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Resources:
Andean
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Initiative,
Salvia
Divinorum,
Australian
National
Crime
Authority
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Foreign Policy in Focus, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Interhemispheric Resource Center, has released a new briefing, "Andean Regional Initiative: A Policy Fated to Fail," by Gina Amatangelo of the Washington Office on Latin America -- an important overview of this issue in the wake of Congress pouring more hundreds of millions into the quagmire. Read it at http://www.fpif.org/briefs/vol6/v6n29andean.html -- and check out FPIF's full line-up of drug war reports at http://www.fpif.org/indices/topics/drugs.html online. Salvia divinorum is a potent psychoactive plant traditionally used by the Mazatecs for divination. Presently, the plant is legal worldwide, but recent news coverage (July 2001) calling attention to the fact that the plant is both psychoactive and legal has heightened the interest of governments in controlling the plant. In an effort to monitor the changing climate surrounding Saliva divinorum, the Alchemind Society's Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics has established the Salvia Divinorum Monitor, a central Internet site with the latest news concerning the plant's legal status. Visit the Salvia Divinorum Monitor at http://www.alchemind.org/DLL/salvia_divinorum_monitor.htm online. The Australian National Crime Authority has recommended medical prescription of heroin for dependent users to be supplied from government storage. Australia's prime minister has already rejected the Authority's recommendations without explanation. To read the report, visit http://www.nca.gov.au/html/medpub.htm -- then click on publications and visit NCA Commentary 2001.
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Issue #198, 8/10/01
Editorial: Nostalgia for the '80s | With National Drug Treatment Binge Looming, Survivors Conference in Suburban DC Targets Abusive Programs | Court Ruling Brings New York City Needle Exchange Suit a Step Closer to Class Action Status | Two Steps Backward, No Steps Forward in Illinois: No to Hemp, Yes to Draconian Ecstasy Penalties | Canadian Health Minister Has "Open Mind" on Marijuana Legalization | Reams Reeferendum Underway in Virginia, Libertarian Candidate Enters Lt. Governor Race to Push Marijuana Reform | Hawaii Pays Hemp Advocates $75,000 in Persecution Settlement | Reformer Profile: Ethan Nadelmann | T-shirts for Victory! Special New Offer and Appeal from DRCNet This Month | Media Scan: Major Dan Forbes/Salon.com Scoop, National Review, OC Register, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Economist | Resources: Andean Regional Initiative, Salvia Divinorum, Australian National Crime Authority | Action Alerts: Ecstasy Bill, HEA, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana, John Walters | HEA Campaign Still Seeking Student Victim Cases -- New York Metropolitan Area Especially Urgent | The Reformer's Calendar
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