ANTIPROHIBITIONIST OF THE ENTIRE WORLD ....
Year 4 #13, May 28 1998
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Weekly Action Report on Drug Policies
Edited by the CORA - Radical Antiprohibitionist Coordination, federated to
- TRP-Transnational Radical Party (NGO, consultive status, I)
- The Global Coalition for Alternatives to the Drug War
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CORA'S CONGRESS
The "Lista Pannella" says that on the drug question Europe finds itself in the same situation that twenty years ago Italy was facing on the abortion question. Prohibitionists are against a law that would better society . They instead try to impose or support laws that condemn society to a sure disaster. During CORA's Congress the Lista Pannella will make an appeal to all democratic and liberal forces in Europe, proposing that they join an effective fight against organized crime through legalization of drugs.
CORA CONGRESS / WHY PARIS AND FRANCE?
Because France - says CORA's secretary Eric Picard - is a country that tries to impose its repressive strategies on other EU countries, and because of this it represents, together with Sweden, the real bulwark of prohibitionism.
ITALY / POSTPONED TRIAL FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION OF HASHISH
The third hearing of Club Pannella leaders involved in the free distribution of hashish of August 1995 has been postponed.
ITALY / UNFULFILLED DUTY OF PUBLIC SERVICES FOR DRUG-ADDICTS.
CORA has deposited over 50 denounces to Public Prosecutors against the Public Services for Drug Addicts (SERTs). These structures do disobey the law by not guaranteeing a full time service.
EP/ D'ANCONA REPORT/ TRP
The Public Freedom and Internal Affairs Commission has approved the Hedy 'Ancona (Dutch socialist) report to the UN Assembly on Drugs on EU cooperation. "The target is a society free of drugs"... in which consumers should be "treated and reeducated" ...for a "life without drugs". Socialists and moderate forces voted against radicals, greens, communists. Eurodeputee Olivier Dupuis, secretary of the Transnational Radical Party, says: Our antiprohibitionist ideas do not allow us to go along with this. We will present new amendments, as a condition for our support.
000044 27/05/98
AMERICA / USA / CALIFORNIA
ADDICTION / CURES / REMEDY
IL GIORNALE
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A hospital is testing a medicine for disintoxicating from heroin called Orlaam. The product prevents abstinence crises and does not have the usual narcotic effects of Methadone. Also, its use would not induce drug-addicts to go searching on the black market, as they now do for Methadone.
000045 26/05/98
E.U. / GERMANY
ADDICTION / DRIVING / SITUATION
FRANKFURTER
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In Meclenbourg percentages of automobile drivers who mix alcohol with other drugs have almost doubled in 1997. The 'mix' has been found especially among young people and those who have caused serious car accidents.
000042 27/05/98
AMERICA / USA
JURISPRUDENCE / SENTENCE
IL GIORNALE
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The Supreme Court has confirmed a series of sentences that had previously condemned drug-addicted pregnant women to jail for 'violence on the foetus'.
000038 24/05/98
E.U. / ITALY / ROME
LAWS
CORRIERE DELLA SERA / IL GIORNALE / IL MESSAGGERO
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Twenty-thousand people have participated in a demonstration against legalization of drugs organized by a number of therapeutic centres. Also center- right party leaders, who have menaced to use obstructionism in Parliament on this theme, participated in the event.
000039 22/05/98
E.U. / ITALY
LAWS / REFORMS
LA REPUBBLICA
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The Minister of Justice's reform of the law on drugs forsees non-punishability for personal use of marijuana. Working for social utility and prohibition to frequent discotheques is instead planned for those who make use of ecstasy and alcohol, while free distribution of drugs still remains a crime.
000043 22/05/98
E.U. / SPAIN
PREVENTION / PROGRAM / ARMY
EL PAIS
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Drug addiction is a phenomenon present also in the army. To contrast it the Armed Forces and the Foundation for Help against Drug-Addiction (FAD) have created a prevention plan which forsees also courses to prepare specialized personnel.
000040 27/05/98
E.U.
PREVENTION / TESTS
L'EVENEMENT DU JEUDI
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'Drugwipe' is a device that allows to detect even the smallest trace of any kind of drug.German Police and custom officials have ordered 90.000 of these machines. The French are still testing its effectiveness.
000041 24/05/98
AMERICAS / COLUMBIA
PRODUCERS / PREVENTION
THE TIMES
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After that Plice forces thruoghout the world have declared that the Narcos are augmenting drug traffic activities in sight of the next World Soccer Championship in France and preparing to export many tons of cocaine, Columbian authorities have intensified controls in the whole country.
000046 21/05/98
AMERICA / MEXICO
WAR ON DRUGS / INTERFERENCE / DENUNCIATION
MISCELLANEOUS 21/05 - 01/06
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Public protest aginst interference on the part of the USA. Twenty-two Mexican bankers have been arrested, within the 'Casablanca' anti-drug operation, for recycling of drug money. The whole plan was carried out without informing Mexican authorities.
VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Camillo Ruini has confirmed the Church's objection to proposed legalization of drugs except for strictly therapeutic reasons.
FRANCE - The fortnightly magazine "Valeurs actuelles" of the 15th of May publishes an article called "Free selling of cannabis?". The CORA is described as a "very active lobby within the European Parliament".
MEXICO - In the Capitol of Oxaca a priest was killed for having denounced the Narcos. Nobody has been found guilty of this crime.
SPAIN - 80% of people in Spain think that Methadone therapy is an effective one.
