Medical Marijuana Collective in Santa Cruz is Protected from DEA Raids NY. April 21, 2004. Audio. This teleconference concerns the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM), a collective of medical marijuana patients and their caregivers. WAMM was raided by 30 federal DEA agents on September 24, 2002.  These agents held the collective’s founders and a patient at gunpoint while they confiscated 167 plants. The founders, Valerie and Mike Corral, were taken into police custody but never charged with a crime. After the raid, the City and County of Santa Cruz joined WAMM and seven patient members in suing the federal government.

Student Drug Testing: Responses to Bush’s State of the Union Speech NY. Thur., January 22, 2004. Audio. Sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance and the ACLU, this teleconference involves a panel of parents, advocates and school administrators discussing student drug testing and the new ACLU/ Alliance publication “Making Sense of Student Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No.”

Rockefeller Drug Laws: Current Status and Reform Proposal Review NY.  Fri, June 7, 2002.  Audio.  Sponsored by Drug Policy Alliance, this teleconference involves a panel of experts and advocates discussing the status of New York Rockefeller-era drug laws as well as current proposals for drug law reform.

Discussion Over Upcoming New Mexico Drug Policy Reform Bills NY. Tues, January 8, 2002.  Audio.  Teleconference held by the Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation outlining upcoming bills intended to reform New Mexico's drug laws.

Drug Overdose: Medical and Policy Perspectives CA.  Thurs, September 20, 2001.  Audio.  Teleconference held by the Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation discussing new policies in California intended to reduce the harm associated with drug overdose.  Speakers discuss upcoming legislation as well as treatment and prevention perspectives.

Proposition 36 and the Drug War NY.  Thurs, August 2, 2001.  Audio.  Teleconference held by the Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation discussing the U.S. criminal justice system and the drug war.  Two ex-drug offenders pardoned by President Clinton sit on a panel of six to discuss the negative consequences of the drug war and the possibility for future change under California's Proposition 36.

Discussion Over Gov. Pataki's Recent Policy Drug Reform Proprosals  NY. Tues, July 24, 2001.  Audio.  Teleconference held by the Drug Policy Foundation discussing New York Governor George Pataki's recent proposals to reform the Rockefeller drug laws.  Panel speakers discuss the merits and problems of Gov. Pataki's new plan with the media.

Proposition 36: Review of Implementation Progress NY.  Thurs, May 10, 2001. Audio.  Teleconference held by the Drug Policy Foundation that includes four speakers to discuss the implementation process of California's Proposition 36, an initiative passed to redirect non-violent drug offenders from incarceration into treatment in addition to expanding treatment alternatives in the state.

Panel Discussion on the Colombian Drug War  NY. Wed, April 18, 2001. Audio.  Teleconference held by the Drug Policy Foundation discussing President Bush's "Plan Colombia."  The panel outlines the plan's harmful effects to Colombia as well as it's ineffectiveness at stopping drug trafficking.