Rich, MD, MPH; Dr. James Crowley, MD, former president of the Rhode Island Medical Society; Traci Green, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology, Brown University Alpert School of Medicine; and Michelle McKenzie, MPH, director of Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention. Medical associations signing on to a separate letter include the RI Medical Society; the American College of Physicians, RI Chapter; the RI Academy of
Family Physicians; and the RI Society of Addictive Medicine. 


In 2014, 239 Rhode Islanders died of a drug overdose. It is estimated that more than half of those who died were formerly incarcerated people. Overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island and is the number one killer of people leaving prison. More than 5,000 doses of Narcan have been distributed to people across Rhode Island.

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Stadium Opposition Coalesces in State House Rally

6/18/2015

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Despite having very clear, overwhelming and intense support from Rhode Islanders of every walk of life in opposition to moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket and in opposition to building a new stadium in Providence supported with tax-payer money,

Despite the astounding figure of 98% reported by Governor Raimondo's office of Rhode Islanders in opposition to moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket and in opposition to building a new stadium in Providence supported with tax-payer money,

Despite 13,000 petition signatures being delivered to the Governor's Office, Speaker of the House's Office and the Senate President's Office in opposition to moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket and in opposition to building a new stadium in Providence,

We feel it is very unfortunate but very necessary to hold a rally at the Rhode Island State House in opposition to moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket and in opposition to building a new stadium in Providence.  

This rally is being held to make it perfectly clear to our elected leaders that a very strong majority of Rhode Islanders are IN OPPOSITION to moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket and in opposition to building a new stadium in Providence.  We wish to leave our elected officials no excuse, no wiggle room and absolutely no way out of the decision that they may make concerning this issue!

We have speakers lined up from every point across the political spectrum in Rhode Island – from Tea Party Republicans to Progressive Democrats!  It will be quite a rally!  We hope you can join us!

The rally will be held on Thursday the 25th of June at 5:00 at the Rhode Island State House.  You can join the event on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/417186085132369/  
or here if you are not on Facebook:  http://organizingforpawtucket.nationbuilder.com/events

To learn more about this issue, please contact:

David Norton, Organizing For Pawtucket
508-977-7559
david@kobeenglish.com
www.facebook.com/KeepPawSoxInPawtucket


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Pass the Overdose Prevention Act

6/7/2015

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PROVIDENCE – On Monday June 8, at 12:30 p.m., Protect Families First will hold a press conference urging the Rhode Island House to pass an expanded Overdose Prevention Act. The conference will be held in front of the Department of Health offices at 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, 02908.

Opioid overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island, claiming the lives of 239 Rhode Islanders in 2014. The Good Samaritan law, which protects some people from arrest if they call 911 in the event of an overdose, is due to expire on July 1, 2015. The Senate unanimously passed an expanded version of the Good Samaritan law, but the House Judiciary Committee passed a restricted version that will deter many people from calling 911 in a medical emergency.

Speakers will include:

Michelle McKenzie, MPH - Research Associate at the Brown Department of Medicine, Director of Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention

Dr. Josiah Rich, MD, MPH - Professor of Medicine and Community Health at Brown Medical School, Director and co-founder of The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights

Dr. James Crowley, MD - Former president of the Rhode Island Medical Society, Professor emeritus of medicine at Brown University

Rebecca Nieves McGoldrick - Executive director of Protect Families First

For more information, contact:

Rebecca Nieves McGoldrick
Executive Director of Protect Families First
908-399-1366 or rmcgoldrick@protectfamiliesfirst.org

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