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THE LIES ARE STARTING IN MASSACHUSETTS

By Bruce Mirken

It was probably inevitable: Lacking actual facts to make their case,
opponents of Question 2 in Massachusetts have begun spinning
fictional scare stories in order to frighten voters out of reforming
that state's marijuana laws.

http://blog.mpp.org/?p=124

MARIJUANA COULD BE A GUSHER OF CASH IF WE TREATED IT LIKE A CROP, NOT A CRIME

By Steven Wishnia

Economists estimate tens of billions for governments if we taxed pot
like tobacco and stopped wasting money on the drug war.

http://drugsense.org/url/EEZY5C8X

MARIJUANA POLICY PRESIDENTIAL VIDEO VOTER GUIDE

Join MPP-TV's Noah Brozinsky as he reviews five of the 2008
presidential candidates' positions on marijuana policy.

http://tv.mpp.org/news/marijuana-policy-presidential-video-voter-guide/

WHETHER IT'S SEX OR DRUGS, ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK

By Marsha Rosenbaum and Jennifer Kern

Abstinence-only education simply doesn't work, no matter how much
Sarah Palin or George Bush dream it will.

http://drugsense.org/url/LVD2C7Fd

FEDERAL DRUG WAR RETHOUGHT

By Bob Barr

As both a U.S. Attorney and Member of Congress, I defended drug
prohibition. But it has become increasingly clear to me, after much
study, that our current strategy has not worked and will not work.

http://drugsense.org/url/QOx5doWz

IS DOCTOR-PRESCRIBED LSD AND 'SHROOMS ON THE WAY?

By Arran Frood

New indications that illegal hallucinogenic drugs like LSD and
psilocybin could become credible prescription medicines some day.

http://drugsense.org/url/6R3CEQOU

LUNATIC DRUG WARRIORS STILL IGNORE POWERFUL POT SCIENCE

By Rob Kampia

Twenty years ago a DEA chief judge concluded that doctors should be
allowed to prescribe pot -- and the government is still ignoring his ruling.

http://drugsense.org/url/zDHrGPWH

TOWARDS A CULTURE OF RESPONSIBLE PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG USE

by Earth and Fire Erowid

Modern humans must learn how to relate to psychoactives responsibly,
treating them with respect and awareness, working to minimize harms
and maximize benefits, and integrating use into a healthy, enjoyable,
and productive life.

http://drugsense.org/url/3Gjjr0B5

IS RESPONSIBLE DRUG USE POSSIBLE?

by Jonathan Caulkins

What distinguishes the Erowids is their assertion that modern humans
must integrate psychoactive use into life. Apparently from their
perspective, choosing abstinence, at either the individual or
societal level, is inherently inconsistent with being modern.

http://drugsense.org/url/xcyu7ysT

TRUE TEMPERANCE

by Jacob Sullum

To say that "modern humans must learn how to relate to psychoactives
responsibly," as Earth and Fire Erowid do, is not the same as
"denying or denigrating an individual's right to choose temperance,"
as Jonathan Caulkins suggests.

http://drugsense.org/url/xcyu7ysT

WHAT IF GOV. PALIN HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA?

By Bill Piper

While possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use is
legal in Alaska, it's still illegal under federal law. That makes
Gov. Palin a criminal in the eyes of the federal government. Does she
think she should be sent to federal prison?

http://drugsense.org/url/dGcjOskE

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

Presidential Leadership Needed. A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0384.html