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CHERYL MILLER MEMORIAL AND PHONE SLAM

On Monday and Tuesday, September 22 and 23, 2003, Cheryl Miller's
family and friends will join with medical marijuana supporters in
Washington, D.C. to memorialize her life and contributions to the
medical marijuana movement.

http://cheryldcmemorial.org/

If you can't be there, take some time Sept. 23 to call your
representative about federal medical marijuana legislation.

http://cheryldcmemorial.org/phone_slam.htm

CANNABIS DEBATE IN THE UK: DECRIM VS. LEGALISATION

A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0276.html

CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW

Dr. Geoffrey Guy, Exec. Chairman of G.W. Pharmaceuticals,
http://www.gwpharm.com/

Audio: http://www.cultural-baggage.com/ramtorm/to091603.ram

Next: Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 6:30 PM CDT

Marc Emery, Publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine,
http://www.cannabisculture.com/

Listen live at http://www.kpft.org/

JACK COLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION (LEAP)

Power Point presentation to the Rockport, MA, Rotary.

Video: http://drugpolicycentral.com/real/leap/cole4.rm

CANNABIS LEGAL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA?

A B.C. provincial court judge has ruled that "there is no offence known
to law at this time for simple possession of marihuana" in Canada.

Read the ruling online at:

http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/judgments/pc/2003/03/p03%5F0328.htm

See also a compilation of conflicting media coverage at:

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2184.html

LUCAS AND ELROD ON THE AIR

A seven minute audio file of Philippe Lucas of Canadians for Safe
Access on CBC' Radio One's 'As It Happens' talking about Health
Canada's medical cannabis is at
http://www.salvagingelectrons.com/drugradio/cbc-aih-20030916-csa.ram

Phil's press release, http://safeaccess.ca/pr/csapr7.htm, resulted in
dozens of stories, from newspapers all over and as far away
as England, South Africa and Australia, as well as one cartoon at
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030918/OPINION01/30918001

Marijuana Still Illegal Despite Ruling, Or Is It? Listen, in low
bandwidth realaudio, to criminal lawyer Michael Mines and MAP's Matt
Elrod discussing this issue on CBC's BC Almanac for about ten minutes at:
http://www.salvagingelectrons.com/drugradio/cbc-bca-20030917-nomjlaws.ram

STATES BACK OFF TOUGH DRUG LAWS

46 states passed laws to ease tough laws on drug violations according
to a detailed study released this week by the Drug Policy Alliance. The
webpage for the report is at
http://www.drugpolicy.org/statebystate/sosreport/ Or download it
directly as a PDF file from
http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/sos_report2003.pdf

FORUM ANNOUNCED: THE TRUTH ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA

A Policy Forum sponsored by The Independent Institute, co-sponsored
by Harper's Magazine, Drug Policy Alliance, and The Goldman School
of Public Policy at UC Berkley. Featuring Ed Rosenthal, Donald I.
Abrams, M.D., Edwin Dobb, and Robert J. MacCoun. Thursday, October 2
at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Details at
http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/031002ipf.html

CONFERENCE: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?

Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Drug Policy Forum of Michigan
present 2003 Drug Policy Conference "And Justice for All? Communities
of Color & The War on Drugs" October 3rd & 4th, Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan. The Conference is FREE! Please register so we may
accommodate you for lunch. Registration information and details at
http://www.dpfmi.org/conf.htm