Word: paraquat
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Dates: during 1978-1978
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...castoff mistress. The movie has more plot than Birth of a Nation, and there is no sign anywhere (save during the credits) of a panther; but those who have battered their thought processes through four previous PPs could care less: they just want more, if possible without paraquat...
Harvard considered joining the City of Cambridge in an--er--joint effort to test marijuana for traces of paraquat, a poisonous herbicide used by he Mexican government in its anti-pot campaign, which may cause severe lung damage in anyone who smokes treated dope. The University, however, had to weigh its concern for student health against the state's contention that the dope testing would be illegal, and held off from full cooperation with the city. "There is a question of violating the law--we're in marijuana never-never land on this one." University Counsel Dan Steiner '54 admitted...
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...wonder if Dr. Bourne, in your story about spraying marijuana with paraquat [May 1], really believes that the people ever gave him or any other elected or appointed official a mandate to make our lives or parts of them "totally safe." If I wanted to be totally safe, I would expect legislation against getting out of bed. Does Dr. Bourne want me to believe that he is trying to save anyone from a dangerous substance by using another dangerous substance...
...country. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) filed a lawsuit last March 13 seeking an injunction to halt the herbicide spraying program pending the publication of the environmental impact statement; we hope the federal courts will rule in NORML's favor. In the meantime, the paraquat problem is very much with us, and an end to the spraying program coupled with the launching of the city's pot testing project will represent two important steps towards dealing with this tax-dollar funded health threat...