HOT OFF THE 'NET

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS FAILURE OF U.S. DRUG POLICIES

By Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. Posted July 2, 2008.

WHO survey of 17 countries finds that the U.S. has the highest rates
of marijuana and cocaine use.

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/90295/

PLAN MEXICO: UPHILL BATTLE WILL CONTINUE AGAINST FAILED MODEL

By Laura Carlsen

On June 26, after months of intense manoeuvering in Washington, the
U.S. Senate passed the final version of the "Merida Initiative" and
the President subsequently signed it into law.

http://drugsense.org/url/W3ke8o8z

HOW LONG DOES DRUG PROHIBITION NEED TO CONTINUE BEFORE IT'S DECLARED A FAILURE?

By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle

The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the
mess that the drug prohibition experiment has created.

http://drugsense.org/url/INe29N2m

PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN BRAZILIAN ANTHROPOLOGY

By Bia Labate and Sergio Vidal

Translated by Luana Malheiro; Revised by Brian Anderson

http://drugsense.org/url/kDqssp7m

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies- 07/01/08 - Cliff Thornton

Cliff Thornton of Efficacy discusses the political implications of
the drug war + Russ Bellville of NORML's audio stash opinion piece &
Loretta Nall discusses Alabama's justice system.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1951

Cultural Baggage Radio Show- 07/02/08 - Arnold Trebach

Professor Arnold Trebach, author of Fatal Distraction + LEAP report
from Terry Nelson, Glenn Greenway with Poppygate report, OP-ED from
Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project & Amsterdam prohibits tobacco not pot.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1952

WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF A DRUG-FREE SOCIETY?

By Jacob Sullum

With the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration celebrating its 35th
birthday this week, the publication of a new study estimating drug
use rates across countries is well-timed.

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127356.html

INGESTING MAGIC MUSHROOMS HAS LONG LASTING POSITIVE EFFECTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RisxckQlzc&NR=1

THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ

In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of
the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernandez Jr. Mistaken for
a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending
his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American
killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent
State shootings. "The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez," narrated by
Tommy Lee Jones, explores Hernandez's tragic death and its torturous aftermath.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/ballad/preview.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

Don't Teach Our Children Crime. A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0370.html

HELP PASS THE HINCHEY-ROHRABACHER MEDICAL MARIJUANA AMENDMENT

http://drugsense.org/url/ndTr88LD