For the first time in its seven-year history, The Hemp Hoe Down (HHD) will be a four day event from Thursday May 10th up through Sunday Night May 13th. The HHD will again take place at the Elk View Campground, which is located five miles South of Sturgis, SD, at exit 37 off of Interstate 90, on the North Eastern side of the interstate.

Reports of a nationwide increase in violent crime—the largest in 15 years—may soon have lawmakers calling for tougher measures to protect the public. But putting more people in prison may not be the best way to cut crime rates. According to a new Vera report, Reconsidering Incarceration: New Directions for Reducing Crime, further increases in incarceration are subject to diminishing returns in effectiveness and come at substantial cost to taxpayers.

CMM-NJ Public Meetings are always held on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome. Light refreshments are served. For more information, call: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA [Executive Director Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc., 844 Spruce St., Trenton, NJ 08648] at 609.394.2137.

It is an honour and a pleasure to invite you to The First World Conference on Medication Assisted Treatment of Opiate Addiction with Inaugural Meeting – World Federation for the Associations for the Treatment of Opiod Dependence.

The International Association for Cannabis as Medicine in cooperation with the Institute for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Cologne would like to invite you to the 2007 Meeting of the IACM on October 5-6, 2007 at the Holiday Inn, Cologne.

Get involved! Please join fellow, concerned activists at one of our volunteer meetings. For more information, contact Laura Green at 785-841-8278 or [email protected].

Please join at the Douglas County ACLU for a panel discussion with Rick Frydman, attorney; Charles Branson, Douglas County District Attorney; DPFKS Executive Director Laura Green; Lt. Kari Wempe of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department; and an ACLU Representative. Questions from the audience will be entertained.