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Co-founder and sec/treas of Patients Out of Time, Al recounts it’s history and mission on opening day of the Third Clinical Cannabis Therapeutics Conference, May of 2004 in Charlottesville, VA. A retired naval officer, Al examines the political dynamics of the current prohibition on medical Cannabis. Hosted by Patients Out of Time. DVDs are available. www.medicalcannabis.com

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jack Layton’s call for legalizing marijuana is not getting the support of all of his MPs. Earlier this month, Mr. Layton told the Vancouver-based Internet site Pot TV that marijuana is “a wonderful substance” that should be legalized and urged pot smokers to vote for the NDP in the federal election next spring. … “I’ll be urging that we move beyond decriminalization,” Mr. Layton said in an interview. “We need to modernize our laws.” No other leader of a major federal political party has come out in support of legalizing marijuana.” SOURCE: ‘CAUCUS MEMBERS BREAK WITH LAYTON ON MARIJUANA POLICY,’ Globe and Mail, Wed, 26 Nov 2003 SOURCE: www.mapinc.org ———————————– When we asked if, in light of controversial publicity last election about Mr. Layton’s pro-legalization & regulation stance, was the NDP was rethinking it’s drug reform policy? “No,” he said “our policy is very much in favour of putting in place decriminalization ___and legalization___, allowing for regulations regarding age and driving concerns. ___That is the policy we will be running on and it has been our policy for sometime.___” [emphasis added] SOURCE: www.cannabisculture.com ————————————- “The federal NDP believes the federal government must move beyond decriminalization…” SOURCE: New Democratic Party website www.ndp.ca ———————————– JACK LAYTON, OCTOBER 2003 POT-TV @ 00:00:00: “Folks you’re watching POT-TV. I’m …

This is a video from 2004 in which Barack Obama expresses his support for marijuana decriminalization. For an updated look at the 2008 Presidential Candidates’ stance on marijuana please follow the link below. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel: MppStaff UPDATED VIDEO (9/11/08): www.youtube.com