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Found this letter from R. KEITH STROUP, the Executive director of Washington's NORML, to the editor of "The Washington Times": Decriminalize marijuana users Florida drug czar Jim McDonough may be gloating prematurely when he declares that the recent national elections were a "broad-based rejection of the drug normalization campaign begun in the mid-1990s" ("They just said no," Op-Ed, Tuesday). This fall's statewide marijuana policy initiatives in Nevada and Arizona were defeated because they included provisions that went beyond the point most Americans support. They called for legalizing the sale of small amounts of marijuana in Nevada, and providing free med…

Source: Herald Sun Edition 1 - FIRSTTHU 28 NOV 2002, Page 015 I would love to do this study, but pity, I am not a PhD Student Urbanhog

Source:Herald Sun Edition 1 - FIRSTFRI 25 OCT 2002, Page 011 this made me laugh... heheh ::

Pubdate: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 Source: Advertiser, The (Australia) Copyright: 2002 Advertiser Newspapers Ltd Contact: advedit@adv.newsltd.com.au Website: http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/

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Zurich - Swiss federal health officials still favour decriminalising cannabis consumption but political opposition is stiffening after a recent study showed Swiss marijuana is far more potent than previously assumed. A study conducted by a Swiss consumer watchdog showing Swiss cannabis had up to 28 percent of the euphoria-producing active ingredient tetra-hydro cannabinol (THC) has alarmed politicians and health officials and threatens to derail liberalisation. Richard Mueller, director of the Swiss Institute for Substance Abuse, told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper: "We have to revise our verdict. Smoking cannabis isn't as harmless as we thought." According to the s…

Top Story: Dan Forbes Documents Walters’ Lies About Potency. Understanding That The War On Cannabis Is Built On Lies Is Key to Understanding More Than Just Drug War. Posted by Richard Cowan on 2002-11-20 17:39:18 Source: www.slate.com Posted November 20, 2002 Analysis by Richard Cowan My friend Dan Forbes is one of the few Authentic Journalists – to use Al Giordano’s phrase – covering the war on cannabis. See Dan Forbes Strikes Again! Uncovers Conspiracy By Ohio Governor and the Partnership for An UnFree America to Subvert the Democratic System. and links In an article posted on Slate Magazine yesterday, The Myth of Potent Pot, The drug czar's latest reefer madness…

Source: Globe and Mail Haarlem, Netherlands — The water pipe stood two metres tall, encircled by people puffing on its 64 mouthpieces. Elsewhere in the room, a new machine rolled out 300 marijuana joints in minutes. Free hash was passed around. It was the start of a three-day Hash and Weed Festival on Friday evening. The aging pioneers of the Dutch marijuana culture, watched by hundreds of young aficionados, gathered in a sports gymnasium to mark the 30th anniversary of the first "coffee shop" that openly sold reefers like cups of coffee. "This celebration honours the world's most successful marijuana experiment: the Dutch coffee shop system," said Pete Brady, an…

This fellow is a legend, won't let the law stop him opening his "cafe"... 'I'll still open my cannabis cafe' A man who plans to set up a cannabis cafe says a report warning of the serious health dangers of the drug will not stop him pressing ahead with his plans. Kevin Williamson, of the counter-culture activist group and publishing house Rebel Inc, plans to challenge the existing law by opening a cafe in Edinburgh where cannabis usage will be tolerated - and where eventually the drug will be put on sale. He said a British Lung Foundation report suggesting that cannabis is every bit as harmful as smoking tobacco does nothing to make him think twice. "This makes…

Drugged Driving Hopes Friday, November 22, 2002 By Steven Milloy Federal officials announced a new effort to target motorists driving under the influence of illegal drugs. This may sound like a good idea to some, but it's half-baked with a bizarre twist -- the feds have paid researchers to test "drugged drivers" in real traffic. White House Drug Czar John Walters and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief Jeffrey Runge announced the initiative at a Nov. 19 press conference. Runge glibly justified the initiative by claiming, "NHTSA estimates that up to 22 percent of drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes have tested positive for illegal dr…

PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE 25 NOVEMBER 2002 The Nimbin HEMP Embassy is collecting data on how the police conduct themselves in their annual pre Christmas cannabis raids which begin today in the Tweed Valley. Residents are asked to call the Embassy at (02) 6689 1842 or email at hemp@nrg.com.au with information. For years we've had to put up with their Rambo tactics and now we are serious about monitoring their behaviour and anything untoward will be reported in the proper manner. "NSW police insist on valuing every plant, male or female, including seedlings, at $2000 each. It's the same situation every year" said Andrew Kavasilas, from…

Ottawa -- Criminals are getting off too easy as neighbourhoods across Canada are endangered by huge secret pot-growing operations, police groups charged yesterday. The Liberal government's possible decriminalization of marijuana will only make things worse, charged David Griffin, executive director of the Canadian Police Association. Griffin and others called on the federal government to beef up the Criminal Code and impose minimum jail time for those convicted of turning 50,000 Canadian homes into marijuana "grow houses," including what he said were an estimated 10,000 in the Toronto area. 'WALKING AWAY' The operations, which can generate up to $500,000 a year a…

What do these six folks have in common? They each contributed about $12,500 to reform efforts simply by having letters to the editor published in Time Magazine. A little more than two column inches of reform oriented letters. Time's rate card says that a two column inch ad would cost you $113,120. 3 more writers were mentioned without names. Time claims that each issue has over 20 million readers, and a 47% market share of all weekly news magazines. Of course all who sent letters to Time contributed to the amount of space our side got. The more letters on a subject received, the more space the issue tends to receive. Every letter sent counts, published or not. The T…