ENCOD Bulletin on Drug Policies in Europe #82, December 2011
(This newsletter is also online at http://www.encod.org/info/ENCOD-BULLETIN-82.html.)
ENCOD BULLETIN ON DRUG POLICIES IN EUROPE
DECEMBER 2011
TOWARDS A BETTER EUROPEAN RESPONSE TO DRUGS?
On 25 Oct. 2011 the EC published “Towards a stronger European response to drugs”, a “Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council”.
The EC communication can be summarised as: “We need more of the same, no explanation needed.”
I think we must protest against it for a number of reasons.
The EC simply announces their decision that the “response to drugs” must be stronger, and better coordinated between the EU countries. The text does not explain why the “European response” should need to be stronger, and not, instead, of a different nature.
The most striking thing from this “communication” is that although it does contain some data from the EMCDDA, no mention is made of the Reuter/Trautmann Report, entitled “Report on Global Illicit Drug Markets 1998 – 2007”. This thorough report, commissioned by the EC and paid for by European taxpayers, concluded (in short and in my words) that the international efforts to fight drugs have produced serious damage all over the globe, without signs of compensatory positive effects.
Like many other addicts, the EC operates from a position of denial, as if no sane person could argue for legal regulation, and as if there is no reason to consider alternatives.
The authors of the communication have done a bad job of analysing the existing situation. As a consequence of their desperate clinging to prohibition, what they produced is a new example of fact-free policy.
In the last few years a growing number of former heads of state, ministers, and high public officials have expressed their opinion that the war on drugs must be replaced by a system of legal regulation. This also happened at the EC itself. I see no reason to avoid the embarassing fact that soon after his retirement, Carel Edwards, the predecessor of Mrs Dana Spinant (Head of the Drugs Coordination Unit of the European Commission), joined one of the major organisations that advocate the end of prohibition, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. LEAP is an international organisation, started in the USA among former and active police officers and people working for the Justice Dept.
This is not an initiative of the EC staff. They know there are no compelling arguments for an intensification of the war on drugs. This can only be an initiative of the responsible Commissioner, Cecila Malmström, herself and/or of the EC as a whole.
One reason may have been the recent change in the authorship of the new drug strategy. The drug strategy for the next period will not be written by the EC, but by the Council. The Council will be presided over by Denmark in the first half of next year, and by Cyprus from 1 July onwards.
Also, the Commissioner is, or should be, aware of the fact that it will be increasingly difficult to avoid open discussion of alternative policies than prohibition. If the EC does not give an opinion now, she will only get a chance later in the procedure, but the EC wants to steer it from the start like they have been used to do.
In its effort to inform the EP and the Council, the EC could better have said the following:
We feel it is our duty to confront you with the severely diminishing credibility of current drug policy. The last instance, as we hope you noticed, is the report published by the Global Commission on Drug Policy in June 2011. In Nov. 2011 the conclusions of this report were undersigned by new groups of people, many of whom experienced responsibilities in drug policy. The report has a short but very relevant list of references, which gives a clear picture of the lack of positive results from UN drug policy, which form the basis of EU drug policy.
We must inform you that the demand for debate and for a review of prohibitive drug policies will get stronger, and is based on better evidence than a prolongation of prohibitive policy. The Civil Society Forum on Drugs of the European Commission, which we hope will support a debate on EU drug policy, cannot be expected to agree. It is as divided as the real world.
Probably, similar words were said in closed meetings and in private contacts.
The “communication” from the EC is a sort of pre-emptive strike, to try and force the European Council to agree on a more intensive strategy quickly and without any critical thinking. In the communication, the EC announced a public questionnaire on its website, which has started already. It contains mostly administrative questions, but also leaves room, for comments. It seems the EC wants the Council to make up its mind before the results of the questionnaire and of the ongoing civil society consultation become public. It is well known in Brussels, as elsewhere, that the demand for a different drug policy is growing, especially among people who know more about it than average, and that it will become more difficult to avoid this debate within the EC. The intended “stronger response” will cause even more “unintended” harm, and will not be easier to undo.
ENCOD is planning to protest against the EC plan, with friendly organisations and with the help of Members of the European Parliament.
We still hope that we will succeed in organising the badly needed debate on alternative drug policies at the EU.
By Frederik Polak
Additional notes from ENCOD:
Encod finances
Thanks to growing support for one of Encods activities (the Society for Abolition of Cannabis Prohibition in the Netherlands) the most urgent financial needs of the association for this year are solved. However, as most of you know, one of our members in Spain (Pannagh Cannabis Social Club in Bilbao) has entered into severe difficulties after a police intervention (http://www.encod.org/info/STATEMENT-OF-CANNABIS-USERS.html) has temporarily closed their operations (see http://www.encod.org/info/PLATFORM-OF-CITIZENS-AFFECTED-BY.html for the press release)
Pannagh is one of the most important Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain. Their case could well become exemplary for the entire CSC movement. Pannagh is now asking its friends and supporters to help them out of this urgent situation and have installed a bank account where donations can be made. We ask all Encod members who can, to give them a hand:
IBAN ES09 3035 0104 2710 4005 1014
BIC: CLPEES2M
Bank: Caja Laboral, Spain
Att. Gorripidea Kultur Elkartea
Encod events
In the coming month, Encod will participate in the following events:
1 & 2 December: A good deal, on Fair Trade with coca leaves as a contribution to the fight against illicit cocaine production, Antwerpen and Brussels, http://www.encod.org/info/A-GOOD-DEAL.html
13 december: Monthly meeting of the Society for Abolition of Cannabis Prohibition, see http://www.encod.org/info/VOC-VERGADERING.html
Race & Justice News: Blacks Three Times as Likely as Whites to be Searched in Traffic Stops
In This Issue:
- "The collapse of American justice" » GO
- Alabama prison refuses to allow book on treatment of Southern blacks » GO
- Blacks three times as likely as whites to be searched in traffic stops » GO
- Reevaluating explanations for racial disparities » GO
- Upcoming Events » GO
Search our Clearinghouse of over 450 books, articles, and reports on racial disparity in the criminal justice system.
