Web
Scan:
Ron
Paul,
Mayor
Campbell,
Westword,
Nature,
ACLU-TX
Task
Force
Report,
New
DPFMA
Web
Site
5/21/04
The War on Drugs is a War
on Doctors, by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX):
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul179.html
Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell
addresses the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association conference in
Vancouver:
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2677.html
Westword, Colorado's most
widely read weekly, reviews Sheriff Masters' "The New Prohibition":
http://westword.com/issues/current/feature.html
Nature magazine article and
editorial on MDMA and post traumatic stress disorder, with commentary by
Rick Doblin
http://www.maps.org/mdma/
-- go to May 13th news entries
"Flawed Enforcement," report
on Tulia-style drug task forces by the ACLU of Texas:
http://www.aclutx.org/projects/police/flawed_enforcement_tf_report.pdf
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts
launches new web site under new leadership:
http://www.dpfma.org
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Issue #338, 5/21/04
Editorial: Benefit of the Doubt |
Vermont Becomes Ninth State to Legalize Medical Marijuana – Other States See Progress and Setbacks |
Not With a Bang but a Whimper: California Pain Doctor Frank Fisher Exonerated in Last Criminal Case |
Needle Exchange in New Jersey? Atlantic City Says Yes, Attorney General Says No |
Dope and Diplomacy in Dublin: European Union Conference Tries to Lay Groundwork for Continental Drug Strategy |
Announcing: "The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War" – New Compendium by Sheriff Masters Features David Borden and Numerous Other Thinkers on Drug Policy |
Newsbrief: New Jersey Student Sues Over Drug Tests, Expulsion |
Newsbrief: Drug War Invades Ultimate Frisbee |
Newsbrief: One in 11 US Prisoners Doing Life, Study Finds |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: Bill to Reform Harsh Tennessee Marijuana Sales Law Dies Lonely Death |
Newsbrief: Afghan Government Concedes It Includes Traffickers |
Newsbrief: Rural Maryland Cops Force Students to Disrobe During Drug Raid |
Web Scan: Ron Paul, Mayor Campbell, Westword, Nature, ACLU-TX Task Force Report, New DPFMA Web Site |
Job Opportunity – Research Assistant, Office of Legal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance, Oakland, California |
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