From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 13:52:29 -0400 Subject: [mayday] Million Marijuana March 2006 #4: Boulder, Nashua Make 14 Cities Already Signed up for May 6, 2006!
Boulder
Darwin
Hartford
Kansas City
Nashua
Ogden
Paris
Phoenix Raleigh
Salem Steven's Point
St. Louis
Thunder Bay Washington, D.C.
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From: BDTdialup@...
Wow ! I figured it would not be until after this years march when you responded. Thanks for taking some time now when I am sure your time is at a premium. I live in Nashua NH so I would like to do the march here in Nashua. I am partly disabled and use one of those electric 3 wheeled scooters to get around so I need to keep it reasonable close to home. I live very close to Nashua city hall where JFK made his first official announcement of his presidential candidacy. I would like to see about ending the march there and using that area as the rally point so a tie in could be made to camelot, his idealism, etc. etc. etc. . so thats it I guess for now but thanks agin for such a fast response and have a great march tomorow. Peace Scott Turner - Nashua NH
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From: christenmitchell@...
Dana,
Book Boulder NORML for May 6, 2006. and I'll send your Save The Planet shirt.
Thanks, Jeff Christen-Mitchell
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Worldwide Protests Call For Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana
May 08, 2005
A group rallied in Lower Manhattan Saturday to call for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
“Cures not Wars” is urging lawmakers to allow hemp to be used with a prescription.
“If alcohol is socially acceptable, then I see no reason why marijuana can’t be,” said Audrey Silk, a Libertarian candidate for mayor, who joined the demonstration. “And medical marijuana to me is a total no-brainer. There is no reason to deny people who say it works fot them the ability to use it.”
The group is also touting the new drug ibogaine, which it says helps cure addiction.
“Basically with every other drug you take for drug addiction, like methadone, when the methadone wears off, you’re back in withdrawal,” said Dana Beal, another protestor. “When the ibogaine wears off there is no withdrawal.”
Similar demonstrations took place in nearly 200 cities around the world, including Prague, Kiev and Tel Aviv.
Click the link there labeled: "07.05.2005: - Hash-march i Kobenhavn"
I turned ActiveX on to get Windows Media Player to play the video. To turn on Active X put your MS Internet Explorer browser security setting to default (medium) setting. Go to the Tools menu, then Internet Options, Security tab, Default level, click OK.
Someone please upload the video (if it is a wmv file) to the MMM photo and video gallery. Use this upload folder:
--- In mmmreports@yahoogroups.com, eco man wrote: > > Copenhagen, Denmark MMM 2005. > http://www.hampenyt.dk > > A Google News shortcut for cannabis rallies and marches: > http://news.google.com/news?q=cannabis+OR+marijuana+march+OR+rally > > > -------------- > > Independent Online, South Africa. > > http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1115298361112B235 > > > Danish smokers plan marijuana march > > > May 05 2005. > > > Copenhagen - Danish marijuana users will on Saturday demonstrate in favour of legalising the drugs internationally, news agency TT reported. > > > The protest march was called by the so-called Cannabis Council, whose members feature representatives
from political parties, including the Socialist Peoples' Party. > > > "We are peaceful cannabis smokers who are protesting because we are being discriminated against by the law," said council representative Klaus Trier Tuxen. > > > The protest will start with a "smoke-in" in Christiania, Copenhagen's notorious drug-user neighbourhood, and demonstrators will then march to City Hall and on to the Danish parliament. > > > An alternative community founded by hippies in 1971 in an abandoned military barracks near the centre of the Danish capital, Christiania is home to more than a thousand hippies, artists, activists and misfits as well as to restaurants, cafes, shops and some unique-looking homes designed by residents. > > > A popular tourist attraction, the area also has had the dubious reputation of being the biggest drug market in Scandinavia. > > > But
police crackdowns since March 2004 are said to have nearly wiped out the drug trade. - Sapa-AFP > > > -------------- > > >
From: "Gustavo Hurtado \(ARDA\)" <ghurtado@...> To: "eco man" <tents444@...> Subject: Repercusiones del Festival contra la Intolerancia - Rosario 07 05 2005 Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 11:26:55 +0200
Rosario - Domingo 8 de mayo de 2005
ROCK Y CONSIGNAS. Miles de jóvenes se juntaron a disfrutar del concierto
Para despenalizar el consumo de drogas
El anfiteatro fue sede del cuarto festival contra “la persecución a los adictos”
A pesar del frío en la tarde de ayer, miles de jóvenes se juntaron a escuchar música y pedir libertad para sus actos privados.
Foto: Gustavo Ercole
Una vez más, Rosario fue sede de un encuentro a favor de la despenalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal y en apoyo a la investigación científica sobre los usos terapéuticos de la marihuana. El denominado “Festival Contra la Intolerancia” arrancó ayer su cuarta edición desde la tarde y se extendió hasta la noche, en el Anfiteatro Municipal Humberto de Nito, con la actuación de importantes grupos musicales de la escena del rock local y nacional, y con la asistencia de miles de jóvenes. “El objetivo es profundizar el debate en la sociedad para detener los arrestos a los consumidores, para acercar a los usuarios a los sistemas de salud y para atacar a la complicidad y la ignorancia que hacen que el negocio millonario del narcotráfico se mantenga con el castigo a los más débiles: los usuarios”, expresó Silvia Inchaurraga, presidenta de la Asociación de Reducción de Daños de la Argentina (Arda), la entidad organizadora del encuentro. También participó del
festival el diputado nacional Eduardo García, quien impulsa desde hace tres años en el Congreso un proyecto de ley para despenalizar la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal, entre otros puntos, y como búsqueda de favorecer los tratamientos de los adictos. “Lo que planteamos es revisar la ley 23.737, que en su artículo 14 incluye el castigo a los simples usuarios y que está vigente desde 1989, cuando se dio un cambio que endureció la persecución sobre el consumo personal y que ha demostrado, a lo largo de estos años, que ha sido un rotundo fracaso”, dijo García. Además, recalcó que esta legislación vigente “se opone a las tendencias que se registran en otros países en cuanto a no castigar a los adictos, y que en Latinoamérica tiene como ejemplos a Chile, Paraguay, Perú , Colombia y Uruguay”. “En nuestro país –continuó el legislador– las cifras son contundentes: el 82 por ciento de las personas detenidas fue a instancias de tenencia, lo que significan unas 200 mil
personas, la mayoría jóvenes, castigadas y que hasta ese momento tenían un trabajo que luego perdieron”. “El 97 por ciento de todos los detenidos –alrededor de 283 mil sólo en le período 1999/2002– tenían menos de cinco gramos, lo que marca que no eran narcotraficantes sino meros consumidores”, explicó el diputado, autor del proyecto de modificación a la ley vigente –que todavía permanece en estado parlamentario sin tratamiento formal– junto a la senadora nacional Diana Conti. Según García, si bien el debate en la sociedad “esta en crecimiento y el consenso sobre que hay que revisar la legislación es cada vez mayor”, el tema todavía no tiene la fuerza necesaria para imponerse en el centro del recinto parlamentario nacional. En este sentido, comentó que “al menos se ha comenzado a discutir en la comisión de Lucha Contra las Adicciones y el Nacrotráfico”, y sostuvo que “aún está empantanado por los intereses que hay en juego en un negocio varias veces millonario y cuya red de
corrupción avanza sobre la sociedad”.
UN RECLAMO GLOBAL
El festival contó con la actuación de las bandas Urbanos del Sur, Móvil Vission, Rosario Smowing, Abrepuertas y las Manos de Filippi, entre otras, y estuvo enmarcado en la “Global Marijuana March”, que se realiza en forma simultánea en 185 ciudades de 37 países , y que además de promover la despenalización del uso personal de drogas, defiende la investigación de los usos terapéuticos de la marihuana y el respeto a los derechos humanos.
Opiniones sobre dichos de la jueza Cosidoy
La representante de Arda, Silvia Inchaurraga, hizo referencia a las declaraciones realizadas por la jueza federal Laura Cosidoy, quien denunció la complicidad de los organismos de control con los traficantes al decir que “hay policías que cobran por proteger y que hacen vender su propia droga”. “Nosotros –dijo Inchaurraga– venimos planteando esto desde hace mucho tiempo en el marco de las propuestas de despenalización del consumo personal ya que sostenemos justamente que estas complicidades están dadas a partir de un legislación que reprime a los más débiles y deja las manos libres a una red de corrupción mafiosa”. Por su parte, el diputado García acotó que “hay que tener presente que el negocio deja 10 mil millones de pesos al año” y agregó: “Con la marihuana que se consume en Argentina, que viene del Paraguay, tenemos un equivalente a más de mil camiones para transportar alrededor de 34 mil toneladas. ¿Cómo no va a haber connivencia?”, preguntó el legislador. “La actual
legislación castiga al usuario y no al narcotraficante, con la idea de que «hay que pegarle al perro para que aparezca el dueño» y la realidad dice todo lo contrario. El que queda como chivo expiatorio es el vendedor del pequeño menudeo, a veces integrante de familias de los barrios mas pobres y que lo hace como único medio de subsistencia, eso son los castigados, nunca un narcotraficante que acumula millones de pesos”, se quejó.
From: "Catalina Barbiani" <katyb1@...> Subject: RE: 7 DE MAYO 4:20 DE LA TARDE GMM parque las heras Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 09:44:20 -0300
EDITH:
UN EXITO TOTAL, LOS FELICITO A TODOS POR HABER PARTICIPADO.
SEGUIREMOS ADELANTE, POR NUESTROS DERECHOS.
SALUDOS----- LA TANA
_________________________________________________________________ Consigue aquí las mejores y mas recientes ofertas de trabajo en América Latina y USA: http://latam.msn.com/empleos/
CapeTownmarch highlights benefits of cannabis SABC News, South Africa - 6 hours ago ... group of about fifty people marched in CapeTown today, joining ... aware of the anti-social stigma attached to cannabis. ... he says the objective of the march is to ...
'Cannabricks' could solve housing crisis, says hemp activist Cape Times (subscription), South Africa - May 3, 2005 ... He said a march, calling for an end to the prohibition of the industrial use of cannabis or hemp in housing and agriculture, would be staged in CapeTown on ...
'Cannabricks' could ease SA's housing problem Independent Online, South Africa - May 4, 2005 ... Du Plessis said CapeTown would join 180 cities across ... Dagga, a common name for cannabis, was banned in ... During Saturday's march a memorandum would be delivered ...
Hemp could be a fix for housing backlog The Mercury (subscription), South Africa - May 3, 2005 ... Du Plessis said CapeTown would join 180 cities across 37 countries on Saturday in a march that would ... Dagga, a common name for cannabis, was banned in South ...
How 'cannabricks' can ease housing problem Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - May 3, 2005 ... Du Plessis said CapeTown will on Saturday join about 180 ... He said cannabis has a traditional history in Africa ... Du Plessis said Saturday's march will be for an ...
André du Plessis <africannabis@...> wrote:
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 17:20:02 +0300 From: André du Plessis <africannabis@...> Subject: Re: MMM Cape Town south Africa. 7 May 2005 report
7 May 2005 Cape town Africa
Today was great, more slick than ever before, the plan simple – HIGHlight the sustainable use of cannabis industriously in construction and housing. The group gathered after the police did. Pretty much numbered one for one at one point, but they're open minded people that put their pants on one leg at a time, and they are doing their job, very well; this year their presence swelled the size considerably.
Cape Town Africa marched in solidarity with the globe to liberate cannabis, from our perspective we have a housing crisis, a huge shortage, a large cannabis annual crop (legal or not) and way to legitimize it, in a non-harmful way.
By turning
cannabis hurd into a brick you create a rural agricultural economy and solution to poverty, abet the rural to urban migration and deliver fire\water-proof houses in urban areas. A win-win situation!
Today we marched to the provincial department of housing, where we were to hand over a memorandum. There was no official representative. Their loss; I continue!
We held a cookery show, where I showed how easy it was to make a brick from cannabis hurd. Those present were keen to learn the process, media got the message blow-by-blow, and well the news is out there. If you have fields of cannabis, look you could probably build your own home-grown-home… watch the press for how.
Good luck to the rest of the cities still to put their show on.
Thanks for the Bern MMM report! I will forward this to Dana Beal, some MMM Yahoo Groups, and to some other Swiss MMM cities. Feel free to send photos and posters to me, or to upload them to the MMM photo gallery:
Friday, 6 May 2005, 8:41 am Press Release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Rally To Free Schapelle Corby - International J Day 2005 - Cathedral Square
Christchurch will be joining with over 200 cities to protest cannabis prohibition and celebrate International J Day and the Million Marijuana March this Saturday 7 May 2005 from 12.00pm - 4.20pm. All are welcome.
The focus of the rally will be about the countless thousands of innocent victims in this abominable 'Drug War' of which Schapelle Corby is just one of many pawns in a much bigger game.
Derek McCullough, Pastor for the Universal Unitarian Church will say a prayer and hold a minute's silence for these unnecessary casualties and victims of the Drug War.
Larry Ross of the Nuclear Free Peace Making Association will be talking about 'Drugs for Arms' overseas and Labour MP for Christchurch Central Tim Barnett, will be telling us where the Government is up to in New Zealand on the cannabis law reform issue. According to our sources, the next stage, is for the issue to be progressed, through the Justice and Electoral Committee.
The newly formed Freedom Party will be attending along with representation from the Green Party, the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, including lobby groups Mild Greens and NORML,
as well as interested individuals.
Music always plays an integral part of any rally and you can look forward to Mark Bradford, Dave Gideon and friends, with Rapper Jason and Damons' Drummers interspersed between the Guest Speakers and the ACTION!!!
You will have to come along on the day to find out what the street action of 'DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT' and PROHIBITON FREE ZONES mean.
Thank you for reading our Notice we hope to see you there.
International J Day will this year be celebrated in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, plus 200 cities in 37 countries around the world.
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws calls on those who want to end marijuana prohibition to show their support. "Come to J Day, and bring your buddies!"
Auckland: International J Day will be recognised in Auckland at the "420 Box" at the Victoria St East entrance to Albert Park, just up from The Hempstore. Be there at 4:20pm - bring your buddies and banners and placards. The 4:20 Box is a new piece of public street art commissioned by The Hempstore, turning an unattractive traffic light control box, on the corner of Albert Park, Victoria St East and Kitchener St, into a stunning work of surreal art complete with 4:20 themes and references. J Day supporters can also ask at The Hempstore for their special J Day deals.
Wellington: Aro Park, high noon. Wellington opponents of cannabis prohibition are cordially invited to recognise J Day, this Saturday 7 May, at high noon, in Aro Park. Bring your banners, musical instruments, placards. and don't forget your buddies.
Christchurch: meet at Cathedral Square, high noon to 4:20pm. Speakers will include MP Tim Barnett, Derek Mc Cullough from the Unitarian Church, Larry Ross from Nuclear Free Peacemaking Assoc, NORML, ALCP, Mild Greens and Green Party spokespeople. Music includes Gideon Trio, and a special prayer will be held for Shapelle Corby, facing life in an Indonedsian prison after being "framed" with marijuana in her luggage.
Dunedin: The Octagon, high noon to 4:20pm. International J Day will kick off a "Weed Week" in Dunedin, with other events including a movie night, cannabis cup, workshops, and ending with a community forum before the Katchafire concert the following weekend. Come to J Day to show your support and get more details about the Weed Week festivities, or email dunedin@...
For more information please contact your local NORML representative http://www.norml.org.nz/page3.html or NORML spokesperson Chris Fowlie on 09 302 5255
Million Marijuana March. Banners, posters, handbills, flyers for 2004 and 2005 MMM. Adapt for your needs! Click: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2004flyers http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005flyers Or go to this other big MMM photo gallery. Click: http://gallery.encod.org/mmm and then click on "mmm2004" and then "Banners Posters Handbills"
Many of the MMM 2004 banners, posters, flyers, and handbills were converted from PDF files to the gif and jpg images found here. The freeware Adobe Acrobat Reader and the freeware IrfanView were used. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
http://www.irfanview.com - IrfanView is a free image editor that is useful for adapting these flyers and banners for your needs. Download the full-size gif images since they use
far fewer kilobytes compared to the 640x480 and 800x600 jpg versions of the same image. JPG image files are mainly for photos and images with lots of color gradation. GIF image files are much better for flyers and banners. IrfanView can easily edit, reduce, or enlarge gif and jpg images.
These flyer and banner images were found elsewhere in the photo gallery, and by following links on the MMM 2004 city
list pages, report pages, image pages, etc.. Flyers and banners for other MMM years can be found through the first link below: MMM images: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmmimages.htm 2004 city list: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2004.htm 2004 reports: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2004rep.htm
I am happy to inform you that we managed to get the money for the demonstration, I attached the poster which are on the walls of Budapest. One extremist- nationalist group called people for a counter-demonstration but the police didn't give them permission. So if they come the police will arrest them.
Bests,
Peter
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From: tribble@...
Hello activists,
someone can remember me, i did the encod legalize action gallery ( which can be found at http://gallery.encod.org ) in the last year, showing much of the Million Marihuana March around the world. There are over 500 photos from 17 countrys in the gallery.
Since there are over 180 cities in 37 countrys on the list this year, i'd like to remember you to take high-quality digital photos from your local march. It is essential to show the global public that there are actually hundred thousands of people demonstrating all over the world for legal hemp and a modern drug policy.
Any size and number of photos can be send per email to me, tribble@... or can be uploaded to a MMM account i can give you. A describtion of the place, what happend and a link to your website are good, too.
eco man and a number of people did setup a 2005 MMM gallery and many information pages at the following coordinates:
MMM photo and poster gallery: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction City list: http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mmm2005.htm
Please remember to link them from your local MMM website. Linking is essential for a high
internetsearchmachine ranking.
Another point: if you have video footage of the march, send it me too - thanks in advance.
Thanks for your mindfullness, tribble / MMM berlin/germany
A Google News shortcut for cannabis rallies and marches: http://news.google.com/news?q=cannabis+OR+marijuana+march+OR+rally ---------------
From: johnny.theisen@...
Hi Dana,
on the MMM-Site http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mmm2005.htm Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Link. Link. johnny.theisen"at"education.lu
the second link points to: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Johnny+Theisen%22+Luxembourg
Could you change the second link please? My homepage is: http://www.psychoaktiv.lu
Thanks Johnny Theisen - Luxembourg
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From: From:m.lenoble1@...
Hello Dana,
yes, a demonstration in Rotterdam Kralingse Bos on May 7th.
greetz,
Martijn
Op di 03-05-2005, om 22:00 schreef Dana Beal:
>> From:m.lenoble1@... >> >> Hello, >> >> now also (beside Amsterdam), in Rotterdam a manifestation will take >> place in the 'Kralingse Bos'. >> >> flyer: http://home.tiscali.nl/helpdehennep/Global_Mariuana_March.html >> >> In the Kralingse Bos for the first time large scale Cannabis usage was >> not repressed by the authorities, during the Woodstock-like 'Kralingen >> Pop Festival' in the 1970's. >> >> Video: >> http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/tv/nps/anderetijden/sb.20040210.rm?title=Hasj%2010%20februari%202004 >> main page is:
>> http://www.vpro.nl/geschiedenis/anderetijden/index.shtml?4158511+2899536+13916757+16305180 >> >> Greetings, >> >> Martijn le Noble
Herewith I send you the fifth edition of the ENCOD bulletin, on developments in EU drug policy.
This bulletin is in the first place for ENCOD members or subscribers. It will not be made public until after one month.
Therefore, if you decide to send this bulletin further to anyone before the end of May 2005, ask the persons you send it to to become a paying subscriber or member of ENCOD (the yearly fee is between 15 and 500 EURO) - see www.encod.org/support.htm for the details.
The Spanish version of this bulletin is meant to be published in the Cañamo magazine, which
will contribute with an amount of money to the ENCOD secretariat for this service. Therefore, this version will not be published on this list. If you know of any magazines outside Spain that would be interested to pay for this monthly bulletin, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Joep
THE ENCOD BULLETIN
NR. 5. MAY 2005
THE SNOW BALL IS ROLLING
At a time where European citizens are called to express themselves on a new
European Constitution, the drugs debate is one of those where it is becoming increasingly clear that the current lack of democracy in Europe is the key obstacle to the efforts which are trying to make the dream of a unified Europe based on humanitarian values come true. In drug policy making, democracy does not exist: authorities ignore statistics and
evaluations, avoid public discussion and hide the disastrous consequences of their policies for public health, safety and expenditure. Drugs are a social taboo, but authorities use them to create a political taboo too, a useful tool to justify repression of millions of citizens.
The springtime of 2005 proves to be fertile for drug policy reform initiatives. The petition campaign organised by ENCOD in support of the reform-friendly Catania report on drugs that was approved last December in the European Parliament has collected more than 40.000 signatures in one month. By comparison: on the website that was installed by the European Commission between July and November 2004 to collect comments from the public on the new EU Drug Strategy, no more than 35 responses were received.
The campaign, as well as the lobby efforts that led to the Catania report, is organised by activists working voluntarily all over Europe to
express the voice of the people who wish an end to the war on drugs and hope that the European Union will become a space where alternative policies can be developed and implemented. In Hungary, activists from the Hemp Seed Association have started a Civil Obedience Movement that seeks to point out the glaring injustice of strict drug laws with mass surrender of drug users, that is, being obedient to the law. Among others a 65 old year grandmother turned herself in to the police as she has been smoking cannabis for 40 years.
Of course authorities do not always wait for people to show up themselves, as daily razzias in private houses, on streets, schools or party places continue in many different places in Europe. In Italy, the government of Silvio Berlusconi is proposing a new bill on drugs which cancels the decriminalization law approved by a 1993 referendum and re-introduces heavy prison penalties for all consumers, regardless of
whether the used drug is cocaine, marijuana or heroin. The slogan is: "No matter what the harm, all illegal drugs are to be considered equal", thus resuming the classical stigmatizing ethical state approach of the ancient fascist regime.
Meanwhile the debate in the Netherlands is turning in another direction. The national government shares the same ideological background as the Italian, but on a local level, authorities start to wake up to reality. In the past three weeks, Dutch media have not ceased to report on the absurd war on hemp cultivators in the Southern province of Limburg. In this province many coffeeshops are located, since it is attracting tourists from Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, and many people fall for the temptation to provide these shops with homegrown cannabis.
The media attention has been caused among others by declarations of the lord mayors of the most involved Limburg cities, Maastricht and
Heerlen, saying they are in favour of a regulation of the backdoor of the coffeeshop, that is production of cannabis. These lord mayors belong to the same party (Christen-Democratisch Appel) as the Dutch Minister of Justice Donner. Minister Donner is in extremely tight shoes, as he knows the Netherlands cannot afford to widen more the margin of international drug conventions it already has obtained with the coffeeshop model.
The shoes are not only tight, they are old and wasted. But as an old Dutch proverb says, 'do not throw old shoes away before you have bought new ones". Taking into account Donner's dilemma, it is clear that the new shoes should be European. Only in a European forum will the Netherlands obtain understanding for the argument that drug policies need to be decentralised, that a recognition of the diverse character of drug policies is needed in stead of a uniform religion called prohibition.
On 21 April, the
Maastricht lord mayor Gerd Leers was one of the speakers
on the Public Hearing organised by the European Parliament Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, in order to discuss the new EU Drugs Action Plan. He could not have chosen a better opportunity for expressing his ideas, whereas the room was filled with representatives of
civil society organisations from allover Europe who not only supported them, but would like to have them implemented for all substances that are currently illegal. In return, the political representative of the European Union, Health Minister Mars di Bartolomeo of Luxembourg said that drugs needed a pluralistic approach, while the European Commission's representative, Carel Edwards, could only conclude that there exists no consensus among European countries.
At the end of the hearing, ENCOD representatives offered a peacepipe to Carel Edwards, a gesture sponsored by the German company ROOR. In the coming weeks, we hope to increase the pressure on the Commission to start adapting the new Action Plan, that will be released in June 2005, to the needs of civil society. You can support this by signing the petition at http://action.encod.org or becoming a member or suscriber to ENCOD. For more information, please
contact us.
Joep Oomen www.encod.org
EUROPEAN COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES (ENCOD) Lange Lozanastraat 14 2018 Antwerpen Belgium Tel. 00 32 (0)3 237 7436 Fax. 00 32 (0)3 237 0225 E-mail:encod@... Website: www.encod.org
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From: "la negra mora" <edith_del_c@...>
Subject: 7 DE MAYO 4:20 DE LA TARDE GMM parque las heras Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 18:49:11 +0000
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. MMM 2005.
