HOT OFF THE 'NET

A CLASS ACTION SUIT I'D LIKE TO SEE

By Pete Guither

From Drug Warrant - http://www.drugwarrant.com

Interesting press release about the problems of field drug test kits
that are so ubiquitous, yet keep giving false positives and really
messing up people's lives.

http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/10/09.html#a3065

PROGRESSIVE VOTER GUIDE TO DRUG ISSUES

Find out how Obama and McCain compare on everything from drug
sentencing laws to drug use in politicians' personal lives.

http://drugsense.org/url/fnJ6Gqzp

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 10/07/08 - Susan Boyd

Susan Boyd, author "From Witches to Crack Moms" + Fritz Wenzel of
Zogby on poll: "76% of Americans see drug war as failure"

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2082

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 10/08/08 - Ryan King

Ryan King of Sentencing Project on voter disenfrancisement + Phil
Jackson with black perspective on drug war.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2083

IS THERE ANYTHING CBD CAN'T DO? THEN WHY IS IT ILLEGAL?

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

While the prohibition of cannabis is absurd, the ban on the plant's
non-psychoactive components is even more mind-boggling.

http://drugsense.org/url/5EK3AWaw

ONDCP HAS FAILED TO CUT MARIJUANA USE, MISUSED TREATMENT STATS

by Jon Gettman

Recently released data from two major federal government reports, the
National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the Treatment Episode Data
Set, underscore the failure of Bush Administration drug policies.

http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr5/bcr5_index.html

DRUG-RELATED CRIME BIGGEST THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE AMERICAS

Drug trafficking and the violence committed by its associated
organized crime is the biggest threat to public safety in the
Americas, according to the Executive Director of the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=28498&Cr=&Cr1

SHOULD PENNSYLVANIA LEGALIZE MARIJUANA?

Thousands of Pennsylvanians each year are arrested for possessing and
using marijuana. Does this policy of jailing marijuana users make any
sense? What are the reasons for this policy? What are the reasons
against it? Our panelists debated these issues prior to a general
question-and-answer period.

Speakers: Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director, NORML and the NORML
Foundation; David Freed, Cumberland County District Attorney;
Professor Daniel Kenney, Dickinson College (Moderator)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqq2FgdWm_8

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

APPLY FOR A JOB WITH MPP

The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation's largest marijuana policy
reform organization, is seeking a Community Organizer, to be based in
the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada's (MPP-NV's) Las Vegas office.

MPP-NV's ultimate goal is to pass a statewide ballot initiative that
would tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol in Nevada, thereby
ending marijuana prohibition in the state. This position is an
exciting opportunity to play an integral role in a groundbreaking
organization that seeks to significantly and permanently reform
marijuana policy.

To apply, please see http://www.mpp.org/jobs/process.html and follow
the instructions there.