Maptalk-Digest Tuesday, December 14 1999 Volume 99 : Number 534
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1346/a07.html From: "Larry Stevens" <> Re: WHO WAS THIS? From: "RL Root" <> E-the People polls From: "Don Beck" <> Our friends in New Zealand ask for your help From: Richard Lake <> DRCNet lists down? From: Richard Lake <> Another milestone! Thank You Newshawks! From: Richard Lake <> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subj: URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1346/a07.html From: "Larry Stevens" <> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 17:52:16 -0600 Re: 2nd "PUB"LTE in Christian Science Monitor URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1346/a07.html May I suggest that the above referenced letter is a prohibitionist letter and not a PUBLTE as it appears to have been classified? Letter writer Ricky A. Schuft is clearly advancing the prohibitionist line when he writes, "drugs are the cause of the problems." As such it makes an excellent target for more LTEs. BTW, no "dis" intended for the very fine volunteers who hawked & edited this one, you guys are the greatest and I fully appreciate your effort and how hard you all must work!!! Larry Here it is in full: Pubdate: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 Source: Christian Science Monitor (US) Section: Letters Page: 8 Copyright: 1999 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Contact: Address: One Norway Street, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 450-2031 Website: http://www.csmonitor.com/ Forum: http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/vox/p-vox.html Author: Ricky A. Schuft Ed. Note: This is the 1st of 2 PUB LTE's published in the Christian Science Monitor Mon, 13 Dec 1999 edition under the same headline. DRUG WAR AT WHAT COST NO.2? The article "Mass graves could strain US-Mexico relations" (Dec. 2) shows that there is too much emphasis on strained relations between the United States and Mexico. Americans are killed daily in the US as a result of drug use and drug trafficking. It is ridiculous to pinpoint Mexicans, when clearly drugs are the cause of the problems. I spent a week in Juarez, Mexico, during the spring of this year, and would like to point out that the majority of the population consists of hardworking, poverty-stricken people, who desperately need attention. The level of poverty is at a point where citizens are extremely vulnerable to drugs as a source of income. Ricky A. Schuft St. Peter, Minn ------------------------------ Subj: Re: WHO WAS THIS? From: "RL Root" <> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:25:47 -0800 It's from a C-Span interview with Mike Wallace and his 60 Minutes producer Bob Anderson. The initial question is from a caller, then the C-Span host asks Mike to respond. Mike declines, and it is Bob Anderson that supplies the response. Your keyword(s): drug war CSPAN 12/8/99 - 5:37:54 PM ..... there. I wanted to comment because i'm a medical marajuana activist. I think that cocaine is a an evil drug. The one truth i have found about law enforcement and interdicks is that it cannot compete against the black market, there is too much incentive, especially as pro ha bigs has forced the price of drugs up high. The incentive to make a dollar to the most desperate of our people has forced the drug war to another level, as we have seen in mexico. Can you comment on the possibility of destroying the black market by cutting the monster off at the head and saying, let's take the profit motive out of the drug market by saying we're going to regulate and tax it, not legalize it, not making it available to people over the counter, we have an addiction problem, an abuse problem, and saying, let's butt the -- put the drugs through the government -- >> i'm going to stop you. Because we understand the question. Thank you. Mr. Wallace, do you have an answer for him? >> Nope. >> Bob anderson? >> I think he's on the right track. I think you have to find some way of taking the profit out, and taking the crime out so that nondrug users are not affected by drug users. >> From time - -- >> what do you think the chances are of that happening? >> Remote in the short term. >> Right. >> From time to time "60 minutes" goes back to people that you've interviewed. Does this subject matter interest you? Do you think you'll return to colombia? >> Well, bob wants to go to ..... Jim Rosenfield tel: 310-836-0926 fax: 310-836-0592 Visit http://www.insightweb.com ------------------------------ Subj: E-the People polls From: "Don Beck" <> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 08:34:47 -0600 From the e-the People website http://www.e-thepeople.com/affiliates/national/index.cfm?PCPOLL Thanks for participating in the People's Poll. Below is the tabulation of votes. Look for a new poll question every week! Tell us what you think: Who's the better Bush? George Bush 22 % George W. Bush 32 % Anheuser-Busch 46 % ------------------------------ Subj: Our friends in New Zealand ask for your help From: Richard Lake <> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:26:44 -0500 Online Poll! The Herald is running a poll "Should cannabis be decriminalised?" currently at 57% in our favour. Go to http://www.herald.co.nz/nzherald99/section.cfm?theClassificationnews and scroll to the bottom of the page to have your say. An overwhelming majority would certainly help our cause. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friends, NORML New Zealand (which was started by this new MP) is buzzing with this news: MP VOWS TO KEEP SMOKING CANNABIS See the story at: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1348/a07.html And click this link then look down the list for other New Zealand articles on the same subject: http://www.mapinc.org/aussie.htm Forwarded by: Richard Lake Sr. Editor; MAPnews, MAPnews-Digest and DrugNews-Digest More than 29,903 Drug-Related News Clippings in a powerful new SEARCHABLE database! http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/ Quick sign up for DrugNews-Digest, Focus Alerts or Weekly: http://www.DrugSense.org/hurry.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The original weekly drug policy newsletter, DrugSense Weekly http://www.drugsense.org/current.html ............................................. Information about state discussion lists is at: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n699/a01.html ............................................. Interactive chat room for activists: http://www.drugsense.org/chat/ The chat starts at about 9:00 p.m on Saturday and Sunday night Eastern time. ........................................... There is no justice in the War on Drugs! http://www.november.org/ ------------------------------ Subj: DRCNet lists down? From: Richard Lake <> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:55:21 -0500 Or have they just deleted me from all their lists? Have not seen a message since Friday from any of their lists. And yes, I do enjoy most all of them and appreciate DRCNet. MAP started as a DRCNet list, after all, years ago. Richard ------------------------------ Subj: Another milestone! Thank You Newshawks! From: Richard Lake <> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:35:07 -0500 The Media Awareness Project of DrugSense Pubdate: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 Website: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/ THE MAP NEWS CLIPPING ARCHIVES NOW HAS OVER 30 THOUSAND ITEMS! This morning the 30,000th item was distributed and archived, where the news is read by many thousands of folks every day. Since it is not possible to identify the person who sent number 30,000, we thank all of you who submitted items so far this year: A H Clements, AgFuture, Al Gilmore, Alan Randell, Alexandra Eyle, Allan Erickson, Allen M, Allison Bigelow, American Medical Marijuana Association, Americans for Medical Rights, Anders Robichaud, Andre' Richard, Andrew Byrne, Andrew Sullivan, Andy Smith, Anonymous, Art Olivier, Art Smart, Art Sobey, Arthur Livermore, Artie Bjork, aslinn, AtomShock, Australian Autohawk, B. 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For the editors, webmasters, and board of directors of the Media Awareness Project, Inc. Richard Lake Sr. Editor; MAPnews, MAPnews-Digest and DrugNews-Digest More than 30,000 Drug-Related News Clippings in a powerful new SEARCHABLE database! http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/ Quick sign up for DrugNews-Digest, Focus Alerts or Weekly: http://www.DrugSense.org/hurry.htm ------------------------------ End of Maptalk-Digest V99 #534 ****************************** Mark Greer () ___ ___ _ _ _ _ Media Awareness Project /' _ ` _ `\ /'_`)('_`\ P. O. Box 651 | ( ) ( ) |( (_| || (_) ) Porterville, CA 93258 (_) (_) (_) \__,_)| ,__/ (800) 266-5759 | | URL: http://www.mapinc.org/lists/ (_)
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