Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:24:14 -0700
Subject:D.C. Medical Marijuana Initiative Accepted for November Election Up TOC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

Medical Marijuana Initiative Accepted for November Election

Supporters Conclude 14-Month Struggle to Put Initiative 63 on Ballot

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The District of Columbia Board of Elections and
Ethics (BOEE) today notified proponents of Initiative 63, the medical
marijuana initiative, that the initiative would appear on the November
general election ballot. The written notice from BOEE wraps up an
arduous, 14-month battle that included several lawsuits and hundreds
of wrongfully invalidated signatures.

   Initiative 63 would protect from arrest seriously ill people who
use marijuana under the advice of their physicians. In July 2001, the
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), a D.C.-based non-profit advocacy
group, filed with the BOEE a request to circulate petitions for the
initiative. The BOEE denied that request in December 2001, because the
so-called "Barr Amendment," a rider to the D.C. Appropriations bill
named after its sponsor, U.S. Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA), prevented the city
from spending any money to process the initiative.

   MPP then filed suit against the federal and District governments in
the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on the grounds
that the Barr Amendment was an unconstitutional abridgment of
political speech. On March 28, 2002, federal judge Emmet G. Sullivan
ruled in favor of MPP.

   In May, a group of local, former medical marijuana activists filed
a frivolous lawsuit to prevent MPP from gathering signatures in
support of the initiative. Though MPP won with a quick, decisive
ruling in D.C. Superior Court in June, the setback left MPP only
25 days to gather the over 17,000 signatures necessary to place the
initiative on the November ballot.

   Despite having turned in more than 38,000 signatures -- more than
twice the required number -- the BOEE claimed that MPP came up short
in one of the city's wards. An extensive recount by MPP showed that
the BOEE had failed to count literally hundreds of valid signatures.
Today's ruling is the result of a Motion to Reconsider filed with the
BOEE on August 16, based on MPP's recount. It allows MPP to move
forward with posting campaign posters and educating voters.

   "We faced incredible odds to put this initiative on the November
ballot," said Robert Kampia, MPP's executive director. "Because a vast
majority of voters approved a similar initiative in 1998, we never
imagined that this campaign would turn into a journey reminiscent of
Homer's Odyssey. The real winners, though, are the seriously ill
people who will now have legal access to medical marijuana."

   The Marijuana Policy Project works to minimize the harm associated
with marijuana -- both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that
are intended to prohibit such use. In association with Students for
Sensible Drug Policy, MPP will hold its first national conference --
featuring a special appearance by comedian Bill Maher -- on Nov. 8-10
in Anaheim, California. For more information, see http://www.mpp.org .



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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:41:45 -0700
Subject:Canada: Hemp Fabric Making A Comeback Up TOC

Newshawk: CMAP (http://www.mapinc.org/cmap)
Pubdate: Fri, 13 Sep 2002
Source: Hamilton Spectator (CN ON)
Copyright: The Hamilton Spectator 2002
Contact: letters@hamiltonspectator.com
Website: http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/181
Author: Marvin Caplan,The Hamilton Spectator
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HEMP FABRIC MAKING A COMEBACK

Designer Armani Is Promoting Hemp Clothing And Cultivation

During discussion about the recent debate over the decriminalization or
legalization of marijuana, I was reminded of a clothing fibre that had
fallen out of favour but has recently been making a comeback -- hemp.

In the years before the early 20th century, fabric from hemp was far more
popular than cotton.

For a number of reasons, including the use of some forms of hemp as a drug,
growing hemp was prohibited in Canada 1938 and discouraged or forbidden in
much of the rest of the world.

The psychoactive substance in marijuana, THC, is virtually nonexistent in
hemp grown for fibre.

Hemp is a fibre that has a finish similar to flax or linen and ramie. It is
very quick-growing and has exceptionally long fibres. Cotton fibres are
about 20 millimeters long, while the fibres of the hemp plant can reach
several meters in length. As well as their much greater length, hemp fibres
are stronger, more absorbent, and far more environmentally friendly than
cotton.

While much of the fabric I've seen has a harsh hand (or feel), I'm told
that some spinners are producing fibre that rivals silk in its soft hand
and sheen.

Probably due to the history of the connection to marijuana, clothing
products of hemp have found most of their initial popularity with younger
clients and aging hippies.

My first wardrobe item made from hemp fibre was a pair of jeans. (As a
point of interest, the original Levi's jeans were made of hemp.)

I found my jeans comfortable, easy-care and exceptionally durable.

Even though the counterculture was the first proponent of this durable
fibre, fashion genius Giorgio Armani has been experimenting with hemp
textiles and recently outfitted actor Woody Harrelson in a tuxedo made from
hemp fabric.

Not content to leave his cannabis experiment to finished fashions, the
Italian style guru has had his company participate in a consortium of
Italian farmers and seed producers to restart Italian hemp cultivation near
Ferrara in Italy.

Until now, Giorgio Armani had imported the hemp he uses in his collection
from France.

While the initial planting is 200 hectares (494 acres), Armani's consortium
is also building a factory to process hemp with a capacity to process hemp
produced from 1,000 hectares (2470 acres).

Canada has allowed hemp grown from research purposes since 1961, and in
1998, for the first time in 60 years, commercial production of industrial
hemp was permitted.

Despite the marvels of the plant, including its ability to thrive with
minimal or no pesticides, technology has not kept up, and growing and
harvesting hemp remains labour-intensive.

Whether or not the smokable variety of cannabis will or should become more
available is still open to debate; the short-term growth of hemp fabrics in
specialty high-end clothing seems to be probable, particularly with the
support of Armani.

The widespread use of this fibre in men's clothing will take many years,
and based on current technology it is unlikely to ever be more than a small
part of the fashion industry.

