Drug War Chronicle #490 - June 15, 2007
1. Feature: Is Mexico's Drug War "Calderón's Iraq"?
Shortly after taking office late last year, Mexican President Felipe Calderón called on the army to take on the drug traffickers. Six months in, the death toll is mounting on all sides, but the drugs just keep coming.2. Chronicle Book Review: "Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom," by Andy Letcher (2007, Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, 360 pp, $25.95 HB.)
With "Shrooms," British historian (and psychedelic folk band member) Andy Letcher has written a fine revisionist history of the magic mushroom. Modern myco-cultists will be disappointed with his findings, but the ride is entirely enjoyable.3. Law Enforcement: Almost No Drug Warrants in Atlanta Since Police Gunned Down Old Woman in Botched Drug Raid
Atlanta police have virtually stopped seeking drug search warrants in the six months since narcs executing a fraudulent "no-knock" warrant shot and killed a 92-year-old woman.4. Feedback: Do You Read Drug War Chronicle?
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"New ONDCP Video Demonstrates Exactly Why Their Ads Don't Work," "Bruce Willis Finally Figures it Out," "ONDCP Staffer Makes Threatening Phone Call to SSDP Office," "Oops, Wrong House. Sorry We Threw Grenades and Kicked You in the Crotch," "Mexico is Bleeding," "Did John Belushi die from cocaine?" and many more...6. Conference: Drug Policy Alliance, New Orleans, December 2007
A major gathering of drug reform forces is planned for late this year, and special registration rates are available for those who plan early.7. Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Yet another prison guard goes down, and a Georgia narc gets caught sleeping with his snitches.8. Sentencing: Supreme Court to Decide Crack Sentencing Case
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Virginia man sentenced under the harsh federal crack cocaine laws. This is the third case having to do with federal sentencing the court has taken in recent months.9. Medical Marijuana: New York Bill Passes General Assembly, But Now Senate Balks
A medical marijuana bill has passed the New York General Assembly and the governor has indicated he would sign it, but now, the Republican-dominated state Senate is balking.10. Press Release: Governor Signs Texas' First Needle Exchange Bill into Law
A pilot program is set to launch in Bexar County in the fall.11. Good-Bye: One Woman Drug War Victim Dies, Another is About To
We say good-bye this week to two women victims of the drug war, Veronica Flournoy, who went from drug war prisoner to reformer, and Crystal Ferguson, whose arrest for testing positive for cocaine at childbirth led eventually to a victory at the Supreme Court12. South Pacific: Northern Mariana Islands in Tizzy Over Marijuana Decriminalization Proposal
Trouble in paradise? The hint of a proposal for marijuana decriminalization from the top law enforcement official of the Northern Mariana Islands has blown up a typhoon of criticism.13. Middle East: Dubai Customs Busts Canadian UN Afghan Drug Worker
Strict drug law enforcement at the Dubai airport has snagged yet another Westerner -- this time, a Canadian working for the UN anti-drug agency in Afghanistan.14. Web Scan
Drug Truth Network, Ethan Nadelmann speech, Carl Olsen interview, "Plenty of Coca" says WOLA, BBC on Turkey's legal opium industry.15. Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.16. Job Opportunities: Policy Researcher and State Strategies Coordinator, ACLU Drug Law Reform Project
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is hiring for two key positions in its offices in beautiful Santa Cruz, California17. Job Opportunity: IT Director, Marijuana Policy Project
An opportunity for one of the many tech people on our list who might like to work in the movement.18. Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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1. Feature: Congress Moves to End Ban on DC Needle Exchange Funding
In 1998, ideologically driven congressional Republicans barred the District of Colombia from using even its own money to fund needle exchange programs. Now, congressional Democrats are moving to end that ban.2. Feature: Canadian Mom Searching for Missing Daughter Denied Entry to US Over 21-Year-Old Drug Conviction
Canadian Glendene Grant's daughter went missing in Las Vegas last year. Now, US officials won't let her entry the country to look for her because she has a two-decades old drug conviction.3. Feature: Fireworks at Book Forum in Washington as "Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics" Authors Confront ONDCP Official
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) came under withering criticism at an event hosted by the Cato Institute last Thursday -- and hit back. Here's a taste.4. Feedback: Do You Read Drug War Chronicle?
