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Quote
of
the
Week:
A.M.
Rosenthal
shows
off
his
knowledge
of
narcotics
and
his
respect
for
Mexico's
sovereignty
8/1/97
This week's quote comes from A.M. Rosenthal in his 7/29 NY Times op-ed
in which he voices his opposition to the nomination of William Weld as
ambassador to Mexico. Citing Weld's support of medicinal marijuana. Rosenthal
writes:
"The arrival of an American ambassador who favors even partial
legalization of the most widely abused narcotic would be an insult to those
Mexican officials and voters who struggle for a decent government."
Rosenthal demonstrates that the problem isn't drugs, the problem is
ignorance. First of all, marijuana isn't a narcotic; this is known to anyone
who has done the most basic reading on the topic. Rosenthal's op-ed goes
downhill from there. It's the US government's strong-arming of other nations
into adopting harmful drug policies that is the insult, not the nomination
of William Weld.
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Issue #5, 8/1/97
Recent Alerts: Chai Project trial to be continued, and Sentencing Disparity alert still timely | Drug-Related AIDS: Disposable patients... Disturbing numbers from the CDC | Medical Marijuana: Loss in WA Supreme Court, Activist Arrested in LA, Wheelchair Caravan Planned for Northeast | International News: Australia Heroin Maintenance Trial, Corruption in Mexican Army | New Book Release: Crack In America | Link of the Week: A rational, reasoned approach to the drug policy debate... What are this group's real motives? | Quote of the Week: A.M. Rosenthal shows off his knowledge of narcotics and his respect for Mexico's sovereignty | Editorial: The world leads while America continues its war
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