Marvin Caplan is a Hamilton councillor who spent nearly four decades in the
clothing business. You can contact him at mcaplan@netaccess.on.ca
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 17:26:15 -0700
Subject:NC: Marijuana Rally Up TOC

Newshawk: The War on Drugs IS Terrorism
Pubdate: Tue, 17 Sep 2002
Source: Hendersonville Times-News (NC)
Contact: tnletters@hendersonvillenews.com
Copyright: 2002 Hendersonville Newspaper Corporation
Website: http://www.hendersonvillenews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/793
Author: Tony Mator, Times-News Staff Writer
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)

MARIJUANA RALLY

COLUMBUS -- N.C. State House of Representatives 113th District candidate
Jean Marlowe smokes marijuana, and she wants every voter to know it. The
catch is, she does it legally.

Saturday, the joint-lighting Libertarian will merge forces with California
activist Jack Herer, author of the pro-hemp book The Emperor Wears No
Clothes, for a campaign rally on the Polk County Courthouse lawn. Issues
addressed will include reducing restrictions on medicinal hemp and marijuana
use and preserving the environment.

Marlowe, who once spent 10 months in prison for smoking marijuana while on
probation, suffers from a mild form of porphyria, a disease that affects the
liver. Because of severe allergies, she can't take most medications, so her
physician suggested she try marijuana, Marlowe said.

"(Marijuana) either supplies the missing enzymes to my liver or it makes my
liver function as if they were there. ... It enables me to function normally
because I'm not in pain," Marlowe said.

Despite the earlier ruling that landed Marlowe in prison, she is now
permitted to use the drug because of her limited medical options.

Jack Herer, dubbed "The Emperor of Hemp," said he's known Marlowe almost
three years. He helped bring about legislation to permit medicinal marijuana
use in some California counties and hopes to add North Carolina to the list.

"In the world of medicine," Herer maintained, "nothing is safer than
marijuana. It's the safest medicine in the world."

"The Libertarian platform this year is putting an end to the war on drugs,"
Marlowe said. And she intends to end that war by accepting drugs (at least
under some circumstances) rather than fighting them.

Hemp products such as clothing, shoes and beauty products will be displayed
at the rally, which runs from noon until 4 p.m. Also appearing at the rally
will be Eddie Gordon of the Harmonica Rascals, Michael Krawitz and his
Traveling Cannabis Museum and the blues band White Lytnyn.

Marlowe will face Republican Trudi Walend in the general election.
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 17:26:40 -0700
Subject:Canada: The Cops Vs Local Marijuana Growers, Part 1 Up TOC

Newshawk: Canadian Media Awareness Project (http://www.mapinc.org/cmap/)
Pubdate: Mon, 16 Sep 2002
Source: Nelson Daily News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2002 Nelson Daily News
Contact: news@nelsondailynews.com
Website: http://www.nelsondailynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/288
Author: Kathy Kiel

PART ONE: THE COPS VS. LOCAL MARIJUANA GROWERS

You can smell it in the air, either on the local streets or hillsides - and
people in Parliament and the rest of the country are buzzing about it.
Today, Kathy Kiel will take you with the RCMP as they execute a "marijuana
eradication project." This is the first of a three-part series on the pot
industry in B.C. In part two Darren Davidson will explore the Senate's
ground-breaking recommendation that possession of the drug be legalized.

Dope growers are playing the game.  Sometimes they win and sometimes they
don't.  And when they don't, they lose big, big B.C. bud.

But unlike major league baseball games, it's not the Goodyear blimp that
hovers over the fields of joy - in the Slocan Valley it's the RCMP chopper.

At Friday's game, the cops came out on top after they scored half-million
dollars worth of pot in someone's backyard.  On this day they hit a Grand Slam.

"It's more fun than going to Disneyland," said Cst. Darrell Robinson after
he and four other members sweat their pants off hacking down the outdoor
grow-op.  "And I've been to Disneyland."

Commercial ventures like these, when spotted, are destroyed by Mounties.
They say they're not destroying what was recently reported as B.C.'s number
one industry because they're doing it for health and for healthy children.

Sgt. Bill Romanica flies the Bell Longranger II helicopter 1,000 feet over
the valley, just three minutes away from New Denver.  His eye has, through
experience, been trained to spot dark green patches of pot tucked away in
the relatively unpopulated, greenish river valley.

"You can't rely on computers and satellites [to find the grows], you've got
to go there and look yourself," said Romanica.

Other ways to sleuth out a crop is by looking for clearings to allow sun
for photosynthesis, access to water such as a creek or swamp, and trail or
road accesses.

Usually there is some order to the plants' layout.  They often are in
row-like sequences, said Romanica.

"It shouldn't be cultivated, it's the wild."

After the RCMP Kelowna Air Section employee spots a grow from the air, he
radios down to the three-man ground crew travelling below in a  4 x 4 crew
cab pick-up.  Along with packing heat, the officers carry basic gardening
sheers, twine and plenty of water in hydration packs.

The frontline crew receives the GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates
from the pilot to help locate the cash crop.  They also rely on the pilot's
navigation to find the easiest route into the sight.

"It's not that easy.  When you land the helicopter and start to walk up and
find it there's a lot of bush," said Nelson Cst. Tom Clark, the drug
awareness officer for the Nelson district.

If the area spotted isn't on someone's private property the police will go
in and chop down the plants.  If the marijuana is without flowers or buds,
they will leave the destroyed plants at the site.  If the plants are full
of buds they may sling it by helicopter and dump in in a nearby lake or
swamp.  Or they can choose to take it to the once-regularly-running burner
at Slocan Forest Products.

If the grow op is found on private land, the Mounties will stop in at the
residence to give them a heads-up as to what's happening.  In Friday's
case, where about 400 plants were seized, they did not lay charges on the
suspected grower.

