JUNE 6 | DIRECT ACTION AT THE DEA | SF

WHO: YOU!
WHAT: DIRECT ACTION TO PUSH BACK THE DEA
WHERE: YOUR LOCAL DEA OUTPOST (SEE LIST THAT FOLLOWS)
WHEN: NOON ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6 2002

WHAT IS IT? It's a nation-wide day of action to push back DEA attempts to re-criminalize medical cannabis! On or after June 6th, 2002 the DEA will attempt to shut down dispensaries now legally providing medical cannabis to patients in California. To respond, activists in cities across the nation will use creative, non-violent tactics to disrupt DEA offices and post their own "cease and desist" orders at DEA outposts. Through this action, we will build an “emergency response” network of committed activists to escalate our resistance to the Federal Government's expanding war on democracy and patients in need of safe access to medical marijuana.

WHO ARE WE? Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is an aggressive grassroots campaign designed to push the Bush Administration to grant states the right to choose their own medical marijuana laws. We serve as a catalyst for committed grassroots activists to work effectively with drug policy reform groups and supportive local officials and to unify medical marijuana advocates patients, and caregivers around a focused national strategy. We aim to draw national media attention to our struggle and build a nationwide network of local activists committed to pushing back destructive DEA policies through action. If you are unable to participate in the actions, visit http://www.safeaccessnow.org/ to sign a petition and lobby your government representatives.

WHY DO IT? As part of the 73 percent of Americans who support the legalization of medical marijuana, we have taken all of the legal steps available to us. We know that medical marijuana is the most effective treatment available for many with chronic pain and other illness. We passed state laws through popular referendums. We took our cases to court. We sought negotiations with the federal government. And despite all the evidence and overwhelming public support, our democratic will is still pushed aside by the Federal Government. It’s time to show that we won’t back down. We will escalate our tactics to demand effective policy reform on this important issue. We have zero tolerance for the harassment of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries, and we will put our bodies on the line to prove it.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

1. ORGANIZE YOUR COMMUNITY: Call a meeting of all activists who are committed to human rights, health rights, civil liberties, and democracy to help join your community into the emergency response network. Set up a phone tree and get going!

2. COMMIT YOUR NETWORK: Print out the “Pledge of Resistance” at http://www.safeaccessnow.org and build up your local network.

3. FLEX YOUR BRAINS: Come up with creative, non-violent actions that will disrupt business-as-usual at your local DEA outpost and demand that they "cease and desist" expanding their war on medical marijuana. A citizen's arrest? A people's occupation? A banner hung for the world to see? You decide! We'll provide you with materials, media support, local contacts and all the assistance you need to pull off a great action.

4. CHOOSE YOUR TARGET: Find your nearest DEA office. A list of office locations is pasted at the end of this message.

5. GET YOUR MATERIALS: Download the ASA Organizer’s manual from http://www.safeaccessnow.org/. Print out a "cease and desist" order to post at your local DEA outpost.

6. CONNECT YOUR ACTION: Drop an e-mail to pushbackthedea [at] hotmail.com that includes your name, the address of your local DEA outpost, your phone number, your e-mail address and a brief description of your action (blockade, banner hang, non-violent civil disobedience, rally, march etc.) so we can announce your action to other activists. Next, Join the emergency response listserve with a blank email to asa-subscribe [at] lists.riseup.net

7. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If you need legal support (observers or permits or other questions) contact your local National Lawyers Guild at http://www.nlg.org

8. MAKE YOUR MEDIA: A sample press release will go out shortly. If you need help reaching out to reporters, contact the Mintwood Media Collective at 202.232.8997 or adam [at] mintwood.com. Also, be sure to contact your local Independent Media Center at http://www.indymedia.org for videographers and independent coverage.

9. MAKE YOUR MOVE: ALL ACTIONS SHOULD HAPPEN ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH AT NOON. If we coordinate ourselves well, we'll be able to pull off a nation-wide action to push back the DEA and demand safe access to medical marijuana.