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Well, thank goodness for crooked prison guards! If it wasn't for them, all we would have is blank space here this week.8. Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Bill, Override Expected
Gov. Donald Carcieri has vetoed a bill that would make Rhode Island's medical marijuana law permanent, but legislative leaders are vowing to override it -- as they did the last time.9. Medical Marijuana: Connecticut Bill Passes Legislature
The Connecticut legislature has passed a medical marijuana bill. Now it's up to Gov. Jodi Rell (R) to sign it, veto it, or just get out of the way. If she does nothing, the bill becomes law.10. Elected Officials: Baltimore Councilman Calls for Drug Legalization
Frustrated by endless drug war and associated crime and violence, a Baltimore city council member says it's time to talk about drug legalization.11. Marijuana: Mendocino County Supervisors Say Legalize It
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has sent a letter to lawmakers urging the legalization of marijuana. It was a belated response to a ballot measure passed by local voters six years ago.12. Racial Profiling: It's Getting Worse in Missouri
Driving While Black continues to be problematic in Missouri -- and it's getting worse.13. Death Penalty: Two More Drug Offenders Sentenced in Vietnam, One Executed in Saudi Arabia
The nations of Southeast Asia and the Middle East continue to inflict the death penalty on drug offenders. This week, two Vietnamese peasants got the ultimate sanction and a Saudi got beheaded.14. Latin America: Colombia Coca Production Up Again Despite Massive Eradication Efforts
The US government reported Monday that coca cultivation had increased in Colombia again last year -- despite a massive aerial herbicide spraying campaign and $700 million in US aid. The announcement comes as congressional Democrats attempt to cut anti-drug aid to Colombia.15. Middle East: Don't Take Your Doobies to Dubai
Travelers beware! Having even the smallest detectable amount of hash or marijuana on you when traveling to Dubai can mean you'll be spending years in prison.16. Web Scan
Canada safe injection sites study, new Sentencing Project briefing sheets on women in the criminal justice system, DrugTruth radio network update, Steve Kubby, Cannabinoid Chronicles, Playboy Mansion fundraiser17. Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.18. Job Opportunities: Director of Federal Policies and Web Developer, MPP, Washington
The Marijuana Policy Project is hiring a Director of Federal Policies and a Web Developer for its office in Washington, DC.19. Job Opportunity: Executive Director, Project SAFE, Philadelphia
Project SAFE, a harm reduction organization promoting human rights-based public health among women working in prostitution on the street in Philadelphia, is hiring an executive director.20. Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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1. Feature: Battle Royal Looms as Canadian Government Set to Unveil Tough Anti-Drug Strategy
The Harper government in Canada is about to unveil its new national drug strategy -- it's bad -- and opponents are gathering forces.2. Feature: Ed Rosenthal Convicted Again in Pyrrhic Victory for Feds
Federal prosecutors managed to win another conviction against Ed Rosenthal after he was prevented from mounting a medical marijuana defense, but he won't do another day in jail, and his continuing persecution has sparked a novel form of civil disobedience in the courtroom.3. Appeal and Book Offer: "Beat the Heat" Know Your Rights and Legal System Guidebook
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Marijuana gone missing from the evidence room, a sheriff pleads guilty, a cop gets arrested for leaking an investigation, and a trooper gets oral sex, but loses his job. Just another week of prohibition-related police misbehavior.8. Search and Seizure: Minnesota Supreme Court Okays Drug Dog Sniff Outside Apartment Door
The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the use of drug dogs to sniff the exterior of residences based on the "articulable suspicion" -- not the higher level of proof required by probable cause.9. Search and Seizure: California Federal Court Throws Out Warrantless Cell Phone Searches
Police need a search warrant to peruse the contents of a cell phone, even if its owner has been arrested or is being booked, a federal court in San Francisco held.10. Law Enforcement: US Senate Passes Bill to Restore Drug Task Force Grants
Even the Bush administration wanted to get rid of the federal grant program that funds multi-agency drug task forces at the state and local level. But spurred by powerful law enforcement interests, the Senate has voted to restore funding.11. Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Bill Passes With Veto-Proof Majorities
A bill making Rhode Island's medical marijuana law permanent has passed both houses of the legislature with veto-proof majorities. Although Gov. Donald Carcieri is threatening a veto, it doesn't appear he will be able to stop it.12. Southeast Asia: More Death Sentences for Drug Offenses
The Southeast Asian version of the drug war keeps producing more death sentences, with nine handed out Tuesday in Indonesia and seven more the same day in Vietnam.13. Europe: New Restrictions on Some Dutch Cannabis Coffee Shops
The screws are tightening on Holland's famous cannabis coffee shops. Rotterdam is cutting their number by nearly half, while Maastricht coffee shop owners are instituting a fingerprinting and ID scan scheme to try to avoid the heat.14. Web Scan: People We Know
Multimedia by two major newspapers of two good friends of the organization.15. Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.16. Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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This issue of Drug War Chronicle is dedicated to Dr. Tod Mikuriya.
