Allen St. Pierre makes CNN seem NORML on Saturday Nov 7th (7:30PM Eastern)
Allen St. Pierre of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) reported that he will be CNN Saturday November 6th. The segment will be only 5-7 minutes long, but is scheduled to air at 7:30PM Eastern time. That was reported as the good news from NORML today.
The Good: I’m confirmed to appear this evening live on CNN to discuss the political aftermath and strategies for future Cannabis Prohibition law reforms around the 7:30 PM hour (eastern).
But regretableably there is bad news also, besides the failure of Prop 19 in California. NORML reports:
The Bad: Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske will appear live around 5:30 PM (eastern) to discuss cannabis legalization efforts post the close defeat of Prop 19 this week in California.
Even more shocking was another standard operating in the war on drugs. NORML reported:
Regrettably, because of longstanding protocol at the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the so-called drug czar will not appear live and/or debate with a representative from NORML. Instead, viewers and taxpayers are deprived of the opportunity for a civil discussion from two opposing viewpoints over a long-simmering public policy debate that’s been underway for over 40 years in America.
Instead, the drug czar’s media protocol dictates that he/she generally appear first in public discussions on TV or on the radio (live debates in front of an audience are verboten!), and then the advocate addresses their remarks in a later live or taped interview.
At least there was nothing ugly to report along with the story.
