In the Trenches
ENCOD Press Release on Transparency in Setting European Drug Policy
A TESTCASE FOR TRANSPARENCY
CITIZENS' PLATFORM CALLS FOR OPEN DIALOGUE ON DRUGS
26 September 2006
The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, ENCOD, today
presented its comments to the Green Paper issued by the European Commission in June this year, dealing with the role of civil society in the design of drug policy in the EU.
Location:
Brussels
Belgium
Riverside DA Takes Aim at Dispensaries With Sweeping Claim About California's Prop. 215
RIVERSIDE DA GROVER TRASK MAKES SWEEPING CLAIM THAT PROP 215 IS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW -- ADMITS STATE LAW PROTECTS PATIENTS AND COOPS, BUT NOT DISPENSARIES
Riverside DA Grover Trask has joined with San DIego, San Bernardino and Mercced counties in opining that Prop 215 is unenforceable because marijuana is against federal law. His opinion may be found at http://www.canorml.org/temp/Trask_white_paper.pdf.
Location:
Riverside, CA
United States
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New JPI Report on Drug Treatment and Incarceration in Maryland
JPI is please to announce the release of our latest policy report, "Progress and challenges: An analysis of drug treatment and imprisonment in Maryland from 2000-2005." The report, authored by Kevin Pranis, shows that while many Maryland jurisdictions are making progress towards the goal of providing "treatment, not incarceration" for nonviolent substance abusers, the state's investments in treatment have not kept pace with demand, and the state spends far more to imprison people convicted of drug offenses than it spends to treat drug involved people through the criminal justice system. The report was covered in The Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, The Carol County Times, The Maryland Daily Record, and other papers and electronic media across the state, and in Washington, DC.
Location:
MD
United States
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Call for Papers--International Journal of Drug Policy
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY
Call for Papers
Special Issue
Women and Harm Reduction: Spanning the Globe
Guest editors:
Susan Sherman, Adeeba bte Kamarulzaman and Patti Spittal
Location:
United States
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Media Regularly Misreport Marijuana/Drug Stories, New Book Charges
Press Release from the Marijuana Policy Project:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Media Regularly Misreport Marijuana/Drug Stories, New Book Charges
Other Chapters in "Pot Politics: Marijuana and the Costs of Prohibition" Examine Criminal Laws, Workplace Drug Testing, Prevention, Religious/Ethical Issues
Location:
United States
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NEW NORML REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ROLE OF CANNABIS IN MODERATING DISEASE PROGRESSION - Review Of 120+ Recent Scientific Trials Reveals That In US, Politics Trumps Science
NEW NORML REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ROLE OF CANNABIS IN MODERATING DISEASE PROGRESSION - Review Of 120+ Recent Scientific Trials Reveals That In US, Politics Trumps Science
September 13, 2006 - Washington, DC, USA
Location:
Washington, DC
United States
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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.
Location:
United States
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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
Location:
Quebec, QC
Canada
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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
Location:
United States
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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.
Location:
United States
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