Upcoming Events
The Sentencing Project's 25th Anniversary Celebration
October 11, 2011. Washington, DC.
The Sentencing Project is hosting a 25th anniversary celebration featuring a half-day forum, Criminal Justice 2036, at the National Press Club. Leading academics and practitioners will be describing a vision for the criminal justice system 25 years from now and strategies to achieve that vision.
Centerforce 2011 Summit
"Causes and Consequences of Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System"
October 23-24, 2011. San Francisco, CA.
Marc Mauer will be the keynote speaker at the National Summit of Centerforce, a national leader in providing programming to incarcerated people and their loved ones.
2011 University of Pennsylvania Law Review Symposium
The Future of Sentencing: Rhetoric and Reality
October 28-29, 2011. Philadelphia, PA.
The sentencing symposium sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Law School will include leading scholars and practitioners in a panel discussion on "The War on Drugs and Racial Justice."
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Race & Justice News
"THE COLLAPSE OF AMERICAN JUSTICE"
The late law professor William J. Stuntz investigates what he calls "the collapse of American justice" in Salon. The article examines America's high incarceration rate, and assesses the role of official discretion, discrimination against minority suspects and victims, and the swing toward harsh punishment as the main factors leading to the justice system's failure.
Stuntz argues that laws that turn large segments of the population into offenders, such as speeding and drug laws, provide police officers with excessive official discretion that contributes to racial profiling. Stuntz states that, "too much law amounts to no law at all: when legal doctrine makes everyone an offender, the relevant offenses have no meaning independent of law enforcers' will," and points to the fact that blacks are nine times more likely to be arrested for drug use than whites, despite both groups having similar rates of drug use.
Direct election of many judges and prosecutors, coupled with the increased electoral power of suburbs and their relative distance from inner city problems, is also identified as an explanation for increased racial disparities.
ALABAMA PRISON REFUSES TO ALLOW BOOK ON TREATMENT OF SOUTHERN BLACKS
The New York Times reports that an inmate is suing the Alabama Department of Corrections for denying him access to a book that details the plight of Southern African Americans during the time between the end of the Civil War and World War II.
The Kilby Correctional Facility reportedly would not allow Mark Melvin to read Slavery by Another Name because it was deemed to be "incendiary" and a "security threat." Officials claimed that the book, which explores the convict leasing system, which became nearly indistinguishable from slavery, could incite “violence based on race, religion, sex, creed, or nationality, or disobedience toward law enforcement officials or correctional staff.”
The book's author, Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas A. Blackmon, calls that claim "absurd," and Melvin's lawyer argues that the withholding of the book is essentially a reflection of the country's refusal to own up to its racial history.
BLACKS THREE TIMES AS LIKELY AS WHITES TO BE SEARCHED IN TRAFFIC STOPS
A special report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that black drivers in 2008 were three times as likely to have their cars searched during traffic stops as whites. The study, which looked at contact between citizens and law enforcement, also found that traffic stops involving blacks were roughly twice as likely to result in a search as those involving Hispanics.
The survey showed that African Americans were slightly more likely to face multiple contacts with police officers, but that blacks were about as likely to be pulled over in traffic stop as whites and Hispanics. However, when pulled over blacks were more likely than whites and Hispanics to be arrested, while both blacks and Hispanics were more likely to receive tickets than whites. Blacks were also more likely to have force used or threatened against them by police officers.
REEVALUATING EXPLANATIONS FOR RACIAL DISPARITIES
Darnell F. Hawkins attempts to sort through explanations for the racial disparities present in the American criminal justice system in light of declining crime rates, and criticizes academics for failing to make significant progress in producing cogent theories.
In Things Fall Apart: Revisiting Race and Ethnic Differences in Criminal Violence amidst a Crime Drop he argues that the presence of constant racial disparities in the criminal justice system despite drops in crime rates and changes in social conditions has undermined many theories meant to explain racial disparities. Much of this, according to Hawkins, is due to the tendency of researchers to rely heavily on quantitative skills and narrow variables and subjects.
The use of more encompassing theories, such as Robert Blauner's internal colonialism framework, is offered as a possible path forward in answering longstanding questions about racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
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What's New @ Drug War Facts, Volume 1, Issue 5
WHAT'S NEW @ Drug War Facts, Volume 1, Issue 5
WHAT'S NEW @ Drug War Facts
Volume 1, Issue 5
September 2011
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FEATURE ARTICLE: 9/11 and the War on Drugs
September 11, 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the tragic events that now comprise the universal acronym 9/11. In years that followed this incomprehensible attack, a shocked, scared and angry nation looked for answers. Why did this happen? Who was to blame?
