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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector-If you've been reading DRCNet for awhile, or have been keeping up with drug policy reform in different ways, then you may be familiar with the work of Sheriff Bill Masters, a top Colorado law enforcement official who is a leading critic of the "war on drugs." In 2002, Sheriff Masters published <i>Drug War Addiction: Notes from the Front Lines of America's #1 Policy Disaster</i>. I am doubly pleased to announce that Sheriff Masters has come out with a new work, <b><i>The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War</i></b>, a compendium of essays authored by drug reform thinkers representing a range of angles and viewpoints on the issue. The reason I am doubly pleased is that I am one of those featured authors -- <i>The New Prohibition</i> opens with a foreword by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and closes with a chapter by me. IIn between can be found another 20 fascinating chapters, whose authors and titles I list below. I hope you will order a copy of <i>The New Prohibition</i>, hopefully by making a donation of $25 or more to DRCNet and selecting it as your complimentary membership premium -- visit <b><a href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate";>http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate/</a></b> to contribute online. If youu haven't read <i>Drug War Addiction</i>, feel free to select that instead for the same donation amount, or donate $40 or more and receive both. You can also opt with your $40 donation to receive <i>The New Prohibition</i> and a DVD or VHS copy of <i>BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters</i>. Donate $50 or more and receive free copies of <i>The New Prohibition</i> and another recent book, <i>Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett</i> by Jennifer Gonnerman, donate $70 or more and select all three, or $90 or more and receive all four of the above-mentioned items. DRCNet needs your financial support now more than ever -- this 2nd quarter of 2004 is our leanest in terms of grants and major gifts; we simply need your help now to get through to our next round of likely major funding in July. So visit <a href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate";>http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate/</a> to support DRCNet and order your copy of <i>The New Prohibition</i> today! You can also donate by mail -- just send your check or money order to: DRCNet, P.O. Box 18402, Washington, DC 20036. Remember that contributions to the Drug Reform Coordination Network to support DRCNet's lobbying work are not tax-deductible. Tax-deductible gifts can be made to DRCNet Foundation instead, same address; the portion of your gift that is tax-deductible will be reduced by the retail value of any premiums that you choose to receive. Following below is a list of the essays you can read in <i>The New Prohibition</i>. As you'll see, the book is notable for the serious treatment it gives to a range of drug policy options and viewpoints, "liberal," "libertarian" and in between; for practical, philosophical and tactical analyses of their differences; and in the ink it devotes to a number of reform thinkers whose words have not previously been well distributed to the reform community or the general public -- as well as to long-time reform luminaries like Kurt Schmoke and Eric Sterling and Joe McNamara -- all of it new, fresh and relevant to the present. I was especially pleased that Jack Cole of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Nick Eyle of ReconsiDer were included. A chapter by Ari Armstrong of the Colorado Freedom Project (who played a major role in making <i>The New Prohibition</i> happen) provides a fascinating analysis of the federal government's recent "drugs and terrorism" ads. You'll also se! e that one of the chapters was written by my friend Ron Crickenberger, who sadly did not live to see its publication. Ron's discussion of his act of civil disobedience in late 2002 is both witty and inspiring. Last but certainly not least, a member of Congress, Dr. Ron Paul (R-TX), provides his overview of the drug war from his vantage point on Capitol Hill. Here's the full listing: ---------------- Foreword, by Jesse Ventura Section I: Perspectives from Law Enforcement 1. Shoveling Hay in Mayberry, by Sheriff Bill Masters 2. Prohibition: The Enemy of Freedom, by Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret.) 3. Gangster Cops in the Drug War, by Chief Joseph McNamara (Ret.), Ph.D. 4. End Prohibition Now, by Lieutenant Jack Cole (Ret.) Section II: Public Officials Speak Out 5. Policy is Not a Synonym for Justice, by Judge John L. Kane 6. A View of the Drug War from Capitol Hill, by Congressman Ron Paul, M.D. 7. Forging a New Consensus in the War on Drugs, by Mayor Kurt Schmoke (Ret.), J.D. Section III: Harms of the Drug War 8. A Businessperson's Guide to the Drug Problem, by Eric E. Sterling, J.D. 9. A Foreign Policy Disaster, by Mike Krause and David Kopel, J.D. 10. The Social Costs of a Moral Agenda, by Fatema Gunja 11. A Frightening New Trend in America, by Nicolas Eyle 12. How Drug Laws Hurt Gunowners, by John Ross 13. The Drug War as the Problem, by Doug Casey Section IV: Answering the Prohibitionists 14. America's Unjust Drug War, by Michael Huemer, Ph.D. 15. Drugs and Terror, by Ari Armstrong 16. Your Government Is Lying To You (Again) About Marijuana, by Paul Armentano and Keith Stroup, J.D. Section V: Strategies for Reform 17. Liberal Versus Libertarian Views on Drug Legalization, by Jeffrey Miron, Ph.D. 18. Medicalization as an Alternative to the Drug War, by Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. 19. My Arrest for Civil Disobedience, by Ron Crickenberger 20. Restoring Federalism in Drug Policy, by Jason P. Sorens, Ph.D. 21. Out from the Shadows, by David Borden ---------------- Again, the web page to make a donation to DRCNet and order your copy of <i>The New Prohibition</i> or other gift items is <b><a href="http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate";>http://stopthedrugwar.org/donate/</a></b> online. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments, and thank you for your support and your interest in this important cause. 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