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weed waco: lethal force and the damage done
by Alex Burns (alex@disinfo.com) - September 11, 2001

Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm were tragically killed by police over Labor Day weekend after devoting their lives to legalizing marijuana in Michigan.
~~ High Times

In the aftermath of the shootings of Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm by state and federal authorities this past Labor Day weekend, hemp activists, groups including NORML and the Media Awareness Project, and magazines such as High Times have focused attention on the Cass County's law enforcement policies for targetting marijuana users. For media analysts, the event also revealed the bias of some press and wire sources, whose reports left out much of the background context and events to the Rainbow Farm shooting incident. Thanks to the work of hemp activists, groups, and media, a more complex picture has emerged. We'll continue to follow the unfolding story as more details and reactions come to hand.

Rainbow Farm Compound
"Rainbow Farm is an alternative campground and concert arena in Cass county Michigan where families with alternative lifestyles can relax comfortably and privately in the beautiful rolling hills of Southwestern Michigan."

THCTV: Rainbow Farm Tribute
"This video tribute using footage obtained over Memorial Day 1999, during their annual Hemp Aid festival. In it, Tom Crosslin explains why the drug war drove him to become a full-time activist for legalization."

Media Awareness Project: Rainbow Farm Shootings Archive
View the Media Awareness Project's press archives on the Rainbow Farm shootings, and keep up-to-date with the latest developments.

Mid Michigan Marijuana Movement
"For many of us who knew Tom and Rollin, and the years we spent with our families at the Farm, this is truly sad. The rumors and stories that have consumed the media is a far cry from what we who were there know."

MarijuanaNews Analysis: The Violence of Marijuana Prohibition
This MarijuanaNews Analysis (September 6, 2001), by Richard Cowan, confronts the hidden costs and consequences of Marijuana Prohibition.

Drugsense Focus Alert #221
This Drugsense Focus Alert (September 8, 2001), critiques press and wire coverage of the Rainbow Farm shootings.

Weed Waco
This HighWitness News news report (September 2001), by Steven Wishnia, details the shooting of Rainbow Farm Compound owner Tom Crosslin and his partner Rolland Rohm, by FBI agents and Michigan state police, respectively. "It's the Waco of weed," says Ann Arbor Hash Bash organizer Adam Brook. "Just to think this is all over pot, it's absolutely ridiculous."

Fond Memories of Rainbow
This South Bend Tribune article (September 8, 2001), by Adam Jackson, covers reactions to the Rainbow Farm shootings.

Marijuana Activists Killed by Police in Standoff Over Pot Plants, Rally
This NORML news item (September 6, 2001) features comments from NORML Executive Director R. Keith Stroup about the Rainbow Farm shootings.

Martyers or Menaces?
This Herald-Palladium article (September 5, 2001), by Jim Dalgleish, implicates Cass County Prosecutor Scott Teter in the Rainbow Farm shootings.

Disinformation Dossier on Millennium Marijuana Day: Not All About Getting High
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Disinformation Dossier on Marijuana Is Good For You
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