A 2006 University of Pittsburgh Law Review article explained, "Well before the twenty-first century, the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the resulting War on Terror, the country and Supreme Court already had been fighting another war for thirty years—the so-called 'War on Drugs'" (1)
By 2001, 'drugs' had become a societal villain. Notably, that year marked the 30th anniversary of Richard Nixon's declaration of War on Drugs, "America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive." (2)
The Transform Drug Policy Foundation explained the mindset that bridged 'drugs' to terrorism, "Like the war on terror, the war on drugs is framed as a response to an exceptional, existential threat to our health, our security, and indeed the very fabric of society. The 'Addiction to narcotic drugs' is portrayed as an 'evil' the international community has a moral duty to 'combat' because it is a 'danger of incalculable gravity' that warrants a series of (otherwise publicly unacceptable) extraordinary measures." (3)
In the wake of 9/11, Congress passed the PATRIOT Act to combat these two now conflated 'evils.' "This legislation substantially increased the authority of the government in surveillance, border security, terrorism policing, money laundering policing, and intelligence gathering," read a 2011 Drexel University Law Review article. (4)
The RAND Corporation mapped this new web of federal authority. "Drug-related activities in the United States span a number of agencies," which investigate and prosecute "drug, alien, and weapon smuggling, as well as terrorism-related smuggling." (5)(6)
However, The 9/11 Commission Report released in 2004 saw the connection between drugs and terrorism differently, "Although the FBI’s counterterrorism budget tripled during the mid-1990s, FBI counterterrorism spending remained fairly constant between fiscal years 1998 and 2001. In 2000, there were still twice as many agents devoted to drug enforcement as to counterterrorism." (7)
The FBI's "priorities were driven at the local level by the field offices, whose concerns centered on traditional crimes such as white-collar offenses and those pertaining to drugs and gangs. Individual field offices made choices to serve local priorities, not national priorities." (7)
The report went on to question the link between the laundering of drug money and the terrorist attacks, "While the drug trade was a source of income for the Taliban, it did not serve the same purpose for al Qaeda, and there is no reliable evidence that Bin Ladin was involved in or made his money through drug trafficking." (7)
The final chapters of The 9/11 Commission Report recommended a Global Strategy to fight terrorism. The Commission's strategy unilaterally excluded drugs and the drug war from all Recommendations. Drugs as a causative factor for 9/11 and their connection terrorism was nominal to non-existent.
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This article was written in loving memory of the 2,977 people who lost their lives as a result of 9/11.
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(1) Ashdown, Gerald G., "The Blueing of America: The Bridge Between the War on Drugs and the War on Terrorism," University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Summer 2006.
- http://lawreview.law.pitt.edu/issues/67/67.4/Ashdown.pdf
(2) "Ending the Drug War: a Dream Deferred," Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, June 2011.
- http://mapinc.org/url/8HRddb4I
(3) "The War on Drugs: Undermining Human Rights," from the "Count the Costs: 50 Years of the War on Drugs," Transform Drug Policy Foundation, 2011.
- http://mapinc.org/url/TJwPM2az
(4) Sciullo, Nick J., "The Ghost in the Global War on Terror: Critical Perspectives and Dangerous Implications for National Security and the Law," Drexel Law Review, Spring 2011.
- http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1691140
(5) "The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society: A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency," RAND Corporation, 2009.
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG804.pdf
(6) RAND Corporation graphical map of U.S. agencies involved counter-terrorism or counter-drug/money laundering.
- http://mapinc.org/url/ht6vItZ5
(7) "The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States," National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 2004.
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/pdf/fullreport.pdf
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DRUG WAR FACTS is DRUG POLICY FACTS
The URLs http://www.drugpolicyfacts.org and http://www.drugpolicyfacts.com can now both be used to reference Drug War Facts. In other words, both URLs redirect to http://www.drugwarfacts.org.
Two new URLs, same great source of reliable, fact-based information on drugs and drug policy — 1,700+ Facts (direct quotes) drawn from over 800 sources.
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NEW PREGNANCY SUB CHAPTERS
Six new sub-chapters of the Pregnancy Chapter in Drug War Facts offer Facts concerning the use of these substances during pregnancy:
"Pregnancy - Alcohol"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Alcohol
"Pregnancy - Cocaine and Crack"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Cocaine
"Pregnancy - Marijuana"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Marijuana
"Pregnancy - Methamphetamine"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Meth
"Pregnancy - Opiates"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Opiates
"Pregnancy - Tobacco"
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Pregnancy#Tobacco
"Interdiction - Drugs and Terrorism"
This new sub-chapter of the [Drug] Interdiction Chapter addresses the conflation of drugs with terrorism in memory of the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 as noted in the Feature Article.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Drug_Interdiction#Terrorism
"Environment - Mycoherbicides"
Mycoherbicides are highly toxic fungi that have been tested and suggested for use in eradicating drug crops, even though they contain chemical toxins that run counter to the United Nations Biological Weapons Convention.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Environment#Mycoherbicides
"Cocaine & Crack - Coca Leaf"
There are substantial differences between the natural, relatively safe coca leaf grown in the Andes and the sometimes deadly processed cocaine and crack, but the two share one commonality - they're both illegal.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Cocaine#Leaf
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NEW SOURCES
"America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being," Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011.
