Pubdate: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET - ------------------ SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE 2008 NORML CONFERENCE IN BERKELEY This three-day conference was held on Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 2008 with social events and an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, October 16. This was the 37th Annual Conference for NORML, held in Berkeley, California, at the Doubletree Berkeley Marina. http://stash.norml.org/berkeley-national-conference-2008/ - ------------------ TO JAIL OR NOT JAIL FOR DRUG RELAPSE? By Tony Newman, AlterNet. Posted October 21, 2008. There is a raging battle in the treatment community over how much carrot vs. stick we should use to help people who need treatment. http://drugsense.org/url/xxoVEDlu - ------------------ DRUG CZAR BUSTED - AGAIN! by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Like the Energizer bunny, Drug Czar John Walters' lies just keep on coming. http://blog.norml.org/2008/10/23/drug-czar-busted-again/ - ------------------ MEXICAN DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO EXPAND ANTI-DRUG OPERATIONS The military will carry out joint operations in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Sonora, Tabasco, Coahuila, and Campeche by Jorge Alejandro Medellin Translation and notes by Kristin Bricker http://drugsense.org/url/d7TBg2bz - ------------------ 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON MARIJUANA Join MPP-TV's Noah Brozinsky as he reviews five of the 2008 presidential candidates' positions on marijuana policy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9flhDmz7Kwo - ------------------ 2008 DRUG POLICY REFORM CONGRESSIONAL VOTER GUIDE http://drugpolicy.org/library/2008VoterGuide.cfm - ------------------ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies - 10/21/08 - James Anthony Pledge drive special with reports from the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws conference in Berkeley California with Steve Bloom, former high times editor and author of pot culture + attorney James Anthony http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2103 Cultural Baggage - 10/22/08 - Keith Stroup NORML & Pledge Drive Special: Keith Stoup, former Dir of NORML, Dale Gieringer of CA NORML, Mason Tvert of SAFER, Los Marijuano's, Phil Jackson with Black Perspective on the Drug War & Winston Francis with the "Official Government Truth" http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2104 - ------------------ GAO REPORT CRITICIZES ONDCP EVALUATION OF DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES GRANTEES By Bob Curley The federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) set up its own process for determining grant eligibility for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program that resulted in an inability to "show that only eligible coalitions received grants in accordance with the Drug-Free Communities Support Program's statutory framework," according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). http://drugsense.org/url/y0f5eF3j - ------------------ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK - ------------------ APPLY FOR A JOB WITH MPP The Marijuana Policy Project is opening a new office and has many job opportunities. http://www.mpp.org/jobs/ - ------------------ ATTEND HIGH TIMES' SMOKE THE VOTE IN NYC ON OCTOBER 26 A Benefit For NORML http://drugsense.org/url/TQBAsOrR - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake