Remembering Milton Friedman

Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman passed away on November 16 at the age of 94. One of the world’s foremost public intellectuals, Friedman was a longstanding drug war dissident and longtime supporter of Drug Policy Alliance.

> Evaluation of Herbal Cannabis Characteristics by Medical Users: a Randomized Trial

In a randomized controlled crossover trial, Medical cannabis users reported liking the product with the most THC best!

> Johnny Irwin's "Dear Mom" Letter

Eight years ago the SF Chronicle asked Marsha Rosenbaum, DPA director of the Safety First Project to write a letter about drugs to her son Johnny, who was then entering high school. That letter has now been translated into at least a dozen languages, adopted by the million-member California State PTA, and provided talking points for parents all over the world. Now, as Johnny graduates from college, he has responded to his mother's admonitions in the following letter. More materials from the recent DPA event, Upward & Onward, in which this letter was read, are archived here.

> Jobs and Internships at DPA

• Project Coordinator - Santa Fe, NM
• Director, Public Affairs - New York, NY
• Public Policy Intern - Berkeley, CA
• Public Policy Intern - Santa Fe, NM

Presentation on Vancouver's Heroin Prescribing Program and Safe Injecting Site

David Marsh, MD, medical Director of the Vancouver Heroin Prescribing Program (NAOMI) and Safe Injecting Site (INSITE), will present on both of these innovative harm reduction programs. DPA executive director Ethan Nadelmann will introduce Dr. Marsh. The event will take place in New York City on November 27 at the Open Society Institute.

November 27, 2006
New York, NY

>  Medical Marijuana Is an Issue of Compassion
    Ruidoso News (NM) [11/17/06]

>  Judge Turns Down County Challenge to Medical Pot  
    San Diego Union Tribune (CA) [11/17/06]

>  A Cigarette Ban Not Realistic, Utahns Say 
    Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, UT) [10/29/06]