cannabisnews.com: Bush's Drug Czar Coming to Tucson Bush's Drug Czar Coming to Tucson Posted by CN Staff on October 07, 2002 at 21:06:40 PT By Irene Hsaio Source: Tucson Citizen President George W. Bush's appointed drug czar John Walters will spread his message about the dangers of marijuana use and the threats posed by legalizing the drug, when he makes a stop in Tucson Wednesday. The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy will make an appearance at Vida Serena, 2835 N. Stone Ave. He will stress the health and social consequences of marijuana use and oppose Proposition 203, a drug-policy initiative that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Gubernatorial candidates Matt Salmon and Janet Napolitano may be at the event, said Walter's spokeswoman Jennifer de Vallance. "He doesn't feel marijuana is medicine," she said. "Part of the problem with marijuana is, people are getting mixed messages." Marijuana is responsible for 60 percent of all drug dependency, she said. Pop culture presents the drug as harmless but it actually reduces the ability to concentrate and retain information, de Vallance said. Complete Title: Bush's Drug Czar Coming to Tucson to Encourage Rejection of Legal Marijuana Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/local/elect02/9_28_02pol_note.htmlSource: Tucson Citizen (AZ)Author: Irene HsaioPublished: October 07, 2002Copyright: 2002 Tucson CitizenContact: letters tucsoncitizen.comWebsite: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/Related Articles:Federal Drug Czar Coming To Nevadahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14378.shtml203 Would Mandate Fines for Pot Smokershttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14247.shtmlMarijuana Initiative Foes Fight 'Lie' http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13897.shtmlProp. 203: The Debate Over Pot Laws http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13869.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #9 posted by goneposthole on October 08, 2002 at 06:52:27 PT Complacency is not Walters' bag Ignorance is. What can one do when ignorance abounds?Even if I were a college gradiate with a drum major and a coal miner, there would still be room for an 'open mind'. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by TroutMask on October 08, 2002 at 06:44:08 PT Watching John Walters Watching John Walters spread his "message" while trying to stop marijuana law reform is like watching a man trying to stop a locomotive with a pair of tweezers.-TM [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by monvor on October 08, 2002 at 06:12:42 PT Freedom of Speech! "He doesn't feel marijuana is medicine," she said. "Part of the problem with marijuana is, people are getting mixed messages." This means that some truth is getting out. Freedom of Speech Rules! [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by mayan on October 08, 2002 at 05:27:31 PT Truth vs. Lies "He doesn't feel marijuana is medicine," she said. "Part of the problem with marijuana is, people are getting mixed messages." Is Walters a doctor? Has Walters even tried cannabis? Not to my knowledge. Mixed messages? Yes, lies from the prohibitionists & truth from the cannabis law reformers. The truth shines brighter every day. The lies cannot & will not stand for much longer. I hope they send Walters to spew these lies in every state. He has as much credibility as the shrub & is himself an argument for legalization. The demonization of this miraculous plant is a crime against the earth & all of it's inhabitants. Well, antis, it's time to pay the piper. All of your lies cannot change the truth.Cannabis Hemp:The Invisible Prohibition Revealed - http://www.sumeria.net/politics/invpro.htmlSHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA:The Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization http://www.sumeria.net/politics/shadv3.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on October 08, 2002 at 04:34:11 PT One-line LTE Sirs, Why is an employee of the federal government coming to Arizona to tell people how to vote on a state law? [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by karkulus on October 07, 2002 at 23:55:09 PT I hope c-span covers some of these "meetings" I going to send an e-mail asking them to. they used to cover a lot of "drug related" things..one can only assume that the govt.persuaded them not to somehow..And I want to share another good european link for the status of cannabis laws in various countries.I'm hoping NORML INTERNATIONAL GETS IT TOGETHER SOON with their website..there's a new "U.N. conference" on drugs next year in Vienna.. http://eldd.emcdda.org/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by DdC on October 07, 2002 at 22:27:31 PT D.E.A.th Czar Wally More Arbitrary and Capricious! Pop culture presents the drug as harmless but it actually reduces the ability to concentrate and retain information, de Vallance said.How's prison and forfeiture and loss of work, school, assistance and the violence of the black market forced by prohibition on the ability to concentrate and retain information? Again the lies fall apart against the reality of millions using, working and living happy lives with cannabis. Education preventing most of the side effects of toking. Just say know! As they say Mean People Suck! What is meaner than a rabid profittering thugczar for the religious right? No victim no crime no justice no peace no Liberty with D.E.A.th! DdC"The dogmatic heartlessness of the war on drugs was on flaming display Monday in Flagler and Volusia counties as national drug 'czar' John Walters brought a message high on zero tolerance and dubious facts to a high school and a drug treatment center. Walters' sophomoric claims and punishing solutions illustrate exactly why a record 74 percent of Americans believe the war on drugs is a failure and why claims like Walters' cannot be trusted: They are irresponsibly blind to reality." From "Behind Czarist 'Truths' - Deception No Way To Wage Drug War," an editorial published by Daytona Beach News-Journal. http://www.n-jcenter.com/2002/Sep/26/OPN2.htm The Metaphysical Enquirer. http://www.angelfire.com/me/lucianarchy/enq.htmlCannabis and DivinityIn his book, The Dragons of Eden, Carl Sagan proposes that marijuana ( Hemp) may have been the first plant cultivated by man. Harvard Professor R.E.Schultes takes this further by stating that the plant became accepted as a " medium for communication " with the Divine.Certainly, hemp has been a key player in the religious and spiritual development in civilisations encompassing Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It's sacramental use predates written history, although it's traditional use still continues within some African tribes, certain Hindu sects, Moslem fakirs, Sufis and Rastafarian..'Incense' used by Babylonians was made from the entheogenic ( 'God-manifesting' ) herb into 'Temple Balls' and were used during religious contemplation by being placed on ornate censers by the devotees in the temples.."The horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit. Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Farmer v. Brennan SPR - Stop Prisoner Rape http://www.spr.org/Juvenile Justice http://www.hrw.org/children/justice.htmChild Labor http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htmHuman Rights Watch has documented abominable conditions for children in detention in countries around the world. In the United States (Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Maryland), Pakistan, Jamaica, among other countries, children are subjected to excessive force, inadequate medical and mental health care, and are provided with little or no education. Often, these children are placed in the facilities along side adults, exposing them to physical and sexual abuse.Carl Sagan: A Life in The Cosmos, Many things are revealed in the biographies that were not known outside a close circle of friends. For much of his adult life Sagan used marijuana and believed that it gave him many of his best ideas. http://www.ariannaonline.com/discus/messages/4/445.html?TuesdayDecember2119990359pmBiographer: Sagan Smoked Marijuana - 8/21/99 http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2573.shtml Carl pot http://www.tfy.drugsense.org/Missing Carl http://home.pacific.net.hk/~paulchui/sagan.htmlQuotes http://www.geocities.com/zrudisin2001/saganQuotes.htmlFriend says Carl Sagan was avid marijuana user http://www.bergen.com/morenews/carl22199908225.htmHarvard Professor Dr. Grinspoon: To Smoke Or Not To Smoke http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread9431.shtmlTod H. Mikuriya, M.D. http://www.mikuriya.comWilliam F.Buckley http://pub3.ezboard.com/fendingcannabisprohibitionantiwodwarriors.showMessage?topicID=37.topicTight Like That Gage By Louis Armstrong http://pub3.ezboard.com/fendingcannabisprohibitionstuff.showMessage?topicID=110.topicAmerican High Society http://www.pdxnorml.org/7_presidents.html'THE HASHISH CLUB' was the name given to a the group of French writers and artists who first banded together in the years just before the Second Republic to experiment with, and record their experiences, of hashish ....... http://www.algroup.co.uk/wpb/hashish.htm"Arbitrary and capricious" is legal language that was used by DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis Young in 1988 to conclude that DEA was obligated under the Controlled Substances Act to reschedule marijuana as a prescription medicine. DEA Chief Administrator Robert Bonner proceeded to arbitrarily and capriciously disregard Judge Young's well researched and reasoned decision, which the Act allowed him to do.) http://www.drcnet.org/wol/194.html#ditchweed The Electric Emperor [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by afterburner on October 07, 2002 at 22:05:46 PT: Rescheduling prohibition: a UN mandate A 1997 discussion paper by the New Zealand Drug Policy Forum Trust went even further. It declared that a policy of “partial prohibition” – defined as “permit[ing] adults to possess up to a defined amount of cannabis and cultivate up to a certain number of plants” – would appear to be in compliance with international conventions. While the researchers did acknowledge that a policy regulating and legalizing marijuana commerce is likely prohibited by provisions of the 1961 treaty, they added that governments wishing to enact such a system may “simultaneously ‘denounce’ the Single Convention, as permitted under article 46, while re-ratifying with reservations concerning cannabis in accordance with Article 49,” which allows signatories the “right to permit temporarily in any one of its territories … the use of cannabis, cannabis resin, extracts and tinctures of cannabis for non-medical purposes” under limited circumstances.Prohibition and U.N. treaties, Paul Armentano, Research & Publications Director, NORML and The NORML Foundation, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, 202-483-5500, http://www.norml.orgThe re-discovery of common sense: How drugs are classified in UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1615851.stmThe trial is over, but the battle's just begun:Davies Smeared In Local Paper http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=581 Rescheduling prohibition [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on October 07, 2002 at 21:21:52 PT Cannabis Rescheduling What is a Rescheduling Petition? The regulatory process that determines the medical availability of cannabis (marijuana) is known as scheduling. A rescheduling petition is a document that summarizes the scientific data supporting changes in the scheduling of a controlled substance. Marijuana is regulated by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) but unavailable for medical use in the United States because it is a Schedule I substance. The federal government insists that cannabis has a high potential for abuse, is unsafe for use under medical supervision and has no accepted medical use in the United States. The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis challenges this legal prohibition on medical availability of cannabis by way of a rescheduling petition. We argue that all three of the government’s claims are incorrect and that each is contradicted by scientific research and medical convention. We petition the government to provide regulated access to medical cannabis by invoking the scheduling provisions of the CSA. The purpose of this rescheduling petition is to have the federal government acknowledge that cannabis does not have a high potential for abuse, has a relatively low dependence liability, is safe for use under medical supervision, and has an accepted medical use in the United States. In our petition we offer the latest scientific evidence to support these findings. Our petition asks the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from schedule I and consider its rescheduling into schedule III, IV, of V. Website: http://www.drugscience.org [ Post Comment ] Post Comment