HOT OFF THE 'NET

"WE WANT TO PAY OUR FAIR SHARE"

This MPP Foundation commercial, featuring an actual California
marijuana consumer, began airing on cable and broadcast television in
much of California on July 8.

http://drugsense.org/url/xyuAr4ch

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOV. LYNCH VETOES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

By Radical Russ

If the governor is going to veto a bill anyway, why compromise?

http://drugsense.org/url/mWUFLUbd

BRUCE MIRKEN DEFENDS MPP ADS ON FOX NEWS

MPP Director of Communications Bruce Mirken talks about the benefits
of taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol as a way to help
California's budget problems. He also criticizes the rejection of ads
promoting this reform by several California TV stations in the wake
of Governor Schwarzenegger's call for open debate on the subject.
Debating him is Calvina Fay of the Drug Free America Foundation.

http://drugsense.org/url/ixIok66f

THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY ON DRUGS: HOW THE DARE GENERATION GOT HIGH

By Ryan Grim

Exclusive from new book shares the '80s generation's encounter with
illicit drugs, and how they really caught on.

http://drugsense.org/url/ZPHSszI1

COPPING TO THE POPPY CROP FLOP

By Jacob Sullum

Can the farmers and the drug warriors be friends?

http://www.reason.com/news/show/134629.html

DR. NANCY SNYDERMAN AND GUESTS WONDER IF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL

From MSNBC's "The Rounds", Dr Gregory Carter squares off with Dr.
Hal Urschel who owns an addiction recovery center and former drug
czar Barry McCafferty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_9zQmlZcjM

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 07/05/09 - Jerry Epstein

Jerry Epstein, president of the Drug Policy Forum of Texas + Bill
Piper of the Drug Policy Alliance on Michael Jackson's unnecessary
overdose death.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2483

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 07/08/09 - Jerry Paradis

Jerry Paradis, Canadian Judge (ret) & speaker for Law Enforcement
Against Prohibition + Paul Armentano of NORML on forthcoming
convention in San Francisco

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2491

LETTER FROM LSD-INVENTOR ALBERT HOFMANN TO APPLE CEO STEVE JOBS

Read the Never-Before-Published Letter From LSD-Inventor Albert
Hofmann to Apple CEO Steve Jobs

By Ryan Grim

http://drugsense.org/url/GcKyZ5q2

DRUG CRAZY ONLINE

The new website, Libertary.com, has just posted a free online version
of the full text of "Drug Crazy: How We Got Into This Mess and How We
Can Get Out."

With legalization of all drugs as the central thrust of this 198-page
non-fiction thriller, the timing could not be better.

http://libertary.com/books/drug-crazy

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING CONFERENCE

Yes We Cannabis!

The 2009 NORML Conference will be held Thursday, September 24 through
Saturday, September 26 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, CA.

http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7877

Blueprints for Beyond Prohibition

Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 23-25, 2009

The Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy presents its third
national conference, hosted by CSSDP chapters at Simon Fraser
University and the University of British Columbia.

http://cssdp.org/our-campaigns/conference-2009

International Drug Policy Reform Conference

November 12-14, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico

http://www.reformconference.org/