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HEY PROGRESSIVES: WHY DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT THE "DRUG WAR"

Like You Care About Other Issues?

By Ethan Nadelmann

If the 500,000 nonviolent drug offenders in jail had white faces,
would society allow it?

http://drugsense.org/url/S6DG9O8S

WHY NOT TWO DAYS INSTEAD OF 366?

By Jacob Sullum

As I predicted/hoped, U.S. District Judge George Wu used the "safety
valve" for nonviolent, low-level drug offenders to avoid imposing the
otherwise mandatory five-year sentence on Charlie Lynch, former
operator of a medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California.

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/134098.html

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 06/07/09 - Eugene Oscapella

Eugene Oscapella, Director of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2445

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 06/10/09 - Claudia Rubin

Claudia Rubin w/ RELEASE in the UK, regarding their campaign: "Nice
People Take Drugs" + Dr. Joel Hochman's warning to parents & Julie
Roberts of Drug Policy Alliance on forthcoming cannabis distribution
in New Mexico

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2453

LIBERALS TEAM WITH CONSERVATIVES TO PASS A NASTY NEW DRUG LAW

By Dana Larsen

On June 8, Canada's Parliament passed a new set of mandatory minimum
penalties for a variety of marijuana and drug offences.

http://drugsense.org/url/ERFkXlt0

SMOKED CANNABIS' EFFECT ON LUNGS

Does regular marijuana smoking cause COPD, Emphysema and/or Lung
Cancer? In part 1, Donald Tashkin, MD examines risk of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXKhHv5VuEI

NADELMANN VS BENNETT ON CNN

Tonight's "Great Debate": Is the war on drugs a failure and would
legalizing marijuana be a better solution? Former drug czar Bill
Bennett and the head of the Drug Policy Alliance in a frank
discussion about addiction, crime, and violence.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0906/11/ec.01.html

A DRUG WAR TRUCE?

Obama's new drug czar says the administration won't legalize pot -
but pressure for real reform is growing.

By Tim Dickinson

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28600327/a_drug_war_truce/1

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

The Drug War Opinions In The Los Angeles Times. A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0405.html

SAVE LIVES, REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS

Accidental overdose took more lives last year than firearms,
drownings and accidental falls combined. Ask your representative to
cosponsor life-saving overdose prevention legislation.

http://drugsense.org/url/plBOHRyy

http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/OverdoseReportMarch2009.pdf