> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:53:04 -0700
> From: owner-drugnews-digest@...
> (Drugnews-Digest)
> Subject: MAP: Drugnews-Digest V07 #482
>
> Drugnews-Digest Monday, April 16 2007
> Volume 07 : Number 482
>
> Read this digest online at:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n482/
>
> 001 US NC: City Police Chief Asks For $24m More To
> Combat Drugs
> Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
> 002 CN ON: Medicinal Pot Advocate Pleads For
> Legalization
> Source: London Free Press (CN ON)
> 003 US NC: Grants Will Fund Drug Patrols, Youth
> Project
> Source: Star-News (NC)
> 004 Canada: Health Canada Marks Up Medical Marijuana
> 1,500%
> Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
> 005 CN BC: Firefighter Busted For Grow-Op
> Source: Now, The (Surrey, CN BC)
> 006 CN BC: Okanagan Cities Turn To Safety Patrols
> Source: Daily Courier, The (CN BC)
> 007 UK: Editorial: Never Quit Drugs War
> Source: Mirror, The (UK)
> 008 US NC: Currituck Mulls Drug Tests For Students
> Source: Daily Advance, The (Elizabeth City, NC)
> 009 US NC: Edu: PUB LTE: Higher Education Act
> Counter-Productive
> Source: Technician, The (NC State U, NC Edu)
> 010 US WI: Edu: Editorial: A Deal Gone Bad
> Source: Badger Herald (U of WI, Madison, WI
> Edu)
>
>
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>
> Subj: 001 US NC: City Police Chief Asks For $24m
> More To Combat Drugs
> From: chip
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:30:07 -0700
> Size: 78 lines 3469 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a01
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a01.html
> Webpage:
>
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID0770415028
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
> Webpage:
>
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID0770415028
> Copyright: 2007 Asheville Citizen-Times
> Contact: letters@...
> Website: http://www.citizen-times.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/863
> Author: Joel Burgess
>
> CITY POLICE CHIEF ASKS FOR $24M MORE TO COMBAT DRUGS
>
> ASHEVILLE -- Stepping up the fight against hard-drug
> dealing would cost
> an additional $2.4 million, says Police Chief Bill
> Hogan. Hogan
> presented the price tag as part of an increased drug
> suppression plan
> requested by the top elected city body. In addition
> to putting more
> money into high-crime areas, the city would have to
> look at shifting
> attention from neighborhoods with less crime, he
> said.
>
> Many of the proposed changes would improve policing
> throughout the
> city, he said. But more police attention would
> definitely go to areas
> suffering higher incidences of drugs and violence.
>
> "Police go where crime is. We devote more time,
> spend more time where
> crime occurs," he said after last Tuesday's city
> council meeting. It
> remains to be seen whether the council will fulfill
> the additional
> budget request.
>
> [continues: 51 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 002 CN ON: Medicinal Pot Advocate Pleads For
> Legalization
> From: CMAP http://www.mapinc.org/cmap
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:31:16 -0700
> Size: 59 lines 2177 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a02
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a02.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: London Free Press (CN ON)
> Copyright: 2007 The London Free Press
> Contact:
>
http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/comments.cgi?c=letters_editor
> Website: http://www.lfpress.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/243
> Author: Kathy Rumleski
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis
> - Medicinal - Canada)
>
> MEDICINAL POT ADVOCATE PLEADS FOR LEGALIZATION
>
> An emotional Pete Young -- one of three people
> charged after a drug
> bust at a so-called medicinal marijuana centre in
> London -- yesterday
> called for support as he prepares for his court date
> on Friday.
>
> Sitting at a picnic table on the Victoria Park
> bandshell stage, the
> 36-year-old fought back tears as he spoke to about
> 30 people, vowing
> to continue the fight to help people who need
> marijuana for medical
> reasons.
>
> "I'm tired of seeing sick, dying people prosecuted
> for (something)
> that the government has stated has medicinal
> values," he said.
>
> Young, 36, owner of the Organic Traveller and a
> director of the London
> Compassion Society, was charged last month with
> several drug-related
> offences, including possession of marijuana for the
> purpose of
> trafficking.
>
> [continues: 30 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 003 US NC: Grants Will Fund Drug Patrols,
> Youth Project
> From: chip
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:32:35 -0700
> Size: 74 lines 3107 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a03
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a03.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Star-News (NC)
> Copyright: 2007 Wilmington Morning Star
> Contact: letters@...
> Website: http://www.wilmingtonstar.com
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/500
> Author: Paul R. Jefferson
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)
>
> GRANTS WILL FUND DRUG PATROLS, YOUTH PROJECT
>
> Southport Police Get $15,500
>
> Southport | With only one police officer dedicated
> solely to
> investigating criminal drug activity, the Southport
> Police Department
> still logged in 67 drug-related arrests last year.
