The Drug Debate

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + DEA Bust Video Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. Cultural Baggage for 10/24/07 Marc Emery, publisher Cannabis Culture Magazine,& star of new movie: Prince of Pot - US vs. Marc Emery MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_102407.mp3 Century of Lies for 10/23/07 TOMMY CHONG! @ NORML Conference + Drug War Facts & Poppygate MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_102307.mp3 Next Week - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., ck out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 1 video: "Prohibition is Evil" + 2 from townhall meeting on racial disparity. Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "The money that has been frittered away on this drug war would fill a string of boxcars nine miles long stuffed with hundred dollar bills. How much more?" - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5243274.html Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 10/22/07 to 10/28/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 10/22/07 Paul Armentano of NORML Tuesday 10/23/07 Pot Cookie Bakers get Probation Wednesday 10/24/07 Dr. Mitch Earleywine + Rob Kampia of MPP Thursday 10/25/07 Rick Steves, travel author, PBS host smokes pot Friday 10/26/07 Ethan Nadelmann, Exec. Dir Drug Policy Alliance Saturday 10/27/07 Atty. James Anthony on Med. Marijuana clubs Sunday 10/28/07 Poppygate + misdemeanor forfeiture on horizon? NOTE: CULTURAL BAGGAGE (Broadcast onTues) & CENTURY OF LIES (Broadcasts Wed) Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 10/17/07 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Busts: Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Judge James P. Gray, Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Rob Kampia, Rebecca Saltzman, Ethan Nadelmann, James Anthony, Cliff Shaffer, Phil Smith & Poppygate MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_101707.mp3 Century of Lies for 10/16/07 NORML Conference Special: Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Jeff Jones, Rob Kampia, Steve Dillon, Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Dr. Tom O'Connel, Mathew Robinson & Rebecca Saltzman MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_101607.mp3 Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Tomm Chong at the NORML Conference - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: NORML Conference Report III Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm DEA BUST Video, Dispensary info videos 1,2 & 3 Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + DEA Bust Video Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. Cultural Baggage for 10/17/07 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Busts: Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Judge James P. Gray, Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Rob Kampia, Rebecca Saltzman, Ethan Nadelmann, James Anthony, Cliff Shaffer, Phil Smith & Poppygate MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_101707.mp3 Century of Lies for 10/16/07 NORML Conference Special: Rick Steves, Doug McVay, Jeff Jones, Rob Kampia, Steve Dillon, Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Dr. Tom O'Connel, Mathew Robinson & Rebecca Saltzman MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_101607.mp3 NEW Video: I just uploaded a 6:32 video from last Thursday's DEA bust of the Arts District Healing Center cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles to YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG9cyFi9Pqg Next Week - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: NORML Conference III NOTE: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR CULTURAL BAGGAGE (Broadcast onTues) & CENTURY OF LIES (Broadcasts Wed) Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., ck out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 1 video: "Prohibition is Evil" + 2 from townhall meeting on racial disparity. Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: 4:20 Drug War NEWS Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. 4:20 Drug War NEWS 10/08/07 to 10/14/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 10/08/07 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome: "War on Drugs is a Failure" Tuesday 10/09/07 Poppygate & Bruce Mirken Marijuana Policy Project Wednesday 10/10/07 Stephen Harper Canada's Prime Minister kisses Drug Czar's ring Thursday 10/11/07 "Welcome, to Machine" (Meth Machine) Friday 10/12/07 Drug War Facts + "Official Government Truth" Saturday 10/13/07 Canada's Marc Emery on Proposed drug laws in Canada Sunday 10/14/07 Dr. Joel Hochman Dir Natl. Foundation for Treatment of Pain on Zero deaths for opioids NOTE: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR CULTURAL BAGGAGE (Broadcast onTues) & CENTURY OF LIES (Broadcasts Wed) Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 10/03/07 Dr. Joel Hochman Dir Natl. Foundation for Treatment of Pain + Poppygate MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_100307.mp3 Century of Lies for 10/02/07 Cliff Schaffer of DrugLibrary.org + Drug War Facts MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_100207.mp3 Next - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: DTN Celebrates 6 years on the airwaves! - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Chris Goldstein of NORML Potcasts Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 1 video: "Prohibition is Evil" + 2 from townhall meeting on racial disparity. Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. NOTE: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR CULTURAL BAGGAGE (Broadcast onTues) & CENTURY OF LIES (Broadcasts Wed) Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 10/03/07 Dr. Joel Hochman Dir Natl. Foundation for Treatment of Pain + Poppygate MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_100307.mp3 Century of Lies for 10/02/07 Cliff Schaffer of DrugLibrary.org + Drug War Facts MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_100207.mp3 Next Week - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: DTN Celebrates 6 years on the airwaves! - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Chris Goldstein of NORML Potcasts Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 1 video: "Prohibition is Evil" + 2 from townhall meeting on racial disparity. Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + 4:20 Drug War NEWS Half Hour Programs, Live Tuesdays & Wednesdays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. NOTE: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR CULTURAL BAGGAGE (Broadcast onTues) & CENTURY OF LIES (Broadcasts Wed) I will release both programs late on Wednesday/before you wakeup on Thursday. I will continue to release the 4:20 Drug War NEWS late Sunday/before you wake up on Mondays. These changes will be effective this week. Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 09/28/07 Sanho Tree situation in Colombia + Poppygate & Bruce Mirken Marijuana Policy Project MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_092807.mp3 Century of Lies for 09/28/07 Ryan King of Sentencing Project re 1/2 million incarcerated for drugs + Drug War Facts MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_092807.mp3 4:20 Drug War NEWS 10/01/07 to 10/07/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 10/01/07 Sanho Tree on situation in Colombia Tuesday 10/02/07 Dr. Joel Hochman Dir Natl. Foundation for Treatment of Pain Wednesday 10/03/07 Bruce Mirken Marijuana Policy Project Thursday 10/04/07 Drug War Facts + "Comfort & Joy" Friday 10/05/07 Poppygate Report Saturday 10/06/07 Ryan King of Sentencing Project 1 of 2 Sunday 10/07/07 Ryan King of Sentencing Project 2 of 2 This Week - Century of Lies on Tues, Cutural Baggage on Wed: - Cultural Baggage 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: Dr. Joel Hochman Dir Natl. Foundation for Treatment of Pain - Century of Lies 12:30 PM ET, 11:20 AM CT, 10:30 AM MT & 9:30 AM PT: TBD Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm 1 video: "Prohibition is Evil" + 2 from townhall meeting on racial disparity. Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Prohibition is evil." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + 4:20 Drug War NEWS Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. First up, I asked the program committee to find better timeslots for both Cultural Baggage and Century of Lies. They assure me that Tuesday and Wednesdays at 11.30 AM is the ticket. This only impacts the network feeds for release of our programs. I envision that I will release both programs late on Wednesday/before you wakeup on Thursday. I will continue to release the 4:20 Drug War NEWS late Sunday/before you wake up on Mondays. (Kinda blew that one today, eh? First time ever.) These changes will be effective the first week of October. Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 09/21/07 Tony Papa of Drug Policy Alliance + Barry Hargrove, Deborah Vagins & Dr. Ken Collins + Official Govt. Truth MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_092107.mp3 Century of Lies for 09/21/07 Jacob Sullum of Reason + Drug War Facts, Jesse Jackson, "Everyone Loves Drug War" MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_092107.mp3 4:20 Drug War NEWS 09/24/07 to 09/30/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 09/24/07 Mexican official wants army out of drug war Tuesday 09/25/07 At long last, free man can look up Wednesday 09/26/07 New laws, same tough stance + Drug War Facts with Doug McVay Thursday 09/27/07 Townhall Mtg on Discriminatory Drug Law, Dr. Ken Collins Friday 09/28/07 Anthony Papa + Official Govt. Truth Saturday 09/29/07 Jacob Sullum + Who wants to be a billionaire? Sunday 09/30/07 Townhall Mtg Richard Farias, & Barry Hargrove NEXT Friday: ) - Cultural Baggage 8 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT & 5 PM PT. TBD - Century of Lies 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT, Noon MT & 11 AM PT. TBD Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Once we remove these charlatans from positions of power, other social changes will become much easier." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + 4:20 Drug War NEWS Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada. Cultural Baggage for 09/14/07 Dr. Stanton Peele author "Addiction-Proof Your Child" + Drug War Facts MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_091407.mp3 Century of Lies for 09/14/07 Paul Armentano, Jack Cole &Russ Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Alexis Baden-Meyer of VoteHemp & Poppygate MP3MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_091407.mp3 4:20 Drug War NEWS 09/17/07 to 09/23/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 09/17/07 Dr. Stanton Peele author "Addiction-Proof Your Child" 1 of 2 Tuesday 09/18/07 Dr. Stanton Peele 2 of 2 Wednesday 09/19/07 Drug War Facts with Doug McVay Thursday 09/20/07 Paul Armentano of NORML Friday 09/21/07 Jack Cole, Dir. of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Saturday 09/22/07 LEAP member Russ Jones Sunday 09/23/07 Poppygate Report with Glenn Greenway + Editorial NEXT Friday: ) - Cultural Baggage 8 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT & 5 PM PT. Jacob Sullum, Sr. Editor Reason - Century of Lies 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT, Noon MT & 11 AM PT. TBD Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Once we remove these charlatans from positions of power, other social changes will become much easier." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net

