May 18 2012

Attacked and beaten
Posted by J. Craig Canada in city council, don lane, downtown ordinances, law, Police, single room occupancy, Smoking & Public Use

I was beaten up in the lobby of the building where I live by patrons coming out of the Palomar restaurant on 28 Apr 2012 about 7:30pm. I did not go to the hospital or file charges because the police told me, in the presence of the mayor, that I could not have my medicine (marijuana) there or at the hospital.

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Jun 26 2011

Barnkey Frank & Ron Paul pitch HR 2306
Posted by J. Craig Canada in barney frank, Canada on Cannabis, cheryl shuman, law, legalization, montel williams, organizations, politics, ron paul, single room occupancy, steph sherer, tax

Barney Frank & Ron Paul introduce legislation that would reschedule or remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act schedule. Is the national strategy putting patients back on the firing line? The Big Lie, Proposition 19 was not legalization.

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Jun 09 2011

Taking stock
Posted by J. Craig Canada in broken tooth, Santa Cruz, single room occupancy, web publishing

Well, my teeth are fixed, I know what I have and I don’t have, my life is all sorted out, my past neatly filed and packed away, so I suppose, as much as I dread it, it’s time to get back to writing one scathing diatribe after another on the leadership of the marijuana movement and where they’re taking it.

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Oct 07 2009

Reflections
Posted by J. Craig Canada in donna lambert, Homeless, jack herer, karen, laptop, law, Medical Marijuana, michael clifford, robert sterner, roger mentch, Santa Cruz, single room occupancy

I’ve been pretty harsh on Santa Cruz in my writing over the past couple of years, much of it deserved. But lately I find myself grateful for things such as the backpack I was given some years ago. It is still in excellent shape and is perfect for my laptop. When I found myself homeless Continue reading →

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