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Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy

Along with our weekly in-depth Chronicle reporting, DRCNet has since late summer also been providing daily content in the way of blogging in the Stop the Drug War Speakeasy -- huge numbers of people have been reading it recently -- as well as Latest News links (upper right-hand corner of most web pages), event listings (lower right-hand corner) and other info. Check out DRCNet every day to stay on top of the drug reform game!

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prohibition-era beer raid, Washington, DC (Library of Congress)

This week:

Scott Morgan brings us: "FOX News Discusses Drug Legalization," "Democratic Presidential Candidates All Support Medical Marijuana," "Bush Makes Lengthy Incoherent Statement About Plan Mexico," "Supporting Medical Marijuana Is Smart Politics," "'Marijuana Signature Project' Not as Cool as it Sounds," "Why Isn't the Drug War a Mainstream Political Issue?," "Anti-Drug Researchers Claim That All High Schools are Either 'Drug Infested' or 'Drug Free.'"

David Borden contributes: "Pain News" and "New Mexico Medical Marijuana Update -- Richardson Says Full Steam Ahead Despite Attorney General's 'Prank.'"

The Reader Blogs have some really interesting posts this week too, including links to interesting articles, discussion about politicians, and other issues.

David Guard has continued to repost press releases, action alerts and other organizational announcements. in the In the Trenches blog.

Thanks for reading, and writing...

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