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VIDEO - WAR ON DRUGS CONFERENCE UTEP PANEL 2

Covering The Drug War - Journalism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZLdxM9biPQ

MARIJUANA IN AMERICA - MORE MAINSTREAM THAN EVER, MORE ARRESTS THAN EVER

By Tony Newman

Marijuana's coming-out party is kicking into high gear across America
- -- but way too many people still are getting cuffed for it.

http://drugsense.org/url/aTh4G61t

HOOSIER GRANDMOTHER ARRESTED FOR BUYING COLD MEDICATION

Last March, Sally Harpold, an Indiana grandmother of triplets, bought
two boxes of cold medication in less than a week. Together, the two
boxes contained 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine, putting her in
violation of the state's methamphetamine-fighting law, which forbids
the purchase of more than three grams by one person in a seven-day period.

By Radley Balko

http://reason.com/blog/2009/09/28/hoosier-grandmother-arrested-f

MARC AND JODIE EMERY PRESS CONFERENCE

As Marc is about to surrender to the courts, he gives an inspiring
speech and urges us to come to his aid. The full conference is shown
in 3 parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTS7pPAsmo

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 09/27/09 - Mike Gray

Reports from the NORML conference in San Francisco with Mike Gray,
Mike Bifari, Tom Ammiano, Bruce Mirken, Dr. Robert Melamede, Jeff
Jones, Harry Levine, Steve Kubby and Cannabis Cup winner

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2600

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 09/27/09 - Craig Reinarman

Report from UT El Paso Drug Conference with Prof Craig Reinarman, Dr.
Dennis Bixler y Marquez, John Burnett of NPR, Juan Carlos Hidalgo &
Judge James Gray

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2599

STILETTO STONERS -- MAKING THE SAFER CHOICE

By Mason Tvert

Yesterday, on the Today show, Matt Lauer interviewed the editor of
Marie Claire magazine and another woman about the use of marijuana
among female professionals. This interview was inspired by an article
on the same subject in the current issue of Marie Claire entitled,
"Stiletto Stoners."

http://drugsense.org/url/38ELrQi3

RUSSIAN DRUG CZAR CALLS FOR FUMIGATION OF POPPIES IN AFGHANISTAN

On September 24, during his visit to the US, Victor Ivanov, Director
of Russia's Federal Service for the Control of Narcotics (Russia's
Drug Czar), gave a talk at The Nixon Center on "Drug Production in
Afghanistan: A Threat to International Peace and Security." Ivanov
discussed the effects of drug trafficking on Russia and the world and
called for U.S.-Russian cooperation in eradicating the trade.

http://drugsense.org/url/CRneF0yx

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

Write A Letter

CANADA'S PRINCE OF POT BECOMES A MARIJUANA MARTYR

A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0415.html

PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS

Don't let a rogue prosecutor and the DEA use any more of your tax
dollars to hurt patients and harass the people who provide their
medicine. Urge the California governor and attorney general to hold
them accountable.

http://dpa.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/mmjSanDiegoPetition