Pubdate: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET - ------------------ OBAMA'S DRUG CZAR PICK Will We Ever Get Past Having a War on Drugs? By Maia Szalavitz, Huffington Post. Posted November 25, 2008. We can't ignore science like Bill Clinton did and install a drug czar who will ignore science and push dogma. http://drugsense.org/url/eXLw9ZPz - ------------------ WILLIE NELSON ON A COLBERT CHRISTMAS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8HGswf584E - ------------------ 27 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A NONVIOLENT OFFENSE Hamedah Hasan Tells Her Story By Hamedah Hasan, The Women's Media Center I'm a prisoner of America's Drug War, serving a 27-year sentence for a non-violent crime. http://drugsense.org/url/ToBHOqDk - ------------------ PRESIDENT BUSH COMMUTES JOHN FORTE'S SENTENCE A Close Friend is Coming Home By Camilla Field http://drugsense.org/url/aUXR9fM1 - ------------------ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies - 11/25/08 - Kris Krane Kris Krane, president of Students for Sensible Drug Policy discusses recent SSDP conference to celebrate their 10th anniversary + 7 years later, CIA found responsible for shooting missionary's plane from the sky. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2149 Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 11/26/08 - Bruce Alexander Bruce K. Alexander, author of "The Globalization of Addiction, A Study in Poverty of The Spirit" http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2150 - ------------------ THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT -- THE SSDP 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Drug War Chronicle, Issue #562, 11/28/08 http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/562/SSDP_national_conference - ------------------ IT ISN'T ABOUT NO-KNOCKS. IT'S ABOUT HOME INVASIONS. By Radley Balko http://drugsense.org/url/vNmjhqUh - ------------------ LORDS JUMP ON THE CANNA-PANIC BANDWAGON Transform Drug Policy Foundation http://drugsense.org/url/r9v1iGsf - ------------------ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK - ------------------ WATCH MARIJUANA NATION Tuesday, December 2nd 10 p.m. on the National Geographic channel http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/3821/Overview View the trailer at http://drugsense.org/url/uevjR5nL - ------------------ JOB OPENING: MANAGING DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY The Drug Policy Alliance has an immediate opening for a Managing Director, Public Policy, to lead its federal, state and local advocacy efforts. This is a new position that will harness the organization's various policy functions behind a unified vision for change. http://www.drugpolicy.org/about/jobsfunding/jobs/directorpubpol.cfm - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake