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THE U.S., MEXICO AND THE WAR ON DRUGS

"To the Point," KCRW, Public Radio International

President Bush and Congress may be willing to spend a billion
American dollars to help Mexico's President Calderon control drug
traffic, official corruption and brutal violence. Will US aid come
with strings attached? Will it work? Is it time to re-think
prohibition as the basis of the "war on drugs?"

http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp070822the_us_mexico_and_th

ETHAN NADELMANN TO APPEAR ON WNUR 89.3 FM IN CHICAGO ON SATURDAY

DPA's executive director, Ethan Nadelmann, will appear on Chicago's
WNUR radio station this Saturday, August 25th, at 10:20 AM EST to
discuss his recent cover story "Think Again: Drugs", published in
Foreign Policy magazine. The program will be broadcast live over-the-
air and commercial free. Feel free to listen live online at the WNUR
89.3 FM website!, http://www.wnur.org/

FOX NEWS PONDERS LEGALIZATION

Ethan Nadelmann makes a splash. His cover article: Think Again: Drugs
in Foreign Policy is garnering a lot of attention, including this
story on FOX news that actually wonders whether legalizing drugs
might be better than prohibition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMAs6o9sCy4

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Last: 08/17/07 - LEAP members: Charles Rowland & Tim Datig plus Pat
McCann on jail "virtual visits" and Willie Nelson Joins LEAP!

http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_081707.mp3

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

Century of Lies for 08/17/07

Canadian Reports from Marc Emery & Matt Elrod + Ron Pauls Sec. Jesse Benton

Audio: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_081707.mp3

POT PEACE IN SEATTLE AS ANOTHER HEMPFEST CELEBRATES CANNABIS NATION

from Drug War Chronicle, Issue #499, 8/24/07

Cannabis Nation was on the march in Seattle last weekend. An
estimated 150,000 people showed up Saturday and Sunday at Myrtle
Edwards Park on Elliot Bay just north of downtown to celebrate the
16th annual Seattle Hempfest and call for marijuana legalization.

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/499/seattle_hempfest_pot_peace

Audio: http://hempfest.org/drupal/?q=node/41

PLAN COLOMBIA - CASHING IN ON THE DRUG WAR FAILURE

Filmmakers Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohey take a look at the
government's efforts to quash trading with Colombia, and find some
surprisingly lax activities taking place.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-5156867575587094100

COME OUT OF THE CANNABIS CLOSET - THE SERIES

Just posted on the Cannabis Closet now, our most recent issue is out!

Come join us with our good friend Howard Dover from Green Therapy
www.greentherapy.com on the Cannabis Closet this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm56pZ51qbg

Love and stuff,

Alison Myrden

The Cannabis Closet

www.thecannabiscloset.com

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

Washington Newspapers Print Two Important OPEDS - A DrugSense Focus Alert

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0353.html