Pubdate: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET CRACK USERS DO MORE TIME THAN PEOPLE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER By Jessica Pupovac When crack cocaine possession means 24 years in prison and manslaughter means only 3, you know something is seriously wrong with the U.S. criminal justice system. http://alternet.org/drugreporter/65406/ - ------------------------------- CRACK USERS DO MORE TIME THAN PEOPLE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER By Jessica Pupovac When crack cocaine possession means 24 years in prison and manslaughter means only 3, you know something is seriously wrong with the U.S. criminal justice system. - ------------------------------- CULTURAL BAGGAGE RADIO SHOW 10/17/07: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Busts: Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Judge James P. Gray, Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Rob Kampia, Rebecca Saltzman, Ethan Nadelmann, James Anthony, Cliff Schaffer, Phil Smith & Poppygate Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_101707.mp3 Video: http://drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 10/10/07: Celebrating 6 Years of Drug Truth, Mike Smithson LEAP, Kevin Zeese, Bruce Mirken + Canada's PM, Marc Emery, Poppygate & more! Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_101007.mp3 Listen Live Tuesdays 12.30 PM ET, 11:30 AM CT, 10:30 MT & 9:30 AM PT at www.KPFT.org - ------------------------------- CANNABINOID CHRONICLES The October 2007 issue of Cannabinoid Chronicles is now online. http://www.thevics.com/publications/vol5/VICSNes5_2.pdf - ------------------------------- DEA BUST THE ARTS DISTRICT HEALING CENTER IN LOS ANGELES A video from last week's DEA raid of the Arts District Healing Center cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG9cyFi9Pqg - ------------------------------- BBC'S 'MORAL MAZE' TACKLES DRUG LAW REFORM Following on from Chief Inspector Brunstrom's report last week the BBC's long running series the Moral Maze tackled the moral issues around illicit drug use and specifically the laws that criminalise it. You can listen to the broadcast (45 minutes) here: http://transform-drugs.blogspot.com/ *********************************************************************** WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK END CRACK AND POWDER COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITIES http://november.org/drugs/crack/index.html - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake