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Message 1 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301 (Original Message)

Sent: 9/12/2008 9:15 PM

DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Sept. 12, 2008 #566

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) In Drug Trial, Sharply Differing Portraits of Afghan With Ties To The Taliban
(2) Alleging Coup Plot, Chavez Ousts U.S. Envoy
(3) 80% of Pot Crop Invades Parkland
(4) Alameda County Sheriff's Office Nearing a Total of 30,000 Pot Plants Seized This Year

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) U.S. Sentencing Panel to Focus on Alternatives to Jail
(6) Column: Who'll Lead on Drugs, Bloated Prisons?
(7) Hallucinogen's Popularity May Thwart Medical Use
(8) What Teens Are Hearing About Drugs

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Upper Lake's Lepp Convicted in Pot Case
(10) Pot-Deifying Duo Guilty, Confident They'll Avoid Prison
(11) Last Chance To Keep Kids Plays Out In Courtroom
(12) Second Thoughts and a New Pot Trial?
(13) Man Says He Was Subjected to a Strip Search in Public

Cannabis & Hemp-

(14) Marijuana Ingredient May Fight Bacteria
(15) Positive Cannabis Test Not Enough, Says Judge
(16) Federal Election Could Be Going To Pot
(17) Last Drinks For Hemp Bar

International News-

(18) Failed Afghan Drug Policy Harming Us, Says Iran
(19) NDLEA Boss Advocates Stiffer Punishment For Drug Barons
(20) B.C. Crime Rate Lowest In 30 Years
(21) Man Claims Seized Substance Is Catnip

* Hot Off The 'Net

The Lies Are Starting in Massachusetts / By Bruce Mirken
Marijuana Could Be A Gusher Of Cash If We Treated It Like A Crop
Marijuana Policy Presidential Video Voter Guide
Whether It's Sex Or Drugs, Abstinence-Only Education Simply Doesn't Work
Federal Drug War Rethought / By Bob Barr
Is Doctor-Prescribed LSD And 'Shrooms On The Way? / By Arran Frood
Lunatic Drug Warriors Still Ignore Powerful Pot Science / Rob Kampia
Towards A Culture Of Responsible Psychoactive Drug Use
Is Responsible Drug Use Possible? / by Jonathan Caulkins
True Temperance / by Jacob Sullum
What If Gov. Palin Had Been Arrested For Marijuana? / By Bill Piper

* What You Can Do This Week

Write A Letter

* Letter Of The Week

Marijuana Laws Have No Validity / Russell Barth

* Feature Article

Crime And Drug Policy / Art Carden

* Quote of the Week

William J. Gaynor

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Message 2 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 9/19/2008 9:27 PM

DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Sept. 19, 2008 #567

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Supporters of Marijuana Ballot Question Lodge Complaint
(2) Drug Law Sits at Forefront of Oklahoma State House District 66 Race
(3) Stoner's NDP Bid Up In Smoke
(4) Island Pot Could Be Canada's Supply

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) U.S. Accuses Venezuelan Officials in Drug Case
(6) OPED: Teacher Drug Testing A Threat To Basic Rights
(7) The Drug War's Latest Tally: 872,721 Pot Arrests, An All-Time High
(8) Would the Beatles Have Sounded the Same If They'd Never Taken Drugs?

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) 20 Cons Use Free Drug Kit
(10) No Tolerance For Drugs
(11) OPED: A Merciless Justice
(12) Six-Month Sweep in Dania Beach Results in 85 Arrested

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Officials Unite To Fight Marijuana Initiative
(14) Dillon Man's Death Puts Medical Pot Law Back In Spotlight
(15) Marijuana, A Growing Battle
(16) Police Return Pot To Patient Three Years Later

International News-

(17) Alleging Coup Plot, Chavez Ousts U.S. Envoy
(18) Bolivia Orders U.S. Ambassador Expelled
(19) U.S. Censure Of Bolivia Raises Heat On Morales
(20) Researcher Condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper's War On Drugs

* Hot Off The 'Net

It's Time For The Federal Government To Abandon The Drug War
Palin's Pot Problem / By Jacob Sullum
Plan Mexico Spending Plan Released / By Kristin Bricker
Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries For Fiscal Year 2009
US Congress Celebrates 75 Years Of Drug Legalisation And Regulation
Cato Unbound - Responsible Psychoactive Drug Use
Angry White Republicans Thwart Legal Voter Registration In Alabama
RIP Professor Charles Whitebread, Good Guy And Drug Law Historian

* What You Can Do This Week

Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement

* Letter Of The Week

Drug War Impinges On Civil Liberties / Hank Smith

* Feature Article

The Drug War's Attack On Freedom / Jacob G. Hornberger

* Quote of the Week

Bertrand Russell

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Message 3 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 9/26/2008 11:29 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Sept. 26, 2008 #568

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Poll: 60 Percent of Americans Oppose Mandatory Minimum Sentences
(2) Senior Police Officers Hit Out at Moves to Downgrade Killer Ecstasy
(3) Poll: Michigan Voters Lean Toward Approval of Medical Marijuana
(4) Editorial: No on Proposition 5

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Column: What Is Law Enforcement Smoking to Oppose Question 2?
(6) Program for Drug Offenders Debated
(7) CU Police Return Marijuana to Student
(8) RLHS Codifies Room Entry Policy

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Ex-DEA Agent Gets Jail For Embezzling
(10) 175 Arrested in Crackdown on Notorious Gulf Cartel
(11) Forfeiture Initiative Paying Dividends
(12) Corruption-Buster, Friend To U.S. Killed In Cross-Border Drug War

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) California Sees Nearly 75,000 Marijuana Arrests In 2007
(14) Marijuana Grow Op Largest In Canada
(15) Temecula Couple Known For Medical-Marijuana Activism Arrested
(16) Court Ruling May Change Marijuana Laws

International News-

(17) Cops Warm To Nimbin, Dealers Feel The Heat
(18) Insite No Broken Window
(19) Can We Calm Down About Ecstasy
(20) Would The Beatles Have Sounded The Same If They'd Never Taken Drugs?

* Hot Off The 'Net

Is Self-Censorship Helping Perpetuate The Drug War?
What Happens When You Put 300 Experts On Psychedelics In The Same Room?
NDP Kicks Out Drug Policy Activists Dana Larsen, Kirk Tousaw
Alex Wodak Defends Harm Reduction From The World Forum Against Drugs
Drug Truth Network
The Rachel Hoffman Tragedy - Some Sort Of Reckoning
Police Kill Really Small Dog, Claim It Threatened Them
20 Million Arrests, And Counting / By Paul Armentano

* What You Can Do This Week

Apply For An Internship With MPP
Commute Crack Cocaine Sentences In Time For The Holidays
Register For Annual NORML Conference

* Letter Of The Week

The Only Answer To Drug Problems Is A Complete End To Prohibition

* Feature Article

The War We Won't Talk About / Salim Muwakkil

* Quote of the Week

Laurens Van der Post

Message 4 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 10/3/2008 9:20 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Oct. 3, 2008 #569

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) State Rule Clarifies 60-Day Supply of Medical Marijuana
(2) Bike Gang Says It's Seen Light
(3) Mexican President Proposes Decriminalizing Some Drugs
(4) Yes on Prop 1: Allow Seriously Ill People the Relief Marijuana

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Editorial: A More Humane Approach
(6) OPED: Yolo Judges Oppose 'Rehabilitation Act'
(7) Drug Addicted And Homeless To Be Kept Further Out
(8) Economist Speaks Against 'Just Say No'

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) City Settles Lawsuit Against NOPD Officers Accused Of Planting Drugs
(10) Jail Junkies
(11) Grenade Attack in Mexico Breaks From Deadly Script
(12) Gang Run Like A Business, Judge Says

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Bill
(14) Legalizing, Taxing Pot Urged To Raise Cash
(15) 'Holy Smoke Four' Convicted Of Marijuana Trafficking
(16) Thousands Celebrate Medical Marijuana At WAMMfest

International News-

(17) Mexico's President Calderon Has Few Choices In Drug War
(18) It's About Drugs, Not Sentencing NOT SENTENCING
(19) Lots of Crime, Few Criminals
(20) Report Urges Regulated Market For Cannabis To Replace Prohibition

* Hot Off The 'Net

When The Crazies Came Out To Play / Pete Guither
Survey Finds 70% Of Likely Voters Believe War On Drugs Is Failing
The Global Cannabis Commission
Marijuana Is Real Medicine / By Paul Krassner
The House Of Death / By Radley Balko
Drug Truth Network

* What You Can Do This Week

Write A Letter
Sign A Petition For Insite, Canada's Supervised Injection Site

* Letter Of The Week

War On Drugs' Really A Futile Attempt In U.S. / Terry Nelson

* Feature Article

How Will The Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use? / By Tony Newman

* Quote of the Week

T.H. Huxley

Message 5 of 15 in Discussion

From:

MethProjectBTTBP

Sent: 10/11/2008 1:15 AM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Oct. 10, 2008 #570

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) NATO Allies Reject Call To Confront Drug Lords
(2) The War On The War On Drugs Hits Kirkland
(3) New Bill Targets Rogue Druggists On The Internet
(4) Drug-Related Convictions Quashed Due To Mountie's Fabrications

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) 3 Crime Initiatives Await Voters in November
(6) Why We Couldn't Save Nicole
(7) LSD Cured My Headache
(8) Police Chiefs: Vote No To Pot

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Thieves Attempting To Steal Pot Posed As Police Officers
(10) Boy, 5, Brings Bag Of Marijuana To School
(11) High Court To Consider If Police Can Seize Trash
(12) Fired Biker Cop Settles Suit Against Province

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) No Shortage Of Illegal Pot Groomers
(14) Is It Time The World Forgot About Cannabis In Its War Against Drugs?
(15) DA Blodgett Speaks Out Against Question 2
(16) Cannabis Spray Use May Be Made Legal

International News-

(17) RCMP Role In Injection Site Studies Draws Fire
(18) Mexico's President Begins Plan To Decriminalize Small-Time Drug Use
(19) The War On Drugs Is A Bust
(20) Reports Link Karzai's Brother To Heroin Trade

* Hot Off The 'Net

A Class Action Suit I'd Like To See / Pete Guither
Progressive Voter Guide To Drug Issues
Drug Truth Network
Is There Anything CBD Can't Do? Then Why Is It Illegal? / Paul Armentano
ONDCP Has Failed To Cut Marijuana Use / Jon Gettman
Drug-Related Crime Biggest Threat To Public Safety In The Americas
Should Pennsylvania Legalize Marijuana?

* What You Can Do This Week

Apply For A Job With MPP

* Letter Of The Week

Addressing The OMMP Issue / Allan Erickson

* Letter Writer Of The Month - September

Chris Buors

* Feature Article

The Golden Rule / Mary Jane Borden

* Quote of the Week

George Bernard Shaw

Message 6 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 10/17/2008 9:44 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Oct. 17, 2008 #571

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Supreme Court Denies Review of Medical Pot Law
(2) Report Details Bush Officials' Partisan Trips
(3) RCMP Launches Internal Review of Insite Report, but Defends Research
(4) Realtors To Host Grow-Op Meeting

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Anti-Drug Group Joins Fight Against Medical Marijuana
(6) Drug-User Advocates Release Study They Allege Was Suppressed by Tories
(7) Journalists Targeted in Latest Mexico Drug Violence
(8) Urbana Council's Agenda Items Being Withheld From Web Site

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Junkies Stay Hooked Behind Bars
(10) OPED: A Tough-On-Crime Approach to Justice That Actually Works
(11) Column: War On Crime And Drugs More Hopeful Than Realistic
(12) Courts Give Some Addicts Chance To Straighten Out

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Marijuana Skirmish In The War On Drugs
(14) U.S. Deputy Drug Czar Says Proposal 1 Is 'About Dope, Not About Medicine'
(15) S.F. Leads Way On Patient-Friendly Pot Clubs
(16) 'Three Strikes And Out' Penalty For Cannabis Users Falls Apart

International News-

(17) Undercover Cop's Lies Sent 150 To Jail
(18) Why Is Opium Production Rising In Afghanistan?
(19) A Plague On Your Houses
(20) Insite Revelation Proves RCMP Needs Watching

* Hot Off The 'Net

New Video On Schapelle Corby
Sacred Intentions: Inside The Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Studies
Drug Truth Network
Mexico Signals It's Had Enough Of America's Stupid War On Drugs
Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies News
NAOMI Opiate Maintenance Results Report Released

* What You Can Do This Week

Flex Your Rights

* Letter Of The Week

Repeal Drug Laws And Don't Replace Them / Gene Tinelli

* Feature Article

Beth Wehrman, 1952 - 2008, A Life Well Lived

* Quote of the Week

Thomas Henry Huxley

Message 7 of 15 in Discussion

From:

MethProjectBTTBP

Sent: 10/24/2008 10:08 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Oct. 24, 2008 #572

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Advocates Seek Changes In Fla Felon Rights System
(2) Silver City Woman Faces Eviction Over Medical Marijuana
(3) Five Held After 'Cannabis Cafe' Raid
(4) Pot Advocates Turned Away At Chamber Forum

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Board Votes To Randomly Test Teachers For Drugs
(6) Prehistoric Drug Kit Is Evidence of Stoned Age
(7) Third-grader Runs Afoul of School Drug Policy
(8) OPED: Drug Courts Don't Work

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Drugs Kidnap Of Child Shocks US
(10) Reputed Patriarch of Canadian Crime Family Walks Free
(11) State's Attorney Still Questions HCSO Evidence
(12) Jury Convicts Former Lake City Police Sergeant

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Medical Marijuana
(14) DAs Fight Bid To Ease Penalty For Marijuana
(15) Pop Culture Can Make Marijuana's Dangers Harder For Students To Learn
(16) Weeding Out Drug Houses

International News-

(17) U.S. Trade Move Shakes Bolivia
(18) RCMP's 'E' Division Should Stand Up For Itself
(19) Opiate Trial Results Are Encouraging
(20) Rice Visits Mexico For A Meeting About Its Drug War

* Hot Off The 'Net

Sights And Sounds From The 2008 NORML Conference In Berkeley
To Jail Or Not Jail For Drug Relapse? / By Tony Newman
Drug Czar Busted - Again! / By Paul Armentano
Mexican Defense Department Plans To Expand Anti-Drug Operations
2008 Presidential Candidates On Marijuana
2008 Drug Policy Reform Congressional Voter Guide
Drug Truth Network
GAO Report Criticizes ONDCP Evaluation Of Drug-Free Communities

* What You Can Do This Week

Apply For A Job With MPP
Attend High Times' Smoke The Vote In NYC On October 26

* Letter Of The Week

Riddled With Misinformation / Loretta Nall

* Feature Article

Take Handcuffs Off Economic Recovery / Eric Sterling

* Quote of the Week

Message 8 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 11/1/2008 12:37 AM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Oct. 31, 2008 #573

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) High Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Law
(2) 41 People Allegedly Linked to Mexican Drug Cartels
(3) Plea in Botched Raid Ends Feds' Case
(4) Police Losing Fight To Stop Cocaine Use

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Drug Offender Proposition Draws Ire, Praise
(6) Voters Face Seven Ballot Questions On Election Day
(7) Business Group Takes Aim at Pot Law
(8) Bay Teachers Learn To Test For Drugs

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Mexico Acknowledges Drug Gang Infiltration of Police
(10) FBI: Zetas Arming for Confrontation With U.S. Authorities
(11) State Hopes New Prisons, Early Release Cut Crowding
(12) Heroin's Low Cost May Attract Younger Users

