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101 CN ON: Medical Pot User Says He Was Harassed By CopsThu, 21 Apr 2011
Source:Oshawa This Week (CN ON) Author:Follert, Jillian Area:Ontario Lines:114 Added:04/21/2011

Police Called to UOIT Campus at April 15 Just Say Know Event

OSHAWA -- A drug education conference at UOIT took an ironic turn Friday afternoon when a guest speaker invited to talk about the challenges faced by medical marijuana users says he was harassed - for being a medical marijuana user.

Ben Fudge, an Oshawa resident and federally exempted medical marijuana user, was among nine speakers on the agenda for the April 15 Just Say Know conference, the first event of its kind at the university.

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102 US MI: Column: Blurring the LinesWed, 20 Apr 2011
Source:Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Author:Gabriel, Larry Area:Michigan Lines:145 Added:04/21/2011

The Recreational and Medicinal Communities Get Together - Somewhat

Since I started writing this column last October, I've been amazed at the number of organizations and events, and the complexity of marijuana activism. The most recent event to appear on my personal horizon is the May 7 Cures Not Wars Cannabis Liberation Day. The fact that it is taking place is no surprise. What surprises me is that it has been going on since 1994 in New York, and in Detroit since 2001. I never heard of it before and apparently it has not been big in the media.

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103 US RI: Edu: PUB LTE: SSDP Does Not Endorse Drug UseMon, 18 Apr 2011
Source:Brown Daily Herald, The (Brown, RI Edu) Author:Moffat, Jared Area:Rhode Island Lines:47 Added:04/18/2011

To the Editor:

In an April 14 front-page story ("Hold the foam: passing on Spring Weekend," April 14), an event sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy was used as evidence that campus gets wild and crazy during Spring Weekend. The following is a clarification of our mission, because the representation of our group was far from positive.

I want to clarify on behalf of Students for Sensible Drug Policy that we in no way endorse or romanticize drug use. Our mission as a grassroots student organization is to change the wrongheaded drug policies, as well as the culture of abuse, that permeate our society. The Herald article attempted to use an SSDP-sponsored event - the lending out of an ecstasy testing chemical kit - as evidence of how crazy things get at Brown during Spring Weekend.

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104 US CT: Edu: Drug Activism: Now, TomorrowFri, 15 Apr 2011
Source:Wesleyan Argus, The (CT Edu) Author:Scriptunas, Tess Area:Connecticut Lines:129 Added:04/17/2011

When Paul Blasenheim '12 tells people he is a drug policy activist, people assume that he "just wants to make smoking weed easier." To many, drug activism means student-hippies fighting for easier access to another fix. The movement, however, deals with much more than just legalizing pot -- activists are setting their sights on complex issues of race, class, and socio-economic inequality, while struggling to be taken seriously.

At the center of drug activism at Wesleyan is Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP). Blasenheim founded the second incarnation of this group at Wesleyan in the fall of 2009, but an earlier chapter of this organization existed at Wesleyan in the early 2000s.

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105 US IA: Edu: PUB LTE: Congress Should Reform Harmful Drug LawsThu, 14 Apr 2011
Source:Iowa State Daily (IA Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Iowa Lines:36 Added:04/17/2011

Regarding your April 13 editorial, drugs did not spawn Mexico's organized crime networks. Just like alcohol prohibition gave rise to Al Capone, drug prohibition created the violent drug-trafficking organizations behind all the killings in Mexico.

With alcohol prohibition repealed in the United States, liquor bootleggers no longer gun each other down in drive-by shootings. It's worth noting that Mexico's upsurge in violence only began after an anti-drug crackdown created a power vacuum among competing cartels.

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106 US OH: Edu: SSDP Takes Action on CampusTue, 12 Apr 2011
Source:Daily Kent Stater (OH Edu) Author:Restelli, Caitlin Area:Ohio Lines:62 Added:04/16/2011

Students lay on the Esplanade in front of the MAC Center and had their bodies outlined with chalk Monday.

Emily Haft, Students for Sensible Drug Policy president, said the goal of the demonstration was to bring awareness about the Mexican drug war and border violence.

"A lot of people who are not from the Southern states are not aware anything is happening in Mexico," said Haft, sophomore zoology major.

Every person outlined on the Esplanade represented 100 people killed in Mexico. SSDP's goal was to outline 350 people to represent the approximately 35,000 people who have died due to the drug war since 2006.

