HOT OFF THE 'NET

YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND DRUG WAR BLOODBATH IN MEXICO

Unless You're Living It

By Charles Bowden, High Country News

http://www.alternet.org/story/146172/

PROHIBITION KEY SOURCE OF VIOLENCE - REPORT

New report finds drug prohibition, stricter law enforcement key
sources of violence and gun crime

Proposed "tough on crime" policies such as mandatory minimum
sentences will be costly for taxpayers and may actually increase
violence in Canadian communities

http://uhri.cfenet.ubc.ca/content/view/83

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 03/21/10 - Christopher Pezza

Christopher Pezza, Pres of Students for Sensible Drug Policy,
Longmont CO + Richard Lee of Oaksterdam U., Irvin Rosenfeld on
Sativex cannabis spray, Margaret Dooley Samuely of Drug Policy Alliance

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2833

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 03/21/10 - Victor Trevino

Harris County (Houston) Constable Victor Trevino discusses need to
examine drug laws, save money, prevent jail crowding, etc. + Neill
Franklin, a working Baltimore cop & new head of LEAP discusses cannabis law

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2832

NOT FEELING WELL? PERHAPS YOU'RE 'MARIJUANA DEFICIENT'

By Paul Armentano

http://www.alternet.org/story/146151/

THE FUTURE OF DRUG REFORM IS BRIGHT

By Fred Gardner

The Students for a Sensible Drug Policy conference in San Francisco
was a major demonstration of youthful, activist energy to change the
drug paradigm.

http://www.alternet.org/story/146115/

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND HE IS US

By Pete Guither

The Department of Justice just released the National Drug Threat
Assessment 2010 and reading it is a Kafkaesque experience.

I started with the ironically titled "Impact of Drugs on Society."
Ironically, because just about all of it was really about the impact
of the drug war on society.

http://mapinc.org/url/OxTuElsc

PRE-ELECTION PROHIBITION FAST-TRACK FOR MEPHEDRONE

In Prime Minister's Questions yesterday Gordon Brown came up with
this response to a question calling for a ban on mephedrone.

http://mapinc.org/url/s4wcn1iW

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

CALIFORNIA WILL VOTE ON LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0436.html

APPLY FOR MPP INTERNSHIPS

The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation's largest marijuana policy
reform group, is hiring summer interns to work in one of four
different areas: federal policies, state policies, video, and photo archiving.

For more information about all four internships and instructions on
how to apply, please visit http://www.mpp.org/jobs/

SUPPORT THE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION BALLOT INITIATIVE IN CALIFORNIA

A marijuana legalization initiative will be on California's ballot in
November! Email your legislators and urge them to endorse the Control
and Tax Cannabis initiative to end marijuana prohibition in California.

http://mapinc.org/url/IFig4YpG