Drug Free America Foundation
Issues The First Prohibitionist Press Release
Using The IOM Report To Justify Arresting the Sick and Dying:
"Smoking Marijuana is Not Medicine."
(Marijuananews
note: Notice that that they say nothing about any of the rest of the report, but just take
one point out of context and ignore the parts that contradict the party line. Perfect.
Also notice their purpose. They paid to rush this out. It will be interesting to see how
the others spin it.) See March 16, 1999 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--March 16, 1999--The battle over
"medical" marijuana is heating up with a key Institute of Medicine (IOM) report
due out of Washington D.C. tomorrow. The study was commissioned by Clinton’s anti-drug chief, General Barry McCaffrey
to review claims that smoking marijuana can be therapeutic in the treatment of AIDS,
cancer, glaucoma and other illnesses. The Drug Free America Foundation Inc., based in St. Petersburg,
Florida is a non-profit organization committed to educating voters about initiatives to
medicalize and legalize Schedule I drugs (including heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana,
heroin, LSD, PCP, and over 110 other dangerous substances).
IOM Acknowledges:
"There is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions
that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting."
But Still Opposes Smoked Marijuana -- NORML Special Bulletin
and
Why would anyone
want to smoke a medicine? Isn't smoking per se bad for you?Company Press Release
IOM and the Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. Agree: Smoking Marijuana is Not
Medicine
The following experts from the Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. are available to comment on this report:
Terry Hensley, Executive Director of Drug Free America Foundation. Inc., has extensive experience in law enforcement, public service and drug treatment/prevention. He is a former Chief of Police in Florida and Texas. Mr. Hensley is also a former director of Operation PAR, a large substance abuse treatment and prevention organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Calvina Fay, Deputy Executive Director of the Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., is an expert on drugs in the workplace and has written several books, including The Supervisor’s Handbook for Preventing Drug Abuse in the Workplace and Starting a Drug-Free Business Initiative. She also writes for several newsletters and periodicals published regionally and nationally.
Ms. Fay is also the director of the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, an association of scientists and physicians dedicated to promoting prevention and treatment of drug abuse and evaluating related scientific studies.
Contact:
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., St. Petersburg Katherine Ford, 727/893-2616