LOT: Just Another Weekend in Keene

Liberty On Tour‘s Pete Eyre reports in from Keene:

KEENE, NH – Ademo and I have been in Keene now for a couple of months. Among other things, we’ve made some changes to LibertyOnTour.com & CopBlock.org (and have more planned), done a lot of brainstorming and strategic thinking, Ademo is now blogging on FreeKeene.com, I helped start PrisonersForLiberty.com, we do “Don’t Take the Plea” outreach every Tuesday morning (other activists have Mon, Wed. and soon Thur. covered) and Free Keene TV is getting off the ground (props to JJ!).

Read the rest at Liberty On Tour.

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Sentinel Reports on 420 Celebration’s Return!

CannabisHere’s a report on the return of the 4:20 celebrations appearing in today’s Keene Sentinel, featuring Free Keene’s Ademo!

While St. Patrick’s Day enthusiasts participated in the “wearing of the green” in downtown Keene Thursday afternoon, a small group of activists celebrated a different type of green at Central Square.

Smoking pipes and rolled blunts, activists used marijuana as a way to express “self-ownership,” according to one participant.

This group of nearly 20 was the first of this year to hold a rally supporting marijuana legalization, but similar demonstrations have been a fixture in Central Square since 2009.

“I wish the government would stay out of the issue forever and allow people the right to choose their own medication,” said Ademo M. Freeman, who moved to Keene in January.

Allowing medicinal marijuana, a measure that was passed by the N.H. House in a 221-96 vote Wednesday, is just one step, according to Freeman. (more…)

Busy days at the State House

State representatives voted on loads of interesting bills over the last few days. Here are a few–

• Medical marijuana (HB442): passed, with a veto-proof majority

• Permitting audio/video recording of police (HB145): passed

• No permit required for concealed carrying (HB330): passed

• Removing compulsory school attendance (HB542): passed

• Disallow students to vote at their college towns (HB176): failed

• Death with dignity (HB513, sponsored by Chuck Weed): failed

The roll call data provided some surprises from Keene representatives–

• Chuck Weed and Cynthia Chase did not show up.

• Gladys Johnsen and Kris Roberts voted against HB176, permitting videorecording of police. (Why?)

• Steve Lindsey and Sam Hawkes voted for HB330, allowing concealed carrying without a permit.

• Sam Hawkes voted against HB513, death with dignity.

Search through roll call records on your own here. See more recent State House votes at Blue Hampshire, and at Ron Paul Forums.

Raw Video of Ademo & Pete’s Kidnapping at the Greenfield Jail

The video footage was FINALLY retrieved from Greenfield PD today, well, 50% of it due to a technical difficulty with Ademo’s camera. Here’s the raw footage from Pete’s camera including their interaction with the bureaucrats in the jail and their arrest outside. For full detail on this incident, visit Copblock.org/Greenfield.
Part 1/2: Inside the jail, threatened by the guards over recording video:

Part 2/2: Greenfield PD’s Todd M. Dodge shows up to threaten Ademo and Pete further, then arrests them: (more…)