Help create a national commission to make recommendations to Congress on how to reform U.S. drug policy and reduce incarceration. Legislation has already passed the House. Now it’s time to pass the bill in the Senate.
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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/54MAP posted articles specific to Proposition 203 are found at
http://www.mapinc.org/find?273Articles about medicinal cannabis are found at http://www.mapinc.org/find?253
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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
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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?272Common 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/MarijuanaDrugSense 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.
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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,
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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?272Clippings about Arizona’s Proposition 203 are at
http://www.mapinc.org/find?273 and Oregon’s Measure 74 at
http://www.mapinc.org/find?276Your 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=6127Common 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/MarijuanaA 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.pdfHere 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/voteDistribute Proposition 19 endorsements
http://yeson19.com/endorsements and
http://yeson19.com/sites/default/files/Yes%20on%2019%20Endorsements.pdfBelow 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.htmlIn a close election your letters could make the difference.
Continues: http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0459.html
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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.
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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
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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?272Your letters to the editor are important, as we stated at this alert
http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0453.htmlIf 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.