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MAMA COCA

On-line academic journal on complexity, conflict and drugs in the American
Region.

http://www.mamacoca.org/index_en.htm

WHERE'S THE COMPASSION?

Forget the war on drugs already / Doug Bandow

On Tuesday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals barred federal prosecution of
those using marijuana under a doctor's care. Smoking pot under such
circumstances is "different in kind from drug trafficking," stated the
court: "this limited use is clearly distinct from the broader illicit drug
market."

Continues: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/bandow200312190920.asp

POT LUCK

A Victory For Federalism / Jacob Sullum

Roscoe Filburn and Diane Monson both got into trouble with the federal
government because of plants they grew. The future size and shape of that
government hinges on whether those plants were any of its business - and,
if so, why.

Continues: http://www.reason.com/sullum/121903.shtml

TEEN DRUG ABUSE DECLINES ACROSS WIDE FRONT

Eleven Percent Reduction Exceeds President's Two-Year Goal

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and John P. Walters, Director of National
Drug Control Policy, today released results of the 2003 Monitoring the
Future survey, showing an 11 percent decline in drug use by 8th, 10th, and
12th grade students over the past two years.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press03/121903.html

JESSE VENTURA'S AMERICA

Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura tackles the war on weed, with special
guest Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project.

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2365.html

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Tuesday Evening 6:30 PM CDT

Guest: 12/16/03, Larry W. Campbell, Mayor of Vancouver

Mayor Campbell has implemented "The Four Pillars Drug Strategy" as the City
of Vancouver's policy and plan for reducing drug-related harms.

MP3: http://cultural-baggage.com/Audio/FDBCB_121603.mp3

RealAudio: http://cultural-baggage.com/ramtorm/to121603.ram

Next: 12/23/03, Commander Brian Paddick

UK Police Officer Who Introduced 'Softly Softly' Policy on Cannabis

http://cultural-baggage.com/kpft.htm

CORRECTION FOR DSW FEATURE ARTICLE

After distributing the feature article "Prohibition's Not-So-Great Moments
in Prohibition" ( http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1873/a07.html ),
DrugSense Weekly received the following note from Max Hopwood, Senior
Research Officer National Centre in HIV Social Research at The University
of New South Wales:

In relation to the above article, I was curious to read your statement that
'no humans inject ecstasy'. I feel it my duty to inform you that many
people have injected and continue to inject ecstasy. In either capsule,
pill of liquid form, it is easy to prepare for intravenous use, and while
the effect is often described as 'overwhelming', people certainly DO inject
ecstasy.

In 1999, a colleague and I looked at gay men's drug use in Sydney,
Australia - the report of this study is available at:
http://nchsr.arts.unsw.edu.au/index2.htm - follow the prompts and go to
Drug Use and Gay Men (DUGM).

There are better references than ours for mention of the injection of
ecstasy, however, at least some of our interviewees had been injecting the
drug and some discuss the effect.

In my experience, there is no such thing as a non-injectable drug. Some
people are dedicated injectors and will (try to) inject anything.