Media
Scan:
Zurita
on
Bolivia/Coca,
Barthwell
&
Kampia,
Boston
Phoenix
on
ONDCP
Summit,
Clarence
Page,
Prevention
Postcards
10/17/03
"Coca Culture," New York
Times op-ed by Bolivian cocalera leader Leonida Zurita Vargas:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/opinion/15ZURI.html
(free registration required)
PBS post-Conant ruling debate
between ONDCP's Andrea Barthwell and MPP's Rob Kampia:
http://audio.pbs.org:8080/ramgen/newshour/expansion/2003/10/14/scotus.rm?altplay=scotus.rm
or visit http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/supreme_court/
and click the RealAudio link
Boston Phoenix stories featuring
reactions to the ONDCP New England Governors Summit:
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents/03237100.asp
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/03237095.asp
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/03237103.asp
"So Long to a Misguided Gag
Rule on the Medicinal Use of Marijuana," column by the Chicago Tribune's
Clarence Page:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0310150128oct15,1,3849253.column?coll=chi-news-col
(free registration required)
Electronic prevention postcards
from Progressive Solutions, 31 images on outreach principals and effectiveness
(examples of visual aids for HIV/AIDS outreach training), impact of drug
use, abuse and availability (culturally specific consequences of the illicit
drug trade in the USA), and the African American condition (a short presentation
designed to spark discussions concerning the complexities of being Black
in America):
http://www.progressivesolutions.org/gallery/
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Issue #307, 10/17/03
Supreme Court Upholds Doctors' Right to Recommend Medical Marijuana |
Outgoing California Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Guidelines Bill, But Movement Grumbles Over Plant Limits, Caregiver Provisions, More |
Bolivia on the Brink: Strikes, Blockades, Mass Marches, Dozens Killed as US-Backed Administration Teeters |
DRCNet Interview: Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Jerome Marks |
Newsbrief: California's Proposition 36 Generating Big Increases in Drug Treatment |
Newsbrief: Cops Laud "Big Bust" at University of Virginia |
Newsbrief: Venezuela Vice-Pres Lashes Out at US Drug Czar, CIA |
Newsbrief: Bill to Legalize Coca Prepared in Colombia |
Newsbrief: Prosecution of Southwest Virginia Pain Doc Stumbles |
Newsbrief: Lame Duck Governor Vetoes Needle Exchange Bill |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: Damages Sought in Mississippi Raid that Destroyed Innocent Plants |
Media Scan: Zurita on Bolivia/Coca, Barthwell & Kampia, Boston Phoenix on ONDCP Summit, Clarence Page, Prevention Postcards |
Perry Fund Accepting Applications for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 School Years, Providing Scholarships for Students Losing Aid Because of Drug Convictions |
SSDP ED Search Accepting Applications |
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