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OBAMA'S DRUG CZAR CALLS FOR END TO 'WAR ON DRUGS'

By Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance

Drug Czar reaffirms support for clean syringes to reduce HIV and
ending raids on marijuana dispensaries.

http://drugsense.org/url/iOslrlXs

STUDENTS SAY LEGALIZING DRUGS WILL SAVE MEXICO FROM VIOLENT CARTELS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I-FPC3Z1jw

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! POTENT POT, SO WHAT?

By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

http://drugsense.org/url/64eOtDJu

FORMER MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says it is time to 'open the
debate' on legalizing drugs.

http://drugsense.org/url/eZazA5Sa

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 05/13/09 - Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz, author of "Help at Any Cost" + Terry Nelson of Law
Enforcement Against Prohibition & Abolitionist Moment/DTN Editorial

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2416

Century of Lies - 05/10/09 - Eric Sterling

Eric Sterling, president of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
discusses mandatory minimums + Professor Jeffrey Miron & former drug
czar John Walters on CNN + Abolitionists Moment

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2408

MAPS NEWS - MAY 2009

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies News

http://www.maps.org/sys/nq.pl?id=1985&fmt=stdnews

BILL O' REILLY AND JOSEPH CALIFANO ON CANNABIS LEGALIZATION

Intellectual discretion is advised.

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

HOW COCAINE MARKETS HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE FINANCIAL CRISES

The following commentary on the recent SOCA report has been prepared
for the Transform Blog by Axel Klein, Lecturer in the Study of
Addictive Behaviour, Centre for Health Service Studies, University of Kent.

http://drugsense.org/url/puAoMn0J

Q&A WITH THE NEW DRUG CZAR

Gil Kerlikowske, the new director of the White House Office of Drug
Control Policy sat down with The Wall Street Journal for his first
interview since his confirmation last week.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124233331735120871.html

ENDING THE WAR ON DRUGS: THE MOMENT IS NOW

By Arianna Huffington

http://drugsense.org/url/HHFP4en5

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

White House Czar Calls For End To 'War On Drugs'

DrugSense FOCUS Alert #403 - Thursday, 14 May 2009

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0403.html

TELL THE DRUG CZAR TO END THIS WAR

The drug czar said he "wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is
fighting 'a war on drugs.'" Urge him to back up the rhetoric by
supporting real policy change.

http://drugsense.org/url/YSyq0OLE