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107 US WA: PUB LTE: The Time Has Come For A Marijuana ConversationThu, 31 Mar 2011
Source:Daily Evergreen, The (Washington State U, WA Edu) Author:Rollins, Charles Area:Washington Lines:47 Added:04/02/2011

Editor:

The fact that Bill Moos lifted DeAngelo Casto's suspension and that Ken Bone started him just goes to show that I am not the only person who thinks you should not be punished for possessing marijuana. We can all see that the most harmful thing about marijuana is its illegality, along with the negative stigma associated with its use.

In a Letter to the Editor, Jeff Hanson said marijuana makes you lazy. I do not think I need to point out the hypocrisy of both being a basketball player and being lazy, but you have given me no choice. Casto is not showing a lack of respect for the university - he is showing a lack of respect for the war on drugs, which I applaud.

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108 CN BC: PUB LTE: Dare Just Another Bad Government IdeaWed, 23 Mar 2011
Source:Alberni Valley Times (CN BC) Author:Barth, Russell Area:British Columbia Lines:71 Added:03/25/2011

Re: "DARE extends its reach with new program," (Aberni Valley Times, March 18)

As a federally licenced medical marijuana user who is also married to one, I consider DARE nothing less than a government sponsored hate-crime.

Also, the fact that taxpayers' dollars are used for this fear and fealty campaign is sick and reprehensible in the extreme. It should be illegal to go into schools and deliberately frighten and mislead kids, but no, we use taxpayers' dollars and send cops in to do it. It isn't just irresponsible, it is obscene.

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109 CN ON: PUB LTE: Junk Food Worse Than PotSat, 12 Mar 2011
Source:Expositor, The (CN ON) Author:Barth, Russell Area:Ontario Lines:82 Added:03/15/2011

To The Editor, RE: Addict helps students 'get real'

Here is some reality for you, kids: Junk food will kill many times more Canadians this year than all illegal drugs combined. That cellphone at your ear is many times more likely to give you cancer than any of the drugs you might buy using it!

I always find it amusing how someone who smokes pot a few times a week is dismissed as a "stoner", but some "former" multiple-drug addict comes to school and he treated like a wise old sage.

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110 US MA: Edu: Editorial: University's Marijuana Policy Already SensibleTue, 08 Mar 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu)          Area:Massachusetts Lines:86 Added:03/09/2011

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday passed a resolution that called for Tufts' disciplinary policy on marijuana usage to mirror recent changes to Massachusetts' drug laws. Drafted in part by members of the student organization Tufts Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the resolution seeks to mitigate the university's penalty for being caught with marijuana.

The TCU Senate declared that the punishment for being caught with one ounce or less of marijuana should match the penalties of the Commonwealth, which currently treats the offense as a civil offense punishable by a small fine. While the Daily supports the fundamental argument made by SSDP and the Senate, we recognize that, in practice, Tufts is already ahead of the curve.

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111 US MA: Edu: Senate Backs More Lenient Marijuana PolicyTue, 08 Mar 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu) Author:McKay, Elizabeth Area:Massachusetts Lines:218 Added:03/08/2011

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday passed a resolution calling on the university to follow the lead of the state in assigning relatively weaker penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Two members of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and a freshman senator submitted the resolution, which advocated eliminating disciplinary action for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. The resolution passed in a vote of 16 11 with two abstentions.

The measure is an effort to align Tufts' marijuana policy with Massachusetts state law, according to freshman Lauren Traitz, one of the two SSDP members who submitted the resolution. A successful 2008 ballot question decriminalized possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.

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112US: Colleges See Risk to Easing Pot BansMon, 07 Mar 2011
Source:USA Today (US) Author:Marklein, Mary Beth Area:United States Lines:Excerpt Added:03/07/2011

As legislatures nationwide debate whether to legalize medical marijuana, colleges and universities in states where laws have been adopted say their campuses will remain drug-free.

The reason: Marijuana use and possession violates federal law, and colleges don't want to risk losing federal funding.

This year, 13 state legislatures are considering proposals to legalize medical marijuana, and four more are looking at bills, says Morgan Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project, a group that advocates loosening marijuana laws. Proposals to tighten or ease laws are pending in at least 10 of the 15 states, plus the District of Columbia, where medical marijuana is legal.

