The Drug Debate

On Friday, January 5 at 10:00 pm (Eastern) Rob Ryan, Bill Gallagher and Peter Christ will be on The Scott Sloan Show on Cincinnati's WLW 700 AM. We will be discussing the War on Drugs impact in Cincinnati and beyond, especially focusing on the record number of homicides last year and the role of the the new marijuana ordinance that made marijuana possession an arrestable offense in Cincinnati. Note under Ohio state law the same amounts are a minor misdemeanor ticket.

An e-mail we received from the author of the controversial book "It's Just A Plant." Hello Gentle Reader, "It's Just a Plant," the children's book about marijuana that has been called "a glimpse of what enlightened drug education could be" (Dr. Andrew Weil) is on sale now for the winter holiday.

Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org. Cultural Baggage for 11/24/06 Kris Krane of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. MP3 MP3 Link: http://www.drugtruth.net/cbaudio06/FDBCB_112406.mp3

Oregon NORML is proud to announce that our own Associate Director and Webmaster, Radical Russ Belville has competed in the finals in Washington, DC for the National Air America Progressive Talk Radio New Host Star Search contest and WON! This means that he will be hosting his own two-hour progressive talk radio show for Clear Channel and Jones Radio Network. He will be on nationwide (don't know how many stations, but certainly on Portland KPOJ and probably their website online) probably around late March or April.

"No Smoke, No Mirrors" Host Tom Daubert interviews Norm Stamper in Montana on October 12, 2006, in two 30 minute segments (56:48). http://drugpolicycentral.com/real/leap/smoke_mirrors.rm

On the final day of The Road to Vienna 2008 conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, a declaration was issued that will be sent to media and Members of European Parliament. Signers of the declaration include Members of the European Parliament from two political groups (GUE/NGL and GREENS) and representatives of more than 50 NGO´s, as well as local and regional authorities from around Europe and beyond.

Drug Truth Network Update: Cultural Baggage + Century of Lies + 4:20 Drug War NEWS + DTN "Unvarnished TRUTH" Released Half Hour Programs, Live Fridays... at 90.1 FM in Houston & on the web at www.kpft.org.

SAN DIEGO-Medical marijuana patients demanding to speak with the head of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency were arrested in San Diego shortly after noon today for refusing to leave the site of an agency convention. The seven patients arrested and one cited were among the sixty patients and activists protesting at the Marriott San Diego Mission Valley, where the DEA is holding a meeting to discuss medical marijuana.

Drug Truth Network Update 10/23/06 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.

NJ WEEDMAN reports: On Tuesday Oct 10th, 2006 NJWEEDMAN did a interveiw for the Glenn Beck Show that will air on Thursday Oct 19th, 2006 - http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/glenn.beck/