PUSH BACK THE DEA'S EXPANDING WAR ON AMERICANS
KEEP MEDICAL MARIJUANA SAFE AND LEGAL
NATIONWIDE DAY OF DIRECT ACTION JUNE 6th
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE
errorPUSH BACK THE DEA'S EXPANDING WAR ON AMERICANS KEEP MEDICAL MARIJUANA SAFE AND LEGAL NATIONWIDE DAY OF DIRECT ACTION JUNE 6th
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE
WHO: YOU! WHAT: DIRECT ACTION TO PUSH BACK THE DEA WHERE: YOUR LOCAL DEA OUTPOST (SEE LIST THAT FOLLOWS) WHEN: NOON ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6 2002
WHAT IS IT? It's a nation-wide day of action to push back DEA attempts to re-criminalize medical cannabis! On or after June 6th, 2002 the DEA will attempt to shut down dispensaries now legally providing medical cannabis to patients in California. To respond, activists in cities across the nation will use creative, non-violent tactics to disrupt DEA offices and post their own "cease and desist" orders at DEA outposts. Through this action, we will build an “emergency response” network of committed activists to escalate our resistance to the Federal Government's expanding war on democracy and patients in need of safe access to medical marijuana.
WHO ARE WE? Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is an aggressive grassroots campaign designed to push the Bush Administration to grant states the right to choose their own medical marijuana laws. We serve as a catalyst for committed grassroots activists to work effectively with drug policy reform groups and supportive local officials and to unify medical marijuana advocates patients, and caregivers around a focused national strategy. We aim to draw national media attention to our struggle and build a nationwide network of local activists committed to pushing back destructive DEA policies through action. If you are unable to participate in the actions, visit http://www.safeaccessnow.org/ to sign a petition and lobby your government representatives.
WHY DO IT? As part of the 73 percent of Americans who support the legalization of medical marijuana, we have taken all of the legal steps available to us. We know that medical marijuana is the most effective treatment available for many with chronic pain and other illness. We passed state laws through popular referendums. We took our cases to court. We sought negotiations with the federal government. And despite all the evidence and overwhelming public support, our democratic will is still pushed aside by the Federal Government. It’s time to show that we won’t back down. We will escalate our tactics to demand effective policy reform on this important issue. We have zero tolerance for the harassment of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries, and we will put our bodies on the line to prove it.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
1. ORGANIZE YOUR COMMUNITY: Call a meeting of all activists who are committed to human rights, health rights, civil liberties, and democracy to help join your community into the emergency response network. Set up a phone tree and get going!
2. COMMIT YOUR NETWORK: Print out the “Pledge of Resistance” at http://www.safeaccessnow.org and build up your local network.
3. FLEX YOUR BRAINS: Come up with creative, non-violent actions that will disrupt business-as-usual at your local DEA outpost and demand that they "cease and desist" expanding their war on medical marijuana. A citizen's arrest? A people's occupation? A banner hung for the world to see? You decide! We'll provide you with materials, media support, local contacts and all the assistance you need to pull off a great action.
4. CHOOSE YOUR TARGET: Find your nearest DEA office. A list of office locations is pasted at the end of this message.
5. GET YOUR MATERIALS: Download the ASA Organizer’s manual from http://www.safeaccessnow.org/. Print out a "cease and desist" order to post at your local DEA outpost.
6. CONNECT YOUR ACTION: Drop an e-mail to pushbackthedea@hotmail.com that includes your name, the address of your local DEA outpost, your phone number, your e-mail address and a brief description of your action (blockade, banner hang, non-violent civil disobedience, rally, march etc.) so we can announce your action to other activists. Next, Join the emergency response listserve with a blank email to asa-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
7. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If you need legal support (observers or permits or other questions) contact your local National Lawyers Guild at http://www.nlg.org
8. MAKE YOUR MEDIA: A sample press release will go out shortly. If you need help reaching out to reporters, contact the Mintwood Media Collective at 202.232.8997 or adam@mintwood.com. Also, be sure to contact your local Independent Media Center at http://www.indymedia.org for videographers and independent coverage.
