Tuesday, October 5, 2004

Report on Illinois Medical Marijuana Hearings decrimwatch was actually at the hearings yesterday and has a report. Not all the committee members attended the hearing, but those who showed up clearly "got it." The legislators offered sympathy and respect to the patients who testified, while challenging brainless assertions by the state's apparently dwindling faction of drug warriors. There were only a few prohibitionists on hand to speak, and they were relics, typified by Peter Bensinger, former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 1976-1981. After reciting a good portion of his lengthy resume, Bensinger got down to business and said... well, it was kind of hard to pull a central point out of the jumble of scary statistics and self-righteous platitudes. 8:34:37 AM | drug policy | Related  | permalink | comment []

Vigil in Washington DC Loretta Nall (of the US Marijuana Party) has written to say that she's in Washington DC to organize a vigil to protest the death of Jonathan Magbie. The vigil will start at 2 pm and go until 5 pm today, and then 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday through Friday and possibly into next week. She is looking for people to join her at Carl Moultrie Jr. Courthouse, which is entered at roughly 6th and Indiana Ave. NW, (at D Street) a block from the Judiciary Square Metro station on the red line. She also notes that Marc Emery has pledged $500 bail/attorney fee money to any American who makes the trip to DC and is arrested for protesting. [Note: Drug WarRant does not endorse or recommend illegal activity.] If you plan to go to DC and would like Loretta's phone number to contact her when you get there, let me know. 8:09:45 AM | drug policy | Related  | permalink | comment []