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DOJ issues new policy halting prosecution of state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs

October 19, 2009Dennis Acton

Two years ago at a Nashua rally, candidate Obama was asked a tough question by NH resident and patient-activist Scott Turner.  He asked Obama if his administration would halt the raids and prosecutions of state medical marijuana programs.  Obama, noticeably angry that an actual tough question got through, answered affirmatively saying he felt it was not [...]

Winning the healthcare debate

May 23, 2009Dennis Acton

It looks like Obama is ready to force yet another giant piece of legislation through that will affect all of our lives dramatically before anyone really knows what the bill contains.  This time the industry he is targeting is our private health care system, which accounts for about 17% of the GDP of the US.  He is [...]

Let’s move the primary to June!

May 17, 2009Dennis Acton

As a volunteer for John Stephen’s campaign for congress last year, I was struck at how self-defeating a September primary is.  The first district primary started to heat up in the late winter of 08 and peaked in May and June.   At this point John Stephen was tirelessly traveling to the far reaches of the district, raising money [...]

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