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Drug War Chronicle, Issue #505 -- 10/12/07
Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Publication of Stop the Drug War (DRCNet)
David Borden, Executive Director, borden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition"
DRCNet Stories Are Going Big Thanks to Your Donations -- will
you help us continue it?
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/more_drcnet_stories_are_going_big_thanks_to_your_help
Students: Intern at DRCNet to help stop the drug war!
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drcnet_intern****ps_to_stop_the_drug_war
Table of Contents:
1. FEATURE: CANADA'S NEW DRUG STRATEGY: MANDATORY MINIMUMS IN,
HARM REDUCTION OUT
Canada's ruling Conservative Party has unveiled a US-style drug
strategy with mandatory minimums and without harm reduction.
It's not getting a friendly reception.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/canadian_conservative_harper_drug_strategy_bad_news
2. EUROPE: NORTH WALES TOP COP CALLS FOR LEGALIZATION,
REGULATION OF DRUGS
Another leading police official has called for an end to drug
prohibition.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/north_wales_chief_police_constable_calls_for_drug_legalization
3. PROHIBITION: SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR SAYS DRUG WAR AN "ABJECT
FAILURE," SHERIFF AGREES
Mayor Gavin Newsom has criticized the nation's political
leader****p -- including his own party -- for continuing a drug
war that causes crime and doesn't work.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/gavin_newsom_criticizes_drug_war
4. MORE WEB SITE SUCCESS: ANOTHER BIG DIGG HIT LAST WEEK
MASSIVELY INCREASED OUR WEB SITE TRAFFIC
Massive increases to our web site traffic have increased our
costs, and we need your help to pay for it.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/massive_increases_to_our_web_site_traffic_have_increased_our_costs
5. WEEKLY: BLOGGING @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
THE SPEAKEASY
"The Drug Czar's Blog Accidentally Admits That Drug Laws Ruin
Lives," "The Truth About Why Republican Candidates Oppose
Medical Marijuana," "When The Drug Czar Says We're Winning The
Drug War, It Means Nothing," "Mitt Romney's Horrible Encounter
With a Medical Marijuana Patient," "McCain and Giuliani Say
Terrible Things to a Medical Marijuana Patient."
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/blogging_at_the_speakeasy
6. STUDENTS: INTERN AT DRCNET AND HELP STOP THE DRUG WAR!
Apply for an intern****p at DRCNet for this fall (or spring), and
you could spend the semester fighting the good fight!
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drcnet_intern****ps_to_stop_the_drug_war
7. LAW ENFORCEMENT: THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
This week, it's not individual cops, but entire drug squads gone
bad, and, of course, the requisite drug-smuggling prison guard.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/police_drug_corruption
8. DRUG TREATMENT: GAO STUDY REVEALS ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, DEATHS
AT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
A stint in teen boot camp can prove infinitely more deadly than
the original problems they pur****t to address.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/gao_re****t_details_teen_boot_camp_horrors
9. TOBACCO: CALIFORNIA CITY BECOMES FIRST TO BAN SMOKING IN
ONE'S OWN HOME
The northern California town of Belmont has enacted a partial
indoor smoking ban affecting people in multi-home dwellings.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/belmont_california_enacts_partial_smoking_ban
10. SOUTHWEST ASIA: US TURNS UP THE PRESSURE TO SPRAY POPPY
FIELDS, AFGHAN GOVERNMENT RESISTS -- SO FAR
US drug warriors have long wanted to unleash herbicidal sprays
as a weapon to put a dent in Afghanistan's burgeoning opium
poppy crop, but the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai
-- along with a number of NATO allies -- has staunchly resisted
American entreaties. In the wake of the country's
record-breaking opium harvest this year, however, the Americans
are turning up the pressure, but so far to no avail.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/us_turning_up_pressure_on_afghans_for_aerial_opium_eradication
11. SOUTHEAST ASIA: BURMESE OPIUM PRODUCTION ON THE RISE
Poppy planting was up 29% the first half of this year, while
opium production jumped by 46%, according to a new UN re****t.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/burma_opium_growing_on_the_rise
12. MIDDLE EAST: LEBANESE POLITICAL CRISIS MEANS BUMPER HASH
CROP
A Lebanese government paralyzed by political infighting and a
Lebanese Army busy fighting with Islamic radicals have provided
all the impetus necessary for farmers in the Bekaa Valley to
return to their favorite cash crop.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/lebanon_marijuana_cultivation_resurging
13. EUROPE: DUTCH TO BAN MAGIC MUSHROOM SALES
Holland's ruling conservative government is trying to roll back
tolerance policies.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/dutch_government_to_ban_magic_mushrooms
14. WEEKLY: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of
years past.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drug_war_history
15. FEEDBACK: DO YOU READ DRUG WAR CHRONICLE?
Do you read Drug War Chronicle? If so, we need your feedback to
evaluate our work and make the case for Drug War Chronicle to
funders. We need donations too.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/do_you_read_drug_war_chronicle
16. WEBMASTERS: HELP THE MOVEMENT BY RUNNING DRCNET SYNDICATION
FEEDS ON YOUR WEB SITE!
Sup****t the cause by featuring automatically-updating Drug War
Chronicle and other DRCNet content links on your web site!
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drug_policy_content_syndication_feeds_now_available
17. RESOURCE: DRCNET WEB SITE OFFERS WIDE ARRAY OF RSS FEEDS FOR
YOUR READER
A new way for you to receive DRCNet articles -- Drug War
Chronicle and more -- is now available.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drug_policy_RSS_feeds_now_available
18. RESOURCE: REFORMER'S CALENDAR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH DRCNET WEB
SITE
Visit our new web site each day to see a running countdown to
the events coming up the soonest, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/505/drug_reform_calendar
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