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Weekly:
This
Week
in
History
4/22/05
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April 23, 1998: The
Ottawa Citizen reports that Canadians who tell US border officials the
truth about their past use of marijuana will be denied entry to America
indefinitely.
April 24, 2001: In
Oklahoma, Will Foster, 42, a medical marijuana patient who in 1995 was
sentenced to 93 years in prison for growing 39 marijuana plants in his
basement, is released on parole. Foster used marijuana to relieve
chronic pain caused by acute rheumatoid arthritis. "My medical use
of marijuana never interfered with my work, I ran a successful business,"
said Foster. He added, "I was minding my own business taking care
of my health and my family. What was I doing to anybody that got
me 93 years?"
April 25, 1894: The
Indian Hemp Drug Commission concludes that cannabis has no addictive properties,
some medical uses, and a number of positive emotional and social benefits.
April 25, 2000: Despite
the formal opposition of the Hawaiian Catholic Church, the Hawaii State
Senate passes medical marijuana legislation, joining California, Oregon,
Washington, Maine, Alaska, and Arizona in shielding medical marijuana patients
from criminal prosecution.
April 27, 1937: In
a statement before the US House of Representative Ways and Means Committee,
Clinton Hester testifies that a Washington Times editorial published shortly
before Congress held its first hearing on the marijuana issue argued:
"The fatal marihuana cigarette must be recognized as a deadly drug and
American children must be protected against it."
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Issue #383
-- 4/22/05
Editorial:
Now
How
Do
You
Feel?
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Feature:
House
Conservatives
Pushing
Bill
to
"Fix"
Sentencing,
Increase
Mandatory
Minimums,
Create
New
Drug
Crimes
|
Feature:
Canada
Approves
Sativex
--
Natural
Marijuana-Based
Pharmaceutical
to
Be
on
Pharmacy
Shelves
by
Summer
|
Britain
Passes
"Tough"
New
Drug
Bill:
Tougher
Sentences,
New
Crimes,
More
Police
Power
|
Announcement:
DRCNet/Perry
Fund
Event
to
Feature
US
Rep.
Jim
McDermott,
June
1
in
Seattle
|
Weekly:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cops
Stories
|
Sentencing:
South
Carolina
Bill
to
Equalize
Crack,
Powder
Cocaine
Penalties
Moving
|
Religious
Freedom:
Supreme
Court
to
Decide
Sacramental
Ayahuasca
Use
Case
|
On
Campus:
University
of
Colorado
Students
Pass
Referendum
Calling
for
Equality
in
Marijuana
and
Alcohol
Penalties
|
Europe:
ENCOD
Offers
Peace
Pipe
to
European
Union
--
Literally
|
Asia:
Malaysia
Considering
Drug
Maintenance
Programs?
|
Media
Scan:
Debra
Saunders
on
Student
Drug
Testing,
Brown
University
SSDP
Opens
Drug
Resource
Center
|
Weekly:
This
Week
in
History
|
SSDP
T-Shirt
and
Flyer
Design
Contest
|
Online:
Audio
Web
Chat
with
Dr.
Andrew
Weil
|
Weekly:
The
Reformer's
Calendar
|
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