VIENNA (June 28, 2010): A team of experts and health organisations on Monday called for a scientific approach to illicit drugs, arguing that their criminalisation has been costly and ineffective and has fuelled a high HIV infection rate among intravenous drug users. The experts made the appeal in the lead-up […]
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The truth about cannabis prohibition – Governor Gary Johnson
Why would I, as a former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, speak out so strongly on behalf of California’s Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010? Because no matter how you look at it, our policy of cannabis prohibition has failed — and I couldn’t just sit on […]
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#439 ‘Prince Of Pot’ Is At A Low
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 Subject: #439 ‘Prince Of Pot’ Is At A Low ‘PRINCE OF POT’ IS AT A LOW ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #439 – Saturday, 12 Jun 2010 Former DEA administrator Karen Tandy in a press release on the day of Marc Emery’s arrest, July 29th, 2005, […]
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Say No to the DEA
DEA acting administrator Michele Leonhart has overseen dozens of medical marijuana raids and blocked scientific research. Now she’s denying veterans medical marijuana, but the Senate has the power to stop her. Urge the Senate to demand a new DEA administrator.
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#438 Little Consensus On Initiative To Legalize Cannabis?
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 Subject: #438 Little Consensus On Initiative To Legalize Cannabis? LITTLE CONSENSUS ON INITIATIVE TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS? ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #438 – Monday, 3 May 2010 Today the San Francisco Chronicle printed a front page article about The Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act. The […]
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#437 Whiffs Of Change
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 Subject: #437 Whiffs Of Change WHIFFS OF CHANGE ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #437 – Monday, 12 April 2010 Dick Polman is a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His column, below, has appeared in five newspapers that we know of. Others include California’s Merced Sun-Star http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n270/a06.html […]
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#436 California Will Vote On Legalizing Marijuana
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 Subject: #436 California Will Vote On Legalizing Marijuana CALIFORNIA WILL VOTE ON LEGALIZING MARIJUANA ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #436 – Wednesday, 24 March 2010 Today the Los Angeles Times announced that L.A. County petition signatures are expected to tilt the balance for putting The Regulate, […]
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#435 This Whole Medical-Marijuana Thing Is A Charade
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 Subject: #435 This Whole Medical-Marijuana Thing Is A Charade THIS WHOLE MEDICAL-MARIJUANA THING IS A CHARADE ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #435 – Sunday, 21 March 2010 Our headline comes from a column by the managing editor of The Pueblo Chieftain which is at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10.n192.a07.html It […]
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#434 The International Narcotics Control Board On Cannabis
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Subject: #434 The International Narcotics Control Board On Cannabis THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD ON CANNABIS ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #434 – Thursday, 25 February 2010 Today major newspapers across Canada printed articles with headlines like ‘Strengthen Medical Marijuana Laws, UN Drug Watchdog Warns’ which […]