HOT OFF THE 'NET

THE SENSATIONAL WORLD OF DRUG PAPERBACKS

By Stephen J. Gertz, Feral House

Famed for their campy kitsch, gloriously bad writing and outlandish
misinformation, drug paperback books embodied seductive cultural taboos.

http://drugsense.org/url/Jovg4YWj

MEXICO'S DRUG WAR DEATH TOLL: 8,463 AND COUNTING

By Kristin Bricker

A record-breaking 5,612 people were executed in Mexico's drug war in
2008, making the drug war more deadly than the drugs.

http://drugsense.org/url/aNFkBV0Y

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 12/30/08 - Jacob Sullum

Jacob Sullum editor of Reason magazine, Russ Bellville producer of
NORML's audio stash, Harvey Stein producer of new movie RX Cannabis

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2236

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 12/31/08 - Redford Givens

Redford Givens regarding drugs and the Bible, High Times focus on
Drug Truth Network + Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2237

TOP 100 DRUG-RELATED NEWS CLIPPINGS FROM 2008

2008 saw 11441 new news clippings added to the Media Awareness
Project drugnews.org archives.

Over a half million different readers from about 125 countries
accessed the clippings during the year. Selections of the 600 most
read clippings by area of the world can be found at the following links:

http://mapinc.org/find?369 2008 in Review - Australasia

http://mapinc.org/find?370 2008 in Review - Asia

http://mapinc.org/find?366 2008 in Review - Canada

http://mapinc.org/find?368 2008 in Review - South America

http://mapinc.org/find?367 2008 in Review - United Kingdom

http://mapinc.org/find?365 2008 in Review - United States

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2008 A HUGE YEAR FOR MARIJUANA REFORM

by Bruce Mirken

Since this is the season for year-end reviews, "best of" lists and
the like, it seems like a good time to take note of why 2008 was one
of the most successful years ever for marijuana policy reform.

http://blog.mpp.org/?p=261

THE TOP 10 DRUG POLICY STORIES OF 2008

Drug War Chronicle Feature

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/566/top_10_drug_policy_stories_2008

JAILBIRDS

There are currently more than 2.3 million people incarcerated in the
United States. What does that look like, exactly? That's equivalent
to putting the combined populations of Miami, Las Vegas, and
Minneapolis behind bars.

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

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

'It's A War' - A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0390.html

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN?

Change.gov, the official website of President-Elect Obama, has
reopened its online polling page, "Open for Questions."

Please take a moment and log onto the Change.gov site to voice your
support for questions pertaining to drug policy reform.

http://blog.norml.org/2008/12/29/change-we-can-believe-in/