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113 US CT: UCONN Student Government Backs Malloy Bill On PotThu, 24 Feb 2011
Source:Hartford Advocate (CT) Author:Hladky, Gregory B. Area:Connecticut Lines:68 Added:02/24/2011

Seems to be little doubt where University of Connecticut students stand on decriminalization of pot. The UConn Student Government voted 30-1 this week to support Gov. Dannel Malloy's proposal to decriminalize possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

"It is amazing to see that the representatives from such a diverse number of backgrounds could come together to nearly unanimously endorse marijuana reform," was the delighted response from Sam Tracy, a member of the university's student senate and president of the UConn chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

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114 CN ON: Stevie's Latest Pot ShotThu, 17 Feb 2011
Source:NOW Magazine (CN ON) Author:Peesker, Saira Area:Ontario Lines:103 Added:02/17/2011

At Hot Box Cafe, heads smoke out Tory crime bill targeting reefer

It wasn't the vaporizers at every table or the bong-wielding middle-aged women that stood out most at Saturday's (February 12) Bill S-10 forum at the Hot Box Cafe.

It was when the weed-lovers' hangout lived up to its name, filling with enough pot smoke to trigger a visit from the fire department.

Responding to an alarm at the Baldwin Street venue, three bashful firefighters seemed amused to find a smoky room of marijuana enthusiasts gathered for a panel on the bill that would require mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences.

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115 US MI: E.L. Dispensary Regulations on HoldWed, 16 Feb 2011
Source:City Pulse (Lansing, MI) Author:Balaskovitz, Andy Area:Michigan Lines:112 Added:02/16/2011

The East Lansing City Council Punts on Regulating Medical Marijuana Dispensaries ... Sort Of

The East Lansing City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to take another month to discuss possible medical marijuana dispensary regulations in the city, thus extending a moratorium on the businesses for another 90 days.

However, the Council - which had been deliberating over three possible business regulation ordinances - threw out two potential means of regulating.

Proposed ordinances 1245A, 1245B and 1245C offer three different ways to regulate medical marijuana in East Lansing. "A" would have allowed home-based businesses to operate, but not commercial storefronts. "C" would allow commercial storefronts in certain zones but not home-based businesses. "B" would have banned both forms of business.

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116 US MA: Edu: PUB LTE: Middle Ground On DrugsTue, 08 Feb 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Massachusetts Lines:43 Added:02/10/2011

Dear Editor,

Regarding Gregory Beach's Feb. 1 op-ed "The war on drugs is a failure": There is a middle ground between drug prohibition and blanket legalization. Switzerland's heroin maintenance program has been shown to reduce disease, death and crime among chronic users. Providing addicts with standardized doses in a clinical setting eliminates many of the problems associated with illicit heroin use.

The success of the Swiss program has inspired heroin-maintenance pilot projects in Canada, Germany, Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands. If expanded, prescription heroin maintenance would deprive organized crime of a core client base. This would render illegal heroin trafficking unprofitable and spare future generations of addiction.

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117 CN ON: Edu: Drug Bill Too HarshThu, 10 Feb 2011
Source:Humber Et Cetera (Humber College, CN ON Edu) Author:Decarie, Caitlin Area:Ontario Lines:58 Added:02/10/2011

Proposed mandatory prison sentences for drug use and trafficking are too harsh for all but hardened criminals, said the head of a nation-wide students advocacy group.

Criminalization (of drugs) has failed and it is time to start a sensible drug policy," said Caleb Chepesiuk, executive director of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, commenting on Bill S-10 which is being debated in parliament.

The group is a grassroots organization based in Ottawa and has university and college campus chapters across the country that are concerned about the negative impact Canada's drug policies have.

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118 US MA: Edu: New Tufts Chapter Aiming To Spark Dialogue On Drug PolicyThu, 03 Feb 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu) Author:Piera, Laina Area:Massachusetts Lines:118 Added:02/03/2011

A Tufts chapter of the international organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), which formed last semester and is holding its first event tonight, aims to raise a debate on the nation's drug policies and hopes to stoke support for changes to how drug use is perceived and prosecuted at the university, state and even national level.

SSDP provides a forum for students seeking to initiate discussion on drug abuse and propose changes to their community's existing drug policies.

