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Chris

I am here for Friends and Networking

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Others who see it as their duty to leave this campground called Earth cleaner than when they arrived.

Music:

Bob Dylan, the Faces, the Rolling Stones, Fela Kuti, Lady Smith Black Mambazo, Muddy Waters, NWA (yes, really), Public Enemy, Dr Dre, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Da Beatles, Mozart, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Saves the Day, and anything else that stirs the soul...

Movies:

Lucia y El Sexo, Y Tu Mama Tambien, the Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society, and Die Hard 4. OK, not Die Hard 4.

Television:

What is this talking box you show me?

Heroes:

Anyone who stands up for what they believe in, no matter how big or how small the cause. Fight the Power, and Viva la Resistance!And this baddass woman, Valerie Corral:

My Blog

Raid Diaries: The Day the DEA came to town

Raid Diaries Bad memories of the DEA's wild day in L.A. By Ron Garmon July 29th, 2007 LA City Beat Considered as paramilitary theater, the DEA raids last week on medical marijuana clinics acros...
Posted by Chris on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:31:00 PST

Burning Man is the American Dream

Burning Man is the American Dream. And don't ever forget that. The American Dream is 50,000 people gathering in the Desert once a year to celebrate Peace and Love. The American Dream is trading i...
Posted by Chris on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:22:00 PST

California is like...

a trainwreck holding a widows breath unitl her grandaddy is purple. It is like buying a kush diesel powered A-10 and flying it to malawi while camping undernieth sensi stars while watching the norther...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:38:00 PST

God Bless California

I always knew this was an incredible place to live, and everyday I am reassured of that. Most people are ashamed and disgusted by the politicians that "represent" them. I could not be more proud of ...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:01:00 PST

RIP Dr Mike Alcalay

Though I never knew him personally, the stories I have heard of this man make me feel like I knew him anyways. He was not just the epitome of a Dr. He was not just the epitome of an activist. He wa...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:54:00 PST

San Gabriel Valley Tribune Quotes Me

Cities struggle with medical marijuanaOfficials weigh state, federal lawBy Alison Hewitt Staff Writerhttp://sgvtribune.com/search/ci_4983103It's been 10 years since voters made medical marijuana legal...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:17:00 PST

60 Year Old Mother Reports for 41 Months in Federal Prison

We'll miss you Stephanie. I'll see you soon...Woman Jailed on Marijuana Charge Appealing Her Sentenceby Bay City News, CBS 5 TVJanuary 5th, 2007William Dolphin, a spokesman for Americans for Safe Acc...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:47:00 PST

The Daily Breeze Quotes Me

City Council: Let's Ban Marijuana DispensariesBy Shirley Hsu DAILY BREEZELawndale City Council members this week quickly shot down a proposal to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, op...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:35:00 PST

Associated Press Runs an Article on the WeHo "Pot Fest!"

This article appeared in 23 US papers, France, Australia, Japan, and Russia. The quotes from Assemblyman Paul Koretz are from a speech I was asked to write for him. The AP did a good job except for us...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:31:00 PST

Take that Torrance!

Go to October 24>View Video. I start at 31:24.http://torrance.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id =8
Posted by Chris on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:59:00 PST