Global Marijuana March.
hola a todos: Las tratativas con la municipalidad fracasaron, no dijeron " NO", pero tampoco contestan.-
Esto no será un impedimento para que nos juntemos, al contrario, que nos fortalesca para expresarnos PASIFICAMENTE.-
Entonces: ENCUENTRO DE TAMBORES, ENCUENTRO DE MURGAS, PARTICIPACION DE HERMANOS EUFRASIO, EXPO CONCURSO DE INDUMENTARIA TEMATICA SE REALIZA , al no tener autorización municipal no podemos bajar la luz, pero para lo que acabo de detallar no hace falta luz.-
ASI QUE NOS VEMOS TODOS EL SABADO 7 A LAS 4:20 DE LA TARDE EN PARQUE LAS HERAS.
Punto de encuentro la glorieta que está en el centro del parque.-
A NO
ARRUGAR.-
EDITH
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Tripod Form Mailer <membership@...> wrote:
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from CORDOBA, ARGENTINA.
GGM SITE CORDOBA http://www.punksunidos.com.ar/ggm/
We had problems getting the permision of the goverment to make the march planned. But this wont stop us at all!! Canceling the movie that was planned to be proyected, no we make a step foward some activities wich dont require of electric power. In this city marijuana users are prosecuted and treated like criminals, we are being sent to jail!!!!
you can read more about how things go on in the website (in spanish)
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For more info in Spanish on Cordoba, Argentina MMM 2005: http://www.punksunidos.com.ar/ggm and http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmreports/message/112
from cordoba, argentina www.punksunidos.com.ar/ggm
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The DEALS with the municipality failed, did not say "NOT", but they do not answer either. - This will not be an impediment so that we join ourselves, on the contrary, that us fortalesca to express PASIFICAMENTE to us. - Then: ENCOUNTER OF DRUMS, ENCOUNTER OF MURGAS, PARTICIPATION OF BROTHERS EUFRASIO, EXPO AID OF INDUMENTARIA TEMATICA IS MADE, when not having municipal authorization we cannot lower the light, but for which I have been finishing detailing not for lack light. - ASI THAT WE AFTERNOON SEE ALL
SABADO 7 4:20 OF IN PARK The HERAS. Point of contact the public square that is in the center of the park. - NOT TO WRINKLE. -
Health and Freedom
With the local motto "In health and freedom", the Cogollos Group is organizing the Global March Marijuana, projected for Saturday 7 of 16,20 May to hs. in the park the Heras of our city (CORDOBA) There a musical recital will take place, they will project documentary and other artistic manifestations will be made. The march, fruit of the fusion of hundreds of isolated manifestations, was organized internationally in 1999, and will summon east year to million people in 154 cities of the world. Its intention is to show against the penal persecution of the marijuana and its consumers, and in favor of the respect to the individual freedom and the medical uses of the cannabis. It matters to emphasize that the prohibitions that at the moment weigh on the cannabis and its use were established in
diverse places, particularly the U.S.A., with the purpose of controlling and discrediting to certain ethnic minorities, and have gotten to become good part of the world in an excellent instr!
ument to control police officer judicially and to the diverse sectors: poor men, black, foreigners, young people, etc. The results of an investigation on the haltings practiced in the city of Cordova by infraction to the national Narcotic law, carried out by the Socialist Party, are than eloquent more in this sense: more of 40% of the police performances it took place in only a district of the city, Villa Libertador, a poor neighbourhood.
It is for that reason that we emphasized that the march supports the diverse existing projects of him law in our country tendientes to legalize the possession of marijuana for personal consumption, as well as to make possible the therapeutic administration of cannabis. These two situations have returned to be reality in numerous countries - between which many Latin Americans after a century of purely repressive policies, and Argentina is today in the dilemma to follow them in
its way or to perseverar in the idea that the drugs produce violence and delinquency, scientifically untenable notion. The greater relevamiento made in Argentina, for example, indicates that only 2.2% the prisoners by infraction to the drug law have police handbook. It is for that reason that we emphasized that the march supports the diverse existing projects of him law in our country tendientes to legalize the possession of marijuana for personal consumption, as well as to make possible the therapeutic! administration of cannabis. These two situations have returned to be reality in numerous countries - between which many Latin Americans after a century of purely repressive policies, and Argentina is today in the dilemma to follow them in its way or to go on fighting in the idea that the drugs produce violence and delinquency, scientifically untenable notion. The greater relevamiento made in Argentina, for example, indicates that only 2.2% the prisoners by
infraction to the drug law have police handbook. The application of the Narcotic law, in addition, is centered in the halting of consumers and not of retailers or washers of money: 94% of the prisoners are mere consumers. In this sense, we agree in which the penalty of the drug possession for personal consumption is violatoria of art. 19 of the National Constitution, the one that consecrates to the intimate law of each person the accomplishment of acts that do not harm to third. We understand that the marijuana consumptio! n does not tolerate, to per, no invasion to the freedom of ot! hers and is innocuous for those who remain other people's to the same one. The march of the million porros, one of the names that the global march against the war of drugs received, by the legalization. The drug possession for personal consumption, legalizeed after the return to the democracy by decision of the Supreme Court of the Nation, and even during the
government de facto of general same Onganía by the causal one of unconstitutionality, has returned to be, from its reinstalación during the government of Carlos Menem, an instrument that squanders bottoms public and turns aside to the police forces and the courts of its legitimate functions. As far as the therapeutic use of the cannabis, once widely spread in the diverse cultures, including the western one, it has been restored in diverse countries, taking care of his great capacity to neutralize the adverse effects of the chemotherapy used in cases of cancer and of the antiretroviral medication in positive patients HIV! , as you feel nauseous, lack of appetite and pain. The cannabis also is used successfully in certain cases of glaucoma of acute angle to diminish the ocular pressure, and has thus contributed happily to avoid that thousands of people lost the Vista. Another recurrent therapeutic indication occurs in cases of multiple sclerosis, where it allows
that the people recover the controlled use of their arms and legs, even after years of paralysis. Making from already its available all information that could complement offered here, you are left you invited to participate to the manifestation and to adhere institutionally to her. From already, thank you very much. Kindly,
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Hemp events this weekend
STURGIS -- Hemp foods, speakers, a medical marijuana march and music - lots of music - will be part of the fifth annual Black Hills Hemp Hoe Down this weekend near Sturgis.
The Hemp Hoe Down is Friday and Saturday at the Elk View Campground, south of Sturgis off Interstate 90 at Exit 37.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2005/May/05/local/stories/06local.htm
May 5, 2005
Pot summit comes to DeLaveaga
Don't expect to burn one down, it's a meet-and-greet event
By ELISE KLEEMAN Sentinel correspondent
SANTA CRUZ - If you've got the munchies, DeLaveaga Park is the place to be Saturday.
From noon to 5 p.m. at Lone Tree picnic area, marijuana supporters will meet for the local celebration of the Million Marijuana March.
There, the UC Santa Cruz chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and Students for Sensible Drug Policy will host a barbecue they hope will be an opportunity for members of the local marijuana community to come together and meet each other.
"We'd like people to see they're not so alone, especially if they're medical marijuana patients," said local SSDP member Daniel Bear, a senior at UCSC.
The Santa Cruz picnic is one of 200 gatherings in 37 countries to celebrate the Million Marijuana March. New York-based pot advocacy group Cures Not Wars first organized the international event about 30 years ago.
"It's been so criminalized that people are sort of in the closet about it," said Ritika Aggarwal, a UCSC junior and founder of the school's NORML chapter. "This is their chance to step out."
The focus will be on socializing, not politics, said Bear. As well as food, his group is bringing Frisbees, footballs
and lawn bowling sets.
The picnic will also be an opportunity to prepare for the Supreme Court ruling in the case Raich v. Ashcroft, Aggarwal said. At stake is the federal government's authority over marijuana grown and used legally according to state and local laws.
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft - the decision may come later this month - one casualty could be the pot farm run by Santa Cruz's Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana.
In 2002, Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the farm, tearing up 150 plants just weeks before the annual harvest. The farm is currently protected by a federal judge's injunction, making it the only legal marijuana farm in the country.
But "their injunction will be dropped in 60 days if this comes down negative," Aggarwal said.
Valerie Corral, WAMM founder, will not be able to attend the picnic, but said it will be a great meet-and-greet opportunity and
"maybe to dispel the mythology that has been erroneously assigned to the use of some drugs."
Those coming shouldn't count on showing up to a cloud of pot smoke.
"This is a family friendly event," Bear said. "I have no doubt that someone will spark up, but we are going to ask them not to. We aren't baking any special brownies, we aren't handing out any joints when you show up."
Contact Elise Kleeman at ekleeman@...
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From: contactverge@...
Hi Dana.. Ukiah (Mendocino County, California) is participating in the MMM Saturday, May 7th, with a high-noon rally at the Ukiah courthouse, along with various speakers, music and enthusiasm, to be followed by a pot-luck picnic at a nearby park. Will get back to you after the event.
Verge Belanger
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Vatican issues first new exorcism ritual since 1614
Rites seeks to bring church up to date with science
VATICAN CITY (CNN) -- Blaming Satan for many of today's ills, the Vatican on Tuesday unveiled updated exorcism rules, along with a caution not to mistake psychiatric problems for diabolic possession.
The Vatican's first updated ritual for exorcism since 1614 tries to bring the church up to date with modern science and, for the first time, urges church-approved exorcists to consult modern medicine where needed. However, officials made clear at a news conference that the traditional belief in the devil was not optional for today's Roman Catholics.
"The existence of the devil isn't an opinion, something to take or leave as you wish," said Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, a Vatican official, adding that belief in Satan is a tenet of Catholic faith.
The devil "deceives men, making them believe that you find happiness in money, in power, in carnal desire,"
Medina said in presenting the revised rules. "He fools men by persuading them that they do not need God and that they are self-sufficient."
Rules urge consultations with physicians
Except for some new formulas for priests, authorized by bishops, to read during exorcisms, the text is essentially unchanged. Instead the novelty appears largely in the cautions for determining if exorcism is warranted.
"The exorcist will decide with prudence" after consulting with spiritual experts and "if considered opportune, with experts in medical and psychiatric science," the new rules stress.
"First of all, he must not assume that those who are suffering from some illness, particularly psychological, are vexed by the demon," the guide says.
It says signs that a person is under the influence of the devil include speaking unknown languages and having physical strength disproportionate to a person's age or body.
The ritual of exorcism itself, outlined in detail in the booklet, includes prayers, the blessing and sprinkling of holy water, the laying of hands on the possessed and making the sign of the cross. It continues with appeals to Christ, the Holy Spirit and the saints of the church.
Actual formula largely unchanged
Then, the actual formula of exorcism begins.
The first is the "imploring
formula," in which the evils of the devil are listed and God is entreated to free the possessed.
The second, more intense formula, is the "imperative formula" in which the devil is ordered to leave the possessed.
The imperative formula begins: "I order you, Satan ..." It then goes on to denounce Satan as "prince of the world" and "enemy of human salvation." It ends: "Therefore, Go Back, Satan."
The new text, an 84-page Latin-language book known as the Roman Ritual, is not yet available in other languages, but Cardinal Estevez said that was not a problem.
"The new manual comes into effect today in its Latin version," he said. "An exorcist can use the Latin version tonight if he wants because the devil understands Latin."
Number of exorcisms performed unclear
Vatican officials said they had no figures on how many exorcisms are performed, but major dioceses have their own exorcists. Estevez said he believed the
number of true possessions today was "not that great, rather scarce," but that the amount of evil in the world left no doubt the devil was on the job.
Pope John Paul II has made it clear several times in his 20- year papacy that he believes in the existence of the devil. During a trip to Germany in 1987, the pope said the horrors of World War II, including the Nazi death camps, were proof that the devil was still at work.
The pope himself once performed an exorcism during his papacy, according to the memoirs of Cardinal Jacques Martin, the former prefect of the pontifical household.
Quoting the late cardinal's book, "My Six Popes," the Italian news agency ANSA said John Paul carried out the rite in 1982, driving out the devil from a woman who was brought to him, writhing on the ground.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report
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From: BiscuitBoy714@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
Hey fellow Ibofreaks, I've got a question. Or should I say I need some advice? Anyway, I've been thinking of taking a booster dose of Ibogaine and was wondering at what point in the dosage range dose Ibogaine give you the insomnia side effect? I would say that it depends on the individual, but that is just a guess, I have no data to go on. I would think that if you take enough to see the trails, and hear the hum, that you probably are going to have some insomnia afterwards, but does it have to last for 2 or 3 weeks? When I did my session in September I took a shit load for a couple of days because it was Methadone I came off of, so that is the only experience I have personally with doing it. It's been a while now. I think I need it. I feel good, and I want to continue what I am doing, so I don't want to fuck this up but something tells me that this is a good idea. What do yall think? I'm planning on doing a whole session sometime
late summer to try and quit smoking cigs but I still think I need this. Randy
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
I took 9 mg/kg in the middle after two "slips" and I had no insomnia. 24 on the other hand will keep ya up for a while. ;o) Hey Randy -m.
From: myeboga@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
I would say go for it. What have you got to lose and all to gain imo. Don't confuse the stigma of taking other drugs with taking ibogaine. It's not the same thing as you know but I repeat it for the sake of clarity. I think everyones response to sleep loss is different. I never had a great problem with it. In fact I could get quite lazy at times. I think it may be more of an issue coming off specific chemical dependencies and the mental readjustment, than it is if you are already clean. If you are running on a cocktail of dependence then the after effects of an ibogaine session is going to be more profound on ones mental state and I would imagine by implication sleep. Just my tuppence worth on this. Lee
Strangely enough I went deeper or I should say I had more of a visual experience on 9 than I did in Mexico on 18. Weird right? Maybe not so weird cuz I was basically clean but yeah no sleep disturbance other than that first night obviously. Its weird though and I've mentioned this to people but I found that after the 9mg/kg it was almost like I wanted to get high even more after. I saw a bunch of shit that was very profound in a global or worldly sense but nothing much that had to do with me personally and when I came to that next day I knew I didn't get that "reset" I got the first time and certainly not even close to what I got this time. I think my first words were " I don't think it worked this time". So my opinion is keep at least 15 just to be sure and if you don't need it you don't need it. I know it takes you a lot to go deep (hard head;o) so make sure you have enough cuz there is nothing worse than not enough ibogaine even if it is preventative
instead of for a detox.
And between me and you I think after a road trip like yours everyone should be forced to do a big booster. So good to see you doing so well. -M.
From: nick227@...
Subject:RE: [Ibogaine] Question
I've found low doses to be more profound than higher, personally. I'm more together with the lower doses and can take more in. I've taken a massive (50+mg/kg) dose in the Cameroun and been totally out of it for over 6 days but would consider a session I did last year with approx 0.5g of rootbark (0.5mg/kg) to have been more profound. Sometimes all you need is a little glimpse behind the mask when you're still just about straight, it does more. For sure you may need to have done the big dose first to break the head open.
Nick
From: jasenhappy@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
Hey Randy,
As you know I have only taken Iboga once. I would assume that sleep would not be as big a problem now that the Methadone is out of our system (most of).
This will be very interesting to see how the next dose will affect you as far as sleep is concerned. I too would like to have another session to see how the Iboga'
Ibogaine is not a substitute for narcotics or stimulants, is not addicting and is given in a single administration modality (SAM). It is a chemical dependence interrupter. Retreatment may occasionally be needed until the person being treated with Ibogaine is able to extinguish certain conditioned responses related to drugs they abuse. Early data suggests that a period of approximately two years of intermittent treatments may be required to attain the goal of long-term abstinence from narcotics and stimulants for many patients. The majority of patients treated with Ibogaine remain free from chemical dependence for a period of three to six months after a single dose. Approximately ten percent of patients treated with Ibogaine remain free of chemical dependence for two or more years from a single treatment and an equal percentage return to drug use within two weeks after treatment. Multiple administrations of Ibogaine over a period of
time are generally more effective in extending periods of abstinence.
what are peoples assessment of this statement? makes me feel a lot better.
girlfriend broke up with me in an unuallaly fucked up manner this afternoon and we've been though a whole lot in the past 6 months but instead of beign brokenhearteted and I am to some extent but instead I can't help but think back on this type of situation a year ago or two years ago and think back to how I would have reacted vs. the way I'm dealing with thing today. Ibogaine is something else. I am bored, and kinda sad, kinda hungry(brooklyn sucks for food in the middle of the night) but I still have peace, I'm not sick or waiting for sickness to come and I feel great.
Insomnia is back. 4:00 am in NYC and I just got home but I'm can't sleep. back to that only want to only be outside thing again. When does this go away again?
girlfriend broke up with me in an unuallaly fucked up manner this afternoon and we've been though a whole lot in the past 6 months but instead of being brokenhearteted, and I am to some extent, but instead I can't help but think back on this type of situation a year ago or two years ago and think back to how I would have reacted vs. the way I'm dealing with thing today. Ibogaine is something else. I am bored, and kinda sad, kinda hungry(brooklyn sucks for food in the middle of the night) but I still have peace, I'm not sick or waiting for sickness to come so as shitty as I feel right now it could be a MILLION times worse.
Hey M, I'm glad you posted that. I needed to see it this morning. I can't figure out why I'm having these feelings right now. Maybe it's hanging out in NYC and knowing those 10 dollar bags are still there. I haven't copped any, but I've thought about it. I'm going to be sitting idle more than usual, and I know how my head works, so I think I need to do a booster. I refuse to fuck this up. Looks like I may have to wait for a while tho, so fuck it, on with the show. Hope to see you at the march. Randy
Brooklyn AND Queens suck for midnight foodies, Marc! Except for diners, and the 24 hour Bagel Oasis on the LIE service road between Utopia and 188th Street.
Per your statement -- the likely need for multiple treatments to effect full abstinence seems to me to then, in market terms, to shift the pricing structure for offshore dosing. At least in my ethical world.
love from the outer boroughs, rachel
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Subject:[Ibogaine] aftercare for poor people
been thinking about Aftercare for poor people, maybe it will help,maybe not...
--invest in a bag of Bird seed, and take at least 30 minutes listening each day, notice how when they flap their wings it looks like iboga spirit
--Contact all available services, if unsure where to start call a methadone clinic and ask a staff member for how to best find social service information,(in texas call 211 and ask for what services you qualify for)
--Keep up good water habits,, drink at least 8oz an hour, take shower/bath in morning AND evening, think of underground tap system, and the efforts of those who built and maintain this Source.
--Exercise in small increasing amounts everyday. if too tired to exercise, at least stretch to increase blood flow.
--*MEET AT LEAST 30 NEW PEOPLE IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING DOSING, this is very important and shouldn't
go overlooked. if not good at meeting new people, research new
methods after asking what looking for in a friend and
what have to offer as a friend. Church, 12 steps, clubs, college, walk a dog are easy enough ways to meet new people. I'm not saying you have to let all old friends go, but at least balance them out a bit
--sex sex and more sex, preferably with someone who you love and who loves you back
--beware of defining self by past, find a way to forgive self, find self worth, let go of shame etc...
--beware of arrogance and bitterness
--make something new
--follow your heart
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MMM. All cities 1999 to date. Million Marijuana March. Global Cannabis Liberation in May. Worldwide since 1999. Cannabis events on the first Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts. Marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals, etc..
The following list is for internal use of Million Marijuana March Organizers. Many [personal addresses] in brackets are listed so that our affiliates can mail posters, buttons, etc. to each other, BUT are not for posting on websites. If you wish to put this list up on a website, consult with www.cures-not-wars.org to see what we've actually displayed. To get on the poster for 2005-update your contact details & add your city to this New List:
Saturday, May 7 May 7 marks the Global Marijuana March organized by Cures Not Wars. Local proponents and people curious about marijuana legalization can attend a Cannibis Teach-in to be held in conjunction with the March from noon to 8 p.m. in the executive conference room of Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road in East Lansing. There will be a coffee buffet and information about industrial hemp, medical marijuana and prohibition laws, as well as a screening of the documentary “Grass.”
Sunday, May 8 The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse is offering a special Mother’s Day concert with songstresses Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers. Schmidt is a Michigan native with 26 years of touring experience and 11 solo albums of folk, blues and jazz exploration. Rogers specializes in traditional folk and old-timey music on the guitar, banjo and dulcimer. The show is at 7 p.m. in the Erickson Kiva on the MSU campus. Advance tickets, $2-$12, are available at Elderly Instruments and Archives Book Shop. Call (517) 337-7744 for more information.
Sunday, May 8
A nothing-is-sacred attitude has kept George Carlin on top long enough to outlast not only his own contemporaries, but the younger smartasses who have parodied him over the years. True, Rick Moranis used to do a wicked Carlin (“Why is it you can throw UP but you can’t throw DOWN? Weeeeirrrd.”). The real deal, however, has kept audiences on their mental toes following the infinitely tooting calliope of human folly for almost four decades. He’ll pitch his acerbic social commentary – as relevant as ever — to a Wharton Center audience on May 8 at 7:30, proving that some mind droppings never decay. So where’s Moranis’ hit book and comedy tour? Weeeeirrrd. $38. 1-800-WHARTON.
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STURGIS -- Hemp foods, speakers, a medical marijuana march and music — lots of music — will be part of the fifth annual Black Hills Hemp Hoe Down this weekend near Sturgis.
The Hemp Hoe Down is Friday and Saturday at the Elk View Campground, south of Sturgis off Interstate 90 at Exit 37.
Friday's musical line-up includes Dog War, Sequoia the Warrior & Wellington Downz, Green House and Tone Grown. Event organizers say Saturday's schedule features Tim, DJ4Norml Project, Danica, Frown Brown, the Lost Marbles and Heywood.
The styles of music include reggae, folk, blues, jazz and "smooth hip-hop jazz with a Lakota flavor," according to a news release about the event. People of all ages are welcome to attend.
Oglala Sioux Tribe Vice President Alex White Plume will speak about 6 p.m. Friday. Event organizers say White Plume will talk about his efforts to become the only farmer since the 1960s to cultivate and sell a hemp crop in the United States. A federal injunction issued in 2004 has prevented White Plume and his family from growing hemp in recent years, but that ruling is now being appealed.
Saturday morning's schedule will start with a medical marijuana march. Organizers say it is a subsidiary of the Million Marijuana March, which takes place worldwide on the first Saturday in May to protest cannabis prohibition.
Bob Newland, founder of South Dakotans for Safe Access, will speak at midnight Friday and begin circulating petitions for medical marijuana. Hemphasis Magazine editor Jeremy Briggs also will speak throughout the weekend.
Organic hemp meals will be cooked to order by Organnabis Kitchen. Friday's menu includes burritos, chips, soup and salad. Saturday's offerings will include hemp pancakes, cereals, pasta and coffee. Hemp beer also will be available.
Roaming vendor passes will be available for $10.
Also on Saturday, the film "Hemp and the Rule of Law" will be shown at 3 p.m. Disc jockeys are invited to come and play throughout the day, and there will be an open mic session at 5 p.m.
Admission is $7 on Friday and $10 on Saturday, or $15 for both days. There will be a $1 discount for anyone who brings records, drums or other musical instruments. Camping is $7 per night.
According to the news release, illegal drugs are not all allowed. All dogs must be leashed. The event is sponsored by Horses to Harleys, Exit 14 BP, Turkey Graphics, the Breadroot Co-op and Common Sense. For more information call 484-1806.
We had problems getting the permision of the goverment to make the march planned. But this wont stop us at all!! Canceling the movie that was planned to be proyected, no we make a step foward some activities wich dont require of electric power. In this city marijuana users are prosecuted and treated like criminals, we are being sent to jail!!!!
you can read more about how things go on in the website (in spanish)
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MORE INFORMATION AND RESULTS OF THE COGOLLO GROUP INVESTIGATIONS (COGOLLO MEANS BUD)
The DEALS with the municipality failed, did not say "NOT", but they do not answer either. - This will not be an impediment so that we join ourselves, on the contrary, that us fortalesca to express PASIFICAMENTE to us. - Then: ENCOUNTER OF DRUMS, ENCOUNTER OF MURGAS, PARTICIPATION OF BROTHERS EUFRASIO, EXPO AID OF INDUMENTARIA TEMATICA IS MADE, when not having municipal authorization we cannot lower the light, but for which I have been finishing detailing not for lack light. - ASI THAT WE AFTERNOON SEE ALL SABADO 7 4:20 OF IN PARK The HERAS. Point of
contact the public square that is in the center of the park. - NOT TO WRINKLE. -
Health and Freedom
With the local motto "In health and freedom", the Cogollos Group is organizing the Global March Marijuana, projected for Saturday 7 of 16,20 May to hs. in the park the Heras of our city (CORDOBA) There a musical recital will take place, they will project documentary and other artistic manifestations will be made. The march, fruit of the fusion of hundreds of isolated manifestations, was organized internationally in 1999, and will summon east year to million people in 154 cities of the world. Its intention is to show against the penal persecution of the marijuana and its consumers, and in favor of the respect to the individual freedom and the medical uses of the cannabis. It matters to emphasize that the prohibitions that at the moment weigh on the cannabis and its use were established in diverse places, particularly the U.S.A., with the purpose of controlling and
discrediting to certain ethnic minorities, and have gotten to become good part of the world in an excellent instr! ument to control police officer judicially and to the diverse sectors: poor men, black, foreigners, young people, etc. The results of an investigation on the haltings practiced in the city of Cordova by infraction to the national Narcotic law, carried out by the Socialist Party, are than eloquent more in this sense: more of 40% of the police performances it took place in only a district of the city, Villa Libertador, a poor neighbourhood.
It is for that reason that we emphasized that the march supports the diverse existing projects of him law in our country tendientes to legalize the possession of marijuana for personal consumption, as well as to make possible the therapeutic administration of cannabis. These two situations have returned to be reality in numerous countries - between which many Latin Americans after a century of purely repressive policies,
and Argentina is today in the dilemma to follow them in its way or to perseverar in the idea that the drugs produce violence and delinquency, scientifically untenable notion. The greater relevamiento made in Argentina, for example, indicates that only 2.2% the prisoners by infraction to the drug law have police handbook. It is for that reason that we emphasized that the march supports the diverse existing projects of him law in our country tendientes to legalize the possession of marijuana for personal consumption, as well as to make possible the therapeutic! administration of cannabis. These two situations have returned to be reality in numerous countries - between which many Latin Americans after a century of purely repressive policies, and Argentina is today in the dilemma to follow them in its way or to go on fighting in the idea that the drugs produce violence and delinquency, scientifically untenable notion. The greater relevamiento made in Argentina, for example, indicates
that only 2.2% the prisoners by infraction to the drug law have police handbook. The application of the Narcotic law, in addition, is centered in the halting of consumers and not of retailers or washers of money: 94% of the prisoners are mere consumers. In this sense, we agree in which the penalty of the drug possession for personal consumption is violatoria of art. 19 of the National Constitution, the one that consecrates to the intimate law of each person the accomplishment of acts that do not harm to third. We understand that the marijuana consumptio! n does not tolerate, to per, no invasion to the freedom of ot! hers and is innocuous for those who remain other people's to the same one. The march of the million porros, one of the names that the global march against the war of drugs received, by the legalization. The drug possession for personal consumption, legalizeed after the return to the democracy by decision of the Supreme Court of the Nation, and even during the
government de facto of general same Onganía by the causal one of unconstitutionality, has returned to be, from its reinstalación during the government of Carlos Menem, an instrument that squanders bottoms public and turns aside to the police forces and the courts of its legitimate functions. As far as the therapeutic use of the cannabis, once widely spread in the diverse cultures, including the western one, it has been restored in diverse countries, taking care of his great capacity to neutralize the adverse effects of the chemotherapy used in cases of cancer and of the antiretroviral medication in positive patients HIV! , as you feel nauseous, lack of appetite and pain. The cannabis also is used successfully in certain cases of glaucoma of acute angle to diminish the ocular pressure, and has thus contributed happily to avoid that thousands of people lost the Vista. Another recurrent therapeutic indication occurs in cases of multiple sclerosis, where it allows that the people
recover the controlled use of their arms and legs, even after years of paralysis. Making from already its available all information that could complement offered here, you are left you invited to participate to the manifestation and to adhere institutionally to her. From already, thank you very much. Kindly,
There are cities missing on this list and some that should be deleted. See the city lists online for the most accurate MMM 2005 city lists. There are currently 185 cities signed up.
Dana Beal <dana@...> wrote:
From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:20:59 -0400 Subject: [mayday] GMM 2005 #25: Schizoid Pot Link Debunked; Twin Oaks Cancels, Rotterdam Makes 187 Cities on the Global March May 7!
Important: get your city on the list for the Global Marijuana March, May 7, 2005!
So far we have confirmed 187 cities:
Albany
Albuquerque
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Asheville
Athabasca
Athens
Athens
Atlanta
Auckland
Bskersfield
Basel
Bermuda
Bern
Biel/Bienne
Bergen
Berlin
Birmingham
Boise
Boone
Boulder
Bristol
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Burlington
Calgary
Capetown
Castlegar
Cheltenham
Chicago
Chico
Christchurch
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado Springs
Columbia
Columbus
Copenhagen
Cordoba
Daingerfield
Dallas
Darwin
Des Moines
Detroit
Dover
Dublin
Dunedin
East Lansing
Eau Claire
Eugene
Fayetteville
Flint
Fotaleza
Frankfurt
Ft. Smith
Geneva
Grass Valley
Hachita
Halifax
Hartford
Havazu City
Helsinki
Hilo
Houston
Hull
Indianapolis
Jerusalem
Jyväskylä
Kaluga
Kansas City
Kiev
Kingstown
Knoxville
Kristiansand
Lausanne
Lawton
Leipzig
Lethbridge
Lexington
Lima
Ljubljana
London
Los Angeles
Luxembourg
Lugano
Lyon
Madrid
Marseille
Mexico City
Minneapolis
Missoula
Montreal
Moscow
Nagaoka
Nanaimo
Nashville
Nettleton
Newark
New Orleans
New Paltz
New York
Nicosia/ Lefkosia
Nimbin
Ogden
Orlando
Osaka
Oslo
Oulu
Paia
Palm Harbor
Paris
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Portland
Porto Alegre
Potsdam
Potsdam
Prague
Raleigh
Rapid City
Recife
Reno
Richmond
Rineyville
Rio de Janeiro
Roanoke
Rochester
Rome
Rosario
Rostock
Rotterdam
Sacramento
Salem
Salvador
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Marcos
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Sao Paulo
Sapporo
Sarasota
Saskatoon
Savannah
Sion
Sofia
Spokane
Stavanger
Steamboat Springs
Stevens Point
St. Gallen
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Sulphur Springs
Summit
Tallahassee
Tampa
Tampere
Tel Aviv
Thunder Bay
Toledo
Tokyo
Toronto
Traverse City
Tromsoe
Trondheim
Tucson
Tupelo
Turku
Upper Lake
Vacaville
Vancouver
Vienna
Visalia
Waikiki
Warsaw
Washington, D.C.
Wilkes-Barre
Wilmington
Winona
Winterthur
Zagreb
Zürich
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From: librarian@...
b.t.w -
we have web page w/ list of cities and contacts at:
http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM_Citys_2005.htm
Per webster MERCY
There is also some international MMM networking going on at this CannabisCulture.com message forum:
Million Marijuana March. Banners, posters, handbills, flyers for 2004 and 2005 MMM. Adapt for your needs! Click: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2004flyers http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005flyers Or go to this other big MMM photo gallery. Click: http://gallery.encod.org/mmm and then click on "mmm2004" and then "Banners Posters Handbills"
Many of the MMM 2004 banners, posters, flyers, and handbills were converted from PDF files to the gif and jpg images found here. The freeware Adobe Acrobat Reader and the freeware IrfanView were used. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
http://www.irfanview.com - IrfanView is a free image editor that is useful for adapting these flyers and banners for your needs. Download the full-size gif images since they use
far fewer kilobytes compared to the 640x480 and 800x600 jpg versions of the same image. JPG image files are mainly for photos and images with lots of color gradation. GIF image files are much better for flyers and banners. IrfanView can easily edit, reduce, or enlarge gif and jpg images.
These flyer and banner images were found elsewhere in the photo gallery, and by following links on the MMM 2004 city
list pages, report pages, image pages, etc.. Flyers and banners for other MMM years can be found through the first link below: MMM images: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmmimages.htm 2004 city list: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2004.htm 2004 reports: http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2004rep.htm
MILLION MARIJUANA MARCH ON RADIO FOR PEACE MAY 7Th 2005 1,2,3 Let us create many marches
By Enrico Fletzer
The Million Marijuana March is a global movement connecting various groups and individuals throughout the world that are striving for a better world
and for better living conditions .The idea of the march was inspired by Dana Beal, a New York activist of the civil rights movements of the seventies, who decided to spread the call for cannabis legalisation to other countries during the time of the zero tolerance policies of the mayor of New York of the time, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani. Cures not wars is the name of the group founded by the former leader of the International Youth Party (Yippies) also aimed at the cure of drug addicts with the help of the iboga shrub, a ritual African plant that helps to overcome the drug withdrawal syndrome. Approximately 131 cities in the world are joining in at saturday 7th of may 2005.Even Kiev and Athens are connected as well as Paris where the march from Place de la Bastille is normally crashed by the French police.Dana means that the critical point of not return will be achieved when the towns marching will be over 900. These
different groups and individuals in some countries like Canada and Western Europe do have some great editorial chances.Not so in many others where activists and consumers face hard conditions.That is exactly the case of New York, Paris, Moscow and Tokyo. As a single political activist I proposed a million marijuana march on radio,web and satellite that is still difficult to handle and remains an heartly dream I dared to call for. That is an hard task for a man alone and I hope I don?t blow it too. This special issue of www.radioforpeace.info will be nevertheless a first step on may 7th 2005 to reach over the interviews with the main international active people meant as a chance to reach and connect different people via all possible means to cooperate and stand up for their rights all over the world .I am not , you are not alone , we are two of the millions that are to be involved . It is modest product vis-à-vis the bigger challenge of
a global march to liberate the planet .It is simply a small drop of water on the burning and aching athmosphere dominated by the war on drugs I sincerely want to stop. Sincerely yours.
Enrico Fletzer
The million marijuana march in Rome will be starting at 4 pm the central station leading us to the Colosseum and hic sunt leones! Here are the lions!
Recorded interviews and suggested row with
1) Dana Beal (wwww.cures-not-wars.org) of New York (USA) The top organizer of Million Marijuana March explains the extent of the worldwide actions on saturday 7th may 2005.
New York
2) Wachtel Boaz of Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, works as an harm reduction specialist and was often in jail for his participation to the civil rights movements.
He explains how hemp could reduce violence and create a peaceful life among Palestinians and Israelis Tel Aviv 3) Michalis Theoropoulos, represents the young greens? organisation of Athens, Greece, where the laws against cannabis are quite tough and where drug policies are slowly improving with some help of reggae style rithms. Athens 3) Andre Strand, Norwegian member of the Norwegian Organisation for the Reform of the Laws on Marihuana of Oslo Norway talks about life in Norway where many cities are marching and organizing parties to overgrow the government. Oslo
4) Gary Meyerhoff ( www.npt.org) Darwin, in the Northern Territories of Australia, lives in a very conservative rural area with lots of native
inhabitants .In this case there is a particular scene marching , together with the alternative town of Nimbin whereas at Mardi Gras, the Hemp carnival where over 20.000 people are expected this year to attend marijuana parties and demonstrations
Darwin 5) Matej Jancovic, activist of Prohibicja Slepi (Prohibition blinds)of Ljubliana Slovenia explains how the march will occur in this tiny country with a relatevely liberal drug policy compared to the dark and the often catastrophic conditions prevailing in the former socialist countries. Liubljana 6) Peter Sarosi of the Ungarian Union for Civil Liberties of Budapes Ungaria talks about civil right disobedience and harm reduction in the former soviet block. Recently in Budapest many pro-marijuana activists went directly to
the police stations to get arrested for cannabis possession and stirred quite a lot of dust in the ungarian society. Budapest 7)Joep Oomen ,Antwerpen, Belgium is the main speaker of ENCOD , an umbrella organisation of about 100 NGO?s to promote ? a just and effective drug policies?. In his contribution Joep explains the debate in the European Parliament in favour of decriminalisation and the demonstrations in Holland against the visit of President G.W. Bush on 7th May,Saturday 2005 in Amsterdam , the main leader of the US ?war on drugs? visits the most liberal city in the world.What will be happening? Antwerpen 8)Arthur Radosz is activist of Kanoba in Warshaw the capital of Polen. It seems to be a long way to change the drug laws and to gather money for better music and life. Warshaw 9)Joe Pietri, Brooklyn,USA, Author of the self-biographical book King of Nepal about his long stay in Asia as
international cannabis smuggler declares war on slavery and on DEA Brooklyn
Under the motto ?Peace and Love!Stop the war on drugs!?
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From: farid@...
Dear Friends, Quick update of France national gathhering in Paris. Actually, the police chief officer is saying "NIET" for the legal authorisation of the rally and push us to accept the meeting place, on one of the famous crack/hero dealing spot of the french capital. We say NO. Then, we are waiting for the writing notification of the rally. Also, our demonstration should be crowdy as a lot of tekno ravers didn't really enjoy their last teknival, as red caterpillar caused health desagreements... May be 5000 peoples in Bastille Place.
Then today, we listen that our minister of foreign affairs was having a meeting with Stephen Hadley, but was surpinsingly invited in Bush oval office. May be to discuss about some jokes that we launch in France like "Will Chirac be foolish than Bush, Fox, Putin and Koizumi associated ?" in order to counter the refusal of the Police district officer... may they see now that another Cannatsunami is rising
worldwide? I hope we'll get more than 200 towns.
Let's see what happen. Best regards, FARId
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From: schmoontherun@...
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PRESS RELEASE - CANNABIS EDUCATION & RESEARCH TRUST
May 3rd 2005 www.cannabistrust.com
CANNABIS EDUCATION MARCH & RALLY, LONDON SUN 15 MAY 2005
Assembles 1pm at Montague Street, RUSSELL SQUARE, LONDON, WC1 for 'cannabis carnival' style march, departing 2pm through central London to RALLY, 3pm at TRAFALGAR SQUARE with speakers and information
stalls. ............................................................................................
A national 'Cannabis Education March & Rally' is confirmed for central London on Sunday May 15th. This is a replacement event following the cancellation of the annual cannabis march and festival in Brixton. It is also part of an annual global cannabis campaign with marches in over 200 cites this May.
Organisers have been given the 'green light' by Ken Livingstone's GLA to hold the event in Trafalgar Square. A march route from Russell Sq, WC1, has been agreed with Scotland Yard.
"How safe is cannabis? How dangerous is cannabis prohibition?" is the main theme of the event. Aiming to promote a greater understanding of cannabis and cannabis prohibition, the event comes after new health concerns regarding cannabis.
There has also been controversy in the election campaign with the
Conservatives calling for the return of the "Class B' classification of cannabis, a move opposed by almost everyone else including the police.
The march route passes the British Museum where marchers will leave 'cannabis prohibition' in a box for storage. They also pass the TUC Headquarters where a delegation from the 'National Union of Cannabis Users' will deliver a motion calling for solidarity against testing for cannabis at work, and for the use of medical cannabis in the NHS.
Speakers confirmed include George Melly, Caroline Coon, Peter Tatchell, Patricia Tabram (Cannabis
Grandma), Roger Warren-Evans (Liberty barrister), plus Howard Marks (Mr Nice) calling live from Moscow, (full updated speakers listing on website).
Other speakers include experts on 'skunk' and medical cannabis, plus cannabis dealers, growers and campaigners. The nutritional, environmental and industrial uses of hemp will also be covered, along with cannabis and mental health, and the science of cannabis. Also invited are political and spiritual representatives, plus individuals from many walks of life.
Issues to be covered include the real cost of prohibition, drug testing at work and school, driving under the influence, the dangers of 'soap bar' and sniffer dogs.
Political speakers invited include representatives from all the main parties, plus the Legalise Cannabis Alliance which has 18 candidates standing in 21 constituencies in the general election.
Musicians, comedians, poets
and artists will all be
represented and there will be information areas covering the medical and recreational uses of cannabis, as well as the nutritional and industrial uses of hemp. Free hemp tea will be available.
Updated details about the event including speakers and supporting organisations are available at http://www.cannabistrust.com
Further inquiries: Andy Cornwell, coordinator, Cannabis Trust. (07976825086). press@...
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From: schmoontherun@...
mental health concerns regarding cannabis: just a few ideas on the subject, chris ...................................
Question: Cannabis should stay illegal because the latest scientific research says it drives some people crazy, and makes crazy people crazier. It's a no brainer right?.
Response: There are, without any doubt what so ever, health and mental problems that can be caused by the use of cannabis, especially the chronic use of very strong cannabis on a daily basis, what we call 'Chronic Skunk Syndrome'. The literature on this goes back thousands of years (see below).
There is a parallel in the safe use and abuse of alcohol; a harmless couple of beers in the evening, compared to life threatening binge drinking strong whisky every day.
While some people enjoy the relatively harmless effects of cannabis, many who try it experience unpleasant mental and or
physical effects. While not lasting, these can be disturbing, and often put that individual off trying cannabis again.
There are also a smaller minority of people, including people who are already suffering from mental problems, who are attracted to using cannabis, but it makes them worse, sometimes a lot worse. They must avoid cannabis, just as people with an allergy might have to avoid peanuts.
There are very similar problems for a minority of people with just about any legal food, drink, cosmetic or pharmaceutical product you care to mention. We do not ban their use by the many, just because a minority have problems.
Thousands of people die every year from the side effects of medical drugs, but those same drugs are helping others, and we do not ban them. Every year over 3000 children are killed on the roads by cars in Britain. We do not ban cars, they are too useful, instead we must try to use them in a safer
way.
We should ask 'How safe is cannabis?' and there are risks, and more research will doubtless find more dangers. Equally we have to ask 'How dangerous is cannabis prohibition?
Cannabis Prohibition, which is supposed to protect public health, instead creates more danger and risk to health, especially for the young and vulnerable, than any amount of cannabis use that might occur if it was legal.
Fears that consumption would rise if it was legal are unfounded, as almost everyone who wants to use cannabis is already doing so, while many people who try cannabis do not like it, and avoid it's use. ...................................
Use or Abuse? The Safe Use of Cannabis.
'Ayurvedic' Indian medical literature describes nine stages in the toxic manifestations of cannabis use, starting with redness in the eyes, going on to "Complete forgetfulness" (Stage 6) and ending with the ninth stage;
"shouting, fainting, rolling on the
ground, difficulty in speaking, disclosure of secret feelings, misery, extreme prostration". The same literature states that 'Cannabis never causes any harm to a person who takes it'. ('Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine'. Shiv Sharma. Delhi 1995).
Properly utilised with realistic expectations and awareness of its properties, cannabis is a safe and effective medicine as well as being an enjoyable recreational drug. If improperly used, with unrealistic expectations and ignorance, adverse effects may result. The onset of unwanted effects may be obvious or insidious. They are all avoidable.
Effects On Personality: While many people benefit from and enjoy their use of cannabis, there are a minority for whom use of cannabis is contraindicated. Individuals with personalities that are prone to substance abuse, allergy, sensitivity, or adverse reactions to other medicines should exert
greater caution and self awareness if they wish to use cannabis in any way.
Cannabis, an effective relaxant, can at the same time cause an alienation or detachment through chronic use. Despite the widely held 'laid-back' view of cannabis use, the most commonly reported adverse reaction to cannabis is in fact acute anxiety.
The price of relief of tension may be a dulling or suppression of feelings, a prolonged dullness after use, paranoia and a fear of loss of control. Insensitivity to feelings of other people or situations may well result plus apathy, introspection and an increasing turning inwards.
Paranoia and delusional thinking are not uncommon effects. In chronic use paranoid and delusional thinking appear to be the consequences of the suppression of feelings. The dulling of feelings may alienate the cannabis users from others by diminishing empathetic capabilities. This emotional insensitivity then results
in conflict through misperception and relationship problems causing isolation.
An effective relief of emotional distress then becomes an impediment to relationships for the cannabis user. Feelings are an integral dimension of social perception that convey important contextual information. Cannabis, as an effective sedative and antidepressant, has this undesirable side effect when misused, especially over a long period. The benefits and enjoyment afforded by the drug may be paid for by complications caused by the user avoiding dealing with the causes of the emotional pain, as well as diminished functioning while under its influence. Cognitive impairment by continuing or over use of cannabis creates a form of mild dementia that may persist for up to several weeks after discontinuing the drug. Individuals sensitive to the drug report a persistent 'hang over' that diminishes the ability to pay attention and concentrate. The onset
may be insidious, subtle, and gradual. This condition is reversible with abstinence from cannabis.
Dependence and Withdrawal: Because cannabis is such an effective medicine for the relief of many uncomfortable conditions, using the drug on a daily basis is not uncommon. One must decide issues of personal risks/benefits of continuing using cannabis. Withdrawal from chronic cannabis use can produce several nights of intense dreaming, low energy and depression - these effects usually end after a few days.
The diverse effects of cannabis can be reduced by good nutrition and treated by the use of tonic herbs. Cannabis, like DDT, builds up in the fat stores in the body and can stay there for at least a month. It's mild toxic effect upon the myelin sheaf (fatty nerve endings), the liver and the brain where it effects the 'basal ganglia' the area of the brain which gives experience of pleasure and discomfort, could
be alleviated with the use of the fat soluble B vitamin choline which is found in lecithin, a common product in health food shops. The medical herb 'Acorus calamus' is traditionally used in India to help restore damage to the brain cause by chronic cannabis use. This herb is controlled in Britain and only legally prescribed by medical herbalists or doctors.
Other Adverse Effects: A prolonged dullness after use,
paranoia and a fear of loss of control. Cannabis, an effective relaxant, can cause an alienation or detachment. The price of relief of tension may be a dulling or suppression of feelings. Insensitivity to feelings of others or situations may result. Smoking even a small amount of cannabis after drinking alcohol can trigger an almost instant 'whirling-pits' effect, often followed by vomiting. Fresh air usually helps. Cannabis also causes the blood vessels in the whites of the eyes to dilate, giving the user red, bloodshot eyes (treatable with eye drops). Effecting the glandular and lymph systems cannabis inhibits the salivary muscles, resulting in dry throat and mouth. ................
TEST YOURSELF FOR CANNABIS ABUSE:
A clinically significant impairment or distress caused by cannabis is likely to exist if there is the manifestation of three (or more) of the following symptoms
occurring at any time in the same 12 month period:
* Tolerance, (a need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect., markedly diminished by withdrawal).
* The same (or a closely related) substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.
* Cannabis is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
* There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control cannabis use.
* A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain cannabis (e.g. visiting multiple dealers or driving long distances),
* Due to over use of the substance (e.g. chain smoking) or in recovering from its effects, important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced.
From the thc protocols:
http://www.schmoo.co.uk/thclub/safeuse.htm
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From: njweedman@...
GREETINGS 420,
After last's years "Political fiasco" of New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey being forced to resign because he attempted to give the job of director of New Jersey Homeland security to his gay lover. This years Governors race will be watched by the entire countries media outlets. It is expected that Senator Jon Corzine will represent the Democrats and millionaire Forrester will represent the Republicans. I'm looking forward to gaining much publicity for our cause: LEGALIZATION.
I NJWEEDMAN will be representing the state's "POTHEADS". I don't really think I'll win, I want exposure for our cause: LEGALIZATION. The publicity will be enormous and despite what negative image many of you "may" have of me. I did get the most votes of any third party candidate in last years CONGRESSIONAL race(s) in New Jersey and I've become a state-wide (if not nation-wide) counter-culture celebrity. PLEASE SEE:
http://www.njweedman.com/2004results.html
I want to ask if you could please help me with a small contribution. I'd like to do a lot of my campaigning in a "WEEDMAN-SUIT". I need just $600.oo more dollars to get it from ACTION-ACTORS the maker. I predict the publicity of campaigning in a "weedman suit" will get me far more publicity than I could ever pay for. Some may think this is stupid and give us a stupid image be others will see the "publicity" angle. I have no money! This stunt will create interest and bring people to my web-site www.njweedman.com - I predict I will get 10's of thousands of votes. Last year I got 7,000 votes from just my county, state wide (21 counties) I'm sure I could get over 100,000 votes. Even if it is a goof vote, it will get millions of New Jersians to talk about LEGALIZATION. This will be far more effective than writing POLITICIANS, it will give millions who don't vote a chance to send a message to the politicans, any vote for
me is a vote for legalization.
We don't have citizen iniatives in New Jersey, we can't get this issue on our ballots
So now I ask you, if you could help me with this final $600.oo Please can you donate to my run for Governor. Any amout will be fine with me. Every little bit will help me get to my goal with-out taking from my families resourse's.
THANK-YOU, ED "njweedman" FORCHION
TO DONATE: http://www.njweedman.com/contrib.htm
PLEASE RE-SEND THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR E-MAIL LISTS and POST IT ON ANY MESSAGE BOARD YOU KNOW OF - PLEASE!!!
Please take a look at these political web-sites. http://www.politics1.com/nj.htm
http://www.uselections.com/nj/nj.htm
http://jerseypolitics.com/
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Help the weedman fight the good fight: http://www.njweedman.com/contrib.htm -------------------------------------- "Fuck the law, Smoke it anyway!"
http://www.njweedman.com/smokeout
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From: gear2000@...
Cancellation:
Twin Oaks: 661-867-2486 The Miehi Family miehi@... http://www.miehi.com Sat.May7 Outdoor private camping amphitheater event for growers, patients, public, featuring the Tidal Wave Music of The Miehi Family, 12534 Rolling Oaks Road, Twin Oaks CA 93518
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From: mmelz5@...
HI EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO CARES ABOUT FREEDOM!!
I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE SO BUSY RIGHT NOW, BUT PLEASE, AT THE VERY LEAST, CALL YOUR LEADERS WITH YOUR STATEMENT THAT YOU OPPOSE CANNABIS PROHIBITION!
May 5, 2005 is HERE! It's BEGUN! Here is what I plan to do today and Friday, as taken from the "Where and How" page of the 555 site - http://makepotlegal555.org/WHERE-HOW-?r=1115274168 :
"TOMORROW at 9:00, I'll make the phone calls to my Representative, my two Senators, my Governor and the President to state my opposition to cannabis prohibition. Then I'll take my signs, some food and water, and lots of literature to my local Congressman's office and find a legal place to park where people can also see the big letters I'll have written on the back of my car: MAKE POT LEGAL 555.ORG. I'll find a nice corner where I think cars can see me easily and I'll park
myself and become a human billboard. I'll keep the papers in my backpack at my feet and hold up the sign all I can while keeping a flyer in my other hand to peacefully offer to people walking by. The literature I'll be passing out will be the END CANNABIS PROHIBITION and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition flyers, plus Cannabis Consumers Campaign info cards and some 555 site cards. I'll also have a clipboard and a few pens so I can gather email addresses for MPP - you can do this too at mpp.org, so that they can reach more people about what's going on with marijuana laws."
If no one else is out where I go, I'll probably go to a different, closer-to-home spot for the remainder of the campaign, which is set to keep going until people stop going to jail for pot, however long it takes!
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE RIGHT TO "GET HIGH", IT'S ABOUT WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT!!
WE... CAN... STOP... THIS!!!
Peace and
Freedom to You, In Christ, Melanie Marshall 831-643-9197, PT
Unite for Freedom May 5, 2005! http://makepotlegal555.org Because Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol or Cigarettes and Must be Legal for Adults. Let it be sold like alcohol and let doctors prescribe it to those who would benefit from its calming effects.
"Judge a person by their actions, not their urine." -Mikki Norris, Director of the Cannabis Consumers Campaign. Take the survey! http://cannabisconsumers.org
"You can get over an addiction but you can never get over a conviction." -Jack Cole, Retired undercover police officer, and Speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. http://leap.cc
I like Jesus - He's Real Nice!
Have a Blessed Day.
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From: pieman@...
Hi dana!
Thought you might be interested in reading this story from the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Hey Hemp People!!!! Please contact me if you're coming or if you would like info on the private, medicinal "Chico Kind Cup" following the book signing. Terrapin 530-534-1420
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From: webadmin@...
Check out our web site. www.patientswithouttime.com our event is from high noon until 420. Got some good speakers and local music. If you could post a link from your site to ours that be great. May 7th is the day we kick off our Maui County Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Ordinance.
Mahalo Brian
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From: tents444@...
Hello all,
After just sending email to all the 2005 MMM email addresses ... 4 more came back as bad addresses. These addresses below don't exist anymore. I deleted them from my 2005 city lists.
http://www.geocities.com/tents444/mmm2005.htm and http://corporatism.tripod.com/mmm2005.htm and http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2005.htm and http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/mmm2005.htm and http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mmm2005.htm
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The MMM 2005 city links are always clickable at these mirrors below.
MMM world map with many more links. Frequently updated:
http://corporatism.tripod.com/mmm2005map.htm and
http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2005map.htm and
Click the region names in the left chart column to go to their city lists.
Click the "countries" link to go to the list of countries.
Worldwide.
With less than 5% of the world's population
the USA has over 2.2 million of the world's
9 million prisoners!:
http://corporatism.netfirms.com/rates.htm and http://corporatism.netfirms.com/world.htm
MMM (Million Marijuana March).
City list and world map: http://corporatism.netfirms.com/mmm2005map.htm
Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction
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From: "J Markes" <santor420@...> To: "John Markes" <santor420@...> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:54 AM Subject: Strange and Disturbing...
I found this DEA agent post over at the DEAWatch website.... "Our esteemed ONDCP director is hitting the public circuit today with news and info that using dangerous drugs causes severe mental handicaps later in life. However, when asked to explain why George W. Bush, having habitually abused marijuana, cocaine and alcohol continues to be the mental giant he is, Waters claims that Mr. Bush used a type of weed and coke of an earlier year which posed no serious threat to one's mental stability.
Yeah... right!!!
But to counter the question that Mr. Bush, being a mortal just like everyone else, could not possibly escape the brain damage and deterioration Waters claims the rest of humankind is susceptible to by dangerous drug
use... Walters claims that Mr. Bush used illegal drugs at a much older age, 35,... thereby escaping the damaging effects of repeated marijuana and cocaine use his scientific data confirms people under 35 (will) suffer from.
When asked if other adults who use illegal drugs can also, like Mr. Bush, be worry-free of dangerous side-effects and diminished mental capacity, Mr. Waters replied, "No."... because George Bush was personally selected by The One True God to be our world's savior, only George W. Bush, alone, has been rendered immune to all of the psychological and neurological dangers we mere mortals succumb to from illegal drug use.
Our thanks go out to Dir. Waters for relieving our minds of any worry that the war in Iraq, social problems, economic misery, needless deaths and hopelessness caused since Mr. Bush was (s)elected are solely the fault of
other drug users whose diminished mental capacities have caused them to disagree with God's appointed, George Bush."
You can find it here: http://members.aol.com/deawatch/daily.htm
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US Troops Accused of Arming Colombian Death Squads
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050505Z.shtml
Report: US Military Effectiveness Seriously Impaired http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050305Z.shtml
Immigrant Pleas Crushing Federal Appellate Courts http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050305N.shtml
US May Allow Nuke Strikes over WMD http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050305J.shtml
Democrats Sue over Indiana Voter ID Law
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050305G.shtml
FBI: Defense Analyst Gave Secrets to AIPAC Members http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405X.shtml
New York Times | An Unrealistic 'Real ID' http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405M.shtml
DeLay's Favorite Lobbyist Paid Trips to South Pacific
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405E.shtml
Greg Palast | Tony Blair Can't Win http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405A.shtml
Support for War Hits Lowest Level Yet http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405B.shtml
Paul Rockwell | US War Crimes and the Legal Case for Military Resistance http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050405C.shtml
Proof Bush Fixed The Facts Ray McGovern May 04, 2005
Ray McGovern served 27 years as a CIA analyst and is now on the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. He works for Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour.
"Intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy."
Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would see those words in black and white-and beneath a SECRET stamp, no less. For three years now, we in Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) have been saying that the CIA and its British counterpart, MI-6, were ordered by their countries' leaders to "fix facts" to "justify" an unprovoked war on Iraq. More often than not, we have been greeted with stares of incredulity.
It has been a hard learning-that folks tend to believe what they want to believe. As long as our evidence, however abundant
and persuasive, remained circumstantial, it could not compel belief. It simply is much easier on the psyche to assent to the White House spin machine blaming the Iraq fiasco on bad intelligence than to entertain the notion that we were sold a bill of goods.
Well, you can forget circumstantial. Thanks to an unauthorized disclosure by a courageous whistleblower, the evidence now leaps from official documents-this time authentic, not forged. Whether prompted by the open appeal of the international Truth-Telling Coalition or not, some brave soul has made the most explosive "patriotic leak" of the war by giving London's Sunday Times the official minutes of a briefing by Richard Dearlove, then head of Britain's CIA equivalent, MI-6. Fresh back in London from consultations in Washington, Dearlove briefed Prime Minister Blair and his top national security officials on July 23, 2002, on the Bush administration's plans to make war on Iraq.
Blair does not dispute the
authenticity of the document, which immortalizes a discussion that is chillingly amoral. Apparently no one felt free to ask the obvious questions. Or, worse still, the obvious questions did not occur.
Juggernaut Before The Horse
In emotionless English, Dearlove tells Blair and the others that President Bush has decided to remove Saddam Hussein by launching a war that is to be "justified by the conjunction of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction." Period. What about the intelligence? Dearlove adds matter-of-factly, "The intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy."
At this point, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw confirms that Bush has decided on war, but notes that stitching together justification would be a challenge, since "the case was thin." Straw noted that Saddam was not threatening his neighbors and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran.
In the following months, "the case" would be buttressed by a well-honed U.S.-U.K. intelligence-turned-propaganda-machine. The argument would be made "solid" enough to win endorsement from Congress and Parliament by conjuring up:
* Aluminum artillery tubes misdiagnosed as nuclear related; * Forgeries alleging Iraqi attempts to obtain uranium in Africa; * Tall tales from a drunken defector about mobile biological weapons laboratories; * Bogus warnings that Iraqi forces could fire WMD-tipped missiles within 45 minutes of an order to do so; * Dodgy dossiers fabricated in London; and * A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate thrown in for good measure.
All this, as Dearlove notes dryly, despite the fact that "there was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action." Another nugget from Dearlove's briefing is
his bloodless comment that one of the U.S. military options under discussion involved "a continuous air campaign, initiated by an Iraqi casus belli"-the clear implication being that planners of the air campaign would also see to it that an appropriate casus belli was orchestrated.
The discussion at 10 Downing St. on July 23, 2002 calls to mind the first meeting of George W. Bush's National Security Council (NSC) on Jan. 30, 2001, at which the president made it clear that toppling Saddam Hussein sat atop his to-do list, according to then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, who was there. O'Neil was taken aback that there was no discussion of why it was necessary to "take out" Saddam. Rather, after CIA Director George Tenet showed a grainy photo of a building in Iraq that he said might be involved in producing chemical or biological agents, the discussion proceeded immediately to which Iraqi targets might be best to bomb. Again, neither O'Neil nor the other participants
asked the obvious questions. Another NSC meeting two days later included planning for dividing up Iraq's oil wealth.
Obedience School
As for the briefing of Blair, the minutes provide further grist for those who describe the U.K. prime minister as Bush's "poodle." The tone of the conversation bespeaks a foregone conclusion that Blair will wag his tail cheerfully and obey the learned commands. At one point he ventures the thought that, "If the political context were right, people would support regime change." This, after Attorney General Peter Goldsmith has already warned that the desire for regime change "was not a legal base for military action,"-a point Goldsmith made again just 12 days before the attack on Iraq until he was persuaded by a phalanx of Bush administration lawyers to change his mind 10 days later.
The meeting concludes with a directive to "work on the assumption that the UK would take part in any military action."
I
cannot quite fathom why I find the account of this meeting so jarring. Surely it is what one might expect, given all else we know. Yet seeing it in bloodless black and white somehow gives it more impact. And the implications are no less jarring.
One of Dearlove's primary interlocutors in Washington was his American counterpart, CIA director George Tenet. (And there is no closer relationship between two intelligence services than the privileged one between the CIA and MI-6.) Tenet, of course, knew at least as much as Dearlove, but nonetheless played the role of accomplice in serving up to Bush the kind of "slam-dunk intelligence" that he knew would be welcome. If there is one unpardonable sin in intelligence work, it is that kind of politicization. But Tenet decided to be a "team player" and set the tone.
Politicization: Big Time
Actually, politicization is far too mild a word for what happened. The intelligence was
not simply mistaken; it was manufactured, with the president of the United States awarding foreman George Tenet the Medal of Freedom for his role in helping supervise the deceit. The British documents make clear that this was not a mere case of "leaning forward" in analyzing the intelligence, but rather mass deception-an order of magnitude more serious. No other conclusion is now possible.
Small wonder, then, to learn from CIA insiders like former case officer Lindsay Moran that Tenet's malleable managers told their minions, "Let's face it. The president wants us to go to war, and our job is to give him a reason to do it."
Small wonder that, when the only U.S. analyst who met with the alcoholic Iraqi defector appropriately codenamed "Curveball" raised strong doubt about Curveball's reliability before then-Secretary of State Colin Powell used the fabrication about "mobile biological weapons trailers" before the United Nations, the analyst got this e-mail reply from his CIA supervisor:
"Let's keep in mind the fact that this war's going to happen regardless of what Curveball said or didn't say, and the powers that be probably aren't terribly interested in whether Curveball knows what he's talking about."
When Tenet's successor, Porter Goss, took over as director late last year, he immediately wrote a memo to all employees explaining the "rules of the road"-first and foremost, "We support the administration and its policies." So much for objective intelligence insulated from policy pressure.
Tenet and Goss, creatures of the
intensely politicized environment of Congress, brought with them a radically new ethos-one much more akin to that of Blair's courtiers than to that of earlier CIA directors who had the courage to speak truth to power.
Seldom does one have documentary evidence that intelligence chiefs chose to cooperate in both fabricating and "sexing up" (as the British press puts it) intelligence to justify a prior decision for war. There is no word to describe the reaction of honest intelligence professionals to the corruption of our profession on a matter of such consequence. "Outrage" does not come close.
Hope In Unauthorized Disclosures
Those of us who care about unprovoked wars owe the patriot who gave this latest British government document to The Sunday Times a debt of gratitude. Unauthorized disclosures are gathering steam. They need to increase quickly on this side of the Atlantic as well-the more so, inasmuch as Congress-controlled by the
president's party-cannot be counted on to discharge its constitutional prerogative for oversight.
In its formal appeal of Sept. 9, 2004 to current U.S. government officials, the Truth-Telling Coalition said this:
We know how misplaced loyalty to bosses, agencies, and careers can obscure the higher allegiance all government officials owe the Constitution, the sovereign public, and the young men and women put in harm's way. We urge you to act on those higher loyalties...Truth-telling is a patriotic and effective way to serve the nation. The time for speaking out is now.
If persons with access to wrongly concealed facts and analyses bring them to light, the chances become less that a president could launch another unprovoked war-against, say, Iran.
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From: mattzielinski@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] fwd...illusion
This is very interseting...check it out yoall
I would like to discuss illusion. The You in Oneness and the you in duality seem to be vastly different. Yet they are not. You might view duality as a series of Chinese boxes. The greatest of the boxes is the Oneness. Within that Oneness is the world of illusion you have created from Oneness. Within the world of illusion is the duality. It is not hopeless. Your world is not opposed to Oneness. It is embraced by it.
The lenses of your human experience have altered themselves to the minds demand, to fear's preoccupation, to the child's education. There is another lens available to you, which sees even your moments of greatest stress, greatest division and fragmentation as simply part of the Oneness.
I am held in suspicion at times by my channel when I address all things disguised as
tragedies as opportunities to choose love. One might say, "Why, Emmanuel would walk through the very gates of hell itself and say that was an opening to love!" Yes, I would. The moment you choose love, hell vanishes. It becomes just another remarkable structure in fear's domain.
It is not required that you alter your world one iota. What will bring you peace is to alter your perceptions.
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You have become caught in the illusion that your identity
rests with your capacity to struggle. It does not.
Your true identity is awaiting you beyond effort.
The key to remembering is to remind the self not to be afraid of anything anywhere anytime ever.
Illusion cannot destroy reality. Can a shadow on the wall hurt you?
Death cannot kill You. Pain cannot hurt You. Disease cannot make You ill. Years cannot age You. Fear cannot touch You. Welcome Home.
............By Rick
Namaste
Matthew
From: mafinman@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.hey jasen.......
Jasen, Thanks so much. I actually have something to tell you. I interviewed for the second time on an ibogaine documentary(first time 4 days after session). Now 9 mos. later to see how things turned out. I hope you don't mind but I brought you up (first name and country only) in reference to something you posted that I hold near and dear as a daily reminder. It is on my top ten list of reasons why I'm doing so well. "Spirit of heroin/opiates have been extracted. If I use again I let her back in, then she will cry for company again and naw at me at a soul level. I am strong." For me this has completely and immediatley stops any chatter about using. For me it sums up the way we barter and mindf*ck ourselves to give in to our turmoil rather than
face it. It sums up the nature of addiction. Again I want to thank you. I think of you daily. In your corner rooting for you. I close with as much love as you can possibly stand,
Martee
From: ms_iboga@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] 7 months clean time and counting....
hey Marteea and everyone else,
nice to speak with you again, and hope you are well...The Key Thing for me is NOT USING DOPE. There's nothing like 7 months of opiate-clean-time to realign body and mind. It's weird, but I don't even get cravings anymore. I still smoke pot like a fiend, but I realize it is medicinal (in my case, at least).
I eat very well now- no more potato chips and whatnot. and yes, that has been a huge factor in my physical recovery, as has having an amazing partner. LOVE is another key thing in the recovery process.
Can't wait to catch up with all you folks,
love J.
From: morning_wood263@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] ADD and Ibogaine
I have terrible reactions to anti-depressents and maoi's
i had difficult hcl, perhaps that was a reason why.
i did not have anything like that reaction with extract.
the reason I bring it up, other then to infurate control junkies, is that I think using extract in low doses afterwards can be of benifit to the issue of "add"
I do think medical science is too quick to label
things that they simple do a terrible job treating.
my question anytime a "bi-polar" or "a.d.d." comes up is what are the characteristics that led them to that diagnosis, (is it something that shows up on a test or just a hunch)
9 times out of 10 they seem to just say you have something, and if the medication works then it's like verification...if it doesn't work, well at least you
know you don't have "it".
not that anyone would reply, but has anyone ever taking the medication that they treat people with
'a.d.d.' after dosing with ibogaine?
so to summerize, if your having trouble with that, maybe contacting other providers to see if they can help might be an option, (just to clearify, I am not assuming your provider is irresponsible, just the more
options and diversity of information the better.
Interesting thing about language...sow mol ia and Ru Wand Da have one single unifies langage and see great suffering from war.
Cameroon has over 150 languages and has peace.
I have peace.
Later.
jason bursey
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] ADD
I've heard very very small doses of mushrooms actually do help SOME people with AADD. I know someone personally who regularly doses with extremely small doses of mushrooms and finds that they are more grounded and able to concentrate better. I was surprised to hear it at first, but in small doses I suppose it makes sense.
Peace and love,
Preston
From: freedomroot@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] clinic handcuffs, who's got the key(s)?
We took a different way to work this morning, and went by a methadone clinic at 6:30 a.m. with two dozen folks, mostly men, lined up outside waiting for their juice. Jeff, who sometimes wishes he didn't feel all these weird aches and pains in his body, and sometimes forgets the various inconveniences and stresses of getting to his clinic (in a different part of town) for a weekly pickup, and sometimes says "It wasn't so bad...." reached over and grabbed me with both hands (I was driving), and let out this wail of recognition and thanksgiving and relief to not be chained up with his old gang. It's been six months
since his last swig. Let freedom ring. love, rachel
From: BiscuitBoy714@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] clinic handcuffs, who's got the key(s)?
Rachel you have brought back some memories. I used to get up at 4 in the morning to get to Lexington by 5 so that I could get on the early list and get in and out in less then an hour at the clinic. Daily for a while. Get on the list then wait for an hour and a half then go to the clinic and get my juice praying that I didn't get a piss test, then drive like hell to be on time for work. I spent 3 hours a day getting Methadone. Or more sometimes. Talk about a slave to the grind. Freedom rules. Randy
From: BiscuitBoy714@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
Hey fellow Ibofreaks, I've got a question. Or should I say I need some advice? Anyway, I've been thinking of taking a booster dose of Ibogaine and was wondering at what point in the dosage range dose Ibogaine give you the insomnia side effect? I would say that it depends on the individual, but that is just a guess, I have no data to go on. I would think that if you take enough to see the trails, and hear the hum, that you probably are going to have some insomnia afterwards, but does it have to last for 2 or 3 weeks? When I did my session in September I took a shit load for a couple of days because it was Methadone I came off of, so that is the only experience I have personally with doing it. It's been a while now. I think I need it. I feel good, and I want to continue what I am doing, so I don't want to fuck this up but something tells me that this is a good idea. What do yall think? I'm planning on doing a whole session sometime
late summer to try and quit smoking cigs but I still think I need this. Randy
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Question
I took 9 mg/kg in the middle after two "slips" and I had no insomnia. 24 on the other hand will keep ya up for a while. ;o) Hey Randy -m.
From: HSLotsof@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] new glick paper/reduce morphine dependence?
Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience MC-136, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
18-Methoxycoronaridine, a synthetic iboga alkaloid congener, has been previously shown to attenuate several signs of morphine withdrawal in rats. The recently discovered action of 18-methoxycoronaridine to block alpha3beta4 nicotinic receptors may be responsible for this effect. To test this hypothesis the effects of non-selective alpha3beta4 receptor antagonists, dextromethorphan, mecamylamine, bupropion, and their combinations, were assessed on of acute naltrexone-precipitated (1 mg/kg i.p.) morphine withdrawal in rats. Dextromethorphan (5-40 mg/kg,
s.c.), mecamylamine (0.25-4 mg/kg, i.p.) and bupropion (10-30 mg/kg, i.p.) alone produced variable effects on signs of withdrawal. However, two low-dose combinations, i.e., dextromethorphan (5 mg/kg, s.c.) and mecamylamine (0.25 mg/kg, i.p.), mecamylamine (0.25 mg/kg, i.p.) and bupropion (10 mg/kg, i.p.) as well as the three-drug combination significantly attenuated diarrhea and weight loss; none of the agents administered alone had these effects. The
results of the present study provide evidence that alpha3beta4 nicotinic receptors are involved in the expression of at least two signs of opioid
withdrawal.
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http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/mmmall.htm This page just created! Please forward and distribute widely.
348 MMM cities worldwide since 1999!
MMM. All cities 1999 to date. Million Marijuana March. Global Cannabis Liberation in May. Worldwide since 1999. Cannabis events on the first Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts. Marches, meetings, rallies, raves, concerts, festivals, etc..
The following list is for internal use of Million Marijuana March Organizers. Many [personal addresses] in brackets are listed so that our affiliates can mail posters, buttons, etc. to each other, BUT are not for posting on websites. If you wish to put this list up on a website, consult with www.cures-not-wars.org to see what we've actually displayed. To get on the poster for 2005-update your contact details & add your city to this New List:
Currently only the thumbnail images and the fullsize images work in the great ENCOD.org gallery. Click on the "fullsize" links or the "download" links. The midsize images do not work at this time due to software problems. http://gallery.encod.org and http://gallery.encod.org/gallery
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Martin Steldinger <tribble@...> wrote:
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 21:11:48 +0200 From: Martin Steldinger <tribble@...> To: eco man <tents444@...>, colombiavigil@yahoogroups.com Subject: MMM - please take photos! - gallery
Hello activists,
someone can remember me, i did the encod legalize action gallery ( which can be found at http://gallery.encod.org ) in the last year, showing much of the Million Marihuana March around the world. There are over 500 photos from 17 countrys in the gallery.
Since there are over 180 cities in 37 cities on the list this year, i'd like to remember you to take high-quality digital photos from your local march. It is essential to show the global public that there are actually hundred thousands of people demonstrating all over the world for legal hemp and a modern drug policy.
Any size and number of photos can be send per email to me, tribble@... or can be uploaded to a MMM account i can give you. A describtion of the place, what happend and a link to your website are good, too.
eco man and a number of people did setup a 2005 MMM gallery and many information pages at the following coordinates:
To avoid being mistakenly deleted as spam please put MMM in the subject-title of any MMM email sent to the Santa Cruz MMM email addresses below. Also, substitute @ for "at" in the email addresses below. "at" stops spambots from harvesting addresses.
Don’t expect to burn one down, it’s a meet-and-greet event
By ELISE KLEEMAN Sentinel correspondent
SANTA CRUZ — If you’ve got the munchies, DeLaveaga Park is the place to be Saturday.
From noon to 5 p.m. at Lone Tree picnic area, marijuana supporters will meet for the local celebration of the Million Marijuana March.
