Pubdate: Fri, 8 May 2009 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET ************ MEXICAN NGOS, BRIGADIER GENERAL, UNITE IN LETTER AGAINST PLAN MEXICO Human Rights Organizations Break from Amnesty International's 2008 Pro-Merida Initiative Letter By Kristin Bricker, Special to The Narco News Bulletin Yesterday, 72 Mexican civil society organizations and a Brigadier General of the Mexican Army sent the following letter to US Congress demanding that all military aid to Mexico be immediately halted. The letter comes as the US House of Representative is considering more than doubling 2009 funding for the war on drugs in Mexico. http://narconews.com/Issue57/article3519.html ************ WHAT DO YOU KNOW, THE EX-DRUG CZAR IS STILL FULL OF S--T! By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director In a revelation that I'm sure will come as a surprise to absolutely no one, it turns out that ex-Drug Czar John Walters is still full of s-- t. http://drugsense.org/url/hy24UPKq ************ MEXICO TO DECRIMINALISE POSSESSION OF DRUGS Both Houses in Mexico's legislature have now approved a bill decriminalising possession of small amounts of all drugs for personal use. Both the Senate and Congress have supported the bill, meaning that President Calderon, just needs to rubber stamp the policy before it becomes law, expected to happen in the next few days. http://drugsense.org/url/gpssBShe ************ OPEN LETTER TO THE NEW "DRUG CZAR" From Another Top Cop: End the Drug War By Norm Stamper http://drugsense.org/url/FHP2qiW7 ************ HIGH TIMES INTERVIEW WITH RICK DOBLIN OF MAPS High Times magazine published an in-depth interview with MAPS President Rick Doblin in their April edition. http://maps.org/media/doblin_high_times_09.pdf ************ MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION? By Jacob Sullum In a recent Zogby poll, 52 percent of voters said they supported marijuana legalization. As far as I know, this is the first time a national survey has found majority support for repealing cannabis prohibition, as opposed to merely decriminalizing possession for personal use. http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133371.html ************ FIRST WEEK OF GLOBAL MARIJUANA MARCH Drug War Chronicle, Issue #584, 5/8/09 http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/584/2009_global_marijuana_march ************ THE MARIJUANA POLICY REFORM REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED by Dan Bernath In yet another sign of the growing acceptance for marijuana policy reform, MPP's Rob Kampia appeared on MSNBC and CNBC yesterday to discuss California Gov. Arnold Schwarzegger's recent statement supporting an open discussion about ending marijuana prohibition. http://drugsense.org/url/B6WLqy79 ************ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies - 05/03/09 - Sandee Burbank Sandee Burbank director of Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse + Dr. Robert Melamede on swine flu, Ethan Nadelmann on Colbert Report + Borat: "please buy our heroin" http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2405 Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 05/06/09 - Brian O'dea Brian O'dea, author of HIGH, Confessions of a Pot Smuggler + Phil Smith, reporter with Stop the Drug War http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2407 ************ ETHAN NADELMANN ON CNN: THE GROWING DEBATE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA Anderson Cooper of CNN does a segment on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the growing debate to legalize marijuana. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01gFYPB_b8 ************ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK ************ DONATE TO DRUGSENSE Our services are free to use, but not free to produce. Please help out. http://www.drugsense.org/donate/ ************ CNN WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! CNN, via their I-reporter (the public) is asking for input from people who have a loved one imprisoned. To share your experience with CNN, please visit: http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=255322 ************ URGE MOVEON.ORG TO SUPPORT ENDING PROHIBITION Moveon.org is one of the nation's most powerful grassroots political organizations. Imagine if they added ending drug prohibition to their action agenda? If you want to suggest this to them, you can write to them here. http://pol.moveon.org/feedback/fb/form.html?tp=suggest Put "Ending drug prohibition is important" in the subject line. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake