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A 25-YEAR QUAGMIRE

The War on Drugs and Its Impact on American Society

This report, recently released by The Sentencing Project, documents
how the drug war has produced a record expansion of prison and jail
systems and highlights additional indicators of the war's impact on
the criminal justice system and communities.

http://sentencingproject.org/Admin/Documents/publications/dp_25yearquagmire.pdf

EFFECTS OF AYAHUASCA ON PSYCHOMETRIC MEASURES OF ANXIETY

Effects of Ayahuasca on Psychometric Measures of Anxiety, Panic-like
and Hopelessness in Santo Daime Members

A study recently published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology has
demonstrated that the South American psychedelic plant brew ayahuasca
can alleviate signs of anxiety, panic, and hopelessness.

http://www.maps.org/media/ayahuasca-jep.pdf

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ASK DEA TO STOP OBSTRUCTING MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH

Washington, D.C. - A letter signed by 45 members of the U.S. House of
Representatives will be delivered today to the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) demanding an end to the obstruction of
scientific research aimed at developing marijuana as a legal
prescription medicine.

http://www.aclu.org/drugpolicy/medmarijuana/31863prs20070918.html

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Last: 09/14/07 - Dr. Stanton Peele author "Addiction-Proof Your
Child" + Drug War Facts

http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_091407.mp3

SHOULD I TELL MY KIDS ABOUT ALL THE DRUGS I USED TO DO?

I've been honest with them about everything, but I'm not sure about this.

By Cary Tennis

http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/21/kids_and_drugs/

NZ DRUG WARRIOR PWNED BY DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE HOAX

One of the chief cheerleaders for bringing BZP within the ineffectual
clutches of criminal law is New Zealand National Party politician
(and former Play School presenter) Jacqui Dean. New Zealand blogger
Micheal Earley (and friends) thought they'd see how much Dean really
knew about drugs by deploying the Di-hydrogen Monoxide hoax - seeing
if he could get her to call for the prohibition on water on the basis
that it was a dangerous drug.

http://transform-drugs.blogspot.com/2007/09/nz-drug-warrior-caught-out-by.html

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES NEWS

The September 2007 MAPS news update is now available.

http://www.maps.org/news/

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

REGISTER FOR THE NORML'S 36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Cannabis, Creativity and Commerce

Los Angeles, California

October 12-13, 2007

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7250

THE DEBATE ON CALIFORNIA'S POT SHOPS

Sept. 20, 2007(CBS) The idea was a noble one: pass a law to make
marijuana legal for cancer and AIDS sufferers whose pain and nausea
the drug is known to relieve. But the law the Rev. Scott Imler
thought would one day put the drug in pharmacies has instead created
"pot dealers in storefronts" who sell to anyone with doctors' notes
that are fairly easy to obtain.

60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer speaks to Imler and others for
a report on medical marijuana, this Sunday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/20/60minutes/main3281715.shtml