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Editorial: Stop Harassing Medical Pot Users
(14) Judge Warns Cops To Get Warrants
(15) Government Should Look Toward Hemp As A Viable Alternative Fuel
(16) County Pursues Medicinal Marijuana Case

International News-

(17) Vancouver Study Claims Benefits To Prescribing Heroin To Addicts
(18) Insite Show Halted By Cops
(19) 'We Must Distinguish Between Drug Use And Misuse'
(20) Presidential Text Message To Slow Down Data Traffic

* Hot Off The 'Net

The Battle Over CA Prop 5 / By Arianna Huffington
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
Prop 5 / By Marsha Rosenbaum
Lying In Michigan / Paul Armentano
Drug Truth Network
2008 Cannabis Ballot Initiatives
US Drug Czar Speaks Against Proposal One
Pseudoscience Tobacco Advertising From The Bad Old Days
Marijuana Arrests In Massachusetts / By Jon Gettman

* What You Can Do This Week

Vote
Patients Sought For Vaporized Medical Marijuana Safety Study

* Letter Of The Week

Holy Smoke Decision Does Not Do Issue Justice / David Malmo-Levine

* Feature Article

More Lies From Michigan /

Bruce Mirken

* Quote of the Week

Charlotte Bronte

Message 9 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 11/7/2008 10:37 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Nov. 7, 2008 #574

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Case Finally Settled
(2) Record Opium Harvest In Afghanistan Threatens New Heroin Crisis In Britain
(3) Man Tells Grand Jury Police Beat, Sodomized Him
(3) Marijuana Activist's Legal Appeal Rejected

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Drug Test Proposal Prompts Threat of ACLU Lawsuit
(6) Losing The War On Drugs
(7) Drug-Detector Trial Hailed Success
(8) Group Denied Entrance to Albany Chamber Event

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Drugged Driving Law Is Tough -- And Unfair, Some Say
(10) TPD: Buying Gun Was Hoffman's Idea
(11) Drug Wars Boost Industry
(12) In Mexico Drug War, Sorting Good Guys From Bad

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Voters Pass Proposal 1, Support Letting Severely Ill Grow Own Pot
(14) Officials Look For Guidelines On Marijuana Initiative
(15) Planning Commissions And Marijuana Initiatives Pass
(16) Judge's Anger Over Casual Attitude To Cannabis

International News-

(17) 90-Day War On Drugs
(18) Bolivia Halts U.S. Agents' Anti-drug Operations
(19) Guest Column: Antonio Maria Costa
(20) 'Let Poultry Farmers Grow Marijuana'

* Hot Off The 'Net

Pot Wins In A Landslide / By Rob Kampia
Drug Testing In Schools: Evidence, Impacts And Alternatives
Drug Truth Network
Morning-After Question / By Eric Sterling
2008 NORML Conference Videos, Photos And Memorabilia
Plan Colombia / U.S. Government Accounting Office

* What You Can Do This Week

Help Find Pain Patients Willing To Try Cannabis

* Letter Of The Week

No Prohibition / Curt Wagoner

* Feature Article

Where Do We Go From Here, Politically / Pete Guither

* Quote of the Week

Confucius

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Message 10 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 11/14/2008 9:39 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Nov. 14, 2008 #575

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Medical Marijuana Advocate Arrested In Sting
(2) Demand For Hemp Soaring, Firm Moves To Bigger Plant
(3) Medical Marijuana Policy Undetermined
(4) Organized Crime Branching Out

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Column: Parents Resist School Intrusion On Kid's Life
(6) Citing Workload, Public Lawyers Reject New Cases
(7) Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer End Studies On 2 Diet Drugs
(8) Police, DEA: Vote Won't Stop Pot Busts

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Melton On Trial
(10) Border Inspector Accused of Allowing 3,000 Pounds of Cocaine into U.S. Over 5 Years
(11) Lighthouse Point Police Upgrade With Millions From DEA Partnering
(12) Hendricks Sentenced To Jail Time