9. MAKE YOUR MOVE: ALL ACTIONS SHOULD HAPPEN ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH AT NOON. If we coordinate ourselves well, we'll be able to pull off a nation-wide action to push back the DEA and demand safe access to medical marijuana.
10. KEEP IN TOUCH: This is only the first in a series of direct actions. Through the emergency response listserv, we will notify folks of DEA raids as soon as they happen. To keep the pressure on, we need to respond to these raids FAST. We encourage sustained resistance to these events as they unfold through creative non-violent tactics. From phone calls to sit-ins to spontaneous street theater, we'll work to support your local actions with a national network of assistance and support.
E-mail pushbackthedea@hotmail.com, or call 202.986.6186 for anything else you may need to make this a successful action.
This action follows an extremely successful nationwide day of action at the DEA last December when activists in 73 cities across the nation confronted the DEA on their ridiculous rule banning hemp foods. Since that action, the DEA has backed off the ban! We've proven our ability to spread creative resistance across the country that tackles the absurdities and injustices of the drug war and we plan to build our momentum until we've stopped it. Please join us.
Mintwood Media Collective for Americans for Safe Access.
--------------- PARTIAL LIST OF DEA OFFICE LOCATIONS (If phone # is listed without an address, give the office a call and ask for their address. If your city is not listed, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/domestic.htm and contact the division office closest to you)
STATE| CITY | ADDRESS | TELEPHONE# | OFFICE TITLE AK | Anchorage | 555 Cordova Street | (907) 271-5033 | DEA AL | Birmingham | 234 Goodwin Crest Drive | (205) 290-7150 | - DEA AL | Mobile | 900 Western America Circle | (251) 441-5831 | DEA AL | Huntsville | 101 Holmes Avenue Northeast | (256) 519-6722 | US Government - DEA AL | Montgomery | 2350 Fairlane Drive | (334) 223-7429 | - DEA AR | Little Rock | 10825 Financial Centre Pkw | (501) 324-5981 | DEA Bureau of Department AR | Fayetteville | 179 East Colt Drive | (501) 442-2618 | - DEA AR | Fort Smith | 30 South 6th Street | (501) 783-6300 | DEA AZ | Nogales | 1370 West Fairway Drive | (520) 281-1727 | DEA AZ | Tucson | 3285 East Hemisphere Loop | (520) 573-5500 | DEA - Tucson District Office AZ | Phoenix | 3011 N. 2nd St. (b/w Catalina and Earl Sts.) | (602) 664-5600 | DEA Division ofc. AZ | Yuma | 780 East 39th Place | (928) 344-9550 | DEA CA | Los Angeles | 255 East Temple Street | (213) 621-6700 | DEA CA | Los Angeles | (213) 894-2000 | DEA CA | Los Angeles | 350 South Figueroa Street | (213) 894-2650 | DEA CA | San Jose | 1 N 1st St. Suite #405 | (408) 291-7235 | DEA - San Jose Resident Office CA | San Francisco | 450 Golden Gate Avenue | (415) 436-7900 | DEA CA | Santa Ana | (714) 836-2892 | State Government - DEA CA | Camarillo | 770 Paseo Camarillo Ste 300 | (805) 383-6454 | DEA CA | San Diego | 4560 Viewridge Avenue | (858) 616-4100 | DEA CA | Riverside | 4470 Olivewood | (909) 328-6000 | Justice Department - DEA CA | Sacramento | 1860 Howe Avenue | (916) 566-7160 | DEA - Sacramento