The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a New York City-based non-profit organization with the principal goal of ending the American "War on Drugs". The City of New York A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The War on Drugs is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries intended to reduce the Illegal Its goals include nationwide availability of medicinal marijuana, the creation of drug-related public health measures, ending abuses of asset forfeiture, repealing non-violent drug sentences, repealing laws that deny public benefits to people convicted of drug crimes, and the advancement of drug education programs by redirecting most government drug control resources from criminal justice and interdiction to public health and education. Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended Herbal therapy as well as synthetic THC and Cannabinoids Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations The Drug Policy Alliance's executive director is Ethan Nadelmann. Ethan Nadelmann (b March 13, 1957 in New York City) is the founder and Executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a New York The Drug Policy Alliance was formed when the Drug Policy Foundation and the Lindesmith Center merged in 2000. The Lindesmith Center was an Open Society Institute project which has conducted research related to Drug reform. [1]
The DPA was the guiding force behind California's recent law Proposition 36. California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 also known as Prop 36, was an Initiative Statute that permanently changed Prop 36 and the formation of the Drug Courts gave non-violent drug offenders the opportunity to seek treatment in drug rehabilitation programs rather than serve lengthy jail sentences. The Drug Courts also removed unlicensed drug rehabs as options for fulfilling probation requirements, a bold move as unlicensed rehabs were plentiful in California (like Futures Foundation, Inc. , in San Jose, California. )
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Criticism
A criticism of Prop 36 is that it is not retroactive, persons who had to use unlicensed rehabs prior to the formation of the Drug Courts are not able to have their convictions reheard in court. In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. Additionally, on the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs (ADP) website there are listings for "SACPA-related links," a listing that gives the California Area Indian Health Service link as a friendly site. When contacted, a representative stated that the health service office was, in fact, a federal office and knew nothing about its listing on the state site, knew nothing about Prop 36 and did not endorse it.
Whether or not office policies have changed, that was the Indian Health Service office's position shortly after Prop 36 was passed, and Kurt Klemencic of the ADP stated that Martin Martinez had suggested the federal office's inclusion on the state webpage. A policy is a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s Klemencic and the ADP apparently did not research the federal office's stance on state legislation before the website was listed. Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages
References
- ^ About the Drug Policy Alliance. Drug Policy Alliance. Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
See also
- Students for Sensible Drug Policy
- List of progressive organizations
- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
- NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
- Americans For Safe Access
- Freedom of thought
- Decriminalization of marijuana in the United States
External links
- Drug Policy Alliance website
- California ADP Prop 36 website
- The International Drug Policy Consortium
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