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Police Fear New Marijuana Law Will Lead To Increased Use
(14) Record Year For Pot Seizures
(15) Hemp Growers Take Case To Higher Authority
(16) Forfeiture Of Grow-Op Homes Lands On Supreme Court's Docket

International News-

(17) Somsak Kicks Off Northern Drugs Drive
(18) PM Revives War On Drugs
(19) Drug Families To Lose Assets
(20) Canada Funds Wheat Seed As Afghan Poppy Alternative
(21) Eight Out Of 10 Doctors Agree With Sites

* Hot Off The 'Net

Pot Policy At The Federal Level: Time To Get To Work! / Paul Armentano
Drug Truth Network
Opportunities For Drug Reform In The Obama Era / Ethan Nadelmann
Obama On Drugs / By Jacob Sullum
Mushrooms, Russia And History
MAPS News - November 2008

* What You Can Do This Week

Apply For A Job

* Letter Of The Week

War On Drugs Pays Off / Keith Jones

* Letter Writer Of The Month - October

Allan Erickson

* Feature Article

Milestones / Richard Lake

* Quote of the Week

William James

Message 11 of 15 in Discussion

From:

HeathenAddict

Sent: 11/22/2008 4:37 AM

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DrugSense Weekly, Nov. 21, 2008 #576

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* This Just In

(1) CA Medical Marijuana Advocates Concerned About Obama Appointments
(2) A Toke A Day Keeps Memory Loss At Bay
(3) Woman Accused In FBI Agent's Death Is Jailed
(4) Halifax Police Determined To Nip Violent Feud In The Bud

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Police Chief's Comments Net Complaint
(6) Not Necessarily Stoned, But Beautiful
(7) Series: Drugs Uncovered: The Legaliser
(8) Manitoba Releases National Hemp Strategy

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) State Haul This Year: 5 Million Pot Plants
(10) OPED: Saving Lives and Billions of Dollars
(11) Mexico's Police Liaison for Interpol Is Arrested in Drug Probe
(12) Column: House Forfeitures A Lottery In Absence Of Clear Guidelines

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Legal Marijuana Poses Pot Puzzle
(14) Loophole In Cannabis Control Law Fuels Growing Marijuana Problem
(15) Pot Law Throws Kids Under The Bus
(16) Council Bans Sale Of Single Cigars In Bid To Curb Youths' Marijuana Use

International News-

(17) Insite Can Save Health Care System $20M: Study
(18) Two Indonesians Sentenced To Death In Malaysia
(19) Large Quantity of Hashish, Other Drugs Destroyed
(20) NDLEA Destroys 5,000 Kilogrammes of Narcotic Drugs

* Hot Off The 'Net

The Prospects For Drug Reform In Obama's Washington / Phillip S. Smith
Justice Gone Awry - The U.S. Goverment's Targeting Of An Honest Man
Eric Holder Nips Marijuana In The Bud And Invents A Time Cover Story
We've Cut Cigarette Smoking By Half / By Paul Armentano
Drug Truth Network
The Best Of The Transform Blog
BC Local Elections Bring Drug Law Reformers To Office

* What You Can Do This Week

Write A Letter

* Letter Of The Week

Illegal Drugs And Crime / Ralph Givens

* Feature Article

Secondhand "Alert"?! / Jo-D Harrison

Message 12 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 11/28/2008 10:36 PM

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DrugSense Weekly, Nov. 28, 2008 #577

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* This Just In

(1) Oldest Stash of Marijuana Unearthed in Ancient Tomb
(2) Afghanistan: U.N. Reports That Taliban Is Stockpiling Opium
(3) AS Teachers' Union Sues Over Drug Testing, County Wants To Expand
(4) Column: Bill 50 Is Set To Take The Air Out Of Drunk Drivers' Tires

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Urine Trouble Now, Whizzinator Duo Told
(6) Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Latin America
(7) Drug Policy Conference Sparks New Tactics, Plans
(8) OPED: Wasting Drug War Resources
(9) Methadone Could Help Cocaine Addicts: Study

