Source: REUTERS November 5, 2009 By Reed Stevenson and Elizabeth Fullerton
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)
FACE TO FAITH
Freedom of religion should be extended to the use of drugs in spiritual practice Alexander Beiner Source: The Guardian 10 october 2009
US ADVANCES LEGISLATION FOR DRUG POLICY REVIEW
Source: Inter-American-Dialogues October 16, 2009 By Matthew Schewel