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NO BAD DRUGS

The arbitrary distinctions at the root of prohibition.

By Jacob Sullum

http://www.reason.com/news/show/124980.html

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES NEWS

The March 2008 MAPS' Email News Update is now available online. This
issue, written by author David Jay Brown, discusses MAPS' Swiss
LSD/End-of-Life Anxiety study, the upcoming third edition of LSD
Psychotherapy, MAPS' new MDMA/PTSD study in Canada, MAPS' involvement
in the upcoming World Psychedelic Forum and 2008 Boom festival and a
whole lot more...

http://www.maps.org/sys/nq.pl?id=1547&fmt=stdnews

MASSIVE DRUG RAID AT ORANGE COUNTY HOTEL FAILS TO LOCATE DRUGS

http://druglaw.typepad.com/drug_law_blog/2008/03/drug-raid-at-or.html

UN DRUG CZAR EVADES AWKWARD QUESTION

Our friends at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union captured a great
moment from the United Nations Committee on Narcotics Drugs where
Antonio Maria Costa refused to answer a question about why the
Netherlands has lower cannabis usage rates than surrounding countries.

http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/03/17.html#a2753

A FOUR PILLARS APPROACH TO METHAMPHETAMINE

A report written by DPA's Bill Piper lays out the fundamentals of an
effective national strategy for reducing the problems associated with
both methamphetamine misuse and misguided U.S. methamphetamine policies.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/FourPillarsMethamphetamine.pdf

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 3/18/08 - Doug McVay

Doug McVay, director of research for Common Sense for Drug Policy and
editor of Drug War Facts reports from Vienna, Austria on the 51st
annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
with Boaz Wachtel, executive director of the Green Leaf Party of
Israel, Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal
Network, Eric Carlin, executive director of Mentor UK and a vice
chair in the VNGOC and Mike Trace, co-founder and co-coordinator of
the International Drug Policy Consortium.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1808

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 03/19/08 - Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower, author of "Swim Against the Current - Even a Dead Fish
Can Go With the Flow" plus Cliff Thornton of Efficacy-Online on the
UN Convention in Vienna & Obama's Preacher

Support the Drug Truth Network

Get a "World War - Infinity Squared" T-Shirt

http://cultural-baggage.com/drugtruth/teeshirt.htm

MARIJUANA: IT'S TIME FOR A CONVERSATION

Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and featuring noted
travel writer and television host Rick Steves, "Marijuana: It's Time
for a Conversation" begins a long-overdue public discussion about
marijuana and marijuana prohibition.

http://www.marijuanaconversation.org/

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

READ THE DRUGSENSE INSIDER

Check out this special publication, and consider becoming a financial
supporter of DrugSense.

Here's the link to it in PDF format:

http://drugsense.org/nl/insider_3.8.pdf

INTERN AT MPP THIS SUMMER

The Marijuana Policy Project is now hiring summer interns. MPP
internships offer the chance to gain experience in a successful
nonprofit organization - while helping to restore sense to our
nation's marijuana policies. MPP summer internships are unpaid and
part-time (12-20 hours per week), with class credit available.

For more information visit http://www.mpp.org/jobs/