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Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke
Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm were the owners of Rainbow Farm, a 52-acre campground and concert venue with the mission of advocating the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana. Their activities included holding events on the property, events at which attendees smoked marijuana and which trumpeted many uses for hemp. Though the two men did not sell or deal the drug, these activities drew the ire of the local Cass County, MI prosecutor, who began to focus efforts on getting Rainbow Farm shut down. Rohm's son was taken away from the two men, and a series of legal pushes by the police ended in a standoff at Rainbow Farm. In the end, FBI snipers shot and killed both men, who had burned Rainbow Farm to the ground in an act of protest. Author Dean Kuiper examines the buildup to the fateful standoff, and discusses what Rainbow Farm's purpose was in this book. Ironically, this story was widely reported in the Midwest before the events of Sept. 11, 2001 pushed it off the front page. Yet Kuiper stuck with it to produce this story.
Tags: Cannabis; hemp; marijuana; drug legalization; Ruby Ridge; Waco; Tommy Chong; stoner; FBI
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Spoiling for a fight
For almost 30 years, Stephen Yagman has butted heads with authority. In some circles, he's a pariah; others see him as the last hope against bullies with badges. LA Times Magazine profiles the veteran civil rights attorney turned special deputy prosecutor.
Tags: Crime Courts Ruby Ridge
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Justice, militia style
A new Ohio-based, common-law group is questioning the authority of the federal and state government. Local judges and law enforcement officials are worried that the latest incarnation of the state's "freeman" are better organized and angrier than ever.
Tags: Ruby Ridge; Waco
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The Rise of Militias
Junas examines the recent rise of militia activity across the country. The impact of Ruby Ridge and Waco on the militia movement is discussed. The movement is increasingly hostile to environmental policies and environmentalists.
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No title (id: 12494)
The 1992 siege of Randy Weaver and his family at Ruby Ridge was a law enforcement debacle that led to a coverup with the top ranks of the FBI; the coverup became public in July 1995 and is still under Justice Department investigation. The series debunked official government accounts of the siege, from the claims of Federal marshals about who fired the first shot to the questionable rationale of the FBI sniper who killed Vicki Weaver. (Sept. 3, 4, 5, 1995)
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Off the Grid
The Times looks at James (Bo) Gritz, a leader of the radical right-wing survivalist movement, and others who live in northern Idaho proclaiming sovereignty from the U.S. government and professing survivalism, tax protest, apocalypse and conspiracy theories. Randy Weaver and Ruby Ridge are also discussed in this close-up of militia groups and how they base their actions on bible scriptures. (Jan. 8, 1995)
Tags: Weiss Off the Grid Aryan Nations The Order FBI Coeur d'Alene New World Order 18 pgs.