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THE BATTLE OVER CA PROP 5

Special Interests Overwhelming the Public Interest

By Arianna Huffington

http://drugsense.org/url/cy9MhXAD

THE UNION: THE BUSINESS BEHIND GETTING HIGH

BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business
giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of
$7 billion Canadian annually.

http://blip.tv/file/1356143/

PROP 5

California Has A Chance To Treat Young People Struggling With Drug
Problems The Right Way

The NORA initiative would invest $65 million annually into developing
drug treatment programs for at-risk California youth under 18.

By Marsha Rosenbaum

LYING IN MICHIGAN: THE DEATH THROES OF A DOOMED POLICY?

If you ever wondered how low the opponents of medicinal marijuana
could possibly stoop, just check out the 30-seconds of vile
propaganda above. (I recommend having a strong anti-emetic handy.)

By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

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

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 10/28/08 - Mikki Norris

Mikki Norris of Cannabis Consumers Campaign, Jeff Jones of Oaksterdam
University & Glenn Greenway with the Poppygate Report.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2113

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 10/29/08 - Amanda Fielding

Lady Niedpath, Amanda Fielding, the Director of the Beckley
Foundation in the UK regarding their recent Cannabis Commission
report, their report on the relative dangers of drugs and a
discussion on the legitimate use of LSD and MDMA for medical purposes.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2112

2008 CANNABIS BALLOT INITIATIVES

Proposals impacting marijuana policies -- both good and bad -- will
appear on a number of ballots across the country on Election Day.
Track the results for all of them here.

http://www.mpp.org/library/2008-ballot-initiatives.html

US DRUG CZAR SPEAKS AGAINST PROPOSAL ONE

The United States Drug Czar and Michigan native John Walters held a
press conference on Oct. 15, 2008 with local law enforcement
officials to voice his opposition to Proposal 1, which would allow
the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91q5lzIFZv4

PSEUDOSCIENCE TOBACCO ADVERTSING FROM THE BAD OLD DAYS

Tobacco products have had a long and inglorious history of largely
unfettered marketing built around pseudoscience, false and misleading
claims, and appeals to medical authority.

http://drugsense.org/url/sxTUdLHd

MARIJUANA ARRESTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

by Jon Gettman

This report reviews data on marijuana arrests in Massachusetts at the
state, county, and local levels. Also examined are data on marijuana
and other drug use, marijuana-related drug treatment admissions
referred by the criminal justice system, criminal justice system
costs, and clearance levels for serious crimes in Massachusetts.

http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr6/bcr6_index.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

VOTE

This voter guide will show you how your U.S. representative voted on
syringe exchange programs, medical marijuana, substance abuse
treatment, and drug war funding. You can also find out whether or not
they cosponsored any of the ten drug policy reform bills that were
introduced in the 110th Congress.

http://drugpolicy.org/library/2008VoterGuide.cfm

PATIENTS SOUGHT FOR VAPORIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA SAFETY STUDY

UCSF Study Seeking Pain Patients For Vaporized Medical Marijuana
Safety Study, Compensation Offered

Visit http://www.mpp.org/mpp.org/studyflyer to find out more about
taking part in this groundbreaking study by University of California,
San Francisco researcher Dr. Donald Abrams