Webmaster Search Engine  Wednesday, January 16, 2008  MPP
doubles GOP medical marijuana offer to $20k  Days before the
first presidential caucuses in a medical marijuana state, the
Marijuana Policy Project today doubled its offer to presidential
candidates Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney to back up
their statements opposing medical marijuana with scientific
evidence.  If any of the candidates can prove his statements are
true, MPP will donate the legal maximum of $10,000 to his
campaign ($5,000 for the primaries, $5,000 for the general
election), plus an additional $10,000 donation to the
candidate's favorite charity.  MPP's original offer of $10,000
for the campaigns was made Dec. 6 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
"In responding to questions from patients who have benefited
from medical marijuana, Giuliani, McCain and Romney have all
made claims that are patently false," said Rob Kampia, executive
director of the arijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C.
"When appeals to science, compassion and