There, the UC Santa Cruz chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and Students for Sensible Drug Policy will host a barbecue they hope will be an opportunity for members of the local marijuana community to come together and meet each other.
"We’d like people to see they’re not so alone, especially if they’re medical marijuana patients," said local SSDP member Daniel Bear, a senior at UCSC.
The Santa Cruz picnic is one of 200 gatherings in 37 countries to celebrate the Million Marijuana March. New York-based pot advocacy group Cures Not Wars first organized the international event about 30 years ago.
"It’s been so criminalized that people are sort of in the closet about it," said Ritika Aggarwal, a UCSC junior and founder of the school’s NORML chapter. "This is their chance to step out."
The focus will be on socializing, not politics, said Bear. As well as food, his group is bringing Frisbees, footballs and lawn bowling sets.
The picnic will also be an opportunity to prepare for the Supreme Court ruling in the case Raich v. Ashcroft, Aggarwal said. At stake is the federal government’s authority over marijuana grown and used legally according to state and local laws.
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft — the decision may come later this month — one casualty could be the pot farm run by Santa Cruz’s Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana.
In 2002, Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the farm, tearing up 150 plants just weeks before the annual harvest. The farm is currently protected by a federal judge’s injunction, making it the only legal marijuana farm in the country.
But "their injunction will be dropped in 60 days if this comes down negative," Aggarwal said.
Valerie Corral, WAMM founder, will not be able to attend the picnic, but said it will be a great meet-and-greet opportunity and "maybe to dispel the mythology that has been erroneously assigned to the use of some drugs."
Those coming shouldn’t count on showing up to a cloud of pot smoke.
"This is a family friendly event," Bear said. "I have no doubt that someone will spark up, but we are going to ask them not to. We aren’t baking any special brownies, we aren’t handing out any joints when you show up."
Copenhagen - Danish marijuana users will on Saturday demonstrate in favour of legalising the drugs internationally, news agency TT reported.
The protest march was called by the so-called Cannabis Council, whose members feature representatives from political parties, including the Socialist Peoples' Party.
"We are peaceful cannabis smokers who are protesting because we are being discriminated against by the law," said council representative Klaus Trier Tuxen.
The protest will start with a "smoke-in" in Christiania, Copenhagen's notorious drug-user neighbourhood, and demonstrators will then march to City Hall and on to the Danish parliament.
An alternative community founded by hippies in 1971 in an abandoned military barracks near the centre of the Danish capital, Christiania is home to more than a thousand hippies, artists, activists and misfits as well as to restaurants, cafes, shops and some unique-looking homes designed by residents.
A popular tourist attraction, the area also has had the dubious reputation of being the biggest drug market in Scandinavia.
But police crackdowns since March 2004 are said to have nearly wiped out the drug trade. - Sapa-AFP
From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 11:59:04 -0400 Subject: [mayday] Million Marijuana March 2006 #3: 12 Cities Already Signed up for May 6, 2006!
Darwin
Hartford
Kansas City
Ogden
Paris
Phoenix Raleigh
Salem Steven's Point
St. Louis
Thunder Bay Washington, D.C. ---------
From: farid@...
Dear Dana, And for sure Paris (France), but will I still be there to make it, I hope not and that I'll provide you the name of a little town in French countryside. Best regards, FARId -------------
From: terrapin_turtle@...
of course St Louis Missouri will be participating in 2006. GSTLNORML PO Box 220243, ST Louis MO 63122-0243, 314-995-1395 www.gstlnorml.org gstlnorml@... thanks!
-terri in st lou.
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From: kcjuggalokor3y@...
please sign up kansas city , mo
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From: happy04202003@...
Hi, Ogden will also be a very active part of 2006. -Happy- happy04202003@..., 801-393-2735
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I wish all the preparations all over are going great and this year we will make a difference.. I want to suggest doing a collective document(ary) of this year if anyone is interested. in order to document a worldwide event, I thought that we can build a network to share the different experinces of related events. basically, just sharing the images of the events in different countries and/or cities.. I will be filming in montreal and what I would like to ask is in case you have any kind of recording equipment (camcorder, camera, soundrecorder...) and if there is an event in a place convenient to u, please record it!! and if you have friends having the chance to record events in countries listed below, please let them know about this so that we can contact and make it in as many continents and countries and cities as possible.. in 184 cities in 37 countries:).. waiting to hear your
comments..
World Cannabis Day for Global Canabis Liberation!!!
Our National Director for the American Alliance for Medical Cannabis (AAMC ) Dr. Jay Cavanaugh passed away (4/26/2005)
Dr. Jay succumbed to liver and kidney failure following a long illness. His memorial service / irish wake is being held in California on the 7th & 8th. since this coincides with the million marijuana march, i feel it would be nice to mention his passing and perhaps have a moment of silence at as many of these events as possible.
please drop me a line if you wish to participate. i believe that it would be a source of comfort for jay's family and friends for him to be honored in this way.
jay was a blinding white light of truth and a tireless warrior for this plant, a champion for the patients and an inspiration to all who knew him.
please be as
generous in showing respect for his passing as in celebrating his life. this world will be a lesser place without him....
MMM/GMM. Million Marijuana March. Global Marijuana March. Cannabis Liberation Day. Hundreds of cities worldwide since 1999. The first Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts. Rallies, marches, concerts, events, meetings, parties, raves, info-tables, etc.. Please forward widely.
So far, 184 cities from 37 nations have signed up.
To add or update cities go to the info at the end of the city list below. Send us more links and email addresses! The more, the better. Also, send in info for your city at this contact page: http://corporatism.tripod.com/webform.htm
The list below is in alphabetical order by city. You can also use "find" in the edit menu of your browser to look for cities, states, and nations below. ~ For free MMM posters and flyers on the web, or by mail, click: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm and http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005flyers
To avoid being mistakenly deleted as spam please put MMM in the subject-title of any MMM email sent to the addresses below. Also, substitute @ for "at" in the email addresses below. "at" stops spambots from harvesting addresses.
*Albany, New York, USA.Link. cannabisactionny"at"yahoo.com *Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.Link. fmacdo"at"msn.com *Amsterdam, Netherlands.Link. has"at"legalize.net *Antwerp, Belgium.Link. encod"at"glo.be *Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Need online contact info! *Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. wizwuz2002"at"yahoo.ca hellama"at"telus.net *Athens, Georgia, USA.Link. tocharlesjames"at"yahoo.com *Athens, Greece.Link. Link. Link. iliosporoi"at"yahoo.gr *Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Link. info"at"worldcamp.org *Auckland, New Zealand.Link. auckland"at"norml.org.nz *Bakersfield, California, USA. Link. bakersfieldcollegenorml"at"yahoo.com gear2000"at"lightspeed.net *Basel, Switzerland.Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch basel"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Bergen, Norway.Link. Forum.
gmm"at"normal.no *Berlin, Germany.Link. info"at"hanfparade.de *Bermuda. ijahqueenselassie"at"hotmail.com *Bern, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch bern"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch info"at"amcb.ch *Birmingham, England, UK.Link. ColinPreece"at"lca-uk.org honcf"at"tiscali.co.uk *Boise, Idaho, USA.Link. MEHEMP"at"aol.com *Boone, North Carolina, USA.Link. tarheel_josh"at"yahoo.com jk57488"at"appstate.edu *Boulder, Colorado, USA.Link. christenmitchell"at"earthlink.net *Bristol,
England, UK. alexb977"at"hotmail.com *Budapest, Hungary.Link. Link. juhaszp"at"jv.hu sarosip"at"tasz.hu *Buenos Aires, Argentina.Link. Link. Link. Link. ghurtado"at"fibertel.com.ar arda"at"fibertel.com.ar *Burlington, Vermont, USA. dennylane"at"gmavt.net *Calgary, Alberta, Canada. freehemp"at"hotmail.com *Cape Town, South Africa.Link. Goathorn"at"yahoo.com *Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. ogrimdoomhammer999"at"hotmail.com crack_kills420"at"hotmail.com *Chicago, Illinois, USA. Karen 847-293-4862. Need online contact info! *Chico,
California, USA. Link. *Christchurch, New Zealand.Link. Link. blair"at"mildgreens.com mmm2005"at"mildgreens.com *Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.Link. hemptress"at"hemprock.com *Cleveland, Ohio, USA. shortybonz19"at"yahoo.com *Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.Link. rmelamed"at"uccs.edu *Columbia, Missouri, USA. danviets"at"justice.com ail9f5"at"mizzou.edu *Columbus, Ohio, USA. verhoff.52"at"osu.edu *Copenhagen, Denmark.Link. hampenyt"at"hampenyt.dk *Cordoba, Argentina. farmacon"at"ffyh.unc.edu.ar mikebifari"at"yahoo.com.ar edith_del_c"at"hotmail.com *Daingerfield, Texas, USA. JSC1871"at"aol.com *Dallas, Texas, USA. Doug
214-417-1564. Need online contact info! *Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.Link. Link. garywmeyerhoff"at"yahoo.com naphq"at"bigpond.net.au *Des Moines, Iowa, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. qchemp"at"qconline.com tushona"at"hotmail.com *Detroit, Michigan, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. jstatzer"at"qtm.net jay99hoo"at"yahoo.com *Dover, Delaware,
USA.Richard 302-793-0716. Need online contact info! *Dublin, Ireland.Link. Link. phillty2"at"yahoo.com *Dunedin, New Zealand.Link. graab419"at"student.otago.ac.nz *East Lansing, Michigan, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. prohibitionx"at"acd.net *Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. drumm"at"uwec.edu *Eugene, Oregon, USA.Link. Hempsters"at"aol.com canlibsoc"at"hotmail.com *Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. revtombrown"at"hotmail.com *Flint, Michigan, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. Baren1"at"aol.com FlintNORML"at"globalhemp.com *Frankfurt, Germany.Link. sokratis"at"hanf-initiative.de *Ft. Smith, Arkansas, USA.Link. ozrkmtnhemp"at"aol.com *Geneva, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Grass Valley, California, USA. festivaljohn"at"yahoo.com *Hachita, New Mexico, USA. billder"at"vtc.net *Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Link. mpat"at"accesswave.ca *Hartford, Connecticut, USA. twalk38"at"sbcglobal.net efficacy"at"msn.com *Havazu City, Arizona, USA. 928-208-6879. Need online contact info! *Helsinki, Finland.Link. Link. *Hilo, Hawaii, USA.Link. pakaloha"at"gte.net *Houston, Texas, USA.Link. Link. *Hull, England, UK. CarlWagner"at"lca-uk.org *Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. garywemmitt"at"yahoo.com *Jerusalem, Israel.Link. NeedelR"at"aol.com *Jyvaskyla, Finland.Link. Link. *Kaluga, Russia.Link. alena"at"drugpolicy.ru
dasha"at"drugpolicy.ru goldyz"at"yandex.ru vital"at"drugpolicy.ru *Lawton, Oklahoma. dankhank"at"yahoo.com *Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Link. mohemp"at"hotmail.com *Kiev, Ukraine.Link. Link. Link. Press. deadjdona"at"gmail.com *Kingston, Jamaica. NeoGeoVindkraft"at"cox.net *Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. trennels"at"comcast.net *Kristiansand, Norway. Link. Forum. andre"at"normal.no post"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Lausanne, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Leipzig, Germany.Link. Link. Link. kimylee.ms"at"gmx.de veejaykay"at"gmx.li *Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. thehopefulcanadian"at"hotmail.com *Lexington, Kentucky, USA. gatewood"at"mis.net *Lima, Peru.Link. Daniel_hemp_vuelamaria"at"yahoo.es *Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. wade_holman420"at"yahoo.com *Ljubljana, Slovenia.Link. Link. Link. matej.jankovic"at"kiss.si *London, England, UK. Link. Link. Link. shane"at"gn.apc.org
andy"at"cannabistrust.com *Los Angeles, California, USA. Link. Link. wbritt420"at"aol.com rmdavisx"at"yahoo.com sisterhemp"at"aol.com lujan"at"socalnorml.org *Lugano, Switzerland.Link. ticino"at"coordinamento-canapa.ch info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Link. Link. johnny.theisen"at"education.lu *Lyon, France.Link. jj.chemin"at"free.fr *Madrid, Spain. prensa"at"cannabiscafe.net mastertraxnews"at"yahoo.es, legal"at"canamo.net, canamo"at"canamo.net *Marseille, France. hugo89_2000"at"yahoo.fr *Mexico City, Mexico. Link. Link. Link. ricardocosmo"at"yahoo.com *Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Link. Link. normlmnnews"at"yahoo.com tcw"at"genesis-computer.com *Missoula, Montana, USA. norml"at"montananorml.org *Montreal, Quebec, Canada. blocpot"at"blocpot.qc.ca *Moscow, Russia.Link. alena"at"drugpolicy.ru dasha"at"drugpolicy.ru goldyz"at"yandex.ru vital"at"drugpolicy.ru *Nagaoka, Japan.Link. bongler"at"hotmail.com *Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. golden_angel2875"at"yahoo.ca *Nashville, Tennessee, USA.Link. Link. marivuana"at"hotmail.com leinoff"at"weedmail.com *Nettleton, Mississippi, USA.Anita 662-963-0775. Need online contact info! *New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. czerin3"at"paws.lsu.edu *New Paltz, New York, USA.Link. newpaltznorml"at"yahoo.com *New York City, New York, USA.Link. dana"at"cures-not-wars.org cnw"at"cures-not-wars.org *Newark, Delaware, USA. Richard 302-793-0716. Need online contact info! *Nicosia, Cyprus. Link. Link. ttetpos"at"yahoo.com petros"at"cyprus-org.net *Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia. Link. Link. Link. Link. aclrm"at"nimbinaustralia.com hemp"at"nrg.com.au *Ogden, Utah, USA. happy04202003"at"yahoo.com *Orlando, Florida, USA. MCRedManCM"at"aol.com *Osaka, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Oslo, Norway. Link. Forum. post"at"normal.no mariann"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Oulu, Finland.Link. Link. vmieli"at"luukku.com *Paia, Hawaii, USA. bmurphy420"at"msn.com *Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. phatson"at"hotmail.com *Paris, France.Link. Link. farid"at"no-log.org manifcannabis7mai2005"at"no-log.org *Peoria,
Illinois, USA.Link. RichRawlings"at"ilmjp.com *Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Link. Link. emlee_p"at"yahoo.com ppp"at"riseup.net *Phoenix, Arizona, USA. no_freetears"at"yahoo.com *Portland, Maine, USA. MaineLyNORML"at"yahoo.com *Portland, Oregon, USA.Link. projects"at"ornorml.org yerbanena"at"hotmail.com exec.director"at"ornorml.org secretary"at"ornorml.org GemellaPickle"at"aol.com *Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. mmm_portoalegre"at"yahoo.com.br *Potsdam, Germany.Link. chillout"at"potsdam.de *Potsdam, New York, USA. cochie31"at"potsdam.edu *Prague, Czech Republic.Link. xchaos"at"legalizace.cz
mmmteam"at"legalizace.cz socialstan"at"yahoo.com *Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA.Link. btm42"at"hotmail.com nc_ca"at"hotmail.com jeff"at"cannabisnc.org *Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.Link. Link. Link. newland"at"rapidcity.com *Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. marciliocl"at"hotmail.com *Reno, Nevada, USA. toots_77"at"sbcglobal.net *Rineyville, Kentucky, USA. Shadysatterfield"at"aol.com *Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Link. mmm2005rio"at"yahoo.com.br *Roanoke, Virginia, USA. no1zever"at"cox.net *Rochester, New York, USA.Link. thereverendeg"at"gmail.com
rochestercannabis"at"gmail.com *Rome, Italy.Link. 7maggio"at"millionmarijuanamarch.info giornatamondiale"at"millionmarijuanamarch.info gica"at"inventati.org *Rosario, Argentina.Link. Link. Link. Link. arda"at"fibertel.com.ar ghurtado"at"fibertel.com.ar gustavolafarge"at"hotmail.com sinchaur"at"agatha.unr.edu.ar *Rostock, Germany.Link. Link. Link. Link. Info"at"rostocker-hanffest.de ArvedS"at"t-online.de *Rotterdam, Netherlands.Link. m.lenoble1"at"chello.nl *Sacramento, California, USA. jusjazzi"at"aol.com *Salem, Oregon, USA.Link. MERCY_Salem"at"hotmail.com *Salvador, Brazil. actualmind"at"gmail.com *San Antonio, Texas, USA. anhicks"at"hotmail.com *San Diego, California, USA.Link. admin"at"growingplantsisnotacrime.com *San Francisco, California, USA.Link. Link. webmaster"at"hempevolution.org Cannabisfreedomday"at"yahoo.com *San Marcos, Texas, USA.Link. kindofcosmic"at"yahoo.com *Santa Barbara, California, USA.Link. lvazquez821"at"yahoo.com *Santa Cruz, California, USA.
raggarwa"at"ucsc.edu ritikaisnot"at"yahoo.com *Sao Paulo, Brazil. redeverdesp"at"yahoo.com.br dr.diamba"at"terra.com.br *Sapporo, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Sarasota, Florida, USA. Sarasota-CAN-Owner"at"yahoogroups.com *Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link. Link. *Savannah, Georgia, USA. gasink2003"at"yahoo.com *Sion, Switzerland.Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Sofia, Bulgaria.Link. promena"at"promena.org *Spokane, Washington, USA.Link. *St. Gallen, Switzerland.Link.
info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *St. Louis, Missouri, USA.Link. *St. Petersburg, Russia. vampipe"at"mail.ru *Stavanger, Norway. Link. Forum. gmm"at"normal.no *Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. Donald 970-276-1290. Need online contact info! *Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. mikecrockett715"at"hotmail.com *Stockholm, Sweden.Link. Forum. info"at"normal.nu jonas.levin"at"home.se *Sulphur Springs, Texas, USA. dandan9784"at"yahoo.com *Summit, New Jersey, USA. Adam 908-868-6900. Need online contact info! *Tallahassee, Florida, USA. ambrosias_bite"at"msn.com *Tampa, Florida, USA.
Tampabay-can-owner"at"yahoogroups.com tampahempcouncil"at"hotmail.com *Tampere, Finland.Link. Link. lasse_pihlainen"at"hotmail.com *Tel Aviv, Israel. Link. Link. wachtel"at"shani.net lior"at"alternative.org.il eran"at"alternative.org.il *Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. tbaydoc"at"hotmail.com *Tokyo, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Toledo, Ohio, USA. finkledink420"at"yahoo.com *Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Link. Link. Forum. sales"at"greendirectory.ca gmm2005"at"greendirectory.ca
TorontoMarijuanaEvents"at"groups.msn.com march"at"marijuanaevents.com *Traverse City, Michigan, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. fiddlefoot420"at"hotmail.com benziecountynorml"at"yahoo.com *Tromsoe, Norway.Link. Forum. gmm"at"normal.no *Trondheim, Norway.Link. Forum. jorgen"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Tucson, Arizona, USA. mmackenzie2"at"juno.com *Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.Anita 662-963-0775. Need online contact info! *Turku, Finland.Link. Link. Link. info"at"vihreetpantterit.org *Upper Lake, California, USA. Linda and Eddy 707-275-8879. Need online contact info! *Vacaville, California, USA. stonyvansskaterpd"at"yahoo.com *Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Link. davidml"at"telus.net *Vienna, Austria. Link. shop"at"bushdoctor.at *Visalia, California, USA. njeffsun"at"sbcglobal.net *Waikiki, Hawaii, USA. webba003"at"hawaii.rr.com *Warsaw, Poland. Link. artur"at"kanaba.info *Washington, DC (District of Columbia), USA.Link.
Link. fjhc"at"hotmail.com *Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Toooooooooooom"at"aol.com *Wilmington, Delaware, USA.Richard 302-793-0716. Need online contact info! *Winona, Minnesota, USA. saraemanz"at"yahoo.com *Winterthur, Switzerland.Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Zurich, Switzerland.Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch buero"at"shk-zh.ch
zuerich"at"hanf-koordination.ch
All MMM 2005 nations:
Argentina. Australia. Austria. Belgium. Bermuda. Brazil. Bulgaria. Canada. Cyprus. Czech Republic. Denmark. Finland. France. Germany. Greece. Hungary. Ireland. Israel. Italy. Jamaica. Japan. Luxembourg. Mexico. Netherlands. New Zealand. Norway. Peru. Poland. Russia. Slovenia. South Africa. Spain. Sweden. Switzerland. UK. Ukraine. USA.
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Million Marijuana March. World Cannabis Day. First Saturday in May. Hundreds of different cities since 1999. Please confirm your city yearly. For all email please be sure to put "Comments" or "MMM" at the beginning of the subject-title of the email so that it is not mistaken for spam and deleted. The only sure way to update the basic MMM city lists online is to use the MMM contact form:http://corporatism.tripod.com/webform.htm Send in updated contact info, email addresses, and links. ~ You can also send email to tents444"at"yahoo.com (substitute @ for "at" in the email address). The email and webform submissions will also be forwarded to Dana Beal: -- Dana Beal ~212-677-7180 ~ dana"at"cures-not-wars.org (substitute @ for "at"
in the email address). -- cures-not-wars.org webmaster ~cnw"at"cures-not-wars.org (substitute @ for "at" in the email address). *Dana Beal's detailed MMM city list with names, phone numbers, detailed contact info, links, etc. is in his emails, and is sometimes found at cures-not-wars.org too: http://www.cures-not-wars.org ~ Updates for the basic MMM 2005 city lists come mainly from the latest relevant Dana Beal MMM email messages. His MMM messages are archived publicly at the MMMworld Yahoo Group public archive: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmworld
To update your city for the MMM city lists please send in the latest info for city, state, nation, links, email addresses, previous crowd sizes, rally reports, coalition members, phones, event plans (if known), etc.. MMM cities without some contact info, or alternatively, an MMM webpage for their city, are not credible. How about posting at least an email address or a phone number? Consider using a free web-based email address. Yahoo Mail http://mail.yahoo.comis the most popular, and it filters out viruses for free (with Norton Antivirus), and it provides at least 250 megabytes of free email storage. It also allows use of alias names that you can change at any time. Do not sign up for free Hotmail email at this time due to its many problems recently. Also, avoid AOL email addresses. AOL blocks some MMM emails from getting through to AOL email addresses, if the email contains certain MMM web address URLs. AOL
has had many complaints due to its blocking of important requested emails from many organizations.
When sending in MMM contact info, please indicate if you want your name, postal info, or phone number posted on the web. It is important, if possible, to send in postal addresses, too - even if they are not to be publicly posted - because some of the MMM organizers may want to mail you some flyers, posters, CDs, etc..
Tripod.com and Netfirms.com are good free web hosts for MMM webpages for your city. Both allow you to use subdomains, and both allow you to upload or update many webpages at once with FTP. Free MMM webpages are great, because the MMM info for your city may stay on the web forever without you having to pay anything. Please create an MMM webpage for your city that people can go to for the latest MMM event plans and directions. You can easily create free MMM webpages. Learn how on this other free webpage:http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/webpages.htm
MMM. Million Marijuana March. 1st Saturday in May, or that weekend, or some day close to it. 391 different cities worldwide have signed up since 1999: MMM 2005 cities for May 7, 2005. 165 cities for May 1, 2004. 235 for May 3 2003. 199 for May 4 2002. 119 for May 5, 2001. 104 for May 6, 2000. 30 for May 1, 1999. Global Marijuana March. World Cannabis Day.
Global Space Odyssey. Cannabis Liberation Day. Rallies, marches, music, meetings, raves, info-tables, and cannabis events of all kinds. All MMM reports.
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From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:25:00 -0400 Subject: [mayday] Million Marijuana March 2006 #2: 8 Cities Already Signed up for May 6, 2006!
Darwin Hartford Phoenix Raleigh Salem Steven's Point Thunder Bay Washington, D.C. ---------
And yes... of course Darwin will be in the 2006 Global Marijuana March... same contact details as we have for this year... but if you need me to send them again please let me know.
Solidarity
Gaz
From:
twalk38@...
Dana You can put Hartford Connecticut on for 2006. I will be the contact person (Teresa Walker) e-mail twalk38@... phone (203) 757-2726 home or (203) 217-2109 cell We don't have a website yet but i am definitely going to be working on getting on. and my home address is 240 Charles Street Waterbury Connecticut 06708. This year we aren't really sure how well the march is going to go, we are still looking to get speakers and vendors. We have a few, but are looking for more. Next year because we will have the whole next year to plan this event look out America because were going to put Hartford on the map with our march next year!!!! -------------- From: fjhc@...
Please Remember to change the contact info for next years march in DC, most people don't have our new address yet.
