• Cannabis & Hemp - Focus Alerts

    ALERT: #462 Arizona Becomes 15th State to Approve Medical Marijuana

    ARIZONA BECOMES 15TH STATE TO APPROVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA

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    DrugSense FOCUS Alert #462 – Monday, November 15th, 2010

    Today the article below was printed.

    We call it to your attention not because of the source newspaper but
    because few newspapers put their Associated Press articles on line.

    Please watch your local newspapers for versions of this story as they
    represent a letter writing opportunity.

    Verified facts that may be of value in your letter writing are found
    at http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/54

    MAP posted articles specific to Proposition 203 are found at
    http://www.mapinc.org/find?273

    Articles about medicinal cannabis are found at http://www.mapinc.org/find?253

  • Cannabis & Hemp - Focus Alerts

    #461 Debunking False Fears About Proposition 19

    DEBUNKING FALSE FEARS ABOUT PROP. 19

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    DrugSense FOCUS Alert #461 – Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

    If you have been following the news at http://mapinc.org/find?272
    about Proposition 19 it should be clear that the campaign rhetoric is
    heating up.

    Below is an editorial that debunks myths being spread about the initiative.

    Ways You May Support Prop. 19 Now –
    http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0460.html provides suggestions for how
    you may help during the remaining weeks until the election.

  • Announcements - Focus Alerts

    #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 state.

    Donate https://secure.yeson19.com/page/contribute

    Distribute Proposition 19 endorsements http://yeson19.com/endorsements

    Your letters in response to the newspaper articles and opinions are
    an important part of educating the voters. Newspaper clippings about
    Proposition 19 are posted at http://www.mapinc.org/find?272

    Common Sense for Drug Policy has produced a special edition of Drug
    War Facts for Proposition 19. It is called “Marijuana Facts on Drug
    War Facts” and can be found online in the Drug War Facts Marijuana
    chapter at http://www.DrugWarFacts.org/cms/Marijuana

    DrugSense has endorsed Proposition 19, writing “DrugSense/MAP has
    decided that winning Prop 19 is so crucial that we should take the
    extraordinary step of endorsing it. DrugSense has never endorsed a
    candidate or initiative before. We enjoy our position as being the
    repository of drug policy information and strive to present it in a
    totally non-biased way. We let the facts speak for themselves and
    encourage voters decide their positions based on these facts. But
    upon research and discussion, we agree that Prop 19 is a must win for
    reform; we can’t sit out this election on the sidelines.”

    It’s not what others do – it’s what YOU do.

  • What You Can Do

    Call Out Leonhart and Kerlikowske

    To: ONDCP, DEA

    Drug Truth Network, a radio syndicate of more than 90 broadcast affiliates in the US and Canada has been on the airwaves for more than 9 years. The sole subject of these radio programs is the “unvarnished truth” about the prohibition of drugs.

    Drug Truth Network has repeatedly attempted over these 9 years to garner an interview with all previous administrators of the DEA and all prior directors of the ONDCP, to no avail.

    Therefore we the undersigned request that Michelle Leonhart, the current Administrator of the DEA and Gil Kerlikowske, the current Director of the ONDCP make themselves immediately available as guests on the Drug Truth Network radio programs to clarify the need for an eternal war on plant products.

    Sincerely,

  • Focus Alerts

    #459 Please Support The Marijuana Propositions

    PLEASE SUPPORT THE MARIJUANA PROPOSITIONS

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    DrugSense FOCUS Alert #459 – Friday, October 8th, 2010

    This November 2nd voters will decide state wide initiatives of
    importance to the reform community.

    Newspaper clippings about California’s Proposition 19 are MAP posted
    at http://www.mapinc.org/find?272

    Clippings about Arizona’s Proposition 203 are at
    http://www.mapinc.org/find?273 and Oregon’s Measure 74 at
    http://www.mapinc.org/find?276

    Your letters in response to the newspaper articles and opinions are
    an important part of educating the voters.

    Americans for Safe Access has a new Proposition 19 FAQ page which
    answers questions California’s medicinal marijuana community may have
    http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=6127

    Common Sense for Drug Policy has produced a special edition of Drug
    War Facts for Proposition 19. It is called “Marijuana Facts on Drug
    War Facts” and can be found online in the Drug War Facts Marijuana
    chapter at http://www.DrugWarFacts.org/cms/Marijuana

    A related 2 page Fact Sheet designed to answer common questions about
    marijuana is at
    http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/files/Marijuana-Facts-from-Drug-War-Facts.pdf

    Here are some ways you may support Proposition 19:

    Donate https://secure.yeson19.com/page/contribute

    Volunteer http://yeson19.com/volunteer

    Register to vote – the deadline for California voters is October 18th
    http://yeson19.com/vote

    Distribute Proposition 19 endorsements
    http://yeson19.com/endorsements and
    http://yeson19.com/sites/default/files/Yes%20on%2019%20Endorsements.pdf

    Below is a small selection of letters by folks like you had printed
    since we wrote about letter writing September 18th
    http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0453.html

    In a close election your letters could make the difference.

    Continues: http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0459.html

  • Drug Policy - What You Can Do

    Drug Regulation Survey

    There is a global movement towards recognizing that drug prohibition is a failed social policy. It is now time to explore how we will regulate the market for all currently illegal drugs. Specifically, what kind of models should we use in a post-prohibition world? This survey is intended to be a detailed exploration of this question.

    Enjoy / think / share.

    View the results so far.

    Take The Survey

  • Drug Policy - Feature - Focus Alerts

    #457: Common Cause

    DrugSense FOCUS Alert #457 – Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

    Today the Los Angeles Times printed an OPED you may wish to forward
    to your conservative friends.

    You may forward this FOCUS Alert. You may also email any FOCUS Alert
    from this webpage http://www.mapinc.org/focus/

    Please also consider writing a letter to the editor about this OPED.

    Professor Miron’s Cato Institute study is on line at
    http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/DrugProhibitionWP.pdf

  • Focus Alerts

    #456: Why Parents Should Support Legalizing Marijuana

    WHY PARENTS SHOULD SUPPORT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

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    DrugSense FOCUS Alert #456 – Sunday, September 26th, 2010

    Today newspapers are reporting that California’s respected Field Poll
    found 49% of those likely voters support Proposition 19, with 42%
    opposed and 9% undecided.

    Since undecided voters tend to vote against on Election Day
    Proposition 19 is in need of every possible vote.

    You may help by contacting your California voter friends to let them
    know how you feel about the initiative.

    Perhaps sending one or more of the FOCUS Alerts about the issue would
    help. You may send them from this page http://www.mapinc.org/focus/

    Other ways you may help are found at the Proposition 19 website
    http://yeson19.com/

    Newspaper clippings about California’s Proposition 19 are MAP posted
    at http://www.mapinc.org/find?272

    Your letters to the editor are important, as we stated at this alert
    http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0453.html

    If you are not yet registered to vote, please do so. You may use the
    Rock the Vote system linked from http://drugsense.org/url/JoudT0rb to
    register in your state.

    Below is an article for parents.