Physorg: Strict laws on the criminalisation of drug use and drug users are fuelling the spread of HIV and other serious harms associated with the criminal market and should be reviewed, say experts in a series of articles published in the British Medical Journal today to coincide with the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, 18-23 July 2010.
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Criminalization of drugs and drug users fuels HIV; laws should be reviewed, say experts
Medical Marijuana Scientific Resource Draft Release
I am happy to announce that a compilation of over 74 pages of scientific data, mostly in the form of abstracts and conclusions of scientific studies, is ready for distribution. These studies clearly point to the medicinal qualities and safety of marijuana. A useful tool for any activist trying to ensure patient’s rights.
A PDF can be downloaded Here.
Article: A letter to my daughters about weed
This is a wonderful letter, written by a parent, to his daughters regarding marijuana. It is informative without being preachy and is a good example of modern parenting strategies regarding marijuana. You may not agree with everything, or anything, but it certainly illustrates social changes over the years and the headway we have made in educating the public.
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Blueprint For Transforming Drug Policy
Read The Blueprint for Transforming Drug Policy.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation: There is a growing recognition around the world that the prohibition of drugs is a counterproductive failure. However, a major barrier to drug law reform has been a widespread fear of the unknown, just what could a post-prohibition regime look like?
For the first time, After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation answers that question by proposing specific models of regulation for each main type and preparation of prohibited drug, coupled with the principles and rationale for doing so.
We demonstrate that moving to the legal regulation of drugs is not an unthinkable, politically impossible step in the dark, but a sensible, pragmatic approach to control drug production, supply and use.
Here is a great map and set of graphs/statistics about marijuana, medical marijuana and the war on drugs.
This is a wonderful visual timeline on the history of Cannabis.
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Open message for 2010 Ohio Law makers and Citizens
Open message for 2010 Ohio Law makers and Ohio Citizens. Tonya Davis.
Jessica Corry Speaks on Marijuana Prohibition
Ending marijuana prohibition is not a partisan issue. Prohibition is a conservative issue, a liberal issue, a libritarian issue, it effects us all and crosses all political boundaries.