10. KEEP IN TOUCH: This is only the first in a series of direct actions. Through the emergency response listserv, we will notify folks of DEA raids as soon as they happen. To keep the pressure on, we need to respond to these raids FAST. We encourage sustained resistance to these events as they unfold through creative non-violent tactics. From phone calls to sit-ins to spontaneous street theater, we'll work to support your local actions with a national network of assistance and support.

E-mail pushbackthedea [at] hotmail.com, or call 202.986.6186 for anything else you may need to make this a successful action.

This action follows an extremely successful nationwide day of action at the DEA last December when activists in 73 cities across the nation confronted the DEA on their ridiculous rule banning hemp foods. Since that action, the DEA has backed off the ban! We've proven our ability to spread creative resistance across the country that tackles the absurdities and injustices of the drug war and we plan to build our momentum until we've stopped it. Please join us.

Mintwood Media Collective for Americans for Safe Access.

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PARTIAL LIST OF DEA OFFICE LOCATIONS (If phone # is listed without an address, give the office a call and ask for their address. If your city is not listed, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/domestic.htm and contact the division office closest to you)

STATE| CITY | ADDRESS | TELEPHONE# | OFFICE TITLE
AK | Anchorage | 555 Cordova Street | (907) 271-5033 | DEA
AL | Birmingham | 234 Goodwin Crest Drive | (205) 290-7150 | - DEA
AL | Mobile | 900 Western America Circle | (251) 441-5831 | DEA
AL | Huntsville | 101 Holmes Avenue Northeast | (256) 519-6722 | US Government - DEA
AL | Montgomery | 2350 Fairlane Drive | (334) 223-7429 | - DEA
AR | Little Rock | 10825 Financial Centre Pkw | (501) 324-5981 | DEA Bureau of Department
AR | Fayetteville | 179 East Colt Drive | (501) 442-2618 | - DEA
AR | Fort Smith | 30 South 6th Street | (501) 783-6300 | DEA
AZ | Nogales | 1370 West Fairway Drive | (520) 281-1727 | DEA
AZ | Tucson | 3285 East Hemisphere Loop | (520) 573-5500 | DEA - Tucson District Office
AZ | Phoenix | 3011 N. 2nd St. (b/w Catalina and Earl Sts.) | (602) 664-5600 | DEA Division ofc.
AZ | Yuma | 780 East 39th Place | (928) 344-9550 | DEA
CA | Los Angeles | 255 East Temple Street | (213) 621-6700 | DEA
CA | Los Angeles | (213) 894-2000 | DEA
CA | Los Angeles | 350 South Figueroa Street | (213) 894-2650 | DEA
CA | San Jose | 1 N 1st St. Suite #405 | (408) 291-7235 | DEA - San Jose Resident Office
CA | San Francisco | 450 Golden Gate Avenue | (415) 436-7900 | DEA
CA | Santa Ana | (714) 836-2892 | State Government - DEA
CA | Camarillo | 770 Paseo Camarillo Ste 300 | (805) 383-6454 | DEA
CA | San Diego | 4560 Viewridge Avenue | (858) 616-4100 | DEA
CA | Riverside | 4470 Olivewood | (909) 328-6000 | Justice Department - DEA
CA | Sacramento | 1860 Howe Avenue | (916) 566-7160 | DEA - Sacramento District Office
CO | Englewood | (303) 705-6300 | DEA - Denver Division
CO | Englewood | 115 Inverness Drive East | (303) 705-7300 | DEA
CO | Englewood | (303) 705-7323 | DEA - Registration