"We informed them right as soon as we came onto the property that we
wouldn't be pressing charges" said Robinson.  "We were basically here to
harvest the crop."

The response to the eradication is usually one of understanding, as this
grower was, said Robinson.

"He was very polite.  His words were, 'It's part of the game.'  This year
he didn't get to crop and other years he did.  That's just how it works out."

The police say they only have the resources to do a two-day project in the
New Denver/Slocan Valley area.  However, there's so much pot that they
could work in the valley for well over a week.  But the cost of flying the
helicopter at $500 an hour and the manpower needed would put a definite
strain on their budget.

That's why they usually decide not to press charges to growers because of
the "phenomenal" added cost it adds in enforcement and to the judicial system.

"The biggest thing of course is we're doing this by consent," said Clark,
who's been in drug enforcement for 20 years.  "Because if we went to a
place and the person said 'no you can't [cut the plants] then we'd have to
arrest them, we'd have to get a search warrant and then we'd have to come
back and lay charges."

Their eradication efforts are not wasted since they aren't pressing
charges, they say.  They're not worried about defraying the cost of the
operation because it just doesn't work that way. It still pays off big.

"We seized probably half a million dollars in dope," said Ken Harrington
who was fittingly wearing a "D.A.R.E. to keep children off drugs" hat for
the day.  "So that's a half million dollars of dope that we keep off the
streets.  The people that grow aren't supported by that income.  Our young
people, as far as we are concerned, are safer."
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:22:17 -0700
Subject:It's Not Easy Being a Meanie - A Drug Czar Interrupted Up TOC

Newshawk: Our Mission Statement http://www.drugsense.org/mission.htm
Pubdate: Tue, 17 Sep 2002
Source: DrugWar (US Web)
Webpage: http://www.drugwar.com/pczarinterrupted.shtm
Copyright: 2002 Kalyx com
Contact: ptpeet@drugwar.com
Website: http://www.drugwar.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2410
Author: Preston Peet, for DrugWar com
Note: To access the many links from this web based article, please go to
the webpage above.
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)

It was easy. This is something that should happen more often, because
it is not that hard to do. Show up at an event, wear a tie, look
clean-cut, then boom, wham, there's someone jumping in front of the
cameras, shouting about medical marijuana and the immorality of the
current Drug War." Adam Eidinger- Mintwood Media Collective, US Shadow
Representative candidate for the DC Statehood Green Party

IT'S NOT EASY BEING A MEANIE - A DRUG CZAR INTERRUPTED

The official launch by US Drug Czar John P. Walters of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy's new National Media Campaign
anti-marijuana ads got off to a rocky start at the National Press Club
in Washington, DC, Tuesday, when a protestor leaped upon the stage and
began shouting, waving about a sign, and throwing flyers decrying the
federal war on medical marijuana into the crowd of assembled press
representatives, drug law reformers, and prohibition supporters.

Adam Eidinger saw a press advisory the night before the press
conference, and decided to do something dramatic to draw more
attention to the ongoing federal crack down on medical marijuana.

Eidinger, founder of the Mintwood Media Collective, a public relations
group focused on social issues, and currently a candidate for US
Shadow Representative to the US Congress for the DC Statehood Green
Party, got together with Kevin Zeese of Common Sense for Drug Policy
and created flyers, printed on one side with the question, "Is The
Drug Czar's Ad Campaign Just Drug War Propaganda," and on the other a
portion of Daniel Forbes' recent article for DrugWar.com detailing
federal opposition to citizens' marijuana initiatives around the
country, particularly in Michigan.

"When the Drug Czar began to speak, Adam rushed the podium with a sign
that said, 'Free Bryan Epis,'" Zeese told DrugWar.com. "He started
shouting about Epis being sentenced to 10 years in jail next week in
California for medical marijuana, that there will be demonstrations
that day and to join us, and for the government to stop harassing
medical marijuana patients. Then they rushed him as he threw some of
the flyers out into the audience. As he was being escorted out, I
jumped up and threw more flyers, so they covered the whole floor at
the event."

The US Surgeon General was there, as were representatives of the
American Medical Association and the National Medical Association.
After Eidinger was ejected, Walters gave a speech alledging marijuana
is a very dangerous drug and should be kept away from children, one of
the most common drug warrior excuses for continuing the War. An
unidentified representative of the NMA also spoke, asserting that
marijuana was a gateway drug into the illegal drugs culture,
specifically a danger for African-American youth, according to a
report on the press conference from William D. McColl, Director of
National Affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance. Representatives from
reforms groups NORML, the DPA, and the Students for Sensible Drug
Policy were in the audience.

The new anti-marijuana ads have been released simultaneously with the
increased federal crack down on medical marijuana growers and users in
California. This official press conference was held the same day that
the city of Santa Cruz, California, handed out medical marijuana from
the city hall steps in defiance of federal prohibitionist enforcers.

There will be a protest in Sacramento on Sunday, Sept. 22, and both in
Sacramento at the federal courthouse on Sept. 23, and in DC as well,
protesting the sentencing of Bryan Epis, and the federal War on
medical marijuana in general.
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:24:56 -0700
Subject:MA: Bostoned? Up TOC

Newshawk: URI SSDP http://members.cox.net/urissdp
Pubdate: Wed, 11 Sep 2002
Source: Boston Weekly Dig (MA)
Copyright: 2002 Boston Weekly Dig
Contact: letters@weeklydig.com
Website: http://www.weeklydig.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1515
Author: Danielle Ben-Veniste

BOSTONED?

Boston Voters Will Get Chance To Instruct Reps To Decriminalize

The Dig's coverage of Nevada's marijuana decriminalization ballot
initiative over the past few weeks may have instilled in you a distinct
sense that life is unfair.

