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1. IDPI's work in Nevada makes national headlines

2. IDPI moves into new office; please note address change

3. Tyler Smith is hired as IDPI’s field coordinator

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BIG NEWS: IDPI organizes coalition of 50 clergy in IL to push for protection of medical marijuana patients

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BIG NEWS: IDPI generates major news coverage for gathering support in NV from religious leaders to regulate and tax marijuana
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Marijuana backers say they won't give up Nevada effort
, by Sandra Chereb, Associated Press, November 8, 2006

CNN's House Call discusses Question 7, CNN's House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, November 4, 2006

LTE: Pot laws causing more harm than good , by Sister Toni Woodson, Nevada Appeal, October 29, 2006

Why I would vote no on pot, by Sanjay Gupta, Time.com,
October 29, 2006

Colo., Nev. to vote on easing pot laws, by Tom Kenworthy, USA Today,
October 19, 2006

Pot proposals vs. drug warriors, by Jacob Sullum, The Washington Times,
October 22, 2006

Profiling Question 7 The Marijuana Initiative, KTVN-TV 2 CBS, Reno, Nevada 6:30 AM News, October 14, 2006


LTE: Going to pot, by Rev. Paul Hansen, Las Vegas Review-Journal,
October 14, 2006

LTE: Backers of pot initiative are naive , by Linda Caterine, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 9, 2006

LTE: Marijuana question , by Sister Toni Woodson, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 7, 2006

Feature: Reefer and Religion -- Nevada Clergy Embrace Marijuana Legalization, by Phil Smith, The Drug War Chronicle , October 13, 2006

Pastors wisely call for marijuana law reform, by Lawn Griffiths, East Valley Tribune , October 5, 2006

Going to Pot, CNN on Religious Leaders Supporting the Marijuana Initiative, CNN American Morning, Victoria Campbell, Reporter, KRNV-TV, Reno, NV, October 4, 2006

Religious Leaders Unite On Marijuana Initiative, by Geralda Miller , Reno Gazette-Journal, October 3, 2006

Clergy members support effort to legalize marijuana , by Ed Vogel,
Las Vegas Review-Journal
, October 04, 2006

Some Nevada Pastors Support Marijuana Initiative, by Janine Kearney,
Daily Sparks Tribune
, October 5, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Regulation, KVBC-3 (NBC) Las Vegas, Nevada, 5:00 AM News, October 04, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Regulation, KTNV-13 (ABC) Las Vegas, Nevada, 5:00 AM News, October 04, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Regulation, The Daily Buzz (National), North Orlando, Florida, October 04, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Regulation, KVVU Fox 5 , Las Vegas, Nevada, 10:00 PM News, October 03, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Initiative, KOLO-TV 8 ABC, Reno, Nevada, 5:00 PM News, October 03, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Initiative, KRNV-TV 4 NBC, Reno, Nevada 5:00 PM News, October 03, 2006

Religious Leaders Support Marijuana Initiative, KTVN-TV 2 CBS, Reno, Nevada 5:00 PM News, October 03, 2006

Nev. religious leaders make case to legalize pot, by Scott Sonner,
Associated Press , MSNBC, October 4, 2006 (click on the links below to see who else ran this story)

  • NewsNet5.com, Cleveland, OH
  • WHIO-TV 7, Dayton, OH
  • NBC4i.com, Columbus, OH
  • WCVB-TV Boston, Boston, MA
  • 10News.com, San Diego, CA
  • theKSBWchannel.com, Monterey, CA
  • KCRA.com, Sacramento, CA
  • NBC11.com, San Jose, CA
  • NBC4.tv, Burbank, CA
  • ThePittsburghChannel.com, Pittsburgh, PA
  • NBC10.com, Philadelphia, PA
  • TheKansasCityChannel.com, Kansas City, MO
  • NBC6.net, South Florida
  • Local6.com, Orlando, FL
  • Local10.com, Miami, FL
  • News4Jax.com, Jacksonville, FL
  • First Coast News, Jacksonville, FL
  • WFTV.com, Orlando, FL
  • KSAT.com, San Antonio, TX
  • ClickOnDetroit.com, Detroit, MI
  • TheWBALChannel.com, Baltimore, MD
  • NBC30.com, West Hartford, CT
  • Tax-funded campaigns Public officials are getting into a habit of using their offices to campaign against ballot measures, by Dennis Myers, Reno News and Review, October 12, 2006

    Nevada to vote on legalizing marijuana, by Sandra Chereb, Associated Press, October 13, 2006 (click on the links below to see who else ran this story)

  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA
  • The Ledger Online, Lakeland, FL
  • Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
  • Prescott Herald, Arizona
  • Boston Herald, Boston, MA
  • Sun-Sentinel.com, South Florida
  • KCRA.com, Sacramento, CA
  • WHDH-TV Channel 7. Boston, MA

  • Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative, P.O. Box 6299, Washington, D.C. 20015
    Phone: 301-270-4473 Fax :301-270-4483