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  1. A21 Adviser Vivienne Moxham-Hall on drugs policy, in yesterday's SMH bit.ly/MCqIcP
  2. As a further contribution to drug reform debate in Australia A21 is planning a roundtable on what we can learn from Portugal, Swiss, Sweden.
  3. Tonight A21 Adviser Vivienne Moxham-Hall will participate, with A21 Director ALex Wodak, in SMH-Sydney Ideas Forum on drugs.
  4. Great piece on drug prohibition in today's by A21 Honorary Adviser Vivienne Moxham-Hall bit.ly/M9indP
  5. Musings inspired by the sackings at School of Music and some refelctions on how much better they do it in Venezuela bit.ly/IImHU3
  6. Alex Wodak: Should drugs be legalised in Australia? bit.ly/Iwhlt0
  7. A21 Blog: Richard Branson on the War on Drugs bit.ly/IXTdO5
  8. Latest websitre stats show that Australia21 drugs report is being downloaded at the rate of 50+ per day. We seem to have started something.
  9. What it costs to run Australia21, and why small donations really really matter bit.ly/KyKi8O
  10. Alex Wodak says it's time for a Plan B in the War on Drugs bit.ly/IhSdlG
  11. Drug reform: Australia21 Board member Dr Alex Wodak responds to Miranda Devine bit.ly/JK5Q1O
  12. Also relevant to A21's drugs report is Richard Eckersleys' report on "The Health and Wellbeing of Young Australians" bit.ly/IUfGZg
  13. White House drug policy: apply public health principles to reform of the criminal justice system.
  14. White House releasesits Drug Policy for the 21st Century - drug addiction a chronic disease of the brain that can be prevented and treated.
  15. The day after A21's drugs report was launched, fmr Howard Govt Health Minister Michael Wooldridge spoke to Alan Jones bit.ly/HNaugq
  16. Fraser Government Health Minister and former ANU Chancellor Peter Baume says a new drugs policy is needed bit.ly/IL184C
  17. If everyone who downloaded an Australia21 report donated $5 we could substantially expand our research program. bit.ly/HPWxYH
  18. A21 launches a new monograph series with a paper by Richard Eckersley on the science and politics of population health bit.ly/HPW88D
  19. Abstract of academic article on the Portuguese experience of drug decrimialisation by Caitlin Hughes of UNSW's NDARC bit.ly/HzoMAU
  20. @TheHoopla I sure do, as Pres Obama's decision to attend Latin American drug summit indicates wapo.st/HwINHs