District Office CO | Englewood | (303) 705-6300 | DEA - Denver Division CO | Englewood | 115 Inverness Drive East | (303) 705-7300 | DEA CO | Englewood | (303) 705-7323 | DEA - Registration CO | Englewood | (303) 705-7428 | DEA - Marijuana Crimestoppers CO | Colorado Springs | 111 South Tejon Street | (719) 471-1749 | DEA CO | Grand Junction | 1048 Independent Avenue | (970) 245-2149 | - DEA CO | Glenwood Springs | 401 23rd Street | (970) 945-0744 | DEA CT | Bridgeport | 915 Lafayette Boulevard | (203) 579-5591 | DEA, Resident Office DC | Washington | 2400 M Street Northwest | (202) 254-8255 | DEA Renewal Inquiries De DC | Washington | (202) 305-8500 | DEA - Admin DC | Washington | (202) 307-5645 | DEA - Chemical Registration, Chemical Registration DC | Washington | (202) 307-7255 | DEA - Drug Registration Unit DC | Washington | (202) 307-8903 | DEA DE | New Castle | 23 Southgate Boulevard | (302) 327-3700 | DEA FL | Key West | 3140 Flagler Avenue | (305) 295-8603 | DEA FL | Miami | 8400 Northwest 53rd Street | (305) 590-4870 | - DEA FL | Key Largo | 95360 Overseas Highway | (305) 852-7874 | - DEA FL | Gainesville | 235 South Main Street | (352) 371-2077 | - DEA FL | Lake Mary | 300 International Parkway | (407) 333-7000 | DEA - Main Office FL | Sanford | (407) 333-7046 | DEA - Diversion FL | Orlando | (407) 648-6155 | DEA FL | Fort Pierce | (561) 462-3268 | DEA - FT Pierce OFC FL | West Palm Beach | 1818 South Australian Avenue | (561) 684-8000 | - DEA FL | Tampa | 4950 West Kennedy Boulevard | (813) 288-1268 | DEA FL | Pensacola | 125 West Romana Street | (850) 469-9060 | DEA FL | Panama City | 5321 West Highway 98 | (850) 769-3407 | U S DEA FL | Tallahassee | (850) 942-8417 | DEA FL | Tallahassee | 111 North Adams Street | (850) 942-8430 | DEA FL | Tallahassee | (850) 942-8896 | DEA FL | Tallahassee | 227 North Bronough Street | (850) 942-8899 | DEA FL | Jacksonville | 4077 Woodcock Drive | (904) 232-3566 | - DEA FL | Jacksonville | (904) 359-5000 | DEA - Miami District Jacksonville Resident Office FL | Fort Myers | (941) 275-3662 | DEA - FT Myers Resident Office FL | Naples | (941) 643-5550 | DEA - Naples Task Force GA | Atlanta | (404) 331-4401 | DEA GA | Macon | (478) 757-8754 | - DEA GA | Rome | 5 Government Plaza | (706) 232-5104 | DEA GA | Columbus | (706) 649-7850 | - DEA GA | Columbus | 120 12th Street | (706) 649-7851 | DEA GA | Augusta | 346 Watkins Street | (706) 724-9021 | DEA GA | GA 31401 | Savannah | (912) 447-0231 | Dea-DEA GA | Savannah | 56 Park Of Commerce Boulevard | (912) 447-1035 | DEA Resident Office HI | Wailuku | 55 Mahalani Street | (808) 244-1136 | DEA - Maui County HI | Honolulu | Prince Kuhio Federal, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard | (808) 541-1930 | DEA - Honolulu District Office HI | Honolulu | 300 Rodgers Boulevard | (808) 861-8440 | DEA - Honolulu International Airport HI | Hilo | 349 Kapiolani Street | (808) 933-6971 | DEA - Hawaii County IA | Cedar Rapids | 4403 1st Avenue Southeast | (319) 393-6075 | DEA IA | Des Moines | 210 Walnut Street | (515) 284-4700 | DEA IA | Sioux City | 320 6th Street | (712) 255-9128 | DEA ID | Boise | (208) 334-1620 | DEA - Boise Resident Office IL | Springfield | 2875 Via Verde Street | (217) 241-6750 | Justice Dept, DEA IL | Springfield | 400 West Monroe Street | (217) 492-4504 | Justice Dept, DEA IL | Rock Island | 1830 2nd Avenue | (309) 793-5708 | DEA IL | Chicago | (312) 353-1234 | DEA - Registration IL | Chicago | (312) 353-1236 | DEA - Practitioner Registration Minnesota IL | Chicago | (312) 353-7875 | DEA - Division Office IL | Carbondale | 250 West Cherry Street | (618) 457-3605 | DEA IL | Fairview Heights | 333 Salem Place | (618) 628-0025 | DEA IL | Rockford | 420 West State Street | (815) 987-4494 | DEA IN | Hammond | (219) 937-5200 | General Services Administration, Drug Enforcement IN | Hammond | 507 State Street | (219) 937-5321 | Government OFCS - DEA IN | Indianapolis | 575 North Pennsylvania Street | (317) 226-7977 | DEA IN | Indianapolis | (317) 226-7992 | DEA - Diversion Group IN | Evansville | 101 NW Martin Luther King # J | (812) 465-6457 | U S DEA KS | Wichita | 1919 Amidon Street | (316) 838-2500 | DEA - Wichita Resident Office KS | Shawnee Mission | (913) 652-9119 | DEA - Kansas City Airport KY | Nortonville | 1000 Western Kentucky Pkw | (270) 676-9257 | - US DEA KY | Louisville | 600 Dr Martin Luther Kin | (502) 582-5908 | Justice Department of DEA KY | Lexington | 1500 Leestown Road | (859) 233-2479 | DEA - Lexington Resident Office LA | Baton Rouge | (225) 389-0254 | DEA LA | Shreveport | 401 Edwards Street | (318) 676-4080 | DEA LA | Metairie | 3838 North Causeway Boulevard | (504) 840-1100 | DEA MA | Springfield | 1550 Main Street | (413) 785-0284 | DEA MA | Boston | (617) 557-3100 | DEA MD | Hagerstown | 18450 Showalter Road | (301) 733-4111 | DEA MD | Baltimore | 31 Hopkins Plaza | (410) 962-4800 | DEA ME | Portland | 1355 Congress Street | (207) 780-3331 | DEA MI | Detroit | 432 Howard Street | (313) 234-4000 | DEA MI | Grand Rapids | 330 Ionia Avenue Northwest | (616) 458-0616 | DEA MI | Saginaw | 301 East Genesee Avenue | (989) 754-2330 | DEA MI | Saginaw | 100 South Warren Avenue | (989) 758-4133 | DEA MN | Minneapolis | 110 South 4th Street | (612) 348-1700 | DEA MN | Minneapolis | 330 2nd Avenue South | (612) 348-1700 | Minneapolis - DEA MN | Minneapolis | (612) 348-1729 | DEA - Diversion Investigators MN | Minneapolis | (612) 664-5961 | DEA - Auctions of Seized Property MO | Saint Louis | 7911 Forsyth Boulevard | (314) 538-4600 | DEA MO | Cape Girardeau | 339 Broadway Street | (573) 334-1534 | DEA MS | Gulfport | 2909 13th Street | (228) 863-2992 | - DEA MS | Jackson | (601) 965-4400 | DEA MS | Oxford | 312 Heritage Drive | (662) 234-8542 | - DEA MT | Billings | 303 North 28th Street | (406) 657-6020 | DEA MT | Billings | (406) 657-6020 | DEA - Billings Resident Office MT | Great Falls | (406) 771-0333 | DEA NC | Greensboro | (336) 547-4210 | DEA - Greensboro Regional Office NC | Charlotte | (704) 770-2050 | DEA - Charlotte Resident Office NC | Wilmington | Alton Lennon Federal BLDG, 2 Princess Street | (910) 815-4513 | DEA NC | Kinston | 4505 Neuse Road | (919) 790-3004 | DEA - Raleigh Resident Office ND | Fargo | 1 2nd Street North | (701) 239-5331 | DEA NE | Omaha | 2707 North 108th Street | (402) 965-3600 | DEA - Enforcement NH | Concord | 197 Loudon Road | (603) 225-1574 | DEA NJ | Cherry Hill | 1873 Marlton Pike