Moscow marijuana marchers beaten bloody by police. May 5, 2007 http://gallery.marihemp.com/moscow2007mmm-graphics 

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http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org
http://gallery.marihemp.com/moscow2007mmm-graphics
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070505/64952829.html
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070503/64837337.html
http://www.kommersant.com/p-10661/r_530/marijuana_march/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmworld/message/531
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction/message/1366
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction/message/1367
http://www.legaliz.info
 

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: For Interested person: Policemen are beating Marijuana
march activists in Moscow!
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 04:22:28 +0400 (MSD)
From: Eugene Kazachenko

Dear sisters and brothers!

My name is Eugene Kazachenko. I'm from Moscow, Russia. Today, some
hours ago my friends from Marijuana march were arrested. They tried
to stretch the banner with calling to legalize marijuana. The goal of
this march was legalization marijuana for medical use. Now there are
about 20 people arrested. The police was very cruel with marijuana activists.

With fear for life of our brothers and sisters my friends and I are
receiving periodical news of Radio station "Ekcho Moskvy" - (The Echo
of Moscow": http://www.echo.msk.ru/ ). This is the only free radio
channel, which real informs of social and political life in Russia.
It informs that Police has placed people by faces on the ground.
Police has dragged girls upon the ground and has beaten young men.
Policemen have banged young men by their faces about parked cars. In
the police department some young activist was beaten so cruel that
this has caused coming an ambulance.

The representatives of The Federal service of drug control have
accused all delaying activists in biased attitude to narcotics.
Without any reason they have accused participants of Marijuana March
in propaganda of narcotics. At the police department some policemen
are trying to plant the drugs to activists. However attorney was not
passed to his clients for legal defense. On entrance with the
sub-machine-gun in hands the policeman did not let to attorney to
come into the door of the police department.

Marijuana March was organized by Cannabis Legalization League
(Please, visit http://www.legaliz.info/ ). At this moment all of
delaying marijuana activists are in Presnentsky administrative
(misdemeanor) court of Moscow (phone number of this court: +7 495
254-53-59). They are accusing for undertaking unsanctioned meetings.
This position of government disagrees with 31 articles of The
Constitutions of Russian Federation and Public International law.

Though many religious confessions concern with a rehabilitation and
spiritual counseling for drug abusers, however they never call any
attention in regard to the realistic position of medical cannabis.
Regrettably Christians and other religious circles of Russia do not
raise a voice in rights protection of drugs consumers from
unjustified state repression.

Because of unchangeable and increased repressive policy of Russia in
attitude to consumers of drugs the religious figures are positioning
itself apart of to questions of government drugs policy.
Hypocritically the majority of them tacitly agrees with official drug
policy or on the pattern of flattering politicians they loudly
convicts all people, which voice opinion for legalization hemp as a medicine.

With respect,

Eugene Kazachenko
(MDiv of Moscow Theological Seminary).
E-mail: e_kazachenko@...; sabba@...
Mob: +7 916 9808590

---------end of forwarded message-----------

Photo to the right is of Maria Smirnova's hand after being arrested March 31, 2007 at a Moscow demonstration against universal military conscription.
Photo album of March 31, 2007 Moscow demonstration.

Press release for April 27, 2007 press conference in Moscow called "Cannabis - Hemp is useful!" Maria Smirnova translated the press release.

Flyers below are from this page: http://www.legaliz.info/9/news/105
English translations of the info on the flyers are from Maria Smirnova. Her blogs:
http://hvoya.blogspot.com and another blog.

Latest map  of Russian cities signed up for the May 5, 2007 Global Marijuana March.

http://www.batchgeocode.com was used to create the custom map.
Here is the format used below. Just copy and paste the text into the form there. Or substitute other cities and links. Be sure to select "Use Google Maps" from the URL dropdown menu in the Map Fields section below the input form.

City|Country|URL
Moscow|Russia|http://www.legaliz.info
Chelyabinsk|Russia|http://www.legaliz.info
Izhevsk|Russia
Kaliningrad|Russia
Novosibirsk|Russia|http://www.truebrary.narod.ru
Orenburg|Russia|http://orensburg.legaliz.info
Samara|Russia
St. Petersburg|Russia|http://spb.legaliz.info

There is also a link at the bottom of the map to download a small Google Earth file for the cities. Just download it and click it if you already have Google Earth installed. For more info and free downloads go here: http://earth.google.com

GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org
2007 Global Marijuana March (GMM) city list mirrors: 1. 2. 3.
GMM city lists: 2007. 2006. 2005. 2004. 2003. 2002. 2001. 2000. 1999.
2005 city list with many reports and photos: 1. 2. 3. (mirrors).
Wiki page where you can add links and info yourself.
GMM Yearly Photo Galleries: http://gallery.marihemp.com/years
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/ecommm
Wikipedia page on GMM.
Since 1999 over 400 different GMM-MMM cities worldwide have signed up.
Yahoo Group with public message archive. Another group.

1999. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Photos. Cannabis events, campaigns.
1999. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007 GMM. Posters, flyers, etc..
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Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007 banner. 2007480.gif Viewed: 18 times.	Maria Smirnova's hand after being arrested March 31, 2007 at a Moscow demonstration against universal military conscription. DSC06564.jpg Viewed: 23 times.	1. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. Cannabis is a medical drug, textile and PAPER. One hectare of cannabis gives a stuff to produce a quantity of paper, which is now received from 4 hectares of woods. Cannabis grows for a year, woods for a half of century. Save our woods!" Viewed: 42 times.
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2. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. Cannabis is a medical drug, TEXTILE and paper. English marine was under sail made from RUSSIAN CANNABIS. The first jeans Levis were produced from cannabis linen. Cannabis linen is STRONGER and CHEAPER than cotton." Viewed: 36 times.	3. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. Cannabis is a MEDICAL DRUG, textile and paper. Cannabis is effective in easing the condition of sick men, in medical treatment of sclerosis, cancer, Aids, glaucoma, depression, epilepsy, severe headaches, asthma, dystonia, sleeplessness and many other diseases." Viewed: 38 times.	4. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. In this carriage one of each ten people smokes cannabis. LEGALIZE YOURSELF!" Viewed: 30 times.
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5. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. By the order of SNC (Soviet of National Commissars) of the USSR (in march 1934) FOR GROWING CANNABIS in farmsteads and flood-lands special privileges and advantages were given! In 1936 in the USSR a sown area of cannabis was 680000 hectares, that was a 4/5 of the world's cannabis sown! CANNABIS IS A PROPERTY OF RUSSIA!" Viewed: 37 times.	6. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. In 2006 in Russia about 30000 people died from alcohol poisoning and about 100000 people died from heroin overdose. There were no fixed cases of death from using cannabis. CANNABIS IS NOT A DRUG." Viewed: 31 times.	7. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. You buy VODKA legally. I have to buy marijuana ILLEGALLY. You use a DANGEROUS DRUG often of bad quality offered you by the government and you stay a FULL member of society. I receive contempt of society and an imposed brand DRUG ADDICT. In the morning you will go to work. I can be imprisoned. WHY?! LEGALIZE ME!" Viewed: 26 times.
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8. Moscow, Russia. GMM 2007. "5 may 2007- Global Marijuana March. You buy VODKA legally. I have to buy marijuana ILLEGALLY. You use a DANGEROUS DRUG often of bad quality offered you by the government and you stay a FULL member of society. I receive contempt of society and an imposed brand DRUG ADDICT. In the morning you will go to work. I can be imprisoned. WHY?! LEGALIZE ME!" Viewed: 36 times.