By Drug Policy Alliance Staff | Published in TruthOut.org New Jersey’s first Alternative Treatment Center is scheduled to open today in Montclair. Greenleaf Compassion Center will see patients by appointment only, beginning at 10:00 a.m. At the moment, the center has scheduled about 20 patients in the order of their initial registration for the program. [...]
The Senator seeks assurances from the Obama Administration that State Officials will not be prosecuted for implementing new laws By Ethan Nadelmann | Published by The Drug Policy Alliance In a letter to U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) asked how the federal government intends to deal with states like [...]
After returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. veterans are increasingly become casualties of the country’s longest war: The War on Drugs By Daniel Robelo | Published in Huffington Post Last Friday, the Drug Policy Alliance released an updated and revised edition of its seminal 2009 report, “Healing a Broken System.” The report examines the plight of veterans [...]
A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance examines the plight of returning veterans who struggle with incarceration and psychological wounds of war such as addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder – and suggests reforms that could improve the health and preserve the freedom of American soldiers returning from war zones and transitioning back to civilian [...]
Join the Don’t Take Away Our Medicine campaign in support of these seriously ill patients. Published by The Drug Policy Alliance Today, more than 3,000 New Mexican residents with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are actively enrolled in our state’s Medical Cannabis Program. Many of them are military veterans, patients living with disabilities, and victims of serious [...]
Music By Cindy Doire Between August 12, and September 12, 2012 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) lead Javier Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace and Justice from the Mexican border at San Diego to Washington D.C. The mission of the 110 victims in the Caravan was to put a face to the pain and anguish of the [...]
“Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity” To Arrive in San Diego on August 12, after crossing the border from Mexico to call for an end to a Drug War that has killed 70,000 in Mexico. Javier Sicilia and other Victims from Mexico and United States Making 6,000-mile journey through 20 cities, culminating an International [...]
This summer, victims of the Drug War in Mexico will travel across the United States. Their goal is to promote peace with justice and dignity on both sides of the border. Please Join Them! By Javier Sicilia | July 24, 2012 Dear Neighbor, The Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, MPJD sends greetings to you and [...]
As the number of innocent people who continue to die in Mexico because of the failed war on drugs rises to 71,000 , the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) has announced that it will lead a month-long “Caravan for Peace” across the United States to draw attention to the misguided drug war policies that have caused [...]
http://youtu.be/jPJkEMz4XUE By All of Us or None Advocates across Southern California support Mark Leno’s SB 1506, which, if enacted, would significantly reduce prison and jail spending. The bill revises all personal-use drug possession crimes, and recategorizes them as misdemeanors. State and local governments would be able to dedicate precious resources to probation, drug treatment and [...]
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