Pubdate: Feb 2000 Source: Liberty Magazine (US) Copyright: 2000 Liberty Foundation Contact: Box 1118, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Website: http://www.libertysoft.com/liberty/index.html Author: Peter McWilliams Note: Peter McWilliams is the author of 35 nonfiction books and has appeared five times on the New York Times bestseller list. He is currently awaiting sentencing following a plea bargain, for one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. Related: Websites: http://members.xoom.com/ptrial/ http://www.petertrial.com/ http://MarijuanaMagazine.com/ http://McWilliams.com/ http://growmedicine.com/ BILL "STATES' RIGHTS" CLINTON When Clinton vetoed the Washington D.C. budget for a variety of reasons, including its ban on any future legalization of medical marijuana, he sent this message to Congress, bureaucratically titled: "District Of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 -- Veto Message From the President of The United States (H. Doc. No. 106-135) (House of Representatives, September 28, 1999)" No, he never used the m-m words. He phrased it thus, "Controlled Substances. The bill would prohibit the District from legislating with respect to certain controlled substances, in a manner that all States are free to do." Uh, the states are free to legalize medical marijuana. Right. And Clinton's Justice Department is free to come into those states and arrest those who try to take advantage of that legislation. I get it. I guess this country is a lot freer than I thought! - --- MAP posted-by: allan wilkinson