Notes from Professor Hemp (10/30/2003):

Next Opportunity to Wear Your Green Armband

Ethan Nadleman's Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is being held in New Jersey from November 5th - 8th, 2003.  According to their agenda the closest they come to Marijuana ReLegalization is to make "marijuana legally available for medical purposes."  By wearing a Green Armband you will be indicating that you are loosing patience with forums and Drug Reform organizations that do not make a primary and specific commitment to the goal of Marijuana ReLegalization. 

A growing number of American activists are becoming concerned about the direction of Drug Reform in the United States.  As the rest of the world moves toward Marijuana ReLegalization the American Drug Reform movement - now primarily funded through George Soros (e.g., DPA is primarily funded by Soros) - appears to be distancing itself from this increasingly achievable goal.  This behavior is even more disturbing when you consider that ReLegalization would certainly speed up the achievement of many of their other stated goals (e.g., needle exchange, the release of non-violent drug prisoners etc.).  While some activists are beginning to question the true motives of Soros, I think the vast majority just want the War on Cannabis (also known as Marijuana or Hemp) to end immediately.  Hopefully, the wearing of Green Armbands will hasten this process.

Please send us an email if you are planning to go to the DPA forum wearing a Green Armband.

For more information on the conference:

http://conference.drugpolicy.org
 

To make yourself a Green Armband:

Just go to your nearest fabric store and get about 1 foot of 1.5" (or wider) green ribbon.  We are currently using 1.5" Offray Ribbon in a Emerald Green color.

Why you should make donations to New Age Citizen and wear a Green Armband to the next Drug Policy forum you attend

Since 1989 I  have promoted a two-tier approach to ending this "Drug War" by:

(1) Calling for the immediate Legalization of Marijuana (I prefer the terms Cannabis or Ganja) and

(2) taking a few years to completely overhaul our nation's broader drug policies. 

NAC differs from most other Drug Reform Organizations in that we have never viewed "Medical Marijuana" or "Decriminalizing Marijuana" as sufficient solutions.

As I had predicted (as early as1989) changing attitudes, from a increasingly "drug aware" culture, would eventually demand changes in our Drug Laws.  Recent polls, (see current eLetter), suggest a majority of the  US voting population will support Marijuana Legalization no later than 2012 - just 9 years away.

If you would rather see Re-Legalization occur in an environment where you can grow and consume Cannabis without taxation, regulation or government interference we encourage your donations and financial support.  I suggest becoming a NAC member by sending a donation of $19.95 or more.  I will send you our NAC Disk Web which contains the complete contents of "New Age Patriot Magazine" in a format that is viewable from your browser.  You don't need to be online, to access the NAC Disk Web, so you can view it anytime, from your desktop or laptop computer. 

Your donations will then help us help you realize a future where you can grow your own Marijuana at home without taxation, regulation or government interference.  This is NOT what most other organizations are shooting for and we think this is most unfortunate. 

We actually encourage activists to wear Green Armbands to forums, put on be these other organizations, in order to quietly demand that:
(1)all future Drug Reform Events make Re-Legalization a primary focus and (2) all future Drug Reform Events begin discussing Re-Legalization as an attainable goal.

Will you really be happy if the final solution looks like this?

A government regulated Cannabis market where:

(1) Individual cultivation is either prohibited or heavily regulated.  This could still result in home growers going to prison.
(2) Individual users may have to seek physician permission or otherwise be tracked as "users."
(3) Federal and State taxation of Marijuana will still cost the consumer hundreds of dollars per ounce when you could grow it on your own for free.  It is conceivable that the greed of federal and state agencies could actually increase the cost of legally purchased Marijuana from current "black market" prices.  Currently, high grade "hydro", commands a price between $350 to $500 an ounce.

I hope not!  Please support our efforts to allow a form of Marijuana Re-Legalization where personal cultivation is neither taxed or regulated by any government agencies.  For more information please read the following articles regarding the Marijuana Re-Legalization Policy (MRP) Project:

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