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News
Links:
Bolivia
and
Colombia,
California
Medical
Marijuana,
Drug-Terror
Ad
Parody
2/22/02
Events of import
in the drug war have transpired in the nations of Bolivia (hopeful) and
Colombia (dire), but which we did not have time to report on this week.
DRCNet recommends checking out http://www.narconews.com
for extensive coverage of relevant developments in Latin America.
Last week, DRCNet
reported on the DEA's California medical marijuana busts and the role of
a prominent member of the San Francisco medical marijuana community in
them (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/224.html). On Saturday
2/16, we received the following statement via e-mail:
"Due to recent events,
Father Nazarin no longer has any role in the representation and/or decision
making of the organization formerly known as St. Martin de Porres Chapel,
et al. The staff at our facility is as shocked and dismayed by this one
individual's action as is our community at large. Let there be absolutely
no doubt at our shared outrage and disgust by this conduct. The facility
at 350 Divisadero Street (formerly St. Martin de Porres Chapel) is undergoing
reorganization to better serve the medical cannabis community. The facility
will reorganize as was its intended design, a cooperative of, by and for
patients. Wayne Justmann, Gary Farnsworth, and Randelyn Webster will be
involved in the restructuring."
We have not at this point investigated
further into this situation, hence cannot offer views of other marijuana
activists to compare or contrast with this statement. We are providing
it here for the sake of public information, without evaluation, but will
report further on developments in the California situation in the coming
weeks. A few web sites to check for further info:
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02.n238.a08.html
http://www.toad.com/drugs/deammj/
http://sf.indymedia.org
http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/demnow/dn20020213.html
http://www.thehempevolution.org
The Libertarian Party aren't
the only people blasting the ONDCP's drug-terror ads through parody. Jeff
Meyers, producer of the "Emperor of Hemp" documentary, has created another
such response, available at http://www.emperorofhemp.com
in streaming video.
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Issue #225, 2/22/02
Editorial: Costs and Consequences | Lies, Damn Lies, and "The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-1998" | New Mexico Post-Mortem: Reformers Differ on What Went Right, What Went Wrong | Britain: Parliamentary Committee Will Recommend Cannabis Decrim, Ecstasy Down-Scheduling, More Heroin Prescriptions | Dutch to Consider Prescription Heroin for Hard Cases, Study Results Lay Groundwork for Move | New Study Provides First Comprehensive Report on Drug Laws in All 50 States and DC, Variations Abound | At the Statehouse: Medical Marijuana Moving in Maryland and Vermont | Libertarian Party Ad Campaign Takes on Drug Terror Link | Federal Drug Office Accused of "Enron-Style Accounting" in New National Drug Budget Reporting | News Links: Bolivia and Colombia, California Medical Marijuana, Drug-Terror Ad Parody | Alerts: HEA, Bolivia, DEA Hemp Ban, SuperBowl Ad, Ecstasy Legislation, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana, Virginia | The Reformer's Calendar
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