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Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.



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Drug Policy : Resources

An Open Letter from a Concerned Parent (05/06/2003)
Read a letter from a parent in El Paso, TX who objected to her son's school implementing a random drug testing policy.

Stories from the Racine "Rave Raid" (01/17/2003)

Racine "Rave Raid" (01/17/2003)

Report Incidents of Electronic Music Profiling by Law Enforcement (11/04/2002)

Stories of ACLU Clients Swept Up in the Hearne Drug Bust of November 2000 (11/01/2002)

A Test You Can't Study For - Special Web Feature on Student Drug Testing (10/21/2002)

Injustice 101: Higher Education Act Denies Financial Aid to Students with Drug Convictions (06/14/2002)
The ACLU is bringing a legal challenge to the "Aid Elimination Provision" of the Higher Education Act. Please contact the ACLU if you have been denied financial aid due to a drug conviction and want to help challenge this unjust law.

Why Student Drug Testing Does Not Work (03/15/2002)

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