A wealth of statistics on the status of children in the United States.
- http://www.childstats.gov/pdf/ac2011/ac_11.pdf
"TANF Policy Brief," CLASP, February 2011.
The issues concerning the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and its mandatory drug testing program.
- http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0520.pdf
"Neutralizing the Gendered Collateral Consequences of the War on Drugs," New York University School of Law, April 2011.
The impact on women who are disproportionately impacted by sanctions related to felony drug convictions.
- http://mapinc.org/url/HOc72M8O
"Risks of Using Biological Agents in Drug Eradication: A briefing paper with emphasis on human health," The Sunshine Project, 2001.
The use of pathogenic fungi to forcibly eradicate drug crops and the consequences of such use.
- http://www.sunshine-project.org/publications/bk/pdf/bk4en.pdf
"Coca yes, cocaine, no? Legal options for the coca leaf," Transnational Institute, May 2006.
Overview of the Bolivia government's attempt to exempt coca leaf from the 1961 Single Convention Treaty.
- http://www.tni.org/sites/www.tni.org/files/download/debate13.pdf
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NEW TABLES
- "Provisions of Selected Federal Law and the Corresponding Benefits That May Be Denied to Certain Drug Offenders"
Displays the various government programs that deny federal benefits based on drug convictions or suspected drug use.
United States Government Accountability Office, September 2005.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Families#Benefits
"Federal Agencies that Investigate and Enforce Drug Laws"
Displays agencies of the United States Government that investigate, collect information, conduct surveillance and enforce laws concerning the trafficking and money laundering of illicit drugs. This list may not be all inclusive.
RAND Corporation, 2009.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Drug_Interdiction#Agencies
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UPDATED TABLES
Each September, the "Crime in the United States" data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report and the National Survey on Drug Uses and Health (NSDUH) estimates from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are released. These tables in the Crime and Drug Usage Chapters have been updated to add 2010 statistics.
- "Total, marijuana and drug arrests by year"
"Although the intent of a 'War on Drugs' may have been to target drug smugglers and 'King Pins,' over half (52.1%) of the 1,638,846 total 2010 arrests for drug abuse violations were for marijuana, a calculated total of 853,839. Of those, an estimated 750,591 people (45.8%) were arrested for marijuana possession alone. From 1996-2010, there were 10.1 million arrests for marijuana possession and 1.4 million arrests for the sales and trafficking of marijuana, equaling a total of 11.5 million marijuana arrests during that fifteen year time frame."
"Crime in the United States 2010," FBI Uniform Crime Report, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Crime#Total
- "Marijuana arrests percent share of total drug arrests by year"
"This table shows the growing dominance of marijuana arrests among total drug arrests in the U.S., rising from a percentage of 39.9% of total drug arrests in 1995 to 52.1% of such arrests in 2010."
"Crime in the United States 2010," FBI Uniform Crime Report, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Crime#Share
- "Drug and marijuana arrests percent change over prior year"
"Total Arrests in the United States have ranged between 13.1 million and 15.3 million over the fifteen year period (1996-2010), with the annual percent change for that time span averaging -0.9%. ... The percentage change values for marijuana arrests confirm their upward trend. Total marijuana arrests in 2010 (853,839) were +45% higher than those in 1995 (588,964)."
"Crime in the United States 2010," FBI Uniform Crime Report, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Crime#Prior
- "NSDUH - Percentage change in usage by substance"
"If the stated goals [of the 2003 National Drug Control Strategy] were a 10% reduction in two years, five years or nine years from 2002, it can safely be said that the plan fell short of its goals, for usage of the aforementioned substances grew in almost all categories during all of the time frames covered in this table with a few notable exceptions."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Drug_Usage#Change
- "NSDUH - Lifetime (any) usage by substance"
Note: "Lifetime" use means use of a listed drug at least once.
Through 2010, nine years from the baseline year of 2002, lifetime" illicit drug use had increased by +10.4% to an estimated 119.5 million users or 47.1% (almost half) of the defined population. "Lifetime" users of marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, grew to 106 million or 41.9% of the defined population. ... At respective rates of +56.7% and +17.4%, "Ecstasy" and "Pain Relievers" experienced the fastest growth among all illicit drugs."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Drug_Usage#Lifetime
- "NSDUH - Monthly 'current' usage by substance"
Note: "Monthly" use means use of a listed drug at least once per month.
"Through 2010, monthly users of all illicit drugs had increased to 22.6 million at rate of +15.9% since 2002. Monthly marijuana users in 2010 equaled 17.3 million, reflecting an increase of +19.1% over 2002. The two drug categories experiencing the fastest monthly user population growth between 2002 and 2010 were “Heroin” at +44% and "Pain Relievers" at +16.5%."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (Narrative by Mary Jane Borden), September 2011.
- http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Drug_Usage#Current
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DRUG TRUTH NETWORK SEGMENTS
Approximately once per week, Drug War Facts Editor Mary Jane Borden contributes a 3-minute segment to the Drug Truth Network's 420 Drug War News http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/views/latest_420. The transcripts of these segments are also posted to the DrugSense Blog at http://drugsense.org/blog/category/facts.
7/3/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - What is the Posse Comitatus Act?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3449
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/posse-comitatus-act
7/6/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - Does the military participate in the drug war?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3454
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/military-and-the-drug-war
7/11/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - Has Swiss drug policy been effective?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3461
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/swiss-drug-policy
7/27/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - What is the Single Convention Treaty? - *50th Drug Truth Network segment!
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3481
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/single-convention-treaty
8/3/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - What is the difference between coca leaf and cocaine?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3488
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/coca-leaf
8/20/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - How many parents use marijuana?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3512
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/parents-using-pot
9/11/11 DWF segment for Drug Truth Network - What was the Rainbow Farm?
MP3: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3534
Transcript: http://drugsense.org/blog/drug-policy/what-was-the-rainbow-farm
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FAVORITE FACTS
Number of Parents who Use Marijuana, Mary Jane Borden, August 2011.
- http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/2132
(2010 - number of parents and children who use marijuana) "A projection of the number of parents who use cannabis can be computed by comparing U.S. Census estimates with data from the Monitoring the Future study.
"The U.S. Census estimates that families in households with minor children - married and single parent male or female - comprised roughly 62 million persons in 2010. An average of the percentage use figures in the 2010 Monitoring the Future study indicate that around 15% of those within the childbearing years of age 20-35 consume cannabis monthly, with about 5% being daily users. Daily use likely equates to medical use. Simple multiplication of these two percentages times the estimated 62 million persons heading family households places the number of marijuana using parents in the United States as high as 9.5 million and patient parents near 3 million.
"The U.S. Census also estimates the number of children ages 12-17 at 24.8 million. Monitoring the Future projects the percentage of adolescents who currently use cannabis at 13.8%. The result of multiplying the two figures is roughly 3.4 million young people who use cannabis at least monthly."
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"Pursuing the Perfect Mother: Why America's Criminalization of Maternal Substance Abuse is Not the Answer," Pace Law Faculty Publications, 2008.
- http://mapinc.org/url/aq3GUKK4
(pregnancy - policies toward pregnant women) "The American “fetal protection” movement is unique among developed and developing nations. While other nations also have populations of poor women whose lives are highly dysfunctional or who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs, only in the United States are these women treated as criminals or civilly committed based on their conduct while pregnant."
"Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism," CATO Institute, September 2006.
- http://www.cato.org/pubs/bp/bp98.pdf
(prison - writ of habeas corpus) "By way of background, the writ of habeas corpus is a venerable legal procedure that allows a prisoner to get a hearing before an impartial judge. If the jailer is able to supply a valid legal basis for the arrest and imprisonment at the hearing, the judge will simply order the prisoner to be returned to jail. But if the judge discovers that the imprisonment is illegal, he has the power to set the prisoner free. For that reason, the Framers of the American Constitution routinely referred to this legal procedure as the “Great Writ” because it was considered one of the great safeguards of individual liberty."
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ABOUT DRUG WAR FACTS
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Facts consist of direct quotes from government reports, peer-reviewed journals, think tank analyses, and other authoritative sources. Accompanying each quote is its bibliographic citation along with (whenever possible) a link to a PDF of the source document. Drug War Factscitations now link to over 800 different reports.
Each Fact is also preceded by two scan reading features in parenthesis. The first feature is the "data year." This denotes the year represented by the respective statistic, as in "drug usage in 2009" [example: (2009)]. The subject matter of the Fact may be included in parenthesis as well [example: (2010 - U.S. drug control budget)]. A subject matter descriptor in parenthesis and italic precedes research facts: [example: (cannabis, alcohol, and driving)].
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Drug Truth 04/25/11
*DRUG TRUTH NETWORK PROGRAMS, Apr 24 to May 1, 2011*
*Cultural Baggage*, 04/24/11, 29:00, Reports from NORML conference in
Denver w/ Dr. David Bearman, & Steve Dillion + Paul Armentano of NORML
LINK: **http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3360*
<http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3293> *Transcript: Monday
*Century of Lies* 04/24/11, 29:00, NORML conference reports from Denver w/ Dr. Alan Schackelford, Dr. Ethan Nadelmann + Phil Smith of Drug War Chronicle & Keith Stoup of NORML
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3361
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Transcript: Tuesday
*4:20 Drug War NEWS*, 04/25 to 05/01/11, 3:00 each, available at http://www.drugtruth.net on right margin Sun - Gary Storck of Wisconsin NORML: 2 steps forward, 1 back Sat - Dr. Robert Melamede, Pres of Cannabis Science at NORML conf in Denver Fri - Don Duncan of Americans For Safe Access (to cannabis) Thu - Eric Anderson Pres of Buck Scientific sells chromatographs at the NORML conference Wed - Keith Stroup of NORML re changes in marijuana law Tue - Mason Tvert, Dir of Safer Choice (than alcohol) in Denver Mon - Dr. David Bearman at NORML conf in Denver, (not in CB show)
*NEXT WEEK:* Cannabis Cooking Lessons & Scientific Reports
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Drug Truth Network 04/03/11
*DRUG TRUTH NETWORK PROGRAMS, Apr 3 to Apr 10, 2011*
*Cultural Baggage*, 04/03/11, 29:00, Margaret Dooley-Sammuli of the
Drug Policy Alliance and Nastassia Walsh of Justice Policy Institute, authors of reports on failure of drug courts + "Pee on the DEA" effort in Houston
LINK: *http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3338
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*Transcript: Monday
*Century of Lies* 04/03/11, 29:00, Wash state Rep Roger Goodman is running for US Congress and an end to drug war! + Tulsa Atty Kevin Adams re growing police/drug scandal, Montana house sends med mj repeal bill to governor & Terry Nelson of LEAP re politicians grasp at straws
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3337
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Transcript: Tuesday
*4:20 Drug War NEWS*, 04/04 to 04/10/11, 3:00 each, available at http://www.drugtruth.net on right margin
Sun - Terry Nelson of LEAP: Politicians "grasping at drug war straws"
Sat - Nastassia Walsh of Justice Policy Institute, author: "How a Growing Dependence on Drug Courts Impacts People and Communities"
Fri - Margaret Dooley-Sammuli of the Drug Policy Alliance author: "Drug Courts are Not the Answer"
Thu - Roger Goodman, Wash state Rep is running for US Congress and an end to drug war!