East | (856) 757-5407 | - DEA NJ | Summit | (908) 273-5000 | - DEA NJ | NJ 07102 | Newark | (973) 273-5000 | DEA NJ | Newark | 1 Gateway Centre | (973) 622-3710 | U S DEA NM | Albuquerque | (505) 346-7419 | DEA - Albuquerque District Office NM | Las Cruces | 505 South Main Street | (505) 527-6950 | DEA NV | Las Vegas | 600 Las Vegas Boulevard South | (702) 388-6635 | DEA NV | Reno | (775) 784-5617 | DEA NY | Albany, NY 12202 | | US Government - Drug Enforcement Administration NY | Syracuse | (315) 477-1700 | DEA-Syracuse Resident O NY | Rochester | 100 State Street | (585) 263-3180 | U S DEA NY | Melville | 175 Pinelawn Road | (631) 420-4500 | DEA NY | Buffalo | 28 Church Street | (716) 551-4421 | Justice Department of DEA - Main Line OH | Cleveland | 310 Lakeside Northwest | (216) 522-3705 | DEA - Resident Office OH | Youngstown | 101 Federal Plaza East | (330) 740-7000 | DEA - Youngstown Resident OFC OH | Toledo | 234 North Summit Street | (419) 259-6490 | - DEA OH | Cincinnati | Fedrl Ofc Bldg, 36 East 7th Street | (513) 684-3671 | - DEA OH | Miamisburg | 1 Prestige Place | (937) 291-1988 | DEA OK | Oklahoma City | 9900 Broadway Extension | (405) 475-7500 | DEA OK | Mcalester | 403 West Carl Albert Parkway | (918) 426-5020 | DEA OK | Tulsa | 7615 East 63rd Place | (918) 459-9600 | DEA - Tulsa Resident Office OR | Portland | (503) 326-2447 | DEA - Regulatory Compliance Pharmaceuticals OR | Portland | 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue | (503) 326-3371 | DEA - Portland District Office OR | Salem | 555 Liberty Street Southeast | (503) 399-5902 | DEA - Salem Office Post of Duty OR | Eugene | (541) 465-6861 | DEA - Eugene Resident Office OR | Medford | (541) 776-4260 | DEA - Medford Resident Office PA | Philadelphia | 444 North 3rd Street | (215) 597-9530 | DEA - Enforcement Office PA | Philadelphia | 600 Arch Street | (215) 597-9540 | DEA - Compliance Office PA | Philadelphia | (215) 861-3474 | DEA - Enforcement Office PA | Pittsburgh | 1000 Liberty Avenue | (412) 395-4502 | DEA PA | Pittsburgh | Fedrl Bldg | (412) 395-6390 | DEA PA | Pittsburgh | Fedrl Bldg | (412) 644-3390 | DEA Federal BLDG PA | Scranton | Courthouse | (570) 341-9074 | - DEA PA | Allentown | 504 West Hamilton Street | (610) 770-0940 | DEA - Allentown Resident Office PA | Harrisburg | (717) 221-2270 | DEA - Harrisburg Resident Office RI | Warwick | 2 International Way | (401) 732-2550 | DEA SC | Columbia | 1100 Laurel Street | (803) 765-5251 | DEA SC | Columbia | 1835 Assembly Street | (803) 765-5251 | - DEA SC | Charleston | 5900 Core Avenue | (843) 308-6660 | - DEA SC | Florence | 401 West Evans Street | (843) 661-2171 | - DEA SC | Charleston | Federal Bldg | (843) 727-4531 | DEA SC | Greenville | 403 Woods Lake Road | (864) 234-0237 | - DEA SD | Sioux Falls | 230 South Phillips Avenue | (605) 330-4421 | DEA SD | Rapid City | 515 9th Street | (605) 343-4947 | DEA TN | Johnson City | 215 East Springbrook Drive | (423) 854-9100 | DEA TN | Chattanooga | (423) 855-6600 | Justice Department of DEA TN | Nashville | Federal South Bldg U, 801 Broadway | (615) 736-5988 | DEA TN | Jackson | 225 Dr Martin Luther Kin | (731) 422-2696 | - DEA TN | Memphis | 50 North Front Street | (901) 544-3396 | DEA