The Drug Debate

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.

This October, Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse (MAMA) will mark 25 years dedicated to reducing the harm from drug use with an award winning program based on personal responsibility and informed decision-making, with respect for human dignity.

The War on Drugs has been marching on since well before Richard Nixon coined the phrase in 1971, and it continues to be a battle – and a debate – for governments and policy makers around the world. The complexities surrounding the prohibition of drugs include a mixture of economic, health and wellness, and social and human rights issues. The argument is further fueled by morality, religion, race, law enforcement, and money. What has the War on Drugs accomplished in the thirty-seven years after Nixon’s declaration? Are there alternatives to the current drug laws and policies? Is this a war that has an end?

Former Presidents and Noted Experts Debate New Directions in Drug Policy