Mark Your Calendars for Drug Policy Reform in LA
Mark your calendars. The International Drug Policy Reform Conference will convene in Los Angeles on November 2-6, 2011. Should be awesome.
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Have You Seen DPA's Calendar and New Holiday Gifts?
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Scratch-And-Sniff Marijuana Cards Used In Dutch Drug Campaign
In a government effort to curb what is perhaps their nation's best-known vice, Dutch households will soon receive marijuana-scented scratch-and-sniff cards to help them detect illegal urban cannabis plantations in their vicinity. According to Rotterdam authorities, over 30,000 cards are being distributed this week to help citizens identify marijuana's pungent odor. Each of the 8-by-4 inch cards, which bear the slogan "Assist in combatting cannabis plantations," contain two boxes which can be scratched to release the cannabis scent, along with the telephone number of a local police precinct.
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The Writing on the Wall: Calendar Portrays America's Longest War
It's easy to say and easy to document, but quite difficult to really internalize, the human suffering and the outright absurdities wrought by our 40-year-old war on drugs. Sometimes it takes a picture to drive the point home. The Drug Policy Alliance has teamed up with award-winning artist Ricardo Cortes to produce an engaging, eye-catching 2011 wall calendar about the history of drug prohibition in the United States.
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N.J. Legislators Back Resolution to Ease Medical Marijuana Rules
Committees in the Senate and the Assembly have passed resolutions giving Governor Christie's administration 30 days to rewrite the law. Should Mr. Christie continue to refuse, the state Assembly could simply remove the proposed restriction all together. In January, New Jersey became the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana for patients suffering from a list of mostly chronic illnesses, but sponsors say the administration's plan to implement the program is more restrictive than called for in the law, which already was considered the most conservative in the country.
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Josh Marshall Opposes Marijuana Legalization for Ridiculous Reasons
Josh Marshall is a very popular lefty blogger/pundit, and his comments on Prop 19 are a healthy reminder that liberals aren't always on board when it comes to marijuana reform:
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Goodbye, Gil?
Heritage Foundation Says Cut Drug Czar's Office, Byrne Grants, More
The Republicans ran on a vow to cut the budget deficit, but were short on specifics. The Heritage Foundation has a few ideas, including axing the drug czar's office and some other anti-drug spending.
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New Jersey Legislature Committees Reject Proposed Medical Marijuana Regulations
The battle over New Jersey medical marijuana regulations continues, with both Assembly and Senate committees passing resolutions saying the regs are inconsistent with the law and demanding they be rewritten.
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Dr. Mollie Fry's Medical Marijuana Conviction Upheld
The federal persecution of California medical marijuana providers continues. Now, upon losing an appeal, Dr. Mollie Fry and partner Dale Schafer are most likely headed for federal prison.
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Poll: Majority of Californians Still Support Legal Marijuana
California voters may have rejected Proposition 19 last week, but a poll released after the election shows that a majority of California voters still believe marijuana should be legal in principle, and that our current laws do more harm than good.
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Ford Sales in Mexico Drop Over Drug Trafficking Organization Fears
Ford Motor Company is reporting sales of one of its truck models has dropped sharply in Mexico, and they say it's because of drug trafficking organizations.
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Medical Marijuana: Possible Lawsuit Against CO Health Department Over License Ap Rejections
The rejection of nearly 2,000 medical marijuana applications due to a new health department policy has generated anger among patients and doctors no longer allowed to write recommendations. A representative of the advocacy group Sensible Colorado, which took part in a successful court challenge against the department last year, confirms that the organization is considering similar action this time around.
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Drug Truth 11/08/10
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Cultural Baggage for 11/07/10 29:00 Jerry Epstein of Drug Policy Forum of Texas re Lancet report on alcohol as most dangerous drug + Ethan Nadelmann on Prop 19 & Mary Jane Borden: "US Prison Population" & DTN Editorial & "Time to Lock Up Willie"LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3143
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Sun - Norm Stamper, former police chief of Seattle speaks regarding failure of drug prohibition Sat - Jerry Epstein of Drug Policy Forum of Texas re Lancet report on alcohol as most dangerous drug Fri - Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, Dir of Drug Policy Alliance re future of cannabis reform Thu - Robert Downing former Asst LA police chief on failure of marijuana law + "Time to lock up Willie"
Wed - Superior Court Judge James Gray (ret) regarding No vote on legalizing cannabis Tue - Mary Jane Borden of Drug War Facts: "How large is US prison population?"
Mon - DTN Editorial: "No on 19 = No on Reality"
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Mexican Congress Reviews Operations After Troops Bribed by Drug Trafficking Organizations
The Mexican Army's military jurisdiction privileges are being reviewed by Cto determine the nature of several cases in which drug traffickers bribed troops and military leaders. Emeequis Magazine revealed some of the files being reviewed, showing how members of the Juarez and Sinaloa drug organizations infiltrated Mexican military intelligence, particularly the Anti-drug Information Center (AIC). In addition, transcripts of several phone calls involving active and former military personnel show how they worked as an information network that would alert drug traffickers regarding possible military operations against them.
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N.J. Assembly to Consider Resolution to Force Change of Medical Marijuana Rules
Proponents of a new law giving chronically ill patients access to medical marijuana say New Jersey's rules are too strict to comply with the intent of the law. An Assembly resolution to be considered today would force the Republican administration to rewrite the rules before they take effect in January.
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Drug Trafficking Organizations Disrupt Basic Services in Mexico
With killings and disappearances to assert their authority, Mexico's prohibition-created drug trafficking organizations are beginning to interfere with everyday government activities in pockets of the country, keeping workers off their turf and interrupting some of the most basic services. Not only do they maintain checkpoints and kill police or mayors to control territory, they now try to keep everyone from mid-level officials to delivery truck drivers and meter readers out of rural areas they use to transport drugs, stash weapons and kidnap victims, and hide from authorities. In the process, they are blocking deliveries of gasoline, pension checks, farm aid and other services to Mexicans.
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New Zealand's War on P (Methamphetamine) Continues, but Price Hardly Changes
It has been a year since Prime Minister John Key declared war on the drug P (methamphetamine). The authorities, and Mr. Key, had hoped to see P prices rising as evidence that the anti-P campaign was working. But that hasn't happened.
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Deadly Weekend: At least 20 Slain in Ciudad Juárez
It was another bloody weekend in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where at least 20 people were killed in drug prohibition violence.
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Medical Marijuana Likely Coming Soon to Israeli Pharmacies
The acceptance of medical marijuana in Israel has taken another step forward, with a health ministry committee recommending it be considered as a medicine and made available in pharmacies.