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Articles
Splitting Image of Pot
New York City’s Massive Marijuana Arrests
Stop the War on Pot Smokers
The Epidemic of Pot Arrests in New York City
Let's End Drug Prohibition
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Bibliographies
Marijuana Regulation Bibliography
Marijuana and Driving Bibliography


Books
An Analytic Assessment of U.S. Drug Policy
Drugs as a Social Construct


Book Chapters
Assumptions About Drugs and the Marketing of Drug Policies
The End of the Epoch of Prohibition


Bookstore
Parents' Guide to Marijuana
Drugging the Poor
After the War on Drugs: Tools for Debate
the Plant
Marijuana: Not Guilty as Charged
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College Courses
Drugs, People, and Society (SW 442)


Definitions
Ethan Nadelmann's Entry on Drug Prohibition in Collier's Encyclopedia


Documents
2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Program & Agenda
2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Awards Dinner Program
Drug Policy Alliance Annual Report 2009
Fact Sheet: Taxing and Regulating Marijuana in California
Marijuana in NYC: Key Points/Puntos Clave Sobre la Marihuana en CNY
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Event Archives
Moving Beyond the "War on Drugs"
Beyond Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century
Over the Influence: Managing Drugs and Alcohol: A Harm Reduction Approach


Fact Sheets
The Marijuana Arrest Binge in New York City, 1997-2004
Ram Dass: Longtime Spiritual Leader, Opponent of the 'War on Drugs'
Treatment vs. Incarceration
What Is Harm Reduction?
Civil Penalties for Marijuana Possession Fact Sheet
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Interviews
A Policy-Reform Advocate Criticizes the U.S. Role in the International War Against Narcotics and Suggests Some Fixes [Excerpt]
Entrevista / Dice Ethan Nadelmann, Director De Drug Policy Alliance: Hay Que Cambiar Política Antidrogas
Tougher Laws Aren't the Answer, DPA Maintains
Just Say Maybe: The Clean-Cut Look of Today's Drug-Legalization Debate
Lost Cause? An Interview with Ethan Nadelmann
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Legal
Oakland Cannabis Regulation & Revenue Initiative
Whitner v. South Carolina, Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center
Senate Hearing - Expert Witness Peter Cohen. Proceedings of the Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, Issue 3 - May 28 2001. Ottawa: Canadian Senate
Whitner vs South Carolina, Appendix of the Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center


Letters
Why I Support DPA, and So Should You
Ethan Nadelmann's Letter to Frank Sapienza, Ph.D., Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug Enforcement Administration
Congressman Ron Paul's (R-TX) Complaint to the General Accounting Office
I'm Certain Cannabis Doesn't Kill
Drug Laws: Time to Think of Alternatives
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Multimedias
DPA vs. ONDCP
William F. Buckley on Cigarettes, Illegal Drugs and Hypocrisy
John Morgan Speaks at the 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference [Video]
Debate: Ethan Nadelmann and James Q. Wilson
Ethan Nadelmann and Daniel Wolfe Discuss International Drug Policy
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News Articles
Hero or Big Fat Idiot, Rush Limbaugh Should Not Face Prison


News Summaries
Breaking the Taboo: Latin American Leaders Release Report Calling for Global “Paradigm Shift” in Drug Policy
California Bill to Tax, Regulate Marijuana
Breaking News: Obama's New Drug Czar
A Good Day for Marijuana Laws
Fayetteville, AR, to Vote on Marijuana Measure
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Newsletter Archives
Methadone eUpdate. Issue 1


Opinions
Drug War Makes New York Legislator Doggone Crazy
Drug War Madness: Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family May End Up Homeless
CNN's Lou Dobbs Is Clueless When It Comes to the Drug War
Last Shot for a Bush Legacy?
Drug Prohibition Doesn't Work
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Polls
KPBS Marijuana Survey
Voting/Polling on Medical Marijuana 2000 to Present
Interdiction and Incarceration Still Top Remedies: 74% Say Drug War Being Lost
Americans Assign Low Grades to the Government in Dealing with the Drug Problem
10-State Poll Shows String Bipartisan Support for Laws that Protect Medical Marijuana Users from Arrest
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Position Papers
Cannabis Reclassification Briefing
Books Not Bars: Juvenile Justice, Education and the United States


Presentations
The First International Conference on Heroin Maintenance: Introductory Presentation, Ethan Nadelmann
Panel 4: Evaluating Various Cannabis Models
Panel 5: Regulating Legal Markets. Part I
Evaluating Reform
Panel 3: Regulation Under Prohibition. Part I.
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Press Releases
Historic Legislative Hearing Examines Marijuana Legalization in California
Legalizing Marijuana in California Worth $1.4 Billion a Year in New Revenue, Says State Board of Equalization
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Decision Upholding California’s Medical Marijuana Laws Stand
California Lawmaker Sees Tax Revenue in $14 Billion Marijuana Crop
The Latin-American Commission on Drugs and Democracy (co-chaired by former presidents, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil), César Gaviria (Colombia) and Ernesto Zedillo (Mexico)) Releases Groundbreaking Report
> more


Reports
Drug Policy Alliance Annual Report 2009
End "Nanny State" Bans, Argues Major New Study
U.S. Assistance Has Helped Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts, but Tons of Illicit Drugs Continue to Flow into the United States
A 25-Year Quagmire: The War on Drugs and Its Impact on American Society
Life Sentences: Collateral Sanctions Associated With Marijuana Offenses
> more


Sign On Letters
Letter to Co-Sponsors of H. R. 834 and Committee Members [Sign-On Letter]
In Defense of Freedom at a Time of Crisis
Letter of Protest to Istituzione Perdonanza Celestiniana
Letter To Congress Opposing H.R. 3179 - Bill To Expand PATRIOT Act Powers
Letter to the Government Reform Committee Urging the Addition of Provisions to HR 2086


Speeches
Ethan Nadelmann Speaks in Detroit
Ethan Nadelmann Speech at the National Latino Congreso [Video]
Global War on Drugs: Part of the Edinburgh Lecture Series
The Battle Over How to Fight the War on Drugs


Statements
Government Censors Marijuana Reform Ads: Statement of Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, the Drug Policy Alliance
Statement of Clovis Thorn Before the Latino Health and Justice Coalition Press Conference
Appropriate Sentencing Guidelines for MDMA


Testimony
Testimony by Bill Piper on a New Bottom Line for U.S. Drug Policy
Testimony of Holly Catania, Drug Policy Alliance, Public Hearing On Methadone/LAAM Proposed Rule


Unpublished Documents
New York City Misdemeanor Possession Of Marijuana (MPM) Arrests January - December, 1990 - 2004


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