Drug War Chronicle

“Usted puede ayudar a alentar a Obama a contestar preguntas sobre nuestras políticas de marihuana”, “DEA dice que tiene política de no arrestar a pacientes de marihuana medicinal”, “Sureste Asiático planea estar sin drogas hasta 2015”, “No consienta en registros policíacos ni conteste preguntas comprometedoras”, “Fiscal más malo de Estados Unidos se niega a dimitir”, “Ciudadanos mayores que cultivan marihuana en Albania", “¿Será que los dos lados de la lucha contra la droga pueden estar totalmente equivocados?”, “Estupenda es la descubierta de marihuana de 2.700 años de edad”, “¿Será que los consumidores de cocaína están desmatando la selva tropical?”

Los sucesos y citas de nota de los eventos de políticas de drogas de esta semana de los años anteriores.

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La gente ha cultivado cannabis hace siglos en las Montañas del Rif de Marruecos y el hachís marroquí ha sido un éxito en Europa hace décadas. Ahora tras cinco años de intentos de suprimir el cultivo, la discusión sobre la posible legalización ha llegado a los medios allá.

La agencia alemana que regula la medicina ha emitido una autorización exclusiva a una empresa belga para que importe y distribuya marihuana medicinal a un puñado de pacientes que han logrado estar exentos de la legislación antidroga del país. El botón debe estar en las farmacias el mes que viene.

Apply for an internship at DRCNet for this spring (or summer), and you could spend the semester fighting the good fight!

StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) is seeking volunteers in the DC area to help with our membership drive; and from anywhere to help with a writing-based project on which work has already begun.

"Am I a Hippie Who Doesn't Understand Politics?," "The Profit Motive for Arresting Marijuana Users," "Vienna UN Drug Treatment Meeting Day Two: The Clockwork Orange Brainwashing Day," "Shooting Down Innocent People in Airplanes Won't Win the Drug War," "Day One at the UN Drug Treatment Meeting -- Slightly More Interesting Than Predicted," "When it Comes to Marijuana Laws, Obama's Website Should be Called Same.gov," "High School Seniors Are Using Lots of LSD This Year," "More on the Ryan Frederick Case," "New Jersey Medical Marijuana Bill Gets Favorable Committee Vote," "Why Should You or Anyone Care About This Week's UN Anti-Drug Meeting?," "The Real Reason Obama Won't Support Marijuana Legalization," "Asserting Your Rights Doesn't Mean You're Getting Away With Something."

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The National Drug Intelligence Center is out with its National Drug Threat Assessment 2009. If the authors would read their own words, they would realize they are making a strong argument for ending drug prohibition.