Pubdate: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Copyright: 2004 Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.uniontrib.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/386 Note: Compiled by Tiffany Lee-Youngren from news service reports. Note: Item excerpted from longer column Cited: Marijuana Policy Project http://www.mpp.org Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Jesse+Ventura Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Bill+Maher Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Joycelyn+Elders Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Gary+Johnson Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Michelle+Phillips SMOKIN' IN THE BOARD ROOM You knew him as Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Now, allow us to introduce a new incarnation of the former wrestling champ and Minnesota governor: Jesse "The Doobie" Ventura. Ventura is one of five public figures recently named to the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project, which claims to be America's largest marijuana policy reform organization, with more than 15,000 members and 70,000 e-mail subscribers. Other members of the MPP's board now include comedian Bill Maher, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (R) and singer-actor Michelle Phillips. The organization reports that Phillips, who first became famous as a member of the 1960s singing group the Mamas and the Papas, recently sent a letter to her colleagues in the entertainment biz, stating in part that "arresting adult marijuana users does nothing to keep marijuana out of the hands of children, but arresting adults does tear families apart and ruin careers." Before we take Phillips word for it, we'll wait and see what joining the advisory board of a pro-marijuana organization does for her career. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake