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Media
Scan:
Rolling
Stone,
MotherJones.com,
Boston
Phoenix,
FeedMag.com
4/13/01
The April 26th issue of Rolling Stone magazine
features an article about Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary
Association for Psychedelic Studies (and member of DRCNet's advisory board),
discussing Doblin and MAPS' quest to explore the therapeutic potential
of Ecstasy and other psychedelics.
In an online exclusive, MotherJones.com
currently features "The Parent Trap" -- Caught between the War on Drugs
and federal adoption law, growing numbers of women prisoners are facing
the permanent loss of their children.
http://www.motherjones.com/web_exclusives/features/news/prison_kids.html
The Boston Phoenix has run a feature story
on Al Giordano and Narco News and their upcoming legal battle with Mexico's
Banamex bank. Giordano is a former Phoenix reporter. The story
can be read online at:
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/dont_quote_me/
multi-page/documents/01282843.htm
Freelance writer Andrew Friedman draws
links between prison growth and census counts, charging that skewed statistical
counting procedures and resulting federal funding are fueling enthusiasm
for incarceration.
http://www.feedmag.com/templates/default.php3?a_id=1681
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Issue #181, 4/13/01
Editorial: Connecting the Dots, Filling in the Background | DEA Settles Case to Keep Supersnitch Cover-Up Alive, DRCNet Files Freedom of Information Act Request for Suppressed DEA Report | Cancer Professionals Release New Pain Treatment Guidelines as NIDA Warns of Prescription Drug Addiction Danger, Patients Caught in Crossfire | Canada: Government Eases Medical Marijuana Rules | Bush's First Drug Budget: More of the Same | Higher Education Act Campaign Continues to Pick Up New Schools, Student Movement Grows | DRCNet Reaches 20,000 Subscriber Mark, Advice Sought on Possible Week Online Name Change | Movie Review: Does Blow Blow? The Banality of Dealing | Involuntary Commitment Bill Targeting Drunks and Junkies Clears Washington Legislature, Awaits Governor's Signature, "Gravely Disabled" Could Be Committed
| Utah: Prison Crunch Has Sentencing Commission Considering Alternative Sentences for Drug Offenders | Australia: Kings Cross Injecting Room Passes Legal Hurdle, Opening Soon, Cannabis Cafes to Follow? | Norway: Proposed New Regulations Will Restrict Access to Methadone and Other Opiate Maintenance Programs | Media Scan: Rolling Stone, MotherJones.com, Boston Phoenix, FeedMag.com | The Reformer's Calendar
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