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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:44:32 -0400
From: Wrolf Courtney <wrolf@co*.ne*>
To: "techdiver@aquanaut.com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Brett Gilliam and George Irvine
Skip MacElhannon wrote:

> Wrolf
>
> From your recent posts I was starting to think you might be learning
> something,

Thank you!

> but this post makes me doubt that assumption.

Oops.

> It is not just that Gilliam participated in marijuana research in the 70s,
> but from the tone of a very recent article, it is obvious that his interest
> was more than scientific and is ongoing.

I have independent information from a previously known reliable source
confirming that Brett Gilliam, a public figure in the diving industry,
is a pot
smoker.

>  He all but advocated smoking pot
> as a recreational pursuit in this article.  While I personally feel that
> what one does in their own time is their business I think it is highly
> irresponsible for someone in Gilliam's position of influence in the dive
> industry to take such a public stance.   Diving is dangerous enough without
> doing so under the influence of anything.  I would also like to point out
> that in other recent articles Gilliam has bemoaned that fact that he was
> down to "seeds and stems" at some time in a dive trip and I have also read
> an article where he criticized dive boats for not allowing divers to have a
> beer at lunch prior to afternoon dives.

I agree wholeheartedly.  Could you give references for the articles,
please?  Did
he actually advise diving after alcohol consumption - I though that this
one was
pretty well established in DAN statistics.

I wonder if the Brett and the USN learned anything about dope and diving
that they
are not telling us?

(Hint for the humor impaired - JOKE!!!!!!)

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