DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, MARCH 26, 2004 #343

Read This Publication On-line at: http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2004/ds04.n343.html

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) U.S. Cocaine Users To Feel Colombia Pinch In Year

(2) US Lawmakers Back Increase In Military Presence In Colombia

(3) Pot-smoker Wins EI Battle

(4) GA.'s First Lady Speaks In Macon About Child Protection Bill

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Sting Prosecutor Faces Lawsuit From State Bar

(6) Drug Penalty Decried

(7) 'Drugged Driving' Statutes Pushed

(8) Drug-Fighters Turn To Rising Tide Of Prescription Abuse

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Prosecutors Lament Early Release Of Drug Offenders

(10) When A Dissertation Makes A Difference

(11) Ex-prisoner Tells Her Story, Hoping To Change Drug Laws

(12) Telltale Words On A 1996 Tape Are Recalled In A Police Inquiry

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Medical Marijuana Use Could Be Used As Defense, Federal Judge

(14) Health Canada Plans Pilot Project To Put Certified Marijuana Into

(15) Western Australia Eases Rules On Cannabis

(16) Serving As K St.'s 'pothead' Lobbyist

(17) "Prince Of Pot" Arrested In Saskatchewan

International News-

(18) Drug War II Has Started

(19) U.S. Embassy Dismisses Apology Claim

(20) Free Heroin Clinic Closer To Reality

(21) Safe Injection Site On Mayor's Mind

* Hot Off The 'Net [see below]

* Letter Of The Week

Provide Reasons / by Mett Ausley JR., M.D.

* Feature Article

We Shall Be Released / by Marc Emery

* Quote of the Week

Timothy Leary

HOT OFF THE 'NET

RADIO INTERVIEW WITH PROF. PETER COHEN OF CEDRO

http://www.drugpolicycentral.com/real/audio/cohen.rm

ANTI-DRUG GROUP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Steven Steiner -- founder of Dads and Mad Moms Against Drug Dealers --
rejects claims that pot can be used for medicinal purposes.

Steiner is calling on families across the state to write letters to
lawmakers urging them not to support the legislation.

Steiner says he wants to send a message to Albany that medical marijuana
is not welcome in New York state.

http://ga1.org/campaign/Marijuana_01NY

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Last: 03/23/04, Mary Jane Borden of Drugsense.org

Mary Jane is a stalwart of theDrugSense.org and is co-founder and
treasurer of the Ohio Patient Network and fundraiser/strategic
planner/grantwriter for DrugSense.

REAL: http://www.cultural-baggage.com/ramtorm/to032304.ram

MPEG: http://www.cultural-baggage.com/Audio/FDBCB032304.mp3

Next: 3/30/04, Choosing the Next Drug Cartel For Haiti

US Congressman John Conyers is again scheduled to join us, to discuss
his recent travels to Jamaica to discuss the situation in Haiti with
exiled President Aristede and how drug lords are responsible for the
overthrow of the government.

Listen Live Online at http://www.kpft.org/

MARC EMERY JAILED IN SASKATOON

Interview with Lawyer John Conroy and eye-witnesses Justin McGowan and
Tim Meehan.

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2580.html

THE HILARY BLACK SHOW

Pharmacies dispensing medical marijuana brought media into the
Compassion Club, and Hilary hosts us on the tour and elucidates
the virtues of compassion clubs over pharmacists.

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2586.html

PETER JENNINGS REPORTING: ECSTASY RISING

Thursday, April 1st at 10pm EST/PST, 9pm CST/MST on ABC

The rise of Ecstasy is a major event in drug history. If current
trends continue, 1.8 million Americans will try Ecstasy for the
first time in 2004; only marijuana will attract more new users.
Overwhelming, positive word of mouth has made Ecstasy a nightmare
for drug controllers. On a special edition of 'Primetime Thursday'
Peter Jennings tells the epic story of Ecstasy that has never been
heard.

Continues: http://www.maps.org/mdma/jennings040104.html