Wed - PEE on the DEA DAY! ... Steve Nolin of Houston NORML reports on how and why.
Tue - Atty Kevin Adams re growing police corruption scandal in Tulsa Mon - MJ Borden re domestic surveillance for drugs
*NEXT WEEK:* Pete Guither, Pulisher of Drug War Rant + Susan Boyd, author of "Hooked"
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*DRUG TRUTH NETWORK PROGRAMS, Mar 13 to Mar 20, 2011*
*Cultural Baggage*, 03/13/11, 29:00, Joseph Collum, author "The Black Dragon - Racial Profiling Exposed" + Terry Nelson of LEAP and Drug War Facts with Mary Jane Borden
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*Transcript: Monday
*Century of Lies* 03/13/11, 29:00, Kevin Zeese of Voters For Peace, Prosperity Agenda, and Common Sense for Drug Policy re America's "Replacing the Rule of Force with the Rule of Law"
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3306
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Transcript: Monday Late
*4:20 Drug War NEWS*, 03/14 to 03/20/11, 3:00 each, available at http://www.drugtruth.net on right margin
Sun - Joseph Collum, author "The Black Dragon" 2/2 Sat - Joseph Collum, author "The Black Dragon" re racial profiling 1/2 Fri - Kevin Zeese re US = Largest Empire in World History Thu - Kevin Zeese, Pres of Common Sense for Drug Policy re America's "mutual absolution society"
Wed - Kevin Zeese of Voters for Peace re American elites failure to submit to rule of law Tue - Terry Nelson of LEAP re DEA embrace of single minded policy Mon - Mary Jane Borden of Drug War Facts, re: "Loss of Voting Rights"
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Americans for Safe Access Activist Newsletter - March 2011
In This Issue:
ASA Holds Virtual Conference, Schedules Another
Maryland Medical Cannabis Bill Debated
Montana Lawmakers Working to Repeal Initiative
Research Update: Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
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Americans for Safe Access
Monthly Activist Newsletter
March 2010
Volume 6, Issue 3
ASA Holds Virtual Conference,
Schedules Another
Next Nationwide “Activist Bootcamp” to be March 19-20
Medical cannabis activists from coast to coast gathered for ASA’s first virtual conference February 19-20. From Riverside, California to Northampton, Massachusetts, groups ranging from two to more than two dozen came together for what was billed as an “Activist Boot Camp,” a two-day series of trainings that combined a more than 300-page workbook of materials with informational DVDs.
“ASA members and affiliates across the county have been asking us to help them gain the skills they need to bring about change at the local and federal level,” said ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer. “Virtual conferences let us reach activists everywhere with trainings and materials they can use to build a stronger grassroots medical cannabis movement.”
IASA is building on the success of the February events in San Diego, Detroit, Los Angeles, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and elsewhere with another training scheduled for March 19-20. Future trainings are planned for Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, and St. Louis, as well as Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri; Eugene and Medford, Oregon; and cities across Colorado, including Denver, Colorado Springs, Ft. Collins, Salida and Telluride.
“I think it’s really important for people to understand that they are the power,” said U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) in a promotional video for ASA’s conference. “If you want to change things, all you have to do is get involved.”
In creating the virtual conference, ASA draws on its nine-year experience to bring together the best training materials to empower activists. Conference participants learn about outreach and recruitment, coalition building, leadership development, lobbying public officials, organizing protests and rallies, and working with the media.
These trainings give patient advocates the skills to develop strategies for protecting and expanding patients’ rights, whether their state has a medical cannabis program yet or not. More than a dozen state governments are considering new statewide laws for medical cannabis. And within the 15 states with legal protections for medical cannabis patients and caregivers, hundreds of local governments are developing land use laws that dictate how patients can cultivate and obtain their medicine.
“The challenges in each community are unique, but we can build on the experience of the past decade so no one has to reinvent the wheel,” said Sherer. “We’re giving patient advocates a road map to these political challenges and the skill set to deal with them.”
For more information on hosting or participating in the next virtual training on March 19-20, contact kristen@AmericansForSafeAccess.org.
