Source: REUTERS November 5, 2009 By Reed Stevenson and Elizabeth Fullerton
DRUG REGULATION ON THE AGENDA
The Encod Steering Committee draws the following conclusions of its meeting with officials of the Drugs Coordination Unit of the European Commission on 3 Sep 2009.
ENCOD MEETING WITH EU ANTI-DRUGS UNIT
On 3 September 2009, ENCOD Steering Committee members Fredrick Polak, Marisa Felicissimo, Pedro Quesada and Jorge Roque had a meeting with Mr Timo Jetsu and two other Commission officials at the Drugs Coordination Unit (DCU) of the European Commission in Brussels. The meeting was requested by ENCOD to receive explanation on the current status of […]
DAVID NUTT SPEAKS
David Nutt, the government’s former chief drugs adviser, on how he formulated his controversial views on drugs Source: The Guardian 3 November 2009
GORDON BROWN SACKS DRUGS ADVISOR AFTER CRITICAL REMARKS
Source: The Guardian October 31 2009 by David Batty
BRITISH SCIENTIST: CANNABIS EVIDENCE WAS DEVALUED
Source: BBC News 29 October 2009 Prof Nutt said skunk use had not caused an upswing in schizophrenia
AMERICA’S PHONEY WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Source: Information Clearing House October 21, 2009 By F. William Engdahl
US IN THE PROCESS OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA?
Source: The Raw Story By Stephen C. Webster October 25th, 2009
IACM BULLETIN
Source: IACM 25 October 2009
Lula pledges $60 mln for Rio as drug war flares
* Lula offers federal money to help Rio fight drug gangs * Third police officer in chopper crash dies * Drug violence raises questions about Rio’s 2016 Olympics (Recasts with Lula, Rio mayor quotes, details)