CO | Englewood | (303) 705-7428 | DEA - Marijuana Crimestoppers
CO | Colorado Springs | 111 South Tejon Street | (719) 471-1749 | DEA
CO | Grand Junction | 1048 Independent Avenue | (970) 245-2149 | - DEA
CO | Glenwood Springs | 401 23rd Street | (970) 945-0744 | DEA
CT | Bridgeport | 915 Lafayette Boulevard | (203) 579-5591 | DEA, Resident Office
DC | Washington | 2400 M Street Northwest | (202) 254-8255 | DEA Renewal Inquiries De
DC | Washington | (202) 305-8500 | DEA - Admin
DC | Washington | (202) 307-5645 | DEA - Chemical Registration, Chemical Registration
DC | Washington | (202) 307-7255 | DEA - Drug Registration Unit
DC | Washington | (202) 307-8903 | DEA
DE | New Castle | 23 Southgate Boulevard | (302) 327-3700 | DEA
FL | Key West | 3140 Flagler Avenue | (305) 295-8603 | DEA
FL | Miami | 8400 Northwest 53rd Street | (305) 590-4870 | - DEA
FL | Key Largo | 95360 Overseas Highway | (305) 852-7874 | - DEA
FL | Gainesville | 235 South Main Street | (352) 371-2077 | - DEA
FL | Lake Mary | 300 International Parkway | (407) 333-7000 | DEA - Main Office
FL | Sanford | (407) 333-7046 | DEA - Diversion
FL | Orlando | (407) 648-6155 | DEA
FL | Fort Pierce | (561) 462-3268 | DEA - FT Pierce OFC
FL | West Palm Beach | 1818 South Australian Avenue | (561) 684-8000 | - DEA
FL | Tampa | 4950 West Kennedy Boulevard | (813) 288-1268 | DEA
FL | Pensacola | 125 West Romana Street | (850) 469-9060 | DEA
FL | Panama City | 5321 West Highway 98 | (850) 769-3407 | U S DEA
FL | Tallahassee | (850) 942-8417 | DEA
FL | Tallahassee | 111 North Adams Street | (850) 942-8430 | DEA
FL | Tallahassee | (850) 942-8896 | DEA
FL | Tallahassee | 227 North Bronough Street | (850) 942-8899 | DEA
FL | Jacksonville | 4077 Woodcock Drive | (904) 232-3566 | - DEA
FL | Jacksonville | (904) 359-5000 | DEA - Miami District Jacksonville Resident Office
FL | Fort Myers | (941) 275-3662 | DEA - FT Myers Resident Office
FL | Naples | (941) 643-5550 | DEA - Naples Task Force
GA | Atlanta | (404) 331-4401 | DEA
GA | Macon | (478) 757-8754 | - DEA
GA | Rome | 5 Government Plaza | (706) 232-5104 | DEA
GA | Columbus | (706) 649-7850 | - DEA
GA | Columbus | 120 12th Street | (706) 649-7851 | DEA
GA | Augusta | 346 Watkins Street | (706) 724-9021 | DEA
GA | GA 31401 | Savannah | (912) 447-0231 | Dea-DEA
GA | Savannah | 56 Park Of Commerce Boulevard | (912) 447-1035 | DEA Resident Office
HI | Wailuku | 55 Mahalani Street | (808) 244-1136 | DEA - Maui County
HI | Honolulu | Prince Kuhio Federal, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard | (808) 541-1930 | DEA - Honolulu District Office
HI | Honolulu | 300 Rodgers Boulevard | (808) 861-8440 | DEA - Honolulu International Airport
HI | Hilo | 349 Kapiolani Street | (808) 933-6971 | DEA - Hawaii County
IA | Cedar Rapids | 4403 1st Avenue Southeast | (319) 393-6075 | DEA
IA | Des Moines | 210 Walnut Street | (515) 284-4700 | DEA
IA | Sioux City | 320 6th Street | (712) 255-9128 | DEA
ID | Boise | (208) 334-1620 | DEA - Boise Resident Office
IL | Springfield | 2875 Via Verde Street | (217) 241-6750 | Justice Dept, DEA
IL | Springfield | 400 West Monroe Street | (217) 492-4504 | Justice Dept, DEA
