Forum To Look At War On Drugs, Opposition To Medicinal Use With the Supreme Court's impending decision on the legalization of medicinal marijuana, students may find it worthwhile to attend a forum featuring three expert panelists who will be speaking about the drug this afternoon at the ASUCD Coffee House. The forum, hosted by the Davis College Green Party, will feature Dale Gieringer from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Nikos Leverenz from the Drug Policy Alliance and Nathan Sands from The Compassionate Coalition. [continues 345 words]
This "war" has also created a climate of hysteria in which small-minded bureaucrats and mean-spirited prosecutors can advocate incarcerating a dying man in the name of "following the rules." While Abe McCants' struggle against stomach cancer is over, how sad it is that in his last days he was also forced to struggle against the petty hypocrisy of the drug "warriors" as well. [continues 5 words]
