The Colorado Statesman, 26 Oct 2012 – Smith: Coloradans Should Pass Amendment 64 What do Hector and Yeira Beltran, Enrique and Bethsaida Cisneros, and Ivan and Claudia Vasquez have in common? They are victims of our drug war. They live on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the pathway of the billions of dollars in drugs that come northward to meet the demand in this country. In all the debates about legalization – marijuana and Amendment 64 in Colorado – their story is the one you never hear, the story of those who have to survive in countries that we have destabilized by our desire for drugs.
posted on August 31, 2012 by
US NM: The Caravan For Peace
El Paso Inc., 26 Aug 2012 – It was June 2011 and a tired Javier Sicilia, the Mexican poet, was ending his Caravana de Paz, his Peace Caravan, from Cuernavaca to Juarez with a presentation in the Plaza Benito Juarez. What I’d remember, however, was not so much his speech but presentations from two women, one who had lost her husband and the other her son. They cried out in rage at the culture of killing that had taken over Mexico, silencing the audience of more than 2,000 people.
posted on August 3, 2012 by
US CA: LTE: Marijuana Dispensaries
North County Times, 02 Aug 2012 – Please, someone explain to me why it is necessary to establish dispensaries for marijuana? If it is such a "wonder drug" and it is said to be a cure-all for many ills and also needs a prescription from a doctor, we already have those dispensaries. They are called pharmacies. Anything else leaves too many chances for abuse and criminal activity, and we need no more of that. William Schlitz
