American Civil Liberties Union

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.

Drug Policy : Search and Seizure : Press Releases

Arizona Study Shows Drug Treatment Cuts Crime (04/21/1999)
PHOENIX, AZ -- Arizona's voter-approved program of sentencing nonviolent, first- and second-time drug offenders to treatment rather than prison reduces crime and saves tax money, according to a state Supreme Court study.

ACLU Says Author's Life Endangered by Ban on Medical Marijuana (02/18/1999)
The author, Peter McWilliams, has worsened dramatically since the government prohibited his use of the drug. "This is precisely the reason that the people of California -- like those in 5 other western states -- enacted a law legalizing the medical use of marijuana," said ACLU attorney Taylor Flynn.

ACLU Urges Funds, Not Fanfare, for Clinton Public Health Approach to Drug War (02/08/1999)
Although the ACLU welcomed news reports indicating that the White House wants to expand treatment as alternatives to jail for drug users, it cautioned that the Administration's budget numbers do not fully support such an approach.

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