DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE. Reason. Compassion. Justice.

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1 DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE Reason. Compassion. Justice. NEW YORK WASH EXICO NEW JERSEY

2 Do you think the war on drugs is doing more harm than good? Then join the nation's leading organization working Do you think the police should stop arresting people for using marijuana? U.S. federal, state and local governments have spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to make America "drug-free." Yet heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other illicit drugs are cheaper, purer and easier to get than ever before. America's zero-tolerance approach to our drug problem is not working. Do you think the war on drugs perpetuates racial profiling? Nearly half a million people in the U.S. are behind bars for drug offenses. That's more people than western Europe, with a bigger population, incarcerates for all offenses. The war on drugs has become a war on families, a war on public health and a war on our constitutional rights. Do you think funding the civil war in Colombia won't solve America's drug problems? We can do better. The Drug Policy Alliance promotes realistic alternatives based on science, compassion, public health and human rights.

3 SAFETY FIRST PROJECT The drug education project, based in San Francisco, seeks to reduce drug abuse among teenagers by advocating realistic, safety-focused programs, and educating parents, st.org government drug control priorities from criminal justice and interdiction to public health and education. public health measures, notably syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs, to reduce HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases. racially discriminatory drug policies and enforcement measures. effective, science-based drug education and end support for ineffective programs. methadone maintenance and other effective drug treatment more accessible and available. obstacles to proper use of opioid and other medications for treatment of pain and terminal disease. arijuana legally available for medical purposes, drug testing not related to detecting impairment. mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug enses and end incarceration for simple drug possession. criminal penalties for marijuana, except those involving tribution of drugs to children. asset forfeiture abuses. constitutional protections against unreasonable arches and seizures. invidious discrimination against people with past drug buse problems or offenses. Based in Oakland, California, this office engages in litigation, legislative drafting, public education and law student training in the areas of drug policy and drug law reform. NATIONAL AFFAIRS Based in Washington, DC, this office develops and advances federal drug policy reform, educates policymakers on harm reduction principles and builds strategic alliances. HEALTH POLICY Our office in Sacramento, California's capital, develops practical models and state legislative reforms to reduce drug abuse, infectious disease and other harms associated with both drug use and drug prohibition. Priorities include prevention of HIV, hepatitis and overdose in California and around the country. This office develops and coordinates drug policy reform efforts in New Mexico, which serves as a national model for state drug policy reform, Our professional team generates thousands of print, radio and television stories on important drug policy issues. features the latest drug policy news, activist discussion forums, an extensive online library and an action center allowing you to fax government officials. Subscribe to receive our free electronic Action Alerts and e-newsletter today!

4 :1 $ PUBLIC POLICY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH This team works with elected officials, young people and community leaders in New York and around the country to reform harsh mandatory sentencing laws and highlight the disproportionate impact of the drug war on people of color. Yes, I want to help stop the war on drugs by becoming a member of the Drug Policy Alliance. Please send me more information. Our New York-based library contains over 10,000 books, reports, government documents, periodicals, videos and articles on drugs and drug policy. The library is open to the public for in-person visits and is available by phone, fax or . INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS The Drug Policy Alliance cofounded the Open Society Institute's International Harm Reduction Development (IHRD) program, which supports initiatives in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to help reduce the harms associated with drug use - especially the risk of HIV infection. The Alliance also supports drug policy reform in the Americas and elsewhere. The Center for Policy Reform -our 501 (c)4 affiliate - allows us to lobby and otherwise influence state and federal legislation. This office works closely with the Campaign for New Drug Policies ( to design, win and implement state ballot initiatives on issues such as medical marijuana, asset forfeiture reform and treatment instead of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders. INITIATIVE; Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann, J.D., PhD., founded The Lindesmith Center in 1994 as the first U.S. project of the Open Society Institute, after teaching at Princeton University for seven years. The Lindesmith Center merged with the Drug Policy Foundation in July 2000 to create the nation's leading drug policy reform organization, now known as the Drug Policy Alliance. Nadelmann is the author of Cops Across Borders: The Internationalization of U.S. Criminal Law Enforcement and numerous articles in publications ranging from Science and Foreign Affairs to Rolling Stone and The New York Times. $35 US Basic $20 Student/Senior $100 Ally Check Enclosed Please charge my: American Express Account number Signature Name Address City, State, Zip Daytime phone Fax Visa Mail this membership form to: Drug Policy Alliance Attn: Membership 925 Ninth Avenue New York, NY : F: membership@drugpolicy.org $250 Advocate $500 Leader $1,000+ Visionary Or sign up online at Master Card Expiration

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