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Postings For October 29, 1999

Marijuana Prohibition Goes Into Effect in the Czech Republic.
Newsweek Muddles The Distinction Between Marijuana and "Drugs."
Will A Hemp Revolution Finish What the Velvet Revolution Started?
This Will Be Interesting To Watch.

Australian Study On Effects of Marijuana on Drivers
Waits On DEAland for Cannabis For the Tests

UK Guardian Weekly Pans The Czar:
"People should certainly listen to what he has to say.
But perhaps it would be advisable not to inhale too deeply."

Postings For October 28, 1999

Feds Snub Lockyer – And the Sick and Dying. Appeal Medical Necessity Ruling.

California Nurses Association -- Representing 30,000 Registered Nurses --
Urges Judge Breyer Not to Wait For Appeals Court Ruling;
Allow Oakland Club to Distribute Medical Marijuana Now!
Special to Marijuananews

Boje Extradition Case Gets Great Coverage By MSNBC

NORML Foundation Files FOIA With Five Federal Agencies On Anti-Marijuana Fungus
NORML Weekly Press Release

Postings For October 27, 1999

Czar Invades UK. His Cossacks Trample Revolting Peasants. Says That The Dutch Are Civilized,
And That "The most dangerous drug in America is a 12-year-old smoking pot and abusing alcohol."
The BBC Points Out That He Had Previously Lied About The Dutch -- 5 Articles

Minnesota Reform Party Platform Proposals Include Legalizing Marijuana.

If We Cannot Even Keep Marijuana From Prisoners On Death Row….

Smugglers Going North Doublecross The Party Line

Postings For October 26, 1999

"The Asian drug cartels are targeting Washington state."
Last Week It Was The Motorcycle Gangs. Now It Is The Yellow Peril.
Racist Anti-Canadian Prohibitionist Propaganda Runs In DEAland Papers

DEAland Attack On Canadian Hemp Industry
Draws Sympathetic Coverage In Agricultural Press

Texas Agency Erects Prohibitionist Propaganda Billboards Violating the 9th Commandment.
Maybe They Should Put The 10 Commandments Up In Narks’ Offices

Postings For October 25, 1999

DEA Agent Kills His Partner In "an alcohol-induced phychotic episode."
Gets Only 15 Years for Murder.
Well, It Isn’t As Though He Had Done Something Serious, Like Growing Marijuana!
We Couldn’t Make This Up!

Defense Optimistic After Oral Arguments On McCormick-McWilliams Medical Necessity
- Special to Marijuananews

Boston Globe Runs Very Sympathetic Article About Peter McWilliams On Its Front Page

Baldwin Retrial Postponed To March; Now Scheduled After Kubby Trial.
-- Simple Possession Charges Added By Prosecution

Postings For October 22, 1999

Medical Marijuana Patients Protest At Barr’s Office.
Patient’s Husband Arrested.
Barr Says, "it is truly sad to see marijuana legalization activists using seriously ill patients
as props in their campaigns to make dangerous, mind-altering drugs legally available."
– Also National Review Magazine Editorial Slams Barr

Portland Sheriff Backs Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative:
He Says He Wants ''a ceasefire so that we can treat the wounded in our society.''
2 Articles

Customs Say That They Are Monitoring The Web For Marijuana Sales

Postings For October 21, 1999

Prominent Labor Members of Scottish Parliament Back Legalizing Marijuana.
London Furious.

Australian State Moves Toward Approving Medical Marijuana

The Judge Has His Own Medical Necessity:
McCormick Hearing Delayed Again -- Until Next Monday –
Special to Marijuananews

A Must See: NORML Foundation Releases Report Detailing European Marijuana Policies;
Also An Analysis Of Marijuana Arrest Statistics -- NORML Weekly Press Release

Postings For October 20, 1999

Oakland Renews Its "Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency
With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis."
The Declaration Will Be Renewed Every Two Weeks As Long As Necessary!

Bushlet Supports States’ Rights On Medical Marijuana;
At Odds With Party Leaders, The Anointed One Continues To Move To The Center.

Are There Really 200,000 Australians "Addicted" To Marijuana?

"Marijuana" Is One Of The Most Popular Words On The Internet Search Engines.

Postings For October 19, 1999

Boje Extradition Case Continues To Get Bad Publicity In Canada For DEAland Marijuana Prohibition.
Great Journalism From An Unexpected Source.

Canadian Narks Seize Legal Marijuana User Parker’s Stash;
But They Gave It Back!

In Quebec Marijuana Is Growing in The Cornfields – Not the Hemp Fields.
And This Is A Challenge For Both Farmers and Good Journalism.

Wife Of Former Head Of International Cocaine Smuggling Organization
-- and Mother of Former Cocaine User --
Opposes Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative.

Postings For October 18, 1999

Marijuana Arrests Decline Slightly;
Feds Leak Stats To "Marijuana" Group That Opposes Legalization;
Tell NORML That The Data Is "Embargoed"

Montana NORML Sues University To Get Info On Fungus Research

Documentation on McCaffrey’s Lies By Kevin Zeese

Spitfire Tour Includes Support of Medical Marijuana

Postings For October 15, 1999

Panic In Prohibition Park:
How Maintaining The Party Line For The Cadres Alienates The Public.
Analysis By Richard Cowan

When the Czar Was At West Point He Lived Under The Honor Code;
What Happened? An American Tragedy.

