Push to Register Felons to Vote Could Aid Obama

Nationally, there are roughly 4 million released felons whose convictions have cost them the right to vote at least temporarily, if not permanently. To return to the ballot box, felons must negotiate suffrage laws that vary from state to state, in many cases working with election officials who can be both unfamiliar with the law and hostile to former convicts seeking to register.

A Move Toward Rational Drug Laws

New Jersey has a stupid and cruel drug law that has racially discriminatory side effects. A bill that would moderate its provisions is pending in the state Senate and appears to have a good chance of passage this fall.

> Sign a Petition for Insite, Canada's Safe Injection Site

The Canadian government continues to resist evidence of the success of Canada's safer injection project, Insite. Sign a petition calling on the Canadian federal government to accept a recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision supporting Insite, accept the results of studies affirming Insite's success, and expand the provision of safe injection sites to ensure access to basic health care by all Canadian citizens.

> Medical Marijuana [Video]

For Scott Ward, the only relief he gets from his MS is medical marijuana. Will New Jersey be the next state to legalize pot? (Video by Brian Donohue)

Free Charles Lynch

October 6, 2008. Los Angeles, CA

Charles Lynch was convicted in federal court earlier this month of operating a medical cannabis dispensing collective and faces decades in federal prison. Come show your support for Charles and his family as his attorneys ask for a new trial. Let federal officials and local representatives know that Californians will not tolerate federal interference or local cooperation with DEA raids.

Ethan Nadelmann Speaking Engagement: The 8th International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency (ICPCD)

October 29 - November 1, 2008. Philadelphia, PA

The 8th International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency is a learning experience directed toward anyone in health care whose aim is to help alleviate pain in others.

>  Web: Whether It's Sex or Drugs, Abstinence Simply
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    AlterNet (US Web) [09/12/08]    

>  Medical-Marijuana Rules Go Under the Microscope
    Mexican, The (Santa Fe, NM) [09/11/08] 

>  Paramilitary Police Raids Must Be Reined In
    Hartford Courant (CT) [09/09/08]