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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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Walters v. Conant: Judith Cushner - Plaintiff, Breast and Uterine Cancer Patient (10/01/2003)

Walters v. Conant: Marcus Conant, M.D. - Lead Plaintiff (10/01/2003)

DEA Must Not Be Allowed to Chill Speech or Shut Down Electronic Music Events (09/11/2003)

Useful Drug Policy Links (05/19/2003)

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)

7/28/95 Dr. John Morgan on Drug Legalization (03/04/2002)
AOL chat with John Morgan on Drug Legalization

Marijuana Arrests & Punishments (10/15/2001)

Campaign to End Race Discrimination (08/28/2001)

Department of Environmental Protection Policy: Informants, Investigative Sources, Evidence & Information Funds (05/21/2001)
A general order from the Department of Environmental Protection establishing guidelines for the proper use, documentation, and compensation of informants.

Drug Policy as a Health Issue (02/15/2001)

Department of Justice Guidelines Regarding the Use of Confidential Informants (01/08/2001)
U.S. Department of Justice guidelines regarding the use of confidential informants in criminal investigations and prosecutions.

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