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1. Editorial: Presidents and Popes Alike Should Remember the Lessons of History on Prohibition
Things aren't going well in Mexico's drug war -- and they won't, until leaders learn to listen to history's lessons.2. Feature: Border Blues -- Canada, US Both Bar People Who Used Drugs -- Ever
Planning to cross the US-Canadian border? No matter which direction you're going, they don't want you if you ever used drugs.3. Feature: With UMass Researcher One Decision Away From Approval to Grow Marijuana, Supporters Turn Up the Heat on the DEA
With a DEA administrative law judge ruling in favor of a Massachusetts agronomist's request to grow marijuana for research purposes, supporters are turning up the heat on the DEA to heed that ruling.4. In Memoriam: Medical Marijuana Researcher, Advocate Dr. Tod Mikuriya Dead at 73
The medical marijuana movement has lost a pioneering researcher and advocate. Dr. Tod Mikuriya is dead at age 73.5. DRCNet Member Offer: Stand Up for Freedom with 4th Amendment T-shirts from Flex Your Rights
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The beat goes on: State troopers running Oxycontin rings, problem ex-cops running Oxycontin rings, and another conviction in the infamous Dallas "pool chalk" scandal.9. Medical Marijuana: Rhode Island Bill Awaits Expected Veto, Override
After final procedural votes this week, the Rhode Island legislature has sent a bill making the state's medical marijuana law permanent to Gov. Donald Carcieri. He's threatening to veto it, but the legislature has the votes to override as it did last year.10. Medical Marijuana: Connecticut Bill Passes House, Heads for Senate
Despite opposition by law enforcement and one opponent's virtual legislative crusade, medical marijuana passed the Connecticut House of Representatives by a wide margin.11. Medical Marijuana: MPP, Michigan Activists Launch Initiative Campaign
Signature-gathering is set to begin in force for a medical marijuana initiative campaign getting underway in Michigan.12. Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Dies Without House Vote as Legislature Adjourns
A bill that would have added Minnesota to the list of medical marijuana states has died after the House adjourned without a final floor vote. But it has already passed the Senate, and under the state's two-year session, it won't have to again next year.13. Presidential Politics: Democrat Mike Gravel is Latest to Say Legalize
Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel made a splash at the first Democratic presidential debate last month in South Carolina. That's drawing attention to his drug policy platform and recent statements supporting the regulation and control of drugs.14. Latin America: UN Drug Office Blames Central American Crime and Violence on Drugs, Not Prohibition
A new report from the UN drug office warns that Central America is being submerged in drugs and crime. It recommends heightening prohibitionist efforts.15. Middle East: Opium Poppies Flower Again in Iraq
Opium poppies flourished along the Euphrates River when the Sumerians ruled. Now, amidst civil war and chaos, they are returning to Iraq.16. Europe: Finnish Left Party's Youth Organization Calls for Marijuana Legalization
The youth affiliate of Finland's Left Alliance Party is calling for the legalization of marijuana use and home cultivation.17. Web Scan
DrugTruth radio tribute to Tod Mikuriya, Washington Post crack cocaine sentencing editorial, OC Weekly on MedMj, Science Mag on MedMJ, WOLA/AIN, JPI18. Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.19. Job Opportunity: Program Manager, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Near Washington
The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation is seeking a Program Manager to work directly with the CJPF President.20. Job Opportunity: Web Administrator, Marijuana Policy Project, Washington
The Marijuana Policy Project is hiring a webmaster, to work out of the organization's Capitol Hill office.21. Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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1. Feature: US Sentencing Commission Again Calls on Congress to Fix Crack-Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
The US Sentencing Commission has again called on Congress to act to reduce sentencing inequities around the federal crack cocaine laws. Will Congress finally listen this time?2. Drug War Chronicle Book Review: "The Heroin Solution" by Arnold Trebach (2nd ed., 2006, Unlimited Publishing, 330 pp., $19.99 pb.)
Arnold Trebach wrote "The Heroin Solution" in 1982. That it is still relevant and relevatory is a sad commentary on how far we've come since then. We review it on the occasion of its republication.3. DRCNet Member Offer: Stand Up for Freedom with 4th Amendment T-shirts from Flex Your Rights
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Tarnished badges abound this week. We've got a cop who got too high on his own brownies, missing drug evidence, a head narc busted for ripping-off drug dealers, a cop busted for taking bribes from drug dealers, a couple more cops pleading guilty to protecting drug shipments, and the requisite jail guard dealing drugs.7. Sentencing: Maryland Governor Vetoes Bill To Give Two-Time Drug Sales Offenders Parole Eligibility
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed second-time drug sales offenders parole eligibility. Instead, they will remain locked up doing 10-year mandatory minimum sentences.8. Pregnancy: New Mexico Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Drug Use By Mothers-To-Be
An amicus brief by advocates strongly made the case that prosecutions drive pregnant women away from the health care system and thereby hurt, not help.9. Hemp: California Bill Passes Assembly
A bill that would eventually allow California farmers to grow hemp has passed the state Assembly and is expected to pass the Senate. Last year, Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill.10. Sentencing: Nevada Supreme Court Justices Ask Legislature for More Discretion, More Funding for Drug Courts
With Nevada prisons bursting at the seams, state Supreme Court justices went to the legislature Monday to ask for more discretion in sentencing and more funding for drug and mental health courts.11. Latin America: Top Anti-Drug Official Gunned Down in Mexico City
In the highest-profile killing yet in the current round of Mexico's drug wars, unknown assailants gunned down a leading anti-drug official in Mexico City Monday.12. Europe: Hungarian Global Marijuana Marchers Sue Over Blocked Demonstration
Hungary's Global Marijuana Marches came a week later than elsewhere, and they ran into some problems with rightist thugs and recalcitrant local officials. Now, the organizers are suing.13. Australia: "Super Dope" Marijuana Scare Prompts Threats to Ban Bongs
Over-hyped Australian media accounts of "super dope" marijuana about to invade the country are dovetailing with efforts to crack down on bongs.14. Weekly: This Week in History
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1. Criminal Justice: Snapshots of the Drug War
In courthouses across the country, enforcing the drug laws is big business. We look at courthouse action in three separate locations to get a snapshot of the drug war.2. Feature: Turning Up the Heat on New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws (and the Politicians Who Fail to Fix Them)
New York's draconian Rockefeller drug laws turned 34 this week, and the reform movement is doing all it can to see that they don't make it to 35.3. Feature: Global Marijuana Marches Take Place in More Than 200 Cities Worldwide
Supporters of marijuana legalization took to the streets around the world in this year's Global Marijuana March. Here's a report.4. Book Offer: The Trebach Trilogy (updated since last e-mail)
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A Boston cop gets busted, a Tacoma probation officer peddles meth, two former Memphis cops cop pleas, so does a former NYPD officer, and a small-town Texas lawman heads for federal prison.7. Public Health: DEA Puts Fentanyl OD Death Toll at More Than a Thousand
The death toll from a deadly combination of heroin and fentanyl rose all through last year. Now, the DEA says more than a thousand people died.8. Medical Marijuana: Illinois Bill Killed in Senate
A medical marijuana bill has gone down in defeat in Illinois despite broad support from the medical community.9. Medical Marijuana: Minnesota Bill Headed For Final Vote in House, Facing Veto
The Minnesota legislature is one House floor vote from passing a medical marijuana bill, but the Republican governor is vowing a veto.10. Marijuana: Wisconsin Towns Join Decriminalization Trend
The far north Wisconsin resort town of Washburn has decriminalized marijuana possession, and the town of Two Rivers is right behind it. They're only the latest Cheesehead State locales to go in that direction.11. Latin America: Colombia Bans Coca Products -- Except Coca-Cola
For years, the Colombian government has allowed indigenous traditional coca growers to market coca products nationwide, but now it has changed course, and some are pointing the finger at Coca-Cola.12. Europe: Vatican Registers First Drug Conviction
For the first time, someone has been convicted of a drug charge in the Vatican.13. Web Scan
Turning up the heat on Albany, media painkillers hype, drug researcher barred from US, random drug testing, vaporization research, Houston City Council candidates, Marc Emery, "Shocking Pot Video," Cannabinoid Chronicles, Suboxone Assisted Treatment web site, more.14. Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.15. Announcement: Drug Policy Alliance Grants Program Deadline Coming Up Next Month
The Drug Policy Alliance seeks applicants to apply for $1.2 million in grants for drug policy reform efforts.16. Job Opportunity at the Harm Reduction Coalition, Oakland
The Harm Reduction Coalition is hiring a Project Manager for its Drug Overdose Prevention and Education (DOPE) Project in Oakland, California.17. Announcement: DRCNet Content Syndication Feeds Now Available for YOUR Web Site!
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Visit our new web site each day to see a running countdown to the events coming up the soonest, and more.Drug War Chronicle #484 - May 4, 2007
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