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DdC · 01-08-2006, 03:37 AM

Demonising Druggies Wins Votes June 15, 2001
Until the early 70s, Britain was a haven of enlightenment: every doctor in the country had the right to prescribe heroin for the welfare of patients. This reflected the idea, powerfully proposed by the Rolleston committee in 1926, that drug use should be seen as a problem which needed help, not as a sin which needed punishment.

There were fewer than 500 addicts in the country, most of them musicians or Chinese. With a clean, legal supply of their drug, they remained healthy and were able to live normal lives.

Then three London doctors were caught selling inflated prescriptions; there was a moral panic; and Britain's resistance to prohibition started to crumble under political pressure, some of it from the United States which was already committed to imposing a global policy of prohibition.

Hepatitis C Information Board
The Heroin Challenge
Make Heroin Legal - Part I

American Indian filmmaker addresses addiction issues
Drug addiction touches many of the characters in Chris Eyre's films, which depict the lives of contemporary Native Americans.

Tobacco addiction as 'Indian Killer' topic of lecture

Red, White, and Black:The Origins of Racism in Colonial America Gary B. Nash,
Savage Indians

[Andrew] Jackson was so effective at rooting women and "whelps" from their "dens," he adopted the habit of cutting off his victims' noses as trophies to commemorate his exploits. He earned the name "Sharp Knife" from Creek Indians for his penchant for skinning victims and using the cured and braided tissue as reins for his ponies (Takaki, 1994)

Witch hunts and the war on weed20 Jun, 2002
The persecution of "witches" was really a war on sacred plants that continues today.

Unraveling an American Dilemma: The Demonization of Marihuana - by John C. Lupien
This is the best exploration I have seen of the background of the
supposed Anslinger-Hearst-DuPont conspiracy to outlaw marijuana in order
to remove hemp as a possible competitor to their products.

The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer

Certain American industrialists had a great deal to do with bringing fascist
regimes into being in both Germany and Italy. They extended aid to help
Fascism occupy the seat of power, and they are helping to keep it there."
- William E. Dodd, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1937

Native Peoples
Alcohol and other drug use and diverse native peoples.

Drunken Indians (6/3/01)

"DEATH TO THE DRUGGIES" February10, 1998
A Look at Prohibitionist Rhetoric and Its Consequences by Julian Heicklen
Senator Orin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 28 Senate co-sponsors have introduced Bill S. 3 that mandates that a person convicted of bringing into the United States "100 usual dosage amounts" of several illicit substances including two ounces of marijuana be sentenced to life without parole for a first offense and death for a second offense.

The creation of a prison-industrial complex is one the most disturbing things going on. Note there is no contradiction between the facts that prisons are both hugely expensive and very profitable. Just like with military spending, the cost is public cost and the profits are private profits: it's yet another way of funneling public money into the pockets of the rich few. HERE are a collection of interesting articles on prison privatization and prison labor.

William Bennett, the first U. S. "Drug Czar" has said: "The non-addicted or casual irregular user is likely to have a still-intact family, social and work life. These are the users who should have their names published in local papers. They should be subject to drivers' license suspension, employer notification, overnight or weekend detention, eviction from public housing, or forfeiture of the cars they drive while purchasing drugs."

Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and 37 House co-sponsors have introduced Bill H. R. 41 with the identical provision. On May 8, 1997, Speaker Gingrich said: "If you sell it, we're going to kill you."

Prisons, Corporate Profits and the Drug War By Debra McCorkle
"Before the Drug War was declared in the 1980s, our prison population was actually declining. Since then, we have been building new jails and even turned over the business to profit-making corporations. In America, throwing nonviolent offenders into jail is good business."

On "Larry King Live," June 15, 1989, a caller to the national cable television show suggested to Drug "Czar" William Bennett: "Behead the damn drug dealers." Mr. Bennett's response was: "I mean what the caller suggests is morally plausible. Legally, it's difficult But somebody selling drugs to a kid? Morally, I don't have any problem with that at all." Mr. Bennett reiterated his position the next day in a written statement that told drug dealers: "You deserve to die."

New Strategies of Repression:
The Drug War & the Legacy of COINTELPRO

Thomas J. Gleaton, Director of PRIDE has said: "We, as parents of all nations, must say to our local law enforcement officer, 'If my child, my loved one, or my friend breaks the law by using illicit drugs, please arrest him or her.'"

Wages of COINTELPRO Still Evident in Omaha Black Panther Case
by Ward Churchill March 10, 1999
In 1980, former FBI Director L. Patrick Grey and Edward S. Miller,
one-time head of Squad 47, the domestic counterintelligence unit in the FBI's New York Field Office, were convicted of having "conspired to injure and oppress the citizens of the United States." The context of their crimes was COINTELPRO, a secret, nationwide campaign conducted by the Bureau from 1956-1971 for
purposes of destroying "politically objectionable" organizations and individuals through any and every means available to it.

"On The Justice of Roosting Chickens"
The essay on this page was expanded into a full-length book

Folks, this is your America. Because of the hysteria of our national leaders, not only has reason left the land, but so has the law. Recently in Centre County, Alan Gordon was on trial for possession of marijuana. His experience with the criminal justice system is an example of how the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pennsylvania Constitution are trashed.

DR. Julian HEICKLEN

Julian Heicklen is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Penn State University.
This and other articles are available on his web site

The Smokin' Professor Still Can't Get Arrested
So He Is Making His Points --Escalating His Challenge

The Penn State Professor Who Can't Get Arrested
Gets An Articulate Ally: A Local Editor!

"I am an advocate of freedom." by Julian Heicklen

Police Refuse to Arrest 65-year-old Heicklen June 15, 2001
Penn State Chemistry Professor Taking Part In Smokeout

Criminal Misconduct
Before Anslinger started the pacifist zombie-marijuana scare in 1948,
he publicly used jazz music, violence, and the “gore files” for five to seven more years (1943-50) in the press, at conventions, lectures, and Congressional hearings. Whether this was economically or racially inspired, or even because of up-beat music or some kind of synergistic (combined) hysteria; it is impossible to know for sure. But we do know the U.S. government (e.g., DEA) information disseminated on cannabis was then, and continues to be, a deliberate deception.

