cannabisnews.com: Medicinal Compound Medicinal Compound Posted by CN Staff on September 01, 2004 at 15:40:53 PT Upcoming Event Source: Metro Santa Cruz California's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting recently announced that, as of July, it had already seized 66,000 plants and 30 weapons, eradicated 30 gardens and made 14 arrests in the 2004 season. CAMP also mentioned that in 21 years of existence, it's eradicated $14 billion worth of pot, which equals about 3.5 million plants. "I guess they'll be calling it 'compassionate plant bashing' next," commented Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana co-founder Valerie Corral. That said, Corral credits Sheriff Mark Tracy for having "really pulled in the reins on the local CAMP effort, at least, inasmuch as its harmfulness on medical marijuana patients." Which explains why, even as CAMP was busy destroying truckloads of green stuff, WAMM was busy replanting its Santa Cruz-based medical marijuana garden, which, as will probably be remembered forever in the Cruz, was chain-sawed to the ground two years ago by machine-gun-toting DEA agents at the behest of Attorney General John Ashcroft.Asked if she was afraid the DEA would raid WAMM's garden again, Corral pointed out that the decision to replant was made this April after San Jose Judge Jeremy Fogel reversed an earlier decision and decreed an injunction against Ashcroft and the DEA. "I've heard that Ashcroft doesn't care about what the lower courts say, but I'm not afraid of them," said Corral. "And if he does order a raid, he'd be in violation of a court order." She said, however, that many doctors are still afraid to recommend marijuana for medicinal purposes, even though an August ruling of the California Supreme Court upheld the privacy of patient records. "A great number of doctors are recoiling in fear from the Supreme Court's protection," said Corral, "either because they don't understand legalese or they don't believe this administration won't retaliate." She hopes that the November's election will bring the world out of what she calls the Bush administration's "demonic grasp." Until then, she invites y'all to come to the WAMMFEST, which is a "pot-free" family event, with music, speakers, entertainment, food, crafts and information booths--and just happens to be taking place on Sept. 5, which is the exact same day the DEA raided WAMM's garden two years ago. Corral says WAMM members have been making things from gourds and lavender grown in the WAMM garden, as well as pillows and satchels. "But we won't be selling bongs," she said. "Not after they put Tommy Chong behind bars." WAMMFEST takes place Sunday, Sept. 5, 10am-5pm, at San Lorenzo Park. Call 831.425.0580 0r 408.893.5201 for information. Source: Metro Santa Cruz (CA)Published: September 1 - 8, 2004 Copyright: 2004 Metro Publishing Inc.Contact: msc metcruz.comWebsite: http://www.metroactive.com/cruz/Related Articles & Web Sites:WAMMhttp://www.wamm.org/Pictures From WAMM Protesthttp://freedomtoexhale.com/eventpics.htmWAMM To Hold 2nd Annual Festhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19350.shtmlWAMM Plans Family Day http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17153.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #8 posted by mayan on September 02, 2004 at 17:10:54 PT Like I Said... 99 Percent Of All Marijuana Plants Eradicated In US Is Feral Hemp, Federal Data Reveals September 2, 2004 - Washington, DC, USAWashington, DC: Approximately ninety-nine percent of all marijuana eradicated by the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program in 2003 was feral hemp-not cultivated marijuana, according to figures recently published online by the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics.According to the DEA data, of the estimated 247 million marijuana plants destroyed by law enforcement in 2003, more than 243 million were classified as "ditch weed," a term the agency uses to define "wild, scattered marijuana plants [with] no evidence of planting, fertilizing, or tending." Unlike cultivated marijuana, feral hemp contains virtually no detectable levels of THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, and does not contribute to the black market marijuana trade.NORML Foundation Executive Director Allen St. Pierre criticized the program for spending millions of taxpayers' dollars eradicating hemp. "Hemp is grown legally throughout most the Western world as a commercial crop for its fiber content, yet the US government is spending taxpayers' money to target and eradicate this same agricultural commodity," he said, noting that many of today's current hemp plots are remnants of US-government subsidized crops that existed prior to World War II. "Virtually all wild hemp goes unharvested and presents no legitimate threat to public safety. As such, it should be of no concern to the federal government or law enforcement."According to DEA figures, Indiana led all 50 states in the volume of ditchweed eradicated, destroying more than 219 million plants. Oklahoma law enforcement eradicated some 10 million plants, and Missouri destroyed an estimated 4.5 million. More than half of all states failed to report their ditch weed totals.California led all 50 states in the number of cultivated plants eradicated in 2003, with the DEA citing nearly 1.2 million plants destroyed.Begun in 1979, the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program allocates federal funds to law enforcement agencies in all 50 states for the purpose of uprooting marijuana. For 2003, DEA data indicates that 8,480 arrests were derived from law enforcement raiding over 34,000 outdoor plots, and over 2,600 indoor gardens.For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director of the NORML Foundation, at (202) 483-5500. A past NORML report and analysis on domestic marijuana cultivation is at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4444DEA Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program data available at: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/1995/pdf/t438.pdfDL: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6220Source: NORML Foundation (DC) Published: September 2, 2004 Copyright: 2004 NORML Contact: norml norml.org Website: http://www.norml.org/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by mayan on September 01, 2004 at 18:17:43 PT Cannabis Related... If the authorities can't keep drugs out of our prisons how could they even hope to keep them off of our streets? Talk about a basketball jones...Marijuana Found in Basketball at State Prison: http://www.kokh25.com/uploads/local/oklahoma_ok/40362374.shtmlMore...Education dollars up in smoke - Group challenges federal drug laws: http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2004/09/01/education_dollars_up_in_smoke.htmlVancouver 'pot cafe' goes public: http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=cbc/canada_home&articleID=1702432 [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on September 01, 2004 at 17:41:48 PT Shishaldin Thank you. I really appreciate it. What Mike and Valerie Corral have done is important to me. They don't know it but their dedication to the sick has helped me heal from my own son's death. Caring for the sick is the greatest gift anyone can give to another. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Shishaldin on September 01, 2004 at 17:28:41 PT FoM "If you would have a chance to talk to Valerie or Mike Corral please tell them that I have the upmost respect for them and thank them from me for what they are doing."You got it! It's the least I can do to repay the great work you do here at CNews :)Shishaldin [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by mayan on September 01, 2004 at 17:11:59 PT Waste of Time... California's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting recently announced that, as of July, it had already seized 66,000 plants and 30 weapons, eradicated 30 gardens and made 14 arrests in the 2004 season.If this is like any other year the vast majority of those plants are of the industrial hemp variety. They can't get a fly high! Will the authorities put even a slight dent in the supply? Hell no! Their efforts are a futile waste of time. Hats off to WAMM!The way out is the way in...Text of Michael Ruppert's Speech at the Commonwealth Club Last Night: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/09/1694003.phpStop Bush Now: To George and Dick in NYC -- Are You Suggesting 9/11 Was a Success? http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040831/phtu024_1.htmlEVENT: 9/11 - A Closer Look -- Santa Barbara, 9/11, 2004: http://www.911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=392&mode=thread&order= 0&thold=09/11 - The Achilles' Heel of the Bush Regime: http://www.oilempire.us/911.htmlZogby Poll: Half of New Yorkers Believe U.S. Had 9/11 Foreknowledge: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/8/31/102402.shtml9/11 Was Staged To Defame Muslims - by John Kaminski: http://rense.com/general57/911dd.htm [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on September 01, 2004 at 16:32:50 PT Shishaldin Have a wonderful time. If you would have a chance to talk to Valerie or Mike Corral please tell them that I have the upmost respect for them and thank them from me for what they are doing. I don't know them but I respect them and I know they check out CNews. If you get pictures I'd love to see them. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by global_warming on September 01, 2004 at 15:59:18 PT Imbocile's "California's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting recently announced that, as of July, it had already seized 66,000 plants and 30 weapons, eradicated 30 gardens and made 14 arrests in the 2004 season. CAMP also mentioned that in 21 years of existence, it's eradicated $14 billion worth of pot, which equals about 3.5 million plants."These people are such butt holes, pure crap, useless bloated sacks of salt water.Someday, they will stand proud before the great plan of this universe, and say to God, how many "weed's" they plucked from this earth, how many humans they caged, and as God summons his wrath, they will scurry and seek cover from the light, like the cockroaches that they have become.I cannot forgive them, I pray that their eyes are opened soon.-gw [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Shishaldin on September 01, 2004 at 15:49:44 PT See ya there! I missed last years, but I'm not going to miss this years event. I'll get and post pictures for those who can't make it.So much to celebrate! Viva Mike and Valerie! Viva WAMM!Peace and Strength,Shishaldin [ Post Comment ] Post Comment