Genocide and Social Cleansing

Alternative 911 Viewpoints

karlis — Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Here are some links which we at Cannabis Culture have found to be interesting reading, in regards to September 11 and the events which have followed. We do not necessarily endorse all of the views expressed in the articles linked below, but we guarantee they will make for lively discussion and debate.

This list of links and information will grow, so please come back again!

ALTERNATIVE IDEAS

US military proposed secret plan to commit terrorist attacks against Americans in 1962

Terrorism affects cannatourism

karlis — Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

On the edge of the Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Cannabis College is open for business on a sunny, windy October day.
But where are the tourists?

In the College's famous basement garden, where plants four feet in diameter grow organically, and the gardentender wages war with battalions of spider mites, silence rules.

The College is usually packed with acolytes year round, but now, as with the rest of Amsterdam, the place is like a ghost town.

Drug war and peace after the terrorist attacks

karlis — Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

My wife and I had been trying to get pregnant, but I awoke that day with blood on my stomach and the phone ringing. The call was from one of my sources, who had dialed my number to tell me that the World Trade Towers had collapsed after being struck by hijacked commercial airliners. The blood on my stomach was from where I held my wife in bed the night before. Her period, marking the death of yet one more egg, one more potential human life, had begun at almost the exact time as the NY terror.

Colombia: drug war Vietnam

karlis — Fri, 25 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700

The US is increasing its assault against the coca-farmers of Colombia, while avoiding direct US military presence by "outsourcing" the drug war to private mercenaries. The largest of these is a private Virginia company called DynCorp, which provides mechanics and pilots for aerial spraying and eradication missions.

Uruguay pres for legalization

karlis — Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700

On November 10, Uruguay's President Jorge Batlle became the first Latin American leader to call for the legalization of drugs.
During the Tenth Iberoamerican Summit of Chiefs of State and Government in Panama, Batlle said "If that little powder was worth only 10 cents, there would be no organizations dedicated to raising a billion dollars to finance armies in Colombia."

Free Trade and the Drug War

karlis — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Below you will find information about the relationship of NAFTA and the FTAA to the drug war. This information is compiled by Reverend Damuzi and represents a relatively brief exploration of a series of articles written by the reverend that have been published in various back issues of Cannabis Culture Magazine.
-Question: What do NAFTA, the FTAA and other so-called "free" trade agreements have to do with marijuana and drug prohibition?
-Here is the answer:

Making a deal with The Devil

karlis — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700

GUAMUEZ VALLEY, COLOMBIA -- Here amid the cocaine-producing drug plantations of southern Colombia, five recruits with shaved heads and armed with wooden stakes march down the main street in a dusty village.

Colombian Death Spray

karlis — Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800

US-backed military planes are spraying toxic herbicides into small Colombian villages, killing both food crops and coca plants, according to the January 7 Washington Post. Described as "a new punitive phase of aerial spraying," the Colombian military uses US satellite photos to pick targets, then sends in small planes escorted by armed helicopters to deliver Roundup, a herbicide manufactured by Monsanto.

Drug war against women

karlis — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800

The drug war simplifies the disposal of undesireable people in a society were humanity has become a catch-word for "what we can get away with and still look clean." Because a disproportionate number of american women are poor and disadvantaged, a disproportionate number of them ? many of them single parents go to prison for drug offences. In the worst US prisons, women are routinely raped and sold as prostitutes.

Brits against Fusarium

karlis — Mon, 06 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800

A British delegation to Colombia was critical of the US providing $1.9 billion in funding for Colombia's military anti-drug efforts, despite their failure to meet human rights conditions required by the US Congress. "I think it was unfortunate, to say the least," said senior British cabinet minister Mo Mowlam.

Quit pot or lose your kids

karlis — Thu, 02 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800

Michelle Olding, of Duncan, BC, who lost her newborn child to the BC Ministry of Children and Families this Summer after admitting to smoking cannabis (See CC#27, Pot-parents lose their kids) has been told that she has to quit pot or permanently lose her kids. Olding was also warned that things would go better for her if she didn't talk to Cannabis Culture.

Australia's Freedom Ride

karlis — Sat, 08 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700

On June 30, Australia's "Freedom Ride" launched its tour, with a mission "to bring witness to the suffering and injustice created by drug prohibition policies."

Cannabis Culture Manifesto

karlis — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700

The 5 Conditions For Peace
The worldwide Cannabis Culture demands the following five conditions to ending this seven decades of global warfare against us.

1. The immediate legalization of cannabis, and then as quickly as possible to all other herbs and entheogens.

2. That there be no legal or regulatory controls on who may cultivate and use cannabis. We will accept regulation and taxation only in regards to the commercial sale of cannabis products.

Vancouver's Millennium Marijuana March

karlis — Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700

On May 6, people from over 80 cities in 19 countries around the world will be taking to the streets to celebrate cannabis culture and protest pot-prohibition.
This is the third year of the Million Marijuana March, this year renamed to the Millennium Marijuana March. The MMM was started in New York by Cures-Not-Wars.

Senate passes drug-info ban

karlis — Thu, 02 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800

On November 19, the US Senate unanimously passed a vicious bill which proposes to ban Cannabis Culture, and any other publication, website or even verbal communication which explains the manufacture or use of any controlled substance.
The bill is called the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act 1999, but it's actually aimed at anyone that speaks out in favour of marijuana legalization, harm reduction, or an end to the drug war. The penalty for violating this info-ban is up to 10 years imprisonment, and a hefty fine.

Pot-fungus lawsuit

karlis — Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800

The Montana State University (MSU) acknowledged in October that it has conducted research on genetically modified pot-killing fungi, but claims that the project ended in December 1998, due to lack of funds.
This announcement was a legal response to a lawsuit filed in August by Montana NORML, demanding access to all fusarium research documents from the university. MSU had initially claimed that such research was proprietary information and contained unrevealable trade secrets.

Police High on Firepower

karlis — Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800

Within a few months this summer, police repeatedly endangered innocent human lives with their bungling, oafish disregard for the power of firearms.The week of July 20, Toronto cops smashed in Cecil Smith?s door in a raid that discovered .23 grams of marijuana. Not enough to roll a decent roach. In the raid one of his two dogs, Miller, was shot despite the fact that he wasn?t attacking an officer.

Marc Emery Responds to North Shore News' "Tough Love" article

karlis — Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700

Re: Tough Love for Drug Pushers.Since I would certainly be one of the millions of Canadians who have trafficked in the illegal plant called cannabis, and all of us in the marijuana culture have shared a joint -trafficked as it reads in law- with dozens or hundreds of others over our lifetime, I wonder how the society of barbarism Mr. Alan Williams advocates could possibly be more humane than simply legalizing all drugs, regardless of the risks of taking any drug?

Tough Love for Drug Pushers

karlis — Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700

HOW to stop the ghastly human toll and crushing cost inflicted on society by the drug trade -- especially in Vancouver, "drug capital of Canada", with its 12,000 resident junkies?West Van councillor and former B.C. attorney general Allan Williams gave his own answer a while back in a Vancouver Sun article. His proposals sparked cries of outrage among the bleeding heart fraternity in favour of coddling the criminals and "solving" the problem by legalizing drugs.

Busted Up Dates 19

karlis — Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700

Hemp BC?s judicial reviewOn May 17 and 18, Supreme Court Judge Thomas Melnick heard Hemp BC?s application for a ?judicial review? of the highly biased Vancouver City Council hearings, which resulted in Hemp BC being denied a business licence. Hemp BC?s owner, Sister Icee, wishes unhopefully for a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court.

?I guess they?ve won,? says Icee. ?I think our days are numbered, but I will not close Hemp BC until a judge orders me to.?

Student Hair Tests

karlis — Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700

Hair testing of students is becoming increasingly popular in US high schools. The biggest company is called Psychemedics Corp, whose technicians comb through 80 schools in 26 states, plucking hair from students for laboratory liquification and analysis. Most of these schools are private, but the practice is becoming increasingly popular among public schools as well.Hair grows about a half-inch a month, so the inch-and-a-half sample supposedly detects for drug use within the last 90 days.

Chinese Executions

karlis — Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700

China celebrated the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse on June 25 by executing at least 71 people for drug trafficking. Another 27 were sentenced to death, some of the sentences announced at public rallies attended by thousands of people.

The China News Service reported that during early June an additional 16 drug smugglers had been executed and 129 more sentenced to life imprisonment in various regions.

Beyond the Smoke Screen

karlis — Thu, 19 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700

How can marijuana advocates reach millions of people? By making quality video documentaries that use televisions and movie theaters to spread the message of legalization.

Hot on the heels of Jeff Meyers' new film about Jack Herer, The Emperor of Hemp, is another fine documentary, Marijuana: Beyond the Smoke Screen, made by a Southern California company named Parallax Productions.

More details on Congress Meth Anti-Prof Bill

karlis — Wed, 11 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700

A bill has been introduced into the US Congress which would ban Cannabis Culture, High Times, and all books and websites which explain how to grow cannabis. The bill would ban any exchange of information about the "manufacture or use of a controlled substance". This would include information about the safe, responsible use of banned substances, promotion of harm reduction techniques like needle exchange, and even doctor's advice to medicinal marijuana patients.

Congress wants to ban links to drug websites.

karlis — Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700

(This article is from the Wired website.)

Hide that hookah. Chuck that chillum. Congress is in session, and weed Web sites are no longer safe.

A proposed bill that bans Internet discussions of the use of unapproved drugs and links to such sites has not just normally mellow potheads but also journalist groups in a huff.

"This is just legislators spinning their wheels," says Andrew, a San Francisco Web system administrator who says he enjoys a good bong hit three times a week.