HOT OFF THE 'NET

IT'S TIME FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ABANDON THE DRUG WAR

By Bob Barr, Huffington Post

The federal government must turn the decision on drug policy back to
the states and the citizens themselves.

http://drugsense.org/url/YGjeBq3W

PALIN'S POT PROBLEM

Why should other Alaskans be arrested for something Sarah Palin once
did with impunity?

By Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine

http://www.reason.com/news/show/128824.html

PLAN MEXICO SPENDING PLAN RELEASED

Narco News Has Obtained, and Makes Available to the Public, the 38-
Page FY 2008 Appropriations Document

By Kristin Bricker

http://drugsense.org/url/G59KltIc

MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009

In their annual exercise in congressionally-mandated diplomatic
hubris, the Bush administration and the US State Department Tuesday
released its FY 2009 List of Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries.

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #552, 9/19/08

http://drugsense.org/url/nLk56N6o

US CONGRESS CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF DRUG LEGALISATION AND REGULATION

Let's raise a toast with the US Congress, that this week celebrated
75 years of drug legalisation and regulation. Yes indeed, it is a
magnificent 75 years since the disaster of alcohol prohibition was ended.

Transform Drug Policy Foundation

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

CATO UNBOUND - RESPONSIBLE PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG USE

The conversation over responsible psychoactive drug use continued at
CATO last week, with more contributions from Jacob Sullum, Mark
Kleiman and Jonathan Caulkins.

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

ANGRY WHITE REPUBLICANS THWART LEGAL VOTER REGISTRATION IN ALABAMA

Alabama Prisons Commissioner Richard Allen stopped a voter
registration drive for inmates Thursday under pressure from the
Alabama Republican Party.

By Loretta Nall

http://drugsense.org/url/eACZCwI0

RIP PROFESSOR CHARLES WHITEBREAD, GOOD GUY AND DRUG LAW HISTORIAN

Famous BAR/BRI criminal law lecturer and USC Law School Professor
Charles Whitebread passed away Tuesday.

http://druglaw.typepad.com/drug_law_blog/2008/09/rip-professor-c.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN ENCOUNTERING LAW ENFORCEMENT

If government agents question you, it is important to understand your
rights. You should be careful about what you say when approached by
law enforcement officials. If you give answers, they can be used
against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case.

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/17444res20040528.html