In June 1998, in a Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York, the governments of the world announced a 10-year strategy to achieve significant and measurable results in the fight against drugs by the year 2008. Among others, the strategy included the purpose of eliminating or significantly reducing the illicit cultivation of the coca bush, the cannabis plant and the opium poppy by the year 2008. In March 2008, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs will meet in Vienna to review the results of the strategy. In the past ten years, it has become obvious for everybody that this strategy has failed completely, even in the countries that enforced it most strictly. Drug supply and demand are rising systematically throughout the world, sometimes even spectacularly as in the case of Afghanistan. Meanwhile the policy of prohibiting drugs leads to violent conflicts, violation of human and civil rights, criminalisation and stigmatization of entire populations, social and health disasters such as the spread of HIV, as well as to the increase of organised crime. To eliminate plants would threaten the biological and cultural diversity of the planet. Hemp, coca leaves and opium have many medicinal, nutritional and other useful applications. The legal cultivation of these plants can support small-scale agriculture that operates without state support and promotes sustainable development. Vienna 2008 is the perfect opportunity for all those citizens who want new solutions to the global drugs problem. In Vienna in March 2008, we can show the world there is much more to fear from drug prohibition than from a tolerant alternative. Our plan is to organise a 3 day "Global Village for a Different Drug Policy" in Vienna in March 2008, during the period in which the UN meeting will be held (final dates will be confirmed in October). We would like to invite you to participate in one of the planned events of this village: 1. An exposition /fair on the culture and beneficial use of plants that are prohibited by the UN Drug Conventions. We hope to count with the presence and/or collaboration of companies involved in the organisation of hemp fairs around Europe, as well as companies and organisations who promote the beneficial and responsible use of hemp/cannabis, mushrooms, coca leaves etc. 2. A scientific conference with the purpose of making a psychoanalysis of current drug policy. Is prohibition based on a primitive instinct that has lost its legitimacy long ago? We hope to count on the presence of experts (researchers, representatives of affected communities etc.) who can shed some light on the reasons why drug prohibition is continued in spite of the many evidences that prove it to be a total failure. 3. A demonstration to the UN building in Vienna: Cures Not Wars. We hope to count on the presence of thousands of activists, as well as musicians and artists. In 2003, ENCOD organised a similar event (http://www.vienna2003.org), during the mid-term evaluation meeting of the 1998 strategy. If you are interested to collaborate with us in the organisation of this event, please contact us at :[email protected]. More news will follow in the coming weeks. ---------------- EUROPEAN COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES Lange Lozanastraat 14 - 2018 Antwerpen - Belgium Tel. + 32 (0)3 293 0886 - Mob. + 32 (0)495 122644 E-mail: [email protected] / www.encod.org

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + 4:20 Drug War NEWS Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. Hundreds of our programs are available online at www.drugtruth.net, www.audioport.org and at www.radio4all.net. We provide the "unvarnished truth about the drug war" to scores of broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada., Cultural Baggage for 09/07/07 Wash Post Writer Neal Peirce + Drug War Facts, Poppygate & Hempfest heroes MP3 MP3 LINK: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/FDBCB_090707.mp3 Century of Lies for 09/07/07 Russ Jones of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition + Hempfest Heroes 2, Phil Smith of Stop the Drug War & Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/007DTNaudio/COL_090707.mp3 4:20 Drug War NEWS 09/10/07 to 09/16/07 now online (3:00 ea.): Monday 09/10/07 Corrupt Cop Story with Phil Smith Tuesday 09/11/07 LEAP member Russ Jones Wednesday 09/12/07 Commentary from Bruce Mirken of Marijuana Policy Project Thursday 09/13/07 Rob Kampia, Dir. of Marijuana Policy Project Friday 09/14/07 Wash Post Writer Neal Peirce Saturday 09/15/07 David Guard Dir. of DRCNet Sunday 09/16/07 Poppygate Report with Glenn Greenway + PROGRESS NEXT Friday: ) - Cultural Baggage 8 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT & 5 PM PT. Afghan War/Drug War Fiasco - Century of Lies 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT, Noon MT & 11 AM PT. TBD Check out our latest videos via www.drugtruth.net/dtnvideo.htm Please become part of the solution, visit our website: www.endprohibition.org for links to the best of reform. "Once we remove these charlatans from positions of power, other social changes will become much easier." - Reverend Dean Becker, Drug Truth Network Producer Dean Becker 713-849-6869 www.drugtruth.net