IL | Rock Island | 1830 2nd Avenue | (309) 793-5708 | DEA
IL | Chicago | (312) 353-1234 | DEA - Registration
IL | Chicago | (312) 353-1236 | DEA - Practitioner Registration Minnesota
IL | Chicago | (312) 353-7875 | DEA - Division Office
IL | Carbondale | 250 West Cherry Street | (618) 457-3605 | DEA
IL | Fairview Heights | 333 Salem Place | (618) 628-0025 | DEA
IL | Rockford | 420 West State Street | (815) 987-4494 | DEA
IN | Hammond | (219) 937-5200 | General Services Administration, Drug Enforcement
IN | Hammond | 507 State Street | (219) 937-5321 | Government OFCS - DEA
IN | Indianapolis | 575 North Pennsylvania Street | (317) 226-7977 | DEA
IN | Indianapolis | (317) 226-7992 | DEA - Diversion Group
IN | Evansville | 101 NW Martin Luther King # J | (812) 465-6457 | U S DEA
KS | Wichita | 1919 Amidon Street | (316) 838-2500 | DEA - Wichita Resident Office
KS | Shawnee Mission | (913) 652-9119 | DEA - Kansas City Airport
KY | Nortonville | 1000 Western Kentucky Pkw | (270) 676-9257 | - US DEA
KY | Louisville | 600 Dr Martin Luther Kin | (502) 582-5908 | Justice Department of DEA
KY | Lexington | 1500 Leestown Road | (859) 233-2479 | DEA - Lexington Resident Office
LA | Baton Rouge | (225) 389-0254 | DEA
LA | Shreveport | 401 Edwards Street | (318) 676-4080 | DEA
LA | Metairie | 3838 North Causeway Boulevard | (504) 840-1100 | DEA
MA | Springfield | 1550 Main Street | (413) 785-0284 | DEA
MA | Boston | (617) 557-3100 | DEA
MD | Hagerstown | 18450 Showalter Road | (301) 733-4111 | DEA
MD | Baltimore | 31 Hopkins Plaza | (410) 962-4800 | DEA
ME | Portland | 1355 Congress Street | (207) 780-3331 | DEA
MI | Detroit | 432 Howard Street | (313) 234-4000 | DEA
MI | Grand Rapids | 330 Ionia Avenue Northwest | (616) 458-0616 | DEA
MI | Saginaw | 301 East Genesee Avenue | (989) 754-2330 | DEA
MI | Saginaw | 100 South Warren Avenue | (989) 758-4133 | DEA
MN | Minneapolis | 110 South 4th Street | (612) 348-1700 | DEA
MN | Minneapolis | 330 2nd Avenue South | (612) 348-1700 | Minneapolis - DEA
MN | Minneapolis | (612) 348-1729 | DEA - Diversion Investigators
MN | Minneapolis | (612) 664-5961 | DEA - Auctions of Seized Property
MO | Saint Louis | 7911 Forsyth Boulevard | (314) 538-4600 | DEA
MO | Cape Girardeau | 339 Broadway Street | (573) 334-1534 | DEA
MS | Gulfport | 2909 13th Street | (228) 863-2992 | - DEA
MS | Jackson | (601) 965-4400 | DEA
MS | Oxford | 312 Heritage Drive | (662) 234-8542 | - DEA
MT | Billings | 303 North 28th Street | (406) 657-6020 | DEA
MT | Billings | (406) 657-6020 | DEA - Billings Resident Office
MT | Great Falls | (406) 771-0333 | DEA
NC | Greensboro | (336) 547-4210 | DEA - Greensboro Regional Office
NC | Charlotte | (704) 770-2050 | DEA - Charlotte Resident Office
NC | Wilmington | Alton Lennon Federal BLDG, 2 Princess Street | (910) 815-4513 | DEA
NC | Kinston | 4505 Neuse Road | (919) 790-3004 | DEA - Raleigh Resident Office
ND | Fargo | 1 2nd Street North | (701) 239-5331 | DEA
NE | Omaha | 2707 North 108th Street | (402) 965-3600 | DEA - Enforcement
NH | Concord | 197 Loudon Road | (603) 225-1574 | DEA
NJ | Cherry Hill | 1873 Marlton Pike East | (856) 757-5407 | - DEA
NJ | Summit | (908) 273-5000 | - DEA
NJ | NJ 07102 | Newark | (973) 273-5000 | DEA
