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> New York Assembly to Hold Unprecedented Joint-Committee Hearings on Rockefeller Drug Law Reform in Rochester on Thursday, May 15 -- 5/14/08

> South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses 20-Year Homicide Conviction of Regina McKnight -- 5/12/08

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DPA is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs. We envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more. Read more about DPA.

DPA Legal Victory Protects Treatment in California

In a victory for California's groundbreaking treatment-instead-of-incarceration initiative, Proposition 36, a California Superior Court ruled last week that a law poised to make fundamental changes to the program was unconstitutional. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge mounted by the Drug Policy Alliance, the California Society of Addiction Medicine, and Cliff Gardner, co-author of Prop. 36.

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> CNN's Lou Dobbs Is Clueless When It Comes to the Drug War

Mexico is experiencing a bloodbath right now thanks to drug prohibition. Drug wars are killing more Mexicans each year than Americans are perishing in Iraq. Three thousand Mexicans have died since January 2007. Lou Dobbs addressed the issue on Friday, May 9, after Esteban Robles Espinosa, the head of Mexico City's investigative police was assassinated.

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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Students, young professionals and other movers-and-shakers in NYC: join us May 22nd for a cocktail bash and networking opportunity at an exclusive gallery space in Soho. Try some absinthe (if you haven’t already) and find out how to come together to promote new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights. The event is free although donations will be encouraged.

May 22, 2008
New York, NY

2008 Global Conference on Methamphetamine

The first global conference on methamphetamine is coming up in Prague this September. As the first methamphetamine-focused event to gather global experts from varied fields, with diverse and even sometimes divergent perspectives, it's assured to be an unparalleled event. Early registration is now open -- sign up now for a reduced rate!

September 15-17, 2008
Prague, Czech Republic

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> Conn. Prisoners Have Serious Addictions, Report Finds
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