Pubdate: Fri, 19 Dec 2003
Source: DrugSense Weekly
Website: http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm

HOT OFF THE 'NET

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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