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1 CN BC: PUB LTE: Drug Laws UnfairWed, 25 Feb 2004
Source:Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, The (CN BC) Author:Randell, Alan Area:British Columbia Lines:54 Added:02/28/2004

Editor, The Journal

Re Street value of grow-op marijuana - $1.5 million, Feb. 17

Why do governments prohibit certain drugs?

Is it to protect users from harm?

No, that can't be the reason because users suffer MORE (adulterated drugs and jail time) when a drug is banned as compared to when it is legally available. My wife and I became well acquainted with this aspect of government policy when we lost our 19-year-old son to street heroin in 1993. Many more people died from the effects of bad booze during Prohibition than when alcohol was legally available. The harm argument is moot in any event because two of our more dangerous drugs, alcohol and tobacco, are legal.

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2 CN BC: Pot Crusader Wins Absolute DischargeThu, 26 Feb 2004
Source:Aldergrove Star (CN BC) Author:Wierda, Cheryl Area:British Columbia Lines:72 Added:02/28/2004

Moments before Tim Felger received his first criminal conviction Monday, the Bradner resident and marijuana advocate jumped out of his chair and loudly repeated "walk away" as judge R.J. Lemiski discussed the circumstances on April 15, 2002 that led to Felger facing three criminal charges.

Lemiski ruled Felger was guilty of resisting a peace officer, but dismissed charges of causing a disturbance and assault.

However, in a nutshell, the absolute discharge means that Felger's single conviction will not result in any sentence, and will be erased from his record in one year provided he doesn't face further charges.

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3 CN BC: Pot Activist Felger Free After 'Joke' TrialFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Abbotsford Times (CN BC)          Area:British Columbia Lines:54 Added:02/28/2004

A trial that stemmed from an incident at the Abbotsford courthouse in April 2002 wrapped up Monday with an absolute discharge and two acquittals for Tim Felger.

Felger, a well-known marijuana activist and anti-prohibition Abbotsford personality, was charged with assault, causing a disturbance and resisting a peace officer due to the incident, where a courthouse sheriff claimed Felger bit him on the hand.

Felger said he was just handing out pamphlets for a marijuana rally, something he says the trial established he is allowed to do.

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4 CN ON: Random Drug Testing Is Routine For NYPDSat, 28 Feb 2004
Source:Toronto Star (CN ON) Author:Powell, Betsy Area:Ontario Lines:129 Added:02/28/2004

Police In Big Apple Get No 2nd Chances

Toronto Officers Outraged At Proposal

When a computer randomly picks New York City police officers for their "dole" test, as it is nicknamed, they head to the department's medical division building and get down to business.

"You pee in a bowl or whatever it is, pee in a cup, and then you go back to your command," says NYPD Detective Bernard Gifford. "It's routine that drug testing is given to all NYPD personnel, very routine, common practice," he says, pausing on the line yesterday from Manhattan long enough to confirm that 20 officers were "doing dole today."

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5 US FL: PUB LTE: Be Honest With KidsFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Tampa Tribune (FL) Author:Mirken, Bruce Area:Florida Lines:35 Added:02/28/2004

Regarding "Parents Are Still The Best Antidrug" (Our Opinion, Feb. 22):

Parents should talk honestly with their teenagers about drugs. The key word here is "honestly," and sadly, the White House ad campaign referred to in your editorial distorts and exaggerates the dangers of marijuana.

"Smoking pot can affect the brain," the ad warns darkly. So can drinking coffee or Coca- Cola, both of which contain a central nervous system stimulant - caffeine. And, the evidence shows little or no long-term harm to the brain from smoking marijuana. You would never know that from these ads.

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6 CN BC: PUB LTE: My Sweet LandlordFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Chilliwack Progress (CN BC) Author:Carrier, K. Area:British Columbia Lines:55 Added:02/28/2004

Re: Landlords not consulted on proposed grow-op bylaw.

First of all, I'd like to say I identify with landlords or anybody else who has any sort of rental property. In the article, Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames states landlords can avoid fines and fees by simply screening possible tenants.

How can you successfully do that? Has he (the mayor) ever tried screening a persistent, determined society, which is desperate to find a spot to grow their crops? I don't believe it's as easy as the city makes it sound.

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7 US IL: Editorial: Marijuana by Prescription OnlySat, 28 Feb 2004
Source:Chicago Tribune (IL)          Area:Illinois Lines:83 Added:02/28/2004

Some lawmakers would rather juggle nitroglycerin than debate an issue as volatile as the medical use of marijuana. But a consensus seems to be slowly developing that marijuana should be treated like a prescription sedative: dangerous but still useful to the seriously ill.

The medicinal marijuana debate has moved out of the shadows and into the mainstream of American politics in recent years. Since California voters in 1996 removed criminal penalties for qualifying patients who use marijuana with a doctor's recommendation, seven other states have passed similar laws. Some 30 states have laws on their books that recognize in some way the medicinal value of marijuana, disputing the Office of Drug Control Policy, the nation's "drug czar," which has opposed such recognition.

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8 US NV: Web: Nevada Voters to Get Second Chance to Legalize MarijuanaFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Drug War Chronicle (US Web) Author:Smith, Phillip S. Area:Nevada Lines:163 Added:02/28/2004

The Marijuana Policy Project (http://www.mpp.org) hopes the second time is the charm. In 2002, MPP attempted to make Nevada the first state to legalize marijuana possession and regulate its sales, but its initiative was beaten back after facing a strong counterattack, and picked up only 39% of the vote. Now, MPP and its Nevada affiliate, the Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana (http://www.regulatemarijuana.org) are set to try it again.

On February 18, CRCM filed papers with the Nevada Secretary of State's office to get the signature-gathering process underway for the Regulation of Marijuana Amendment. Proponents must now gather some 51,000 valid signatures by June 15 to get on the November ballot. If the measure passes in November, under Nevada law it must be resubmitted to the voters for a second approval in 2006.

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9 US SD: Web: South Dakota 'Internal Possession' Drug Law UpheldFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Drug War Chronicle (US Web) Author:Smith, Phillip S. Area:South Dakota Lines:132 Added:02/28/2004

Dave Johnson was sitting in his Huron, SD, home minding his own business last year when local police showed up at his door with a search warrant alleging he was a marijuana trafficker. They didn't find any evidence of drug dealing or even any pot on the 50-year-old disabled former meat-cutter living on Social Security payments, but they did manage to come up with a used pipe. They arrested Johnson on paraphernalia charges, and in most states that would have been the end of it. But not in South Dakota. Dave Johnson's ordeal was just beginning.

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10 US NY: Web: Medical Marijuana on the Move in Albany and NYCFri, 27 Feb 2004
Source:Drug War Chronicle (US Web) Author:Smith, Phillip S. Area:New York Lines:137 Added:02/28/2004

A bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in New York state passed one of its first legislative hurdles Wednesday at the state capitol in Albany, while two days earlier in New York City a resolution expressing the city council's support for a state medical marijuana bill also moved forward.

The medical marijuana bill in Albany, A0576, was okayed by the Assembly's Health Committee on an 18-6 vote a day after dramatic and sometimes wrenching testimony before the committee, including some from surprising sources. "If you have ever seen anyone on their deathbed, dying in agony, screaming in pain every day as I had with my father who had cancer, the risks of smoking marijuana are outweighed by the therapeutic benefits," conservative Assemblyman Robert Prentiss (R-Colonie) told his colleagues.

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