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"Assembly's backup plan: let's study it," Providence Journal, 7/9/08
"Expungement, public records bills vetoed," Providence Journal, 7/4/08
"Gov. vetoes 36 bills, including those on records," Boston Globe, 7/3/08
"Carcieri vetoes 'sunshine' bill, 21 others," Providence Business News, 7/3/08
* "Not so fast on medical marijuana," Not for Nothing, 7/1/08
* "Backers of 'compassion centers' come up short," Providence Phoenix, 6/26/08
"General Assembly takes up last-minute legislation," Woonsocket Call, 6/21/08
"Assembly will study possibility of medical marijuana 'compassion centers'," Legislative Press Bureau, 6/21/08
* "K Street in Brief: Prescription pot," The Hill, 6/17/08
* "Pass the compassion centers bill," Warwick Beacon, 6/12/08
* "It's time for compassion centers," Warwick Beacon, 6/12/08
"Cancer research's surprising story," The Providence Journal, 6/7/08
* "Searching for Relief," Providence Monthly, June 2008
"Robbed at gunpoint: Help R.I. patients get marijuana safely," The Providence Journal, 6/2/08
* "Political Scene: Radio ad a dramatic plea for 'compassion' centers," The Providence Journal, 6/2/08
"The push is on for med marijuana dispensaries," Providence Daily Dose, 6/2/08
Americans for Safe Access June 2008 Activist Newsletter, ASA, June 2008
June 2008 RIPAC E-News
* "Compassion Centers Can Change Lives," Warwick Beacon, 5/29/08
"House to consider marijuana bill," Johnston Sunrise, 5/29/08
"Medical Marijuana at the Statehouse," Drug War Chronicle, 5/23/08
"General Assembly: Senate votes to create medical marijuana dispensaries," Warwick Beacon, 5/22/08
"Exeter pot 'farmer' enters guilty plea," Providence Journal, 5/21/08
"Senate votes to create marijuana dispensaries," Providence Business News, 5/19/08
* "Kelly Powers: Help sufferers buy pot safely," Providence Journal, 5/18/08
"Senate approves marijuana dispensaries," Providence Journal, 5/16/08
"RI Senate approves marijuana sales to ill patients," Fox/Eyewitness News, 5/16/08
"Marijuana legislation approved by Senate," Newport Daily News, 5/16/08
"Senate votes to create medical marijuana dispensaries," General Assembly press release, 5/15/08
"RI Senate passes marijuana bill," WJAR/NBC10, 5/15/08
"Senate will have its say on marijuana centers," Newport Daily News, 5/15/08
"Assembly Briefs," Providence Journal, 5/14/08
"Bill to establish pot distribution center sent back to committee," The Newport Daily News, 5/14/08
"Marijuana bill gets snuffed out," Pawtucket Times, 5/14/08
"RI Senate sends medical marijuana bill back to committee," Boston.com / The Boston Globe, 5/13/08
"RI Senate to vote on bill permitting marijuana sales," Fox/Eyewitness News, 5/13/08
May 2008 RIPAC E-News
* "Digging Deeper: The Medical Marijuana Paradox," [AUDIO] WBRU News, 4/21/08
"Students for Sensible Drug Policy," G4TV, 4/20/08
"Assembly to face busy final weeks," Providence Journal, 4/15/08
"Editorial: Cheers & Jeers," Newport Daily News, 4/14/08
* "Panel considers bill to establish pot sales centers," Newport Daily News, 4/10/08
"RI considers medical marijuana stores," The Day (CT), 4/9/08
"Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Compassion Centers," [VIDEO] WPRI-12 / FOX, 4/9/08
"Lawmakers consider medical marijuana bill," NBC-10 / WJAR / AP, 4/9/08
"House panel may snuff pot bill," Providence Journal, 4/9/08
"NORML Daily Audio Stash," [AUDIO] NORML Foundation, 4/9/08
"Senate committee to take up medical marijuana legislation," WPRI-12 / FOX, 4/9/08
"RI lawmakers consider allowing medical marijuana stores," Boston Globe, 4/8/08
* "Bill Wants to Make Getting Medical Marijuana Easier," [VIDEO] ABC6, 4/8/08
"RI lawmakers consider allowing medical marijuana stores," WPRI-12 / FOX / AP, 4/8/08
"Rhode Island Lawmakers Consider Establishing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries," JoinTogether.org, 4/9/08
April 2008 RIPAC E-News
* "R.I. may see legal marijuana sales," Concord Monitor (NH), 4/7/08
* "Bill Would Create Marijuana Dispensaries," Providence Journal, 4/3/08
"Barney Frank: States' Right to Medical Marijuana Act," Providence Journal, 4/3/08
"Transcripts of two short stories," WRNI RI Public Radio, 4/2/08
* "Bill Would Allow Marijuana 'Compassion Centers'," NBC-10 / WJAR, 4/2/08
March 2008 RIPAC E-News
"Bob Kerr: Time to Legalize Marijuana," Providence Journal, 3/26/08
* "State may take over dealers' game," Brown Daily Herald, 3/20/08
"Medical Marijuana Gets ACP's Okay," Internal Medicine News, 3/15/08
"NORML's Daily Audio Stash," [AUDIO] NORML Foundation, 3/11/08
"The Magic Garden Show with Mort White," [AUDIO] MagicGardenShow.com, 3/8/08
"Sen. Rhoda Perry P'91, Rep. Edith Ajello: Why we are voting for Hillary," Brown Daily Herald, 2/28/08
"Advocates push for a legal source in RI: medical marijuana," Providence Phoenix, 2/20/08
"Marijuana quandary," Providence Journal, 2/14/08
"New plan to create supply for medical marijuana," Providence Phoenix blog, 2/11/08
"Medical Marijuana and the Right to Work," Drug War Chronicle, 2/1/07
February 2008 RIPAC E-News
"Workers can be fired for using medical pot off duty, court rules," Los Angeles Times, 1/25/08
January 2008 RIPAC E-News
"Smoke Screen," CampusProgress.org, 12/7/07
"RI Medical Marijuana Activists Seek Answers from Presidential Candidates," Rhode Island's Future, 12/3/07
November 2007 RIPAC E-News
"The Marijuana Policy," The Providence Rotary Club, 11/26/07
October 2007 RIPAC E-News
September 2007 RIPAC E-News
"Osteopathy Doctors and Medical Marijuana," Salem News (Ore.), 9/20/07
* "Relief from misery that the beast brings," Warwick Beacon, 9/18/07
* "Buying from drug dealers," Providence Journal, 9/16/07
"Rhode Island legalizes marijuana," The Providence College Cowl, 9/13/07
"Medical Marijuana a Success, R.I. Lawmakers Say," The Boston Channel, 9/10/07
"Patients say marijuana law a success," Eyewitness News / WPRI-12 / AP, 9/10/07
"The RI Medical Marijuana Law," Rhode Island's Future, 9/10/07
* "For more than 300 Rhode Islanders, marijuana provides legal relief," Providence Journal, 9/9/07
"RI medical marijuana law working: Lawmakers," WBZ Newsradio, 9/9/07
August 2007 RIPAC E-News
"Freedom Fighter: Stout Heart," High Times, August 2007
"Fences, faxes, bingo all get their due," Providence Journal, 8/12/07
"Michael Cutler: An opportunity for Edwards to lead," Providence Journal, 8/6/07
"Liberal Perry pursues justice," Providence Journal, 8/5/07
July 2007 RIPAC E-News
"A packed Clemency Coach," Providence Journal, 7/22/07
* "Efficacy of medical marijuana seen first-hand," East Bay Newspapers, 7/16/07
* "Barrington resident is exploring the other side of marijuana," East Bay Newspapers, 7/11/07
"Governor Buys Lies About Marijuana," Providence Journal, 7/2/07
June 2007 RIPAC E-News
"Vetoes crushed: Democratic legislators override Governor's veto of budget, medical marijuana law," Pawtucket Times, 6/22/07
"RI adopts permanent medical marijuana program," EDGE Providence, 6/22/07
"Rhode Island budget problems dominate legislative year," AP & Boston Globe, 6/22/07
"RI adopts permanent medical marijuana program," WPRI-12 / FOX Providence, 6/22/07
"Commission to look at expanding State House," Providence Journal, 6/22/07
Old news [before the RI Medical Marijuana Act became permanent on 6/21/07]:
"RI adopts medical marijuana program," ABC-6 News, 6/21/07
"House completes veto of medical marijuana veto," ProJo blog, 6/21/07
"Senate overrides veto of medical marijuana," Woonsocket Call, 6/21/07
"Senate overrides Governor's medical marijuana veto," ProJo blog, 6/20/07
"Senate overrides medical marijuana veto," MSNBC, 6/20/07
"Medical Marijuana" by News Director, [AUDIO] WBRU News, 6/15/07
"Marijuanaphobia," Providence Journal, 6/13/07
"Medical marijuana: his name's on the bill," Providence Journal, 6/9/07
"Changed my mind," Providence Journal, 6/6/07
"Governor busts medical marijuana bill," Pawtucket Times, 6/5/07
"Carcieri vetoes medical marijuana," Providence Journal, 6/5/07
"Governor's Veto Message," Journal of the House of Representatives, 6/4/07
May 2007 RIPAC E-News
* "Marijuana's pain relief was miraculous," Providence Journal, 5/28/07
"Medical marijuana bill passed," Providence Journal, 5/24/07
"RI House approves medical marijuana law," Boston Globe, 5/23/07
"Editorial: Halfway doesn't count," Kent County Daily Times, 5/4/07
"Senate backs medical marijuana bill," Newport Daily News, 5/4/07
"Marijuana law gets Senate nod," Pawtucket Times, 5/4/07
"Senate votes to keep Martinez as head of DCYF," Providence Journal, 5/4/07
"Senate votes to allow medical marijuana permanently," Boston Globe, 5/4/07
"RI Close to Making Medical Marijuana Permanent," JoinTogether.org, 5/4/07
"Senate backs medical marijuana bill," Newport Daily News, 5/4/07
"For medical marijuana," Providence Journal, 5/3/07
"House makes medical marijuana law permanent," Pawtucket Times, 5/3/07
* "House OKs medical marijuana legislation," Newport Daily News, 5/3/07
"House approves medical marijuana bill," Providence Journal, 5/3/07
* "Who's afraid of medical marijuana?," Providence Phoenix, 5/3/07
* "Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act," [VIDEO] NBC-10, 5/3/07
* "Medical Marijuana a blessing for me," East Bay Newspapers, 5/2/07
"R.I. lawmakers plan votes on medical marijuana," Boston Globe, 5/2/07
"Pols like medical marijuana," Pawtucket Times, 5/2/07
* "Medical marijuana restores normal life to city man," Woonsocket Call, 5/1/07
April 2007 RIPAC E-News
"Lawmakers put off vote on medical marijuana," Providence Journal, 4/26/07
"R.I. lawmakers delay vote on medical marijuana," Boston Globe, 4/25/07
* "Medical Marijuana Law Vote," [AUDIO] WRNI Public Radio, 4/25/07
* "Marijuana law cuts out drug dealers," Warwick Beacon, 4/19/07
"House, Senate to vote on medical marijuana bill," [AUDIO] General Assembly press release, 4/18/07
"Chafee questions effectiveness of global drug laws," Pawtucket Times, 4/14/07
"RI Lawmakers Back Medical Marijuana," JoinTogether.org, 4/13/07
"Marijuana bills clears hurdles," Pawtucket Times, 4/12/07
"Lawmakers scramble as deadline for action nears," Providence Journal, 4/11/07
"Medical Marijuana Bill Advances in Rhode Island," AP & MyFox Boston, 4/10/07
* "Medical marijuana makes living with AIDS bearable," Pawtucket Times, 4/5/07
* "Lawmakers hear impassioned plea to extend medical marijuana bill," Warwick Beacon, 4/3/07
March 2007 RIPAC E-News
* "Don't make me a criminal," Warwick Beacon, 3/29/07
"Patients urge legislators to permanently allow medical marijuana," AP & ABC-6 News, 3/29/07
* "Lawmakers urged to permanently legalize medical marijuana," Boston Globe, 3/28/07
* "Advocates seek extension of medical marijuana law," Providence Journal, 3/22/07
* "Medical marijuana advocates ask to make law permanent," AP & ABC-6 News, 3/22/07
"Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Bill Set to Expire," [VIDEO] ABC-6 / WLNE-TV, 3/21/07
"Let Sick Toke Up," Providence Journal, 3/14/07
"Kenneth Mayer: Research proves effectiveness of medical marijuana use," Providence Journal, 3/6/07
"Legislators, students seek to make medical marijuana permanent," URI Good 5-Cent Cigar, 3/2/07
"Government stymies research on medical effects of marijuana," Newport Daily News, 3/1/07
February 2007 RIPAC E-News
"Medical MJ advocates want to drop 'sunset clause'," Pawtucket Times, 2/15/07
"Perry, Slater submitting bill to make medical marijuana permanent in RI," General Assembly press release, 2/15/07
"Ridiculous anti-pot raid," Providence Journal, 2/12/07
"Medical marijuana is compassionate," Brown Daily Herald, 2/9/07
"Medical Marijuana Act up for inspection," Brown Daily Herald, 2/6/07
January 2007 RIPAC E-News
* "Burning question," Newport Mercury, 1/3/07
"MMP 2006 Annual Report," RI Department of Health, 12/29/06
"Pot law in peril," Pawtucket Times, 12/27/06
"SSDP rallies support for medical marijuana," URI Good 5-Cent Cigar, 11/30/06
"Chafee and Whitehouse both support medical marijuana," NBC-10 News, 10/29/06
* "Marijuana law is not to blame for bad behavior," Newport Daily News, 10/16/06
"More than 250 Rhode Islanders register for medical marijuana," Boston Globe, 9/20/06
"131 now have marijuana cards," Providence Journal, 9/19/06
"Applications for Medical Marijuana," New York Times, 4/6/06
* "R.I. Gets its First Medical Marijuana Bid," High Times, 4/5/06
* "Rx for Medical Marijuana?" American Journal of Nursing, 4/06
"Medical Marijuana" (2007 AP Award Winner), [AUDIO] WBRU News, 1/23/06
"A joint a day keeps the doctors away," East Bay Newspapers, 1/12/06
"Medical Marijuana is Victory for Patients," Coventry Courier, 1/7/06
"Cannabis law leaves open key question," Newport Daily News, 1/6/06
"RI Legalizes Medical Marijuana," National Public Radio, 1/6/06
"The Politics of Pain," Providence Phoenix, 1/6/06
"Consider the Source," Warwick Beacon, 1/5/06
"Legislators OK medical use of marijuana," Newport Daily News, 1/4/06
"RI legalizes medical marijuana," Woonsocket Call, 1/4/06
"R.I. approves medical use of marijuana," Boston Globe, 1/4/06
"Legislators override veto, then begin new session," Providence Journal, 1/4/06
"Rhode Island legalizes medical marijuana," MSNBC & AP, 1/3/06
"Here's hoping compassion wins the vote," Newport Daily News, 1/2/06
Older news [before the 1/3/06 passage of the RI Medical Marijuana Act]:
* "I'm waiting in pain for pot to be legalized," Providence Journal, 7/21/05
* "Rhode Trip," Providence Phoenix, 7/8/05
"Marijuana veto voted down in Senate," Newport Daily News, 7/1/05
"Marijuana legislation sidetracked," Newport Daily News, 6/30/05
"In Rhode Island, Uncertainty about Medical Marijuana Law," New York Times, 6/30/05
"Governor's Veto Message," Journal of the House of Representatives, 6/29/05
"Marijuana bills go to Gov. Carcieri," Newport Daily News, 6/29/05
"Medical Marijuana? Rhode Island Says Yes," New York Times, 6/29/05
* "Beyond the myth, there's relief for the pain," Providence Journal, 6/29/05
"Panel OKs medical marijuana," Newport Daily News, 6/16/05
"Senate OKs medical marijuana but governor says he will veto bill," Newport Daily News, 6/8/05
* "My Confessional Appeal for Medical Pot," Providence Journal, 6/05/05
* "Life of pain, or life of crime?" Woonsocket Call, 5/29/05
"Marijuana is justified as medicine," Newport Daily News, 5/23/05
"Marijuana measure moves on," Newport Daily News, 5/20/05
* "Medical-Marijuana debate continues," Newport Daily News, 5/19/05
"Carcieri way off on pot facts," Newport Daily News, 5/7/05
"Medical marijuana's time has come," North Kingstown Standard Times, 4/28/05
"Cannabis Bill Must Answer Key Concerns," Newport Daily News, 4/13/05
* "Senator huffs and puffs over marijuana bill," Newport Daily News, 4/11/05
* "Lawmakers rally behind legalizing medical marijuana," Providence Journal, 4/6/05
"RI House and Senate to hear medical marijuana bills," Brown Daily Herald, 3/22/05
"Time to Act on Medical Marijuana," Warwick Beacon, 3/3/05
"Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced," The Woonsocket Call, 2/24/05
"Senator believes there's support for medical use of marijuana," Warwick Beacon, 2/24/05
"Drug Warriors Make Millions Off Marijuana," Providence Journal, 12/19/04
"Endorse Use of Medical Marijuana," Warwick Beacon, 6/8/04
* "Innocent Marijuana," Providence Journal, 5/26/04
"Behind closed doors," Providence Phoenix, 10/17/03
"MassCann protests summit," The Daily Free Press, 10/9/03
Recent national medical marijuana articles
Recent Rhode Island drug-news
