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Welcome to Our New Web Site

StoptheDrugWar.org has completed the first stage of a major upgrade and expansion of our web site. This article explains some of what we've done so far, and also where some sections of the site that you've been used to from before can still be found.

Seattle Hempfest

Join us! Admission to Seattle Hempfest is free!

The event spans three Seattle waterfront parks: Elliott Bay Park (North Entrance), Myrtle Edwards Park, and Olympic Sculpture Park (South Entrance).

To beat the crowds, use the north entrance by crossing the Amgen Pedestrian Bridge off of W Prospect Street. It has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, placing the avid attendee just north of Seattle Hempfest's north entrance. There is very little parking at W Prospect Street. So your best bet is to walk, bike, or take a metro bus to that location. For example, take metro bus 18 to north entrance, and 15 to south entrance. Between downtown Seattle and Leary Way. There are many other Metro buses routes that can drop you at either entrance too. Downtown Seattle has several parking garages. Bicycles should enter through the North entrance in Elliot Bay Park to utilize the bike racks. Attaching bikes to the fence at Olympic Sculpture Park is not allowed.

Park Rules:

  • No Pets (Dogs, Cats, Birds, etc.) Please do not leave your pets in your car!
  • No Alcohol
  • No Narcotics
  • No Weapons
  • No Camping
  • No Unauthorized Vending
  • Note: It is an enhanced felony to sell marijuana, marijuana food, or other drugs in a city park

For more information, see http://hempfest.org/drupal/attendees

Forum -- Marijuana Legalization: Legal and Practical Issues in California

Please join us on for a forum addressing the legal and practical implications of the California initiatve to tax and regulate marijuana, which will be on the ballot this fall. If a state were to legalize cannabis, as California's Proposition 19, or A.B. 2254, the Ammiano bill, are attempting to do, what legal tools might the federal government use to block operation of such laws? Additional areas of law - employment law, family law, municipal law, insurance law, corrections policy - would be implicated. What are the issues?

Please join the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers and our panel of experts in addressing the legal and practical issues when a state legalizes cannabis. CD'S with comprehensive literature will be available for attendees.

Speakers:

Sheriff Thomas D. Allman - Mendocino County Sheriff

Tom Ammiano - Assemblymember, 13th District, California

Robert Hirshon, Esq. - Professor of Law, University of Michigan; former President, American Bar Association

Allen Hopper, Esq. - Legal Director, ACLU Drug Law Reform Project

Alex Kreit, Esq. - Associate Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law and Social Justice, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Theshia Naidoo, Esq. - Staff Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance

Moderators:

Roger E. Goodman, Esq. - State Representative, 45th District, Washington State; Executive Director, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers

Eric E. Sterling, Esq. - President, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation; President, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers

The forum is open to the public, and is followed by a reception from 6-7pm to give you a chance to meet our guest speakers and to network with attorneys and others attending.

Tonight and Saturday — Come see "The Marijuana-logues" live in D.C.

You may have seen it off-Broadway, or caught a glimpse on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, but here’s your chance to see the critically acclaimed Marijuana-logues, live at Washington D.C.’s Harmon Center for the Arts.

Written by Arj Barker, Doug Benson, and Tony Camin, The Marijuana-logues played at the legendary Actor’s Playhouse in West Village from March 18, 2004, to March 27, 2005. Told from all points of view, from hazy to high-brow, the show sets marijuana center-stage, delving into fact and fiction, myths and misnomers alike. Performers will riff on the rites and rituals of marijuana and regale the crowd with the highs and lows of the plant, demonstrating that the stories that surround marijuana are as varied as those who indulge.

General admission tickets are $20 each and can be obtained at the Harmon Center box office, by phone at (202) 547-1122, or online at marijuanalogues.com/tour/. And don’t forget to stop by the MPP table while you’re there.

