Loretta Nall

• HYSTERICAL!!

  The police arrested a bank robbery suspect. Watch what happens to the hold up note.
  
  
  
  The expressions on the suspects face are priceless.
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:30am EST
  

• My Piggy is Awesome!

  Here is a video of me playing with my completely spoiled rotten piglet!
  
  
  
  This little pig is just amazing. He's a very social animal. Every time a goat or chicken or cat gets close to his pen he runs up and starts talking to it. A week' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:39am EST
  

• Shit that's HILARIOUS!

  According to AL.com a Mobile, ALTwitter fed billboard BACKFIRES after the pictures of three local news personalities appear next to the following Twitter feed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:51pm EST
  

• Snuffleupagus

  
  
  That is the name we decided on for our little porcine friend.
  
  I absolutely love this pig! He is the coolest critter I have ever had the pleasure of owning. He wasn't handled at all before I got him so I have been' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:06am EST
  

• Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

  
  
  I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with the love of family, friends, and spectacular food. My crew will be heading to my moms in a few hours with our batches of cranberry congealed salad and deviled farm fresh eggs. My sister is [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:57am EST
  

• ENOUGH!!!

  During my daily newspaper scan this morning I came across the following stories.
  
  130 Alabama High Schools Score Poorly on Reading, Stumble on Bedrock of Education
  
  
  Kelan Staffney reads a passage to his class from a nonfiction story cho­sen by his teacher. The two-paragraph excerpt is [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:43am EST
  

• A new farm baby

  
  
  Just got him yesterday from a friend up the road. Haven't named him yet. He is so dang cute! Not very tame though as he hasn't been handled much so I have my work cut out for me. He hates to be picked up....squeals like [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:21am EST
  

• Ouch!

  I was in New Mexico for most of last week for the Drug Policy Alliance conference. I wish I had a lot to report but unfortunately I contracted the flu, got sick on the plane ride out, and spent about 80% of the conference confined to my hotel room in [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:39pm EST
  

• American Medical Association Now Supports Medical Marijuana!

  AMA Ends 72-Year Policy, Says Marijuana Has Medical Benefits
  By Americans for Safe Access - Tuesday, November 10 2009
  Tags:
  
  * Headline News
  * American Medical Association
  * MEDICAL MARIJUANA
  * USA
  
  
  
  The American Medical Association voted today to reverse its [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:24pm EST
  

• Baldwin Co. to use stimulus money for drug task force

  Montgomery Advertiser
  
  BAY MINETTE -- The Baldwin County Drug Task Force will use $465,705 in economic stimulus funds to help the unit investigate, arrest and prosecute drug offenders.
  
  Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb said the funds will enable the task force to pay overtime for authorities [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:50am EST
  

• Compassionate Care Meeting Nov. 7th

  On November 7th, 2009 Alabamians for Compassionate Care will hold a meeting in Birmingham to prepare for the upcoming legislative session in 2010. The Michael Phillips Compassionate Care Act will again be sponsored by Rep. Patricia Todd of Birmingham. Rep. Todd will also be in attendance our meeting to tell [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 9:38am EDT
  

• Rep. Lea Fite has died

  
  
  Mobile Press Register
  
  Rep. Lea Fite (D - Jacksonville) has died very unexpectedly from an apparent seizure. He was 59. My thoughts go out to his family during this very sad time.
  
  
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 11:28am EDT
  

• Community College Tuition Increases by 27%

  The State School Board voted yesterday to increase community college tuition by 27%!!!
  
  By Stan Diel -- The Birmingham News
  October 22, 2009, 9:59AM
  
  MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Board of Education has voted to increase tuition at the state's community colleges 27 percent to help make' [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 10:31am EDT
  

• This is NOT a Sex Offender

  According to NBC13.com a 22-year-old Air Force Officer from Alabama, who is currently stationed in California, has been arrested and charged as a sex offender for having sex with someone when he was a teenager and his partner was between 12 and 16. Troy King, who is up for [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:37am EDT
  

• GO VOTE in WSFA's Medical Marijuana Poll

  In response to yesterday's news that the Obama Administration had finally issued written rules barring the federal government from harassing medical marijuana patients, caregivers and dispensaries in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal WSFA Channel 12 in Montgomery has put up a poll asking if Alabama should' [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 7:28am EDT
  

• Another outrageous bond in Clay County

  Clay Times Journal
  
  A young man was arrested last week in Lineville, Al, which is located in Clay County. According to the newspaper...
  
  The officers found a small amount of what they believed to be marijuana packaged in separate bags, apparently so it could be sold.
  
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 6:56pm EDT
  

• Yay! I got to talk to Marc!

  As I was sitting in a school newspaper meeting yesterday ( I write for the college paper) my cell phone rang. The call was from an unknown number. I usually don't answer those calls. However, I had talked to Jodie, Marc's wife, the evening before and she said Marc had [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 5:42am EDT
  

• President Reagan's Sec. of State Against the Drug War

  Wall Street Journal
  George Shultz on the Drug War
  The former secretary of state has long doubted the wisdom of interdiction.
  
  Ottawa
  By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY
  
  When George P. Shultz took office as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state in 1982, his first trip out of the country [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:03am EDT
  

• Today's Events

  I will be helping run a Compassionate Care booth today at Birmingham's Folk Festival at Avondale Park beginning at 10 a.m.
  
  At 8 p.m. tonight I will be a guest on In the Interest of the People with host Larry Barton. You can tune in at the' [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 6:35am EDT
  

• Marc Emery's Prison Podcast

  
  
  Marc Emery's first report from prison can be heard HERE! Please take a few moments to listen. Then write Marc a letter and send him some money.
  
  I wrote him earlier this week and detailed the latest events in the John' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 8:46am EDT
  

• Clarification on the Alex Rochester case

  I've had a couple of emails and one comment asking me why I am advocating for Alex Rochester to go to prison for drug trafficking.
  
  I am not advocating for anyone to go to prison.
  
  I've said all along that I don't think anyone should be in jail/prison' [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 7:01am EDT
  

• Drug Sentence of Clay County Judges Son Called Into Question

  Anniston Star
  
  An Alabama drug legalization advocate is calling into question the 2008 drug possession sentence of a man who happens to be the son of a Clay County judge.
  
  John Alexander Rochester, 23, of Ashland, was arrested March 1, 2008, in Ashland City Park. Rochester, who [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 5:17am EDT
  

• Four Alabama State Troopers Fired

  AL.com
  
  The Alabama Department of Public Safety has fired four state troopers in connection with an investigation, and the unit to which the four belonged is being investigated.
  
  The four troopers have been placed on mandatory annual leave under State Personnel Department rules. Each has been relieved [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
  

• A couple more things about the Alex Rochester case

  I've been re-reading all the documents I have on the Alex Rochester case and a few more things have occurred to me.
  
  1. Why was this not a federal case? John Alexander Rochester's actions constituted interstate drug trafficking. He bought the drugs in Atlanta, Georgia and transported them across [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 1:51pm EDT
  

• Steve and Leah Show Friday Morning 7:20 am

  UPDATE: I cannot get the link to listen live to work for me. Someone familiar with the station told me yesterday that the link hasn't worked in some time. If you want to listen in you will have to do so the old fashioned way.
  
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:54am EDT
  

• Transcript of Alex Rochester's Arrest Report

  Arresting Officer W.E. Cooper
  Assisting Officer Cory Ligon
  
  I was patrolling the area around the park at approximately 12:56 a.m. I noticed a vehicle parked in the parking lot. The vehicle was running and had two white male occupants. I noticed the strong smell of marihuana coming from the [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:13am EDT
  

• Help Keep Marc Emery in Canada

  In less than a month the Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson will sign the extradition order handing Marc Emery over to American authorities to serve a 5 year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds....in Canada. There isn't much time to try and stop this egregious miscarriage of justice. Do your' [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:55am EDT
  

• Drug Dealing Judges Son, Alex Rochester, Walks Free

  Last year I brought my readers the story of John Alexander Rochester who is the son of hanging Judge John Rochester of Alabama's 41st Circuit Court.
  
  To refresh everyone's memory young Mr. Alex Rochester was busted in the Ashland City Park on March 1, 2008 and charged [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 6:37am EDT
  

• Damn Them All

  Yesterday my close friend and mentor Marc Emery was taken into custody in Vancouver, British Columbia to await extradition to the US for selling pot seeds over the internet from Canada.
  
  Marc Emery is now a political prisoner. Marc has never harmed anyone. Not one 'victim' from seed sales [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 5:22am EDT
  

• Government Cruelty Knows No Bounds

  Montgomery Advertiser - Widowed Cancer Survivor Fights Federal Land Seizure
  
  
  A widowed cancer survivor faces the prospect of being homeless unless she can fight off federal seizure of her house and land.
  
  Mara Lynn Williams' husband, Royce, killed himself in May while awaiting a verdict in' [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 11:25am EDT
  

• Uh Oh...Somebody Fucked Up!

  Jefferson Co. Drug Raid Nets 5 Pounds of Pot
  
  But....in the picture it clearly shows 6 one pound bags of pot. See...
  
  
  The cops clearly forgot to photoshop the picture of evidence.
  
  Ever wonder how cops, who make less that $30,000 a [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
  

• Vote for SNOOT in the cutest dog contest

  I've entered my dog Saul (Mr. Snoot) in the cutest dog contest which is a charity event for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Here is the picture I used.
  
  
  
  Please go to THIS LINK and vote for Snoot to win week 8' [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  

• Free Marc Emery Rally Birmingham, Alabama

  Yesterday on September 19, 2009 cannabis activists rallied in cities all over the world in support of The Prince of Pot Marc Emery who will be extradited to the US on September 28, 2009 to be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years in a US Federal prison for selling [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
  

• Rally Round the Flag Pole

  Yesterday, September 17, was Constitution Day and all federally funded education institutions were required to hold a celebration of sorts to honor it. At Central Alabama Community College, where I attend classes, the day was marked by a rally around the flag pole.
  
  In the SGA meeting the [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 6:51am EDT
  

• SGA Update

  Today was the first Student Government Association Meeting at central Alabama Community College. The entire group, with the exception of myself and my husband, appear to be members of the golf team and cheer leading squad. The SGA sponsor is the golf coach.
  
  At this meeting nominations were made [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
  

• The Constitution, The Pledge, and SGA

  You know...I thought when I got to college the instructors would be folks who held college degrees and would be well read in things like the Constitution, the history of our country and so forth.
  
  Sadly, I was mistaken.
  
  A couple days ago I got this email from [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:33am EDT
  

• Morning Joe on MSNBC

  Joe Scarborough, who is the main anchor on MSNBC's Morning Joe, drives me ABSOLUTELY BATSHIT CRAZY!!!! I don't know how many of you watch this show early in the morning, but those of you that have watched it or do watch it will know exactly what I am talking about.[...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 5:37am EDT
  

• Class Action Lawsuit Aganist Shelby County

  Late last week a story broke about a man named Terrance Datcher, who was arrested on March 18, 2009 by the Harpersville police, on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
  
  Datcher then spent the next six months in jail and was told by Shelby Co. officials that [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 6:31am EDT
  

• My First Egg!

  Today one of my hens laid an egg! It is the first egg I have seen from any of my 10 hens. I am so excited! I have been waiting for months for them to start laying. Now they will be paying for their keep!
  
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 11:33am EDT
  

• Georgia Drug Cops Murder Innocent Preacher

  There is a horrific news story breaking out of Northwest Georgia. A young preacher who was not the target of a botched drug raid was shot while in his car trying to get away. The preacher had just dropped off a woman who was the target of the drug raid. [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 2:33pm EDT
  

• Troy King Jumps on "Keep Kids Home on Obama Speech Day" Bandwagon

  I first heard about this "Keep Your Kids Home From School So They Won't Be Exposed To Obama" trend last night as I was flipping through the news. I think I heard that it was started by Glenn Beck.
  
  Now Alabama Attorney General Troy King has jumped on' [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 6:37am EDT
  

• All A's

  Yeah....that's me I'm talking about!
  
  Yesterday I took my first big biology test. It covered the first four chapters and included the terminology of anatomy and physiology, cells, tissues and the integumentary system. It was 28 pages of notes and two labs. 150 questions. I studied my butt' [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 6:08am EDT
  

• Do What?

  I read the following sentences in my local newspaper this morning in a story about the traffic blitz (fleecing of the public)going on right now.
  
  “It’s a stepped up effort to educate and inform the traffic laws,” Capt. William Kennedy said. “I can tell that it does [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 6:18am EDT
  

• Alabama Gubernatorial Forum Recap

  Lost in Montgomery has an excellent and entertaining recap of the first Alabama Gubernatorial Forum leading up to the 2010 election.
  
  After reading it all I can say is the field of candidates is just sad.
  
  
  
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 10:15am EDT
  

• Marc Emery Farewell Tour

  Marc Emery and Loretta Nall
  
  My mentor and very close friend Marc Emery is on a farewell tour of Canada before he turns himself in at the US/Canada border on September 19 and pleads guilty to trafficking marijuana. He is expected to spend at least [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 1:01pm EDT
  

• Vote Roy Moore Or I'll Kick Your Ass With A Bible

  Chuck Norris Endorses Roy Moore for Governor of Alabama
  
  Norris endorsed Mike Huckabee for President in 2008. Huckabee didn't win. Let's hope that trend continues.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 9:11am EDT
  

• Troy King as Forrest Gump

  Finally some action in the Attorney General race.
  
  
  Luther Strange said: Attorney General Troy King should reimburse the state for any tax money spent on private lawyers to represent his office in a federal grand jury investigation.
  
  
  Troy King responded: "My father always told me you" [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 5:20pm EDT
  

• Loretta, You Leave Kay Ivey Alone You Mean Old Atheist !

  Back a couple of years ago State Treasurer Kay Ivey and I had a small skirmish about the Separation of Church and State. My son was attending an event with other high school kids from across the state and Mrs. Ivey was one of the speakers. She touted [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 4:16pm EDT
  

• Argentina Decriminalizes Marijuana

  Argentina Court Ruling Allows for Personal Possession
  
  This is the third Latin American country to see the light this year. Brazil was first, followed by Mexico and now Argentina.
  
  They keep this up and they just may see white people streaming across the other way at [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 5:54am EDT
  

• Mexico Legalizes Personal Possession of Drugs

  Mexico legalizes small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin
  
  
  The maximum amount of marijuana for "personal use" under the new law is 5 grams—the equivalent of about four joints. The limit is a half gram for cocaine, the equivalent of about 4 "lines." For other drugs, the [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 3:12pm EDT