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Poppy Scare in New Mexico!!
There was a story in the Santa Fe New Mexican this morning titled "Seized Poppies Perplex Officials" in which police raiding a marijuana plantation discoverd a tub full of poppies in the middle of the pot field. Despite a lack of clarity about whether the poppies in question were actually opium poppies (papaver somniferum), the cops consulted by the newspaper were ready to declare that the end times are upon us.
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Dynamics of American Drug Culture
September 18, 12 PM, Rivers Auditorium, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY, "Dynamics of American Drug Culture," lecture by Sheldon Norberg. Visit http://www.SheldonNorberg.com for further
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September 2006 - a change of 20 years
Immediately after Labor Day in September 1986, the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives brought to the floor the hastily conceived and written Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. At the top of the national political agenda was the war on drugs. Catastrophic concepts like mandatory minimum sentences were forced back into the federal justice system. Certification of other nations as meeting U.S. anti-drug standards was required, poisoning America's image and relations with peoples around the world. The voices of reason were largely silenced by the echo chamber of anti-drug hysteria.
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Dynamics of American Drug Culture
September 13, 7 PM, Rivers Auditorium, Western New England College, Springfield, MA, "Dynamics of American Drug Culture," lecture by Sheldon Norberg. Visit http://www.SheldonNorberg.com for further in
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Confessions of a Dope Dealer
August 30 & 31, 9 PM, in Entheon Village, Black Rock City, NV, Confessions of a Dope Dealer, Sheldon Norberg's acclaimed solo-performance, hits the playa at Burning Man. Visit http://www.ADopeDealer.c
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Drug Dealers Don't Card
On Sunday, August 27, Troy Dayton, associate director of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative will be giving the sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada at 10:30 a.m. at 780 Del Monte Lane, Reno, NV 89511.
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Families Against Mandatory Minimums 15th Anniversary
September 21, 2006
Sphinx Club
1315 K St. NW, Washington, DC
6:00 reception
7:00 dinner and program
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation invites you to join in commemorating the 15th anniversary of FAMM's sentencing advocacy in Washington, DC on September 21.
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First Annual Charity Dinner/Fundraiser for In Arms Reach: Parent Behind Bars: Children in Crisis
December 1, 6:30pm, New York, NY, First Annual Charity Dinner/Fundraiser for In Arms Reach: Parent Behind Bars: Children in Crisis, with former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks. At the Great Hall
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Second Annual Wonders of Cannabis Festival
October 28-29, 11:00am-7:00pm, San Francisco, CA, "Second Annual Wonders of Cannabis Festival," benefit for the Cannabis Action Network and Green Aid, hosted by Ed Rosenthal. At the Hall of Flowers, G
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Extravaganja: A Medical Marijuana Comedy Show
September 21, 8:30pm, Los Angeles, CA, "Extravaganja: A Medical Marijuana Comedy Show." Benefit at the Comedy Store, 8433 Sunset Blvd., visit http://www.greentherapy.com or e-mail howard@greentherapy.
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Advancing Harm Reduction: International Lessons for Local Practice
September 7, London, United Kingdom, "Advancing Harm Reduction: International Lessons for Local Practice -- Highlights from 17th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm in Vanco
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Introducing: The Stop the Drug War Speakeasy
Presenting a major web site upgrade and new direction at Stop the Drug War (DRCNet).
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Sentencing: Illinois Drug War at Full Throttle, Study Finds
Illinois may be only #2 when it comes to locking up drug offenders, but it is trying hard.
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Welcome to DRCNet Reader Blogs in the Stop the Drug War Speakeasy!
Thank you for checking out and signing up to participate in Reader Blogs in DRCNet's "Speakeasy." We hope you will continue to add your voices to our "choir" as we preach through this venue to the unconverted. With your help, the DRCNet Speakeasy can be a major force carving our new spaces for drug policy reform in the sphere of public dialogue and debate.
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Feature: Seattle's Hempfest Going Strong at 15
The world's largest pro-marijuana rally celebrated its 15th birthday in Seattle last weekend.
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