StoptheDrugWar.org

StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet) is the leading publisher of online educational information about the failed "drug war," including the Drug War Chronicle newsletter and the Speakeasy blog. Our efforts have played a major role in getting Congress to scale back a law that delays or denies financial aid to students because of drug convictions, and we sponsor the John W. Perry Fund, a scholarship assisting students in that situation. Our 2003 Latin America conference, "Out from the Shadows: Ending Drug Prohibition in the 21st Century," drew high level participation from across the region including legislators from six countries. Our 2009 agenda includes campaigns to restrict the use of SWAT teams to emergency situations; to repeal drug penalties in welfare, public housing and financial aid law; to encourage mainstream media to deal with prohibition and its consequences in their drug reporting; and a major expansion of our web site.