Pubdate: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET - --------------------------- MEXICAN COP, NOW IN EL PASO HOSPITAL, AS A MARKED MAN By Bill Conroy Presented at the Narcosphere http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2008/2/10/173039/177 - --------------------------- MAKING POT LEGAL: WE CAN DO IT -- HERE'S HOW By Paul Armentano, AlterNet. Posted February 12, 2008. Changing public opinion about pot isn't easy. Changing America's anti- pot laws is even harder -- here's a blueprint to get it done. http://alternet.org/drugreporter/76698/ - --------------------------- DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 02/13/08 - Philippe Lucas Philppe Lucas, Dir of Vancouver Island Compassion Society discusses recent UNODC gathering of NGO representatives + Winston Francis with "Official Government Truth", Doug Mcvay with Drug War Facts & Poppygate Report from Glenn Greenway. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1764 Century of Lies - 02/12/08 - Robert Melameade Doctor Robert Melameade describes the endocanabinoid system and the ways that cannabis affects the human body + Doug McVay with Drug War Facts about opium in Afghanistan http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/1763 - --------------------------- PLANS TO RECLASSIFY CANNABIS OBSCURE REAL DEBATE The government's new review of cannabis classification will not help the situation, writes Steve Rolles http://drugsense.org/url/UW48Z8xU - --------------------------- WHY IS MARIJUANA ILLEGAL? The first video in the Short Cuts Documentary Series that ask the question: why is marijuana illegal? Check it out and see what the experts have to say. And, as always, you can find this video and others on the Marijuana Policy Posse homepage at http://www.marijuanapolicyposse.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7O4Sa8sGXk - --------------------------- STUDENTS LOBBY FOR A SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY by Tara Lyons Drug use is a health issue, not a criminal justice issue. That is the message youth and students from the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) delivered to Members of Parliament on February 4, during their first hugely successful lobby day on Parliament Hill. http://drugsense.org/url/REa41jUg - --------------------------- BLOGGING HEADS Everyone Knows Prohibition Increased Crime. Right? Mark Kleiman, The Reality-Based Community, UCLA Glenn Loury, Brown University http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/8680?in=00:59:53&out=01:06:35 - --------------------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK - --------------------------- ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: PETITION TO STOP THE RECKLESS DRUG RAIDS It's time to rein in the SWAT teams. Please sign our online petition: "Enough is Enough: Petition to Limit Paramilitary Police Raids in America." A copy will be sent in your name to your US Representative and Senators, your state legislators, your governor, and the president. When you're done, please tell your friends and please spread the word wherever you can. http://ga0.org/campaign/enough_is_enough - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake