cannabisnews.com: A Benefit Concert to Fight for Freedom A Benefit Concert to Fight for Freedom Posted by FoM on September 18, 1999 at 08:46:38 PT From Renee Boje Source: Fairlaw.org To Action to Fight for Freedom, the Freedom to be Able to Use a Healing Plant Given to us by the Earth. History has shown us that revolution and change begins through the arts first. Art is a very powerful medium to channel awareness through and get a positive message out to the world. Please take a look at the website, and let me know if you would like to be involved or if you have any suggestions.Thank You!Love & Light!Reneehttp://www.fairlaw.org/renee/new_healing_herb.htmRelated Article:Video of CA MMJ Refugee Renee Boje Seeking AsylumJuly 14, 1999 D. Paul Stanford Source: CRRH http://www.crrh.org/ CRRH is happy to announce that a new video, Medical Marijuana vs. Democracy, about California medical marijuana refugee, Renee Boje, is now available on the web. The 15 minute web video stream automatically maximizes the viewers' signal, depending upon their bandwidth, for 28K, 57K and 112K connections from: http://www.crrh.org/hemptv/docs_mmjvd.htmlRenee Boje is a medical marijuana activist who was arrested with Todd McCormick and Peter McWilliams in Los Angeles, California, USA, in July 1997. Renee was initially released with no charges and fled to Canada. She has subsequently been charged with conspiracy to cultivate cannabis by the US federal government and faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison. The US federal government is seeking Renee Boje's extradition from Canada back to the US. She is seeking political asylum in British Columbia, Canada. It is generally agreed that Boje is being persecuted to force her to testify against Todd McCormick. McCormick, a cancer victim, cultivated several thousand cannabis plants to breed different varieties for medical use and was bailed out of the Los Angeles County Jail by actor Woody Harelson. Harelson posted $500,000 bail for McCormick. Peter McWilliams, a best-selling author, publisher and medical marijuana patient, is also a defendant in Renee Boje's case. Boje's refugee claim is made based upon the US federal government's effort to nullify California's Prop 215 on medical cannabis, the US criminal justice systems barbaric penalties for growing cannabis and the inhumane treatment of women in prisons in the US. 'Medical Marijuana vs. Democracy' features Renee Boje, Dennis Peron, Chris Clay, Boje's attorney, John Conroy and cancer patient, Betty Anne Doucette. It chronicles the passage of California's Prop 215 in Nov. 1996 until Renee's June 10, 1999 application for refugee status from the US Drug War to the Canadian government in BC. The program begins with a harvest of Canadian medical marijuana and features election 1996 footage in the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club. The show was produced by Corky Productions of Vancouver, BC.Boje is seeking financial assistance to help defray her legal bill in fighting extradition. Please help her:http://www.thecompassionclub.org/renee/Yours truly,D. Paul Stanford*Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp*CRRH P.O. Box 86741 Portland, OR 97286Phone:(503) 235-4606Fax:(503) 235-0120Web: http://www.crrh.org/ http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2046.shtml Repost from August 1, 1999http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2307.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #2 posted by hailyn on February 22, 2002 at 10:22:06 PT: questions about lompoc My husband is being moved to Lompoc in the near future to serve a year and a half on a marijuana charge. He was arrested in washington coming from BC. I have been trying to find any info possible about programs and the general atmosphere at lompoc, but am not having much luck. If you could give me any info about this facility it would be much appreciated by myself and my husband. Thank you. Peace and Love, Hailyn http://www.projectbiodiesel.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Bill Bryan on March 10, 2001 at 23:54:44 PT: Todd McCormick's Supreme Court case and case numbe My brother, who just served a 15-month sentence at Lompoc Federal Prison Camp in California, needs the case number of Todd McCormick's U.S. Supreme Court case pursuant to pleading before a San Diego U.S. Federal District Court Judge for permission to smoke medical marijuana now rather than wait for the High Court's ruling in June. He is currently under a two-year supervised release. He was convicted and sentenced for bringing in 74 pounds of medical marijuana from Mexico three years ago. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: