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AMERICANS: STARS IN BARS

Does our high incarceration rate represent the right kind of toughness?

By Jacob Sullum

http://www.reason.com/news/show/125306.html

END 'NANNY STATE' BANS, ARGUES MAJOR NEW STUDY

Prohibitions impose huge costs on individuals and society, yet
produce few benefits in return.

http://www.iea.org.uk/record.jsp?type=release&ID=138

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD

Disproportionate Application Of Drug Laws Undermines The Conventions, Says Incb

Vienna, 5 March (United Nations Information Service)-The Vienna-based
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) today called on
Governments to apply the law proportionately when prosecuting drug
offenders, as not doing so could undermine efforts to effectively
implement the very conventions that these laws seeks to enforce.

http://www.incb.org/incb/index.html

CLOSED MINDS

By Dan Gardner, The Ottawa Citizen

According to what the media described as "a United Nations report
released Wednesday" - more on that description in a moment - the soft
treatment of celebrity drug offenders gives young people the
impression that drug use is no big thing. Thus, it "could undermine
wider social efforts at reducing demand for drugs."

http://drugsense.org/url/sksMltcQ

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 03/04/08 - Phil Smith

Phil Smith of StopTheDrugWar.org discusses empowerment of criminals
through the drug laws, plus Al Byrne of Patients Out of Time on the
upcoming National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1790

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 03/05/08 - Catherine Austin Fitts

Catherine Austin Fitts, former HUD assistant secretary discusses the
economic nightmare of the drug war.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1791

PERU AND BOLIVIA REVOLT AGAINST THE INCB

Cocaleros in Bolivia threathen to occupy the installations of the
United Nations in the country as well as those of Coca Cola in El
Alto in protest against the decision by the International Narcotics
Control Board (INCB) to "abolish or prohibit coca leaf chewing and
the manufacture of coca tea," according to the newspaper La Razon.

http://drugsense.org/url/kYXpxO0x

DR. MITCH EARLEYWINE ON THE CAPITAL OUTSIDER

Host John Mounteer interviews teacher and author Dr. Mitch
Earleywine, and discuss his recent book, Parents' Guide to Marijuana

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7754036465847187909

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

PETITION YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH

Download and print out a petition calling on your U.S. Senators to
support access to materials for FDA-approved medical cannabis
research. The goal is to collect 30,000 signatures by April 21st.

http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=5448&preview=1&cache=0