After all, it seems that the Nevadans have access to all the fun vices:
gambling, prostitution, and now, potentially, marijuana. But there is good
news for the pot-friendly demographic of our readership: on November 5, the
following non-binding referendum question will appear in eight Boston
districts: "Shall the state representative from this district be instructed
to vote in favor of legislation that would make possession of less than one
ounce of marijuana a civil violation, subject to a maximum fine of $100 and
not subject to any criminal penalties?" Other parts of Massachusetts will
be answering questions regarding medical marijuana use and hemp farming.

As you can probably see from the wording of this question, voter response
will not directly determine whether or not decriminalization is in
Massachusetts' future.

Such is the nature of a non-binding referendum, which functions more as an
opinion poll than it does as a legislative determinant. But the
decriminalization question is more than just fluff on the ballot and may
not be ignored by state house representatives simply because it is
non-binding. Eighteenth Suffolk District (Allston/Brighton) candidate Dave
Friedman (D) recognizes that any legislator "has to pay close attention to
what the voters say" and says of this particular ballot question that,
while the margin of the vote is a strong consideration, "there would have
to be a very, very good reason not to follow [voter] instruction."

Advocates of decriminalization appeal to the larger, less left-leaning
population by pointing out that law enforcement officials would be better
able to focus on violent crimes and terrorism if they weren't so busy
making minor possession arrests.

In this time of gung-ho patriotism and concern for "homeland security,"
this is probably the most promising angle to look at such a controversial
issue; even in relatively liberal Massachusetts, few legislators, if any,
will support decriminalization just so people can unwind with some chronic
at the end of the day. Friedman, for example, explains that while he does
not support decriminalization per se, he sees it as a step in the right
direction in reforming drug laws and policies that simply aren't working in
the legal system as a whole.

And with the arguably misguided drug war what it is, one might expect many
other politicians to welcome an opportunity to do things differently.

But not all legislators are prepared to consider easing up on drug law in
their districts.

Asked whether he would follow voter instruction if his district showed
support for decriminalization, incumbent 13th Suffolk District (Eastern
Dorchester) Representative Marty Walsh (D) said that he would be "very
surprised" if that was the result of the vote. Showing great faith in the
willingness of Dorchester's residents to shake hands with the long arm of
the law, Walsh explains, "Marijuana is illegal regardless of whether it's
one ounce or two pounds." While the argument that decriminalization would
allow for police intervention in more serious crimes may seem particularly
relevant in Dorchester, Walsh believes that if we decriminalize small
quantities of marijuana, "We're opening a box we don't want to look into.
It's too dangerous." He goes on to explain, DARE-style, that "marijuana use
is the beginning step to a lifetime of taking drugs." While this may seem
like worn out rhetoric, it raises the question, however circuitously, of
which districts would really benefit from decriminalization and why.

No matter what your position on drug laws, it's hard to deny that this
ballot question is an important one, both practically and symbolically.
Make our forefathers proud and vote on it. There's no excuse not to.
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:05:44 -0700
Subject: New Kzar Press Release (I think I am going to be sick) Up TOC

via Richard Lake <rlake@mapinc.org>

White House Drug Czar and Public Health, Prevention and Parenting Leaders
Inform Parents About Harms of Marijuana

Surgeon General, American Medical Association, National PTA and

American Academy of Pediatrics Among Those Urging Parents to Talk to

Their Kids About the Risks of Marijuana

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's leaders in public health,
parenting and drug prevention have joined the White House Drug Czar to warn
parents about the serious risks of youth marijuana use. Starting tomorrow, an
"Open Letter to Parents About Marijuana" will appear in nearly 300 newspapers
nationwide. Signed by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and
17 national organizations, the letter warns parents that marijuana is a
serious drug with serious consequences for young users. Representatives of
these organizations appeared today at a press conference with the Drug Czar
and the Surgeon General and urged parents to learn more about marijuana and
give their kids the facts.

"Marijuana is riskier than people think, especially for kids.  Smoking
marijuana can lead to significant health and behavior problems for youth --
disrupting families and jeopardizing our children's futures," said John P.
Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy. "The risks associated with
marijuana have been trivialized and our kids are getting the wrong message.
It is time to dispel the myths about marijuana. The facts are compelling, but
we must arm parents, teachers, community leaders and our children with the
truth. Outdated and false perceptions about the drug are putting today's kids
at risk."

"Young marijuana users face serious risks. Marijuana can harm the brain,
lungs and mental health. Research also shows that marijuana is addictive,"
said Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M.D. "More teens enter drug treatment
each year for marijuana than for all other illicit drugs combined. Marijuana
use is also three times more likely to lead to dependence among adolescents
than among adults."

Part of a larger marijuana prevention initiative that the ONDCP is rolling
out this fall, the "Open Letter to Parents about Marijuana" urges parents to
learn more about marijuana and to talk to their kids about the harm it poses
to young users, including putting them at risk for a host of significant
health, social, learning and behavioral problems at a crucial time in their
lives. The letter is signed by the ONDCP and the American Academy of Family
Physicians; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Emergency
Physicians; American Medical Association; American Society of Addiction
Medicine; Child Welfare League of America; Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of
America/Drug-Free Kids Campaign; National Asian Pacific American Families
Against Substance Abuse; National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Directors; National Center for School Health Nursing; National Crime
Prevention Council; National Families in Action; National Family Partnership;
National Indian Health Board; National Medical Association; National PTA; and
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University. These groups will help distribute educational materials about
marijuana to parents and youth this fall.

"The American Medical Association welcomes the opportunity to be one of 17
national organizations supporting the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
against marijuana," said Richard F. Corlin, M.D., immediate past president,
AMA. "For far too long, the message to our nation's young people has been
that marijuana is harmless, when research has clearly proven that is not the
case. Marijuana is mind-altering, it can be addictive, and it can lead to
destructive behavior."

The initiative will also include new print and broadcast advertising running
this fall designed to dispel popular myths and misconceptions about
marijuana. The advertising educates parents about the things they can say and
do to keep their kids drug-free. The Media Campaign is also publishing a new
marijuana-specific pamphlet for parents that will be available next month.

"Make no mistake, marijuana is a harmful, addictive drug that is readily
available to our children in communities across the country," said Louis Z.
Cooper, M.D., president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "Teenagers who
are smoking marijuana today are using a drug more potent than what was
available in the 1960s."

"The National Medical Association has become involved with this campaign
because marijuana is a problem in our community," said L. Natalie Carroll,
M.D., president of the NMA. "We do not want to see illicit drug use among our
youth and we believe that marijuana negatively affects many aspects of a
young person's life, including the ability to learn and think."

"National PTA is pleased to support ONDCP's initiative to increase awareness
of the dangers of drug abuse to the nation's children," said National PTA
President Shirley Igo. "The solution to the problem of alcohol and drug abuse
is not simple nor will it be accomplished quickly. It will take a sustained
and collaborative effort on the part of all those who have a stake in
building healthy communities, especially parents."

More kids use marijuana than cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and all other illicit
drugs combined. In fact, approximately 60 percent of young people who use
illicit drugs use marijuana only. And the number of 8th graders who have used
the drug has doubled in the last decade from one in ten to one in five.

Studies also show that kids who use marijuana don't do as well in school.
Research has found that young people with an average grade of "D" or below
were more than four times as likely to have used marijuana in the last year
than those with an average grade of "A."

Young marijuana users are also more likely to engage in risky behavior, such
as having sex, becoming involved in violence, getting in trouble with the
law, driving while high or riding with someone who is, or experimenting with
other illegal drugs. Kids ages 12-17 who use marijuana weekly are five times
more likely to steal and nearly four times more likely to engage in violent
acts than those who don't.

However, research also shows that parents are the most powerful influence on
their kids when it comes to marijuana. Two-thirds of youth ages 13-17 say
losing their parents' respect is one of the main reasons they don't smoke
marijuana or use other drugs.

Parents can help keep their kids drug-free by asking questions and staying
involved in their childrens' lives. More information about the effects of
marijuana use and its signs and symptoms, as well as advice for parents on
keeping kids drug-free, can be found on ONDCP's Media Campaign Web site for
parents at http://www.TheAntiDrug.com. Parents can also call the National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 1-800-788-2800 for free
resources. Information for youth about marijuana can be found by visiting
http://www.Freevibe.com.

In 1998, with the bipartisan support of Congress and the President, ONDCP
created the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, an effort designed to
educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs. Counting on an
unprecedented blend of public and private partnerships, non-profit community
service organizations, volunteerism, and youth-to-youth communications, the
Campaign is designed to reach Americans of diverse backgrounds wherever they
live, learn, work, play and practice their faith.

For more information on the ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
visit http://www.mediacampaign.org, http://www.freevibe.com, or
http://www.theantidrug.com.

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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:36:14 -0700
Subject: CA: City Gives Away Pot in Protest Up TOC

City Gives Away Pot in Protest

By MARTHA MENDOZA
.c The Associated Press

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Calling Santa Cruz a sanctuary from federal
authorities, medical marijuana advocates - joined by city leaders - passed
out pot to about a dozen sick people at City Hall.

``Santa Cruz is a special place, and today we're letting the world know how
compassionate we can be,'' Mayor Christopher Krohn said. ``We're taking a
stand.''

More than 1,000 community members jammed into the garden-like courtyard for a
supportive demonstration during the giveaway. Some held signs reading, ``DEA
Go Away'' and ``U.S. Out Of Santa Cruz.''

Several people in the crowd lit marijuana cigarettes, but it was mostly an
alcohol and drug-free gathering, which was what organizers requested.

Marijuana is illegal as a medicine or as a recreational drug under federal
law. But state law, and county and city ordinances, say it's legal if
recommended by a doctor.

Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Richard Meyer said he was appalled
by Tuesday's event, and feared the community is sending a dangerous message
to its children.

``Marijuana is an illegal drug in this country,'' he said.

But Mike Corral, who helped distribute the marijuana, said the only message
sent was that ``marijuana is medicine.''

In Santa Cruz and many California communities, local law enforcement works
closely with growers and distributors who help sick people obtain marijuana.

Krohn and his colleagues didn't handle the marijuana Tuesday, but stood in
solidarity with the clinic workers and users.

Police Chief Steve Belcher said his officers didn't plan to arrest
registered, legitimate members picking up their medicine. However, he said,
``This is not going to be a smoke-out at City Hall.''

People who showed up to smoke marijuana without a doctor's recommendation
could face arrest, he said.

The City Hall pot distribution comes less than two weeks after DEA agents
arrested the owners of a local pot farm and confiscated 130 plants that had
been grown for use as medicine.

There was no official city sponsorship of the event. Council members and
medical marijuana advocates simply acted on their own in a public space, said
City Attorney John Barisone.

Hal Margolin, who said he suffers chronic back pain, said he was relieved to
receive his weekly marijuana dose.

``We don't buy it, we don't sell it, we don't ship it in interstate commerce
and we don't give it to children,'' he said.

Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Washington also allow
marijuana to be grown and distributed to people with a doctor's prescription.

Community members in this liberal central California community repeatedly
have supported medical marijuana.

In 1992, 77 percent of Santa Cruz voters approved a measure ending the
prohibition of medical marijuana. Four years later, state voters approved
Proposition 215, allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes. And in 2000, the
city council approved an ordinance allowing medical marijuana to be grown and
used without a prescription.


