Pubdate: Fri, 19 Sep 2003
Source: DrugSense Weekly
Section: Hot Off The 'Net
Website: http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm
Note: By reader request, we start posting this weekly section today, which 
features a number of items of general interest which may not have been MAP 
posted otherwise.

HOT OFF THE 'NET

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

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CANNABIS DEBATE IN THE UK: DECRIM VS. LEGALISATION

A DrugSense Focus Alert.

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

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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/

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JACK COLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION (LEAP)

Power Point presentation to the Rockport, MA, Rotary.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake