AGAINST DRUG

Never before have I felt so optimistic about the prospects for ending the spectacularly costly and counterproductive war on drugs.
On June 17th – the 40th anniversary of the drug war – the Drug Policy Alliance organized thousands of people all across the country to speak out for change at more than 50 local events. We brought politicians and celebrities together to speak at press conferences. And thousands of news stories highlighted the growing momentum to reform our nation’s drug policies.
Now, a small but growing number of elected officials with guts are deciding it’s time to step out.

Less than one week after our 40th anniversary "celebration," a bipartisan group of legislators introduced a path-breaking bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. Show your support by telling your legislators to endorse this bill.

A New Bill to Legalize Marijuana
We have a chance to make marijuana legal at the federal level for the first time since marijuana was effectively outlawed in 1937. Last week, the Drug Policy Alliance and other anti-marijuana prohibition organizations worked with Rep. Barney Frank to introduce historic legislation that would end federal marijuana prohibition for adults. This new bill would leave it up to state governments to decide their own marijuana policies and would essentially take the feds out of the picture, much like the repeal of alcohol Prohibition.

Help bring the failed war on drugs to an end! Tell your representative to co-sponsor this groundbreaking bill, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011.



Express Yourself at the New NoMoreDrugWar.org
The Drug Policy Alliance has launched a website that lets you tell the world what you think about the drug war – and what you'd do differently.
Can you express what the drug war means to you in exactly six words? Try your hand at the Six Word Memoir tool. Or do you want to control the purse strings and tell the world how you would spend the money the U.S. wastes on the drug war each year? Redistribute the drug war budget as you see fit, and share your recommendations on Facebook.



Trillion Dollar Tragedy
Asking “What has $1 Trillion Bought Us?”, the Drug Policy Alliance hand delivered a one trillion dollar bill to each and every member of Congress on the 40th anniversary of the war on drugs. We joined over 12,000 supporters who, through their participation in our online action campaign, challenged their representatives to put a stop to the failed war on drugs before any more lives are lost and before any more of our precious tax dollars are wasted.
Many Congressional offices loved the trillion dollar bill! And indeed, with serious talk about ending the war on drugs in the news more than ever, and public opinion overwhelmingly against it, the momentum for change is steadily growing.
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