09/17/02 22:38 EDT



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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:34:20 -0700
Subject: NYTimes: Defiant California City Hands Out Marijuana Up TOC

Newshawk: M & M Family
Pubdate: Wed, 18 Sep 2002
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2002 The New York Times Company
Contact: letters@nytimes.com
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Author: Charlie LeDuff with Adam Liptak
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California)

DEFIANT CALIFORNIA CITY HANDS OUT MARIJUANA

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 17 - Christopher Krohn, mayor of this laid-back
beach town, wore his pinstriped suit to work today because he wanted to
appear serious before the television cameras.

Mayor Krohn, several City Council members and two former mayors gathered in
front of City Hall this afternoon to witness a medical marijuana giveaway in
protest of a federal raid two weeks ago on a local cannabis collective.
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It was a direct challenge to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and though
the mayor did not physically handle the marijuana today, he was unsure
whether he would be going to jail.

"We are not California wackos," the mayor said in an interview. "We are
trailblazers. We are normal. This is not an attempt to embarrass the D.E.A.
but rather a compassionate gathering in support of sick people who need
their medicine."

Since the United States Supreme Court ruled last year that the 1996
California voter initiative legalizing medical marijuana did not provide a
defense against federal prosecution, the state has become the target of Bush
administration efforts to crack down on the cultivation and distribution of
the drug.

The federal authorities have raided marijuana clubs in West Hollywood, San
Francisco, Oakland and Sebastapol.

Nine states have enacted laws allowing medical marijuana use in some
circumstances since 1996; in addition to California, they are Alaska,
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Why
California plays such a central role is the subject of debate. Its law is
the earliest and vaguest, and advocates here are more vocal, visible and
provocative. Its climate is better suited to the crop than, say, Maine's, so
the larger-scale distribution here is more likely to meet informal federal
guidelines for what warrants prosecution.

"Most of the raids we've executed in California have involved 100-plus
plants," said Will Glaspy, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement
Administration. "We're not talking about small growers."

Also, big raids in California are more likely to receive national attention.

"I think maybe we're more visible and further along in this process," said
Prof. Gerald Uelmen of the Santa Clara College School of Law, noting that
there is no allowance in the state law for distribution of marijuana beyond
the primary caregiver, although local governments interpret that broadly.

Professor Uelman represents the owners of the nationally known marijuana
collective outside Santa Cruz raided on Sept. 5 by the Drug Enforcement
Administration. That raid may have been one of many but the reaction was
particularly emotional, and it inspired the rally here. The target was the
farm belonging to Michael and Valerie Corral, who helped draft Proposition
215, California's 1996 medical marijuana initiative. The Corrals were
arrested on charges of conspiracy and suspicion of intent to distribute
marijuana. Agents seized three rifles, a shotgun and 167 budding marijuana
plants. The couple, fearful of federal harassment, are now in hiding.

"It's hard to tell the difference between a so-called club and an operation
that cultivates and traffics in marijuana," said Mr. Glaspy of the D.E.A.
"What you really have in California are people fattening their pocketbooks
under the disguise of medicine."

Valerie Corral, in a cellphone interview, said of the accusation, "That's
outrageous," adding: "I live off the land. They can check my bank accounts.
I'll take a lie-detector test. We're here to help dying people."

The raid was a surprise to local officials, who said the Corrals' farm
complied with the state's marijuana law and had been publicly operating for
10 years.

"It's a shock," Mayor Krohn said. "We've worked with the D.E.A. here on our
heroin problem. We appreciate their assistance in those cases. But this raid
was unannounced and against the will of the people."

The California attorney general, Bill Lockyer, a strong proponent of
Proposition 215, sent a pointed letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft,
asking for a meeting and criticizing "punitive expeditions" against "locally
authorized medical marijuana operations."

Kevin Ryan, the new United States attorney in San Francisco, has yet to seek
an indictment in the Corral case. A spokesman said he would not comment on
the investigation.

In the case of the West Hollywood cooperative, prosecutors have sued to
seize the property, considered the biggest medical marijuana operation in
Southern California, though no criminal charges have been brought.

Special Agent Richard Meyer, a spokesman for the San Francisco bureau of the
D.E.A., would not say whether anyone would be arrested in connection with
today's protest but questioned why city elders would interject themselves
into such a stunt.

"What kind of message are city officials sending to the youth of Santa
Cruz?" Mr. Meyer asked. "The law of the land is that marijuana is an illegal
drug. We will enforce those laws. You cannot pick and choose what laws apply
to you and those that don't."

Daniel N. Abrahamson, the director of legal affairs of the Drug Policy
Alliance, which advocates less strict drug laws, said the federal government
may be sending its own counterproductive message.

"To what extent does the federal government's policy backfire by emboldening
state and local officials to engage in what amounts to civil disobedience?"
Mr. Abrahamson asked.

The crackdown in California comes as fall elections will enable citizens
across the country to vote on a variety of marijuana proposals.

In San Francisco, voters will decide whether the city should go into the
marijuana growing business to supply patients.

Nevadans will decide whether to allow adults 21 and older to possess as much
as three ounces of marijuana, whether they are sick or not, with no threat
of criminal penalty. They would not be allowed to smoke it in public or
operate a motor vehicle. Under current state law, anyone caught with that
much marijuana could face four years in prison. Arizona, Ohio and Michigan
have initiatives on the ballot that would reduce penalties for possession.

In July a bipartisan bill was introduced into the House of Representatives
to legalize marijuana for medical use, removing any conflict between state
and federal law, though the legislation seems to have little support.

As the rally got under way today, the sick and needy gathered in front of
the City Hall steps: one-legged men, people in wheelchairs, AIDS patients,
women with breast cancer.

