{"id":1106,"date":"2012-05-23T07:27:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T07:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=16131"},"modified":"2012-05-23T07:27:36","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T07:27:36","slug":"bruce-margolins-congressional-run-brings-hope-for-marijuana-patients-and-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bruce-margolins-congressional-run-brings-hope-for-marijuana-patients-and-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Margolin\u2019s Congressional Run Brings Hope for Marijuana Patients and Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bruce-margolins-congressional-run-brings-hope-for-marijuana-patients-and-activists\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bruce-margolin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"bruce margolin\" title=\"bruce margolin\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16132\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/bruce-margolin%e2%80%99s-congressional-run-brings-hope-for-marijuana-patients-and-activists\/attachment\/bruce-margolin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bruce-margolin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>To the dismay of some of our elected officials, marijuana reform is moving higher on the list of voter priorities.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobama.com\/obama-for-america-2012-campaign?source=OM2012_LB_G_name-search_barack-obama-exact_my2d&amp;utm_medium=om2012&amp;utm_source=G&amp;utm_campaign=LB_name-search&amp;utm_content=my2d&amp;gclid=CIax2IjLlbACFUFo4AodwlUt3g\" target=\"_blank\"> President Obama<\/a> has has been dogged by questions regarding what appears to be a shift in his marijuana enforcement position.\u00a0 More recently, voters showed that they are no longer willing to tolerate the failed 40 year war on drugs and elected retired<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/drugs\/155520\/why_oregon%27s_attorney_general_election_may_be_referendum_on_medical_marijuana_with_national_consequences\" target=\"_blank\"> judge Ellen Rosenblum<\/a>, a huge supporter of marijuana rights.<\/p>\n<p>High profile attorney and longtime ally of the marijuana movement,<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Margolin\" target=\"_blank\"> Bruce Margolin<\/a>, provides even more hope for those seeking a common sense approach to cannabis law.\u00a0 Margolin announced last month that he would be running for California&#8217;s 33rd Congressional district.\u00a0 This district covers the Los Angeles\u2019 coastal area and many feel the district could benefit tremendously from Mr. Margolin\u2019s leadership.\u00a0 He is running on a platform that seeks changes in many key areas such as<a href=\"http:\/\/margolinforcongress.com\/uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\"> immigration reform, economic fairness, and defending civil liberties.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Margolin also has a long track record for defending patients and activists.\u00a0 He has lent his assistance to individuals involved with marijuana cases for over 40 years.\u00a0 On his legal website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1800420laws.com\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1800420laws.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">1800420laws.com<\/a>, Mr. Margolin directly states his view on marijuana by saying \u201cNO ONE belongs in jail for marijuana.\u201d\u00a0 He also has served as a director of Los Angeles chapter of<a href=\"http:\/\/norml.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> NORML<\/a> for 29 years, contributing to so much of the progress in the marijuana reform movement.\u00a0 His long track record in marijuana law has made him the premiere legal expert on cannabis law in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>With the injection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/pacs\/superpacs.php\" target=\"_blank\">Super Pacs<\/a> on an already polarized nation, the 2012 election already had the makings of a historic and nasty election.\u00a0 Additionally, there will be at least two states (Washington, and Colorado) and possibly others where residents will have the opportunity to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana use. Bruce Margolin is entering the congressional race at the perfect time.\u00a0 Patients, marijuana activists, immigrants, same sex couples and so many others desperately need representation in this political climate where federal authorities are still intent on violating our freedoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bruce-margolin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"bruce margolin\" title=\"bruce margolin\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16132\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/bruce-margolin%e2%80%99s-congressional-run-brings-hope-for-marijuana-patients-and-activists\/attachment\/bruce-margolin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/bruce-margolin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>To the dismay of some of our elected officials, marijuana reform is moving higher on the list of voter priorities.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobama.com\/obama-for-america-2012-campaign?source=OM2012_LB_G_name-search_barack-obama-exact_my2d&amp;utm_medium=om2012&amp;utm_source=G&amp;utm_campaign=LB_name-search&amp;utm_content=my2d&amp;gclid=CIax2IjLlbACFUFo4AodwlUt3g\" target=\"_blank\"> President Obama<\/a> has has been dogged by questions regarding what appears to be a shift in his marijuana enforcement position.\u00a0 More recently, voters showed that they are no longer willing to tolerate the failed 40 year war on drugs and elected retired<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/drugs\/155520\/why_oregon%27s_attorney_general_election_may_be_referendum_on_medical_marijuana_with_national_consequences\" target=\"_blank\"> judge Ellen Rosenblum<\/a>, a huge supporter of marijuana rights.<\/p>\n<p>High profile attorney and longtime ally of the marijuana movement,<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Margolin\" target=\"_blank\"> Bruce Margolin<\/a>, provides even more hope for those seeking a common sense approach to cannabis law.\u00a0 Margolin announced last month that he would be running for California&#8217;s 33rd Congressional district.\u00a0 This district covers the Los Angeles\u2019 coastal area and many feel the district could benefit tremendously from Mr. Margolin\u2019s leadership.\u00a0 He is running on a platform that seeks changes in many key areas such as<a href=\"http:\/\/margolinforcongress.com\/uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\"> immigration reform, economic fairness, and defending civil liberties.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Margolin also has a long track record for defending patients and activists.\u00a0 He has lent his assistance to individuals involved with marijuana cases for over 40 years.\u00a0 On his legal website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1800420laws.com\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1800420laws.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">1800420laws.com<\/a>, Mr. Margolin directly states his view on marijuana by saying \u201cNO ONE belongs in jail for marijuana.\u201d\u00a0 He also has served as a director of Los Angeles chapter of<a href=\"http:\/\/norml.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> NORML<\/a> for 29 years, contributing to so much of the progress in the marijuana reform movement.\u00a0 His long track record in marijuana law has made him the premiere legal expert on cannabis law in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>With the injection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/pacs\/superpacs.php\" target=\"_blank\">Super Pacs<\/a> on an already polarized nation, the 2012 election already had the makings of a historic and nasty election.\u00a0 Additionally, there will be at least two states (Washington, and Colorado) and possibly others where residents will have the opportunity to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana use. Bruce Margolin is entering the congressional race at the perfect time.\u00a0 Patients, marijuana activists, immigrants, same sex couples and so many others desperately need representation in this political climate where federal authorities are still intent on violating our freedoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[293,1067,45,52,166,1068,1069,499,56,9,51,299,70,106,1,3,620,173,61],"tags":[2871,3637,2628,2632,2744,3638,3639,3073,2636,2631,2877,5,2684,3193,2751,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}