Maryland Medical Cannabis Bill Debated,
Patient Cultivation Proposed
State lawmakers in Maryland are currently working on bills in each house of their legislature that would remove criminal penalties for qualified patients who use cannabis on the advice of their physicians. The state law currently allows an affirmative medical defense that, if successful, reduces the conviction to the lowest level misdemeanor with a maximum $100 fine.
House Bill 291, sponsored by Del. Dan Morhaim, and Senate Bill 308, sponsored by Sen. David Brinkley, would protect patients from arrest and prosecution and establish a state-run production and distribution system.
The House bill was debated in committee on the last day of February, where it was opposed by the head of the state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a former federal Food and Drug Administration official. The Senate bill went before committee at the beginning of March.
House Delegates are also considering an amendment offered by House Deputy Majority Whip Del. Cheryl Glenn, which would allow registered patients to cultivate their own medicine.
"I've had two loved ones succumb to the ravages of cancer. Both of them got to the point where they couldn't eat and their doctors wished they could recommend medical marijuana to stimulate their appetite," said Del. Glenn. "I also know what it's like to live in poverty and to not be able to afford desperately needed medicine. People should not be denied access to medical marijuana because they cannot afford it or because they cannot travel to locations where it's dispensed."
As Barry Considine, a polio survivor from Halethorpe, Maryland, who uses medical cannabis says, "I know which strain of marijuana works best for my particular medical condition, so why would I be denied the right to grow that medicine myself, especially at a price I can afford?"
In preparation for the hearing, ASA provided Maryland lawmakers with a brief report on the importance and benefits of allowing patient cultivation. The report notes that, particularly for rural and low-income patients, personal cultivation can offer better affordability, reliability, consistency, and quality than centralized distribution facilities. Such facilities are also more vulnerable to federal interference and closures.
New Jersey is the only state that has passed a medical cannabis law that denies all patients the right to cultivate. More than a year since the bill passed, not a single New Jersey patient has access to legal medical cannabis.
Further information:
Delegate Glenn's amendment on patient cultivation
Text of HB 291
ASA Report on Need for Patient Cultivation
Montana Lawmakers Working to Repeal Voter Initiative
Voters in Montana established legal protections for medical cannabis patients and caregivers seven years ago by a margin of 62 percent to 38 percent, but some of the state’s lawmakers are now trying to repeal the initiative.
Montana’s lower chamber has passed House Bill 161, which would repeal the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law on July 1. But state Senate leaders say they lack the votes to do the same.
Patient advocates are organizing to defend their rights, with support from Americans for Safe Access. ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer will be traveling throughout the state this month, holding stakeholder meetings to build an effective grassroots strategy.
“The medical cannabis program in Montana has proven to be a solace to patients and an economic boon to communities,” said Sherer. “You don’t have to be a Montanan or even a medical cannabis advocate to be deeply concerned by this cynical attempt to overturn the will of the people.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the House repeal bill on March 11. ASA’s first stakeholder meeting follows a vigil to be held at the capitol in Helena after the hearing.
The Judiciary Committee chairman, Sen. Terry Murphy, has said a bill to better regulate the industry is more likely to pass the Senate. He intends to appoint a sub-committee to develop such a bill this month.
As of Feb. 28, Montana had 28,739 people authorized to use medical cannabis. A year ago, there were 12,081 authorized patients; and two years ago, 2,074.
ASA’s Sherer will be participating in advocate stakeholder meetings in Helena, Kalispell, Missoula and Billings. Times and locations are:
Friday, 3/11, 3-6pm -- Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S Last Chance Gulch, Helena; Saturday 3/12, 3-6pm -- Red Lion Inn, 20 N Main St, Kalispell; Sunday 3/13, 1-4pm -- Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park, 200 S Pattee St., Missoula; Monday 3/14, 6-9pm -- Best Western Clock Tower Inn, 2511 First Ave. North, Billings.
For more information on attending one or more of the meetings, contact action@AmericansForSafeAccess.org
RESEARCH UPDATE: Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
Cancer Research Shows How Cannabinoids Fight Tumors
Brain Cancer.The effectiveness of cannabinoids in fighting glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a form of brain cancer that is highly resistant to current treatments, has been demonstrated in numerous preclinical studies. New research shows that a combination of THC, CBD, and temozolomide (TMZ) “remarkably reduces the growth of glioma.” The study revealed tumor growth is inhibited in part through “the stimulation of autophagy-mediated apoptosis,” the biologic degradation of cells that leads to them dying off. The Spanish researchers conclude that “the combined administration of TMZ and cannabinoids could be therapeutically exploited for the management of GBM.”
Torres S, et al. 2011. A combined preclinical therapy of cannabinoids and temozolomide against glioma. Mol Cancer Ther. 2011 Jan;10(1):90-103.
Oral Cancer. Medical researchers at the University of California report cannabinoids alleviate oral cancer pain and slow the spread of the disease both in vitro and in vivo. They also identified CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors in human oral cancer cells. They suggest the endocannabinoid system may play “a direct role” in pain and proliferation. Noting proliferation of cancer cells was “significantly attenuated in a dose-dependent manner” by cannabinoids, they conclude “the systemic administration” of cannabinoids “may reduce morbidity and mortality of oral cancer.”
Saghafi N, et al. 2011. Cannabinoids attenuate cancer pain and proliferation in a mouse model. Neurosci Lett. 488(3):247-51.
