Pot arrests spike in Canadian cities

CP Video (July 8, 2007):
The number of people arrested for smoking pot rose dramatically in several Canadian cities last year.

"Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Halifax reported increases of between 20 and 50 per cent in 2006"

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"Pot busts bounce back"

Clergy Speak Out Against the War on Drugs

Produced by Mike Gray, , of Common Sense for Drug Policy, with help from Chuck Thomas of Unitarian Universalists for Drug Policy Reform, and the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative.

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Why Is Marijuana Illegal?

The first video in the Short Cuts Documentary Series that asks the question: Why is marijuana illegal? Check it out and see what members of the public have to say compared with the experts.

Foreign Policy TV:
The War over the War on Drugs

Should drugs like marijuana, heroin, and cocaine be legal? Watch the fireworks as Ethan Nadelmann, author of Think Again: Drugs and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance clashes with David Murray, chief scientist at the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. Watch Video (5 parts)

The Forgotten War on Drugs (5-part NPR series)

In a five-part series, NPR examines the progress of U.S. anti-drug policy so far, and where experts say it should focus next. NPR website

Audio: Making the Case for Legalizing Marijuana
Interview with Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Listen to the interview.

The Moral Maze (45 min)
Broadcast on BBC Radio 4
October 17, 2007

Topic: Legalizing Drugs

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A debate about drug prohibition between Jack Cole, Director of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) & U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren.

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Narcotics Officer Switches Sides

Ex-narcotics officer, Barry Cooper, speaks at a NORML ralley filmed by ABC's 20/20.

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MP Libby Davies speaking at the CSSDP founding convention
March 16, 2007

Libby Davies, MP (NDP-Vancouver East, BC) delivers the keynote address at the opening of the founding Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

(McGill University, Montreal, Quebec)

Women on Weed (Watch video)

A ChiKii survey found that 27% of women between the ages of 31 and 60 responded that they smoked pot for recreational purposes.

Six pot smoking women agreed to come on camera to express their viewpoint. Take a look at what they said. 

'Cannabis Gran' Patricia Tabram
March 8, 2007

(U.K.) An interview with Patricia Tabram, recently convicted for the second time of supplying cannabis. She uses the drug herself to treat chronic back pain and has become one of the nation's leaders in the campaign to legalise marijauna, even visiting No.10 to put across her views.

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Damage Done website

Damage Done - The Drug War Odyssey (Global TV)
December 9, 2006

After 30 years of Drug War, illegal narcotics are decreasing in price, increasing in purity, and demand continues to surge.

The heroes of our film are veterans of the Drug War, and they urge us to consider ending drug prohibition. They have had a complete revolution in their thinking: now they are working to end the War on Drugs. Find out what happened to change their minds.

Experts such as former chief constable Francis Wilkinson argued the case for pro-legalisation, while David Raynes of the National Drug Prevention Alliance was one of the voices arguing against. More info

The programme was followed by a studio debate on BBC Two's Newsnight, chaired by Jeremy Paxman.

Watch the BBC Newsnight debate on legalization (RealPlayer)