http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_033100423.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_033100423.html I have to admit, I admire Kelly Maddy. I admire the grassroots political organizer’s commitment to the marijuana decriminalization cause and the work he has done in Joplin in support of the Sensible Sentencing Initiative. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_171092614.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_171092614.html A petition drive to put a marijuana-decriminalization proposal before the city of Joplin is close to having the necessary number of signatures, according to organizers. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_028144907.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_028144907.html Four months after Kelly Maddy stood on the sidewalk outside Joplin City Hall, flanked by supporters of his effort to decriminalize marijuana use in the city, the campaign is kicking into high gear.Maddy, president of the Joplin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, spent several hours Sunday in front of Dillons grocery store, soliciting signatures for the Sensible Sentencing Initiative. He met with a couple of less-than-friendly responses. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_042100020.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_042100020.html The letter by Dianne Slater (Globe, Jan. 31) is based more on a logical fallacy than actual scientific data on behavioral patterns of marijuana users.Naturally, critics of such a move warn that decriminalizing cannabis will increase pot use among Joplin’s young people. Such concerns, while understandable, are not supported by epidemiological evidence. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:38:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_264160039.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_264160039.html On Friday afternoon, standing on the sidewalk at Joplin City Hall, Kelly Maddy, the president of the Joplin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, flanked by Kris Krane, the executive director of the national organization, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and Ryan Denham, President of the Alliance for Drug Reform Policy in Arkansas, fired the first shot in what will be a year-long battle to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana within the city of Joplin and the paraphernalia that’s used to smoke it. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030222335.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030222335.html Have you heard the news? There is now a low-cost drug proven to ease a cancer patient’s suffering. Not only does this drug reduce the physical and psychological pain of cancer, but, more importantly, it restores a chemotherapy patient’s appetite.The drug, of course, is marijuana. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_028231726.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_028231726.html It might seem unlikely that an initiative petition aimed at decriminalizing possession of limited amounts of marijuana and the paraphernalia used to smoke it could make it onto the ballot in Joplin — let alone pass muster with voters.But similar efforts have passed in nearby cities such as Columbia and Eureka Springs, Ark.“We weren’t sure what to anticipate,” said Columbia police Chief Randy Boehm. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:44:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030223453.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030223453.html Several letters to the editor have voiced concerns regarding the launch of our municipal initiative petition to lessen the criminal penalties associated with the possession of small amounts of marijuana. We understand those concerns and wish to address them.Currently, Joplin police arrest an estimated 230 people annually for violating marijuana laws. Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030222047.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_030222047.html As a Christian, I wish Kelly Maddy and the Joplin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws success, but for re-legalizing, not just decriminalizing, cannabis. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102632.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102632.html Joplin police Chief Lane J. Roberts was blunt about his past use of marijuana during a recent interview concerning the launch of the Sensible Sentencing Initiative. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102546.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102546.html Joplin police Chief Lane J. Roberts, a self-described child of the ’60s with more than 30 years of law-enforcement experience, makes no bones about his previous use of marijuana. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102809.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102809.html Kelly Maddy, president of the Joplin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, took a deep breath on Friday and started his fight. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102712.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_sensible_sentencing_initiative/local_story_025102712.html The Cannabis Revival, now in its 10th year, is billed as the “Midwest’s largest marijuana law reform festival.” It kicks off Saturday at 2 p.m. in Landreth Park.