this just makes me happy. you gotta love how many musicians have taken a stand for legalizing marijuana.
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sometimes we all have bad days and we need to hear about good things. thanks ben! anytime you want to come to Israel, members of the Green Leaf Party will be happy to burn one down with you.
from: http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/3195
Shane Collins backs Chief Constable of Wales comments
The Green Party today came out in strong support of calls for legalisation of drugs from Richard Brunstrom, Chief Constable of North Wales. (1)
Shane Collins, Green Party Drugs Spokesperson and GLA candidate for Lambeth and Southwark said: “We warmly welcome this report which speaks the truths no government minister dare mention.
“This policy as outlined by the Brunstrom report has been Green Party policy for some years now. All we would add is we would ban the advertising of any newly legalised drugs and ensure clear information on strength and variety and and strict age limit on sale.
“The report shows clearly how a policy of regulation and legalisation would cut crime and remove the motor of gang and gun crime in urban England.”
(1) news.bbc.co.uk
Green Leaf Party activists are skeptical about how much difference this new policy will have on marijuana smokers’ freedoms – we will continue to fight prohibition until new legislation is drafted, passed and implemented, permanently halting the harassment of citizens who aren’t harming anyone by what they put in their own bodies. Nevertheless, it is extremely encouraging that the police are now instantly responding (and being forced to defend themselves) to the Yes! television documentary on the inefficacy and futility of the drug war as well as ongoing public pressure brought to bear by the GLP.
At long last, feel free to inhale?
Imagine what we could do with the money being wasted on the drug war. See some of the wonderful alternatives an American organization came up with! There’s also a cartoon video on how marijuana works better than Viagra! Check it out!
http://changetheclimate.org/tv/
Dr. Ecstasy
Dr. Rick Doblin is working hard to free L.S.D. -
and he’s having some success, Adi Oz, Ha’eer Newspaper, 31.08.2007 / Translation by Eilon Gilad
download the originanl article (compressed ZIP file of the scanned pages)
The National Hallucinator
this is hilarious! check out the lucid tv website to see the rest of the comic!
I am generally opposed to internet and email petitions, but an organizer from the Legalise Cannabis Alliance has convinced me that there is more to this than an internet petition. And after the whole media frenzy I conjured up with the kashrut of marijuana, who am I to argue that more publicity can’t help bring attention to these issues. I think of people I know who’ve gone to jail over marijuana and I, for one, am sick about it! What kind of creative campaigns can we come up with to raise awareness of the many issues associated with legalization?
http://petitionthem.com/default.asp?sect=detail&pet=3951
THE PETITION
We the undersigned petition the Governments of all Nations to allow local legal private-member Cannabis Social Clubs for adults.
Get involved in Jerusalem´s March for Pride and Tolerance 2007 March! On June 21st, 2007 march with us in Jerusalem for Pride and Tolerance
Since the medical marijuana conference organized in January by the Ministry of Health, with assistance from Boaz Wachtel and Ale Yarok, the Ministry has been granting far more medical marijuana permits and efforts to establish a legal distribution system are underway. This week’s Jerusalem Post covered the story:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879277479&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
For more information on this topic, contact Boaz Wachtel.
p.s. it’s almost 4/20/07!