Gastric Cancer. Previous studies have shown cannabinoids significantly decrease the spread of gastric cancer tumors and kill off malignant cells. South Korean researchers have recently discovered some of the biologic mechanisms for those tumor-fighting properties. The new research on cellular mediators indicates cannabinoids play a role in halting cell cycles that cause the cancer to spread.
Park JM, et al. 2011. Antiproliferative mechanism of a cannabinoid agonist by cell cycle arrest in human gastric cancer cells. J Cell Biochem. Feb 10.
Cannbinoids Help MS Symptoms and Disease Progression
Italian researchers used an animal model of multiple sclerosis to investigate the efficacy of cannabis extracts on motor symptoms. They found that treating with a THC-rich extract over time “resulted in a significant reduction of neurological deficits,” that treatment with CBD affected only the relapse phase, and that combined THC-CBD treatment was ineffective. They suggest further investigation on each cannabinoid’s action but conclude that cannabis extracts have potential for managing MS.
Another Italian research team reviewed studies on cannabinoid receptors in the lower urinary tract and their role in controlling urinary tract function, including the treatment of bladder dysfunction resulting from MS, finding that systemic cannabinoids may be clinically useful.
British scientists reviewing the clinical data on treating MS with cannabinoids note patient reports of symptomatic relief are confirmed by data showing cannabinoids improve muscle stiffness and spasms, neuropathic pain, and sleep and bladder disturbance. They note new evidence suggests that cannabinoids may affect “fundamental processes” in the progression of MS. They suggest “cannabinoids may have a longer term role in reducing disability and progression in MS.”
Scientists who examined brain samples of deceased MS patients for CB1 and CB2 receptors, as well as an enzyme related to the synthesis of endocannabinoids, found differences in receptor concentration that correlated to MS damage. Their findings support animal studies that suggest the endocannabinoid system has a role in MS progression and cellular response to injuries from the disease.
Buccellato E, et al. 2011. Acute and chronic cannabinoid extracts administration affects motor function in a CREAE model of multiple sclerosis. J Ethnopharmacol. 133(3):1033-8.
Zajicek JP, Apostu VI. 2011. Role of cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis. CNS Drugs. 1;25(3):187-201.
Zhang H,et al. 2011. Cannabinoid Receptor and N-acyl Phosphatidylethanolamine Phospholipase D-Evidence for Altered Expression in Multiple Sclerosis. Brain Pathol.
Ruggieri MR Sr. 2011. Cannabinoids: potential targets for bladder dysfunction. Handb Exp Pharmacol. (202):425-51.
Drug Truth Network 02/07/11
*DRUG TRUTH NETWORK PROGRAMS, Feb 6 to Feb 13, 2011*
*Cultural Baggage*, 29:00, Irvin Rosenfeld, author of "My Medicine"
receives 300 marijuana cigarettes from the US government every 25 days + James Gilheany, busted for medical marijuana & "fried" chicken recipe from Sandy Moriarty, head chef at Oaksterdam U
LINK: **http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3258
Transcript: Monday
*Century of Lies*, 29:00, Cliff Schaffer of Marijuana Business News & Drug Library + Bill Piper of the Drug Policy Alliance & Aunt Sandys recipe for cannabis tincture
LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3259
*4:20 Drug War NEWS*, 3:00 each, available at http://www.drugtruth.net on right margin
Sun - Bill Piper with Drug Policy Alliance re Obama's willingess to discussion of drug prohibition Sat - Cannabis flour and "fried" chicken with Sandy Moriarty Fri - Cliff Schaffer, publisher of DrugLibrary.org and MarijuanaBusinessNews.com Thu - Irvin Rosenfeld receives 300 cannabis cigarettes from the US Govt every 25 days Wed - Sandy Moriarty's recipe for cannabis tincture Tue - Mary Jane Borden of Drug War Facts asks: "How are women affected by the drug war?"
Mon - Terry Nelson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition re Obama and drug legalization
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Medical marijuana bill introduced in Idaho
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Utah man killed in outrageous police raid
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Courts hearing cases on rights of medical marijuana patients
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Drug Truth Network 01/23/11
Cultural Baggage * Century of Lies * 4:20 Drug War NEWS * Time 4 Hemp
Cultural Baggage for 01/23/11 29:00 Terry Nelson, after a year in Iraq rejoins the Drug Truth Network + Kathy Bates from Harry's Law the new NBC show + DTN Editorial: Outrage? Not strong enough word!
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TRANSCRIPT: MONDAY
Century of Lies for 01/23/11 29:00 Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable, fresh from another junket to Afghanistan + Mary Jane Borden asks: "What are Entheogens?" & Abolitionist's Moment
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Sun - DTN Editorial: Outrage? Not strong enough word!
Sat - Abolitionist's Moment
Fri - Pamela Constable, Washinton Post Reporter just returned from junket to Afghanistan, 2/2 Thu - Pamela Constable, Washinton Post Reporter just returned from junket to Afghanistan, 1/2 Wed - Mary Jane Borden of Drug War Facts asks: "What are Entheogens?"
Tue - Actress Kathy Bates, from the new NBC program Harry's Law Mon - Terry Nelson Returns! Fresh from another tour in Iraq, Terry files the first of many reports on DTN for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
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