Announcement

You are cordially invited to attend a free reception at the Prison Art Gallery (three blocks from the White House) featuring a talk by Judge Arthur Burnett. There will be a question and answer period following Judge Burnett's presentation. Refreshments will be served.

Please join us for this interesting forum in the nation's capital! The schedule includes: DAY 1-- Medical Panels Dana Beal: Mechanisms of Action Dr. Ken Alper: Survey of worldwide use Dr Jeff Kamlet: How to Give Ibogaine Safely

Ploppy Palace Productions and Tobacco Road will be hosting the 10th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert to raise funds for FL NORML’s (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) medical marijuana campaign and the protection of patients’ rights. As part of this four stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together for patients’ and physicians’ right to use medical cannabis.

Drug Policy Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue? This is part a free series being held over three Wednesdays, February 13, 20, and 27. Facilitator: Stephen Owen, UBC Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations

Drug Policy Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue? This is a free series held over three Wednesdays, February 13, 20, and 27. Facilitator: Stephen Owen, UBC Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations

The image of the pregnant and parenting drug-using woman has been used for many purposes in our society. Those images actually serve to hurt the women and families that many of us work to support. This can also cause us to carry our own prejudices that can hinder our own best practices and bring about personal stress in our places of employment. This workshop will examine those images, our own prejudices, and we will begin to look at some solutions to avoid buying into common myths and personal beliefs (sometimes from our own histories). By doing this examination, we can better assist women who are struggling with drug use while being pregnant and/or parenting. This workshop will also look at the broader policy implications that focus on supporting pregnant drug-using women instead of criminalizing or shaming their behavior.

The widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy has made the fight against HIV a great deal easier. But like a horse without a rider, these medications can't go the distance alone. Working closely with their medical provider, clients/patients need to choose and monitor their treatment carefully. This is because of obstacles that can arise before and during treatment; with one of the most important being HIV drug resistance. Fortunately, there is a lot of knowledge and resources available to assist clients/patients with how to reduce the risk of drug resistance. This training will provide participants with an understanding of how drug resistance to HIV treatment medications develops and how to work with clients/patients who are experiencing drug resistance. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: define drug resistance; comprehend the importance of treatment adherence; and understand the impact of drug resistance on HIV treatment. CEU credits are available for this course.

We agreed that our first priority is to develop an “ideal world” harm reduction strategy for ourselves, and then reach out to community action groups in other centres across Canada for buy-in, and present the Harper Conservatives with OUR vision for a strategy that reduces harm – including the harm that comes from the enforcement of prohibition that just isn’t working. Please join us.

Questions about this hearing may be directed to Patti Greco of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services at (518) 485-6084. Registration to testify and attend is required. A press confe

Please join us for a screening of AMERICAN DRUG WAR. This will be a very special event! We will be dedicating the screening to Claudia Jensen - activist, pediatrician, and warrior against the powerful elite that fight so hard to keep marijuana illegal. ADW participant, friend and associate, Dr. Claudia Jensen lost her life to breast cancer on September 15, 2007, may she rest in peace. Special guest speakers include Judge Gray, T. Rodgers, Kevin Booth, and Joe Peitri.