Here’s a sampling of what’s to offer:

"The Marijuana-Logues light up NYC! Emitting an air that is slightly subversive and laughter-inducing ... fast moving ... this talented and complementary trio breathes new life into pot humor. Inventive writing, irresistibly funny ... tongue firmly planted in cheek." — Associated Press

"It's a rare example of hipster comedy that truly gets the last laugh." — New York Press

"Side-splittingly funny. Leave your stereotype of the half-baked stoner at home; these guys are very alert and have their material down like clockwork, providing hit after hit of funny send-ups, commentary and anecdotes." — TalkinBroadway.com

Thanks, hope to see you there!

MAPS/WAMM Day @ Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing

Join MAPS (http://www.maps.org/) and WAMM (http://www.wamm.org/) at the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing (http://www.santacruzmountainbrewing.com/).

SCMB will be donating $1 for every beer sold to our organizations, so this is a great way to enjoy a local, organic beer while supporting two great organizations at the same time!

Meet your favorite staff members!
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Come for the beer, stay for the good feeling of helping. Don't forget to tell your friends and bring them along too!

Harm Reduction Coalition After Party Launch Event and Fundraiser

The Harm Reduction Coalition is hosting this launch event and fundraiser to premiere our new online social marketing campaign, After Party! After Party is a smart and sexy music video-style HIV prevention campaign addressing the link between alcohol and drug use and unsafe sex. The After Party campaign is directed towards young adults, including African Americans, Latinos, and men who have sex with men of all races/ethnicities. Come to the After Party Launch Event and celebrate with us as we start our campaign!

To register, see https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1627/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=61395

For more information, contact Erica Poellot at [email protected].

Awesome Police Dept. Teaches Citizens to Flex Their Rights

Dear friends,

You and I are well-trained to refuse certain police requests. But when I was approached by Columbia, MO Police Chief Ken Burton the other month, I was happy to consent.

The Chief called to ask my permission to use 10 Rules for Dealing with Police as part of a department-backed public education campaign to inform the public of their rights. Enthusiastically, I said yes.

Within weeks, a new report was released showing that in 2009 black motorists in Columbia were 127% more likely to be stopped than white motorists. At a public forum hosted by NAACP and other groups concerned about racial profiling, Chief Burton put 10 Rules to work.

The Columbia Daily Tribune editorialized in favor of the event, specifically citing 10 Rules.

State NAACP President Mary Ratliff called the video "a powerful teaching tool for both sides" and urged its wide distribution.

This is quite a coming-together. Ratliff has been critical of police in their confrontations with black people, and police have defended themselves in standoffs typically without a mutually agreeable resolution. The video gives both sides a way to communicate outside the context of a traumatic incident and might help subjects avoid trouble with the police.

The police department deserves credit for taking action to bridge the understanding gap, and Ratliff deserves similar credit for responding positively. This is a big deal, and I commend both parties.

Let’s follow Chief Burton and Mary Ratliff's lead! If you or someone you know has a friendly relationship with your local police chief, why not give them a 10 Rules DVD and a copy of the Daily Tribune editorial? (Enter coupon code "10RULES4COPS" to get $5.00 off your DVD order between now and July 7.)

Let’s create hundreds of police-led screenings across the country!

Sincerely,

Steve

 

 

P.S. If you support this public education work, please consider making a small or large tax-deductible donation online. You may also send a check donation (made out to Flex Your Rights) to P.O. Box 21497, Washington, DC 20009.

Second Chance Conference Website Released

 

 

Justice Center

July 14, 2010

Making Second Chances Work
Conference Website Released

The National Reentry Resource Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, has launched the Making Second Chances Work conference website. Conference participants and others interested in reentry can view the videotaped sessions with experts and download materials used during the conference on some of the most pressing issues facing the field.

Making Second Chances Work: A Conference for Grantees Committed to Successful Reentry was held May 26-27, in Washington, D.C. It brought together 2009 Second Chance Act grantee representatives. Individuals from state and local governments, community and faith-based organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribes participated in two days of meetings with experts in the fields of housing, employment, mental health and substance abuse treatment, community supervision, and other areas important to people transitioning from prison or jail to the community.

