Andrew interviews Lauren Vazquez, the director of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Americans for Safe Access, and Daniel Hovland, the chapter's communications chair. They explain how the organization goes about the legalization of medical cannabis through official channels, such as lobbying legislators. They also try to protect the medical cannabis facilities as best they can through knowledge and co-operation. Vazquez also discusses recent medical research performed with cannabis.
This episode was first aired on KMVT 15 in May 2010.
This episode was web published 05/20/2010.
This episode received the 2010 WAVE award in the category "Free Speech TV Community Activism Award." Part of the prize is having the episode air on Free Speech TV.
This episode airs on Free Speech TV on February 4, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
MTN is looking for an Executive Director. MTN serves the residents of Minneapolis with tools, programs, and activities to engage and connect diverse residents and institutions through the exchange of ideas, stories, and information.
Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to run a clinic on First Amendment, Media Freedom and Information Access issues at Yale Law School.
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has issued its call for entries for the Hometown Media Awards. Previously named the Hometown Video Awards, the name change to Hometown Media Awards reflects the wider array of media being used by Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels.
