DISCOURSE ON DRUGS CONFERENCE ENDS AT REAGAN LIBRARY.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - The war on drugs will be won or lost at the local level - not in the national arena where it has been fought for two decades, the nation's drug czar The term Drug Czar is an informal title that can mean: United States Between 1973 and 1988, several ad hoc executive positions were established that the press termed "Drug Czar". said Friday. During a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs , Barry McCaffrey Barry Richard McCaffrey (b. November 17 1942, Taunton, Massachusetts) is a retired United States Army General. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the United States Military Academy, where he had been the Bradley Professor of International Security Studies from 2001 to said that state and local leaders are best equipped to deal with the drug problem because they are the officials allocating money for health care and education. McCaffrey said he is a big supporter of the DARE programs presented in local communities, but insisted the ``Just Say No'' program is not enough. Anti-drug messages must be an integral part of the education curriculum and culture, dispensed through the news and entertainment media. ``It has to be implicit in Adj. 1. implicit in - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" underlying, inherent our educational system, through their coaches and health classes offering an anti-drug message,'' he said. He said the process of allocating money for anti-drug programs needs to be revamped so that agencies, counties and small cities can get their fair share. States also should make a better effort to track drug funding and whether programs are working. McCaffrey's speech culminated a three-day drug summit at the hilltop library and drew protests from two dozen medical marijuana advocates from throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Picketing on Madera Road, they carried signs and banners decrying the nation's drug laws and the prosecution of people who use marijuana for medicinal purposes Medicinal Purposes is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Plot Edinburgh, 1827. . Andrea Nagy, a Thousand Oaks resident and founder of the Ventura County Alliance for Marijuana Patients, said the group wanted to educate the public and contradict the ``rhetoric and propaganda'' in McCaffrey's speech. ``We contend that if the government is going to lie to us with the medical advocacy, what else are they going to lie to us about,'' she said. ``They say it's a dangerous substance with no known medical use . . . The hypocrisy just goes on and on. They'll put Tylenol with codeine codeine (kō`dēn), alkaloid found in opium. It is a narcotic whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphine. An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used in cough medicines. Like other narcotics, codeine is addictive. out to the public but if you grow it in your back yard it's poison.'' The conference was sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse The Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) was established in 1992 by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. The stated, official goals of the organization, now called the National Center on Substance Abuse at Columbia University, are It brought speakers and panelists from the entertainment industry, business, education, religious communities and physicians together to discuss the strides that have been made to combat drug use and abuse. ``We are thrilled with the outcome of this conference,'' said Mark Burson, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. ``This conference was unprecedented in its scope, bringing together such a diverse group of distinguished panelists and attendees willing to examine the role of all sectors of society in the battle against substance abuse. It is conferences like this one,'' he said, ``which allow us to play a major role in furthering public discussion on relevant issues.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) A three-day meeting on the nation's drug policies, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, drew protest from people who support the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of drugs. At left, Lucille Webb of Ventura takes her opinion to the street. At far left, drug czar Barry McCaffrey speaks to the press. The conference brought speakers and panelists from the entertainment industry, business, education, religious communities and physicians together to discuss the strides that have been made to combat drug use and abuse. (3 -- color) Demonstrators show their support for Proposition 215, which allows marijuana use for medical purposes. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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