NJ | Newark | 1 Gateway Centre | (973) 622-3710 | U S DEA
NM | Albuquerque | (505) 346-7419 | DEA - Albuquerque District Office
NM | Las Cruces | 505 South Main Street | (505) 527-6950 | DEA
NV | Las Vegas | 600 Las Vegas Boulevard South | (702) 388-6635 | DEA
NV | Reno | (775) 784-5617 | DEA
NY | Albany, NY 12202 | | US Government - Drug Enforcement Administration
NY | Syracuse | (315) 477-1700 | DEA-Syracuse Resident O
NY | Rochester | 100 State Street | (585) 263-3180 | U S DEA
NY | Melville | 175 Pinelawn Road | (631) 420-4500 | DEA
NY | Buffalo | 28 Church Street | (716) 551-4421 | Justice Department of DEA - Main Line
OH | Cleveland | 310 Lakeside Northwest | (216) 522-3705 | DEA - Resident Office
OH | Youngstown | 101 Federal Plaza East | (330) 740-7000 | DEA - Youngstown Resident OFC
OH | Toledo | 234 North Summit Street | (419) 259-6490 | - DEA
OH | Cincinnati | Fedrl Ofc Bldg, 36 East 7th Street | (513) 684-3671 | - DEA
OH | Miamisburg | 1 Prestige Place | (937) 291-1988 | DEA
OK | Oklahoma City | 9900 Broadway Extension | (405) 475-7500 | DEA
OK | Mcalester | 403 West Carl Albert Parkway | (918) 426-5020 | DEA
OK | Tulsa | 7615 East 63rd Place | (918) 459-9600 | DEA - Tulsa Resident Office
OR | Portland | (503) 326-2447 | DEA - Regulatory Compliance Pharmaceuticals
OR | Portland | 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue | (503) 326-3371 | DEA - Portland District Office
OR | Salem | 555 Liberty Street Southeast | (503) 399-5902 | DEA - Salem Office Post of Duty
OR | Eugene | (541) 465-6861 | DEA - Eugene Resident Office
OR | Medford | (541) 776-4260 | DEA - Medford Resident Office
PA | Philadelphia | 444 North 3rd Street | (215) 597-9530 | DEA - Enforcement Office
PA | Philadelphia | 600 Arch Street | (215) 597-9540 | DEA - Compliance Office
PA | Philadelphia | (215) 861-3474 | DEA - Enforcement Office
PA | Pittsburgh | 1000 Liberty Avenue | (412) 395-4502 | DEA
PA | Pittsburgh | Fedrl Bldg | (412) 395-6390 | DEA
PA | Pittsburgh | Fedrl Bldg | (412) 644-3390 | DEA Federal BLDG
PA | Scranton | Courthouse | (570) 341-9074 | - DEA
PA | Allentown | 504 West Hamilton Street | (610) 770-0940 | DEA - Allentown Resident Office
PA | Harrisburg | (717) 221-2270 | DEA - Harrisburg Resident Office
RI | Warwick | 2 International Way | (401) 732-2550 | DEA
SC | Columbia | 1100 Laurel Street | (803) 765-5251 | DEA
SC | Columbia | 1835 Assembly Street | (803) 765-5251 | - DEA
SC | Charleston | 5900 Core Avenue | (843) 308-6660 | - DEA
SC | Florence | 401 West Evans Street | (843) 661-2171 | - DEA
SC | Charleston | Federal Bldg | (843) 727-4531 | DEA
SC | Greenville | 403 Woods Lake Road | (864) 234-0237 | - DEA
SD | Sioux Falls | 230 South Phillips Avenue | (605) 330-4421 | DEA
SD | Rapid City | 515 9th Street | (605) 343-4947 | DEA
TN | Johnson City | 215 East Springbrook Drive | (423) 854-9100 | DEA
TN | Chattanooga | (423) 855-6600 | Justice Department of DEA
TN | Nashville | Federal South Bldg U, 801 Broadway | (615) 736-5988 | DEA
TN | Jackson | 225 Dr Martin Luther Kin | (731) 422-2696 | - DEA
TN | Memphis | 50 North Front Street | (901) 544-3396 | DEA
TX | San Antonio | (210) 525-2900 | DEA - San Antonio District Administration
