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> Proponents Submit 690,000 Signatures to Put Marijuana Legalization on November Ballot in California -- 1/28/10

> D.C. City Council Proposes Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana -- 1/20/10

> New Legal Aid Society Report Finds that 2004 and 2005 Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Huge Success: Tens of Millions of Dollars Saved with Low Levels of Recidivism by Individuals Released from Prison -- 1/14/10

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  Support Efforts to Tax and Regulate Marijuana

Demonstrate widespread support for ending marijuana prohibition by sending a message of thanks to the legislators in CA, WA and NH who have sponsored bills to tax and regulate marijuana.

 
 

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> Bad Policies Are Really What's Driving California's Huge Prison Costs
> Obama Proposes Increased Funding for Treatment and Prevention, but 'Balance' Proves Elusive Goal
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Ethan NYUNYU Forum on Ending the War on Drugs

The February 3 NYU Law Forum brought together a group of experts, mostly from organizations seeking alternatives to the U.S.'s current "war on drugs" method, to discuss potential models for drug decriminalization, including DPA's Ethan Nadelmann. Watch the video here.

 

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The drug policy reform movement mourns the passing of Howard S. Lotsof, 66, the discoverer of the anti-addictive effect of ibogaine. Lotsof died of liver cancer on Sunday, January 31. He recently won the Robert C. Randall Award for Achievement in the Field of Citizen Action at the November 2009 Reform Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Watch Howard's acceptance speech.

 

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  Ethan Nadelmann Speaking Engagement: SSDP's International Conference

March 12-14, 2010. San Francisco, CA

Students for Sensible Drug Policy will host the largest gathering of students and youth from around the world who are working to end the failed war on drugs. DPA Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann will speak at the conference.

 

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  International Harm Reduction Association Conference

April 25-29, 2010. Liverpool, England

This event is the key forum for all those interested in harm reduction, and is an invaluable platform for advocacy, debate, and discussion.

 

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>  Cameron Douglas Faces More Time Than a Murderer or
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>  NYC Police Accused of "Anal Assault" Over Marijuana
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