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(10) 'No-Knock' Victim's Family Seeks Deal
(11) How Drug Barons Won Royal Pardon in Jail Con
(12) Family Racked by CIA Cover-Up
(13) Fake Cocaine Found In Officer's Garage

Cannabis & Hemp-

(14) UK Scientists Decry Moves To Toughen Cannabis Laws
(15) Budding Wealth In The Weed
(16) Dutch Plan To Weed Out Criminals
(17) California High Court Defines Caregiver' Narrowly In Medpot Law

International News-

(18) Afghan Drugs Skyrocketing
(19) Health Canada Targets Legal Club Drug
(20) Salvia...A Strange, Legal High
(21) From My Cell I Scent The Reeking Soul Of U.S. Justice

* Hot Off The 'Net

Obama's Drug Czar Pick / By Maia Szalavitz
Willie Nelson On A Colbert Christmas
27 Years In Prison For A Nonviolent Offense / By Hamedah Hasan
President Bush Commutes John Forte's Sentence
Drug Truth Network
The Kids Are Alright -- The SSDP 10Th International Conference
It Isn't About No-Knocks. It's About Home Invasions / Radley Balko
Lords Jump On The Canna-Panic Bandwagon

* What You Can Do This Week

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Legalize And Regulate All Drugs / Alison Myrden

* Feature Article

The Illusion Of Progress In The Drug War / Ronald Fraser, Ph.D.

* Quote of the Week

Cicero

Message 13 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 12/6/2008 1:07 AM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Dec. 5, 2008 #578

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) OPED: Let's End Drug Prohibition
(2) OPED: Our Drug Policy Is a Success
(3) Hospitals Now a Theater in Mexico's Drug War
(4) Casual Drug Users Blamed for Violence in Juarez

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) One Man's Military-Industrial-Media Complex
(6) Column: Legalizing Drugs: The Money Argument
(7) DEA on Lookout for Savvy Women
(8) Group Uses Marijuana As Sacrament

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Federal Judges To Rule On Calif Prison Crowding
(10) Police Dogs Coming Soon To A Skytrain Near You
(11) FBI: Police Officers, Jail Guards Were Muscle For 'Drug Deals'
(12) D.C. Settles In Death of Paralyzed Jail Inmate

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Anti-Marijuana Campaign Earns National Honors
(14) State's Attorney Agrees: County Marijuana Priority Law Void
(15) Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case On Seized Medical Marijuana
(16) Are Marijuana Laws Changing To Keep Up With Public Opinion?

International News-

(17) Swiss Enshrine Legal Heroin Program
(18) Holland Bans Magic Mushrooms
(19) Cannabis Cautions Soar By 150 %
(20) Researchers High On Ancient Pot Find

* Hot Off The 'Net

Prohibition Ended 75 Years Ago, But What Have We Learned? / Rob Kampia
Legal Ease With Kirk Tousaw
Drug Truth Network
Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies Bulletin
Black Police Association Writes To Obama To Oppose Ramstad
Genetic Analyses Of Ancient Cannabis From Central Asia
LEAP Speaker Neill Franklin Discusses Ending Prohibition

* What You Can Do This Week

Take Action To End Today's Failed Prohibition
Apply For A Job With MPP

* Letter Of The Week

Pot Isn't Dangerous / David R. Ford

* Letter Writer Of The Month - November

Russell Barth

* Feature Article

20 Points Regarding Drug Prohibition And Political Corruption /
By Stephen Young

* Quote of the Week

W. C. Fields

Message 14 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 12/13/2008 2:42 AM

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DrugSense Weekly, Dec.12, 2008 #579

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Court Still Prohibits Marijuana Possession
(2) Should Teachers Be Drug-Tested?
(3) Medical Marijuana Patient Spends 21 Days in Jail Before His Case Is Dismissed
(4) In Mexico, Assassins of Increasing Skill

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) ACLU Sides With Students In School Protest
(6) The Quick Fall To Abuse
(7) Sen Conrad Welcomes UAV
(8) Brain-Enhancing Drugs: Legalize 'Em, Scientists Say

