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Dialogue on Racial Issues Urged
Decreased Respiratory Symptoms in Cannabis Users Who Vaporize
California State Board of Equalization Document on Taxing Medical Marijuana Sales
Governor Richardson Poised to be First Presidential Candidate to Enact Medical Marijuana Legislation
Studies Reported in the Media About the Possible Effectiveness of Cannabis
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Bibliographies
Medicinal Marijuana Bibliography


Books
Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base


Book Chapters
The End of the Epoch of Prohibition
The History of Cannabis


Bookstore
The Patient's Simple Guide to Growing Medical Marijuana
The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror
Climbing Higher
Prescription Pot: A Leading Advocate's Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Jeffrey's Journey
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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
Drug Policy Alliance 990 for Fiscal Year 2008
Sean McGrath’s Story - New Jersey Medical Marijuana Compassionate Use Campaign
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Event Archives
Over the Influence: Managing Drugs and Alcohol: A Harm Reduction Approach


Fact Sheets
Medical Use of Marihuana
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Compassionate Use Campaign Fact Sheets
Campaign for a Healthier New Jersey Fact Sheets
Medical Marijuana Fact Sheet
Role of the Drug Policy Alliance in Two Key Medical Marijuana Legal Battles: Raich v. Ashcroft and County of Santa Cruz et. al. v. Ashcroft
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Interviews
An Interview With Lester Grinspoon
'Just Say Know’: An Advocate of Drug Law Reform Says D.A.R.E. Is A 20-year Old Failure
How to Legalize: Ethan Nadelmann


Legal
County of San Diego v. State of California Department of Health and Human Services
American's for Safe Access (ASA) Brief Bank
John Ashcroft, et al. v. Angel Raich et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States
Whitner v. South Carolina, Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center
Whitner vs South Carolina, Appendix of the Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center


Letters
Why I Support DPA, and So Should You
Letter to the Honorable Ben Lujan, Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Letter to John Sansome, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Letter to New Mexico Legislators: New Mexicans Support Medical Marijuana (Sign-On)
Submission of the Canadian AIDS Society on the Proposed Amendments to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
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Multimedias
An Interview With Geoffrey Guy
El Dorado County Supes Approve Medical Marijuana ID Cards
Debate: Medical Marijuana - Should The Sick Be Able To Smoke? [Video]
Debate: Medical Marijuana - Should The Sick Be Able To Smoke? [Audio]
DPA's Reena Szczepanksi: "Why I Do What I Do" [Video]
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News Articles
Hero or Big Fat Idiot, Rush Limbaugh Should Not Face Prison


News Summaries
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Jersey Senate
Breaking News: Obama's New Drug Czar
Change in New Mexico, New Jersey
Obama and Drug Policy in 2009
Empowering Judges to Protect Communities
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Newsletter Archives
Methadone eUpdate. Issue 1


Opinions
Drug Prohibition Doesn't Work
Multi-Agency Drug Task Force Wastes Money and Time Harassing Wheel-Chair Bound Patient
Keep Teenagers Safe: Zero Tolerance On Alcohol May Increase Drinking And Driving
At Home Instead of in Jail for Drugs
"Just Say No" Won't Keep Kids Away from Alcohol
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Pamphlets
Proposition 215 and You


Polls
New Jersey Syringe Access Poll
Mason-Dixon Poll On Medical Marijuana
Marijuana as Antiemetic Medicine: A Survey of Oncologists' Experiences and Attitudes
Strong Support For Implementation Of Prop. 215, The State’s Medical Marijuana Law. Californians’ Attitudes About The Drug Have Changed Over Time
75% of Maryland Poll Respondents Favor Medical Use of Marijuana
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Position Papers
Supporting Research into the Therapeutic Role of Marijuana
Books Not Bars: Juvenile Justice, Education and the United States


Presentations
Some Threats to the Internet as a Neutral Forum for the Free Exchange of Ideas, Civic Involvement and Political Activism
California Medical Association Statement


Press Releases
Los Angeles City Council Poised to Regulate Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
NJ Senate Judiciary Committee to Vote Monday on Groundbreaking Sentencing Bill that Would Give Judges the Discretion to Waive Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Nonviolent Drug Offenses
New Mexico Department of Health Approves 4 New Medical Marijuana Providers
Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 5
Montel Williams, Celebrated Talk Show Host and Medical Marijuana Patient/Advocate, to Receive Award at International Drug Policy Reform Conference in New Mexico
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Reports
Drug Policy Alliance Annual Report 2009
Wasting Money, Wasting Lives: Calculating the Hidden Costs of Incarceration in New Jersey
Regulating Compassion: An Overview of Canada's Federal Medical Cannabis Policy and Practice
Long Term Medical Marijuana Users Seeking Medical Cannabis in California
Medical Cannabis Dispensing Collectives and Local Regulation
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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
The Battle Over How to Fight the War on Drugs


Statements
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


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