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textDrug-war police states. U.S. state-by-state adult imprisonment rates. In descending order. by eco man
The secret police states. This is the first time the complete U.S. state-by-state adult incarceration rates have been put on the web, as far as is known. These rates aren't listed in downloadable government spreadsheets. The rates had to be calculated from the obscure data of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Please distribute widely. While you can. http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/rates.htm...
Posted: Sun, May 25, 2003 11:35pm PDT
textEnergency Demo in Support Of Medical Marijuan Prisoners by freeman
This is an emergency alert from Americans for Safe Access....
Posted: Sun, May 25, 2003 2:07pm PDT
textRosenthal Loses Motion for New Trial, Sentencing Date Looms by Friend of the DRCN
California medical marijuana activist and cultivation expert Ed Rosenthal is one step closer to federal prison after a judge denied his motion for a new trial....
Posted: Sat, May 24, 2003 11:27pm PDT
textmarijuana legalization and drug addiction and abuse among the homeless by Carrot Top
is the homeless problem in this city a symptom of a greater problem, drug addiction and abuse....
Posted: Fri, May 23, 2003 1:35am PDT
textPot Shrinks Tumors; Governmenht Knew in '74 by Raymond Cushing
"News coverage of the Madrid discovery has been virtually nonexistent in this country. The news broke quietly on Feb 29, 2000 with a story that ran once on the UPI wire about the Nature Medicine article.." This article was named by Project Censored in 2000....
Posted: Sun, May 18, 2003 8:28pm PDT
textMr. by Paul S. Beeber
Fluoride added to water supplies is harmful, uselss and wasteful...
Posted: Sat, May 17, 2003 6:58am PDT
textIllinois House passes bill to allow over-the-counter syringe sales by Chicago Tribune (repost)
Illinois House passed bill to allow purchase of syringes without a prescription. The governor is expected to sign the bill. Currently, only Illinois, California, Delaware, New Jersey, and Massachusettes require a prescription for the purchase of syringes....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2003 2:09pm PDT
textCannabis Freedom Day in SF by Tortuga Bi Liberty
PARTIAL report on Cannabis Freedom day celebration, 3 May 2003, in San Francisco (merely what one person experienced)....
Posted: Sat, May 3, 2003 9:46pm PDT
textWith pot and porn outstripping corn, America's black economy is flying high by Duncan Campbell
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Labour in the American Black Market...
Posted: Fri, May 2, 2003 7:44am PDT
text227 MMM cities worldwide and counting!!! Global March for Cannabis Liberation. May 2, 3, 4 by Cannabis Action.
The main MMM links. A very comprehensive city list with more detailed event info has been frequently updated lately. It is at this link: http://www.millionmarijuanamarch.org/cities.php...
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 11:43pm PDT
textTEEN GETS 26 YEARS FOR SELLING GRASS by Jason Botchford
Webster Alexander is 19 years old and his life's dreams are already lost. A teenage fervor for marijuana has cost him more than lapses of memory or bronchitis. Alexander's relationship with pot has cost him 26 years, a hit by the drug war in the U.S. designed to stop the use of marijuana. The results have been questionable as the U.S. continues to have one of the highest marijuana consumption rates in the world....
Posted: Tue, Apr 29, 2003 3:03pm PDT
textMay 3. Global March for Cannabis Liberation! 216+ cities listed! Worldwide since 1999. MMM by eco man
Alphabetical MMM 2003 city list. Please distribute widely. Links, contacts, event info. Million Marijuana March. Weekend of May 3 2003. Turn the tanks on Texas! MMM invades Texas for Cannabis Liberation! 4.8% of Texas adults are in jail, prison, probation, parole! 2.1 million drug-war (mostly) USA prisoners! It costs around $25,000 a year per U.S. prisoner! 1.3% of Texas adults imprisoned today! Texas is Evil! ;)...
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2003 1:42am PDT
text4.8% of Texas adults are in jail, prison, probation, parole. EVIL Texas leads the world!! by eco man
Latest stats. Charts. Astronomical Texas incarceration rate. 1% of its population imprisoned today. 1.3% of its adults incarcerated. Second only to Louisiana's incarceration rate. Texas leads all other U.S. states with 4.8 percent of its adult population under correctional supervision: jail, prison, probation, parole. The true evil legacy of the George W. Bush governorship of Texas (1994 to 2000)....
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2003 11:35pm PDT
textThe best of the worst country song titles by Mike Harden
Blame a Nashville establishment that panders to an audience impressed with big hats and bare navels....
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2003 9:04pm PDT
textSF Police - a dichotomy by David
When the police flaunt the law what message do they send?...
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2003 12:33pm PDT
textPrisoner majority due to drug war! 4.8% of Texas adults in jail prison probation parole! by eco man
Latest government stats. 1.3% of Texas adults are imprisoned today! Bush government waste: It costs around $25,000 per prisoner per year. Texas leads all other U.S. states with 4.8 percent of the Texas adult population under correctional supervision: jail, prison, probation, parole. Statistics, references, links, and charts....
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2003 11:13am PDT
textABOUT 100 FEMALE LEGISTRATORS VISIT MEXICO PRISON TO GET A LOOK AT DRUG REHAB PROGRAM by Kevin Owen
The inmates are put through the program and then trained to run it inside the prison. They then in-turn put others through and train them and so on. When they leave prison they are certified drug rehab counselors and can start programs in the community if they wish....
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 1:41pm PDT
text216 cities! May 3. Global March for Cannabis Liberation. Alphabetical 2003 city list. MMM by Million Marijuana March.
216 MMM cities worldwide and counting!!! With links. There is still time to send in your city info. Any cannabis-related event on May 2, 3, or 4 will do. Please pass on this info widely. http://www.cures-not-wars.org/cities.htm...
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 5:41am PDT
textJohn Stossel "Help Me, I Can't Help Myself" on 20/20 tonight by ABC News
Help Me, I Can't Help Myself A John Stossel Special...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2003 4:50pm PDT
textCannabis Freedom Day and Parade by freemansullivan
Cannabis Freedom Day and Parade May 3, 2003 12-6 PM...
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2003 1:24pm PDT
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