Pubdate: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET ************ THE FEDS ARE ADDICTED TO POT -- EVEN IF YOU AREN'T By Paul Armentano The government keeps pushing the BS that pot is addictive and has serious health consequences. And no wonder -- lying about pot is a lucrative business. http://drugsense.org/url/IOWFyqdg ************ DOPING THE MASSES Exposing Britain's unholy alliance between alcohol prohibitionists and marijuana reformers By Brendan O'Neill http://reason.com/archives/2009/12/01/dope-lobby ************ A SMART WAY TO BATTLE DRUG ADDICTION AND SAVE LIVES: HARM REDUCTION By Melinda Tuhus Harm reduction is a public health approach that stresses pragmatic solutions to social ills like substance abuse. http://drugsense.org/url/fgl5BRJs ************ AMERICA IS TO BLAME FOR MEXICO'S DRUG WAR Nearly 10,000 people in Mexico have died in drug-related violence since January 2007. Who or what is to blame? Some say it is America's insatiable consumer demand for illicit drugs and the constant flow of our guns, which arm the cartels. Others believe that Mexico's own government is ineffective in controlling the trade of the drug cartels because of rampant corruption in law enforcement in the country. http://drugsense.org/url/adTbUGGJ ************ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies - 11/29/09 - Marc Emery Marc Emery, free on bond discusses his forthcoming extradition to the U.S. for selling cannabis seeds. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2682 Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 11/29/09 - Irvin Rosenfeld Irvin Rosenfeld a Florida stockbroker is supplied with 300 cannabis cigarettes each 25 days by the DEA, FDA and NIDA http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2681 ************ CANADIAN REFORMERS CRITIQUE PROPOSED MANDATORY MINIMUMS Kirk Tousaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1269_doTXQk Jeet-Kei Leung http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQgsCeuFu_M Philippe Lucas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wKYSlJ3UQ Lynne Belle-Isle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri_4u-aYoyA ************ ALTERED STATES: REFLECTING ON STATE MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS By Shannon Doyne And Holly Epstein Ojalvo http://drugsense.org/url/NuQRlQv9 ************ STUDENT TO OBAMA: LEGALIZE DRUGS TO HELP ECONOMY Obama just said no to a suggestion from a Pennsylvania college student that he consider legalizing nonviolent crimes, including gambling and drugs, to stimulate the economy and create jobs. http://drugsense.org/url/QmaTCyUO ************ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK ************ WRITE A LETTER George Will's Rocky Mountain Medical Marijuana High A DrugSense Focus Alert http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0421.html ************ TELL THE DRUG CZAR TO END THE WAR ON PEOPLE It's time to stop arresting marijuana users, raiding the homes of families, and locking up people who need treatment. As the drug czar works on his plan for U.S. drug policy, we need to make sure he ends the war on people. http://dpa.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=ExitStrategyCrimPetition - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake