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MOUNTIES IGNORE POT SMOKEOUT - MANCHESTER

A video by Dave Ridley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDBZWL3sdmQ

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN - NY'S ROCKEFELLER DRUG LAW REFORM TAKES EFFECT

By Gabriel Sayegh

Jail for drug offenses is no longer mandatory in New York: judges can
send people suffering from addiction into a range of programs, such
as treatment and mental health services.

http://drugsense.org/url/qrI6xgUx

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 10/04/09 - Kirk Tousaw

Kirk Tousaw, atty fighting Marc Emery's extradition to the US + Paul
Armentano and Steve Dillon of NORML & Abolitionist's Moment

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2609

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 10/04/09 - Beto O'Rourke

Reports from the El Paso conference on the War on Drugs: UTEP
president, mayors of El Paso & Ciudad Juarez, Councilman Beto
O'Rourke, Terry Nelson of LEAP, & Mike Agar

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2608

NORML'S 38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - STRUNG THROUGH THE HEART

NORML's 38th annual conference in San Francisco, convened September
24-26, was the best attended, ever.

By George Rohrbacher

http://drugsense.org/url/kHea7IHo

RICK DOBLIN DISCUSSES UPCOMING MDMA RESEARCH IN VANCOUVER

On September 30, Rick Doblin was interviewed on CFAX-1070 AM,
Canadian talk radio, about MAPS research in Vancouver.

http://www.maps.org/avarchive/rick-canada_radio.mp3

TIME TO COUNT AND COMPARE THE COSTS OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL DRUGS

A new report published by the Scottish Government this week called
'Assessing the Scale and Impact of Illicit Drug Markets in Scotland'
estimated that 'the total economic and social cost of illicit drug
use in Scotland is estimated at just under 3.5bn.'

http://drugsense.org/url/NqWqAKBy

THE FINE LINE BETWEEN POT FEES AND POT PRICES

By Jacob Sullum

http://reason.com/blog/2009/10/09/the-fine-line-between-marijuan

DAVID PATERSON DOES THE RIGHT THING AND DROPS THE ROCK

By Anthony Papa

Today is a historic day for New York, the day that the Rockefeller
Drug Law reforms kicked in, setting in motion the release of 1,500
low-level nonviolent drug offenders.

http://drugsense.org/url/HUg44KcF

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

FREE DANA BEAL

Veteran cannabis activist Dana Beal was one of three men arrested on
October 1st in Ashland, Nebraska, after they were pulled over at a
traffic stop and police found 150 pounds of cannabis.

http://www.freedanabeal.org/

ORDER A FREE "MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL" STICKER

Show your support for ending marijuana prohibition with a FREE "Make
Marijuana Legal" sticker!

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuanasticker/

THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY ALCOHOL-MARIJUANA QUIZ

Test your knowledge about the relative harms of alcohol and
marijuana. There are 10 questions in all.

http://marijuana-alcoholquiz.com/home/