Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson wants to legalize marijuana. (image via Wikimedia.org)
Two GOP Drug War Critics Seek Presidency
Drug legalizing presidential nomination candidates on the right: Gary Johnson and Ron Paul enter the fray.
The Drug Debate
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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Chronicle Book Review: Hostage Nation
We review a book on Colombia and US drug policy seen through a lens focused on American contractors and Colombian politicians kidnapped by the FARC.
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
Publishers High on Marijuana Books
Former actresses are doing it. New York Times journalists are doing it. Screenwriters are doing it. Writing about marijuana, that is. With the changing legal times, and the jaw-dropping reality that pot has become a $35 billion legal industry in the U.S., the subject is drawing a motley crew of authors exploring everything from agriculture and big business to socioeconomic norms and the joys of toking. Agents say the surge in books about pot speaks to the fact that the subject matter is that rarest of things: serious and fun.
Drug Truth Network 03/14/11
*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
LINK: *http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3310
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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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New England New Hotbed for Marijuana Law Reform? (Opinion)
The northeast has historically been a hotbed for marijuana use â with five of the six New England states self-reporting some of the highest percentages of marijuana consumption in the nation. But recently New England has also become a regional leader in marijuana law reform. Lawmakers in every New England state are now debating marijuana law reform legislation. Paul Armentano of NORML offers a closer look at what is happening.
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Hemispheric Think Tank Says Time for Drug Policy Rethink
Add the Inter-American Dialogue to the ever-growing list of drug war critics. The group has just issued a new report calling for a fundamental rethinking of US drug policy.
Cannabis Council Reaches Out to Help Colorado Teenager Denied Access to Medical Marijuana for Very Rare Condition
Mark Slaugh, membership director of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council, wrote to Rep. Mark Barker, R-Colorado Springs, and Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs to urge legislative action on behalf of a teenage medical marijuana patient being denied access to his medicine by Colorado's Harrison School District 2. The teenager in question was diagnosed a little more than a year ago with a very rare condition that causes seizures, which can last for days. Slaugh said the district should take a more reasonable approach to the situation and the legislature should rewrite medical marijuana laws so that this situation doesnât come up in the first place.
US Rep. Jared Polis Says Members of Congress Privately Want Drug Reform
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) says that a lot of members of Congress privately agree that we need to change our drug policy, but that theyâre just too timid or scared to go public with their beliefs. He says very few that are 'hard core' drug warriors.