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News (Media Awareness Project) - Web: Hot Off The 'Net and What YOU Can Do This Week
Title:Web: Hot Off The 'Net and What YOU Can Do This Week
Published On:2007-06-29
Source:DrugSense Weekly (DSW)
Fetched On:2008-01-12 03:19:19
HOT OFF THE 'NET

UN DRUG AGENCY REPORTS "SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE CHANGES"

Countries urged to provide greater health care to drug addicts.

http://www.unodc.org/unodc/world_drug_report.html

BONG HITS AND AD RUNS

Two Supreme Court cases show the perils of making excuses for censorship.

By Jacob Sullum, June 27, 2007

http://www.reason.com/news/show/121073.html

STUDENTS FREE SPEECH RIGHTS GO UP IN SMOKE

By Anthony Papa, June 25, 2007

On June 25th student free speech joined the panoply of endangered
fundamental rights ready to be stripped away from us due to the
tragedy of the drug war.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-papa

THE PURPLE BRAIN - AMERICA'S NEW REEFER MADNESS

By Marsha Rosenbaum and Paul Armentano, AlterNet, June 23, 2007

The ONDCP's latest fearmongering ant-marijuana campaign, "The Purple
Brain," makes absurd and unsubstantiated claims of "brain damage."

http://alternet.org/drugreporter/54977/

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Tonight: 06/29/07 - Presidential Candidate Ron Paul discusses the
drug war (2003 rebroadcast) plus Drug War Facts

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_062907.mp3

Last: 06/22/07 - Nora Callahan of November Coalition, Terry Evans and
Bruce Mirken of MPP, Tinfoil Hat Award

Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_062207.mp3

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MENTION DRUG POLICY IN DEBATE

"And if I'm president, I will do away with the war on drugs, which
does nothing but savage our inner cities and put our children at
risk." -- Former Senator Mike Gravel (D-Ak)

"We need to make sure that we do deal with the distinction between
crack and powder cocaine." -- Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)

"But it requires some political courage, because oftentimes you are
accused of being soft on crime when you deal with these issues." --
Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

Transcript of the Third Democratic Primary Presidential Debate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/us/politics/29transcript.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

URGE THE DEA TO LICENSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTION

Reps. John Olver (D-MA) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) are co-sponsoring
a Congressional Sign-On Letter urging the DEA to accept DEA
Administrative Law Judge Bittner's Recommended Ruling to license
Prof. Lyle Craker's proposed MAPS-sponsored medical marijuana
production facility. MAPS needs you to help by contacting your
Congressional Representative.

http://www.maps.org/
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