Category archives for: Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)

National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference in D.C. Aims to Bridge Gaps

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The National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference will take place in D.C. later this month and it is clear Americans for Safe Access is taking a strategic approach to bridging the gap between public and policy and bringing in experts from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition as well as medical experts to discuss harm reduction, science, public [...]

Marijuana Prohibition: The Beginning of the End

Will the implementation of Washington and Colorado marijuana law lead to the end of marijuana prohibition nationwide?

By Aaron Houston  |  Published in Students for Sensible Drug Policy Seventy-nine years ago today, alcohol prohibition ended. At midnight tonight, personal protections for marijuana use and possession go into effect in Washington. This is the beginning of the end of marijuana prohibition, and it’s because of all of us. Thank you for being part [...]

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Leads Caravan for Peace Across U.S.

Javier Sicilia's Caravan For Peace (with Justice and Dignity) left from San Diego, California on August 12, 2012, and arrived in Washington D.C. one month later, travelling through 25 other cities along the way.

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 [...]

Can the Caravan of Peace End the War on Drugs?

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A new peace movement to end the US-sponsored drug war begins with buses rolling and feet marching from the Tijuana–San Diego border on August 12 through twenty-five US cities to Washington, DC, in September. By Tom Hayden  |  Published in The Nation Named the Caravan for Peace, the trek is intended to put human faces and [...]

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Help Caravan For Peace, Hope to Help End Drug War

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, who founded the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity after tragically losing his son because of the drug war, is leading the Caravan For Peace with the hopes of bringing an end to the War on Drugs.

“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 [...]

3 Major Legalization Initiative Spokespersons Join in Unity

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Rarely do competing camps in a political arena join forces, but to address the larger goals of ending marijuana prohibition, the legalization efforts in California have united behind a singular message. On the eve of the University of California chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s marijuana ballot initiative forum, key members from each of [...]

California Cannabis Initiatives Forum to Be Held at USC

The forum will be held at USC and is organized by the school's Student's for Sensible Drug Policy chapter.

In an effort to unite the competing 2012 California cannabis ballot initiatives, the University of Southern California Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has announced a statewide forum this Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 12:00pm. The event is scheduled for three hours and aims to seek unification behind the various initiatives as time [...]

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Celebrates 25 Years of Research & Education

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MAPS is celebrating 25 years of research and education in Oakland, California and Medical Marijuana 411 is proud to work with alongside such intellectual giants. By Sam Sabzehzar  |  December 8, 2011 One of the workshops during the MAPS conference will be focusing on the science and politics of medical cannabis and features prominent advocates [...]

Study shows medical marijuana laws reduce traffic deaths

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Lower consumption of alcohol among many contributing factors to fewer fatalities on the road By Bob Berwin  |  Published in Summit County Citizens Voice A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales. “Our research [...]

SSDP’s Aaron Houston at Drug Policy Reform Conference

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By Sam Sabzehzar  |  November 11, 2011 Speaking from personal experience, SSDP‘s Aaron Houston addresses the audience at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference.

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