While people smoked marijuana on the lawn in front of City Hall, cigarette
smokers were asked to move to the sidewalk.

There were others with more dubious intentions. A man in a fraternity
sweatshirt came with a photocopy of a generic prescription entitling the
bearer to marijuana. The man claimed he had chronic headaches and joint
pains. When asked his name, he demurred. "I don't want my parents to find
out," he said.
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:35:57 -0700
Subject: Ed Forchion Screwed yet again

On 9/17/02 5:39 PM, "preston peet" ptpeet@nyc.rr.com wrote:
you've gotta be kidding.;-((
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Peter C. Christopher 
To: Preston Peet ;(remainder of recipient list 
snipped)

Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:45 PM
Subject: ED FORCHION HEARING

ED FORCHION ISP HEARING WAS NOT HEARD TODAY.

Attorneys John Saykanic and Allan Marain asked all morning to see their
client.  The three panel judges told the audience (and over a dozen Forchion
supporters and press) at 10 AM, this case would be heard between 2 PM and 4
PM, after they had a chance to review matters more closely.

Upon return from lunch break, we were told ED FORCHION was not brought to
Flemington today from the Burlington Cty. Jail to this hearing and the
hearing would be rescheduled.

Was the court moved to postpone because FORCHION supporters made up a good
portion of the very small courtroom?

It's a dog show out there Preston.  I will speak with Ed soon or find out 
from one of our compatriots if Ed was in fact brought to this court and 
then sent back for reasons of their own.  I have a sneaking 
suspicion.  More will come to the next hearing.  I know of one more 
attorney that will join Marain and Saykanic at the table.
Peace,
Preston Peet
ptpeet@nyc.rr.com
Editor http://www.drugwar.com
Editor at Large High Times mag/.com
"You can bomb the world to pieces,
but you can't bomb the world into peace."
Michael Franti- Spearhead

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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:58:52 -0700
Subject: US: New Drug War Up TOC

Newshawk: M & M Family
Pubdate: Mon, 16 Sep 2002
Source: ABC News (US Web)
Copyright: 2002 ABC News
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NEW DRUG WAR

Will The New Batch of Anti-Drug Ads Work?

A new round of anti-drug ads that start running on TV today pack a tough
message about the "terrible things" - from street violence to drug cartels -
that drug users unwittingly support.

But the question that has haunted past anti-drug ad campaigns are expected
to resurface with this batch. Will the ads actually work?

Going For Guilt

One of the ads introduces marijuana user "Stacey," hanging out with two
friends. It then shows an image of her marijuana dealer, before moving up
the drug chain to the person who supplies Stacey's dealer with pot. The next
image is the kicker.

"This is Carla, who was hit by a stray bullet from Stacey's supplier and
paralyzed for life," the voice in the ad says. The ad closes with "Drug
money supports terrible things. If you buy drugs, you might, too."

John Walters, the new drug czar appointed earlier this year by President
Bush, said his predecessor's expensive ad campaigns, featuring music stars
like the Dixie Chicks, "flopped," and that there was no significant decline
in marijuana use during their run. Walter's office now has a $1 billion ad
budget for the next five years.

"These ads are different," Walters told Good Morning America. "We toughened
up the behavior not only to look at the harm drugs do to young people but
using their idealism, their drug buying to things they care about," he said.

Dan's Joint

In a similar ad, the focus is on the drug cartels: "This is Dan. This is the
joint that Dan bought. This is the dealer who sold the joint that Dan
bought. This is the smuggler that smuggled the pot to the dealer who sold
the joint that Dan bought. This is the cartel that uses the smuggler that
smuggled the pot to the dealer who sold the joint that Dan bought. And this
is the family that was lined up by Dan's cartel and shot for getting in the
way."

Some young adults say they find the ads offensive. Elisa Roupenian, a
college sophomore, told Good Morning America that her peers objected to
linking the violence of the drug trade in other countries to drug use here.

"It made people mad because they pointed the finger at teenagers," Roupenian
said. "Some people think that if the government didn't create the war
against drugs that made it such a huge black market, the terrorists and drug
cartel wouldn't be able to make such a tremendous profit," she said.

Roupenian's comments reveal a troublesome side to the anti-drug movement.
When it comes to marijuana, young Americans often blame the government for
the problems that result from the high demand for it.

Getting the Message?

Dr. Drew Pinsky, an addiction expert, said the new anti-drug ads were well
executed, but some viewers could interpret the ads' depiction of a dangerous
black market of drug dealers as support for the argument that marijuana
should be legalized.

"I will say, unfortunately, a lot of young adults and college students will
say 'you are right, this does support a crime network; if the drug was
legal, you wouldn't have that,'" Pinsky said.

Pinsky said that many young people simply tune out when anti-drug ads focus
on marijuana. "There's a lot about the drug and its legal issues," he said.

Also, the "scare tactics" used in the ads tended to be ineffective, Pinsky
said. "Social norm messages are better, like looking at how few of your
friends are really partying and smoking pot regularly, he said.

In the past, the drug office didn't test ads before running them, but
testing has shown that children and parents who watch the ads get the
message, Walters said. The ads also target older children, ages 14 to 18,
rather than those ages 11 to 13.

High school freshman Kadeem Coopers doesn't think the new ads will influence
self-absorbed teens to think of others. "I don't think the ads will have any
affect on teenagers," Kadeem said. "When someone buys marijuana, they are
not thinking of Colombian cartels or little girls getting shot."

