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T-shirt design contest
10:44AM ON
07/04/2008
BY
Beth Comery
Attention artists. Help RIPAC design their new T-shirt and if your entry is chosen you can win… a brand new T-shirt! Well, it’s all about the glory really. And the cause. RIPAC is the medical marijuana advocacy coalition that helped our enlightened legislators make marijuana possession legal for qualified patients. But the battle for availability continues. Our decidedly unenlightened governor has vetoed a bill that would have formed a study commission to look into the creation of Compassion Centers. (Musn’t have information… might be dangerous to learn things.) So the sale of the new totally awesome T-shirts will help fund RIPAC’s continuing efforts in this area. (And yes, we all love Harold and Kumar, but this is about medical marijuana.)
deadline for entries July 29/one or two colors only/send entries or questions to RIPAC, 145 Wayland Avenue, Providence 02906/or info@ripatients.org
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2 Comments on “ T-shirt design contest ”
July 4th, 2008 at 12:55PM
Ariel Werner Says:
super big props to whoever can design a ripac t-shirt WITHOUT a marijuana leaf. then i’ll actually buy/wear it.
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July 5th, 2008 at 4:31PM
Tabetha Bernstein-Danis Says:
I visited Amsterdam about 2 years ago and found their policy in regards to marijuana to be much more enlightened than the policies here in the U.S. Despite decriminalization of marijuana (basically, keep it in certain areas, in designated coffee shops and no one will bother you), Amsterdam is actually a relatively safe and very pleasant place to visit. Even in the Red Light district, I found the city to be a safe place to wander at night. It seems the Dutch may have the right idea. That said, I do not understand the opposition to at least allowing a study to take place. For people who are suffering, if doctors can prescribe something that will at least reduce illness and restore an appetite, for example, what is the reason for blocking that substance? All things considered, it seems marijuana has far fewer side effects than many prescription painkillers. A study at least should be given a chance.
BTW, an interesting idea for a t-shirt could be to have the side effects of a mainstream painkiller listed on one side of the shirt and the side effects of marijuana listed on the other (overeating, perhaps?).
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