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Chronicle AM: Yang on Safe Injection Sites, Bloomberg on Marijuana, More... (12/5/19)

Phillip Smith — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:18:54 +0000

Chronicle AM: Yang on Safe Injection Sites, Bloomberg on Marijuana, More... (12/5/19) Phillip Smith Thu, 12/05/2019 - 6:18pm

Election 2012 Resource Page

David Borden — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:37:58 +0000

Election 2012 Resource Page David Borden Thu, 09/27/2012 - 7:37pm

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Volunteer: Call supportive voters in Colorado (and soon other states) to make sure they get to the polls on Election Day! Visit http://fdl.platform.webstrong.com/dna/network/groups/, where we have partnered with FireDogLake and the Just Say Now campaign to do phonebanking -- all you need is a phone and an internet connection. (You might not see our logo when you first go to the page, but it should show up after you register and log in. Make sure to "join" the StoptheDrugWar.org group. Note that some members have had trouble with the Facebook and Twitter logins, so you may need to go through the site's own registration process. Email justsaynow@firedoglake.com if you need any help with the web site.)

Listen to the 9/27/12 StoptheDrugWar.org teleconference featuring representatives of the three marijuana legalization ballot initiatives:

If our audio player does not load in your browser, you should be able to access the audio file here.

Click here for all StoptheDrugWar.org election-related coverage.

More information is coming to this web page soon. In the meantime, please visit the ballot campaigns' web sites to find out how to volunteer and support them:

Initiatives to End Marijuana Prohibition:

Yes on 64 -- Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Colorado)
Yes on I-502 -- New Approach Washington (State)
Measure 80 -- The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act

Medical Marijuana Initiatives:

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act
Yes on #3 -- Committee for Compassionate Medicine (Massachusetts)
Against IR-124 -- Patients for Reform Not Repeal (Montana)
North Dakotans for Compassionate Care (didn't make ballot)

Sentencing Reform:

Proposition 36 -- Three Strikes Reform Act (California)

Local Initiatives:

Yes on Proposal for marijuana decrimianlization, Coalition for a Safer Detroit
more info coming soon

Chronicle Book Review: Reefer Movie Madness

Phillip Smith — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:47:33 +0000

Chronicle Book Review: Reefer Movie Madness Phillip Smith Wed, 10/13/2010 - 6:47pm

The International Harm Reduction Conference Program Is Out!

David Borden — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:28:07 +0000

The International Harm Reduction Conference Program Is Out!

The program for the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25) is out!

David Borden Tue, 03/18/2025 - 5:28pm

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EVENT: Shared Mistakes: Societies Address Mass Incarceration, the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial Killings

David Borden — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:34:44 +0000

EVENT: Shared Mistakes: Societies Address Mass Incarceration, the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial Killings

Across the world, many countries have imposed draconian legal sanctions, and sometimes illegal sanctions, in response to real or alleged drug law violations. "Shared Mistakes" will focus on the issues of mass incarceration, the death penalty, and extrajudicial killings, with speakers from Malaysia, the Philippines and United States discussing the policies and achieved or hoped-for reforms.

David Borden Sat, 03/08/2025 - 2:34pm

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Report: Trump Admin Actually Considering Mexico Attack

David Borden — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:45:53 +0000

Report: Trump Admin Actually Considering Mexico Attack

Dear friends,

Last month Phil wrote about the administration designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, and the possibility that could be a prelude to staging military attacks inside Mexico. Last week, the New York Times reported they are actually considering it.

David Borden Tue, 03/04/2025 - 1:45pm

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Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Drugs (Again)

David Borden — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:37:54 +0000

Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Drugs (Again)

Trump has again called for executing low-level drug law violators. We're worried there could be more beyond that.

David Borden Tue, 02/25/2025 - 7:37pm

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Greetings from Occupied Washington

David Borden — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Greetings from Occupied Washington

Soaring criminality in the Trump White house has brought our nation to the brink of a constitutional crisis. But we see reasons for hope. And drug policy reform continues.

David Borden Fri, 02/21/2025 - 12:00pm

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Early-Bird Rates for International Harm Reduction Conference Till January 31!

David Borden — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:17:18 +0000

Early-Bird Rates for International Harm Reduction Conference Till January 31!

[This guest blog post about the upcoming international harm reduction conference taking place this April in Bogotá, Colombia, was written by Martina Moreira Da Silva, Conference Assistant at Harm Reduction International. We hope to be there, and hope to see you there too! Note that early bird registration rates are available through January 31st.]

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David Borden Tue, 01/21/2025 - 12:17pm

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Biden Admin Still Working on Fogel Release

David Borden — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:23:02 +0000

Biden Admin Still Working on Fogel Release

Like very many today, we are thrilled by the news of today's prisoner exchange, but disappointed that medical marijuana patient Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher imprisoned by the Russian government three years, was not included.

Sharing some good news, though, that according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan a few minutes ago, they are still working on his case.

David Borden Thu, 08/01/2024 - 2:23pm