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Rachel Hoffman Investigator's Firing Case Bound For Arbitration
(10) Utah Rapper Sentenced To 55 Years In Prison Loses Appeal
(11) 'Unashamed' Drug User Iktimal Hage-Ali Says She Didn't Want Dealer To Know She Was Using During Ramadan
(12) Two Women Jump From Window

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Obama Sends Mixed Messages On Marijuana
(14) Where Weed Grows
(15) Will New Pot Law Erode School Drug Policies?
(16) Industrial Hemp Production Licenses Accepted By N.D. AG Department

International News-

(17) Mexico's War On Drugs Claims Another 30 Lives
(18) B.C. Drug Deaths Hit A Low Not Seen In Years
(19) Too Many Drug Incidents Recorded At Local Prison
(20) 'Prescribe Heroin' - Ex-Police Chief

* Hot Off The 'Net

Drug War Mayhem In Mexico -- The Public Is Sick Of It / By Sara Miller Llana
Obama's Smoking Drama / By Tony Newman
Drug Truth Network
What Is It About The Bush Administration That Makes Teenagers Want To Drop Acid?
Obama's "Open For Questions" Reveals Clamor For Drug Policy Reform
In Holland, Cannabis Politics Heats Up / Drug War Chronicle
MAPS MDMA/PTSD Treatment Manual
Ayahuasca Healing Beyond The Amazon / By Kenneth W. Tupper

* What You Can Do This Week

Support Nadelmann for Drug Czar
Write A Letter

* Letter Of The Week

Call A Truce In The Drug War / Owen Davis

* Feature Article

U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Law Does Not Trump State Laws On Medical
Marijuana / Steve Kubby

* Quote of the Week

Horace

Message 15 of 15 in Discussion

From:

Brandflake301

Sent: 12/19/2008 9:30 PM

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DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

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DrugSense Weekly, Dec. 19, 2008 #580

Read This Publication On-line at: http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm

READERS, PLEASE NOTE: DrugSense Weekly will mark the festive season
by taking next week off, but we will return with a new edition Jan.
2. The DrugSense staff wishes holiday happiness to all our readers
as well as the generous volunteers and contributors who make this
work possible.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Marijuana Verdict May Set Precedent Throughout Maine Hempstock
(2) Skid Row Settlement Orders Police to Undergo Civil Rights Training
(3) Agony and Ecstasy
(4) Fort Huachuca Restricts Travel To Mexico

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Editorial: Wrong Kind Of Drug Czar
(6) Column: Christmas Wish: Drug War Truce
(7) Mexico Drug Cartels' Banners Escalate Attacks Against Calderon's Government
(8) Two Drug Offenders Ordered To Write Essays

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Deputy Given 2-Year Term
(10) Woman Seeks $$ In Cop Invasion
(11) She Really Is A Good 'Shot'
(12) City Seeks To Settle Hoffman Wrongful-Death Claim

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Moved By Patients, Committee Clears Medical Marijuana
(14) Marijuana Law Comes With Challenges
(15) What Drives Cop Shop
(16) Court Ruling Could Alter The Rules

International News-

(17) Canada Has Hand In Mexican Bloodshed
(18) Fears Drug Campaign Cuts No Ice With Teens
(19) Resources Needed To Keep Drug Problem Under Control
(20) Oshiomhole, NDLEA Seek Solution On Cannabis Cultivation

* Hot Off The 'Net

More 10th-Graders Are Smoking Marijuana Than Cigarettes / By Aaron Houston
Could Obama's Pro-Marijuana Commerce Secretary Spell A Golden Era?
California Cops To Dea - Help Us Undermine State Law / By Jacob Sullum
Governor Paterson's Holiday Rescue Mission / By Anthony Papa
Federal Drug Threat Assessment Finds Prohibition Greatest Drug-Related Menace
Why Harm Reduction Makes Sense / By Stanton Peele
Drug Truth Network

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