TX | San Antonio | 9700 Airport Boulevard | (210) 829-1007 | DEA
TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6900 | DEA - District Office
TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6974 | DEA - Diversion and Regulatory Control
TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6982 | DEA - Control Substance Registration
TX | Dallas | (214) 640-0801 | DEA - Dallas Division
TX | Dallas | (214) 640-0822 | DEA - Recruitment
TX | Dallas | 207 South Houston Street | (214) 655-5050 | DEA - Community Corrections Manager
TX | Dallas | (214) 767-7175 | DEA
TX | Waco | (254) 741-1920 | DEA
TX | League City | 2525 South Shore Blvd | (281) 538-4500 | DEA
TX | Corpus Christi | Government Plaza | (361) 888-0150 | DEA
TX | Galveston | 601 25th Street | (409) 766-3568 | United States - DEA
TX | Beaumont | (409) 839-2461 | Government - DEA
TX | Austin | (512) 346-2486 | DEA - Austin Resident Office
TX | Lockhart | 201 East San Antonio Street | (512) 398-1811 | Charles Kimbrough, DEA
TX | Houston | 333 West Loop N | (713) 681-1771 | Government - United States - DEA
TX | Houston | 1433 West Loop S | (713) 693-3000 | DEA - Houston Division
TX | Amarillo | 205 East 5th Avenue | (806) 324-2339 | United States - DEA
TX | Lubbock | 5214 68th Street | (806) 798-7189 | DEA
TX | Fort Worth | 820 Taylor Street | (817) 978-3455 | DEA - FT Worth Resident Office
TX | Eagle Pass | Rio Grande And Adams | (830) 773-5378 | DEA
TX | Tyler | 909 East Northeast Loop # 323 | (903) 534-0472 | DEA
TX | El Paso | 700 East San Antonio Avenue | (915) 534-6400 | DEA - El Paso District Office
TX | El Paso | (915) 564-2000 | DEA - Biggs Army Airfield
TX | El Paso | 6825 Convair Road | (915) 779-2592 | DEA - Aviation Operations
TX | Brownsville | 1100 Farm Road 801 | (956) 504-4100 | DEA
TX | Mcallen | 1919 Austin Avenue | (956) 618-8400 | DEA
TX | Laredo | 4304 North Urbahn Avenue | (956) 722-5201 | DEA
UT | Salt Lake City | 348 East South Temple | (801) 524-4156 | DEA-District Office
VA | Winchester | (540) 662-5879 | DEA
VA | Fredericksburg | 2801 Plank Road | (540) 786-4859 | DEA
VA | Roanoke | 105 Franklin Road Southwest | (540) 857-2555 | DEA
VA | Dulles | (703) 661-8405 | DEA - Dulles International Airport
VA | Norfolk | 200 Granby Street | (757) 441-3152 | DEA
VA | Richmond | Amoroso Bldg | (804) 771-2871 | DEA
VT | Williston | Taftcor Professional | (802) 951-6777 | DEA
WA | Seattle | 220 West Mercer Street | (206) 553-5443 | DEA - Seattle Field Division
WA | Seattle | 2800 South 192nd Street | (206) 764-3640 | DEA - Sea TAC Task Force
WA | Tacoma | (253) 383-7901 | DEA - DEA Tacoma Ro
WA | Blaine | 165 2nd Street | (360) 332-8692 | DEA - Resident Office
WA | Spokane | 1124 West Riverside Avenue | (509) 353-2964 | DEA
WA | Yakima | 402 East Yakima Avenue | (509) 454-4407 | DEA
WI | Milwaukee | 1001 North Water Street | (414) 297-3395 | DEA - Milwaukee Regional Office
WI | Madison | (608) 264-5111 | DEA - Madison Post of Duty
WV | Charleston | 2 Monongalia Street | (304) 347-5209 | Union Square, DEA
WV | Clarksburg | 320 West Pike Street | (304) 623-3700 | DEA
WY | Casper | 100 East B Street | (307) 261-6200 | DEA
WY | Cheyenne | (307) 772-2391 | DEA