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To
learn more about drug policy, we invite you to visit the sites below. Please
note that these links are provided for educational use, and do not constitute
endorsement of the linked organizations by A. H.E.M.P., or vice-versa.
National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the oldest major drug policy
reform organization.
The Drug Reform Coordination Network, a central Internet resource for drug policy reform The Drug Policy Foundation is the flagship of the movement with over 19,000 members, an impressive set of board members, and a well attended annual conference. DrugText was the first major online drug policy library and is sponsored by the Foundation for Drug Policy & Human Rights in Amsterdam. Created by DRCNet Advisory Board member Mario Lap. Founded in 1982 to address the multifaceted issues of drug use, misuse, and abuse, MAMA stresses an approach to ALL substances based on personal responsibility and informed decision making, with respect for human dignity. Located in Northern California, Living
Tree makes some of the paper A.H.E.M.P. uses
Transform
A New York-based think tank headed by Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, under the umbrella of the Open Society Institute. A network of individuals and organizations around the world who are working for effective approaches to address the world's many drug problems to share accurate and up-to-date information about the many developments that affect drug strategy. Publishes the newsletter . An association of professionals, including attorneys, physicians, biochemists, economists, accountants, sociologists, psychologists, and business leaders, encourages other professionals to examine and discuss drug policy. THE VOLUNTARY COMMITTEE OF LAWYERS Attorney organization encouraging discourse over the consequences of the drug war. Organization assisting pain patients and advocating for adequate opioid pain treatment for all who need it. The
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, an organization
promoting research into medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana, founded
by DRCNet Advisory Board member Rick Doblin.
The Marijuana Policy Project, a national lobbying organization working to "minimize the harm associated with marijuana". Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a national organization working for repeal of mandatory minimum sentences and reform of the federal sentencing guidelines. At its 1998 national conference in Washington, DC, America's third largest political party formally embraced drug reform as part of its platform. Human Rights & the Drug War, a project of HR '95, is an extensive photo gallery of drug war injustices. The Kemba Smith Youth Foundation and the Kemba Smith Justice Project seek to educate youth on the dangers of mandatory minimum sentences and to secure justice for Kemba Smith and other victims of the criminal justice system. The Medical Marijuana Magazine High quality "e-zine" published by author Peter McWilliams.
The Media Awareness Project is an Internet-based participatory organization focusing on letters to the editor and tracking news coverage of drug policy. MAP grew out of efforts taking place on DRCNet's discussion groups and is now an independent project. HRC is a national organization promoting a compassionate, realistic, respectful approach to substance abuse problems. Calyx Internet Access, a host for many activist groups and other interesting sites. Wire-In
is a web site design company that did some great pro-bono work for DRCNet,
including our banners and the DRCNet, Drug Library and Giftshop home pages.
A site devoted to site is to advancing debate about the famous libertarian's ideas and their practical implications. Coalition of organizations working to repeal the ban on federal funding of needle exchange programs. The Chicago Recovery Alliance, Chicago's needle exchange and harm reduction program. Safe Works AIDS Project, Minneapolis' needle exchange program. Forfeiture Endangers American Rights, a national organization working for reform of the nation's draconian asset forfeiture laws. The American Civil Liberties Union is the premier organization defending civil liberties in the United States. National Alliance of Methadone Advocates, a national organization advocating deregulation and greater societal acceptance of methadone maintenance as an addiction treatment modality. Think for Yourself, a reading room on Prohibition, maintained by DRCNet special friend Jim Rosenfield. The Cannabis Relegalization Society of Alberta is a registered, not for profit organization based in Edmonton Alberta Canada and dedicated to the relegalization of cannabis for all uses. An anti-drug-war organization focusing on working with prisoners and their families to catalog the destruction caused by Prohibition and to mobilize grassroots political activity for drug policy reform. CLMP is an organization of volunteers who observe, document, report on, and try to deal with government activities which seem to abuse civil liberties. New York-based organization providing housing to homeless people living with AIDS or HIV. ReconsiDer is a statewide membership organization sponsoring speakers, holding forums and doing media work. A forum where policy alternatives to the war on drugs can be discussed by academicians, policy analysts, public office holders and other interested citizens. Statewide membership organization. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii seeks to serve the public by providing information and encouraging the widest possible discussion of current drug policies and alternatives. The International Harm Reduction Association is an international professional association for individuals and organizations concerned with the development of drug policies to reduce the harmful consequences of drug use and current drug policies. The International Journal of Drug Policy presents current research, reliable information and in-depth policy analysis of the global drug debate. Anti-Prohibitionist Radical Co-ordination, an association of Europe's Radical Party. Coalition for Federal Sentencing ReformHuman Rights Watch has a Drugs and Human Rights project that monitors human rights abuses related to drug policy, both internationally and in the United States. Australian organization of people who have lost loved ones to drug abuse and advocate for non-criminal approaches to the drug problem. Australian directory and philosophical discussion and analysis of drug abuse treatments and services. (Please send us e-mail if there is a site you think should be included here. We can't guarantee that we will take your suggestions, but we would like to hear them and will give them full consideration. We are working on a more comprehensive page of links that will have more state and local groups and other sources of information.) |