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August 02, 2003

Medical Marijuana Giving Cops a Headache
Case Thrown Out For Pot-Smoking Driver
Courts Still Prosecuting Marijuana Possession

August 01, 2003
Unanimously Confirms Prosecutor as DEA Chief
The Politics of Drug Wars
First Woman To Head DEA Sets Agenda
Ambushed: Sober Justice

July 31, 2003
Proposition S Proceeds Apace
The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke
Court Declares a Haven for Hemp



Restore-Digest

August 2 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 184
001 Busted!
002 Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards 2003
003 Canada: Court Hears Appeal That Could Alter Pot Possession and
004 Canada: Fire Leads Police to Massive Marijuana Seizure
005 UK: Greens See Red Over Jailed Spokesman
006 Canada: Police Forced To Probe Stolen Pot
007 CA: Pot Grower Nabbed On Tax Evasion
008 CA: Kucinich Gets Green Support
009 Canada: Courts Still Prosecuting Marijuana Possession

August 1 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 183
001 CA: Citrus Heights Pot-Club Couple Convicted
002 CA: Proposition S Proceeds Apace
003 CA: Why My Potential Employer Would Want My Urine On Her Hands
004 CA: Editorial: Up In Smoke And Mirrors
005 US: The Drug War Goes Up in Smoke
006 Canada: Spray Touted As Being Pot's Worst Enemy
007 CT: Scientists And Police Team Up To Create A Dna Database
008 DrugSense Weekly, Aug. 1, 2003, #31



DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE 31 July 03

1. Action Alert
A. Target Congress: Thank or Educate Your Rep. for Colombian Drug War Vote

2. National News
A. Women Who Suffer Stillbirths Are Not Murderers, Public Health and Medical Groups Tell Supreme Court

B. Illinois Governor Affirms Crucial Harm Reduction Legislation

C. Report Shows Prison Population Rises; Mandatory Drug Convictions Blamed

D. Study Shows Hard-Line Legislation for Drug Users Disastrous

E. Treatment Cutbacks Blamed for Increase in Boston Drug Deaths

3. Recent Additions to DRUGPOLICY.ORG
4. Events

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The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #298 -- August 1, 2003
"Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition"

1. Kansas City Drug Fighting Tax Encounters Organized Opposition

2. Prison Population Increase Accelerates, Up 2.6% Last Year

3. Brazil's Lula Backslides on Drug Reform,
Grants Military Continued Control Over Anti-Drug Agency

4. This Week in History

5. Newsbrief: Mozambique, Swazi Farmers Find Dagga Crop Lucrative ,
But Have to Adjust to Market Trends

6. Newsbrief: Brazil Bans Viagra Ads

7. Newsbrief: British Young People Using More Hard Drugs, Health Department Says

8. Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story

9. Newsbrief: Another Pain Doctor Charged With Murder

10. Newsbrief: Florida Ex-Cons to Get Voting Rights

11. Mini Briefs: Illinois Syringe Deregulation, James Geddes Released

12. Web Scan: OPN, HRC, Cultural Baggage, Salon.com

13. The Reformer's Calendar

A Publication of the Drug Reform Coordination Network

Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org
David Borden, Executive Director, borden@drcnet.org

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Dr. Bongs Cannabis News

Greens' drugs tsar takes brief too far ... and is jailed for possession
The International Drug War's Illusory Victories
Mom Fights For Medical Marijuana Use
CIGARETTE BRANDS 'ADDICTIVE LIKE CRACK'
HEAD INJURY TRIAL FOR CANNABIS-TYPE DRUG
DNA database of marijuana created

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