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Gaspar Fraga – In Memoriam

Thu, Oct 29, 2009 1:50 pm

October 17^th 2009 saw the end of one of the most significant contributions to the anti-prohibitionist fronts in Spain and Europe of the past decade. Gaspar Fraga González, founder and director of Cañamo magazine, shed his mortal coil and peacefully departed on his final trip, surrounded by his loved ones, at the age of 65. His long battle with cancer had broken his body, but not his will. As the Commander of the Cañamo vessel, he stood at the helm until the very end, inspiring those around him with his strength and determination in the face of adversity. His remains were put to rest in his beloved city of Barcelona to the music of his also beloved Frank Zappa and the adulations of the many present. He is survived by his two wifes, Sara and Mari Carmen, his daughter Lidia, two grandchildren, and many loving friends.

The passing of Gaspar Fraga marks the end of an era that began in 1997 when the first issue of Cañamo hit the stands and became an immediate hit. Over the course of 142 issues and 12 years, Gaspar became the face of pro-cannabis anti-prohibitionism in Spain and abroad, and worked actively in promoting the magazine’s stated goal of normalization by means of information, producing a huge body of written work between articles, research and his contributions to the Cannabis Cafe online community. He also contributed actively with European drug law reform group ENCOD and was often called upon to appear on TV to counter the anti-drug spokespeople, which he did with such demolishing efficiency that they often ended up agreeing with him.

Gaspar Fraga was an erudite scholar trapped in the body of a charming and boyish rebel to the bone. For many years, he was a rebel without a cause, banned from his native city of Madrid by the Franco regime for being a young long hair with a bad attitude. He went to Paris and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, worked as a paparazzi, model, current and fashion photographer and journalist and tossed pavement in May of ‘68. In 1970 he moved to Barcelona, to the neighborhood of Gràcia, where he became actively involved in the city’s flourishing counterculture as the editor of the underground Rock Comix, and in the 80s he made a decisive contribution to recovering the traditional festivities of Gràcia, which today congregate over a million people over the course of nine days every August.

But it was Cañamo that truly gave cause to his rebellion. Under his guidance, the impact of the magazine has gone further and longer than anyone could have expected. As Commander of Cañamo, Gaspar brought us to the very moment of truth, but for reasons known only to the higher powers, has left us to take this historic step without him. His legacy is now ours to uphold, and he was confident we could. Rest in peace, dear friend, we will not let you down.

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anonymous

Nov 4 2009, 4:54 am

if i can't beat them I will never join them...

to cement hands...

Nov 3 2009, 6:53 pm

please shut the fuck up. Take your fucking garbage elsewhere. Your a fucking retard. If there is a god, may he strike you down with lightning and fry your ass to hell where you belong.

Cement hands

Nov 3 2009, 10:13 am

fascism is 100% in effect in North America and all the cowardly governments from the E.U all got suckered into a genocide scandal involving sex radiations and torture. The CIA has technology now in where they can torture you with depleted uranium and they watch you through micro technology and smell odors with technology and oxided depleted uranium. The Jewish now for over 30 years have been making their gang rich, all the rich in Hollywood all get paid by the Jewish. Hollywood and the American entertainment industry is criminal, they got rich for 30 years all for 1 murder!!!, and its this one here, they entered for 1 year with oxided radiation before I got the 100% sure analysis, then this turned into a conflict, they always need a reason even if its a 5 dollar joint a week. They hated me when i was born, they tryed when i was 2 to abduct me from my crib, i remember, this is why its a problem today, i did nothing so that means you have nothing, this is the true it came from the whorses mouths, we planned to kill his name off for over 100 years, they even named the CIA after his name, and they have been lying to the world for 100 years to kill his name, but they can not without a fight, a big huge fight to be seen with the after effects. You all are their to help him, but you choose to give an ailious to his enemy and give the man they must help the ailyious of the enemy, you use depleted uranium on him and when its too late like it is you say we made a mistake and a diastructive aftermath with family who want answers, but the governments are idiot retards who will also pay with their own lives but do not care because they have the suicide gene in them, it will happen, an eye for an eye. The idiots are the CIA for naming their name after a man and we al know that the CIA are pro lesbian/feminists. The world must get together to get revenge on the CIA with agents who prosicute and international law makers write up new laws in accordance with violations the CIA a registered terror group, no matter what you say CIA your torturing that man and are telling him through your micro transmitters you implanted in his ears and body WITHOUT permission. This is an example of how the cia undermine, the CIA blame the people they accept money from and themselves for commiting the crime. A simple 50 000 volt police taser will alter the world and the way democracy really is. Grow up CIA your a terror group and nothing else. You started this mess and can not take that a civilian has the right to defend themselves any way possible to complete their ojective, remember hes forced to, Its hate and nothing else, FUCK THE WORLD I WILL BATTLE THE FORCES OF EVIL TILL I DIE, YOU WANT TO KILL ME BECAUSE OD WHERE I COME FROM, THE JEWS ENVY MY BLOODLINES...FUCK YOU

anonymous

Nov 3 2009, 3:28 am

fuck you Italy and France your all broke ass rap cocksucking niggers, radiations don't pay

EUROPEAN ANTI-NIGGER

Nov 3 2009, 1:38 am

FUCK YOU EUROPE,
NO ONE LIKE A EUROPEAN
YOUR ALL NIGGERS IN EUROPE
LET THE NEXT WAR START IN EUROPE
ATOMICALLY

anonymous

Nov 2 2009, 4:13 pm

hollywood uses depleted uranium and plutonium to kill innocent civilians. All the governments and entertainers, executives are involved, everything is contaminated with deplted uranium for hollywood and their followers...I hated Hollywood when i was born...they want to be me...I kill you all if i were famous...Hollywood sucks balls...Killyourselves

anonymous

Nov 1 2009, 12:47 am

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anonymous

Nov 1 2009, 12:43 am

fawk.another one down.

iowabaldguy

Oct 30 2009, 6:28 pm

Adios, amigo.
Muchas gracias.
Buen viaje.

James Crosby

Oct 30 2009, 11:58 am

Rest in peace.

The Man

Oct 30 2009, 4:57 am

everyone come to Toronto Canada and listen to a bitch named Voula DiVetta in the mind and ask her...

Founder

Oct 29 2009, 10:49 pm

Robert Gates is a rap nigger
You senior officials are my bitchs
Gates has sex with G-Unit lesbians
Gates likes his fermented clits
The senior officials are idiots
Assassinations and executions
Resign or else
Mr Democracy does not approve of Gates and his role in the American government

DEFINITION OF TREASON:
-a crime the undermine the offender`s government
-the crime of betraying one`s government
-treasonist - traitors

sound familiar Gates and fags
guilty on all counts of treason
Gates and fags are wanted by the underworld all dead
you and who
gates and sarkozy
sarkozy and gates
i dispise maggots like them

Piax

Oct 29 2009, 6:25 pm

My condolence's for the familly.
My respect for those who Fight for the truth and have made a difference for the better in the world.

Piax
Spread the truth.