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...Andrew Weil '64, a noted expert in the field of marijuana research, said last night that society should take an educational rather than a punitive approach to drug...
Speaking at a Kennedy Institute of Politics seminar on hallucinogenic drugs. Weil explained that the present approach to drugs is one that "tries to make the problem go away" rather than deal with it rationally. He criticized the current government reasoning that "if laws are harsh enough and borders tough enough, then drug use will disappear...
...Weil suggested an easing of drug laws coupled with an educational program. Although "there is no such thing as a drug that is inherently evil," he said that improper use can be dangerous. "Why not educate people so that problems of misuse can be minimized?" he asked...
...away all rights to the unarmed gunboats, and France returned the $10 million. When the boatbuilder bemoaned his potential loss, according to one account, no less an official than Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas personally urged him to finish construction, saying: "It will work out." Next, a firm called Starboat & Weil, incorporated in Panama in November and having an Oslo address, offered to buy the boats for offshore-oil exploration. Starboat's incorporator was Ole Martin Siem, 53, much-respected president of Norway's largest shipbuilding firm, the Aker Group. The operating heads of Starboat, however, turned...
...Russel T. Weil '49, president of the Harvard Club, said that such housing is a courtesy the club has long provided for groups such as the Band or Hasty Puddings on trips to the capital. He said that when he receives requests for housing, he makes an informal announcement asking for club members willing to provide it. He said that he would do the same if he received any requests from peace marchers. So far, however, he has not received any such requests...