Law Enforcement Reaction To Johnson’s Criticism:
"That is such an irresponsible position that I think the idiot should resign," says New Mexico Sheriff.
And It is Bad For Their Morale

Albuquerque Journal Editorial Criticizes Both Johnson and the Czar;
A Net Loss For Prohibitionism.

Postings For October 14, 1999

California AG Lockyer Asks Reno Not to Appeal Court Ruling Upholding Medical Necessity.
A Very Major Development!

Jamaican Parliament Approves Commission To Look At Decriminalization;
Survey Shows Marijuana Use Has Not Risen In States With Medical Marijuana;
Decriminalization Efforts Begin To Take Shape In Arizona
NORML Weekly Press Release

Scathing Column In Ottawa Citizen Attacks Health Minister’s Rationing Of Medical Marijuana...
And Justice.

Postings For October 13, 1999

New Study Shows How Marijuana Eases Pain;
Will Someone Do A Study On How The Suppression of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain?

Officially Recommended Doses Of FDA Approved Medicines Often Too High;
Can Have Fatal Consequences – Context for Medical Marijuana Debate

Australian Government Funded Pamphlet Tells Students Safest Way to Use Marijuana:
"Take  only small puffs from joints."
Now If The Doctors Were Free to Give Their Patients the Same Advice!

Saskatchewan Paper Says It’s "Time To Scrap Stupid Pot Law"
"Absurd laws require absurd measures to enforce them."

Postings For October 12, 1999

Prohibitionists Frustrated By Lack Of Organized Opposition To Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative

"The debate over the United States' ineffective, expensive and destructive drug war is already on.
The problem is that someone forgot to tell the politicians and the drug war bureaucrats."
A Great Editorial From Shalala’s Hometown paper!
And An Article From Her Former University's Student Paper

Prohibitionist Propagandist Appointed To Czar’s "Parents Advisory Council On Youth Drug Abuse."
If Anyone Can Lie More Than The Czar, This May Be The Man For The Job.

Postings For October 11, 1999

British Medical Association News Actually Gives Prize For Letter Supporting Medical Marijuana

Kubby Letter Gets Prize From Orange County Register

Canadian Government Arguments In Court Case Get Weird:
"Hemp Is Marijuana" Or Something Like That…
Another Item For The "We Couldn’t Make This Up" Files

Hemp Industries Association Creates Web Site
Hempembargo.Com To Oppose DEA Seizure of "Birdseed"

Postings For October 7, 1999

"Maine doctors should check to see if there's a drug available
that will give them some artificial courage."
Great Column

Organized Crime In The Marijuana Trade.
Why More "Law Enforcement" is Counterproductive.
An Excellent Halifax Editorial Says, "Marijuana laws encourage crime."

FDA Approves Marijuana Study On Migraines, Final Approval Awaits NIDA Review
NORML Weekly Press Release

Postings For October 6, 1999

Court Rules Canadian Not Impaired By Having Smoked Marijuana Before Accident
-- Contrast The Reporting In 2 Articles

Poll On Canadian Marijuana Policies Accompanies Report On Hearings For Landmark Cases --
See the results and vote

Postings For October 5, 1999

Governor Johnson Says Legalize Marijuana; Czar Has A Fit. 2 Articles

There Are Many Thousands Of Medical Marijuana Users In Canada,
But Health Minister Rock Can Only Find 14 Worthy Of His Mercy. 3 Articles

Ventura Writes Clinton About Hemp;
Announces Seminar For Farmers On Growing It.
Collision Course With DEA.  -- Letter and Press Release

Postings For October 4, 1999

New Mexico Governor Speaks To Anti-Prohibitionist Student Group:
"Then you do marijuana for the first time, and it's not so bad.
It's kind of cool. That's when kids find out it's been a lie.''

Article From The Calgary Sun Is So Dumb That Reading It Could Cause Brain Damage.
Prohibitionist Drivel At Its Worst.

Drop That Granola Bar And Come Out With Your Hands Up!
DEA’s Ludicrous War on Hemp Reported By New York Times Article That Is Carried Nationally.
USDA Report On Hemp Is "Classified!"

NORML Announces Free Fax to Congress
Opposing Congressional Override of DC Medical Use Initiative

Postings For October 1, 1999

FDA Approves "Investigational New Drug" Application For Cannabis In Migraine Treatment.
The Narks Say We Need Research, But Now NIDA Will Stall for A Few Years.

Australian Medical And Legal Associations Support Medical Marijuana;
"If I have a disease, I have a human right to be treated with the best medicine possible."
2 Excellent Articles

Montreal Compassion Club to Open Across the Street From Police Station.
"We hope to experience the same tolerance as in Vancouver."

Toronto Comedy Show Oh Cannabis! To Benefit Medical Marijuana Set For Next Wednesday.
Wish I Could Be There. Very Friendly Article

1999 Postings:
Postings For September 1999   Postings For August 1999  Postings For July 1999
Postings For June 1999     Postings For May 1999       Postings For April, 1999
Postings For March 1999   Postings For February 1999    Postings For January 1999

1998 Postings:
December 1998 Postings
  November 1998 Postings  October 1998 Postings  

September 1998 Postings  August 1998 Postings  July 1998 Postings   

June 1998 Postings     May 1998 Postings    April  1998 Postings     

March 1998 Postings    February 1998 Postings   January 1998 Postings

      1997 Postings

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