Please Support Reform - Vote!

PLEASE SUPPORT REFORM - VOTE!

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DrugSense FOCUS Alert #338 - Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Two weeks from today, Tuesday, November 7th is Election Day. How
folks like you vote could have a real, substantial, impact on drug
policy reform - and our laws - in the years ahead.

We would not suggest how you should vote - or for which candidates -
that is for you to decide. Instead we have provide links, below, to
some web resources which may help you make your decisions.

In addition to voting, both candidates and initiative efforts may
welcome your support in other ways. Please contact them if you wish to help.

Thanks for your effort and support.

It's not what others do it's what YOU do!

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Voter Guides

The Drug Policy Alliance's 2006 Congressional Voter's Guide.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/VoterGuide2006DPA.pdf

The Drug Policy Forum of California election guide.

http://drugsense.org/dpfca/ElectionGuide2006_11.pdf

Project Vote Smart has profiles about nearly all candidates for
federal and state offices, to include what the candidates have stated
is their position on drug issues.

http://www.vote-smart.org

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State Initiatives

Arizona's Proposition 301
http://azsos.gov/election/2006/Info/PubPamphlet/english/prop301.htm

Colorado's Amendment 44 http://www.safercolorado.org

South Dakota's Initiated Measure 4 http://www.sdmedicalmarijuana.org

Nevada's Question 7 http://www.regulatemarijuana.org

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Local Initiatives which we are aware of and which have websites

Eureka Springs, AR Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy
Ordinance http://norml.uark.edu

Santa Barbara, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy
Ordinance, Measure P http://www.sensiblesantabarbara.org

Santa Cruz, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy
Ordinance, Measure K http://www.sensiblesantacruz.org

Santa Monica, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy
Ordinance, Measure Y http://www.sensiblesantamonica.org

Missoula, MT Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Policy Ordinance,
Initiative 2 http://www.responsiblecrimepolicy.org

Additional information about local initiatives and efforts, past and
present, may be found at the Community Audits and Initiatives Project
webpages http://www.drugsense.org/caip If you are aware of other
local efforts which may be appropriate for the webpages please notify
DrugSense using this webform http://drugsense.org/feedback.htm

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Follow the Election Results

On Tuesday evening of Election Day - starting at 8 p.m. Eastern when
the polls close in the East, and lasting into the early hours of the
morning - you are invited to our election night discussion - and, if
you believe the results are favorable, party.

The discussion will be conducted via the Paltalk messaging program.
The program allows both text and voice discussions. You will need a
sound output to hear the voice discussion - and a microphone to speak.

The discussion will held in the DrugSense premium private password
protected chat room. The room allows up to 40 folks to participate at once.

See http://mapinc.org/resource/paltalk.htm for information needed to
obtain the free Paltalk software and the instructions for accessing
our chat room.

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Prepared by: DrugSense http://www.DrugSense.org