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PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

By Pete Guither, Drugwarrant.com

http://www.drugwarrant.com/2010/02/put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/

CIA MISLED CONGRESS

Dragged Feet on Disciplining Employees in Killings of US Citizens in
Peru Drug War Plane Shootdown

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #619, 2/5/10

Nearly nine years ago, a Peruvian air force fighter guided by CIA
employees in a spotter plane blew a civilian aircraft out of the sky
over the Amazon, thinking it was shooting down drug smugglers. But
the plane was not carrying drug smugglers; it was carrying American
missionaries Jim and Veronica Bowers, their two children, and a
civilian pilot. Veronica Bowers and her infant daughter were killed.

http://mapinc.org/url/bfCd1qRk

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 01/31/10 - Matt Elrod

Matt Elrod, Canadian reformer, computer guru for DrugSense.org &
dozens of reform organizations, Full Spectrum Lab raided by DEA in
Denver, Eric Sterling of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation on how we
diminish drug war harms.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2761

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 01/31/10 - Cynthia Henley

Cynthia Henley, past Pres of Hou Criminal Lawyer Assoc, DTN
Editorial/Msg to Houston Council, report from WTKR TV, Roanoake VA,
Phil Smith with Corrupt Cop Stories.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2760

DRUG CZAR SHOULD GO

By Timothy Lynch, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice.

Voters are disgusted by the reckless spending of politicians in
Washington. The backlash is coming, so policymakers are now
scrambling to do something, or at least be seen as doing something,
about the enormous federal debt. Now is a good time for Congress to
abolish government agencies that are outdated, dysfunctional or just
unnecessary.

A prime candidate for abolition is the office of the so-called "drug czar."

http://mapinc.org/url/RGLQoDEC

MICHAEL DOUGLAS'S SON FACES MORE TIME THAN A MURDERER OR A RAPIST

By Anthony Papa

Michael Douglas's Son Faces More Time Than a Murderer or a Rapist for
a Nonviolent Drug Charge

The government is hell-bent on punishing Cameron Douglas for the
crime of being an addict.

http://mapinc.org/url/kQm8WM05

BUSINESSES SHOULD STAY ON MARIJUANA'S GOOD SIDE

By Mason Tvert, Executive director and co-founder, SAFER

A recent brouhaha between Starbucks Coffee and marijuana legalization
advocates raises an important question for the broader business
community: Can major national companies be successful absent the
patronage of marijuana consumers and others who support marijuana
policy reform?

http://mapinc.org/url/vo8OWgW4

THE OTHER WAR THAT ISN'T COVERED BY OBAMA'S SPENDING FREEZE

By Jacob Sullum

The Office of National Drug Control Policy released its proposed
budget for fiscal year 2011 on Monday. Over at The Raw Story, Stephen
C. Webster argues that it shows drug czar Gil Kerlikowske was "full
of hot air" when he talked about "handling drug addiction as a
medical problem, moving away from the brash enforcement tactics that
hallmarked prior administrations." Webster certainly has a point,
although he and I might disagree on the question of what exactly Gil
Kerlikowske is full of.

http://reason.com/blog/2010/02/04/the-other-war-not-covered-by-o

WHAT YOUNG SAN FRANCISCANS THINK OF LEGALIZING POT IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi proposed a June ballot
measure to make SF the first city to legalize the sale of marijuana
- -- a collection of reactions from young people.

http://mapinc.org/url/GZ4pbGbI

CANNABIZ

CBC - Canada's $20 billion-dollar marijuana industry is now at a
violent crossroads between crime and commerce. Impossible to police,
yet steadily gaining public acceptance, the cannabis industry is now
so vast and vital to Canada's national economy that it can no longer
be ignored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yPNct9zGQo

AWARD-WINNING IBOGAINE RESEARCHER HOWARD LOTSOF DIES AT 66

The drug policy reform movement mourns the passing of Howard S.
Lotsof, 66, the discoverer of the anti-addictive effect of
ibogaine. Lotsof died of liver cancer on Sunday, January 31. He
recently won the Robert C. Randall Award for Achievement in the
Field of Citizen Action at the November 2009 Reform Conference in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Watch Howard's acceptance speech.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/091112Howard_Award.mov

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

Maryland Considers Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0431.html

SCIENTIFIC SURVEY: EVER BEEN IN THE MILITARY? EVER USED CANNABIS?

If you're a veteran from any era and have some time to answer
questions about your experiences, your input could be a huge help.

A survey from Dr. Mitch Earleywine, a member of the NORML Advisory
Board, addresses cannabis, military experiences, and a whole lot
more. Responses are completely anonymous and there's a chance to win
gift certificates from Amazon.com

http://mapinc.org/url/PClO7Boo

HELP MAKE THE SENATE PAY ATTENTION

Last week President Obama quietly announced that he would nominate
Michele Leonhart to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency. Ms. Leonhart,
who was appointed and promoted by George W. Bush, oversaw the Bush
administration's tactic of raiding the homes of desperately ill
individual medical marijuana patients in California.

Tell your Senator not to confirm Ms. Leonhart.

http://mapinc.org/url/yTweDC9w