AlterNet's DrugReporter Headlines for April 8, 2003 Stepping up to the front lines of the Drug War... http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/ *** ACTION ALERT In an attempt to sneak the "RAVE" Act through the Senate, Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) has just introduced the legislation into conference committee as an add-on to the otherwise unrelated National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2003 (S151). S151 has passed the Senate and House and is now in Conference! If Biden is successful, the "Rave" Act is likely to become law without ever having a public hearing, debate or a vote. Don't allow overzealous prosecutors to send innocent people to jail for the crimes of others. http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/action/ *** This week in DrugReporter: http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/ HEMP'S LAST HURRAH Laurel Chesky, Good Times Hemp advocates appeal to the courts in a last-ditch effort to block DEA ban on hemp foods. FINALLY, JUSTICE IN TULIA Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet The Tulia 46 may finally see justice served -- but the damage of the national drug war isn't anywhere near being undone. THE TRUTH ABOUT D.A.R.E. Paul Armentano, AlterNet A new report by the General Accounting Office says the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is a huge flop. DRUG CZAR SENDS FLUNKIES TO TRY TO STOP COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, MARIJUANA INITIATIVE DRCNet The Office of National Drug Control Policy sent deputy czar Scott Burns to Missouri to put the brakes on a popular initiative that would send minor marijuana offenders into municipal court instead of state court. ROSENTHAL MISTRIAL HEARING POSTPONED Drug Policy Alliance Hopes of winning a mistrial for medical pot grower Ed Rosenthal will have to wait another week. These stories and more each week in DrugReporter: http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/ *** ACTION ALERT Mark your calendar now and join NORML in April in San Francisco for the best drug law reform conference of the year, and a great opportunity to meet and network with allies from across the country. http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5524 *** DRUG WAR BREIFS: This week, President Bush nominates the first woman to head the DEA; the Maryland Senate, against the wishes of the Drug Czar, votes to reduce medical marijuana use to a fine of $100; the Belgian government legalizes personal possession of marijuana; and the Jamaican Attorney General predicts marijuana decriminalization soon. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15529 *** Elsewhere... WHITE HOUSE TO END DRUG AND TERROR ADS http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=37504 SCIENTOLOGY CLAIMS 250,000 "SALVAGED" FROM DRUG ABUSE http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,922770,00.html --- You are currently subscribed to drugreporter as: thrash@btclick.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-drugreporter-111581118T@lists.alternet.org Sponsored by SKYLIST Email Solutions - http://www.skylist.net