HOT OFF THE 'NET

DON'T BLAME POT -- THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A "GATEWAY DRUG"

By Scott Morgan, DRCNet.

Anti-drug zealots created the "gateway" theory from thin air. And
it's easily refuted: most marijuana users just don't use other drugs.

http://drugsense.org/url/MWx8LTIA

THE DARK SIDE OF PLAN COLOMBIA

By Teo Ballve

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090615/ballve/single

DID THE DRUGS MAKE THEM DO IT?

Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske says the latest data from the Arrestee Drug
Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program "reaffirm the strong link between
drug use and crime," while the headline over his office's press
release about the survey's 2008 results says, "New Study Reveals
Scope of Drug and Crime Connection." But what is the nature of this connection?

By Jacob Sullum

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133766.html

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MARIJUANA WERE DECRIMINALIZED?

A Freakonomics Quorum

By Stephen J. Dubner

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/pot-quorum/

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 05/24/09 - Jeffrey Miron

Harvard Professor Jeffrey Miron, author of "Drug War Crimes - The
Consequences of Prohibition" + DASH Award

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2434

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 05/27/09 - David Rosenbloom

David Rosenbloom the new president and CEO of CASA - the Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse + Kevin Zeese, president of Common
Sense for Drug Policy & Abolitionist Moment

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2435

B.C. POT GROWER WON'T FORFEIT HOUSE, SUPREME COURT RULES

In a landmark ruling, the country's top court said Friday that a
convicted marijuana grower in North Vancouver won't lose her house as
part of her sentence.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/29/pot-supreme-court.html

UNDER THE RADAR: US DEMOCRATS OVERSEAS PASS MARIJUANA RESOLUTION

By Stephen C. Webster

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/26/under-the-radar/

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

ILLINOIS SENATE PASSES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL 30-28!

The Illinois Senate passed the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
Pilot Program Act, also known as SB 1381, by a vote of 30-28. SB 1381
would allow seriously ill patients with diseases like cancer,
HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis to use marijuana if recommended by
their doctor. If this legislation becomes law, patients with a state-
issued ID card would be allowed to possess up to six plants and 2
ounces of usable marijuana.

Here are a couple of things you can do to help keep SB 1381 moving forward:

http://www.mpp.org/states/illinois/alerts/illinois-senate-passes.html