Drug War Chronicle, Issue #449 -- 8/18/06
Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/

A Publication of StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet)
David Borden, Executive Director, borden@drcnet.org
"Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition"

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Table of Contents:

1. EDITORIAL: THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER DRUG CARTEL...
The capture of cartel leader Javier Arellano-Felix made a lucky
day for the US DEA. But even they don't think anything's really
going to change from it.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/always_another_drug_cartel.shtml

2. FEATURE: COLORADO MARIJUANA POSSESSION LEGALIZATION
INITIATIVE MAKES THE BALLOT
An initiative that would legalize the possession of up to an
ounce of marijuana by adults in Colorado has been certified for
the November ballot. Now the campaign gets underway.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/colorado_marijuana_legalization_initiative_makes_ballot...

3. FEATURE: "BEYOND ZERO TOLERANCE" CONFERENCE AIMS TO PROVIDE
NEW PARADIGM FOR EDUCATORS
For the past two decades, school districts across the land have
adopted zero tolerance policies for drug use and other
misbehavior. In October, a conference in San Francisco will
point to a better approach.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/beyond_zero_tolerance_conference.shtml

4. FEATURE: SSDP, DRUG WAR RANT BLOG SCORE MEDIA HIT WITH ATTACK
ON DEA DRUG-TERROR EXHIBIT
The DEA got more than it bargained for when it brought its
drug-terror traveling exhibit to Chicago last week.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/DEA_drugs_and_terror_exhibit_criticized....

5. LAW ENFORCEMENT: THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
It's an unusual week for the corrupt cops stories, with a narc
caught thieving, a cop caught making false arrests, a jail guard
caught trafficking in a big way, and a state judge caught with
methamphetamine and precursors.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/police_drug_corruption.shtml

6. LATIN AMERICA: US FEDS BUST MAJOR MEXICAN TRAFFICKER, EXPECT
VIOLENCE, CONTINUED DRUG TRAFFICKING AS RESULT
Federal law enforcement officials risked serious injury from all
the back-patting going on at their Thursday press conference
celebrating the capture of drug lord Javier Arellano-Felix. But
they also acknowledged his arrest would ultimately amount to
little.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/arellano_felix_capture_not_expected_to_change_things...

7. HARM REDUCTION: GLOBAL HARM REDUCTIONISTS ISSUE URGENT
DECLARATION CALLING FOR ACTION ON DRUG USE AND HIV
With governments slow to adopt harm reduction measures to fight
the spread of injection drug use-related HIV and some UN
agencies acting more as obstacles than as assets, 19
international and regional harm reduction and other groups
issued a joint declaration this week seeking to incite some
movement.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/harm_reduction_groups_issue_declaration_on_drugs_and_HIV...

8. METHAMPHETAMINE: ONE MONTH IN ONE TEXAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
OPENS A WINDOW ON THE DRUG WAR VERSION 2.006
Grayson County, Texas, is nothing special, just your average
heartland county. That's what makes a review of its court cases
so revealing.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/court_cases_in_one_texas_county.shtml

9. METHAMPHETAMINE: THIRD MURDER TRIAL FOR WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA
METH POISONING INFANT DEATH CASE
California prosecutors hope the third time is the charm in their
effort to secure a murder conviction against a woman whose
infant son had methamphetamine in his blood when he died. She's
already serving 10 years for child endangerment.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/california_methamphetamine_pregnancy_court_retrial...

10. SOUTHWEST ASIA: AFGHAN OPIUM CULTIVATION JUMPS TO RECORD
LEVEL
Preliminary reports suggest the Afghan opium crop will be at
record levels and 40%% larger than last year, despite hundreds of
millions of dollars spent to suppress it.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/afghan_opium_cultivation_hits_record_level...

11. EUROPE: BRITISH PUBLIC SUPPORTS MORE RATIONAL DRUG POLICIES,
SURVEY SAYS
A new survey of British attitudes toward drug policy reform
suggests a new realism and pragmatism. Will the politicians
follow the wisdom of the voters?
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/british_survey_finds_support_for_rational_drug_policies...

12. WEEKLY: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of
years past.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/drug_war_history.shtml

13. WEEKLY: THE REFORMER'S CALENDAR
Showing up at an event can be the best way to get involved!
Check out this week's listings for events from today through
next year, across the US and around the world!
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/449/drug_reform_calendar.shtml

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