Pubdate: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org HOT OFF THE 'NET - ------------------ THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IS OVER By Pete Guither at Drugwarrant.com http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2008/08/28.html#a2992 - ------------------ 'THE DOPE CRAZE THAT'S TERRORIZING VANCOUVER' By Lani Russwarm The long, true history of hard drugs in Canada's poorest neighborhood. http://drugsense.org/url/OhbYqNL8 - ------------------ CANADIAN HEALTH MINISTER HAS NO INSITE Tony Clement discusses harm reduction at the Canadian reception at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August 2008) in Mexico City. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzvkv5tNiqg - ------------------ YES ON 5: MARTIN SHEEN IS WRONG By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli Last time I checked, Martin Sheen was an actor, not a policy expert. But that hasn't stopped him from asking our elected officials to oppose Prop. 5. In a letter last week, Mr. Sheen urged our representatives in Sacramento to ignore all of the state's public health advocates and side with him. http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/082808sheen.cfm - ------------------ DRUG TRUTH NETWORK Century of Lies- 08/26/08 - Graham Boyd Graham Boyd of the American Civil Liberties Union + Valerie Corral of Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2023 Cultural Baggage Radio Show - 08/27/08 - Wendy Chapkis Wendy Chapkis, co-author of "Dying To Get High - Marijuana as Medicine" + Terry Nelson of LEAP, Official Govt Truth w/ Winston Francis, Ernesto Aguilar reports from Denver and the DNC http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/?q=node/2024 - ------------------ COMMENTARIES ON UN CONVENTIONS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The International Harm Reduction Association recently received digital copies of the Official Commentaries on the 1961, 1971 and 1988 UN Drug Conventions, as well as the Commentary to the 1972 Protocol amending the 1961 Convention, from the Legal and Treaty Affairs team at UNODC, all now available online. http://drugsense.org/url/QQCctZFt - ------------------ CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA SHOULD BE DUBIOUS OF ONDCP CLAIMS By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Since the ONDCP's inception, citizens and organizations that are not proponents of prohibition have not been afforded either opportunity or courtesy. http://drugsense.org/url/CYpITmw0 == LEAP SPEAKER JERRY PARADIS ON NEW ZEALAND RADIO Retired Canadian Judge Jerry Paradis discussed drug policy and LEAP with Radio New Zealand while on a speaking tour of the country. http://leap.cc/cms/index.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=visit&lid=160 - ------------------ WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK - ------------------ WRITE A LETTER Brown's Rules On Medical Marijuana. A DrugSense Focus Alert. http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0383.html - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake