Marijuana: Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Kinky Friedman Says Legalize It
One Texas gubernatorial candidate wants to legalize marijuana. Is anyone surprised that candidate is Kinky Friedman?
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I created and chaired the Vt. Grassroots Party(VGP) from '92 to 2000 and was a Gubernatorial candidate against Howard Dean in '94 & '96 as well as being 1 of 14 Americans to be on the Presidential ballot in the 2000 election. The VGP received enough votes in just our 2nd election w/o benefit of any money to become the only other major political party in Vt. besides the Republicrats and Demopublicans. I've been an active anti-prohibitionist since '67. I've sponsored and organized annual cannabis awareness rallies in Burlington, Vt. since '89. I
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Latin America: In Southern Colombia, It's Aid Out, Soldiers In
US AID is pulling out of southern Colombia and the Colombian army is rolling in, as Washington and Bogota give up on the province of Caqueta.
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Europe: Portugal Approves Safe Injection Sites, Moves to Start Prison Needle Exchange Programs
Portugal continues down a progressive path toward harm reduction with moves to open a safe injection site and establish a needle exchange program in the prisons.
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
The rotten odor of drug war-related police corruption wafts across Tennessee from the banks of the Mississippi to the hazy hills of the Great Smoky Mountains, and that's just half of our corrupt cops this week.
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Updates in Correctional Health Care
May 5-8, 2007 ⢠Orlando, Florida
Call for Proposals Deadline: September 25 With 1,000 correctional health professionals from the United States and abroad attending Updates 2006, this vibrant and growing meeting is recognized as a forum in which to receive cutting-edge information and instruction from leaders in the correctional health care specialty.Event
Forum with Judge Jim Gray of LEAP
Who: Judge Jim Gray
What: LEAP Presentation to the San Diego Association for Rational Inquiry
http://www.sdari.org
When: Sunday September 24, 2006 6:00pm PST
Where: Joyce Beers Uptown Community Center, Vermont St., two blocks north of University Ave. in the Hillcrest section of San Diego, CA
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Luncheon Reception with Anthony Papa
The Open Society Institute - Washington Office hosts a Luncheon Reception and Discussion featuring Anthony Papa, the author of 15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom
Friday, September 29, 2006
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Job Opportunities: Three Positions at Drug Policy Alliance
DPA's Washington, DC office is hiring a Deputy Director of National Affairs, a Legislative Assistant, and a part-time Office Manager/Receptionist.
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REPORT: Emerging Clinical Applications For Cannabis & Cannabinoids
Please take a moment today to check out NORML's new report: "Emerging Clinical Applications For Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature, 2000-2006."
This report reviews over 120+ recently published studies on the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids for 15 specific disease indications, and argues that cannabinoids may moderate the progression of various life-threatening diseases, rather than simply provide symptomatic relief.
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European Alternatives on Drug Policy -- The Road to Vienna 2008
On 6 and 7 November, in the European Parliament in Brussels, a Conference will be organised on European Alternatives on Drug Policy - the road to Vienna 2008. This Conference is organised by the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD), in collaboration with two political fractions in the European Parliament (GUE and Greens).
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Reformers Raid Cato Institute
Radley Balko and Norm Stamper spoke at the Cato Institute yesterday about Balkoâs new report Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America.
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Weekly: This Week in History
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
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Report from the National New Democratic Party Convention in Quebec
Report from DANA LARSEN
President, eNDProhibition
The unofficial anti-prohibition wing of Canada's NDP.
http://www.endprohibition.ca
MY EXPERIENCES AT THE NDP CONVENTION
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"V"iets is for VICTORY -- Attorney for NORML Successfully Defends 4th Amendment Rights in Drug Testing Case
I love a good victory -- good job Dan and NORML! Read NORML's press release on the victory in Missouri:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
For More Information: Dan Viets: 573-819-2669
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Latino Leaders Take Position Against Drug War
From the Drug Policy Alliance:
Latino Leaders Take Position Against Drug War
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Last week in Los Angeles, 2,000 Latino activists and leaders from all over the U.S. gathered to set a political agenda at the National Latino Congreso. One of the issues they took on was the war on drugs, resulting in the unanimous passage of a resolution to investigate the real cost of the drug war.