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119 US MA: Edu: OPED: The War on Drugs Is a FailureTue, 01 Feb 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu) Author:Beach, Gregory Area:Massachusetts Lines:122 Added:02/01/2011

As you walk around Tufts, it is likely that you will overhear several conversations regarding drugs. For some, it may be regaling tales of shots taken and beers "shotgun'd." Others may be doting praise upon the stimulants that kept them trucking through finals. And, of course, conversations on the artistic merit of glassware and the dankness of a particular plant are a constant in certain circles. Affecting one's mental state through mind-altering substances is embedded in the human experience, being particularly prominent among college students. This enthusiasm suggests the potential for more comprehensive dialogue, one that critically examines the United States' war on drugs and the complementary, unsustainable growth of the American prison-industrial complex. If we are to create a more perfect union, one that is both just and cost-effective, we must reform the broken institution of the American prison system. For the sake of our wallets and our souls, something needs to be done.

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120 US OH: Edu: PUB LTE: Marijuana Policy Reform Strikes CincinnatiThu, 20 Jan 2011
Source:News Record, The (U of Cincinnati, OH Edu) Author:Huelefeld, Anne Area:Ohio Lines:71 Added:01/23/2011

The United States officially declared a "War on Drugs" in 1971. Despite other narcotics posing much greater risks to public health, efforts have been focused largely on the prohibition of marijuana.

After all these years, supply and demand for marijuana has only increased (as well as organized crime, incarceration of nonviolent offenders and costs to taxpayers), leading many to the conclusion that the government is fighting a losing and unworthy battle.

This is why many individuals and organizations, such as Students for Sensible Drug Policy, support drug policy reform.

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121 US: Web: Top 8 Drug Stories of 2010: Momentum Is Building to End the Failed DrugWed, 22 Dec 2010
Source:AlterNet (US Web) Author:Newman, Tony Area:United States Lines:176 Added:12/24/2010

It's been a difficult year for progressives, and most other Americans as well. While I feel discouraged about many things happening in our country and around the world, and have lost lots of my "Yes We Can" glow from only two years ago, the issue that is closest to my heart -- ending the war on people who use drugs -- continues to bring me hope and cautious optimism.

The debate around failed marijuana prohibition and the larger drug war arrived in a big way in 2010. Below are some of the most significant stories from 2010 and the reasons why I'm encouraged that we can start finding an exit strategy from America's longest running war.

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122 CN BC: PUB LTE: A Change In The Education Policy For Drug UseWed, 15 Dec 2010
Source:Northern View, The (CN BC) Author:Barth, Russell Area:British Columbia Lines:92 Added:12/18/2010

Editor:

The problem with police-inflicted "education" is that it consists of lies and fear-mongering and is very short on factual information.

As a federally licensed medical marijuana user who is also married to one, I will come right out and say that this is nothing more than a government-sponsored hate-crime no less virulent than revisionist Holocaust denial.

If cops went into schools preaching one religion over another, there would be a public outcry. But cops go into schools and scare kids into joining their abstinence cult, and it is funded by taxpayers!

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123 US NY: Edu: Student Group Responds To Busts With Anti-DrugMon, 13 Dec 2010
Source:Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia, NY Edu) Author:Roth, Sammy Area:New York Lines:69 Added:12/13/2010

After on-campus drug busts, a group of students hope to raise at least $11,000 -- a number they chose because police say they bought this amount worth of drugs from the five students they arrested.

Four students have started a project dubbed "Operation Ivy League: The Legit Deal," an effort to reduce substance abuse at Columbia in light of the recent drug arrests.

The students -- Wilmer Cerda, SEAS '11, Carmen Marin, SEAS '11, Elizabeth Pino, CC '11, and Slav Sobkov, SEAS '12 -- are selling T-shirts for $15 each, and they plan to use the proceeds to start an anti-drug abuse campaign next semester. They said that they are not yet sure how exactly they will do that, but that they are brainstorming and have been in contact with a few outside organizations.

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124 CN BC: PUB LTE: Intoxicants Have Been Around Longer ThanSun, 12 Dec 2010
Source:Kelowna Capital News (CN BC) Author:Barth, Russell Area:British Columbia Lines:80 Added:12/13/2010

To the editor:

Re.: Springvalley Students Aim To Resist Bad Choices, Dec. 8 Capital News.

I am a federally licensed medical marijuana user.

If cops went into schools preaching one religion over another, there would be a public outcry. But cops go into schools and scare kids into joining their abstinence cult, and it is funded by taxpayers.

Do these cops tell kids that junk food will kill many times more Canadians each year than all illegal drugs combined?

