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 motaman
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 T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 
#10844819 - 08/12/09 09:21 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 11, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State Representative Thomas C. Slater, who successfully urged legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island, died Monday at his home in Providence. He was 68.
The cause was cancer, other legislative leaders on the issue said in announcing his death.
Despite being seriously ill, Mr. Slater, Democrat of Providence, attended General Assembly sessions this summer to oversee an expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program.
A former Marine first elected to office in 1994, Mr. Slater was best known for sponsoring legislation that in 2006 made Rhode Island the 11th state in the country to allow chronically ill patients to possess small amounts of marijuana to ease their symptoms. The drug remains illegal under federal law.
Mr. Slater cast the sole vote in 2005 against an amendment naming the new law for him.
The law had a defect: it never explained how patients could legally buy the drug. At Mr. Slater’s urging, lawmakers passed legislation this year by a wide margin allowing up to three nonprofit stores to sell marijuana legally to registered patients.
He is survived by his wife, Jody McKiernan, and three children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/us/12slater.html
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jwes420
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Re: T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 [Re: motaman]
#10845226 - 08/12/09 10:44 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Another warrior down. At least he won a large battle in Legislature before he lost his cancer battle.
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Re: T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 [Re: jwes420]
#10845605 - 08/12/09 11:40 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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R.I.P.
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Moronicus
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Re: T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 [Re: Enpo]
#10846310 - 08/12/09 01:15 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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marijuana causes cancer. 
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jwes420
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Re: T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 [Re: Moronicus]
#10847066 - 08/12/09 02:57 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
marijuana causes cancer.
I hate talking smack to people, but really,
*** *** **** * ******* ******.
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Edited by motaman (08/12/09 04:36 PM)
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Moronicus
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Re: T. C. Slater, Who Led a State Effort on Marijuana, Is Dead at 68 [Re: jwes420]
#10851015 - 08/13/09 04:42 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
jwes420 said:
Quote:
marijuana causes cancer.
I hate talking smack to people, but really,
*** *** **** * ******* ******.
/end joke.exec 
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A post about m00nshine
Anonymous #6 said:
Yes, it is. The shine stands for his job title, which is Shoe Shiner, the moon stands for the time he comes out to be a nigger, which is best suited for the negroid camouflage.
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