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"Smoke
a
Joint,
Lose
a
Limb?":
Pending
Mississippi
Bill
Threatens
Dismemberment
For
Convicted
Drug
Violators
1/9/98
(This story reprinted with permission of the NORML Foundation, http://www.norml.org).
Jan. 8, 1998, Jackson, MS: Persons found guilty of possessing marijuana
in Mississippi could face the removal of a limb if proposed legislation
becomes law. House Bill 196, introduced by Rep. Bobby Moak (R-Lincoln County),
authorizes "The removal of a body part in lieu of other sentences
imposed by the court for violations of the Controlled Substances Law."
NORML Executive Director R. Keith Stroup called the measure "political
posturing at its most extreme. This is a truly barbaric proposal that shocks
the conscience." Moak told reporters that he introduced the legislation
because he felt the state wasn't doing enough to combat drug use. Moak
admits, however, that the measure has slim chances of passing. Provisions
in the bill mandate that the convicted person and the court "must
agree on which body part shall be removed."
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Issue #24, 1/9/98
A Look Ahead at 1998 | War on Patients to Escalate: Federal Government Announces Plan to Raid Cannabis Buyers' Clubs | DRCNet Exclusive!! British Euro-MP's Ordered by Blair to Vote Against Commission Recommendations for EU Drug Policy | Ann Landers, Anthony Lewis Trash Drug War: DRCNet subscribers are urged to respond! | Candle Correction | Giuliani Pledges a "Drug Free New York" | Heroin in New England -- Cheaper, Purer Than Ever | Federal Anti-Drug Ad Campaign to Hit Airwaves | America "Works With" Her International Partner | US Counternarcotics Base to Replace Air Force Base When Panama Canal is Turned Over | Signature Drive Underway for Industrial Hemp Ballot Initiative in California | UK: Home Secretary's Son Found Dealing Cannabis, Legaliation Debate Rages | Australian Cops: "Policign is not the Answer" | "Smoke a Joint, Lose a Limb?:" Pending Mississippi Bill Threatens Dismemberment For Convicted Drug Violators | Student Suspension Overturned | Jury Nullification Ballot Initiative in California | Job Opportunity at DPF | Editorial: A "Drug Free New York?" C'mon Rudy
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