Do they tell kids that even in their current, dirty, "street" form, drugs like coke, heroin and meth are still safer, less addictive, and less statistically deadly than either booze or tobacco?

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125 US: Budding Prospects: Youth Activists Push Marijuana ReformMon, 27 Dec 2010
Source:Nation, The (US) Author:Houston, Aaron Area:United States Lines:245 Added:12/11/2010

On November 7 a group of student activists gathered in a room on the University of Colorado campus to discuss strategies for how to run a marijuana legalization campaign in the 2012 elections.

Five days earlier, voters in California had defeated Proposition 19 by a margin of seven points.

Although the vote represented the largest percentage a US legalization measure has ever garnered (46.5 percent), many in the drug policy reform community were discouraged. Young activists who had spent the past several months encouraging students on California campuses to register, and who worked furiously in the final days to get out the vote, were exhausted.

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126 US IL: Edu: SSDP Denied RecognitionMon, 06 Dec 2010
Source:Northern Star (IL Edu) Author:Evans, Jacqueline Area:Illinois Lines:74 Added:12/09/2010

SA Votes Down Group in Unscheduled Meeting

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate denied recognition to NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy in an unscheduled meeting Sunday evening.

The senators voted 12-9 to deny the motion to recognize the organization as a social advocacy group.

NIU SSDP was allowed to hold a meeting Thursday in the Campus Life Building, but will now be unable to meet on campus.

The SA Senate originally voted on Oct. 24 to postpone SSDP's recognition until Nov. 7 pending its reclassification as a political organization. No vote was made Nov. 7 because SSDP did not go to the meeting.

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127 US MD: Edu: OPED: Telling The Truth About PotMon, 06 Dec 2010
Source:Diamondback, The (U of MD Edu) Author:Kander, Justin Area:Maryland Lines:91 Added:12/07/2010

While the recent election primarily focused on the change of leadership in Congress, perhaps the most interesting factor of the 2010 campaign was a state ballot initiative in California. Proposition 19 sought to legalize marijuana by regulating distribution and decriminalizing possession and growing.

To the disappointment of many activists and cannabis consumers, Prop 19 failed (albeit by a small margin of 54 percent to 46 percent).

Most people think Prop 19 was unsuccessful because people are not ready for legalization. This isn't true. The failure can be attributed to the problems with this specific initiative and not with legalization itself.

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128 US NY: Edu: Students Propose Reformed Drug PolicyWed, 01 Dec 2010
Source:Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia, NY Edu) Author:Greenbaum, Leah Area:New York Lines:84 Added:12/02/2010

If a new student-driven proposal passes, Columbia students calling for help in emergencies related to drugs or alcohol will no longer have to fear punishment.

The Columbia chapter of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy-an international organization that pushes for reforms in drug policies-is currently circulating a proposal through the student councils that would allow students to ask Columbia University Emergency Medical Services-commonly known as CAVA-for support in drug-related situations without the threat of Dean's Discipline.

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129 CN AB: PUB LTE: Sensible Drug Policy?Wed, 24 Nov 2010
Source:Meliorist, The (CN AB Edu) Author:Desrochers, Sean Area:Alberta Lines:72 Added:11/25/2010

Canadian Students for SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY? is a Canada wide student and youth led grassroots organization aimed at promoting drug policy in line with public health, academic evidence and harm reduction.

This is the first year that the University of Lethbridge has had a chapter and I recently had the great pleasure of representing Lethbridge at this year's national conference at the University of Toronto. The topic of the weekend revolved around the question "oewhat is a sensible drug policy?" . Dr. Craig Jones, the former executive of the John Howard Society of Canada, in his keynote address gave a succinct summation of the problems facing drug policy today, and why this is fundamentally a social justice issue which concerns all Canadians. Dr. Jones argued for re-regulation as an alternative to prohibition.

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130 CN ON: PUB LTE: Kids Will See Laughable Drug Video As 'Not4me'Thu, 18 Nov 2010
Source:Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Author:Barth, Russell Area:Ontario Lines:58 Added:11/20/2010

People should take a look at the most recent TV spot that Health Canada is running to try and prevent kids from using drugs.

The "drugsnot4me" campaign video is a total embarrassment due to the over-the-top rhetoric which generates fear rather than educates youth.

