HIGH All.

I think this year was a considerable success, the march
started after much collaboration of some seriously dedicated
people organizing things and viola were a foot, the day
sunny and bright – at the first corner the wind and rain
started  this did not deter the Thinkers or Believers, in
fact I think it made the people marching MORE determined.
Throughout the rain and march, smiles radiated back at me,
banners waving, I honestly didn’t think people would smoke
with the size police presence and I had expressly asked
people not too as I don’t think that our march is there yet…
and I really didn’t want to go through the arrest mission.

I am PROUD TO SAY, despite this, I hear and see in the
pictures that many people rolled and smoked openly, without
police harassment.  Besides it was a band of happy people
walking down the road. 

I would like to thank our police for their effort and
participation, without them our country would not have made
it this far, and I truly appreciate what they do.

I tried to connect with some international organizers and
participants live while marching, I was going to talk to
Boaz in Tel Aviv, Ferre in the Hague, Sokratis in Germany,
Martin in Australia, and Clive in London unfortunately
technology and the weather played against us here and this
idea was quickly cut from the ‘live’ agenda. I would like to
thank the international folk for standing by with their
stories and for giving me the support for trying something
like this. Next year!

I got the idea of filling balloons with seeds from the MMM
website, this was all a go go go then the rain came, the
balloons got wet and heavy with a down wind here and an up
wind there the damn things left my hand bounced at the foot
of parliaments gates and bounced over and lazily rolled
around in front of parliament in the gardens waiting to pop
and disperse seeds… some press say it was picked up, I
didn’t see anyone pick it up I don’t know if any of the
balloons popped.

Planting a cannabis seed, anywhere, is the most peaceful
public protest and voicing of opinion available to anyone
who can bend down and scratch the earth.

With the rain on the day I could not have planned a better
chain of events.

I thank all those who participated and gave moral support,
from strength to strength the movement will grow, I firmly
believe that cannabis will be legal in my life time and
yours.

Good movement, press and success on those still to voice
their public opinions.

André.
One of many, who think clearly about cannabis.

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CANNATHANX


There is much I have to be thankful for this year.

I received inspiration from Canada, a team of dedicated
people who put out the Cannabis Culture magazine. I have
often felt a kinship with millions around the world through
their reporting and dedication. The examples set in larger
cities and countries than my own are also an inspiration to
me. I admire the forthrightness of organizers, reporters,
breeders, growers, farmers, publishers and seed distributors
who have given their time and effort to bring this global
movement to the fore.

Closer to home, there is an honest media that covers the
situation as it is, often pointing out the failures in
thinking and promoting new ideas. Our media is free, our
democracy young, only 10. In our teens we will discover the
benefits of cannabis.

In my space, close, there are many people active and passive
who have supported my mission, from an objective point of
view and have carried me in their varying ways, from
checking my speeches, press releases, art work, temper and
temperament, sound systems, concepts, advice, prizes, ag,
and just helping me through the local rocky path of changing
a stagnant mindset which is Cannabis Prohibition.

It is clear a change needs to happen internationally a
realisation of the truth, the research we currently have
available, outstrips the information that was available when
these laws were put in place. Times have changed, so have
our requirements.

Our Police force and legal system are beginning to realise
the futility of enforcing the current laws, as they are
simply impractical, and are doing the best with in their
jurisdictive descriptions to be practical. I bless them in
their uneasy ground.

Africa stands to benefit the most from the cessation of this
invalid prohibition and laws, as from the very example of
the fields of cannabis that currently grow in our great
land, sunshine and rain. We HAVE A SUSTAINABLE CROP on our
doorstep, and it's been there for many years. I've been
smoking from it for 15 years...

Each THC inhalation grown by a rural African farmer, the
flower of this plant. There are thousands of applications
for the rest of the plant. My aim is to use it to build
houses, and from the crop that the INCB (International
Narcotics Bureau) reports is currently growing in South
Africa, we can build in excess of 40 000 housing units a
year.

Our housing shortfall is 400 000 and growing by 9000+ units
a year, our urban shantytowns are getting larger as rural
jobs are lost. Each year there are front-page reports of
fires sweeping through these informal settlements with
thousands of houses being gutted. Another favourite front-
page story during winter is the flooding of the shantytowns.

By combining the practical use of cannabis hurd in
construction, a two pronged approach to urban shantytown and
rural poverty can be applied.

Simply put, using this crop which we knows grows well here,
could provide jobs to thousands of rural farmers, who could
process the crop, this could be used in urban construction,
creating a rural economy and slowing the rural to urban
migration. It would also create jobs in two other sectors:
housing and home industry.

We all live here in this one space together. The benefits of
cannabis are clear and now outweigh outdated, impractical
laws. These need to change if we are to apply new thinking
to this old and proven technology. It would be a brave step
forward for all of us who live here.

I am thankful that history has shown us that we should
periodically rethink our ways, and I am especially thankful
for the smiling colourful faces that marched with us in Cape
Town, South Africa through the rain, nothing dampened the
spirit of these smiles, smiles I know are reflected
worldwide when one says cannabis.

André
One of millions who think clearly on Cannabis.

May 2004

I am thankful not have gone through what Moscow and Israel went through.

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MMM reports, media articles, archives, and links to more:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmreports Archive. Several years.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmreports/messages/45 2004 reports archive.
http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmmreports.htm Links to other archives.
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http://www.geocities.com/tents444/mmm2004.htm 2004 city list. Links lead to reports.
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=current Reports forum.
http://www.geocities.com/tents444/mmmimages.htm Images archive and links.

350+ MMM cities worldwide since 1999! City list:
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