| 10/06/08 |
California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument in Pivotal Medical Marijuana Case Tuesday
Court to Decide on Caregivers’ Ability to Provide Medicine and Advice to Patients
|
|
| 10/03/08 |
Mexican President Proposes Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Some Drugs, Including Marijuana and Cocaine despite U.S. Opposition
New Law Would Prioritize Going after Major Drug Dealers and Violent Crime, not People who Use Drugs
|
|
| 10/01/08 |
Innovative Drug Prevention DVD, Just4Teens, Now Available to Teachers, Counselors, and Prevention Specialists in New Mexico
Community Comes Together to Address Methamphetamine and Other Drugs at Santa Fe DVD Premiere Event on October 8
|
|
| 10/01/08 |
Legislation Introduced to Restore Voting Rights for People Who Have Finished Prison Sentence
Drug Policy Alliance: Drug War the New Jim Crow; Felony Reinfranchisment the New Civil Rights Movement
|
|
| 09/22/08 |
FBI Releases 2007 Crime in the United States Report
Record Number of Marijuana Arrests, 775,000 for Nothing More than Possession
|
|
| 09/19/08 |
GOP Intimidation Halts Historic Drive to Register Voters in Alabama
State Law Allows Certain People to Vote Even While Incarcerated
|
|
| 09/15/08 |
Advocates Launch Historic Drive to Register Eligible Alabama Voters, Including Those Convicted of Felony Drug Possession
Families, Formerly Incarcerated People, Religious Leaders, Treatment and Sentencing Experts Declare: Don’t Criminalize People with Drug Problems, Provide Treatment and Restoration
|
|
| 09/09/08 |
Art Auction Raises more than $125,000 for the Drug Policy Alliance
Art Auction Attracted Luminaries Such as Philanthropist George Soros, Capitol Music Group Chief Jason Flom and amFAR Founder Dr. Mathilde Krim, an Auction Honoree
|
|
| 08/28/08 |
Art World and Drug Policy Reform Movement Forge Groundbreaking Partnership at Cheim & Read Gallery
September 3rd Art Auction and Reception to Benefit the Drug Policy Alliance, Honor Donald Baechler, Dr. Mathilde Krim and Fred Tomaselli
|
|
| 08/27/08 |
Statement on Sen. Obama’s Vice President Selection from Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Network
|
|
| 07/30/08 |
Members of Congress Introduce Legislation Repealing National Syringe Ban; Follow-up to Last Year’s Repeal of DC Syringe Ban
As Many as 300,000 Americans Could Contract HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C over Next Decade, if Legislation Not Passed
|
|
| 07/01/08 |
Advocates Hail Today’s One-Year Anniversary of the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act
Patients’ Right to Medical Marijuana Protected for One Year in New Mexico
|
|
| 06/25/08 |
United States Conference of Mayors Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling for City-Coordinated Drug Overdose Prevention Efforts
Nation’s Mayors Seek Policy Reforms that Will Save Both Lives and Dollars by Preventing Unnecessary Overdose Deaths
|
|
| 06/24/08 |
Drug-Free Zone Reform Legislation Passed by New Jersey Assembly
|
|
| 06/18/08 |
New CASA Report Parrots the ONDCP with More ‘Reefer Madness’
Report Misrepresents Facts with Age-old Marijuana Hysteria and Scare Tactics
|
|
| 06/17/08 |
Wednesday, June 18th: House Judiciary Committee to Renew Controversial Drug Enforcement Grant Program Linked to Racial Disparities, Police Corruption and Civil Rights Abuses
Twenty Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform Groups Urge Congress Not to Renew Byrne Grant Program without Reforming It
|
|
| 06/04/08 |
White House Pushes Controversial Student Drug Testing Agenda at Washington, D.C. Summit on June 4
Largest Study, Leading Health Groups Call Random, Suspicionless Drug Testing Harmful and Ineffective
|
|
| 05/28/08 |
Groundbreaking Report “Wasting Money, Wasting Lives: Calculating the Hidden Costs of Incarceration in New Jersey” Released Today
Report Finds that Costs of Incarceration Far Exceed Previous Estimates, Increases State Budget Deficit and Wastes Taxpayer Money
|
|
| 05/22/08 |
Assembly Health Committee Hearings on Medical Marijuana Produce Passionate Testimony
Testimonies Included Internationally Recognized Medical Expert Dr. Denis Petro, Chair of New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Patients Desperately Seeking Help and Their Families
|
|
| 05/22/08 |
Compromise Drug Free Zone Reform Legislation Passes Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
Advocates Applaud Reform Effort and Say New Bill Will Reduce Racial Disparities and Save Taxpayers Money
|
|
|
|
|
