{"id":1324,"date":"2012-04-05T07:08:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T07:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=14068"},"modified":"2012-04-05T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T07:08:16","slug":"romney-victories-and-oaksterdam-raid-may-motivate-marijuana-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/romney-victories-and-oaksterdam-raid-may-motivate-marijuana-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Romney Victories and Oaksterdam Raid May Motivate Marijuana 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\/romney-victories-and-oaksterdam-raid-may-motivate-marijuana-activists\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/romney.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"romney\" title=\"romney\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14074\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/romney-victories-and-oaksterdam-raid-may-motivate-marijuana-activists\/attachment\/romney\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/romney-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This week did not provide medical marijuana patients with the news they were hoping for.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mittromney.com\/donate\/patriots-day-with-mitt?sc=INTSOX003&amp;cct_info=1|25219|7946991837|126587614|6192201094|e|22505246614|tc||g|||&amp;cct_ver=3&amp;cct_bk=mitt%20romney&amp;gclid=CJn1jPHanK8CFcjb4AodtWnWaQ\" target=\"_blank\">Mitt Romney<\/a> picked up precious delegates in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com\/2012-republican-primary-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican primaries<\/a> and has all but assured his position in general election. Unfortunately for patients, this means that the two main candidates campaigning for president of the United States do not seem willing to discuss sensible marijuana reform.\u00a0 Advocates and patients were also disappointed to learn that the iconic<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oaksterdamuniversity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Oaksterdam University<\/a> was raided by federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana advocates have always had to assume a glass half full position and as always, there were some developments to rise out of the ashes of disheartening news.\u00a0 On Tuesday Mitt Romney won the primaries in Wisconsin, Washington D.C. and Maryland.\u00a0 The victories separate him from the rest of the pack and has produced an almost insurmountable lead for the former Massachusetts Governor.\u00a0 Unless a political catastrophe occurs for team Romney, his lead in the delegate count (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/special\/politics\/primary-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\">658 to Santorum\u2019s 281<\/a>), 1,144 needed in total) should be enough to secure the nomination. The election is now likely to shift from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/09\/election\/2012\/obama-gop-campaign\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Republican infighting<\/a> to the inevitable battle between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobama.com\/obama-for-america-2012-campaign?source=OM2012_LB_G_hd-nyc-search_barack-obama-exact_d1c&amp;utm_medium=om2012&amp;utm_source=G&amp;utm_campaign=LB_hd-nyc-search&amp;utm_content=d1c&amp;gclid=CL-D5vPbnK8CFYbe4AodSDtTZQ\" target=\"_blank\">President Barack Obama<\/a> and former Governor Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for medical marijuana patients these are two candidates who do not appear ready to address the issue of reform with the American public.\u00a0 President Obama has sidestepped the issue several times over the past few months and Mitt Romney has repeatedly made it clear that he does not support medical marijuana.\u00a0 The good news is that another major political figure has reignited the issue of medical marijuana.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Libertarian<\/a> candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garyjohnson2012.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Johnson<\/a> appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/the-colbert-report-videos\/411472\/april-02-2012\/gary-johnson\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Colbert Report\u201d<\/a> earlier this week and was more than willing to engage in many social issues such as gay marriage and marijuana legalization.\u00a0 Johnson may not have a particularly great chance at capturing the presidency, but he may offer a third party option that can generate more excitement than we have seen in recent years.\u00a0 Any exposure the former New Mexico governor gets could put pressure on both Barack Obama and\u00a0 Mitt Romney to explain why they are not supportive of compassionate relief.<\/p>\n<p>Another blow to the medical marijuana community came in the form of a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/federal-agents-raid-and-take-over-oaksterdam-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"> federal raid of Oaksterdam<\/a>.\u00a0 Federal authorities have not disclosed the exact reasons as to why they raided the university.\u00a0 Reports do indicate that the IRS was involved, so the potential for profiting or tax issues could have caused the raid.\u00a0 The university was set up to try and help legitimize marijuana and to promote education and safety.\u00a0 There is still hope for a future University as supporters have vowed to reopen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/04\/04\/us-usa-marijuana-california-idUSBRE83304D20120404\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Princeton of Pot.\u201d<\/a> Supporters also suggested the federal government would be better off allocating resources toward the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2124173\/Oakland-shooting-Gunman-One-Gohs-boasts-massacre-Oikos-University-California-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">horrific shooting on the Oikos University campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The medical marijuana community has endured much more than a raid and presidential candidates ignoring them.\u00a0 Many are forced to illegally acquire medicine and deal with the risk of being arrested if they seek relief.\u00a0 The resiliency that the community has shown for decades is not easily shaken and will certainly not be deterred by stubborn political candidates or a building being closed.