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Victory of Conscience 
Posted by CN Staff on January 02, 2003 at 22:02:54 PT
By Dana Larsen - From the Editor
Source: Cannabis Culture
I recently had the dubious honor of hearing US Drug Czar John Walters speak before the Vancouver Board of Trade. Marc Emery, David Malmo-Levine, Chris Bennett, myself and a few others attended the $60 luncheon, where we booed and heckled the man whose job is to coordinate the entire US drug war.In November, Vancouver elected a Mayor and council which strongly supports harm-reduction measures like safe-injection sites and decriminalization of marijuana.
We hope that Vancouver will join the growing number of North American cities which are rejecting the war on drugs for more humane solutions. Yet although he stated that Canada was free to make its own laws, Walters clearly implied that Canada would suffer the wrath of the US if it started moving towards decriminalization.What struck me most about Walters' speech was not the inaccuracy of his claims or his implied threats against Canadian sovereignty. Instead, as I watched Walters try to maintain his train of thought through our heckles, I realized that he was just a man, who thinks he is making the world a better place and protecting children by targeting pot smokers and waging a drug war.Our victory in the war being waged against us will not come through violence or use of force. Our opponents have all the guns, prisons and military might. What we have is momentum, growing public support and the strength of our convictions.I believe that the closer we get to victory, the more desperate and extreme the prohibitionists will become. They will continue to lash out with their only tools: propaganda and violence. We must be prepared to counter them with truth and peaceful resistance. It's unlikely that we'll ever convince Walters to give up his drug war ideology, but we can and will convert his followers to our side. Some of the staunchest opponents of the drug war are police officers who have spent years busting drug users. We must accept that our enemies see themselves as good, decent people, and we must convince them of the error of their ways. Our liberation will come from a victory of conscience.Onwards to peace, and freedom!Dana LarsenSource: Cannabis Culture Author: Dana LarsenPublished: January 03, 2002Copyright: 2003 Cannabis CultureContact: ccmag cannabisculture.com Website: http://www.cannabisculture.com/ DL: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2768.htmlRelated Articles:Perhaps U.S. Drug Czar Should Start at Homehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14823.shtmlStop Marijuana Trade, U.S. Drug Czar Urgeshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14806.shtmlU.S. Drug Chief Warns Against Injection Sites http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14796.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by knox42897 on January 02, 2003 at 23:52:14 PT:
DRIVING HIM CRAZY
What struck me most about Walters' speech was not the inaccuracy of "his" claims or "his" implied threats against Canadian sovereignty. Instead, as I watched Walters "try" to maintain "his" train of thought through our heckles, I realized that he was "just" a man(with Pee breath), who "thinks"(not very hard) he is making the world a "better" place and "protecting" children by targeting (peaceful non-violent)pot smokers and (killing innocent people)in waging a drug war.The covert nonviolent Masters of Criminals intent are reportedly conspiring to turn the Drug czar into the most paranoid, dilusional, schizophrenic human being in the world. Its is rummered that Hundreds of thousands, even rumored to be 12 million by some guesstamets of high sophisticated Cannabis Tribesmen send telepathic messages   4:20 everyday. The ridicule, the dilusions grandior, the protests in every city, the "fear" of being shot from some drug(opiate, not cannabis) crazed person, has lead to severe mood disorders in the drug czar causing the Pharmer's to produce a drug that has been "secretly" tested for "years" and to be made FDA approved in an emergency 911 Patriot Health act. The rummered millions of Cannabis Tribesmen have even rummered to have penetrated the "childrun" which would scientifically explain the innocent why their children do drugs and shouldn't go to prison like all the "other" chidrun. This new medication is said to treat telepathic messages and make youa "better" American Citizen. Should be "mass" marketed and "distributed" to anyone who suffers from something as an "incredible" cure "all". This New Anti-Telepathic Convulsant BlockAider to be made available immediately over the counter at your local tobacco and alcohol store. 
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