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,116 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 50 Thanked 605 Times in 398 Posts	Demonising Americans Demonising Druggies Wins Votes June 15, 2001 Until the early 70s, Britain was a haven of enlightenment: every doctor in the country had the right to prescribe heroin for the welfare of patients. This reflected the idea, powerfully proposed by the Rolleston committee in 1926, that drug use should be seen as a problem which needed help, not as a sin which needed punishment. There were fewer than 500 addicts in the country, most of them musicians or Chinese. With a clean, legal supply of their drug, they remained healthy and were able to live normal lives. Then three London doctors were caught selling inflated prescriptions; there was a moral panic; and Britain's resistance to prohibition started to crumble under political pressure, some of it from the United States which was already committed to imposing a global policy of prohibition. Hepatitis C Information Board The Heroin Challenge Make Heroin Legal - Part I American Indian filmmaker addresses addiction issues Drug addiction touches many of the characters in Chris Eyre's films, which depict the lives of contemporary Native Americans. Tobacco addiction as 'Indian Killer' topic of lecture Red, White, and Black:The Origins of Racism in Colonial America Gary B. Nash, Savage Indians [Andrew] Jackson was so effective at rooting women and "whelps" from their "dens," he adopted the habit of cutting off his victims' noses as trophies to commemorate his exploits. He earned the name "Sharp Knife" from Creek Indians for his penchant for skinning victims and using the cured and braided tissue as reins for his ponies (Takaki, 1994) Witch hunts and the war on weed20 Jun, 2002 The persecution of "witches" was really a war on sacred plants that continues today. Unraveling an American Dilemma: The Demonization of Marihuana - by John C. Lupien This is the best exploration I have seen of the background of the supposed Anslinger-Hearst-DuPont conspiracy to outlaw marijuana in order to remove hemp as a possible competitor to their products. The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer Certain American industrialists had a great deal to do with bringing fascist regimes into being in both Germany and Italy. They extended aid to help Fascism occupy the seat of power, and they are helping to keep it there." - William E. Dodd, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1937 Native Peoples Alcohol and other drug use and diverse native peoples. Drunken Indians (6/3/01) "DEATH TO THE DRUGGIES" February10, 1998 A Look at Prohibitionist Rhetoric and Its Consequences by Julian Heicklen Senator Orin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 28 Senate co-sponsors have introduced Bill S. 3 that mandates that a person convicted of bringing into the United States "100 usual dosage amounts" of several illicit substances including two ounces of marijuana be sentenced to life without parole for a first offense and death for a second offense. The creation of a prison-industrial complex is one the most disturbing things going on. Note there is no contradiction between the facts that prisons are both hugely expensive and very profitable. Just like with military spending, the cost is public cost and the profits are private profits: it's yet another way of funneling public money into the pockets of the rich few. HERE are a collection of interesting articles on prison privatization and prison labor. William Bennett, the first U. S. "Drug Czar" has said: "The non-addicted or casual irregular user is likely to have a still-intact family, social and work life. These are the users who should have their names published in local papers. They should be subject to drivers' license suspension, employer notification, overnight or weekend detention, eviction from public housing, or forfeiture of the cars they drive while purchasing drugs." Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and 37 House co-sponsors have introduced Bill H. R. 41 with the identical provision. On May 8, 1997, Speaker Gingrich said: "If you sell it, we're going to kill you." Prisons, Corporate Profits and the Drug War By Debra McCorkle "Before the Drug War was declared in the 1980s, our prison population was actually declining. Since then, we have been building new jails and even turned over the business to profit-making corporations. In America, throwing nonviolent offenders into jail is good business." On "Larry King Live," June 15, 1989, a caller to the national cable television show suggested to Drug "Czar" William Bennett: "Behead the damn drug dealers." Mr. Bennett's response was: "I mean what the caller suggests is morally plausible. Legally, it's difficult But somebody selling drugs to a kid? Morally, I don't have any problem with that at all." Mr. Bennett reiterated his position the next day in a written statement that told drug dealers: "You deserve to die." New Strategies of Repression: The Drug War & the Legacy of COINTELPRO Thomas J. Gleaton, Director of PRIDE has said: "We, as parents of all nations, must say to our local law enforcement officer, 'If my child, my loved one, or my friend breaks the law by using illicit drugs, please arrest him or her.'" Wages of COINTELPRO Still Evident in Omaha Black Panther Case by Ward Churchill March 10, 1999 In 1980, former FBI Director L. Patrick Grey and Edward S. Miller, one-time head of Squad 47, the domestic counterintelligence unit in the FBI's New York Field Office, were convicted of having "conspired to injure and oppress the citizens of the United States." The context of their crimes was COINTELPRO, a secret, nationwide campaign conducted by the Bureau from 1956-1971 for purposes of destroying "politically objectionable" organizations and individuals through any and every means available to it. "On The Justice of Roosting Chickens" The essay on this page was expanded into a full-length book Folks, this is your America. Because of the hysteria of our national leaders, not only has reason left the land, but so has the law. Recently in Centre County, Alan Gordon was on trial for possession of marijuana. His experience with the criminal justice system is an example of how the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pennsylvania Constitution are trashed. DR. Julian HEICKLEN Julian Heicklen is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Penn State University. This and other articles are available on his web site The Smokin' Professor Still Can't Get Arrested So He Is Making His Points --Escalating His Challenge The Penn State Professor Who Can't Get Arrested Gets An Articulate Ally: A Local Editor! "I am an advocate of freedom." by Julian Heicklen Police Refuse to Arrest 65-year-old Heicklen June 15, 2001 Penn State Chemistry Professor Taking Part In Smokeout Criminal Misconduct Before Anslinger started the pacifist zombie-marijuana scare in 1948, he publicly used jazz music, violence, and the “gore files” for five to seven more years (1943-50) in the press, at conventions, lectures, and Congressional hearings. Whether this was economically or racially inspired, or even because of up-beat music or some kind of synergistic (combined) hysteria; it is impossible to know for sure. But we do know the U.S. government (e.g., DEA) information disseminated on cannabis was then, and continues to be, a deliberate deception.