HOT OFF THE 'NET

SEWAGE AS A MEASURE OF SOCIETY'S DRUG USE

By Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. Posted January 15, 2010.

Testing municipal wastewater for drugs may be the next big thing in
public health research. The methodology will likely confirm the
universality of drug use.

http://mapinc.org/url/GhYVCDHE

THE WAR ON DRUGS IS A WAR ON PEOPLE

by Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann is part of Change.org's Changemakers network,
comprised of leading voices for social change. Change.org asked Mr
Nadelmann to respond to questions to provide context for his work and
the causes he supports.

http://mapinc.org/url/rDwRKmJW

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 01/10/10 - Bill Kleiber

Bill Kleiber of Restorative Justice Ministry + Phil Smith w Corrupt Cop Stories

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2733

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 01/10/10 - Dean Becker

DTN listener calls about the mechanism of drug war

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2732

CALIFORNIA IS FREE TO MAKE ITS OWN DRUG LAWS

Legalizing and taxing marijuana, as a state bill would do, is smart
policy -- and there's little Washington can do to stop us.

By Tamar Todd

http://mapinc.org/url/OaoqLVlO

AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BRATZER OF LEAP

David Bratzer and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Have Fought in
the Trenches of the War on Drugs and Want to End It

by Jacob Shafer

http://mapinc.org/url/K5X4Bhrt

B.C. COURT AFFIRMS INJECTION SITE'S RIGHT TO EXIST

The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the federal
government to shut down Vancouver's supervised injection site on the
city's troubled Downtown Eastside.

Continues: http://mapinc.org/url/kjXkLa6n

Decision: http://www.mapinc.org/cmap/ca036159-2.pdf

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

New Jersey Becomes A Medical Marijuana State. A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0425.html

THANK PATIENTS FOR NJ'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA VICTORY

Send your message of thanks and support to the courageous patients in
New Jersey who worked to get a medical marijuana law passed in their state.

http://mapinc.org/url/nUdKUn5n