Julian Assange and Richard Branson; Russell Brand and Misha Glenny; Geoffrey Robertson and Eliot Spitzer. Experts, orators and celebrities who’ve made this their cause – come and see them lock horns in a new Intelligence2/Google+ debate format. Some of our speakers will be on stage in London, others beamed in […]
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Changing the Frame: A New Approach to Drug Policy in Canada
Today, members of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) released their foundational paper on drug policy reform outlining the Coalition’s vision and plans for creating a new drug policy for Canada. The paper, Changing the Frame: A New Approach to Drug Policy in Canada, also calls on the Federal Government […]
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Prohibition Documentary
Premieres October 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2011 at 8 PM on PBS CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS PROHIBITION is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the […]
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Drug War Facts is Drug Policy Facts
The URLs <www.drugpolicyfacts.org> and <www.drugpolicyfacts.com> can both be used to reference Drug War Facts. In other words, both URLs redirect to <www.drugwarfacts.org>. Two new URLs, same great source of reliable, fact-based information on drugs and drug policy — 1,700+ Facts (direct quotes) drawn from over 800 sources.
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Alan Randell receives the MAP Published Letters Gold Award
Pubdate: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 Source: Burnaby Now, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 Alan Randell Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n861/a07.html Author: Alan Randell Award: With this published letter Alan Randell receives the MAP Published Letters Gold Award for 500 published letters http://mapinc.org/lte_awards/lte_gold.htm DRUG PROHIBITION PART OF PROBLEM Dear Editor: Re: No easy answers […]
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Medical Marijuana Advocate Michelle Rainey Dies From Cancer
By Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun Prince of Pot Marc Emery’s ex-business partner and blonde bombshell medical marijuana advocate, Michelle Rainey has died from cancer. She had lived with Crohn’s Disease since a teenager and in the last years of her life struggled against melanoma and lymphatic cancer. Her husband Jef […]
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#460 Ways You May Support Prop. 19 Now
DrugSense FOCUS Alert #460 – Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Here are some ways you may support Proposition 19 between now and election day: Volunteer for Online Phone Bank Training. Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxr0Pu6SoNk then go to http://yeson19.com/user/register and signed up. It is an easy process. You may call from any […]
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Fact-Based Resource for Media Covering Proposition 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2010 For Further Information: Mike Gray, Co-Chair, Common Sense for Drug Policy 323-650-7212, info@drugwarfacts.org Fact-Based Resource for Media Covering Proposition 19, California’s Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 Fact Sheet: http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/files/Marijuana-Facts-from-Drug-War-Facts.pdf Los Angeles, CA: Common Sense for Drug Policy has produced a special […]
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Job Announcement: Internet Communications Associate, Washington, DC
The Drug Policy Alliance has an opening for an Internet Communications Associate, working as a member of the communications team to begin August 2nd, 2010. Based in DPA’s Office of National Affairs in Washington, DC, the Internet Communications Associate is part of DPA’s Communications team. This position requires the candidate […]