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Suit Against T-Mobile For Blocking Weed Texts Heads To Court

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​A federal court will hear arguments this week on EZ Texting’s suit against T-Mobile for blocking cellphone text messages. The case has ignited a debate over the government’s role as a regulator of text messaging communications on cellphones.

The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York will conduct a hearing Thursday on allegations that T-Mobile stopped sending texts for EZ Texting’s customer WeedMaps.com, a medical marijuana distribution website, because of the content of the site, reports Cecelia Kang at The Washington Post.
EZ Texting said that T-Mobile’s action stifled free speech, and that rules to protect phone users from blocking should also be applied to text messages.
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Cervantes To Speak At S.F. Cannabis Expo September 25

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Jorge Cervantes, master cannabis cultivator, is among the distinguished guests at the International Cannabis & Hemp Expo, San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 25.

​World-renowned cannabis cultivation expert Jorge Cervantes is expected to speak during the 2010 International Cannabis & Hemp Expo, at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. 
Cervantes will be taking a rare timeout from his most recent countryside video production to present an Expo exclusive, “Bud Porn: Getting Up Close & Personal With Your Buds.”
The Expo is held September 25 and 26 in San Francisco at The Cow Palace, and presenters said it aims to share a fresh new approach for cannabis education. 
“I’m honored to take part in this event that highlights cannabis as a global solution and the power we all have to help make that happen,” Cervantes said. “After eight years of self-imposed exile, it feels good to be in an America that is more free and to be able to legally grow medical cannabis.”
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Remembering The “Emperor Of Hemp”: DVD Review

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​Cannabis activist Jack Herer (1939-2010) was a true American original. When we lost him on April 15, he passed into the hallowed hall of hemp history, a man who devoted his life to the cause of marijuana freedom.

Jack pledged to fight every day of his life until either cannabis was legal, he was dead, or until he turned 84. He took the pledge very seriously and never stopped fighting, giving an impassioned speech at Hempstalk 2009 and then collapsing with the heart attack that ended up taking his life a few months later.
Jack’s friends decided to honor the man and his work with a memorial tribute edition of writer/producer Jeff Meyers’ and director Jeff Jones’ 1999 documentary, Emperor Of Hemp. “We went back through all of Jack’s original interview footage and found a few never-before-seen gems, 20-plus bonus minutes of classic Jack at his fiery best,” Meyers says on the Emperor Of Hemp website.
“In the 11 years since the release of Emperor Of Hemp, our humble low-budget marijuana documentary has been seen by millions all over the world and has aired on PBS stations in major U.S. cities,” Meyers, a former L.A. Times reporter, said. “We receive email all the time from viewers who say the documentary has enlightened them to the truth behind marijuana prohibition.”
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T-Mobile Claims It Didn’t Weed Out Texts For Marijuana Content

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​T-Mobile claimed on Tuesday that it did not block medical marijuana text message alerts because of the content of the text. Instead, its decision to cease delivery of text came because EZ Texting didn’t follow “best practices” guidelines, company officials would have us believe.

T-Mobile is being sued in a federal court by EZ Texting, whose clients include WeedMaps.com, for allegedly blocking text alerts to customers seeking the locations of distributors of medical marijuana.
“Though T-Mobile doesn’t typically comment on pending litigation, we believe it is important to clear up some of the confusion generated by EZ Texting’s allegations,” T-Mobile said in a statement, reports Cecelia Kang at The Washington Post.
The firm claimed it requires content providers like EZ Texting to follow the Mobile Marketing Association’s U.S. Consumer Best Practices Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Programs, as well as other rules applicable to the mobile content business.
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Japan Says No To Paris Hilton After Las Vegas Drug Plea

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​Paris Hilton has canceled her tour of Asia and returned home after she was denied entry at Tokyo’s airport Wednesday following a drug violation in the United States, running afoul of strict Japanese laws that have previously tripped up celebrities as huge as Paul McCartney.

“I’m going back home, and I look forward to coming back to Japan in the future,” said a smiling Hilton before departing on her private jet, reports Associated Press writer Shino Yuasa.
The 29-year-old socialite had arrived at Narita International Airport, outside the Japanese capital, two days after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor cocaine charge in Las Vegas. Japan has strict immigration laws barring entry to those convicted of drug offenses, but exceptions are occasionally granted.
Hilton had been scheduled to appear Wednesday at a news conference in Tokyo to promote her fashion and fragrance lines. She arrived Tuesday evening, but was stopped at the airport and spent the night at an airport hotel after being questioned by Japanese officials.
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Oregon NORML Marches Proudly For Breast Cancer Cure

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About a dozen members of Oregon NORML proudly marched in the 19th Annual Susan G. Komen “Race For The Cure” in Portland on Sunday.

​As long as breast cancer exists, the finish line has not been reached, but each year’s Komen race brings it closer
By Michael Bachara, Hemp News
Inspiration was in the air on Sunday, September 19 at the 19th Annual Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” in Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon. An estimated 40,000 people, including over 3,500 breast cancer survivors, walked, raced and ran, bringing awareness and raising millions in the name of breast cancer research.
Showing their pride as the emcee acknowledged their participation, about a dozen marchers were from the Oregon Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Their slogan was: “It’s NORML to Race for the Cure.”
“This is Oregon NORML‘s first year to have a team in the race,” said Anna Diaz of Oregon NORML. “As a team, we are going to do the untimed one-mile walk.”
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Trailer Released For ‘Square Grouper’ Smuggler Documentary

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The official trailer for the upcoming marijuana smuggler documentary, Square Grouper, has been released — and man, does it ever underline the “must see!” nature of this film.

“Square grouper” was the nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes during the halcyon smuggling days of the 1970s and 80s in South Florida.

The new documentary from filmmaker Billy Corben and rakontur, the creators of Cocaine Cowboys and The U, looks to be one of the best pot documentaries ever.
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New Father-Daughter Firm Unites Two Of CA’s Top Pot Lawyers

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Allison Margolin, “L.A.’s Dopest Attorney,” is joining forces with her famed dad Bruce Margolin to form a powerhouse law firm.

​When Allison Margolin went into the practice of law, she followed in the footsteps of her distinguished father, attorney Bruce M. Margolin. Bruce is currently the director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), a post he has held for more than 30 years.

It took ambitious Allison just under a decade to establish herself as an equally sophisticated criminal defense lawyer in her own right, gaining fame as “L.A.’s Dopest Attorney.”
Now father and daughter are merging to form a new law firm which will unite two of the country’s most prominent marijuana law experts.

In his career, spanning four decades, Bruce has successfully represented thousands of clients, including Dr. Timothy Leary, well known attorney Tony Serra, Marlon Brando’s son Christian Brando, and porn star Linda Lovelace.
He has also been involved in the “Lawyer in the Classroom” Program on behalf of the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
A Columbia College graduate and Harvard Law School alumnus, Allison’s greatest professional achievements have come in the courtroom as a successful trial lawyer. She is as known for her toughness in the courtroom as she is for being easy on the eyes (Allison isn’t averse to appearing in ads rocking tank tops and fishnets.)
Profiled in front-page stories for the Los Angeles Times and Daily Journal in 2006 and recently appearing on the cover of the April issue of California Lawyer magazine, Allison has been quoted in newspapers throughout the U.S.
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Activists Rallying In Seattle For Release of Canadian Pot Prisoner

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​From 12 noon until 4 p.m. Saturday, September 18, dozens of marijuana activists are scheduled to rally on an I-5 overpass in Seattle and to wave “Free Marc” signs at the traffic below.
Activists continue to call on President Obama to pardon Marc Emery, a Canadian and the so-called “Prince of Pot,” who was recently sentenced to five years in federal prison for selling marijuana seeds by mail to American customers.
“The Emery case is a prime example of the overreach of the federal government and the need for marijuana laws that match social reality in America,” said Philip Dawdy, Sensible Washington’s co-founder and vice-chair.
“It’s crazy that he’s going to prison for selling seeds and that the federal government is willing to spend millions of dollars prosecuting and imprisoning him,” Dawdy said. “President Obama should pardon Emery and get busy with reforming America’s outdated marijuana laws.
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