Raleigh will definitely be hosting a marijuana march for 2006. please list our contact as follows
CannabisNC.org Jeff (919)247-2644 nc_ca@... Brian btm42@...
I may need to amend this info as Brian's phone number becomes active again with new digits. ________________________________________ Jeff Badalucco North Carolina Cannabis Association nc_ca@... -------------
From: librarian@...
Please add us to the list for 2006. Thanx.
Per
---------------------- Salem, Oregon, USA MERCY - the Medical Cannabis Resource Center
contact: Sonny Watkins
mail to: P.O. Box 1111 Cornelius, Oregon, 97113 Phone: 503.363-4588 eMail: MERCY_Salem@... web:
MercyCenters.org
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 17:06:55 -0400 To: tents444@... From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Subject: Rotterdam
Hello Dana,
yes, a demonstration in Rotterdam Kralingse Bos on May 7th.
greetz,
Martijn
Op di 03-05-2005, om 22:00 schreef Dana Beal:
>> From:m.lenoble1@... >> >> Hello, >> >> now also (beside Amsterdam), in Rotterdam a manifestation will take >> place in the 'Kralingse Bos'. >> >> flyer: http://home.tiscali.nl/helpdehennep/Global_Mariuana_March.html >> >> In the Kralingse Bos for the first time large scale Cannabis usage was >> not repressed by the authorities, during the Woodstock-like 'Kralingen >> Pop Festival' in the 1970's. >> >> Video: >> http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/tv/nps/anderetijden/sb.20040210.rm?title=Hasj%2010%20februari%202004 >> main page is:
>> http://www.vpro.nl/geschiedenis/anderetijden/index.shtml?4158511+2899536+13916757+16305180 >> >> Greetings, >> >> Martijn le Noble
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There are 183 cities, not 187. Twin Oaks, Cheltenham, Fotaleza, and Zagreb have been deleted from the city list on the web. Twin Oaks has cancelled. We have no contact info at all for Cheltenham, Fotaleza, and Zagreb. MMM coordinators in nearby cities have not been able to find out anything about them. Send in city list updates with this webform, or use the email addresses on the webform: http://corporatism.tripod.com/webform.htm
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Dana Beal <dana@...> wrote:
From: Dana Beal <dana@...> Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 09:07:05 -0400 Subject: [mayday] GMM 2005 #25: We Make the News in Kiev!; Nanaimo, San Diego Make 187 Cities on the Global March May 7!
Important: get your city on the list for the Global Marijuana March, May 7, 2005!
So far we have confirmed 187 cities:
Albany
Albuquerque
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Asheville
Athabasca
Athens
Athens
Atlanta
Auckland
Bskersfield
Basel
Bermuda
Bern
Biel/Bienne
Bergen
Berlin
Birmingham
Boise
Boone
Boulder
Bristol
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Burlington
Calgary
Capetown
Castlegar
Cheltenham
Chicago
Chico
Christchurch
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado Springs
Columbia
Columbus
Copenhagen
Cordoba
Daingerfield
Dallas
Darwin
Des Moines
Detroit
Dover
Dublin
Dunedin
East Lansing
Eau Claire
Eugene
Fayetteville
Flint
Fotaleza
Frankfurt
Ft. Smith
Geneva
Grass Valley
Hachita
Halifax
Hartford
Havazu City
Helsinki
Hilo
Houston
Hull
Indianapolis
Jerusalem
Jyväskylä
Kaluga
Kansas City
Kiev
Kingstown
Knoxville
Kristiansand
Lausanne
Lawton
Leipzig
Lethbridge
Lexington
Lima
Ljubljana
London
Los Angeles
Luxembourg
Lugano
Lyon
Madrid
Marseille
Mexico City
Minneapolis
Missoula
Montreal
Moscow
Nagaoka
Nanaimo
Nashville
Nettleton
Newark
New Orleans
New Paltz
New York
Nicosia/ Lefkosia
Nimbin
Ogden
Orlando
Osaka
Oslo
Oulu
Paia
Palm Harbor
Paris
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Portland
Porto Alegre
Potsdam
Potsdam
Prague
Raleigh
Rapid City
Recife
Reno
Richmond
Rineyville
Rio de Janeiro
Roanoke
Rochester
Rome
Rosario
Rostock
Sacramento
Salem
Salvador
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Marcos
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Sao Paulo
Sapporo
Sarasota
Saskatoon
Savannah
Sion
Sofia
Spokane
Stavanger
Steamboat Springs
Stevens Point
St. Gallen
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Sulphur Springs
Summit
Tallahassee
Tampa
Tampere
Tel Aviv
Thunder Bay
Toledo
Tokyo
Toronto
Traverse City
Tromsoe
Trondheim
Tucson
Tupelo
Turku
Twin Oaks
Upper Lake
Vacaville
Vancouver
Vienna
Visalia
Waikiki
Warsaw
Washington, D.C.
Wilkes-Barre
Wilmington
Winona
Winterthur
Zagreb
Zürich
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From: librarian@...
b.t.w -
we have web page w/ list of cities and contacts at:
Many of the MMM 2004 banners, posters, flyers, and handbills were converted from PDF files to the gif and jpg images found here. The freeware Adobe Acrobat Reader and the freeware IrfanView were used. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
http://www.irfanview.com - IrfanView is a free image editor that is useful for adapting these flyers and banners for your needs. Download the full-size gif images since they use
far fewer kilobytes compared to the 640x480 and 800x600 jpg versions of the same image. JPG image files are mainly for photos and images with lots of color gradation. GIF image files are much better for flyers and banners. IrfanView can easily edit, reduce, or enlarge gif and jpg images.
These flyer and banner images were found elsewhere in the photo gallery, and by following links on the MMM 2004 city
If it is almost May, it is also almost time for the annual march for marijuana legalization coordinated by Dana Beal and his New York City-based organization, Cures Not Wars. Now in their fourth decade, the marches began in New York in 1972 and have since spread across the country and the planet. This year, the marches are scheduled for May 7, although there may be some local variation.
Earlier this week, organizers announced that more than 180 cities will have marches, up from last year's total of 166. "It looks like we are well on our way to rebuilding the Million Marijuana March up to its high-water mark of 236 cities," Beal said. March organizers have already called on all of this year's cities as well as ones that may have dropped out to sign up now for 2006. "We think that we have real growth potential in India, Australia and West Africa. We'd like to have 400 cities in 2006," he said.
Many of the new cities are in Eastern Europe, including Budapest, Sofia, Kiev, and Prague. In Budapest, the march will mark the culmination of a "civil obedience" campaign where drug users have turned themselves in to authorities to protest the drug laws (See related story this issue). Other cities holding marches this year include just about every major European capital, dozens of smaller European cities, the Latin American metropolises of Buenos
Aires, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro, as well as Auckland, Capetown, Jerusalem, and Tokyo.
In the US, protestors calling for marijuana legalization will march in dozens of cities ranging from New York and San Francisco to Albany, NY; Birmingham, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dover, DE; and Rapid City, SD; Spokane, WA; Traverse City, MI; Visalia, IL; and Wilkes-Barre, PA.
This year, the Global March campaign has sharpened its message by emphasizing public health and not just medical marijuana. Organizers estimated that more than half a million lives a year could be saved by switching consumption from alcohol and tobacco to pot. And it's not the smoke, said Beal, it's the nicotine. "Even chewing tobacco will give you cancer of the lip and gum, while there has never been a report of stomach cancer from marijuana brownies," he noted.
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From: hempembassy@...
Press Release Nimbin Hemp Embassy MardiGrass Monday May 2nd
The Nimbin Hemp Embassy organisers of the annual MardiGrass Cannabis Law Reform weekend say it was probably the biggest crowd ever though nobody was counting! "The rubbish skips were all full by Sunday morning which has never happened before and that's a fair indication."
Schapelle Corby's influence was everywhere over the weekend, yellow ribbons, theatre in the rally, banners, and quite possibly one of the reasons for such a big turnout in the rally. "She and the Bali nine have certainly put the war on drugs back on the agenda and I have no doubt the majority of Australians are ready for cannabis law reform. It's no big deal, especially for the new generations who are a wake up to the pharmaceutical giants controlling everybodies method of pain relief."
"The sooner we normalise drug use, because it is normal, the sooner we can
start practically addressing problems like psychosis, people smoking too young and too much and mixing with tobacco, and so on. The huge alienation of so many people and suffering created by prohibition is going to take several generations to undo, the sooner we start the better." said Michael Balderstone, from the Hemp Embassy."
"What other substance festival weekend would be so peaceful, have virtually no accidents or violence, have the biggest gathering of Aboriginal people in Nimbin since white man arrived and generally have everyone walking around in a calm and happy atmosphere? A Rum festival? Beer? No way. Cannabis is an extraordinary herb!"
"Our ticket sales were down we think because there were so many different events on and the free entertainment was so good many never ventured into Peace Park for the Hemp Olympix. We decided the talks and forums should be free of charge and they were well attended. So long as we cover costs we are happy,
and we are particularly grateful to Lismore City Council for their support with rubbish recycling and security."
The police statistics from their special operations will be interesting. How many accidents from all those "drug drivers"? What was the percentage of drink drivers they caught?
MardiGrass is a difficult weekend for police, who made a few arrests but clearly made safety their priority. The crowd gave them a big cheer at the rally for their good attitude in the main. When they breathalised the entire 53 Kombis in the convoy they were extremely polite!
The MardiGrass crowd of "criminals" are much better behaved than they are given credit for. Pot smokers are generally very aware of the environment and responsible in their actions
There are plans afoot to walk the Big Joint, which is 12 metres long, to Canberra after next years MardiGrass. It's time to put cannabis law reform on the political agenda in the capital and that will take a bit of effort we reckon, unless the pineapple upside down cake cook from Ballina Council moves into the Parliament House kitchen!"
The Marijuana Music Awards winners were the Spliffmasters in the recorded section, and the Herballists, who flew in from Philadelphia, won the live section.
The men's Bong throw was won by Stefan from Austria with a throw of 39.45 metres, Tezza won the women's with 30.13 metres. Local Peter from Coffee Camp won the Grower's IronPerson event, Lucy the women's.
Joint Rolling Gold Medal for the Speed Roll this year was won by Smurf in 22 seconds for the standard 3 paper and filter, a new record. Bob the Builder won the Creative Roll with a model of Schapelle Corby behind bars. When the joint was lit the jail burnt down and she was freed!
For further info contact: Michael Balderstone, Hemp Embassy spokesperson 02)6689 1842
-----Original Message----- From: Randall T. Hayes <angryzenbuddhist@...> To: NeedelR@... Sent: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:35:34 -0500 Subject: I like your blog.
cute, ey? incidently, the website's been updated, with the secret origin of the jerusalem million marijuna march. check it out, if you DARE!
-yo
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"Marijuana March" will take place in Kiev ForUm, Ukraine - Apr 29, 2005 Marches of supporters of marijuana legalization - "Million Marijuana March" - will take place on May 7 in 200 large cities of the world. ...
Marches of supporters of marijuana legalization - "Million Marijuana March" - will take place on May 7 in 200 large cities of the world. The action is also planned in Kiev, the newspaper "Segodnya" writes.
According to Sergey Sokolenko, the member of civil initiatives association "Objective reality", the march in Kiev will be organized not only in support of marijuana legalization, but also for realization of private liberties. The action will be named "March of
liberty". On the eve o the action the organization "Objective reality" prepares three-coloured flags and kerchiefs (red-yellow-green - the colours of fighters for marijuana legalization), leaflets with demand to abolish criminal responsibility for growing and use of marijuana.
According to the article 39 of Constitution of Ukraine the organizers of any action must inform the authorities about route, time, place of performing, slogans and aim of the action, contact phone of a person in charge.
As "Segodnya" informs, the Kiev state city administration did not get any application about the action, and, consequently, the law machinery, which is obliged to guarantee public order, was not informed also.
In any case, police officials recommend strongly not to use drugs and not to keep them to oneself.
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The wording of the last sentence in the article is funny. Puff, puff, pass. ~~~
My sins were forgiven past present and future in 1984. Thank Jah!
Anyway. We in England's second city [Birmingham] are a little slow when it comes to
cannabis activism. It is hard becoming united. I think most of our cities
cannabis people still fear having there cannabis nicked by the police.
Last year I handed out leaflets to about 50 people. I sat on a bench with
my leaflets spread out either side of me and people came up to me and
quickly grabbed a few, then ran off and no one got in contact. I hope
things are different this year.
Here is an update for you.
A small group, so far, will be meeting at Cannon Hill Park, The Midlands
Art Centre (MAC) Restaurant, entrance on Sunday 22nd May. 1pm.
I shall be there with my stop all the wars banner. If hundreds turn up I
shall be more than happy. So far we have 3 definites. but from little
hemp seeds grow..........
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Legalize Já! <mmm_portoalegre@...> wrote:
Dear Friends:
It will be the first time that an activity will become during the 7 of May in Porto Alegre City. The meeting will mark the launching of the Nucleus of Studies on Psicotrópicos (NESP, in portugese). It will happen in the audience of the Central Directory of Students of the Federal University of the Rio Grande do Sul State.
The NESP will have to consist in a interdisciplinary nucleus, congregating people of the most different areas of the knowledge (sociology, anthropology, psychology, biology, judge, science politics). Its task will be of theoretically feeding to the antiprohibitionist movement.
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 2005 MMM. marcha_poa_final.jpg[edit] Upload Date:May-01-2005 02:48:29
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Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 13:30:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ricardo Sala <ricardocosmo@...>
Subject: Fwd: [VCD] Programa de la marcha
To: Ricardo Sala <ricardo@...>
Día Mundial por la Liberación de la Mariguana
Sábado 7 de mayo 2005
Marcha Informativa en la Ciudad de México
-Programa-
Actividad desde las 14:30
15:00 cita frente al Palacio de las Bellas Artes
15:30 salida, vuelta alredededor del Palacio
16:00 llegada al Kiosko en la Alameda, del lado de Av. Hidalgo
16:30 llegada al Hemiciclo a Juárez: el respeto al derecho ajeno es
la paz
17:00 Regreso frente al Palacio de Bellas Artes. ACTO FINAL
Busca tu ejemplar de Yerba Libre, con la convocatoria completa.
La marcha será un acto informativo y festivo: celebremos trayendo
música, colores, disfraces, ganas de cantar...
Esta marcha es pacífica e informativa. Demuestra que conoces tus
derechos y que respetas los de los demás.
No venimos a romper la ley: venimos a cambiarla.
Fuera Narcoestado de nuestro cuerpo.
El consumo de marihuana es un asunto de responsabilidad personal y
de salud pública, no de criminalidad.
Confundir al consumidor con el traficante es un acto criminal del
Estado y de sus leyes.
El respeto al humo ajeno es la paz.
Exigimos la posibilidad de investigar y aplicar las propiedades
terapéuticas de la marihuana.
Exigimos libertad para aprovechar los usos industriales del cáñamo.
Pedimos información, no represión.
Consumir no es delinquir.
NO A LA GUERRA CONTRA LOS USUARIOS DE DROGAS
NO A LA PROHIBICIÓN REPRESIVA: SÍ A LAS POLÍTICAS DE REDUCCIÓN DEL
DAÑO
Convocan: Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Cannabis (AMECA),
Vivecondrogas.com, Organi-K, Rasta Chilanga, Centro
Cultural La Pirámide entre otros...
De: "Gregorio Samsa"
Fecha: Lun May 2, 2005 12:45 pm
Asunto: RE: [VCD] PREGUNTA URGENTE!!
La marcha del Día Mundial por la Liberación de la Mariguana se
celebra el primer sábado de mayo. En el DF la cita es en el Palacio
de Bellas Artes a las 15 hrs.
Saludos.
Leopoldo Rivera Rivera
AMECA
Informes sobre la marcha: 2166 6034 / 04455 12004290
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From: zharris428@...
Subject: Win the War on Drugs by Regulating Cannabis
So farŠ
Three weeks into the campaign we've raised just over 11,000 signatures through the hard work of 408 volunteers. Of course, there's still a long way to go to get the 320,000 signatures necessary to get it on the ballot. Bill from Adrian leads the pack with 512 signatures. Hopefully with the better weather and concert time we'll be able to achieve our goal of at least 2000 volunteers. Anyone eligible to vote in Michigan can help us out by collecting 100 signatures.
PDF format
We have a copy of the petition on our website win-the-war.com. Even if you're unable to circulate petitions, with an 8-1/2x14" piece of paper, you can print your own copy, sign it and mail it in without having to make a public statement. Just make sure you don't resize (fit to page, etc) when you print and that you also sign the petition as a circulator.
Win a pound of Pot or not
Fund raising is a necessary evil in a campaign this big. We've developed a fun way to contribute to the cause by raffling off a pound of pot or not. If the campaign is unsuccessful, we reserve the right to substitute two round trip tickets to Amsterdam. Our printing and postage costs are far exceeding contributions, which in the long run, is clearly unsustainable. Check out the details on the website, and if you can, get yourself a raffle ticket. You can't win if you don't play!
People write us
Chuck writes: "your a ******* dumb you can't win the war on drugs and there's nothing wrong with pot you ****
note to Chuck: We want to win the war on drugs by regulating cannabis like alcohol.
George writes: "Please, please stop bashing George Bush as you try to round up support for your petition. I'll sign it but don't need negative vibes toward our president. Thank you"
note to George: Good point, politicians from both sides of the aisle are equally culpable for the $80 billion war against cannabis.
Finally
You can help us out by forwarding this email to everyone you know who is supportive of cannabis reform and ask them to pass it on to people who'll pass it on to people who'llŠ.
Hope to see you on the trailŠ Good will
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From: MEHEMP@...
high Dana , please sign me up for the news letters. This is the first Rally for the MMM that i've been the coordinator for. I helped our local NORML chapter put on a march for last year. I however didn't know, that they were not planning one for this year until 3 days ago. when they asked me if I'd coordinate it, and I love a challenge, so I agreed to it... with only a week to go, I'm a bit overwhelmed but I figure if I can pull this off, then next year will be a raging success. I'll let you know how this one goes. here are a couple of pictures from last years march that I helped with . I made all the posters ....not the big NORML banner and the 2 or 3 hand painted ones people brought themselves. I also passed out over 2000 flyers last year... that I printed myself . This year I might not get that many out, but I will get as many as possible. Thank you for any help you can
give me ...even if it's just a thought ....Peace and Good Luck always signed: Floor Tom Hayes (Guerilla
Drummer) P.S. the pictures were taken in front of our City Hall ,which is in front of the State Capitol building. the Flags are a nice touch ...looks like the United Nations heheh...
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From: admin@...
Looks like that website is down. It's good until 2007 so it may come back. I'll see if I can organize something here. What kind of info can you give on what most people/groups are doing? Thanks so much,
Could you please add the city where I'm at...I'm in Nanaimo B.C Canada...Thank you and I hope I can be apart of this march.... The Perfect Angel Golden (Better known as
sistersomayah@..., There are more bad email addresses that I deleted but I don't have a record of them since I did it awhile back. I think I sent the list to Dana Beal, but I don't know if he got around to deleting them from his city list that he emails out.
Nearly all the email addresses on my city lists online are good working email addresses. Anything not on those city lists is probably bad. You can test email addresses by emailing something to them.
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Tom Hayden | Open Letter to Howard Dean http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/042905E.shtml
Molly Ivins | Dumb Dems Let GOP Run Wild
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/042905F.shtml
Chernobyl: Land of the Dead http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/042605EA.shtml
Marjorie Cohn | Team Bush Goes Unpunished for Torture http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050205B.shtml
For Bush, Bold Strokes Fall Flat http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050205F.shtml
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Serious Diplomatic Incident between Rome and Washington
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050205I.shtml
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Scott Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, and a former major in the US marines, having served for 12 years, including in the first Gulf War in 1991. Author of Iraq Confidential, to be published by IB Tauris (London)
in the Summer of 2005.
Retired US Marine Major reveals truth about Iraq on May Day Submitted by Jamie Phillips Original Publisher: http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage Dereliction of Duty Regarding Iraq by Scott Ritter Sunday 01 May 2005 12:07 PM GMT
In the months that have passed since Iraq's much-hyped democratic elections, one word keeps creeping into my mind as I assess the tragic events unfolding in Mesopotamia today: Vietnam.
The American press and punditry, intimidated and compensated into slavishly reporting on Iraq solely along lines that will not overly alienate them from the powers that be inside the administration of George W Bush, have long ago foregone drawing comparisons between the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the one America lost in Southeast Asia some three decades in the past.
The lack of a basis for direct comparison makes accomplishing the denigration of any such
correlation between conflicts all-too-easy for the uninformed consumer of what passes for "news" in America today: the terrain
is different, the scale of violence is different, the Cold War is over, and, of course, everything changed after 9/11.
Recently, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, insisted, at a press conference, that the US and coalition forces were winning the war in Iraq, and noted that he was confident of a military victory.
"I'm going to say this: I think we are winning, okay. I think we're
definitely winning. I think we've been winning for some time," Myers said.
Public posturing
Myers' statements, mirroring his earlier pronouncements, as well as those of his fellow joint chiefs, represent a posturing for the public that is not matched by the reality on the ground in Iraq.
For every general who speaks of 'winning the war', there are hundreds of soldiers and marines, veterans of the harsh reality of ground truth in Iraq, who believe otherwise.
A typical example is the experience of the third battalion, seventh marines, who are based in 29 Palms, California. This battalion was assigned the task of securing the area around the western Iraqi city of al-Qaim in April 2004.
The American press and punditry, intimidated and compensated into slavishly reporting on Iraq solely along lines that will not overly alienate them from the powers that be inside the administration of George W
Bush
"The marines", the battalion commander Lieutenant-Colonel Lopez wrote in a letter to families back in the US, "are hard at work establishing security and bringing a better life to the people of al-Qaim ... we are actively engaged in establishing local governance, local Iraqi police forces, and improving schools".
However, the reality of al-Qaim was much different. The marines entered what
they called "silent war", where they engaged in unforgiving combat with faceless insurgents that killed and wounded them in alarming numbers, and which went largely unreported back home in America.
Al-Qaim incident
The anonymity of their struggle briefly lifted in mid-April 2004, when the town of Husaybah, located near al-Qaim along the Syrian border, exploded
into violence when some 300 well armed and well organized Iraqi insurgents launched a coordinated attack on the marine positions.
The marines were able to repel their attackers, but at a high cost: five marines killed, and another nine wounded.
Back home, marine families and friends communicated back and forth about this fight: "No better friend, no worse enemy", one wrote in a blog.
"It's not a question of 'if'', it's 'when'. In this battle, it took less than 10 hours. We'll grieve with the families of our fallen heroes, knowing that their sons and husbands made a difference. Semper Fi."
But this chest-pounding bravado wasn't shared by the marines walking the ground. "I guarantee you that people don't understand what we're going through," one young officer was quoted as saying.
"Sometimes, you walk right by a bomb, and there's just nobody there to push the button."
Waste of time
The
third battalion, seventh marines returned home in September 2004, having suffered 17 dead and many dozens wounded.
"Go tell it to the marines". This slogan has long signified the reality that America's marines were the first to fight in our nation's wars
The marines of this proud battalion were deeply scarred by their experiences in Iraq. This was the same unit that had, in April 2003, spearheaded the American assault on Baghdad, helping liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein. During that phase of the war, not a single marine from 3/7 was killed.
This time it was different. Rather than a sense of victory, the marines were struck by the futility, and tragedy, of what they had gone through.
"I feel like I wasted my time, caring about something that doesn't have any meaning anymore", one marine was quoted as saying, speaking of his time in al-Qaim. "I felt like I was wasting time and the taxpayers' money."
His battalion
commander concurred, noting that while much had been accomplished on the surface, little had fundamentally changed in Iraq as a result of the sacrifices of his marines.
"If we can't turn the corner on turning security and governance over to the
Iraqi people", Lopez said, "we will continue to be frustrated."
'Dereliction of duty'
Myers knows this reality, and yet, he ignores it. His words and actions, together with his fellow joint chiefs, remind me of another generation of American generals, who occupied the office of joint chiefs of staff, those written about so devastatingly by HR McMasters in his classic book,
Dereliction of Duty.
McMasters details how general officers could, and did, forsake their fellow warriors by glossing over the reality of what was transpiring in a conflict in the name of political expediency, designed to further their own personal careers and reputations.
As McMasters points out, however, careers may be salvaged, but personal reputations stained by such cowardice cannot stand the test of time and history.
