Corporations and Free Trade

Genetic drug war

karlis — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The early 1900's saw tens of thousands of the mentally ill, physically infirm, racial minorities and pot smokers removed from the gene pool by involuntary surgical sterilization in a program known as "eugenics."

Have chain saw, will travel

karlis — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Gregory Despres: allowed into the US with bloody chain sawThe United States government fears terrorists and Canadian weed so much that it has militarized its border defense forces and turned some sections of its northern border into electronic minefields.

Ganja gear

karlis — Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The Blackspot sneakerBlackspot hemp sneaker

New US Ambassador to Canada

karlis — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

John CalhounHistory repeats itself.

Marijuana is a major source of tension in today's relationship between the US and Canada, but problems between the two countries are nothing new.

Herbal Holocaust 2005

karlis — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

"Underground drug dealers may soon be peddling illicit Vitamin C and other dietary supplements, including herbs. Police may soon have the authority to break down your door and search your fridge for health food. Health enthusiasts could one day be rounded up like prisoners of war and have their homes confiscated and their livelihoods destroyed, like marijuana users and growers."

Ronald Reagan on drugs

karlis — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Ronald Wilson Reagan ? America's 40th president ? died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93.
Though some may try to remember him as "the great communicator" or the "vanquisher of communism," Reagan should also be remembered for turning Nixon's drug war rhetoric into an actual war, complete with military involvement against the American people.

A tradition of terror

karlis — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

PART ONE: THE DEATH MERCHANT AND THE NAZI BANKER
"If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched." ? George H W Bush, cited in the June 1992 Sarah McClendon Newsletter.

1907-1918: Merchant of death

Fortress America raises its walls

karlis — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0800

The United States has reportedly decided to expand and extend its controversial US-VISIT border surveillance program.
When originally implemented in January, the program targeted citizens of all but 27 countries, forcing them to be fingerprinted and photographed when entering the United States. Brazil protested the program by retaliating: it started fingerprinting and photographing US citizens.

Cops subvert McDonald's drive-thru

karlis — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

An undercover police officer in Fort Meyers, Texas, wearing a McDonald's uniform, worked a McDonald's drive-through window many times between March 21 and April 25. When the McCop saw lawbreakers he radioed nearby officers, who would pull them over and make the arrests. They managed to make six arrests and issue 29 citations, for offenses ranging from pot possession to not wearing a seat belt.

UN conference against drugs

karlis — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Marco Cappato: petitioning to reform UN anti-drug conventionsFor 10 days in April, the UN held a special meeting to discuss the progress of their ongoing 10-year plan to annihilate every marijuana, coca, and poppy plant from the face of the earth.

H.R. Pufnstuf

karlis — Tue, 27 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Readers who were watching kids' TV during the early 1970's will remember a psychedelically strange show called H.R. Pufnstuf. Like many good things from that era, H.R. Pufnstuf was full of nods to the prevailing stoner counter-culture, and included many sly pot and drug references which most of us likely missed as children.

Bong shops under attack!

karlis — Tue, 20 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Ashcroft and Walters announce the arrests for drug paraphernalia.Across the US, a combined force of the DEA, US Marshals, US Secret Service, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, and local police took their positions outside dozens of headshops.

US schwag in Canada

karlis — Tue, 06 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Canada's government has purchased 500 grams of "research grade" marijuana from the US government's National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). This US bud is going to be used for Canadian clinical trials, while most of the pot Canada's Health Ministry paid about $6 million to have grown has been destroyed by the feds.

Europe's toking trade show

karlis — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Fiery glass pipe-making demonstration on the Cannabusiness main stage.The annual CannaBusiness trade fair held the last seven years in Germany is one of two major European marijuana industry events; the other is CannaTrade, which is held in Switzerland.

Anti-war movement mobilizes

karlis — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800

As President Bush and the US military prepare to wage an unprecedented unilateral military invasion of Iraq, anti-war protesters worldwide have mobilized to stop the war machine, using direct action and other methods.
In Alabama, anti-drug war activist Loretta Nall has been doing media interviews and organizing public protest events, despite continuing harrasment from police and other officials.

On Tuesday, 3-18, she organized a major rally on the steps of the capitol building in Montgomery (alabama.usmjparty.com).

Anti-war movement mobilizes

karlis — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800

Canada buys pseudo-pot from US

karlis — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800

Actual NIDA ?bud.?The Canadian government is funding a major clinical study into the effects of marijuana on the nausea, pain, mood and neuro-cognitive function of 32 patients suffering from HIV/AIDS. The first trials began in October, and are being led by researchers from the Community Research Initiative of Toronto.

Drug war pilot

karlis — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800

Spraying herbicides: death from the air for plants, animals and humans.During a recent visit to Jamaica, I was standing on a hurricane-depleted beach in Negril when a middle-aged American man, who was holding a beer and smoking a cigarette, began a conv

Database of doom

karlis — Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800

US/Canada narks
A series of agreements between the US and Canada, purportedly to stop terrorism, has created cross-border teams with sights on destroying the Canadian cannabis trade.

Another Berlin Wall

karlis — Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800

I've been contacted by an increasing number of people who asked me to investigate conditions at the US-Canadian border.
Many of my correspondents told me they had been turned away and/or harassed at land and air ports of entry going in either direction. These actions have ruined vacations, business trips, family reunions, weddings, and other important activities, and have cost people much money and heartache.

Radioactive buds?

karlis — Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800

A recent study shows that many commonly used fertilizers are high in radioactive elements. The study was performed by Dr Paul Hornby, who holds a master's degree in biochemistry and a PhD in human pathology from the University of British Columbia.
The study analyzed 25 different types of fertilizers, seven "organic" varieties and 18 "chemical" fertilizers. The results showed that the chemical fertilizers emitted on average five times the radiation of the organic group.

Drug testing vs human rights

karlis — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Canada's federal Human Rights Commission ruled in July that random drug and alcohol testing of workers is an abuse of human rights.

Suit against spraying

karlis — Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Residents of a small village in Ecuador have filed a class-action lawsuit against Dyncorp, the American company contracted to spray herbicides onto coca plantations in Colombia.
A report in the Dallas Morning News revealed that the Ecuador government is backing the lawsuit, filed in a Washington DC court. The lawsuit was launched by the small village of San Francisco 2, near the Colombian border.

Simpsons sell-out?

karlis — Tue, 02 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Homer Simpson and Phish: making fun of the med-pot movement.In April 2002, The Simpsons tackled the controversial topic of medical marijuana, with a special episode where "Homer gets addicted to medical marijuana."

Drug war rebellion

karlis — Thu, 27 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700

Colombian riot police moving against a protest of 3500 coca-farmers who oppose fumigation.In Bolivia, coca growers are angry; they elect anti-prohibitionist congressmen and block main highways, touching off general strikes.