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Beyond Legalization: Special Issue of The Nation Focuses on Alternatives to the Drug War The September 20 issue of The Nation magazine features an extensive set of articles discussing the war on drugs and alternatives to current policies. The features starts with a forum, led off by Michael Massing, with Mike Gray and others responding, also available online at http://www.thenation.com. Other articles cover drug policy in Baltimore, drug policy Europe, drug courts, attitudes on drug policy in the black community, marinol vs. marijuana, George Soros' philanthropy, and more. This special issue of The Nation is on newsstands now. Documentary: The Pursuit of Happiness: Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century The Showtime cable channel will premiere a documentary by director Robert Zemeckis on September 13, as part of its "In the 20th Century" millenium related series, dealing with attitudes and practices related to drug use and societal responses to drug use in America. According to a film review in the New York Times on August 29, "The Pursuit of Happiness" presents such images as Desi Arnaz hawking Camel cigarettes, Newt Gingrich advocating the death penalty for drug dealing, Jack Webb pontificating on the horrors of LSD, tobacco executives swearing that cigarettes aren't addictive and a psychedelically dressed Sonny Bono urging his fans "not to become potheads." (You can find the review by visiting http://www.nytimes.com and doing an archive search on "Robert Zemeckis." You will have to register for free if you are not already. Visit http://www.showtimeonline.com/home/product.tin?znumber=106247 for further information or to sign up for an e-mail reminder to watch the show.)
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