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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1976

Page

7

Marijuana reform on the horizon amid campaign limits

Washington observers note marijuana law reform is not a major campaign issue nor a high priority for the new administration. Advocates, though, argue they now have the ammunition to push a major change in criminal penalties surrounding private pot use.

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Marijuana Reclassification Drive Gains Momentum in 1978

NORML cites the Randall court acquittal of marijuana possession as evidence for reclassification toward schedule five or medical use. Keith Stroup predicts hearings and possible state decriminalization bills early next year, with Carter's transition team urged to lead federal reform.

District of Columbia Robert Randall Randall Keith Stroup National Organization For the Reform of NORML Department of Health, Education and Welfare U.S. Court of Appeals Washington Stroup Jimmy Carter Carter

Private mail service sparks clash over postmonopoly era

Oklahoma City report on Tom Murray founder of Independent Postal Systems of America pushing free delivery of first class letters to national leaders as a protest against the USPS monopoly. IPSA has placed 50 boxes, claims zero cent stamps, and cites a 1968 start with offices in nine states. A 1973 grand jury indictment was dismissed.

Tom Murray Independent Postal Systems of America U.S. Postal Service IPSA Plains Washington Congress Murray Capitol Dome First Southern Baptist Church del City Carter Moore Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Michigan New York Mississippi Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma

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