Many sessions focused on grantees making the most of the federal investment in their programs by highlighting accountability issues and key practices such as assessing an individual's risk for committing future crimes, designing data-driven programs, and effectively allocating the limited resources available for people returning from prisons and jails. Special attention was dedicated to sharing strategies on meeting the distinct needs of youth returning to schools and families from detention in a secure facility in an effort to interrupt the costly cycle of crime and incarceration.

To visit the website, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact Shawn Rogers at 646.383.5745 or by e-mail at [email protected].

 

The National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, nonprofit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry. The NRRC is coordinated by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA). For more information, visit http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org. For more about the CSG Justice Center, see http://www.justicecenter.csg.org.

The NRRC was established by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199), which was signed into law on April 9, 2008. The Act was designed to improve outcomes for people returning to communities from prisons and jails. This first-of-its-kind legislation authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism. For more information about the Act, see http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/about/second-chance-act.

The NRRC's work also is directed by the Justice Center's key project partners: the Urban Institute; Association of State Correctional Administrators; American Probation and Parole Association; and Shay Bilchik, research professor/center director, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute. Additional guidance is provided by advisory committees that include representatives of nearly 100 leading nonprofit organizations and service providers in the reentry field.

 


 

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Help Vets: Reform Events THIS WEEK

Get Active! 

Marijuana Reform Events this Week.

 

 

Help our Veterans

 

(1) Press Conference and Rally to Support Medical Marijuana Access for PTSD Victims

 

 WHAT:  Sensible Colorado and local veterans have teamed up to submit an official petition to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, known as PTSD, to the list of conditions eligible for medical marijuana recommendations.  On submission day we will be holding a rally and press conference to support this important cause!

WHEN: Wednesday July 7, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)

HOW YOU CAN HELP:  Attend the Rally!  Tell your friends!  Forward this email! 

 

(2)  Sensible Colorado Fundraiser at Quixote's in Denver

 WHAT:  Music, Legal and Educational Seminars, BBQ and more!  Proceeds to benefit Sensible Colorado and event organized by Denver Relief.  Click for more info HERE

WHEN:  Sunday, July 11 from 2:00pm to Midnight (legal seminars begin at 6:00pm)

WHERE:  Quixote's True Blue, 2151 Lawrence St., Denver 80205

 

(3) Medical Marijuana Update: 

 Please note that the Health Department has developed new "patient application forms" which are available HERE.  We suggest that all new patients and renewals begin using these forms immediately.

 

 

 

Tagline Competition

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No adult should be punished for choosing something that is safer than alcohol and has widely recognized medical benefits.  But we won’t win the fight for more sane marijuana laws until our elected officials understand how many of you stand beside us in this battle.

Help MPP make marijuana legal for adults by giving us your suggestions for new and innovative slogans and taglines that we may use on our website, merchandise, and printed materials. Submit what you think is the most provocative, motivating, or catchy slogan or tagline for MPP to use in selling its message of reform to the nation.

Prizes

1st place: Vaporbrothers skateboard deck
2nd place: small jar from 420 Science
3rd place: large (10-inch) pouch bag from Dime Bags
(Each of these prizes was donated to us by these companies, in support of our work.)

Contest Rules

* Tagline/slogan submissions should be original creations of no more than 15 words long (generally, the shorter the better)
* Submissions should not include any vulgar or sexual words, or any (other) slang words for marijuana
* Send your submission via email, along with your name, mailing address, and month/year of birth to: [email protected]. (Must be 21 or older to participate.)
* Participation in this contest requires no purchase or donation.
* All submissions must be received by Tuesday, July 20 at 6 pm PST.  The winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 27.
* Click here to see the contest’s official rules on our website.

 

To contact MPP, please click here or reply to this e-mail. Our mailing address is Marijuana Policy Project, 236 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20002. Any donations you make to MPP may be used for political purposes, such as supporting or opposing candidates for federal office.


 

 

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