Myers and his fellow joint chiefs, like those of their ilk who so shamefully served during the Vietnam era, have committed a massive dereliction of duty in the manner in which they so brazenly embraced an illegal war of aggression.
This embrace has led to an acceptance of an ongoing brutal occupation that only deepens the social and political divides inside Iraq, guaranteeing that so long as American forces remain in that embattled nation, the only path our forces are on is one
leading inexorably towards civil war, and more death and destruction.
"Go tell it to the marines". This slogan has long signified the reality that America's marines were the first to fight in our nation's wars, and, therefore, the ones who bore the brunt of the sacrifice, and were in the best position to gauge reality.
Snapshot in time
"I told the marines we were there to begin a process and turn it over to
other marines," Lopez said of his time in al-Qaim. "Ours was a snapshot in time."
Another marine battalion now occupies al-Qaim. Far from the optimistic mission of "nation building" the marines of 3/7 had embarked on in April 2004, the marines of the third battalion, second marines are more concerned with security and stability operations.
In early April 2005, these marines withstood a massive assault on their positions by more than 100 enemy fighters, equipped with mortars and explosive-laden vehicles.
The marines repelled the attack, suffering no significant losses, through a combination of skill, bravery and good fortune.
The "snapshot in time" Lopez spoke of is a much different one for the marines of 3/2. And it is a far cry from any viable notion of victory that could be imagined when listening to General Myers' speak of "winning" the war in Iraq.
Go tell it to the marines, General Meyers. You might be surprised by the answer you get.
Scott Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, and a former major in the US marines, having served for 12 years, including in the first Gulf War in 1991. Author of Iraq Confidential, to be published by IB Tauris (London) in the Summer of 2005.
The opinions expressed here are the author's and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position or have the endorsement of Aljazeera.
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From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
I should be kind of a veteran at this point and have a good idea what to expect but this time have just been so different. Still only getting 3 or 4 good hours of sleep and still tons of sweating in my sleep and very strange post ibo dreams. Tried to give back a bundle of dope becasue I didn't want it and was confronted by bill clinton and arrested. Thats one of the ones I'm recalling right now. Anyway its kinda weird. its like I almost feel sick at points throughout the day and then at other points I can't believe how freakin good I feel. Going back to work this fast hasnt made it any easier but who knows myabe thats why I'm even getting that much sleep to begin with. Howard once told me that you might not need as much sleep after ibo but I gotta say I'd love to sleep a full 8 or even 6 hours. Okay off to work. 14 days out and feeling pretty damn good though. -M.
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
I've had to go right back to work too Mark, and I do think that keeping VERY busy, but not to the point of utter exhaustion, is probably a good idea in terms of helping you get that little sleep you are. But too exhausted lead to that NA saying, HALT= Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. I've found that it actually does makes sense, that if I find myself in anyone of those states, I run a higher risk of using than when I'm not in those states. So working is good to get your body tired, but don't over do it. Am I babbling here? Telling you nothing you don't already know perhaps?
;-))
Peace and love,
Preston
From: slowone@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
I found myself sleeping a full 8 hours after years of 4-6 hours after my most traumatic iboga experience, which also left me praying for death at times over the next few months. We may internalize the hostile people and environments of our childhood that we had to sacrifice parts of ourself to survive, and when iboga tries to break the grip of those patterns, these "introjects" may retaliate. Lack of sleep can flatten all players in that game.
I think aftercare can help sort out these battles.
From: rwd3@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
queston from a non ibonaut: why multiple treatments? Isn't this wonder drug supposed to rewire the brain and keep people sober or is ibo so easy in ibo country that it becomes a crutch to always fall back on if someone is fortunate to have the jack to buy a session? no critique, just a question...i'm thinking of doing it, jealous of those that have, but hell, i can save myself a lot of money if it's more of the same old roller coaster crap, but with a candle burning cult attached. i recall the Hari Krishnas doing it w/o ibo in the 60's. do i wear dashkis and hunt prey in the savnaha or can i work and HER'S THE BIGGIE: LIVE COMFORTABLY W/O TAKING MOOD OR MIND ALTERING DRUGS....I.E. BE HAPPY IN MY OWN SKIN? RON
From: morning_wood263@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
If you mean will ibogaine make you
LIVE COMFORTABLY W/O TAKING MOOD OR MIND ALTERING DRUGS
their is a very good chance that it will help allot. But it's not Supermahn in a pill. It doesn't come just in the Nick of "time".
Their is a chance you might even end up one of those lucky people who took ibogaine and had abosolutily no withdrawals at all (not even a little), it's not likely but it could happen. What is more likely is that it will dramacally Reduce you're withdrawal and give you a little personal boost as far as keeping in mind that it will get better as time passes if the appropiate actions are taken.
Ron I have kicked triple digit methadone, xanex, tamazepam, tobacco, coffee. Do you think Iboga did that for me? I didn't just kick yesterday, it's been 2 years. I smoke hella lot a herbal greenery, if that makes me a bad person so be it. But a heart
patient is not a bad person because they might be seen as dependent or relient on something? That heart patient is not healthier without being 'dependent' on it.
Are you still tapering down of the benzo's?
-jb
From: slowone@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:47:15 -0700 Morning Wood <morning_wood263@...> wrote: --- slowone@... wrote: I think aftercare can help sort out these battles.
I don't understand what you mean when you say aftercare. I see the term come up often, but see little agreement when I see anyone try to define exactly what it is. Just wondering.
I left it vague on purpose because different things may all work.
Pschotherapy is what I had in mind, but a common theme for 99.8% of the cases that work out well probably involves being helped by another human being who has dealt with some of the issues of
recovery from whatever it is or from something sufficiently analogous. Supervised group therapy and/or structured self-help groups like recovery or survivors groups might be the best for cost. How much you need, what it is, all depends on who you are, what you have done to yourself, what was done to you, and how intimately you are already integrated into the human clan.
The strength of a safely structured group (say a ritualistic ayahuasca church) can evoke the feelings of relating to parents in childhood and help one replace old and sad energies with something more positive. If you want to rebuild your personality, one-on-one psychotherapy might be the ultimate. (By the way, the therapist who
wrote the book I was quoting earlier notes in passing that if you can train yourself to have positive, healthy thoughts/fantasies around orgasm - typically masturbation - this can have lead to startling improvement.) There are plenty of modes I have no
experience of. Also my own experience doesn't include addiction.
From: nick227@...
Subject:RE: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
Yes, personally, I have read quite a few aftercare strategies for ibogaine and what I think is often missing is...other people! There often seems to be a big focussing on this therapy or that meditation and for me what is being missed a bit is the daily reality of interacting with others. I was only in the Cameroun a short time when I did iboga myself, and I've only had exposure to the limited writings on the Bwiti others have done but what I have seen is the incredible importance that Bwiti places on social reality, interraction, and structure. The three days and nights of "ngoze" are totally social affairs where everything is being done by the group together, everyone playing a role. The "banzie," the initiate, seems to emerge from the process with a clear place in the lower end of the social hierachy of the group and must regularly continue to take part in the life of the temple. It's an ongoing process, not a
one-shot strategy that leaves you alone to devise ways of handling your shit.
I have read many times people arguing that iboga is better than ibogaine and vice-versa because one is holistic or the other is cleaner or whatever but, for me personally, this is a very minor issue. What I think is far more important is that aftercare is taken into account and that, if a truly Bwiti approach is to be followed, that it must have a strong element of social partication. Practically, in the west, I guess this means rehab and that the individual enters an environment where they can re-learn how to live their life, where they take the opportunity to experience and share what is actually happening with them at a more primal level, issues that the addictive behaviour is covering up. For me, I find this the more holistic approach with all the meditations, personal therapies, and chanting the more idiosyncratic.
For sure, right now, there is no ibo-centred rehab but if more people detoxing on ibogaine enter
regular rehab and show themselves it must come. At the moment, I know some have gone to the Humaniversity in Holland, which I think is the best choice though I haven't been able to follow anyone up properly yet.
Nick
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] this not sleeping thing is beginning to drive me nuts !!!!!!!!
Which for me raises another interesting couple of points and observations:
One, I find that I am WANTING to go out, to be social, to interact with others as compared to how I felt shooting too much medication each day. I'd not want to go out and be with other people, partly due to that whole, "god, I feel different and kinda shamed," thing, and partly due to not wanting to be too far for too long from my meds.
Two, the advice I've heard from more than one person, that after a treatment a person might consider getting away from their lives for a few weeks, is not always in my mind (nor in V's by the way, who put it in the following way yesterday) a good idea. Perhaps it is better that those who have done ibogaine do NOT go away for a few weeks or for any time at all. As soon as they are able to get back out into thier lives, their neighborhoods and haunts the better, in that we addict-types need to begin building new pathways in the mind, new
learned behaviors and reaction patterns. I was told again and again during my NA/AA/-A years that running away to new locations to escape my disease was not a good idea and would never work, and I kinda actually believe that one. It behooves me to reintegrate as soon as I can to my surroundings, or how else will I EVER do so? Just some basic thoughts for the morning.
;-)
Peace and love,
Preston
From: morning_wood263@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] "aftercare" and other holograms
Thank you both for your reply.
please contact the Aftercare Co-ordinator, Leah Martin at: aftercare@...
She has it figured out.
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] i guess you sleep when you need to
slept 8 hours last night and feeling so much better. I have to say I really like this ibogaine stuff. What a gift. Still feelin so good!
as for going the anal route, I'd just like to say that for me personally I have to say that if you arent someone who gets nausous that easily then maybe sticking to the old fashion route might be best because the thought of being on 5 or 7 mg/kg and then have to bend over for my flood is a little too much for me to even bare. but hey diffrent strokes i guess.
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sorry to keep bitchin about this but....
I'm still not sleeping! Actually last night was one of my worst 1 and a half hours 17 days out. Last time it got gradiually better but this time it seems to be getting worse again and this time around was abusing a much shorter acting opiate.
This is beginning to drive me a little nuts. I have no desire to use but I don't think I'd turn down a Xanax. Nah I'm not gonna take any Xanax but I'm open to sugestions. And yeah I've done the Melitonin and the valerian and smoking an hour before I go to sleep. But nothings working. Except maybe the ibogaine. -m.
From: rwd3@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sorry to keep bitchin abouth is but....
5 day run on 10mg. of ambien? avoid x's i'm a layperson not quaified to give medical advice. know about xanex tho. that stuff for motion sickness works for some, god i wish it still did for me. of course someone will say , no one ever died from a lack of sleep. discounting suicides, probably not. ron
From: jasenhappy@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.
Hey M,
As well as the other things you mentioned, I found that eating pot helped me to sleep and relax more. More so than smoking, although I did both. As I am sure you are aware you have to eat more than you would smoke.
You are sleeping soon.
love, Jasen.
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.
brownies were a life saver in mexico but my gas isn't being turned on unitl tomorrow. unitl then i'll just have to smoke but i actually got 7 hours last night so i think i might be on the other end of it. Actually I feel pretty damn great. Thanks. -M.
From: mcorcoran27@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep. - Hey Preston.
'm sleeping! Three nights in a row with more than 6 hours so I think I'm good. Thanks.
Hey Preston, Just curious but would you say there is less than a gram in one of those chocolates I ate at your party?
Andrea Plementos <aplementos@...> wrote: hi,
Have you tried Valerian tincture? 5-10 drops in a glass of water might do the trick.
Andrea
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep. - Hey Preston.
No, 1.5 grams, or so I've heard tell, but I really wouldn't know for sure, sorry. I've only heard about them myself. But I did see Hitchhiker's Guide today (first day, third or fourth showing of the day- I'm so happy) and did feel like I was along for the ride myself. ;-))
Peace and love,
Preston
From: carlambarnes@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi again Mark, I haven't read the list lately and saw your sleeping messages. I think having trouble getting to sleep after ibogaine happens to nearly everyone, it drove me crazy at the time. I have a message from last fall which I'm forwarding in this, but this isn't the one I read, it was another one Patrick wrote I think in 2003, I'll try to find it, I have a "sleep!" folder :-)
I'm not sure if what's in this one is the same as the other one, but the first one is what worked for me. I've been clean more then 2 years now and use melatonin every night, I smoke pot :-) I sometimes use unisom.
Love to everyone here!
Carla B
From: nick227@...
Subject:RE: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi everybody,
Personally, it's my opinion that if you can't sleep after ibogaine then probably the drug isn't really finished with you yet. What I see is that when people can't sleep it's usually because, at a deeper level, something is trying to shift - some unconscious pattern, some repressed feelings, an inner child that wants its voice heard, whatever. The time has come when it wants to move and depriving you of sleep is one of the ways it has to try and break you down and let the feelings come through.
In group therapy, we keep people up all night - partying, doing emotional release, bioenergetics, other stuff - sometimes for nights on end. It helps things move. You don't actually need to sleep - the physical body has no need of it, that's my opinion and the opinion of others I trust. It's just that stuff starts to rise and one way to switch it off is to feel tired and pass out. If you keep the body
moving, then feelings keep processing and awareness rises. If you let it switch off and sleep then the processing stops.
If I were running iboga sessions I would be putting people straight into the group room pretty much as soon as they've come down - screaming, shouting, dancing, running around, acting like kids - Bwiti style. The drug will always try and rebirth you, try to leave you all shiny and new and feeling like a little newborn baby and this is a very precious space, too good to waste. If you watch the African guys they are moving all the time. They
don't stop, maybe for days on end. That's what I saw in the Cameroun. If you stop you lose it and I figure the sleeplessness kicks in to try and drag you back.
Nick
From: HSLotsof@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi Nick,
Your post, particularly the second paragraph struck a cord. There has been recent research showing the cerebellum being involved with both chemical dependence and learning. One of the presenters at the NY Ibogaine Conference organized by Dana and Cures-Not-Wars was Carl Anderson of McLean Hospital & Harvard Medical School who is one of the key people evaluating this theory wherein among other things movement reorganizes the cerebellum. His powerpoint presentation is available from http://ibogaine.desk.nl/nyc2005.html (just scroll down until you come to his presentation.) You can also do a search for "Carl Anderson cerebellum" on google.com or other search engines. Just lose the quotes when you search and don't forget Laurent Sazy's photograph of Mallendi having an initiate jump, http://ibogaine.org/sazyeatiboga.html
Regards as always,
Howard
From: shaman13@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep. - Hey Preston.
Sleep.Hmmmmm, I wonder what that feels like; You Guy's are all My HEROS
Peas and love Kurt
From: mafinman@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.hey marc
Hey Hey, Your apearance once again is heart warming. I've personally been lurking, going through a no need to comment stage. However, what I sense would be helpful for you personally would be if you would find a reputable dojo. It could possibly serve you in areas of being more grounded, disciplined and calm. Also an outlet for that puppy energy you have that needs to be collected and directed. You'll notice I didn't suggest yoga.... love you just the way you are,
Martee
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] (OT) Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.hey marc
Pretty far off topic here, but have you Martee, or anyone else for that matter here, seen Napolean Dynamite yet? Shoot, the character's name just flew right outta my head as I was about to write it, but there's a great, and hilarious scene in it when Napolean and his brother Kip go to check out a dojo. ;-)) Great flick if you haven't yet seen it- I think it can still be rented on pay-per-view, but if not, I highly recommend renting it. It's a very silly and innocent-kinda film, no cursing at all (other than one lines when someone tell someone else to go "eat a decroded [sic] piece of crap."
Great movie and again I highly recommend it for an afternoon/evening of sheer fun and pleasure to distract you from your daily grind. Well worth the rental fee that's for sure.
Peace and love, Preston
From: mafinman@...
Subject:Fw: [Ibogaine] (OT) Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.hey marc
Preston, Have not yet seen this film but thanks for the recommendation. Movies and film are on of my all time favorite pastimes. Sheer fun sounds good. Re: going to a dojo being far off topic, well I believe it could be as on topic as one can possible get. All the talk about aftercare, and I read one query re: what do you need to do after to insure success. The responses mostly had to do with being properly hydrated and diet which any who knows me I can't stress enough. There's a saying that goes, "When you do what you did, you get what you got." This falls under the Ibogaine not being the magic bullet and there is for most other avenues that need to be explored, issues realized and confronted and redirection of certain behaviors, energies which could include reactions, thought patterns, and how one processes the ongoing absurdities and rituals we call daily
life. There can be many ways to approach all this and the lucky few will figure out the ones that can work for them. For that fact I have, in all my years in nyc, witnessed people who successfully stopped drugs and changed little else in their life and were able to stay clean. I am not one of those. I sense neither are many others. Otherwise why would so many require multiple attempts at detox and Ibogaine. Preston I am not referring to your situation as it is pretty unique. I work hard at my sobriety but I will say it is a JOY.
What I said to Marc in my previous post was not from a place of knowing anything or being critical. It was from my heart because this is what I "sense" might be useful to him in particular and above all I pray for him to have what I have. Peace of mind,contentment, love of self, and a feeling of being grounded that I have never experienced before. What I have been doing could mean little to nothing for his or anyone elses sobriety. It was just a suggestion to someone I wish well. Glad to see you are up and about and in your usual good spirits,
Martee
From: ptpeet@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] (OT) Re: [Ibogaine] sleeeeep.hey marc
I meant that the reference to the "dojo" in Napolean Dynamite (another hilarious, clean fun film well worth renting, as I've mentioned already a few times), not that going to a dojo in and of itself was "off topic" Martee, just to clear that up. ;-))
Peace and love, Preston
From: jellking@...
Subject:RE: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi iboga-mates. I haven't posted here in donkey years, but I wanted to share an insight re the sleep thing. Won't help everyone, might not help anyone, but here it is: After ibogaine, I was WIDE awake, partly I think, on a really simple level, ibo had just upset my sleep cycle. But I decided to trust its "wisdom," and I was fortunate enough to be in a situation where I didn't have to do a 9 to 5. At the time, I was teaching a class from 8 am to 11 every day, and then had about 4-infinity hours of prep and grading. All activities for which it is necessary to be alert. I made a decision to allow myself (other than during the actual commute and classroom hours) to just sleep when I wanted to, and not sleep when I didn't want to. Of course, I was single, no children, so I wasn't needing to attend to others. What happened really surprised me, though. For about 3-4 months, I wanted to sleep (once I gave
myself the privilege of listening to the ol' bod's desires) very early at night. I was usually asleep by 9 pm. I wouild sleep for like 4 or 5 or 6 hours, then wake up. OK at 3-6 am I did all the prep and grading work (and quite well, actually) that I used to do in the afternoons and evenings. Then would go teach, then come home, eat lunch, and often take a nap of very high quality for 2-3 hours. The point here, though, isn't my schedule at all; this worked for me, but the point was, I just for the first time since probably infancy said, "sleep when you're tired, and don't when you aren't." Regardless, ya know? never slept better, never felt more awake when awake.
I think Ibo experiences may help set your circadian rhythms back to what they want to be. We live in this 9-5 world, but we aren't all "set" that way. For me, it felt really good to take away the anxiety of sleeping or not sleeping by just telling myself, at least for now, not to have any pressure or stress about it. Sleep when you're sleepy; don't when you're not. Of course, eventually I became more "normally" emplyed and had to adjust. But by then the "ibo sleepless" crisis was really gone. I still employ this however. If I awaken at 2 and don't feel sleepy, I don't sleep. It might mean I drag my very large ass around for a day, but you bet I'm ready to sleep when I next "should." In short, ibogaine helped me adjust from a lifetime of insomnia to a more realistic attitude re sleep.
The other thing was the dreams, wow and wow again. I never dreamed so brilliantly and
significantly, or remembered them so well, as the immediate post-ibo time. I imagine others have experience that too. And I think that when we dream to capacity, the need for sleep is lessened. I don't base this on scientific discoveries, it's just my personal observation. It's like sleeping was waking, with rest. I coiuldn't wait to go to sleep....
Love to all you Transformers, Jane
From: myeboga@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi Jane,
I found that very interesting also. Myself I find I like to sleep during the day when I feel my energy drop and then wake refreshed. Mediterranean siesta has a lot to offer. It's like 2 days in one. After an ibogaine session I will sometimes sleep the sleep of a baby during the day. Yet I do go for the night time sleep. Ibogaine resets in many ways - why not back to a more natural sleep cycle which of course we can lose as we readapt to the "normal" sleep cycle.
Lee
From: mattzielinski@...
Subject:Re: [Ibogaine] Sleeping
Hi all
The sleeping issue was very different for me The first 15 days or so after ibo i didint sleep an hour and was exhausested all the time. all i wanted to do is sleep a mere hour, half hour but no, the Eboga spirit had other plans for me......."now you will think about your past mistakes and better learn from them u fool" thats what it felt like ..........but no matter what time i tried to go to bed morning afternoon night etc no sleep woud come.....then after more than 2 weeks i began to sleep regularly for no more than 2 hours..... i would go to bed at around 9 at night wake up usually 11......and that was that for about month then slowly very slowly back to normal.....it was pure hell no matter how much i persuaded my self to think i needed it.....
Namaste
matthew
From: darkmattersfo@...
Subject:[Ibogaine] Quality of Life - Ibo Report
I just did my Ibo three days ago. Here are a few of my thoughts and some results:
I think by nature I must be somewhat of an existentialist. I have explored various faiths, tried them on for size and finally settled in on being a non-theist. A non-theist being one who believes that the whether god exists or not is irrelevant to how we live our lives. In essence, ethics are the highest goal.
Since my ibogaine experience (3 days ago) I would add compassion and comfort to my fellow creatures as among other high goals.
For years I?ve sought meaning in various systems and finally came to the existential conclusion that there is no ultimate meaning, in a way that most of us seek. Rather, we create our own personal meaning in the world. It is that meaning that carries us through the various epochs of suffering that accompanies our personal lives.
Throughout my many years of self-medication I learned, over and over, that when the
medication stopped the ?claw and tooth? reality of life?s imperative to promote itself would eventually overwhelm me. Like the liberated concentration camp internee of Viktor Frankl?s ?Man Search For Meaning?, I was unable to enjoy the simply freedoms and beauty of being free from my captivity. I would eventually return to my chemical imprisonment.
This time, I knew I needed a life worth living. I needed to focus on the quality of my life, and its meaning, outside of addiction and that stopping my self medication was just a first step. This I did through a harm reduction program.
For me, its all about quality of life. I medicated myself for years with various substances as a way to avoid pain and, at least initially, to increase pleasure. In this way, Jack Trimpey of AVRT fame was right when he said that addiction indicates that the old reptilian brain was working very well in seeking pleasure and avoidance of pain. The problem arises in that the old reptilian brain does not see consequences, rather only immediate relief. My addiction gave me immediate releif and allowed me to survive an otherwise meaningless life for years and for that I am thankful.
As strong as the pleasure seeking/pain avoidance function was, it was not enough. I was called back to a more fully human life again.
I?ve been through recovery multiple times, each with some success. But I always became stuck in fear that my addiction was just right around the corner, waiting to catch me off guard. And I would focus only on staying clean within a
rigid view that did not allow me to live in the fullness of life. Both its sorrow and its joy.
I can confirm the immediate short term positive affects of Ibogaine on my will to meaning by my own internal experience. But, being somewhat of a ?monkey scientist? I like external confirmation of what I see. Perhaps it?s a sort of externalization of a mirror neuron function to see ones self and ones reality reflected back in ?objective? ways, but in any case, I found a tool which measures quality of life issues that is available from a University of Toronto site. (www.utoronto.ca/qol). To quote from the site ?The profile emphazies individuals physical, psychological, and spiritual functioning; their connections with their environments; and opportunities for maintaining and enhancing skills.?
The tool consists of various questions about how important various things are to you and how satisfied you are with those things in your life.
The first two times I did the tool ( 6 months before Ibogaine and then 1 month before Ibogaine) my quality of life scores were in the negative range but did improve as I did less substances. The third time I did the tool (2 days after Ibogaine) I had crossed over into the positive range.
Here is the interesting part, the largest increase was in satisfaction in my own spiritual being. I feel at peace with my existential view of the world, our place in it, and in our ultimate fate. At the same time, I believe I can use the QOL tool to help me focus on continuing to increase my quality of life.
I am not a scientist (well, not a degreed one), but I think the impact of Ibogaine on quality of life issues should be pursued.
