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HOUSE VOTES TO LIFT NEEDLE EXCHANGE FUNDING BAN

By Andrew Taylor (AP)

WASHINGTON - The House voted Friday to lift a ban on using taxpayer
dollars for needle exchange programs for intravenous drug users
intended to prevent the spread of HIV and other diseases.

The vote to lift a longstanding ban on federal aid for such programs
- - in place since 1988 - came after a brief but passionate debate on
an amendment by Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., to keep the ban in place.
His amendment failed by a 211-218 vote.

Continues: http://drugsense.org/url/88f7BlSo

TOWARD A NATIONAL POLICE FORCE

By Pete Guither, DrugWarRant.com

http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2009/07/21.html#a3577

WALTER CRONKITE KNEW A FAILED WAR WHEN HE SAW ONE

Vietnam and the War on Drugs

By Ethan Nadelmann

Later in life, Cronkite became an outspoken crusader to end our
nation's disastrous policies on illicit drugs.

http://drugsense.org/url/Zq4KW83x

NARCO WARS: CAN THE WAR BE WON? VIDEO DISCUSSIONS

Last week Danny Kushlick, Mike Trace and David Raynes spoke at the
Frontline Club to explore whether the war on drugs can be won.

http://drugsense.org/url/eqBN3GGD

DRUG CZAR DISPLAYS HIS IGNORANCE, BRAGS ABOUT HIS LIMITED VOCABULARY

If you say something like "marijuana has no medicinal benefit," you
are either a liar or an idiot.

By Jacob Sullum

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/135000.html

DRUG TRUTH NETWORK

Century of Lies - 07/19/09 - Lawrence Garrison

Lawrence Garrison, who spent more than 10 years behind bars on a
bogus cocaine conspiracy charge + Ali Muhammad who lost his social
worker status on a bogus marijuana charge.

http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2504

MEDICAL MARIJUANA VICTORY IN COLORADO

Colorado Medical Marijuana Supporters Defeat Effort to Restrict
Caregivers, Dispensaries

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #595, 7/24/09

http://drugsense.org/url/AYfACFWV

MAPS NEWSLETTER, JULY 2009

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

http://www.maps.org/sys/nq.pl?id55&fmt=stdnews

THE DRUG CZAR'S HIGH MATH

How phony statistics about cocaine prices hide the truth about the war on drugs

By Ryan Grim

http://www.reason.com/news/show/134481.html

LOCKED UP ABROAD

Americans who've been locked up in a foreign land share their stories
in this documentary series from National Geographic

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/locked-up-abroad

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

WRITE A LETTER

California Marijuana In The News. A DrugSense Focus Alert.

http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0407.html

APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP

Video Assistant Internship -- Marijuana Policy Project

The Marijuana Policy Project is hiring an intern to assist with its
video production work. This is an unpaid, part-time internship, with
class credit available. The intern will work 12-16 hours per week
(starting either now or in the fall) and have the chance to play a
responsible role in a successful nonprofit organization.

To apply for this position, please visit
http://www.mpp.org/jobs/internship-application.html and follow the
instructions there. Please e-mail internships@mpp.org if you have
any questions about this internship.