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Good morning and aloha to one and all. I am compelled to speak bo the council today to demand
that you ro give a resoundling NO voce, or oo'defer, Resolution 46-01, federal funding for the okl,
failed, delusional, counter-productive marijuana eradication program. I have a beef with the police
department for even asking for this money, I have ~n appdntment with the Chief soon on the matter.
But it is you, the dvilians who are supposed to oversee the program, who I kx>k at and speak to today.
My 3 minute testimony goes to the heart of the matter, and proposes a sdution for everyone. As I
watched you swear ro uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign AND domestic, I happened
to actually read some of that critically important document that I feel applies here today.
Arucle 3, Section 3 states very clearly: 'Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying
War against them...'. Are you attempting to levy War against us today with dtls Resolution and request
from the Fblice departments' I say that Is exactly what is on the agenda. Blood money for an unjust
War against civilians, people of this Island that you have sworn to protect, a violation of the basic te-
nent of international law that says civilians can not be the targets' rn any conflict.
I asked the attorney general's office what the definition of a 'hate crime' is and this is part of what I
heard: any cnminal offense against a person or property based on that person's ethnicity or religon.
Many of us on this island, including me, are members of a religion that uses cannabis hemp, 'the tree
of life' as our sacrament. Terrorizing us with helicopters and spraying prison on our gardens and our
rooftops and our children's rays is a'hate crime' by definition. Please look it up, and 'rf the shoe
fits...wear iC, as they say, and prepare for the consequences.
Genocide: another very serous charge defined as any crime with the intent to destroy a specific
reli~ous group, wbiecting that group tp conditions intended to cause the physical destrudlon of the
group, and/or the transfer of children of the group ro other homes and famiBes. This terrible act is
done with drug teeing of Mothers here who test positive for marijuana and then have their childrerR[CEIVED
taken away by the Child Protection Service. flme__-_.yy--~~ ey -
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Where Is the conscience of the community on this mattert Some of its conscience is here speaki~°~ CO°°`~I /P~ FC
with you today ur)~ng you to stop this madness before it stops you and the people you are sworn to
protect At the very least, I request you make a religious and medical exemption to the program, or
face the consequences in court.
The marijuana eradicauon program is illegal and Immoral and must stop immediately. You have been
making war on a peaceful religious group, among many others, with disastrous un-Intended conse-
quences including creating massive poverty, a hard drug epidemic and rampant property crimes, ro
name a few.
Beverley Crogan of the Mental Health Association told me yesterday that what Is happening to the
people of this island now is a new term called 'co-occuring disorders', or layers of problems occuring
to people. She regrets not being able m attend this meeting, but her new Survey of Social Indicators 102.2
rs due out by next week. You should be shocked and saddened at the rewlts. Ootntn. Na
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
www.cognitivelibertyorg/newsrelease/guerrero release.htm
September 14, 2000
Rastafarian Wins Religious Defense Before Guam Supreme Court
The Cuam Supreme Court has dismissed criminal charges against a man who claimed that
he is a Rastafarian and was importing marijuana for religious use. The decision was based
on the Guam courts interpretation of Guam's Free Exercise Clause, rather than the Free
Exercise Clause of the Federal Constitution.
In reaching it's decision, the Guam Supreme Court reasoned that the proper test under
Guam's Free Exercise protection is the stria scrutiny test that the U.S. Supreme Court used
prior to its disastrous 1990 opinion in the Smith peyote case (494 US 872). Under the
stria scrutiny test, the Guam court held that the prosecutor had the burden of proving that
Guam's ban on all marijuana importation was justified by a rnmpelling governmental
interest, and that the importation ban achieved its objective by the least restrictive
means possible.
The prosecutor, in a foolish strategic decision, presented absolutely no evidence to justify
Guam's wholesale ban against importing marijuana. Thus, the Cuam Supreme Court
wasted no time concluding that because marijuana was a necessary sacrament of the
Rastafarian religion, and because the prosecution failed to justify the burden placed on the
practice of the Rastafarian religion by the law against importing marijuana, the importation
ban violated Guam's free exercise protection.
This opinion (Guam v. Guerrero, September 8, 2000. 2000 Guam 26, CRA 99-025) is a
major breakthrough for religious users of controlled substances. The published opinion
from Cuam's highest court will be persuasive precedent for defendants outside of Guam,
who will be able to cite the case for the proposition that strict scrutiny is, indeed, the
proper test to apply when a religious defense is raised m criminal drug charges.
The full opinion is on-line at the Drug Law Library at our Center for Liberty and Ethics:
www.congitiveliberty..org/lawlibrary/cases?guerrero case.htm
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA F ~ L E D
UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH, INC.)
Plaintiff, ) MAR 11914
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Civil No. 5-1964 ~ ~ dfla~r~
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Defendant, ) ORDER
"From the Findings of Fact, the Court concludes, as a motter
of law, that the plaintiff should prevail. Certainly, one seeking
a tax exemption has the burden of establishing his right to a tax-
exempt status. An organization qualifies for an exemption under
26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) only if it is 'organized and operated ex-
clusively for religious purposes.• • In the defendant's
Memorandwn in Support of its requested Instructions, filed
February 28, 1973, 'the Government admits that the plaintiff '
passes the organizational' test.'...
"The Court moat then address itself to the defendant's second
conclusion: that the ordination of ministers, the granting of
church charters and the issuance of Honorary Doctor of Divinity
certificates by the plaintiff are substantial activities which do
not further any religious purpose. Certainly the ordination of
ministers and the chartering of churches are accepted activities
of religious organizations. The defendant impliedly admits the
same on Page 5 of its Memorandwu in Support of its Requested
Instructions. The fact that the plaintiff distributed ministers'
credentials and Honorary Doctor of Divinity certificates is of no
moment. Such activity may be analogized to mass conversions at
a typical revival or religious crusade. Neither this Court, nor
any branch of this Government, will consider the merits or
fallacies of a religion. Nor will the Court compare the beliefs,
dogmas, and practices of a newly organized religion with those of
An older, more established religion. Nor will the Court praise
or condemn a
religion, however excellent or fanatical or prepost-
erous it may seem. Were the Court to do so, it would impinge
upon the guarantees of the First Amendment...
"IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the plaintiff be and is entitled
to a Federal Tax Exemption and to a refund of all monies levied
against by the defendant with interest thereon from the date of
levy, March 19, 1970.
"IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant's counterclaim be
and is dismissed and the plaintiff is entitled to recover the
reasonable costs of the suit herein.
"ZT IS ALSO ORDERED that the plaintiff submit and approp-
riate judgemont in accordance herewith.
"Done and dated this 27th day of February, 197.'
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UK: Effect Of Drug Law Questioned
URL: httpd/www.mapinaorg/drugnewa/v011nS00/s06.htm1
Newshawk: Ken Russell
Pubdate: Mon, 19 Feb 2001
Source: Dominion, The (New Zealand)
Copyright: 2001 The Dominion
Contact: lettersCQ~domuuon.co.nz
Address: P O Box 1297, Wellington, New Zealand
Faz: +64 4 474-0350
Website: httn://www.inl.co.nz/wnUdomimon/index.html
Source: Dominion, The (New Zealand)
EFFECT OF DRUG LAW QUESTIONED
Removing criminal penalt>ee for cannabis possession might not lead to
increased drug use, a report published in the British Journal of
Psychiatry has found.
The study, sponsored by the United States RAND Drug Policy Research
Centre, notes that a far greater percentage of Americana aged 12 and
older (33 per cent) reported having tried cannabis than their Dutch
counterparts (16 per cent
This was despite the sale and possession of the drug being permitted Ln
the Netherlands.
Dutch figures also indicated that decrim>nahsat>on appeared to have some
success >,n separating cannabis from the hard-drug market. Similar
findings were noted Ln Italy and Spaln.
The authors concluded: "Our judgement, based on rev>ew of the research
literature, is that at present the primary harms of marihuana use come
from crLminahsat>on. This prohibition inflicts harms directly and is
costly."
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