Archive for July, 2009:

Medical Marijuana Activist Mark Tucci Details Vermont’s Legalization Process

{ Posted on Jul 31 2009 by Pete Eyre }
MANCHESTER, VT - In the spring of 2005, just a couple of months after I arrived in DC, I attended the 10th Anniversary dinner for the Marijuana Policy Project. There, I happened to sit at a table with Mark Tucci, ...Read More »

Where’s my beer, Obama?

{ Posted on Jul 30 2009 by Jason Talley }
EDITORS NOTE: Call 202.742.6834 and leave a voicemail telling MHD why Obama should invite you to have a beer at his white house. We're especially interesting in hearing from victims of government violence, regardless of race. Since we're traveling full-time (without ...Read More »

Thank You Thursday: Eyre Edition

{ Posted on Jul 30 2009 by Jason Talley }
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FINDLAY, OHIO - We're at the home of Tom and Elaine Eyre, aka Pete's folks, and they have been treating me and Ryan as if we were family. There are lots of other fols to thank, which is why we ...Read More »

Pete & Jason enjoy “Good Mornings” in Findlay, Ohio

{ Posted on Jul 30 2009 by Jason Talley }
FINDLAY, OH - This morning Pete and I were fortunate enough to talk to Chris Oaks, the host of Good Mornings! on WFIN. Chris, like the other folks we've met in Findlay this week, was super kind to us. We ...Read More »

Happy Birthday Adam Mueller!!!

{ Posted on Jul 29 2009 by Jason Talley }
As many of you know, Adam was a fellow traveler with the Motorhome Diaries for the first two months on the road but is currently back home in Wisconsin. His work helped MHD become what it is today (so blame ...Read More »

MHD shares “Heinous Propaganda” with Canadians Despite their Government

{ Posted on Jul 29 2009 by Jason Talley }
CANADA/US BORDER CHECKPOINT - Less than a week ago we were on our way to visit some freedom-loving friends in Canada before being thwarted by a well-armed gang who searched our vehicle and held us for five hours. They call ...Read More »

24 Hours in Keene

{ Posted on Jul 28 2009 by Pete Eyre }
KEENE, NH - On Thursday, after being told that we were not free to travel into an area of 3.9 million square miles, Jason and I spent the night in a Newport, VT Chinese restaurant that was nice enough to ...Read More »

MHD’s Upcoming Findlay Meetup

{ Posted on Jul 28 2009 by Pete Eyre }
FINDLAY, OH - Yesterday we left Heidelburg Beach and arrived at my folks place in northwest Ohio, which we're calling our home-base through the weekend. Though we had arrived here a few days early (due to our being denied entry ...Read More »

At Lake Erie

{ Posted on Jul 27 2009 by Ryan }
Vermilion OH - After an exciting week at the Ant Hill housing coop I rejoined Pete and Jason on Saturday when they picked me up in Rochester NY. I originally intended to leave the coop on the 24th in the ...Read More »

Canadian Border Thuggery

{ Posted on Jul 26 2009 by Pete Eyre }
CANADIAN/US BORDER CHECKPOINT - As we did with our Jones County-related content, we thought it'd make sense to compile all the posts in one place we've done related to our being denied the freedom to travel and visit our Canadian ...Read More »