And pray tell which ones are those? Peace, Krsi On Aug 6, 2010, at 12:35 PM, manzikertca wrote:
> > Drug based cultures always seem to be unable to compete with non drug based > ones.To much muddied thinking > --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, Kris Millegan <roads...@...> wrote: > > > > http://www.prweb.com/releases/drug_smuggler/drug_wars/prweb4336634.htm > > > > Outspoken Drug Smuggler Reminisces About Hippie Trail -- Author Blasts the > > War on Drugs > > > > Jimmy Buffet was one. The Eagles sang about them. The intrepid men (and > > sometimes women) who braved unpredictable associates, constant fear of > > apprehension and threats of violence in their daring exploits. Who were > > these people? Secret agents? Mercenaries? Even better. Drug smugglers! > > > > ShareThis Email PDF Print > > > > > > The war on drugs is simply the war on some drugs, the ones they can't > > patent or control, the drugs that anyone can grow at home. > > Walterville, OR (Vocus) August 3, 2010 > > > > During the freewheeling days of the Sixties, marijuana and hashish were in > > high demand, and a number of dealers were willing to risk everything to > > supply the goods. One of the most outspoken of these entrepreneurs is > > author Joseph R. Pietri, whose new memoir "The King of Nepal, Life Before > > the Drug Wars" goes into fascinating detail into the life of a smuggler. > > > > The book, mainly written while Pietri languished in a Laotian prison, > > paints a vivid picture of his life on the hippie trail that led from London > > to Amsterdam, with stops in India, Afghanistan and Laos. It details an > > exciting time of exotic locations, drug-fueled orgies, brushes with the law > > and meetings with colorful characters like Big Eddie, Sunshine James, > > Afghan Ted and the Birmingham Boys. He recounts ingenious methods of > > smuggling weed in custom-made suitcases and in animal containers, and > > includes accounts of complicit governments, such as the Nepalese royal > > family. > > > > Marijuana was legal and even considered a sacrament in many countries until > > the US forced other nations to outlaw its use. The DEA, CIA and other > > agencies allowed the trafficking of the drug by the mujahideen to finance > > their fight against Communists. As a direct result, prices of marijuana and > > hashish skyrocketed while the price of heroin decreased dramatically. Now, > > Nepal is literally awash in heroin, and Pietri puts the blame for the > > thousands of new addicts squarely on the US government. > > > > The war on drugs is simply the war on "some drugs, the ones they can't > > patent or control, the drug that anyone can grow at home," Pietri states. > > "It's war being waged by the pharmaceutical companies and their puppets the > > US government who do not want you growing your own medicine." > > > > "The King of Nepal, Life Before the Drug Wars" is a fast-paced and highly > > entertaining journey through Pietri's life, where hundreds of thousands of > > dollars were made and lost, friends died and years were spent in prisons in > > foreign countries and even worse ones in America. All for a plant that the > > author now grows legally as a supplier of medical marijuana in Oregon! > > > > "The King of Nepal, Life Before the Drug Wars" is released by TrineDay > > Books, the country's largest publisher of inconvenient truths. > > > > Joseph Pietri is available for interviews. Contact Kent Goodman at (541) > > 954-8142 or write to kgoodman(at)amselmedia(dot)com to make arrangements. > > > >