Kate Farley, a high school senior, says she thinks the new ads do a good job
of revealing other lesser-known areas of the drug dealing business. "It does
give another view point, aside from the 'it gives you brain damage' one,"
Farley said. "This shows the other side of things."
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:28:24 -0700
Subject: CA: World watches pot handout Up TOC

September 18, 2002
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World watches pot handout
Medical-marijuana advocates hope to send message

By BRIAN SEALS
SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
SANTA CRUZ - The medical-marijuana debate was thrust back onto the national
stage Tuesday in Santa Cruz.
Two weeks after federal agents raided the Davenport pot garden of the
Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, about a dozen of the cooperative's
members picked up their weekly pot allotment on the steps of City Hall.
The alliance always doles out its marijuana on Tuesdays, but this week had
added significance. The group did so in front of about 1,000 supporters, a
handful of opponents and a string of elected officials.
And the world.
There were at least a dozen TV crews, from national outlets including NBC
News and CNN to local and regional stations. Reporters from The New York
Times, Reuters and dozens of other publications were on hand, as were more
than a dozen photojournalists.
The handout event was part rally, part publicity stunt, organized by WAMM to
put a face on medical-marijuana users.
"Were we able to touch our legislators? Were we able to reach out to our
leaders?" alliance co-founder Valerie Corral asked after the event. "I hope
so."
While a DEA official said earlier this week that he was "shocked" by the
planned giveaway, no confrontation materialized. An unmarked helicopter
chattered hundreds of feet above, at times drowning out the speakers, but it
was unclear if it was a DEA chopper.
DEA spokesman Richard Meyer would neither confirm nor deny if DEA agents were
present.
"But we were monitoring the situation," Meyer said.
The Santa Cruz Police Department, which has worked cooperatively with WAMM,
had about a dozen plainclothes detectives at the event just to keep the
peace, said Sgt. Steve Clark.
Clark said other law enforcement agencies were present, but said he wasn't at
liberty to say which.
WAMM co-founder Mike Corral said the group wasn't seeking a confrontation.
"It's to show the people of America the truth about medical marijuana," he
said.
However, the DEA has a different version of that truth. While California and
seven other states allow the sick to possess, grow and use pot for medical
reasons, the federal government maintains it has no medical value.
That increasingly has pitted medical cooperatives and clubs in California
against the federal government. Medical-pot clubs took a blow in May 2001
when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled medical necessity is not a defense against
distributing pot in a case involving an Oakland group.
To the federal agency, marijuana is an illegal drug, and the clubs are
high-volume dealers.
"Marijuana is illegal," Meyer said recently. "Our job is to enforce the law,
and we will. We have no choice."
Since the court decision, enforcement has increased. While the alliance and
similar operations in California frequently work with local authorities, DEA
agents have increasingly cracked down on high-profile medical-marijuana
advocates and distribution clubs.
That led to the raid earlier this month in which the Corrals were arrested
and their crop pulled up. No charges have been filed.
Speakers Tuesday said the federal policy was wrong-headed.
Santa Cruz physician Arnold Leff, a deputy director of drug policy in the
Nixon administration, said marijuana has medical benefits, including easing
nausea and increasing appetite.
While homemade protest signs dotted the crowd, contributing to a near-circus
atmosphere in the City Hall courtyard, there was a more somber mood on the
front steps, where about a dozen cooperative members picked up their weekly
allowance of muffins and other forms of medical pot.
"I just wanted to show my support for Valerie and Mike and for WAMM," said
Levi Castro, who was left a quadriplegic in 1999 after a surfing injury.
He has been a cooperative member for about two years.
Patients with AIDS, cancer and other ailments came before and after Castro. A
few were in wheelchairs. All had a similar message for the federal government.
"I am not the enemy," said Suzanne Pfeil, a Santa Cruz resident who suffers
post-polio syndrome and uses a wheelchair. "I am a person who happens to have
a serious illness."
Supporters from around the region joined the local group.
Kay Mitchell, 82, drove with her son from Sebastopol to show support. The
cancer patient said she takes seven different kinds of medicine and uses
marijuana to bolster her appetite and decrease nausea.
"It's not psychological, it's a fact," she said from her wheelchair,"
with a faux marijuana-plant lei in her hands. 
"I don't know why I should be deprived of it."
With the Sept. 5 raid taking 167 plants, some WAMM members said they were
worried about the future.
Santa Cruz attorney Ben Rice and Santa Clara University law professor Gerald
Uelman said they plan to file motions, possibly this week, seeking return of
the pot.
"I'm absolutely convinced it has been destroyed, but we will bring that
motion," Rice said.
No charges have been filed in connection with the raid.
With a few exceptions, the crowd was decidedly pro-medical marijuana. Santa
Cruz resident and City Council candidate Phil Baer was one of a handful of
people protesting it. He was not sympathetic to the plight of people using it.
"I think it would be noble of them if they felt the pain a little bit and did
something for the higher good," Baer said.
He held up a sign decrying connections he sees between marijuana use and
heroin problems in the city's Beach Flats neighborhood.
Another woman held a sign reading, "City officials, stop teaching my kids
that illegal is OK."
Leff, the physician, said, "There's a difference between recreational use"
and
medical use of a lot of drugs. That doesn't mean we're sending the wrong
message."
The local politicians certainly agreed. The list of leaders who came to offer
support for WAMM read like a Who's Who of Santa Cruz County county
Supervisor Mardi Wormhoudt, Santa Cruz Mayor Christopher Krohn, and council
members Tim Fitzmaurice, Ed Porter, Scott Kennedy, Mark Primack and Emily
Reilly. Also introduced to the crowd were former mayors Mike Rotkin, Celia
Scott and Jane Weed.
"As an elected official, I am committed to changing social policy and bad law
through the legislative process," Wormhoudt said. "But when our government
becomes the aggressor against powerless people, I feel I have a moral
obligation to stand with the powerless."
Few elected officials seemed worried about any negative publicity.
"I'm glad the spotlight is on something as positive as this," Primack said.
Contact Brian Seals at bseals@santa-cruz.com.



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