| 10/06/08 |
Less Than a Month to Go Before NORA Vote
With only a month to go until Election Day, it’s editorial season! The Orange County register recently recommended a YES vote on Prop. 5.
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| 09/25/08 |
Promoting Policy Change: $1.18 Million in 41 Grants
The DPA Advocacy Grants Program will support 41 projects across 16 states and Washington, DC in the 2008-2009 cycle, totaling $1.18 million in grants.
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| 09/24/08 |
Making Waves with Voter Registration in Alabama
Groundbreaking voter registration work by DPA and The Ordinary People's Society (TOPS), an Alabama faith-based non-profit organization, has ruffled feathers in the state's political establishment. The Alabama Republican Party has raised concerns about voter fraud in response to legitimate efforts to register eligible potential voters who are currently in prison and raise awareness among formerly incarcerated people about their voting rights.
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| 09/16/08 |
On Election Day, Whose Voices Are Heard?
On Election Day, people across the country will miss out on casting a ballot because they don't even know they're eligible to vote. Right now in Alabama, we're working to repair the democratic process with a groundbreaking voter registration project being conducted in partnership with The Ordinary People's Society (TOPS), an Alabama organization.
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| 09/12/08 |
Fayetteville, AR, to Vote on Marijuana Measure
Voters in Fayetteville, Arkansas, will have the chance to make adult marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority at the ballot box in November. This initiative is led by Sensible Fayetteville, a coalition of groups that includes the Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas, Inc.
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| 09/10/08 |
Long Live Mark Leno
Among the ranks of California’s 120 legislators, a majority of the members understand the harms caused by excessive drug war policies. But voting one’s conscience can be difficult for even the most ardent advocates when weighing potentially significant negative political consequences. Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has stood firm on advancing some of the most progressive drug policy reforms in the state.
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| 09/10/08 |
CA Attorney General Issues Medical Marijuana Guidelines
In August, California Attorney General Jerry Brown for the first time issued guidelines for the operation of California’s medical marijuana laws (as he is required to do under those laws). The AG guidelines aim to fully clarify the legal landscape of medical marijuana law in California.
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| 09/10/08 |
The State of The State Is... Stuck
The California state budget is so late, it’s setting records -- and there’s no deal in sight. To put pressure on legislators, the governor isn’t signing any legislation until there’s a budget. To put pressure on the governor, the prison guards are saying they will finance a gubernatorial recall election (again). It’s total deadlock! There’s no mystery what it about what needs to be done: we need Proposition 5.
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| 09/10/08 |
Put "Yes on 5" on TV
Opposition to Prop. 5, California's Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act ballot initiative, is mounting. With your help, we'll make ourselves heard above our opponents' lies and fear-mongering and win in November
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| 09/09/08 |
DPA Joins Federal Legislative Campaign for Alternative to Zero Tolerance
The Drug Policy Alliance joined a letter of support for federal legislation would enable schools to replace counterproductive, zero tolerance discipline policies in our schools.
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