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Drug Czar Kerlikowske: Misinformed Anti-Cannabis Attack Pit Bull

Punishing the sick & PTSD Veterans.

(MOLALLA, OR) - I just don’t know where this guy came from. I have read much garbage about him and I can distill it into two words, “IGNORANT SCOUNDREL”.

His latest diatribe before Memorial Day made me sick.

US Government Continues to Neglect Returning War Veterans

We send our soldiers off to fight, then neglect them as veterans.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On Monday, the nation observed Memorial Day, an annual federal holiday observed each May in the US.

As we remember those who died, shouldn’t we also remember the veterans living among us?

White House Statement on Medical Marijuana: Another Step Back for Veterans

'Use marijuana and go to prison' - Gil Kerlikowske's message to Veterans on Memorial Day

(WASHINGTON DC) - Veterans For Medical Cannabis Access issued the following news release after receiving word that their attempt to see medical marijuana legalized for Vets, was simply rejected yet again.

Relying on the wisdom of Gil Kerlikowske, the nation's 'drug czar', veterans are reminded on Memorial Day that their sacrifices only gain them a small amount of credibility.

Roundup of Latest News from Afghanistan

Violence, bloodshed, politics, war, ruby thieves, and efforts for peace.

(KABUL ANS) - This is a critical time in the history of Afghanistan, the United States and so many other countries tied to the ongoing U.S.-led war effort.

Afghanistan News Center in Kabul provides an excellent roundup of stories and while we have carried individual articles sourced from their reports, this is for the first time, a collection of their entire dispatch.

56% Favor Legalizing, Regulating Marijuana

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on May 12, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A solid majority of voters nationwide favor legalizing and regulating marijuana similar to the way alcohol and tobacco cigarettes are currently regulated.

Most also don’t believe it should be a crime for people to smoke marijuana in the privacy of their own homes.

Statement of Transitional Justice Coordination Group on Chicago Conference

اعلامیه گروه هماهنگی عدالت انتقالی در پیوند با کنفرانس شیکاگو/ د شيکاګو د کنفرانس په تړاو د انتقالي عدالت د ډلې اعلاميه/

(KABUL, Afghanistan ) - The Transitional Justice Coordination Group appreciates the ten-year achievements in government-building, and other fields that have been reached with the participation of the people by the government and the international community for fulfillment of democracy.

However, those trends have not taken root in our country...

Never Forget That Bradley Manning, Not Gay Marriage, Is The Issue

Obama's historic achievement as president of the United States has been to silence the anti-war and social justice movement associated with the Democratic Party.

(SYDNEY ) - In the week Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he ordered bombing attacks on Yemen, killing a reported 63 people, 28 of them children.

Post Traumatic Psychic Injuries or PTSD?

As always, at the end of the discussion, cannabis therapy works best.

(MOLALLA, OR) - I just heard from somewhere that somebody wants to change PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to Post Traumatic Stress Injury or PTSI.

I don’t get it! We already have (Post) Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI.

Pot Foe Dwight Leans Right but he`s Not Right

Our medical expert, Dr. Phil Leveque, says Dwight Holton's position on marijuana is a disservice to PTSD Veterans.

(SALEM) - A new article in US News & World Report explores the Oregon Gubernatorial race and Dwight Holton's hardline position over medical marijuana.

Mr. Holton has stated that he supports the state's voter-endorsed program, but I think that might be a wee stretch of the truth from Dwight.

Sound Off! The Newsletter of VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, Inc.

“Veterans standing up for each other”

(WASHINGTON DC) - An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its decision in our case brought on behalf of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

In its decision, the Ninth Circuit held that a federal statute closes the courthouse door to constitutional claims by veterans.