Pubdate: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Cultural Baggage Radio Show 11/07/07 - Bruce Mirken, Marijuana Policy Project, Debate: DEA's Dr. David Murray & Dr. Ethan Nadelmann of Drug Policy Alliance Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_110707.mp3 Century of Lies 11/06/07 Philippe Lucas, Vancouver Island Compassion Society Audio: http://drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_110607.mp3 - ---------------------------------- DOES SMOKING POT MAKE YOU A BETTER FRIEND AND ATHLETE? By Jacob Sullum, November 6, 2007 A Swiss study reported in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine finds that teenagers who smoke just marijuana seem to be better adjusted than teenagers who smoke tobacco as well as pot. http://reason.com/blog/show/123354.html - ---------------------------------- MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE MARIJUANA DECRIM HEARING IN BOSTON, MA With MassCann/NORML, LEAP, medical marijuana users, and Paul T. Breeden of Boston Live TV. Marijuana Decrim Hearing- Mass State House-11/5/2007- Part I Video: http://tinyurl.com/yuxwsu Marijuana Decrim Hearing- Mass State House-11/5/2007-Part II Video: http://tinyurl.com/33nc3d Marijuana Decrim Hearing- Mass State House-11/5/2007-Part III Video: http://tinyurl.com/2h6kzq - ---------------------------------- 'PLAN MEXICO' LATEST FRONT IN FAILED U.S. DRUG WAR By Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy in Focus The latest in U.S. hegemony over its Southern neighbors. http://alternet.org/drugreporter/66971/ - ---------------------------------- WEB LOG OF DR. TOM O'CONNELL: IS THE DRUG WAR ENDING? http://www.doctortom.org/ - ---------------------------------- GEOPOLITICS OF DRUGS: NARCOAVION DE GUANT NAMO Before President Bush proposed giving the Mexican government more than a billion dollars in aid to fight the war on drugs last week, we noticed a strange phenomenon. Either it's a series of coincidences, or it's evidence of serious corruption. http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioID=14304 - ---------------------------------- LORDS SAVAGE DRUG STRATEGY CONSULTATION, AND DEBATE PROHIBITION Monday's Lords drugs debate provided some overdue parliamentary critique of the Government's woefully inadequate drug strategy consultation, as well as providing a forum for an all too rare debate on prohibition and legalisation/regulation. http://transform-drugs.blogspot.com/ - ---------------------------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK PERSUADE BUSH TO PARDON THOUSANDS OF NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENDERS President Bush's decision to spare Scooter Libby prison time -- having used the commutation power almost not at all previously -- has ignited a national debate on sentencing and incarceration. You can help by signing our online petition, "Save Bush's Legacy by Persuading Him to Pardon Thousands of Nonviolent Drug Offenders and Not Be a Hypocrite." http://ga0.org/campaign/pardons - ---------------------------------- HOTEL CUT OFF DATE SOON APPROACHING FOR DRUG POLICY CONFERENCE If you have not yet made your hotel reservations at the Astor Crowne Plaza for the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, you must do so by Monday, November 12, 2007 in order to receive the conference rate. Please be aware if you are an award or scholarship recipient this does not apply to you. http://kessjones.com/conf07/logistics.html - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake