MAPTalk-Digest Monday, December 6 2004 Volume 04 : Number 219
001 Ignore US WV: Editorial post
From: Joshua Sutcliffe <>
002 Re: MAP: Ignore US WV: Editorial post
From: Richard Lake <>
003 Raich v. Ashcroft in the news
From: Richard Lake <>
004 Users who support prohibition
From:
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Subj: 001 Ignore US WV: Editorial post
From: Joshua Sutcliffe <>
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 10:19:44 -0500
Hit wrong address link. Oops.
Josh
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Subj: 002 Re: MAP: Ignore US WV: Editorial post
From: Richard Lake <>
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 10:46:29 -0500
It's OK, Josh!
Being an editor at MAP is not easy. We all make mistakes.
Just minutes ago I posted an editorial as being from the Mercury, The
(Australia)
I caught it after the Drug News Digest came out, and said, well, a stronger
word that "Oops." What I get for editing before I have finished my first
cup of coffee, and am still not awake.
Thankfully, well really thankfully do to the amazing skill of Matt Elrod
who has probably written as much code as a few of the mikeysoft
millionaires, just to make our news clipping system work -- thankfully we
editors can fix problems with archived items before too many folks think we
are really spaced out (none of us would ever be spaced out, would we?) I
got the item changed to reflect the proper paper - San Jose Mercury News
(CA) as can be seen at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1729/a09.html
Thank you so much for being a part of the editor at team, Josh.
It has been one busy week for us, for sure. I suspect some of us will spend
much of the weekend catching up. I know I will.
Richard
p.s. I will most likely make the NORML conf. in S.F. in April. Hope to see
you there!
At 10:19 AM 12/4/04, Joshua Sutcliffe wrote:
>Hit wrong address link. Oops.
>
>Josh
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Subj: 003 Raich v. Ashcroft in the news
From: Richard Lake <>
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 02:38:06 -0500
So far for the past week the volunteer newshawks and editors at MAP have
processed and archived 98 news clippings about medical cannabis from United
States newspapers. Of those 77 refer specifically to Raich.
As we have stated at our alert "Raich - A LTE Writing Opportunity"
http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0297.html "Seldom have we seen as much press as
the coverage of the Supreme Court hearing on Raich v. Ashcroft last Monday.
We suspect that it is a rare newspaper that has not printed something. Thus
you have an opportunity to write letters on the subject not only to
newspapers for which MAP has archived clippings, but also to your local
newspapers." See the alert for LTE writing ideas.
Below are links to a selection of the week's Raich v. Ashcroft news
clippings. Those with Edu: in the subject line are from student newspapers.
US OK: Edu: Column: Medicinal Marijuana Could Be Accepted Thanks To Raich
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1731/a02.html
US SC: Column: Marijuana Use Isn't Commerce
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1731/a05.html
US NV: Smokin' Issue
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1730/a02.html
US WA: Column: High Court's The Wrong Joint for Medical-Marijuana Fight
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1730/a03.html
US CO: OPED: Medical Marijuana Case Affects State
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1730/a04.html
US VA: Edu: Column: Medical Marijuana a Step Toward Reforms
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1730/a01.html
US CA: Editorial: Will Justices Favor Compassion or Contradiction?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1729/a09.html
US NY: Column: Medical Marijuana: A State Choice
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1729/a03.html
US WI: PUB LTE: Federal Medical Pot Ruling Wouldn't Nix Local Laws; Court
Could Help Ease Suffering
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1728/a05.html
US VA: Edu: PUB LTE: Federal Government Should Enjoy No Jurisdiction Over State
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1728/a01.html
US: Court Considers Medical Use of Marijuana
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1727/a11.html
US IN: Edu: Column: Medicinal Marijuana Legalization Merits Consideration
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1727/a01.html
US: Editorial: Marijuana Is No Rx
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1725/a01.html
US: Marijuana Case Draws Advocate of States' Rights
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1723/a02.html
US VA: Edu: Column: A Decision From the High Court
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1723/a04.html
US VA: Edu: Editorial: Drug Regulation Must Remain Federal
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1723/a01.html
US NV: Some Fear Court Will Rule Against Medical Marijuana
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1721/a03.html
US NV: Editorial: Smoke Free?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1720/a01.html
US GA: Editorial: Sending The Wrong Message
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1719/a03.html
US KY: Column: Use Of Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1719/a06.html
US NV: Editorial: Legal Test For Medical Marijuana
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1719/a09.html
US OR: Justices Scrutinize Medicinal Pot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1717/a03.html
US PA: Editorial: Reefer Madness
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1717/a04.html
US TX: Editorial: Marijuana Case Tests Limits Of Federalism
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1717/a07.html
US MA: Editorial: Marijuana As Medicine A Decision For Doctors
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1717/a09.html
US OR: Editorial: Supreme Court Should Let States Regulate Pot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1716/a08.html
US MD: Editorial: From The Ground Up
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1716/a01.html
US AL: State Goes to Bat for Pot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1715/a04.html
US HI: PUB LTE: Case Doesn't Endanger State Med-Pot Laws
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1715/a05.html
US TN: Edu: PUB LTE: Please, Give Pot A Chance
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1714/a10.html
US VA: Editorial: Methadone In Virginia; Marijuana In California
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1712/a06.html
US: Justices Hear Medical Pot Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1710/a10.html
US: Medicinal Marijuana Gets Court Skepticism
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1709/a04.html
US: Medical Pot Case in Court
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1709/a05.html
US CA: Cure or Crime?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1709/a08.html
US: Justices Doubtful About Medical Marijuana
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1706/a04.html
US CA: Editorial: A Kinder Pot Policy
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1706/a05.html
US: Can States Regulate Use Of Medical Pot?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1706/a08.html
US: Medical Marijuana Gets Tough Scrutiny From Supreme Court
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1705/a07.html
US: Medical Marijuana Case Falters
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1705/a03.html
US: Medical Marijuana: Is It A Kindness Or A Crime?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1704/a08.html
US: High Court Not Receptive To Marijuana Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1704/a09.html
US MA: Editorial: Marijuana Paranoia
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1703/a08.html
US: Supreme Court Pot Case Makes Unlikely Bedfellows
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1703/a09.html
US: It's State Law vs. Federal Law in Medical Marijuana Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1702/a07.html
US: States' Rights Defense Falters in Medical Marijuana Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1702/a06.html
US: Court to Weigh Drug Law
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1700/a01.html
US: Justices React Skeptically Medical - Marijuana Arguments
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1700/a07.html
US: Editorial: Must the Ill Be Made to Suffer for Such Meager Gain?
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1700/a12.html
US NY: Editorial: Preserving The Power Of Congress
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1698/a03.html
US: Future of Medical Marijuana Now Up to Supreme Court
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1697/a06.html
US: Court to Hear Marijuana Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1697/a08.html
US CA: Top Court Hears Local Pot Case
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1695/a03.html
US: Showdown Over Medical Marijuana
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1694/a12.html
US: High Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Arguments
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1692/a01.html
US: Court to Consider a State Law OK'ing Pot As Medicine
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1692/a07.html
US: Marijuana a Valid Rx? Supreme Court to Decide
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1691/a10.html
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Subj: 004 Users who support prohibition
From:
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:06:17 -0500
The current DrugSense Weekly (http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm) has a
story on legal mushroom sales in the UK which ends with an interesting
comment by a cannabis user from prohibitionist France:
...There is talk of changing the law so mushrooms will no longer be
legal, said Ares Michaelides, a police community support officer who
stood not far from a shroom stall.
But advocates say that mushrooms do not foster anti-social behavior.
Instead, users tend to trip in the privacy of their homes.
"You have to prioritize," Michaelides said.
Surprisingly, some users take a different view. A couple from Paris,
Caroline Gojon and Francois Boyon, browsed the stalls one day last week.
Boyon has used mushrooms before; for Gojon, that experience still lies in
the future.
"I think yes, it should be illegal," Boyon said as he shopped. "It's like
cannabis. I smoke, but I think it's normal that it's illegal. If drugs
were legal, the whole world would be (messed) up."
Full story:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1202mushrooms0
tml
Unfortunately this view is shared by others, although it seems less
prevalent than simple apathy.
Phin M.
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