TX | San Antonio | (210) 525-2900 | DEA - San Antonio District Administration TX | San Antonio | 9700 Airport Boulevard | (210) 829-1007 | DEA TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6900 | DEA - District Office TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6974 | DEA - Diversion and Regulatory Control TX | Dallas | (214) 366-6982 | DEA - Control Substance Registration TX | Dallas | (214) 640-0801 | DEA - Dallas Division TX | Dallas | (214) 640-0822 | DEA - Recruitment TX | Dallas | 207 South Houston Street | (214) 655-5050 | DEA - Community Corrections Manager TX | Dallas | (214) 767-7175 | DEA TX | Waco | (254) 741-1920 | DEA TX | League City | 2525 South Shore Blvd | (281) 538-4500 | DEA TX | Corpus Christi | Government Plaza | (361) 888-0150 | DEA TX | Galveston | 601 25th Street | (409) 766-3568 | United States - DEA TX | Beaumont | (409) 839-2461 | Government - DEA TX | Austin | (512) 346-2486 | DEA - Austin Resident Office TX | Lockhart | 201 East San Antonio Street | (512) 398-1811 | Charles Kimbrough, DEA TX | Houston | 333 West Loop N | (713) 681-1771 | Government - United States - DEA TX | Houston | 1433 West Loop S | (713) 693-3000 | DEA - Houston Division TX | Amarillo | 205 East 5th Avenue | (806) 324-2339 | United States - DEA TX | Lubbock | 5214 68th Street | (806) 798-7189 | DEA TX | Fort Worth | 820 Taylor Street | (817) 978-3455 | DEA - FT Worth Resident Office TX | Eagle Pass | Rio Grande And Adams | (830) 773-5378 | DEA TX | Tyler | 909 East Northeast Loop # 323 | (903) 534-0472 | DEA TX | El Paso | 700 East San Antonio Avenue | (915) 534-6400 | DEA - El Paso District Office TX | El Paso | (915) 564-2000 | DEA - Biggs Army Airfield TX | El Paso | 6825 Convair Road | (915) 779-2592 | DEA - Aviation Operations TX | Brownsville | 1100 Farm Road 801 | (956) 504-4100 | DEA TX | Mcallen | 1919 Austin Avenue | (956) 618-8400 | DEA TX | Laredo | 4304 North Urbahn Avenue | (956) 722-5201 | DEA UT | Salt Lake City | 348 East South Temple | (801) 524-4156 | DEA-District Office VA | Winchester | (540) 662-5879 | DEA VA | Fredericksburg | 2801 Plank Road | (540) 786-4859 | DEA VA | Roanoke | 105 Franklin Road Southwest | (540) 857-2555 | DEA VA | Dulles | (703) 661-8405 | DEA - Dulles International Airport VA | Norfolk | 200 Granby Street | (757) 441-3152 | DEA VA | Richmond | Amoroso Bldg | (804) 771-2871 | DEA VT | Williston | Taftcor Professional | (802) 951-6777 | DEA WA | Seattle | 220 West Mercer Street | (206) 553-5443 | DEA - Seattle Field Division WA | Seattle | 2800 South 192nd Street | (206) 764-3640 | DEA - Sea TAC Task Force WA | Tacoma | (253) 383-7901 | DEA - DEA Tacoma Ro WA | Blaine | 165 2nd Street | (360) 332-8692 | DEA - Resident Office WA | Spokane | 1124 West Riverside Avenue | (509) 353-2964 | DEA WA | Yakima | 402 East Yakima Avenue | (509) 454-4407 | DEA WI | Milwaukee | 1001 North Water Street | (414) 297-3395 | DEA - Milwaukee Regional Office WI | Madison | (608) 264-5111 | DEA - Madison Post of Duty WV | Charleston | 2 Monongalia Street | (304) 347-5209 | Union Square, DEA WV | Clarksburg | 320 West Pike Street | (304) 623-3700 | DEA WY | Casper | 100 East B Street | (307) 261-6200 | DEA WY | Cheyenne | (307) 772-2391 | DEA