HOT OFF THE 'NET

LET AFGHANISTAN GROW THE WORLD'S OPIUM SUPPLY

By Ethan A. Nadelmann, AlterNet. Posted August 31, 2007.

Given that farmers are going to produce opium -- somehow, somewhere
- -- so long as the global demand for heroin persists, maybe the world
is better off, all things considered, with 90 percent of it coming
from Afghanistan.

http://alternet.org/drugreporter/61144/

JUDGE'S HOUSE OF DEATH RULING REVEALS THE TRUTH OF THE DRUG WAR

By Bill Conroy, Aug 25th, 2007

The U.S. government must surely be greasing up its spin machine in
the wake of a federal judge's recent ruling in a lawsuit filed by the
families of the House of Death murder victims.

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/8/25/164116/050

HIGH: THE TRUE TALE OF MARIJUANA

Filmmaker John Holowach has made the first 13 minutes of his
upcoming documentary available at:

http://www.truehigh.com/

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Century of Lies: Seattle Hempfest Retrospect I + Poppygate

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_083107.mp3

Tonight: 08/31/07 - Seattle Hempfest Retrospect II + Terry Nelson &
LEAP report, Drug War Facts & BBC News re Afghanistan

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_083107.mp3

Last: 08/24/07 - Professor Arnold Trebach Re: "Fatal Alliance" with
Mexico + Terry Nelson of LEAP, Official Govt. Truth, Poppygate

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_082407.mp3

Listen Live Fridays 8:00 PM, ET, 7:00 CT, 6:00 MT & 5:00 PT at
http://www.kpft.org/

WAR ON DRUGS: IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY

By Frosty Wooldridge, August 27, 2007

Which proves more worthless? The "War on Terror" for the past five
years or the "War on Drugs" for the past 35 years?

http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty288.htm

THE PRINCE OF POT WITH BARRY COOPER

Marc Emery talks with Barry Cooper, ex-Texas police officer and now
producer of "Never Get Busted Again"

http://youtube.com/watch?v'4t-Z4nZIU (Part 1)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GDlCaS9swME (Part 2)

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

TELL CONGRESS TO STOP DEA OBSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH

More than seven months after a DEA judge ruled that the agency should
approve the several-year-old application of a researcher to grow
research-grade marijuana, the DEA continues to stonewall. Ask your
member of Congress to take action here: http://tinyurl.com/2a95nt

NEW MEXICO PATIENTS UNDER ATTACK

The DEA and a regional narcotics taskforce raided the home of a
paraplegic medical marijuana patient in what appears to be a cruel
publicity stunt designed to intimidate New Mexico patients and policymakers.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/083107nmpatients.cfm

JOSEPH ZORETIC

Activist Joseph Zoretic passed away last week. Joe is survived by
his young son, Stephen, and his wife and reform partner Dee Dee
Zoretic. Together, Joe and Dee Dee made a well known freedom
fighting couple in Ohio's Democratic political circles emanating from
Cleveland and their hometown of Lakewood.

Tragedy has struck this family hard in recent months with the death
of Dee Dee's father and her mother having cancer. Combined with
their own health issues and limited income puts this family in
serious trouble. Any donations to help in this time of need can be
made via the OPN website, http://www.ohiopatient.net/

MERIL DRAPER

The Seattle Hempfest Core Group lost one of their precious gems last
week. Their "Traffic Ogre" for years, burly, bearded Meril Draper
was in a motorcycle accident and lost the battle at Harborview Medical Center.

You may recognize Meril's name (pronounced "Merle"), as he was a
proficient LTE writer.

http://www.mapinc.org/writer/Meril+Draper

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