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ABC NEWS GOES REEFER MADNESS

Pete Guither, DrugWarRant.com

http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2009/08/06.html#a3605

DOES THE MARIJUANA PILL WORK?

By Brian Montopoli

The government says a pill called Marinol offers the same benefits as
medical marijuana. Is it true?

http://drugsense.org/url/iRf12lDV

IS THE DRUG CZAR LEGALLY REQUIRED TO LIE?

By Jacob Sullum

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/135271.html

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 08/02/09 - Arthur Benavie

Professor Arthur Benavie, author of Drugs - America's Holy War + DTN
Editorial, Paul Armentano of NORML, Cookville cops plant drugs + Gary
Storck "where's my medicine"

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2526

Century of Lies - 08/02/09 - Arthur Benavie

Professor Arthur Benavie, author of "Drugs - America's Holy War"
takes listener questions, live

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2527

STEPHEN COLBERT NAILS ANOTHER JUNKIE

http://drugsense.org/url/MCTW9tfe

http://drugsense.org/url/eQYHJloQ (Canada)

HARPER MANIPULATING THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

By Evan Wood

The fate of Vancouver's medically supervised safer injecting
facility, known as Insite, hangs in the balance as three B.C. Court
of Appeal justices weigh arguments by the Harper government aimed at
overturning an earlier ruling that provided the program a brief
respite from the Tories' efforts to close it.

http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/677476

DRUG CZAR GIL KERLIKOWSKE TO MEET WITH SEATTLE-AREA EXPERTS

The Obama Administration plans to issue a formal report that outlines
its national drug control strategy next year. In the meantime,
officials are talking about the issue with public health and safety
leaders across the country, in a series of meetings. The first one,
is tomorrow in Shoreline. For details, KUOW's Derek Wang spoke with
the nation's drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, officially known as the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

This interview was produced by Liz Jones.

http://kuow.org/program.php?id=18134

THE BEST FAIR-USE CONTROVERSY EVER?

By Ashby Jones

It hasn't yet boiled into a lawsuit yet, but it's got serious
potential. At issue: a poster created by folks at the National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (aka NORML), which uses
a photo of Barack Obama as an undergraduate at Occidental College, circa 1980.

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/08/05/the-best-fair-use-controversy-ever/

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

Why It's Time To End The War On Drugs : A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0410.html

APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP WITH MPP

http://www.mpp.org/jobs/

HOLD THE WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNTABLE

President Obama said on the campaign trail that medical marijuana
should be treated the same as prescription medicine and that he would
stop federal law enforcement from arresting people for medical
marijuana in states where it is legal. Since taking office, however,
the Obama administration has been sending mixed messages on medical
marijuana, and providers still live in fear of federal raids. Write
to the White House, and tell the president that people should not be
punished for making doctor-prescribed medical marijuana available to
the people who need it. Ask him to take a clear stance on medical marijuana.

http://drugsense.org/url/utfMrmO6