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gmm"at"normal.no *Berlin, Germany.Link. info"at"hanfparade.de *Bermuda. ijahqueenselassie"at"hotmail.com *Bern, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch bern"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch info"at"amcb.ch *Birmingham, England, UK.Link. ColinPreece"at"lca-uk.org honcf"at"tiscali.co.uk *Boise, Idaho, USA.Link. MEHEMP"at"aol.com *Boone, North Carolina, USA.Link. tarheel_josh"at"yahoo.com jk57488"at"appstate.edu *Boulder, Colorado, USA.Link. christenmitchell"at"earthlink.net *Bristol,
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vital"at"drugpolicy.ru *Lawton, Oklahoma. dankhank"at"yahoo.com *Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Link. mohemp"at"hotmail.com *Kiev, Ukraine.Link. Link. Link. deadjdona"at"gmail.com *Kingston, Jamaica. NeoGeoVindkraft"at"cox.net *Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. trennels"at"comcast.net *Kristiansand, Norway. Link. Forum. andre"at"normal.no post"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Lausanne, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Leipzig, Germany.Link. Link. Link. kimylee.ms"at"gmx.de veejaykay"at"gmx.li *Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. thehopefulcanadian"at"hotmail.com *Lexington, Kentucky, USA. gatewood"at"mis.net *Lima, Peru.Link. Daniel_hemp_vuelamaria"at"yahoo.es *Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. wade_holman420"at"yahoo.com *Ljubljana, Slovenia.Link. Link. Link. matej.jankovic"at"kiss.si *London, England, UK. Link. Link. Link. info"at"cannabisfestival.co.uk shane"at"gn.apc.org andy"at"cannabistrust.com *Los Angeles, California, USA. Link. Link. wbritt420"at"aol.com rmdavisx"at"yahoo.com sisterhemp"at"aol.com lujan"at"socalnorml.org *Lugano, Switzerland.Link. ticino"at"coordinamento-canapa.ch info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Link. Link. johnny.theisen"at"education.lu *Lyon, France.Link. jj.chemin"at"free.fr *Madrid, Spain. prensa"at"cannabiscafe.net mastertraxnews"at"yahoo.es, legal"at"canamo.net, canamo"at"canamo.net *Marseille, France. hugo89_2000"at"yahoo.fr *Mexico City, Mexico. Link. Link. Link.
ricardocosmo"at"yahoo.com *Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Link. Link. normlmnnews"at"yahoo.com tcw"at"genesis-computer.com *Missoula, Montana, USA. norml"at"montananorml.org *Montreal, Quebec, Canada. blocpot"at"blocpot.qc.ca *Moscow, Russia.Link. alena"at"drugpolicy.ru dasha"at"drugpolicy.ru goldyz"at"yandex.ru vital"at"drugpolicy.ru *Nagaoka, Japan.Link. bongler"at"hotmail.com *Nashville, Tennessee, USA.Link. Link. marivuana"at"hotmail.com leinoff"at"weedmail.com *Nettleton, Mississippi, USA.Anita 662-963-0775. Need online contact info! *New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. czerin3"at"paws.lsu.edu *New Paltz, New
York, USA.Link. newpaltznorml"at"yahoo.com *New York City, New York, USA.Link. dana"at"cures-not-wars.org cnw"at"cures-not-wars.org *Newark, Delaware, USA. Richard 302-793-0716. Need online contact info! *Nicosia, Cyprus. Link. Link. ttetpos"at"yahoo.com petros"at"cyprus-org.net *Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia. Link. Link. Link. Link. aclrm"at"nimbinaustralia.com hemp"at"nrg.com.au *Ogden, Utah, USA. happy04202003"at"yahoo.com *Orlando, Florida, USA.
MCRedManCM"at"aol.com *Osaka, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Oslo, Norway. Link. Forum. post"at"normal.no mariann"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Oulu, Finland.Link. Link. vmieli"at"luukku.com *Paia, Hawaii, USA. bmurphy420"at"msn.com *Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. phatson"at"hotmail.com *Paris, France.Link. Link. farid"at"no-log.org manifcannabis7mai2005"at"no-log.org *Peoria, Illinois, USA.Link. RichRawlings"at"ilmjp.com *Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Link. Link. emlee_p"at"yahoo.com ppp"at"riseup.net *Phoenix, Arizona, USA. no_freetears"at"yahoo.com *Portland, Maine, USA. MaineLyNORML"at"yahoo.com *Portland, Oregon, USA.Link. projects"at"ornorml.org yerbanena"at"hotmail.com exec.director"at"ornorml.org secretary"at"ornorml.org GemellaPickle"at"aol.com *Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. mmm_portoalegre"at"yahoo.com.br *Potsdam, Germany.Link. chillout"at"potsdam.de *Potsdam, New York, USA. cochie31"at"potsdam.edu *Prague, Czech Republic.Link. xchaos"at"legalizace.cz mmmteam"at"legalizace.cz socialstan"at"yahoo.com *Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA.Link.
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giornatamondiale"at"millionmarijuanamarch.info gica"at"inventati.org *Rosario, Argentina.Link. Link. Link. Link. arda"at"fibertel.com.ar ghurtado"at"fibertel.com.ar gustavolafarge"at"hotmail.com sinchaur"at"agatha.unr.edu.ar *Rostock, Germany.Link. Link. Link. Link. Info"at"rostocker-hanffest.de ArvedS"at"t-online.de *Sacramento, California, USA. jusjazzi"at"aol.com *Salem, Oregon, USA.Link. MERCY_Salem"at"hotmail.com *Salvador, Brazil.
actualmind"at"gmail.com *San Antonio, Texas, USA. anhicks"at"hotmail.com *San Francisco, California, USA.Link. Link. webmaster"at"hempevolution.org Cannabisfreedomday"at"yahoo.com *San Marcos, Texas, USA.Link. kindofcosmic"at"yahoo.com *Santa Barbara, California, USA.Link. lvazquez821"at"yahoo.com *Santa Cruz, California, USA. raggarwa"at"ucsc.edu ritikaisnot"at"yahoo.com *Sao Paulo, Brazil. redeverdesp"at"yahoo.com.br dr.diamba"at"terra.com.br *Sapporo, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Sarasota, Florida, USA. Sarasota-CAN-Owner"at"yahoogroups.com *Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Link. Link. *Savannah, Georgia, USA. gasink2003"at"yahoo.com *Sion, Switzerland.Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Sofia, Bulgaria.Link. promena"at"promena.org *Spokane, Washington, USA.Link. *St. Gallen, Switzerland.Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *St. Louis, Missouri, USA.Link. *St. Petersburg, Russia. vampipe"at"mail.ru *Stavanger, Norway. Link. Forum. gmm"at"normal.no *Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. Donald 970-276-1290. Need online contact
info! *Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. mikecrockett715"at"hotmail.com homegrown715"at"yahoo.com *Stockholm, Sweden.Link. Forum. info"at"normal.nu jonas.levin"at"home.se *Sulphur Springs, Texas, USA. dandan9784"at"yahoo.com *Summit, New Jersey, USA. Adam 908-868-6900. Need online contact info! *Tallahassee, Florida, USA. ambrosias_bite"at"msn.com *Tampa, Florida, USA. Tampabay-can-owner"at"yahoogroups.com tampahempcouncil"at"hotmail.com *Tampere, Finland.Link. Link. lasse_pihlainen"at"hotmail.com *Tel Aviv, Israel. Link. Link. wachtel"at"shani.net
lior"at"alternative.org.il eran"at"alternative.org.il *Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. tbaydoc"at"hotmail.com *Tokyo, Japan.Link. info"at"cannabist.org *Toledo, Ohio, USA. finkledink420"at"yahoo.com *Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Link. Link. Forum. sales"at"greendirectory.ca gmm2005"at"greendirectory.ca TorontoMarijuanaEvents"at"groups.msn.com march"at"marijuanaevents.com *Traverse City, Michigan, USA.Link. Link. Link. Link. fiddlefoot420"at"hotmail.com benziecountynorml"at"yahoo.com *Tromsoe,
Norway.Link. Forum. gmm"at"normal.no *Trondheim, Norway.Link. Forum. jorgen"at"normal.no gmm"at"normal.no *Tucson, Arizona, USA. mmackenzie2"at"juno.com *Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.Anita 662-963-0775. Need online contact info! *Turku, Finland.Link. Link. Link. info"at"vihreetpantterit.org *Upper Lake, California, USA. Linda and Eddy 707-275-8879. Need online contact info! *Vacaville, California, USA. stonyvansskaterpd"at"yahoo.com *Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.Link. davidml"at"telus.net *Vienna, Austria. Link. shop"at"bushdoctor.at *Visalia, California, USA. njeffsun"at"sbcglobal.net *Waikiki, Hawaii, USA. webba003"at"hawaii.rr.com *Warsaw, Poland. Link. artur"at"kanaba.info *Washington, DC (District of Columbia), USA.Link. MMM_DCA"at"hotmail.com fjhc"at"hotmail.com *Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Toooooooooooom"at"aol.com *Wilmington, Delaware, USA.Richard 302-793-0716. Need online contact info! *Winona, Minnesota, USA. saraemanz"at"yahoo.com *Winterthur, Switzerland.Link. Link.
info"at"hanf-koordination.ch *Zurich, Switzerland.Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. Link. info"at"hanf-koordination.ch buero"at"shk-zh.ch zuerich"at"hanf-koordination.ch
All MMM 2005 nations:
Argentina. Australia. Austria. Belgium. Bermuda. Brazil. Bulgaria. Canada. Cyprus. Czech Republic. Denmark. Finland. France. Germany. Greece. Hungary. Ireland. Israel. Italy. Jamaica. Japan. Luxembourg. Mexico. Netherlands. New Zealand. Norway. Peru. Poland. Russia. Slovenia. South Africa. Spain. Sweden. Switzerland. UK. Ukraine. USA.
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Million Marijuana March. World Cannabis Day. First Saturday in May. Hundreds of different cities since 1999. Please confirm your city yearly. For all email please be sure to put "Comments" or "MMM" at the beginning of the subject-title of the email so that it is not mistaken for spam and deleted. The only sure way to update the basic MMM city lists is to use the MMM contact form:http://corporatism.tripod.com/webform.htm Send in updated contact info, email addresses, and links. ~ You can also send email to tents444"at"yahoo.com (substitute @ for "at" in the email address). The email and webform submissions will also be forwarded to Dana Beal: -- Dana Beal ~212-677-7180 ~ dana"at"cures-not-wars.org (substitute @ for "at" in the
email address). -- cures-not-wars.org webmaster ~cnw"at"cures-not-wars.org (substitute @ for "at" in the email address). *Dana Beal's detailed MMM city list with names, phone numbers, detailed contact info, links, etc. is in his emails, and is sometimes found at cures-not-wars.org too: http://www.cures-not-wars.org ~ Updates for the basic MMM 2005 city lists come mainly from the latest relevant Dana Beal MMM email messages. His MMM messages are archived publicly at the MMMworld Yahoo Group public archive: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmworld
To update your city for the MMM city lists please send in the latest info for city, state, nation, links, email addresses, previous crowd sizes, rally reports, coalition members, phones, event plans (if known), etc.. MMM cities without some contact info, or alternatively, an MMM webpage for their city, are not credible. How about posting at least an email address or a phone number? Consider using a free web-based email address. Yahoo Mail http://mail.yahoo.comis the most popular, and it filters out viruses for free (with Norton Antivirus), and it provides at least 250 megabytes of free email storage. It also allows use of alias names that you can change at any time. Do not sign up for free Hotmail email at this time due to many problems. Also, AOL censors some emails with MMM web addresses in them from getting through to AOL email addresses. When sending in MMM contact info, please indicate if you want your
name, postal info, or phone number posted on the web. It is important, if possible, to send in postal addresses, too - even if they are not to be publicly posted - because some of the MMM organizers may want to mail you some flyers, posters, CDs, etc.. Messages disappear for many reasons. So submit and resubmit MMM info, as often as necessary, after checking the basic and detailed city lists online. The latest, basic MMM city list with links, email addresses, and world map is here:http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mmm2005map.htm ~ For MMM 2005 posters with simple and detailed city lists: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005flyers
Tripod.com and Netfirms.com are good free web hosts for MMM webpages for your city. Both allow you to upload or update many webpages at once with FTP. Free MMM webpages are great, because the MMM info for your city may stay on the web forever without you having to pay anything. Please create an MMM webpage for your city that people can go to for the latest MMM event plans and directions. You can easily create free MMM webpages. Learn how on this other free webpage:http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/webpages.htm
MMM. Million Marijuana March. 1st Saturday in May, or that weekend, or some day close to it. 389 different cities worldwide have signed up since 1999: MMM 2005 cities for May 7, 2005. 165 cities for May 1, 2004. 235 for May 3 2003. 199 for May 4 2002. 119 for May 5, 2001. 104 for May 6, 2000. 30 for May 1, 1999. Global Marijuana March. World Cannabis Day.
Global Space Odyssey. Cannabis Liberation Day. Rallies, marches, music, meetings, raves, info-tables, and cannabis events of all kinds. All MMM reports.
You can put "quotes" around "marijuana march" to narrow the search.
"MarijuanaMarch" will take place in Kiev ForUm, Ukraine - Apr 29, 2005 Marches of supporters of marijuana legalization - "Million MarijuanaMarch" – will take place on May 7 in 200 large cities of the world. ...
Marches of supporters of marijuana legalization - "Million Marijuana March" – will take place on May 7 in 200 large cities of the world. The action is also
planned in Kiev, the newspaper "Segodnya" writes.
According to Sergey Sokolenko, the member of civil initiatives association "Objective reality", the march in Kiev will be organized not only in support of marijuana legalization, but also for realization of private liberties. The action will be named "March of liberty". On the eve o the action the organization "Objective reality" prepares three-coloured flags and kerchiefs (red-yellow-green – the colours of fighters for marijuana legalization), leaflets with demand to abolish criminal responsibility for growing and use of marijuana.
According to the article 39 of Constitution of Ukraine the organizers of any action must inform the authorities about route, time, place of performing, slogans and aim of the action, contact phone of a person in charge.
As "Segodnya" informs, the Kiev state city administration did not get any application about the action, and, consequently, the law machinery, which is obliged to
guarantee public order, was not informed also.
In any case, police officials recommend strongly not to use drugs and not to keep them to oneself.
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The wording of the last sentence in the article is funny. Puff, puff, pass. ~~~
You can put "quotes" around "marijuana march" to narrow the search.
A pie smack-dab in the face leaves a bad aftertaste Indianapolis Star - Apr 14, 2005 ... "I am involved with political organizing," he said. "I helped to organize the Million MarijuanaMarch around the country this year.".
Quote: Josh Medlin, a second-year student at Earlham, took credit for the pie throwing there. But he has refused requests for interviews. The Wayne County prosecutor is investigating his actions. He may face battery charges.
This leaves the pie-throwing defense to Aron Kay, of Brooklyn.
Now 55, the former hippie/yippie threw pies with the best of them during the 1970s. Among his hits: Phyllis Schlafly, E. Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy. He never wore a mask, either.
He contacted Medlin, but Medlin would not talk to him, he said.
Pie-throwing, he said, has a great tradition. "Look at The Three Stooges."
So what does he do, now that the '70s are long gone -- and he is a grandfather? "I am involved with political organizing," he said. "I helped to organize the Million Marijuana March around the country this year."
A pie smack-dab in the face leaves a bad aftertaste
April 14, 2005
Surreal. That's how peace activist, jazz musician and composer Keni Washington described it.
David Horowitz, a conservative self-described agitator, was on stage Thursday, doing his thing. "Spewing a remarkable load of venom," said Washington.
Others heard a different message. Horowitz was invited by the Young Republicans at Butler University to discuss a pet topic -- what he calls the fascist atmosphere on the nation's campuses and suppression of all but liberal-think.
Washington saw them, out of the corner of his eye: two "masked apparitions in black," seemingly floating up on stage and bearing a yellow banner -- a fitting color. Their appearance was the cue for a third party to enter stage-right, also masked.
Then came the pie. Horowitz got it smack in the face.
Thus was the stage set at Butler and beyond last week for another round of pastry wars. Neoconservative William Kristol was rendered momentarily pie-eyed at Earlham College in Richmond on March 29 when a student creamed him.
On March 31, right-wing pundit Patrick Buchanan, speaking at Western Michigan University, was anointed with salad oil -- apparently Michigan students lack Hoosiers' culinary skills.
So what is the upshot of all this pie flying through the Midwestern sky?
There's the usual media foaming at the mouth -- conservative commentators have rightly talked these attacks up on radio, TV and blogs. There's the public backlash, in which our powerful rich white males are cast as victims, and in fact are. College leaders are justifiably embarrassed. They've had to apologize while trying to refute charges that their campuses are intolerant. Finally, the police are on the case. Pie-throwing is assault, technically speaking.
Washington knows all this. Hence his mixed feelings.
He had come to hear an old nemesis, expecting the worst. He was not disappointed. Horowitz's speech was "bombastic, full of insults, unsubstantiated and sophomoric."
But the pie-throwing, while momentarily satisfying, like a rich dessert, left a bad aftertaste. "I don't believe in physical attacks of any sort," he said. Washington blames the pie throwing on anarchists. He won't name names.
"I am not particularly happy with the anarchists' approach," he said. "It is second-rate theater for the most part. And I don't agree with masking."
As for the pie-throwers themselves, the little rascals are maddeningly silent. Police are investigating. The word is that they are not students, although one student was involved.
Josh Medlin, a second-year student at Earlham, took credit for the pie throwing there. But he has refused requests for interviews. The Wayne County prosecutor is investigating his actions. He may face battery charges.
This leaves the pie-throwing defense to Aron Kay, of Brooklyn.
Now 55, the former hippie/yippie threw pies with the best of them during the 1970s. Among his hits: Phyllis Schlafly, E. Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy. He never wore a mask, either.
He contacted Medlin, but Medlin would not talk to him, he said.
Pie-throwing, he said, has a great tradition. "Look at The Three Stooges."
So what does he do, now that the '70s are long gone -- and he is a grandfather? "I am involved with political organizing," he said. "I helped to organize the Million Marijuana March around the country this year."
Like Washington said, surreal.
Ruth Holladay's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. You can reach her at (317) 444-6405 or via e-mail at
ruth.holladay@... .
I am forwarding your message and my reply to Dana Beal, some MMM Yahoo Groups, and some MMM coordinators.
regards,
eco man
PS. I pasted the poster below. It should be visible if you are online. Click the image to enlarge it:
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Legalize Já! <mmm_portoalegre@...> wrote:
Dear Friends:
It will be the first time that an activity will become during the 7 of May in Porto Alegre City. The meeting will mark the launching of the Nucleus of Studies on Psicotrópicos (NESP, in portugese). It will happen in the audience of the Central Directory of Students of the Federal University of the Rio Grande do Sul State.
The NESP will have to consist in a interdisciplinar nucleus, congregating people of the most different areas of the knowledge (sociology, anthropology, psychology, biology, judge, science politics). Its task will be of theoretically feeding to the antiprohibitionist movement.
Argentina 2005 MMM. Cities of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, and Rosario.
The forwarded email farther down looks great in one's email inbox even if you are offline. But the MMM 2005 poster in the forwarded email does not show up correctly in Yahoo Group archives. But if you are online you can see the poster (from another source) pasted here below just in front of the forwarded ARDA email. Please forward widely.
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ARDA <arda@...> wrote:
From: "ARDA" <arda@...> To: "ARDA" <arda@...> Subject: ARDA - Boletín 167 - Festival contra la Intolerancia - Global Marijuana March Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:58:47 +0200
Boletín sobre políticas de drogas y democracia en Argentina y América Latina:
Informaciones, comunicaciones, reportajes, notas periodísticas y artículos
En la búsqueda de avanzar en el consenso sobre la necesidad de modificar el artículo 14 de la Ley de Estupefacientes 23.737 -que penaliza la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal- y de contribuir a reducir los daños que dicha ley ocasiona, ARDA viene desplegando desde el 2000 su Campaña Nacional por la Despenalización de la Tenencia de Drogas
para Consumo Personal.
ARDA busca favorecer la aplicación de políticas públicas de drogas más justas y eficaces, así como también más humanas. Por ello insistimos en rechazar lo que se ha convertido abiertamente en una guerra contra los usuarios de drogas.
Nuestro trabajo con usuarios, jueces, legisladores, comunicadores, músicos y profesionales de la salud nos permitió elaborar diversos materiales e intervenciones basadas en los derechos humanos y la perspectiva de la reducción de daños.
Entre ellos se destacan:
- "Taller de Usuarios Afectados por la Ley de Drogas". Del que participaron usuarios de varias ciudades del país.
- Organización de la Marcha y del Festival Contra la Intolerancia "Cura, No Guerra" desde 2002 en Rosario y Buenos Aires.
- Publicación del libro "Las drogas: entre el fracaso y los daños de la prohibición". De Escohtado, Neuman, Inchaurraga, Vázquez Acuña, Erbetta, Hurtado, entre otros, con prólogo del Dr. Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni. Marzo 2003.
- Primer Seminario de Comunicadores Sociales "Drogas y políticas públicas: los desafíos de la comunicación en los escenarios actuales". Rosario. Octubre 2003.
- Campaña de gráfica en la vía pública (Buenos Aires y Rosario) por la despenalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal. Noviembre 2003.
- Apoyo a los Proyectos de Ley del Diputado Eduardo Garcia y de la Senadora Diana Conti sobre despenalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal.
- Seminario "Despenalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal, II Congreso de Salud Mental y Derechos Humanos, de la Universidad Popular de las Madres de Plaza de Mayo.
SABADO 7 DE MAYO DE 2005
16:00 hs
ANFITEATRO
(ROSARIO)
22:00 hs
990 Arte Club
(CÓRDOBA)
DOMINGO 8 DE MAYO DE 2005
16:00 hs
BOSQUES DE PALERMO
(Ciudad de Buenos Aires)
LAS MANOS DE FILIPPI - ORGE Y CARO - RESISTENCIA SUBURBANA- ARMANDO FLORES - ROSARIO SMOWING - URBANOS DEL SUR - INVITADOS ESPECIALES
Reclamamos:
- Despenalizar la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal (Exigimos el tratamiento legislativo de los Proyectos de Ley del Diputado Eduardo García y de la Senadora Diana Conti para modificar el art. 14 de la ley 23.737)
- Detener los arrestos por consumo de marihuana
- Basta de mentiras
- Defendamos la investigacion cientifica de los usos terapéuticos del cannabis
- Ayudemos a los enfermos que requieren del uso terapéutico de la marihuana
El sábado 7 y el domingo 8 de mayo se realizarán en Rosario, Córdoba y Buenos Aires tres versiones del Festival contra la Intolerancia, en el marco de la Global Marijuana March en diversas ciudades del mundo. Rosario es la cuarta vez que participa de esta actividad, en la que el año pasado juntó a más de 8.000 personas en el Anfiteatro Municipal. Buenos Aires, por su parte, se
suma por segunda vez a esta inicativa mundial, luego de que en el 2003 se reunieran en Palermo más de 12.000 personas para manifestarse a favor de la despenalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal.
La marcha se realizó por primera vez el 1 de mayo de 1998 en Nueva York a partir de la iniciativa de la organización Cures not Wares que llegó hasta los Tribunales Federales para lograr el reconocimiento de la marcha de la 5ta Avenida convocada por la Coalition for the Abolition of Marihuana Prohibition (CAMP). Este año circulará en más de 300 ciudades de casi 40
países.
El debate sobre la legalización de la marihuana en el mundo se ha profundizado un poco más que el debate sobre la legalización de las demas drogas o la descriminalización o despenalización de su consumo. A ello ha contribuído sin duda el cuarto de siglo que ha pasado desde que Holanda despenalizara el consumo de derivados del cannabis, así como su producción y venta en pequeñas cantidades, diferenciando de esta
manera el circuito de la venta y consumo de drogas blandas del de las drogas.
También es de señalar que, a pesar de los mitos y la irracionalidad que domina en el campo de las drogas, varios países aprobaron legalmente la prescripción médica del cannabis, existiendo evidencia científica de su utilidad médica en casos de SIDA, cáncer, glaucoma, epilepsia y esclerosis múltiple.
La Asociación de Reducción de Daños de la Argentina (ARDA)viene desde hace tiempo instalando el debate en Argentina sobre los costos sociales y subjetivos de la prohibición y el problema de la persecución de las drogas; sobre los peligros deluso de drogas y los mitos asociados a él y los peligros de su prohibición, su adulteración y la falta de información sobre ellas y los riesgos y daños relacionados con las condiciones en que se realiza su consumo. ARDA insiste en que la
penalización de la tenencia de drogas para consumo personal instala al consumidor en un escenario de ilegalidad y criminalización, que lo distancia del sistema del salud y que debemos instalar en Argentina un debate difícil pero necesario sobre las políticas públicas de drogas y el fracaso de la prohibición.