| 11/20/09 |
Los Angeles City Council Poised to Regulate Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Advocates Urge Rejection of City Attorney’s “Poison Pill” Provisions
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| 11/18/09 |
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
Advocates Commend Legislation as Common-Sense and Reasonable Reform that Would Increase Fair and Effective Sentencing and Save Taxpayer Money
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| 11/18/09 |
California Budget Deficit Balloons, While Prisons on Schedule to Overspend by $1.4 Billion
Advocates Condemn Sacramento’s Priorities: “California’s Incarceration Spending Locks Up Our Tax Dollars”
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| 11/12/09 |
Leading Drug Policy Reformers to be Honored at Landmark International Drug Policy Reform Conference in New Mexico on November 13, 2009
Awardees Recognized for Groundbreaking Work Promoting Sensible Alternatives to the Drug War
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| 11/12/09 |
Drug Policy Alliance Co-Hosts Landmark 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Albuquerque, November 12-14
Unprecedented International Delegation, Talk Show Host and Medical Marijuana Patient Montel Williams, Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Join Key Activists, Law Enforcement and Top Researchers at Leading World Forum to Chart Pivotal Shifts in Drug Policy
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| 11/10/09 |
Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate Causalities of the Failed War on Drugs, Thursday Night, Nov. 12, 6:00 PM in Albuquerque
Hundreds of Luminarias and Candles to Symbolize the Incarceration of Thousands of Americans for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
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| 11/09/09 |
New Mexico Department of Health Approves 4 New Medical Marijuana Providers
Medical Marijuana Patients to Receive Increased Access to Medicine
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| 11/03/09 |
Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 5
First State to Weigh In on Issue Since Obama Administration Announced It Would Not Prosecute Medical Marijuana Patients and Caregivers Who Comply with State Laws
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| 11/02/09 |
New Report Released: Healing a Broken System: Veterans Battling Addiction and Incarceration
More than 200,000 Veterans behind Bars, Nearly Half for Drug-Related Offenses
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| 10/29/09 |
Montel Williams, Celebrated Talk Show Host and Medical Marijuana Patient/Advocate, to Receive Award at International Drug Policy Reform Conference in New Mexico
Award Recognizes Williams' Pioneering Advocacy for Compassionate Drug Laws and Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
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| 10/28/09 |
Historic Legislative Hearing Examines Marijuana Legalization in California
Assembly Committee is First in the Nation to Formally Consider Ending Marijuana Prohibition
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| 10/26/09 |
Town Hall Forum Tuesday at Columbia Medical School: Exploring the Role of the Medical Community in Shaping Drug Policy
Topics to be Discussed: Marijuana Policy, Heroin Maintenance Programs and Other Health Strategies to Reduce the Death, Disease and Suffering Associated with both Drug Use and Drug Policies
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| 10/19/09 |
Obama Administration Announces New Policy: Will Stop Arresting Medical Marijuana Patients and Providers in Compliance with Their State’s Medical Marijuana Law, Even if it Conflicts with Federal Law
DPA Statement: New Guidelines Are Clear Mandate, Rogue District Attorneys Need to Stop Harassing and Going after Patients and Dispensaries
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| 10/15/09 |
Durbin Introduces Bill to End Crack/powder Sentencing Disparity
Bill Designed to End Provisions that Punish Crack 100 Times More Harshly than Powder Cocaine
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| 10/13/09 |
Drug Policy Alliance Co-Hosts Landmark 2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Albuquerque, November 12-14
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| 10/07/09 |
Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Becomes Active Tomorrow: 1,500 Incarcerated People Eligible for Resentencing and Release, Judges Now Have Discretion
Governor Paterson to Mark Milestone at Brooklyn Courthouse on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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| 09/17/09 |
Prison Rehab Spending Slashed by $280 Million, Literacy, Drug Treatment and Vocational Programs Cut
Advocates Question Sacramento’s Priorities:
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| 09/10/09 |
Revelations of DEA Participation in San Diego Medical Marijuana Raids Raises Questions about White House Policy toward State Law
Advocates Criticize Feds for Supporting Local Political Agenda, Not the Law
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| 09/09/09 |
SWAT-Style Raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in San Diego Come Day After City Council Acts to Regulate Dispensaries
Patients Condemn Tactics, Express Concern for Safe Access
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| 09/03/09 |
Court Rules in San Diego Medical Marijuana Case: Dismissal Denied
Donna Lambert’s Trial Set for October
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