HOT OFF THE 'NET

HOW MANY MEXICAN DRUG WAR DEATHS CAN WE ATTRIBUTE TO U.S. POT LAWS?

By Paul Armentano

It was less than one year ago when acting U.S. DEA administrator
Michelle Leonhart publicly declared that the escalating violence on
the U.S./Mexico border should be viewed as a sign of the "success" of
America's drug war strategies.

http://www.alternet.org/story/146090/

WHY THOUSANDS ARE TURNING TO A PSYCHEDELIC PLANT FROM AFRICA

By Charles Shaw

The first time I heard former Yippie activist Dana Beal mention
ibogaine I couldn't have cared less what he was talking about.

http://www.alternet.org/story/146046/

DEATH IN JUAREZ

The bloody consequences of America's pharmacological intolerance

By Jacob Sullum

http://reason.com/archives/2010/03/17/death-in-juarez

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 03/14/10 - Shawn Heller

Reports from Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference in San Francisco

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2815

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 03/14/10 - Dale Skye Clare

Reports from Oaksterdam University, professors, students, staff and interns

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2814

PODCASTS FROM PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Check back each week! We'll have new podcasts from Psychedelic
Science presenters.

http://www.maps.org/conference/

This week Alex Grey.

http://drugsense.org/url/sS7yLEAg

Last week Diana Slattery.

http://drugsense.org/url/9qfKQTxE

CANADIANS SPLIT ON POT, DEATH PENALTY: POLL

Half of Canadians surveyed believe possession of small amounts of
marijuana for personal use should not be a crime.

Thirty per cent of those polled disagree with the statement, while 20
per cent were neutral. Agreement with the statement has increased by
five percentage points since June of 2000 when it was 45 per cent.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/18/ekos-poll018.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

PRE-ORDER 10 RULES FOR DEALING WITH POLICE

From the creators of the classic, BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to
Surviving Police Encounters (2003), Flex Your Rights will release its
new achievement, 10 Rules for Dealing with Police on March 22, 2010.

http://www.flexyourrights.com/10_Rules

MPP CALLS FOR NATIONAL BOYCOTT OF WAL-MART

by Mike Meno

The Marijuana Policy Project is calling upon shoppers across the
U.S. to join in a boycott of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in order to
protest the unjust and potentially unlawful firing of Joe Casias, a
29-year-old medical marijuana patient and sinus cancer survivor who
suffers from an inoperable brain tumor.

http://mapinc.org/url/2M8NRE46