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Did governments create the drug problem instead of prevent one? was Medical Marijuana
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Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:17:14 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gn7J4q.Mt1@lugnet.com...
> There is substantial evidence that marijuana has significant medical uses.
> Several states have recognised this and authorised doctors to prescribe it
> (for uses such as an anti nausea drug for chemotherapy and AIDS patience)
> and have authorised the creation of mechanisms to dispense it.
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> Yet the federal government has held this not to be the case and has usurped
> state power of self determination thanks to an irrational fear of marijuana
> by some. (or perhaps a desire to retain bureaucratic empire...)
There is a new book published this week
Richard Davenport-Hines - ''Pursuit of Oblivion: A Narcotic History of the World, 1500-2000.''
I haven't read the book but I listened yesterday to an interview with the author and Professor Geoffrey Pearson
(Goldsmiths College (University of London) and Editor of the British Journal of Criminology) on the theme "How have
Government policies around the world shaped our attitudes towards drugs and drug-takers?" on BBC R4.
You might still catch it at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/audio/ram_thinkingallowed.ram
I dont know how long these stay around
Jump to around 15 minutes into the program
Drugs trade is $400billion or 8% of international trade - equivalent to the Oil or tourism industry
Pretty much blames US Government actions for creating a problem where none existed before
Also interesting they the seem to think much of the US actions are racially motivated.
lawrence
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