The Failed War on Drugs: November Edition

The November Edition/Carnival of the Failed War on Drugs has LOTS of links to stories of interest from around the web.

Special thanks to Stop the Drug War for answering our call for links to reference material for this edition.

1 We'll start out with a story we did last month that asks the pertinent question: What's up with Britney's erratic behavior?
Does Britney Have an Oxycotin Problem?

2 A plethora of great links, sent by:

Stop the Drug War

Issue #510, Nov 16, 2007

• Editorial: They Know More Than They're Willing to Admit About the Drug War



• Feature: Presidential Contenders and Drug Policy II -- Republicans


• Feature: Would-Be North Dakota Hemp Farmers Have Another Day in Court


• Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy


• Students: Intern at DRCNet and Help Stop the Drug War!


• Full of It: Rep. Mark Souder Souder Gets Called on His Characterization of HEA Reform Supporters


• Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories


• Medical Marijuana: Invited By "Pro-Family Group," Drug Czar's Chief Scientist Testifies at Tennessee House Hearing



• Marijuana: California Cops Destroy Pot Worth Twice As Much as State's Largest Legal Cash Crop, But Still Miss Vast Majority of It


• Marijuana: A Week After Initiative Vote, Denver Bites the Bullet -- Sort Of


• Popular Culture: One-Third of Hit Songs Contain Drug Use References


• Australia: Queensland to Increase Drug Penalties


• Death Penalty: Two More Executed for Drug Trafficking in Saudi Arabia


• Web Scan


• Weekly: This Week in History


• Job Opportunity: Drug Policy Alliance, Deputy Director, San Francisco Office

3

Russell Blackford presents Leave Hingis alone - on tennis and cocaine posted at Metamagician and the Hellfire Club.

4 And a few more from Stop the Drug War.


• Feedback: Do You Read Drug War Chronicle?


• Webmasters: Help the Movement by Running DRCNet Syndication Feeds on Your Web Site!


• Resource: DRCNet Web Site Offers Wide Array of RSS Feeds for Your Reader


• Resource: Reformer's Calendar Accessible Through DRCNet Web Site

And that's the November Edition of The Failed War on Drugs. If you have a link to a good source, graphic or story you've done or know about, pass it along to Hummmbert@gmail.com.

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The Failed War on Drugs: October Edition

by Hummmbert

Our October Special Edition of the "Failed War on Drugs" takes a look at all aspects of the second longest-running war in U.S. history. Only the "War on Poverty" is older.

1. For a ton of useful information, check out Drug Sense. They have accumulated a mountain of facts and statistics sure to interest any anti-drug warrior.

2. The Media Awareness Project: an archive of over 187,000 drug-related media stories from around the world.

3. Death by 1000 Papercuts' own RidesAPaleHorse offers his look on what might be behind all the troubles that Britney Spears has suffered lately.

4. Media Contact on Demand: the internet's most comprehensive and versatile free media contact database.

5. Kilroy_60 presents USAppetites posted at Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers.

6. RAPH checks back in with this look at who might get the munchies.

7. Does the War on Drugs include sugar addiction? therapydoc presents the Carnival of All Substances posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

8. I include this one because you just know Bill Maher is high most of the time he's on TV. FitBuff presents Bill Maher Quotes on Health and Fitness posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog.

9. Another resource, this time for those looking to take up the fight. Drug Policy Central: DrugSense's web design and hosting service, which is amied at drug policy reform orgs hoping to increase or improve their web presence.

10. What can happen to those who run afoul of drug laws? Ian Welsh presents Prison Brutality posted at The Agonist.

11. RAPH looks at a possible result of the War on Drugs?

12. One last resource: The Community Audits and Initiatives Project: a comprehensive list of past municipal and regional drug policy reform initiatives.

That's this month look at the Failed War on Drugs. Next edition: November 17 2007. Send all submissions to: Hummmbert@gmail.com.


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1 Looking for original articles highlighting the futility of the 35-year-old War on Drugs. Articles may be those on the web (include working links to any work that is not your own.)with your own original analysis included.

2. Also looking for illustrations, original artwork, pictures: any graphic that would help illustrate the Failed War on Drugs. Include info about the graphix, where you took the pic, why you drew the drawing, etc.

3 The monthly special edition will be out on the 3rd Saturday of each month. 2007 editions: October 20, November 17 and December 15.

4 Submissions close 4 days prior to the publication date. Submissions for the October edition close on October 16 at midnight.

5 Categories are (but are not limited to): The Failed War on Drugs,
Examples of Police Drug Corruption,
Consitutional Hazards (Illegal Searches, Recent Court Decisions),
Seizure Laws and their Bizarre Consequences,
Unintended Consequences of the War on Drugs,
Drug Busts
Victims of the War on Drugs,
Anti-Drug Warriors: Fighting the Good Fight (organizations or profiles of Drug Warriors).

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