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by David Borden, December 14, 2007, 12:00am, (Issue #514)

America, Intoxicated: Conference Tackles Disasters of the Drug War, Silja Talvi on Alternet

Drug Law Reform: Feeling Optimistic, OC Register's Alan Bock

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences -- A Violation of International Human Rights Law, report from the International Harm Reduction Association

Deadly Denial: Barriers to HIV/AIDS Treatment for People Who Use Drugs in Thailand, report by Human Rights Watch and the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group

Syringe Exchange Programs, 2005 State Health Facts by Kaiser Family Foundation

December issue of Cannabinoid Chronicles, Victoria Island Compassion Society

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