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Common Sense For Drug Policy 
Dedicated to expanding discussion on drug policy by raising questions about existing law and educating the public about alternatives to current policies.
http://www.csdp.org
Drop the Rock 
Enacted in 1973 when Nelson Rockefeller was governor, the Rockefeller Drug Laws require harsh prison terms for the possession or sale of relatively small amounts of drugs.
http://www.droptherock.org/
Drug Mistreatment by Jake Ginsky 
Tens of thousands of American teenagers are forced into drug treatment programs each year by schools, parents, or the courts - despite not having any serious drug problem.
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/02/rehab.html
Drug Policy Alliance 
An organization working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on common sense, science, public health and human rights. Formerly the Lindesmith Center.
http://www.drugpolicy.org
Drug War Facts 
Free online book - a collection of categorized information on various aspects of the drug war, all presented with full source citations and, where possible, links to the original.
http://www.drugwarfacts.org
Drug War Prisoners 
Information and articles by and for drug war prisoners and others interested in drug law reform.
http://www.drugwarprisoners.org
Drug WarRant 
Weblog features news, analysis, and rants by Pete Guither about current issues in the drug war.
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/
Frontline - Drug Wars 
Online accompaniment to the PBS series examining the war on illegal drugs.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs
Government Wears No Clothes 
Website of Bob Newland, noted journalist, raconteur, iconoclast, political philosopher and exposer of the lies used to propagate the so-called War on Drugs.
http://www.nakedgov.com/
Human Rights and the Drug War 
In a photographic essay, the public sees the actual faces of people filling American prisons today and learns the case histories of selected inmates whose sentences illustrate the often harsh and arbitrary policies imposed on first-time, non-violent drug
http://www.hr95.org
NarcoTerror 
Is the funding of terrorist groups an unintended consequence of drug prohibition? This site explores the inevitable convergence of prohibition, crime, arms dealing, and terrorism.
http://www.narcoterror.org/
National Drug Court Institute 
Non-profit organization involved in sculpting the movement of Drug Courts within the U.S. and internationally for Court Practitioners. Provides training, research, and scholarships.
http://www.ndci.org
November Coalition 
The casualties of America's War on Drugs and what you can do to end the drug war.
http://www.november.org/
Salon news: The war on drugs 
Prisons, profiling and propaganda: Salon's coverage of the U.S. government crackdown on illegal-substance abuse and the drug trade.
http://www.salon.com/news/special/drug_war/index.html?CP=SAL&DN=110
Snitch 
PBS program which investigates how a fundamental shift in the country's anti-drug laws - including federal mandatory minimum sentencing and conspiracy provisions - has bred a culture of snitching that is in many cases rewarding the guiltiest and punishing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/snitch/
The Drug Peace Campaign 
The Mission of the Drug Peace Campaign is to bring a peaceful end to the War on Drugs and to the persecutions and human rights abuses that are perpetrated in its name.
http://www.drugpeace.org/
The Narco News Bulletin 
Reports on the drug war from Latin America with breaking news, analysis, investigative journalism, translations of journalism from Mexico and beyond, and media criticism.
http://www.narconews.com/
The Schaffer Library of Drug Policy 
Complete histories, books, periodicals and historical research documenting the failure of the War on Some Drugs.
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/
The War on (Certain) Drugs 
Noam Chomsky argues that the U.S. government is scandalously cynical in launching a "War on Drugs" while, at the same time, supporting other dangers.
http://deoxy.org/usdrugs.htm
Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It 
By Judge Jim P. Gray. In addition to the comments from the author of this book, who is a veteran trial judge in Southern California, the views of more than 40 judges and justices nationwide are cited in this documented.
http://www.judgejimgray.com
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