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5 WAYS OBAMA AND CORPORATE MEDIA ARE FIGHTING MARIJUANA REFORM

By Daniela Perdomo

While marijuana is more mainstream than ever, legalization still
faces backlash from the powers that be.

http://mapinc.org/url/EGPJ6Ecn

ANOTHER CONTEMPTUOUS HOME OFFICE REJECTION

In April 2009 Transform published a groundbreaking report, titled 'A
Comparison of the Cost-effectiveness of the Prohibition and
Regulation of Drugs'

We sent a copy to the Secretary of State in July 2009 with the letter
below. Our tardiness was to put to shame however, by the time it
took the Home Secretary to respond - we received his response today,
15th Feb 2010 - eight months later.

http://mapinc.org/url/OKPzZ9JH

THE CASE OF A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT GONE WRONG

by Carrie Kah

Confidential informants - people who pose as criminals so they can
provide information to the police or some government agency - have
helped crack some major U.S. cases.

They are part of the shadowy side of law enforcement and operate in a
secret and largely unregulated world. And sometimes, things go terribly wrong.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123385312

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 02/14/10 - Pete Holmes

Courtesy Seattle Channel's "City Inside Out" King County Prosecuting
Attorney Dan Satterberg, state senator Pam Roach, Sensible Washington
founder Douglas Hiatt, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, ACLU-WA
Drug Policy Director Alison Holcomb, and Chemical Dependency
Professionals Kelly Kerby and Gary Hothi

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2779

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 02/14/10 - Beto O'Rourke

El Paso City Councilman Beto O'Rourke on the ultra violence in their
sister city of Ciudad Juarez & Michael Blunk, board member of
Students for Sensible Drug Policy

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2778

CITY PASSES RESOLUTION CRITICIZING DRUG WAR

The First City In America To Criminalize Marijuana Passes Resolution
Criticizing Drug War

By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle

http://www.alternet.org/story/145707/

STUDIES SHOW THAT INHALED MARIJUANA IS MEDICALLY SAFE AND EFFECTIVE

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

The results of a series of randomized, placebo-controlled clinical
trials assessing the efficacy of inhaled marijuana consistently show
that cannabis holds therapeutic value comparable to conventional
medications, according to the findings of a 24-page report issued
earlier today to the California state legislature by the California
Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR).

http://mapinc.org/url/emZRRPtO

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF MARIJUANA PROHIBITION

By Ethan Nadelmann, Change.org

Even I can't believe the way that the marijuana issue is opening up right now.

http://www.alternet.org/story/145706/

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

Write A Letter

Black tar heroin. A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0433.html

Students For Sensible Drug Policy's International Conference

SSDP's international conference is the largest gathering of students
and youth from around the world who are working to end the failed War
on Drugs. This year's conference will take place in San Francisco, a
city at the forefront of sensible drug policies; March 12-14th

http://ssdp.org/conference/

The Sixth National Clinical Conference On Cannabis Therapeutics

Co-sponsored by the School of Medicine, University of California at
San Francisco; the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and Patients
Out of Time will be held on April 15-17, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Warwick, RI.

http://mapinc.org/url/zYI9GtrO

Psychedelic Science In The 21St Century

April 15-18, 2010 - San Jose, California

Psychedelic Science will bring together international experts to
present on psychedelic research and psychedelic psychotherapy topics
for the largest conference dedicated solely to psychedelics in the
U.S. in 17 years. There will be three full days of programming with
concurrent tracks exploring clinical and spiritual applications,
issues relevant to healthcare professionals, and social and cultural
issues surrounding the therapeutic and recreational uses of psychedelics.

Register Now! Late registration rates begin on March 15, 2010.

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