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CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Last: 10/31/07 - Eric Sterling of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation,
Dr. Rick Doblin of MAPS and Drug War Facts

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_103107.mp3

Listen Live Tuesdays 12.30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 MT & 9:30 AM PT
at www.KPFT.org

DREW CAREY DEFENDS MEDICAL MARIJUANA

In Episode 2 of Reason.tv's Drew Carey Project, Drew takes a look at
patients who need and use medical marijuana in California, and how
the federal government is making their lives even worse.

http://reason.tv/video/show/57.html

UNNECESSARY EVIL

Blind Trust and Unchecked Abuse In America's Informant System

http://www.aclu.org/unnecessaryevil

PLAN MEXICO

Characteristic of the "war on drugs" model, Plan Mexico takes a
serious transnational problem and casts it in such a way as to
promote the specific interests of the U.S. and Mexican rightwing governments.

By Laura Carlsen, October 30, 2007

http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4684

THE MURDER OF ROBIN PROSSER

Analysis by Richard Cowan

An Indictment of Karen Tandy and Motorola By Their Own Words and Standards.

http://marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid`7

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REJECT CALL TO DECRIMINALIZE POT

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7411

ON THE LEGALIZATION - OR NOT - OF MARIJUANA

By Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics

The alcohol vs. marijuana question is so speculative as to be nearly
useless beyond a thought experiment. So we assembled a group of folks
with expertise in this area and asked them a much more targeted pair
of questions:

Should marijuana be legalized in the U.S.? Why or why not?

Grinspoon and St. Pierre v. Dupont and Murray

http://tinyurl.com/2wfagu

INJECTING DRUG USE AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN SWEDEN

The International Harm Reduction Association's new HR2 Harm Reduction
& Human Rights programme, in conjunction with the Swedish drug users
union, has published a report examining the issues around the state's
response to the growing health problems (specifically blood borne
diseases) relating to injecting drug use in Sweden, and the
inadequate provision of harm reduction services for Sweden's growing
population of drug injectors.

http://tinyurl.com/32glq5

MESSAGES FROM RAINBOW FARM

Memorial Day Weekend 1997 Featuring speeches from Gatewood Galbraith,
(The Last Free Man In America), Jack Herer (Godfather of The Hemp ...
Movement), Chris Conrad, (Hemp Guru), & Elvy Musikka, (Federal
Medical Marijuana Patient & advocate) & Master of Ceremonies Derrik DeCrane.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4143909010054104519

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

DONATE YOUR CAR

If your automobile (car, truck, boat, motorcycle, RV, or aircraft) is
no longer of use to you, it can still go a long way towards
supporting our work to end marijuana prohibition. MPP will get money
from the sale of your used vehicle at auction, and you will get a tax
deduction.

http://tinyurl.com/2vemem

REGISTER FOR THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY REFORM CONFERENCE

With about a month to go until the 2007 International Drug Policy
Reform Conference, things are coming together at a very fast
pace. This looks to be our biggest and best conference yet!
Early-bird registration ends november 5th, so if you haven't yet
registered yet, please do.

http://kessjones.com/conf07/