Media Scan: Joycelyn Elders in Globe and Mail, George McMahon in Fort Worth Weekly, Jeff and Tracy, Santa Fe New Mexican, Medscape 12/20/02

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Joycelyn Elders in Canada's Globe and Mail on Canada Has It Right on Marijuana.

Article on George McMahon, one of the seven living patients receiving medical marijuana legally from the federal government:
http://www.fwweekly.com/issues/2002-12-12/feature.html/page1.html

Portland, OR, activists "Jeff and Tracy" have released the first of a bimonthly audio CD, "Jeff and Tracy's Indicator," featuring interviews with two-time Dallas Cowboy Super Bowl champion and Texas NORML head Mark Stepnoski, and Seattle criminal defense attorney Jeffrey Steinborn. Visit http://www.jeffandtracy.com for info or to subscribe.

Santa Fe New Mexican editorializes on Drug War Detracts from Security Mission.

Journalistic report of a study of relevance to drug war claims regarding Ecstasy, archived in Medscape.

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