HOT OFF THE 'NET

JACK COLE ON THE DAN YORKE RADIO SHOW

Retired Det. Lt. New Jersey State Trooper Jack Cole who is also the
Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is on the
phone to talk about decriminalizing marijuana and the benefits of
legalizing drugs so that we can control them rather than the drug
dealers controlling them.

http://rope.wpro-am.fimc.net/Dan_Yorke/dy2-5cole.mp3

CBS BANS AD CALLING FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION OVER 'MORALS'

By Paul Armentano

The fifteen-second ad, asserting that taxing and regulating the adult
use and sale of marijuana would raise 'billions of dollars in
national revenue,' was rejected out of hand

http://mapinc.org/url/FC8QRC0D

SAFEGAMES 2010

The SafeGames website as a resource for locals and visitors to
Vancouver. This website contains resources to help inform and
connect visitors with informational videos and handouts, various harm
reduction services available during the Olympics, and information on
SafeGames' partners.

http://safegames2010.com/

WHY ARE POLICE OPPOSING MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION?

If "cops don't make laws, they just enforce them", why are police
opposing marijuana legalization?

By Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator

http://mapinc.org/url/2BV1uLvY

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 02/07/10 - Micah Daigle

Michael Daigle of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Allison Holcomb
of ACLU in Wash State, DTN editorial: "The American Dream", extracts
from PBS, CNN

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2770

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 02/07/10 - Barry Cooper

Barry Cooper, former narc extraordiaire + Corrupt Cop Story with Phil
Smith & NPR extract on Bail Bond scams in US + Abolitionist's Movement

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2769

BAD POLICIES ARE REALLY WHAT'S DRIVING CALIFORNIA'S HUGE PRISON COSTS

By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli

By opting for a policy of sending low-level offenders to state
prison, California is far out of step with other states - and out of time.

http://mapinc.org/url/hA2PtjzF

UNODC PREDICTS STABLE OPIUM CROP IN AFGHANISTAN

10 February 2010 - In a report issued today, UNODC projects stable
cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan this year (measured in
hectares), with a possible decrease in production (number of tons).
"There is a good chance that Afghanistan will produce less opium this
year," said UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa.

http://mapinc.org/url/pVK6PkAW

NYU FORUM ON ENDING THE WAR ON DRUGS

The February 3 NYU Law Forum brought together a group of experts,
mostly from organizations seeking alternatives to the U.S.'s current
"war on drugs" method, to discuss potential models for drug decriminalization.

http://www.law.nyu.edu/news/FORUM_LEGALIZING_DRUGS

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

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Colorado In The News. A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0432.html