>Sender: >To: >X-Original-Message-ID: <008f01bf0a5e$4d3621a0$9acf69cf@pacbell.net> >From: "Peter McWilliams" >Subject: Clinton supports medical marijuana! >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 02:37:52 -0700 >X-Mozilla-Status: 8001 >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > >This is news. Clinton permits the District of Columbia to choose on medical >marijuana. Can California be far behind? > >Let's all send a fax, thanking him for DC and asking him to now include >California, and the other states with medical marijuana provisions. > >Enjoy, > >Peter > > > > > >From the UCLA: > >Democracy in the District of Columbia > >With the encouragement of your faxes and emails, on Tuesday, September 28, >President Clinton vetoed an appropriations bill that would have undermined >the democratic process in the District of Columbia by preventing the >enforcement of DC initiatives on medical marijuana and needle exchange. > >This appropriations bill contains two amendments, one introduced by Rep >Bob. Barr (R-GA), the other introduced by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), that >sought to undermine the right of DC residents to debate and decide the same >kind of policy questions that are routinely handled at the state and local >level throughout the nation. > >The Barr amendment attacked a voter initiative that permits physicians to >authorize the use of marijuana for the relief of extremely painful symptoms >in their patients. This initiative passed with the support of 69 percent >of DC voters. > >Act Now! You can find out more and send a FREE FAX to thank President >Clinton (with copies automatically sent to your members of Congress) from >our action alert at: > >http://www.aclu.org/action/dcmed106.html > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > > > >Don't Let Congress Undermine Democracy in DC > >Calling restrictions added by Congress "highly objectionable," President >Clinton has vetoed the annual spending bill for the District of Columbia. > >In a strongly worded veto message, Clinton called on Congress to remove >several provisions that "undermine the ability of residents of the District >of Columbia to make decisions about local matters." > >Among the objectionable items mentioned in the Clinton veto message was a >new amendment introduced by Rep. Bob Barr, R-GA, that would have continued >to undermine the democratic process in the District by trying to stop a >voter referendum that permits physicians to authorize the use of marijuana >for the relief of extremely painful symptoms in their patients. Another >provision cited by the President was an anti-needle exchange amendment >introduced by Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-KS, that would forbid the District of >Columbia from spending even its own money on needle exchange programs. >Thank President Clinton for his veto and continue to urge Congress to end >its unwarranted intrusion into the rights and responsibilities of DC >residents. > >Support Democracy in the District of Columbia > >Congress must not intrude into the affairs of DC residents through heavy- >handed restrictions on needle exchange programs and the use of medical >marijuana. The Barr amendment, for example, attacks a voter initiative >that permits physicians to authorize the use of marijuana for the relief >of extremely painful symptoms in their patients. The referendum passed >with 69 percent support of the DC voters--and won in every one of the >District's 140 precincts. > >Widespread evidence demonstrates that marijuana can be used medically to >ease the pain of people with diseases like AIDS and cancer. But the Barr >amendment is so vaguely written that it would place into question the >ability of doctors to prescribe currently legal prescription drugs like >Marinol, which is a tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. > >Good public health should come first. At least seven federally funded >scientific studies have determined that needle exchange programs can help >stop the spread of HIV/AIDS without promoting drug use. Barring funding >for the exchange of used hypodermic needles for clean ones does nothing to >stop drug use, but it does quicken the spread of HIV and AIDS. > >TAKE ACTION! > >Fax President Clinton and your Members of Congress Today! > > >http://www.aclu.org/action/dcmed106.html > > > > > > >================================================================ > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: