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MEXICAN NGOS, BRIGADIER GENERAL, UNITE IN LETTER AGAINST PLAN MEXICO

Human Rights Organizations Break from Amnesty International's 2008
Pro-Merida Initiative Letter

By Kristin Bricker, Special to The Narco News Bulletin

Yesterday, 72 Mexican civil society organizations and a Brigadier
General of the Mexican Army sent the following letter to US Congress
demanding that all military aid to Mexico be immediately halted. The
letter comes as the US House of Representative is considering more
than doubling 2009 funding for the war on drugs in Mexico.

http://narconews.com/Issue57/article3519.html

WHAT DO YOU KNOW, THE EX-DRUG CZAR IS STILL FULL OF S--T!

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

In a revelation that I'm sure will come as a surprise to absolutely
no one, it turns out that ex-Drug Czar John Walters is still full of s-- t.

http://drugsense.org/url/hy24UPKq

MEXICO TO DECRIMINALISE POSSESSION OF DRUGS

Both Houses in Mexico's legislature have now approved a bill
decriminalising possession of small amounts of all drugs for personal
use. Both the Senate and Congress have supported the bill, meaning
that President Calderon, just needs to rubber stamp the policy before
it becomes law, expected to happen in the next few days.

http://drugsense.org/url/gpssBShe

OPEN LETTER TO THE NEW "DRUG CZAR"

From Another Top Cop: End the Drug War

By Norm Stamper

http://drugsense.org/url/FHP2qiW7

HIGH TIMES INTERVIEW WITH RICK DOBLIN OF MAPS

High Times magazine published an in-depth interview with MAPS
President Rick Doblin in their April edition.

http://maps.org/media/doblin_high_times_09.pdf

MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION?

By Jacob Sullum

In a recent Zogby poll, 52 percent of voters said they supported
marijuana legalization. As far as I know, this is the first time a
national survey has found majority support for repealing cannabis
prohibition, as opposed to merely decriminalizing possession for personal use.

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133371.html

FIRST WEEK OF GLOBAL MARIJUANA MARCH

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #584, 5/8/09

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/584/2009_global_marijuana_march

THE MARIJUANA POLICY REFORM REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED

by Dan Bernath

In yet another sign of the growing acceptance for marijuana policy
reform, MPP's Rob Kampia appeared on MSNBC and CNBC yesterday to
discuss California Gov. Arnold Schwarzegger's recent statement
supporting an open discussion about ending marijuana prohibition.

http://drugsense.org/url/B6WLqy79

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 05/03/09 - Sandee Burbank

Sandee Burbank director of Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse + Dr.
Robert Melamede on swine flu, Ethan Nadelmann on Colbert Report +
Borat: "please buy our heroin"

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2405

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 05/06/09 - Brian O'dea

Brian O'dea, author of HIGH, Confessions of a Pot Smuggler + Phil
Smith, reporter with Stop the Drug War

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2407

ETHAN NADELMANN ON CNN: THE GROWING DEBATE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Anderson Cooper of CNN does a segment on Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger and the growing debate to legalize marijuana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01gFYPB_b8

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

DONATE TO DRUGSENSE

Our services are free to use, but not free to produce. Please help out.

http://www.drugsense.org/donate/

CNN WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!

CNN, via their I-reporter (the public) is asking for input from
people who have a loved one imprisoned.

To share your experience with CNN, please visit:

http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=255322

URGE MOVEON.ORG TO SUPPORT ENDING PROHIBITION

Moveon.org is one of the nation's most powerful grassroots political
organizations.

Imagine if they added ending drug prohibition to their action agenda?

If you want to suggest this to them, you can write to them here.

http://pol.moveon.org/feedback/fb/form.html?tp=suggest

Put "Ending drug prohibition is important" in the subject line.