Several have commented on how well the documentary states the case for medicinal marijuana. Having copies to show audiences would be of value not just in Canada, but everywhere. To give you, our readers, a little idea of the nature of this documentary, the following is provided. At the end is a list of U.S. networks which could be contacted to encourage one of them to broadcast the show. We understand that arrangements are being made for a video copy of the show to be available on the Legalize! website, probably sometime next week. http://www.legalize-usa.org/TOCs/video.htm [continues 1305 words]
ANTON KOSCHANY Lynn Harichy has had MS since she was eighteen. At times the disease has kept her bedridden, hurt her vision. Prescription drugs help, but have bad side effects. But, Harichy claims, smoking marijuana has given back her life. LYNN HARICHY It takes the shakes away, it takes the pains away. Um, it takes my headaches away. ANTON KOSCHANY But the law says Harichy can't legally smoke pot. Possession is a crime. To challenge that law last month Harichy took her joints to the front steps of the London police station [continues 626 words]
People with MS, glaucoma, AIDS and cancer say smoking pot eases their symptoms. But is marijuana good medicine? By Katrina Onstad A year ago, Lynn Harichy, now 36, was a different person. Diagnosed at 18 with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic disease of the central nervous system, Harichy was rapidly succumbing to the disorder. Periods of blindness would come upon her; limbs would tingle and fall numb. The mother of four was confined to a wheelchair. "It felt like someone was breaking my bones," she recalls from her home in London, Ont. There is no cure for MS, only treatment in the form of drug therapy. [continues 1217 words]
Peace looms in the war on pot The 74yearold prohibition against marijuana could die this week in an Ontario courtroom The ubiquitous weed: Helpful or hurtful? Thanks to Chris Clay, marijuana may become legal in Canada this month. The former owner of Hemp Nation, a cannabis store in London, Ont., did a roaring business selling marijuana seeds, hemp clothing and drug paraphernalia like pipes and roachclips. "I was taking photography at Ryerson when I read The Emperor Wears No Clothes; it changed my life," says Mr. Clay. The book, by U.S. hemp advocate and Grassroots Party presidential candidate Jack Herer, blew Mr. Clay's mind. "It made me realize that hemp is harmless compared to alcohol and tobacco," says the 26yearold. "I wanted to educate people and I hoped the store would fund our political activities to change the law." [continues 2906 words]
CONTACT: letters@thecitizen.southam.ca Court rules today on bid to quash marijuana law TThis could be one of the most important dates in drug's history Mike Blanchfield The Ottawa Citizen Today, Mike Foster will trade the colourful confines of his "counterculture variety store" on Bank Street in Ottawa for a staid London, Ont., courtroom where he hopes to witness Canadian legal history. "He's one of my comrades. He's been put through the ringer," Mr. Foster says of Chris Clay, the former owner of a London hemp store. [continues 1454 words]
