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Since last issue:

Scott Morgan offers: "New Drug Czar Appointed, Makes Ridiculous Remark," "Ten Years Later, the United Nations Anti-Drug Efforts Have Accomplished Nothing," "NBC Insults Marijuana Users," "Propaganda Alert: Marijuana Makes You Bad at Video Games," "Are Republicans Turning Against the Drug War?," "Federal Prosecutors Seem Confused About Obama's Medical Marijuana Policy," and "Why Are Democrats Barking About Rush Limbaugh's Drug Use?"

Prof. Douglas Young of Gainesville College guest blogs: "Contemplating Marijuana Legalization."

David Borden reposts: "Police Officer in Cowboy Hat Talks Drug Legalization on Al Jazeera" and "Drug Policy Reform Video and Poster Contest Winners Announced."

David Guard posts numerous press releases, action alerts and other organizational announcements in the In the Trenches blog.

Please join us in the Reader Blogs too.

Again, http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy is the online place to stay in the loop for the fight to stop the war on drugs. Thanks for reading, and writing...