\u00a0 Education is more than lectures in a brick and mortar building, and it cannot be suppressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/romney.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"romney\" title=\"romney\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14074\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/romney-victories-and-oaksterdam-raid-may-motivate-marijuana-activists\/attachment\/romney\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/romney-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This week did not provide medical marijuana patients with the news they were hoping for.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mittromney.com\/donate\/patriots-day-with-mitt?sc=INTSOX003&amp;cct_info=1|25219|7946991837|126587614|6192201094|e|22505246614|tc||g|||&amp;cct_ver=3&amp;cct_bk=mitt%20romney&amp;gclid=CJn1jPHanK8CFcjb4AodtWnWaQ\" target=\"_blank\">Mitt Romney<\/a> picked up precious delegates in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com\/2012-republican-primary-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican primaries<\/a> and has all but assured his position in general election. Unfortunately for patients, this means that the two main candidates campaigning for president of the United States do not seem willing to discuss sensible marijuana reform.\u00a0 Advocates and patients were also disappointed to learn that the iconic<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oaksterdamuniversity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Oaksterdam University<\/a> was raided by federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana advocates have always had to assume a glass half full position and as always, there were some developments to rise out of the ashes of disheartening news.\u00a0 On Tuesday Mitt Romney won the primaries in Wisconsin, Washington D.C. and Maryland.\u00a0 The victories separate him from the rest of the pack and has produced an almost insurmountable lead for the former Massachusetts Governor.\u00a0 Unless a political catastrophe occurs for team Romney, his lead in the delegate count (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/special\/politics\/primary-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\">658 to Santorum\u2019s 281<\/a>), 1,144 needed in total) should be enough to secure the nomination. The election is now likely to shift from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/09\/election\/2012\/obama-gop-campaign\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Republican infighting<\/a> to the inevitable battle between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobama.com\/obama-for-america-2012-campaign?source=OM2012_LB_G_hd-nyc-search_barack-obama-exact_d1c&amp;utm_medium=om2012&amp;utm_source=G&amp;utm_campaign=LB_hd-nyc-search&amp;utm_content=d1c&amp;gclid=CL-D5vPbnK8CFYbe4AodSDtTZQ\" target=\"_blank\">President Barack Obama<\/a> and former Governor Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for medical marijuana patients these are two candidates who do not appear ready to address the issue of reform with the American public.\u00a0 President Obama has sidestepped the issue several times over the past few months and Mitt Romney has repeatedly made it clear that he does not support medical marijuana.\u00a0 The good news is that another major political figure has reignited the issue of medical marijuana.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Libertarian<\/a> candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garyjohnson2012.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Johnson<\/a> appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/the-colbert-report-videos\/411472\/april-02-2012\/gary-johnson\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Colbert Report\u201d<\/a> earlier this week and was more than willing to engage in many social issues such as gay marriage and marijuana legalization.\u00a0 Johnson may not have a particularly great chance at capturing the presidency, but he may offer a third party option that can generate more excitement than we have seen in recent years.\u00a0 Any exposure the former New Mexico governor gets could put pressure on both Barack Obama and\u00a0 Mitt Romney to explain why they are not supportive of compassionate relief.<\/p>\n<p>Another blow to the medical marijuana community came in the form of a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/federal-agents-raid-and-take-over-oaksterdam-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"> federal raid of Oaksterdam<\/a>.\u00a0 Federal authorities have not disclosed the exact reasons as to why they raided the university.\u00a0 Reports do indicate that the IRS was involved, so the potential for profiting or tax issues could have caused the raid.\u00a0 The university was set up to try and help legitimize marijuana and to promote education and safety.\u00a0 There is still hope for a future University as supporters have vowed to reopen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/04\/04\/us-usa-marijuana-california-idUSBRE83304D20120404\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Princeton of Pot.\u201d<\/a> Supporters also suggested the federal government would be better off allocating resources toward the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2124173\/Oakland-shooting-Gunman-One-Gohs-boasts-massacre-Oikos-University-California-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">horrific shooting on the Oikos University campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The medical marijuana community has endured much more than a raid and presidential candidates ignoring them.\u00a0 Many are forced to illegally acquire medicine and deal with the risk of being arrested if they seek relief.\u00a0 The resiliency that the community has shown for decades is not easily shaken and will certainly not be deterred by stubborn political candidates or a building being closed.\u00a0 Education is more than lectures in a brick and mortar building, and it cannot be suppressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52,65,1127,46,56,9,68,51,27,1326,70,106,1327,1285,1,3,467,61,1328],"tags":[2632,2644,3697,2629,2636,2647,2631,2625,3896,5,2684,3897,3855,3041,6,3898],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324"}],"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=1324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}