>
> With the likelihood of an increasing number of
> drug-related arrests as
> the city's population grows, Southport Police Chief
> J.V. "Jerry" Dove
> went to the federal well for money to fight drug
> activity in town and
> came up with a bucketful: two grants totaling more
> than $15,500, one
> aimed at crimes of the present and the other to head
> off future bad
> behavior.
>
> Dove said the department has $7,389.89 in federal
> anti-drug money
> coming its way in the fiscal year starting July 1.
> Dove said the money
> will provide added training and overtime for the
> department's 10 sworn
> officers for assignment to local narcotics
> investigations.
>
> [continues: 44 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 004 Canada: Health Canada Marks Up Medical
> Marijuana 1,500%
> From: CMAP http://www.mapinc.org/cmap
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:33:37 -0700
> Size: 78 lines 3538 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a04
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a04.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
> Copyright: 2007 Winnipeg Free Press
> Contact: letters@...
> Website: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/502
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis
> - Medicinal - Canada)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?232 (Chronic
> Pain)
>
> HEALTH CANADA MARKS UP MEDICAL MARIJUANA 1,500%
>
> ANDY CAISSE isn't impressed with the quality of the
> marijuana the
> federal government sells as part of a certified
> medical marijuana program.
>
> The 39-year-old Winnipegger who suffers from
> multiple sclerosis, said
> Sunday he uses marijuana as a pain reliever in place
> of morphine. But
> the marijuana grown in Flin Flon that he can buy
> through a federal
> program doesn't measure up to the standard he needs
> or that he could
> achieve if he grew the plant himself, Caisse added.
>
> "The stuff that they have is garbage, plain and
> simple," he said.
> "They put in stalks, stems, seeds and everything.
> They ground it up to
> a fine powder so it's a useless pot."
>
> Now, Caisse has learned he may have another reason
> to give
> government-certified marijuana the thumbs-down.
>
> [continues: 50 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 005 CN BC: Firefighter Busted For Grow-Op
> From: Educators For Sensible Drug Policy:
> http://www.efsdp.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:40:22 -0700
> Size: 111 lines 4581 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a05
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a05.html
>
> Pubdate: Sat, 14 Apr 2007
> Source: Now, The (Surrey, CN BC)
> Copyright: 2007 The Now Newspaper
> Contact:
>
http://www.thenownewspaper.com/forms/lettersform.html
> Website: http://www.thenownewspaper.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1462
> Author: Maureen Gulyas, Now Contributor
>
> FIREFIGHTER BUSTED FOR GROW-OP
>
> A Vancouver firefighter was arrested Thursday for
> operating a
> marijuana grow-op at his North Delta home.
>
> Delta police seized 380 plants, with a street value
> of $140,000, from
> the house.
>
> Const. Sharlene Brooks neither confirmed nor denied
> what the
> 44-year-old man did for a living, but reliable
> sources and nearby
> residents confirmed that the man arrested Thursday
> morning is a
> Vancouver firefighter.
>
> Brooks said police are unable to identify the
> individual because
> charges have not yet been laid. That is expected to
> happen sometime
> next week, at which time police will be able to
> release the suspect's name.
>
> Police confirmed officers detained the man for
> several hours as they
> conducted a raid on his home.
>
> [continues: 83 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 006 CN BC: Okanagan Cities Turn To Safety
> Patrols
> From: Educators For Sensible Drug Policy:
> http://www.efsdp.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:50:22 -0700
> Size: 188 lines 7503 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a06
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a06.html
>
> Pubdate: Fri, 13 Apr 2007
> Source: Daily Courier, The (CN BC)
> Copyright: 2007 The Okanagan Valley Group of
> Newspapers
> Contact: Letters@...
> Website: http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/531
> Author: Darren Handschuh
>
> OKANAGAN CITIES TURN TO SAFETY PATROLS
>
> A decade ago, downtown security patrols were unheard
> of in the Okanagan.
>
> Police provided enough of a presence to give people
> a sense of safety
> and security, but times have changed.
>
> Okanagan communities were smaller then, but today,
> private security
> is a fact of life in a growing city. That growth
> incubates crime and
> a perception that the streets are not as safe as
> they once were.
>
> To deter crime and give people a greater sense of
> security, two
> Okanagan cities have turned to safety patrols that
> roam the streets,
> helping when needed and keeping an eye on known hot
> spots.
>
> They are not police, but provide a sense of security
> for visitors or
> workers in the downtown cores.
>
> [continues: 161 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 007 UK: Editorial: Never Quit Drugs War
> From: Kirk
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:51:12 -0700
> Size: 43 lines 1505 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a07
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a07.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Mirror, The (UK)
> Copyright: 2007 The Mirror
> Contact: mailbox@...
> Website: http://www.mirror.co.uk/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1161
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?207 (Cannabis -
> United Kingdom)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine)
>
> NEVER QUIT DRUGS WAR
>
> FOR decades governments have set out to win the war
> on drugs with
> hard-hitting campaigns.
>
> But a high-powered commission has concluded that the
> strategy of
> prevention has achieved little.
>
> The impact of drug abuse on society, ranging from
> crime, disorder,
> family breakdown and the enormous cost to taxpayers,
> cannot be over-estimated.
>
> Innocent families have been ripped apart by murders
> committed by drug
> addicts who also suffer mental illnesses.
>
> This week the UK Drugs Policy Commission will warn
> that the
> popularity of illegal substances is soaring.
>
> Cocaine and cannabis use is rising rapidly among
> youngsters and the
> UK has the highest level of problem drug use in
> Europe.
>
> There are signs of hope as the Labour government is
> spending record
> amounts on drug treatment after decades of
> under-investment.
>
> As we wait for evidence of progress, plans must be
> speeded up to put
> more addicts into treatment to stop them stealing to
> feed their habit.
>
> And police must be more effective in putting
> big-time dealers and
> traffickers behind bars.
>
> Desvair can never be allowed to prevail in this
> critical battle
> against a stubborn scourge.
> - ---
> MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman
>
> [end]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 008 US NC: Currituck Mulls Drug Tests For
> Students
> From: chip
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:51:18 -0700
> Size: 59 lines 2499 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a08
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a08.html
>
> Pubdate: Wed, 11 Apr 2007
> Source: Daily Advance, The (Elizabeth City, NC)
> Copyright: 2007 Cox Newspapers, Inc.
> Contact: elizabethcity@...
> Website: http://www.dailyadvance.com
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1700
> Author: Zac Goldstein
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug
> Test)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)
>
> CURRITUCK MULLS DRUG TESTS FOR STUDENTS
>
> The Currituck Knights could soon have something in
> common with the
> big leaguers, but it isn't likely to be cause for
> celebration. Like
> their professional counterparts, Currituck County
> High School
> student-athletes could be subject to random drug
> tests under a policy
> Superintendent C. Michael Warren proposed to the
> Currituck County
> Board of Education on Monday. If approved, the
> policy would affect
> high school students with parking permits and
> students who
> participate in voluntary extracurricular activities,
> including
> student-athletes.
>
> Warren said the policy would be modeled after a
> similar measure used
> in Dare County.
>
> "When I talked to (Dare Superintendent) Sue Burgess,
> she said it is
> important that the consequences not be punitive on
> the first offense," he said.
>
> [continues: 30 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 009 US NC: Edu: PUB LTE: Higher Education Act
> Counter-Productive
> From: http://www.drugwarfacts.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:51:08 -0700
> Size: 29 lines 1118 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a09
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a09.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Technician, The (NC State U, NC Edu)
> Copyright: 2007 The Technician
> Contact: editor@...
> Website: http://technicianonline.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2268
> Referenced:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n468/a11.html
> Author: Stan White
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?219 (Students
> for Sensible Drug Policy)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hea.htm (Higher
> Education Act)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?225 (Students -
> United States)
>
> HIGHER EDUCATION ACT COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE
>
> It's commendable that students are working
> nationally to eliminate
> discriminatory amendments in the Higher Education
> Act, that punish
> students for drug law convictions (Students Fight
> Drug Penalty Act,
> April, 12, 2007), including violations relating to
> cannabis, which
> isn't even a drug, but rather a God-given plant. Why
> does Reefer
> Madness government persist on persecuting
> responsible adult citizens
> and students for cannabis use but allow alcohol
> which is considerably
> worse and more dangerous?
>
> Stan White
>
> Dillon, Colorado
> - ---
> MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman
>
> [end]
> ------------------------------
>
> Subj: 010 US WI: Edu: Editorial: A Deal Gone Bad
> From: Madison NORML http://madisonnorml.org/
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:51:28 -0700
> Size: 66 lines 3423 bytes
> File: v07.n482.a10
> URL:
> http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07.n482.a10.html
>
> Pubdate: Mon, 16 Apr 2007
> Source: Badger Herald (U of WI, Madison, WI Edu)
> Copyright: 2007 Badger Herald
> Contact: editor@...
> Website: http://www.badgerherald.com/
> Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/711
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth)
> Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?219 (Students
> for Sensible Drug Policy)
>
> A DEAL GONE BAD
>
> A bill currently under consideration in the state
> Legislature's
> Colleges and Universities Committee would prevent
> convicted drug
> dealers from receiving state financial aid. Assembly
> Bill 151,
> introduced by Rep. Eugene Hahn, R-Cambria, would
> mirror a federal law
> that places similar restrictions on federal
> financial aid
> eligibility. With limited state education funds, Mr.
> Hahn claims the
> bill is necessary to ensure law-abiding students are
> the ones
> receiving financial aid.
>
> Despite Mr. Hahn's feigned concern for fiscal
> responsibility, we have
> a hard time believing this would do anything
> substantive for the
> state's finances. In 2005-06, the state distributed
> $90 million in
> aid to students. In a study analyzing the effects of
> the more severe
> federal financial aid restrictions, Students for
> Sensible Drug Policy
> found that 1 in 400 applicants were denied aid.
>
> [continues: 38 lines]
> ------------------------------
>
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