Readers can see the video on the Health Canada website: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/youth-jeunes/tv-not4me-odrogue-eng.php

A girl hangs out in her room while a creepy voiceover sings an old children's ditty with the words changed; "One two, kicked out of school" and "three, four, snort some more." The voiceover follows with "five, six, need my fix" and then "seven, eight, it feels too late." The girl is trashing her room and finally, appears in a jail cell. The way it is photographed even looks creepy and dreamlike.

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131 US OH: Edu: Students Gather At Kent State To Discuss MarijuanaSun, 14 Nov 2010
Source:Lantern, The (Ohio State U, OH Edu) Author:Garcia, James Area:Ohio Lines:116 Added:11/18/2010

The country is thinking green, in more ways than one.

With the failure of Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana in California and the success of Proposition 203 to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona, 15 states have now adopted laws for medicinal marijuana.

Ohio Rep. Kenny Yuko was keynote speaker at the 2010 Midwest Regional Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Conference at Kent State on Saturday. Yuko is responsible for introducing House Bill 478, in favor of legalization and regulation of medical marijuana, this year in Ohio's state legislature.

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132 US: Backers of Legal Marijuana Find Silver Lining in Defeat of California MeasurSun, 14 Nov 2010
Source:New York Times (NY) Author:McKinley, Jesse Area:United States Lines:156 Added:11/14/2010

SAN FRANCISCO -- Proposition 19, which would have legalized marijuana in California, received more votes than the Republican nominee for governor, Meg Whitman.

It also received untold news coverage, bringing the debate a new level of legitimacy in the eyes of many supporters. And while it lost - -- with 46 percent of the vote -- its showing at the polls was strong enough that those supporters are confidently planning to bring it back before voters in California, and perhaps other states, in 2012.

"We're going to win," said Aaron Houston, the executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a nonprofit group in Washington. "And we're going to win a whole lot sooner than anybody thinks."

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133 US CT: Edu: Column: Marijuana Policy Change Still Likely in Conn.Thu, 11 Nov 2010
Source:Daily Campus, The (UConn, CT Edu) Author:Sodaro, Salvatore Area:Connecticut Lines:101 Added:11/12/2010

As a drug policy activist, I found the results of the Nov. 2 elections both disappointing and informative. It was disappointing because, out of four major marijuana policy bills I hoped and expected to pass (Prop 19 in California, Prop 203 in Arizona, Measure 13 in South Dakota, and Measure 74 in Oregon), zero actually did. In light of these - for lack of a better term - sobering results, I have encountered many people, students and non-students, inside and outside of the movement, who take these results as a death knell for the marijuana law reform movement, especially for the effort here in Connecticut.

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134 US CO: Psychedelic RenaissanceThu, 11 Nov 2010
Source:Boulder Weekly (CO) Author:Ware, Marisa Aragon Area:Colorado Lines:78 Added:11/12/2010

Researchers see hope for PTSD, other ills in LSD, other drugs On Sunday, Nov. 7, an eclectic group of students, therapists, artists and health care practitioners gathered at the Draft House in downtown Boulder for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) fall gala.

The crowd of roughly 100 people listened as Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS, discussed the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), drug dependence, and anxiety and depression associated with chronic disease and end-of-life issues.

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135 US WA: Edu: Fight To Legalize Marijuana ContinuesWed, 10 Nov 2010
Source:Daily Evergreen, The (Washington State U, WA Edu) Author:Runquist, Justin Area:Washington Lines:104 Added:11/10/2010

Don Skakie Talked About Sensible Washington's Plans to Get Pot Legalization on the Ballot.

Students met with a representative of Sensible Washington Monday in Todd Hall 202 to discuss the future of the fight to decriminalize marijuana in Washington.

Don Skakie of Sensible Washington told students why I-1068, which would have decriminalized marijuana, failed to make it on the 2010 ballot.

"We are going to have no problem getting this thing on the ballot (for 2011)," Skakie said. "It's not going to be about getting high this year." Moving forward, the message will be, "It's not cannabis that hurts your kids, it's getting arrested that hurts your kids," he said.

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136 US SD: Edu: State Votes No Again, Proponents Still HopefulTue, 09 Nov 2010
Source:Volante, The (U of SD, Edu SD) Author:Stauffer, Kati Area:South Dakota Lines:124 Added:11/10/2010

Freshman Anna Hyronimus, a first-time voter, chose to vote against Measure 13.

"Knowing that South Dakota is a conservative state, I realized that there was a very slim chance that the use of medical cannabis would pass," Hyronimus said.

In 2006, medical marijuana made its way onto the South Dakota ballot. Though a conservative state, the measure came close as medical marijuana only neglected to pass by a margin of 4 percent. Once again, medical cannabis was on the ballot for legalization.

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137 US SD: Edu: PUB LTE: Prohibition Has FailedWed, 10 Nov 2010
Source:Volante, The (U of SD, Edu SD) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:South Dakota Lines:43 Added:11/10/2010

Regarding Thomas Emanuel's Oct. 27 column, if health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda.

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138 US CA: Web: Dedicated Pot Crusaders Already Licking Their Chops for the Next OpWed, 03 Nov 2010
Source:AlterNet (US Web) Author:Wishnia, Steven Area:California Lines:218 Added:11/05/2010

California's Pot-Legalization Initiative Went Down to Defeat Last Night, but 46 Percent of the Vote Tells Advocates Like Richard Lee That the Future Is Bright.

OAKLAND--California's pot-legalization initiative went down to defeat last night, but supporters say it came close enough to try again.

The Proposition 19 ballot initiative won 46 percent of the vote. It would have regulated and taxed marijuana under rules similar to those for alcohol, albeit with a lot more dry counties and odd blue laws.

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139 US CA: Web: Parents Are Biggest Obstacle to Pot Legalization:Tue, 02 Nov 2010
Source:Huffington Post (US Web) Author:Grim, Ryan Area:California Lines:182 Added:11/02/2010

Pot Smokers Hoping That Tuesday's California Election Will Finally Bring an End to Marijuana Prohibition Are Running into a Familiar Enemy: Parents.

Proposition 19, which had been leading through much of the campaign, is now trailing in every survey. Support has declined fastest and hardest among those aged 40-49, the age demographic most likely to have children old enough to be thinking about -- or already -- smoking pot.

When those parents answered the survey earlier in the election, pot legalization was more idea than reality. As an idea, voters between 40 and 49 supported legalization by a 15-point margin of 53-38 in a survey released by the Field Poll, the gold standard for public-opinion research in California, in September. At the end of October, as the idea came closer to becoming a reality, that demographic flipped. A 15-point margin turned into a 13-point deficit. Nine percent remained undecided in both surveys. The unheard-of 28-point swing among a fifth of the electorate explains roughly half of the overall drop in the polls. Support among baby boomers aged 50-64 stayed constant in the survey. Among those aged 18-39, support fell from 59-33 to 54-38 over the course of a month. And those 65 and older backed away from the initiative as well, where support dropped from 36-29.

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140 US CA: Prop. 19 Backers Hail Open DialogueTue, 02 Nov 2010
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:LaGanga, Maria L. Area:California Lines:108 Added:11/02/2010

Aaron Kahn sauntered into the Proposition 19 headquarters in Oakland on Monday afternoon with an appetite for democracy and lunch. His timing couldn't have been better.

Kahn, 20, was handed a sandwich, a script and a phone, everything he needed to help get out the vote for the initiative that would make California the first state to legalize the sale of marijuana. "This is Aaron with the Yes on 19 campaign," Kahn said. "We're just making sure you have plans to vote, because it's a really, really close election."

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141 US MN: Edu: Waiting For WednesdayMon, 01 Nov 2010
Source:Minnesota Daily (U of MN, Minneapolis, MN Edu) Author:Potter, Kyle Area:Minnesota Lines:200 Added:11/01/2010

Advocates for medical marijuana are awaiting the results of the Nov. 2 election, which will factor into the success or failure of their causes.

Dr. Philip Denney walked into an examination room in his Sacramento, Calif., office and sat across from a 19-year-old who complained of insomnia.

As Denney considered the teen's chains, piercings and tattoos, the patient asked him for a marijuana prescription.

Denney's skepticism was confirmed by a quick look at his medical history. Denney declined the request, walked into the next room and rolled his eyes when he saw his next patient. Another one, he thought.

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142 US RI: Edu: After Failed First Round, State Seeks ApplicantsTue, 26 Oct 2010
Source:Brown Daily Herald, The (Brown, RI Edu) Author:Ezenwa, Julian Area:Rhode Island Lines:77 Added:10/26/2010

Rhode Island's medical marijuana situation is in a bit of a haze. After denying every license in a first round of applications last month, the state's health department is once again soliciting compassion center applications.

There are currently about 2,500 patients and 1,800 caregivers in the state, said Katherine Reardon '12, president of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Caregivers are private citizens with the legal right to grow marijuana for up to five other patients. According to Reardon, the problem with the system is a lack of regulation.

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143 US IL: PUB LTE: Marijuana Laws Will Not Alter Marijuana UseThu, 21 Oct 2010
Source:Alestle, The (IL Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Illinois Lines:44 Added:10/21/2010

If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Like any drug, marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are as inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda.

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144 US CA: Prop. 19 Has Buzz but Not the BankrollMon, 18 Oct 2010
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Hoeffel, John Area:California Lines:207 Added:10/18/2010

Marijuana Measures Has Generated Talk - Especially Amoung Students - but No Major TV Ad Buys.

Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana in California, is the most talked-about ballot initiative in the country. If it passes, it would revolutionize the state's drug laws, provoke a clash with the federal government and fire up the movement to pass similar laws in other states - even other countries. It's become a staple for national talk shows and comedians.

But the high-profile issue is playing out in a surprisingly low-profile campaign. With the competitive top-of-the-ticket races siphoning away the big bucks, neither side has attracted the money to mount a serious TV ad campaign, the most effective way to reach the state's 17 million voters.

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145 US CA: Web: Facebook Billionaires, Dr. Bronner's Kick in the Money for Legal PotFri, 15 Oct 2010
Source:AlterNet (US Web) Author:Smith, Phillip S. Area:California Lines:142 Added:10/15/2010

The campaign to pass California's Proposition 19, the tax and regulate marijuana legalization initiative, is seeing some good-sized late donations

The campaign to pass California's Proposition 19, the tax and regulate marijuana legalization initiative, is seeing some good-sized late donations, including contributions from Facebook co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Sean Parker. Meanwhile, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps heir David Bronner has kicked in tens of thousands more for a get out the vote effort in the campaign's final weeks. And they're not the only ones making sizeable late donations.Prop 19 would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of pot by adults 21 or older. It would also allow adults to grow up to 25 square feet of marijuana and possess the harvested results. It would give cities and counties the local option to allow, tax, and regulate commercial marijuana sales and cultivation.

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146 US SD: Edu: PUB LTE: Advocating Legalizing Medical MarijuanaWed, 06 Oct 2010
Source:Collegian, The (SD Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:South Dakota Lines:44 Added:10/10/2010

If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda.

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147 US MA: Edu: PUB LTE: Marijuana Prohibition Has FailedWed, 06 Oct 2010
Source:Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U of MA, Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Massachusetts Lines:45 Added:10/10/2010

Dear Editor,

Re: "Prohibition is not working," Daily Collegian 9/28

If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Like any drug, marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda.

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148 US CA: Edu: PUB LTE: War On Marijuana Proves Lost CauseThu, 07 Oct 2010
Source:Daily Nexus (UC Santa Barbara, CA Edu) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:California Lines:54 Added:10/09/2010

Dear Editor,

If health consequences determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best.

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149 US UT: Edu: Students Question Hempfest MessageThu, 30 Sep 2010
Source:Daily Utah Chronicle, The (U of Utah, UT Edu) Author:Smith, Carly Area:Utah Lines:54 Added:09/30/2010

More than 60 vendors were showcased at the U's third annual Hempfest. Vendors were selling a variety of hemp products such as clothing, hand bags, jewelry and an assortment of food.

Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a group that petitions for more lenient drug laws, put on the festival. However, students attending didn't seem to understand the group's objective. Pamphlets that were passed out stated the purpose of SSDP, but students walking by the festival were unclear of the purpose of Hempfest.

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150 US UT: Edu: SSDP Petitions To Legalize MarijuanaThu, 30 Sep 2010
Source:Daily Utah Chronicle, The (U of Utah, UT Edu) Author:Bennett, Josh Area:Utah Lines:93 Added:09/30/2010

Campaign Fights War On Drugs

Hempfest took place Wednesday, and several students let their voices be heard about marijuana legalization.

Students lined up to sign the petition for Just Say Now, a campaign against marijuana prohibition. The campaign's purpose is to show the "higher-ups" that there are a lot of voices that support marijuana legalization and to educate people on the benefits of legalization. The message was spread in large part by Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a student group dedicated to fighting the war on drugs.

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