This first issue of The Activist Guide monthly was produced in an extreme rush to be ready in time for the Harvard Drug Conference/debate, Crime, Drugs, Health & Prohibition II, this May 21. There wasn't time to get all the typos out, or all the details right, but there is a wealth of useful information here that activists can use as a guide to getting more involved in the struggle for a better drug policy and criminal justice system.

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DRCNet thanks the many contributors to this issue, and especially Jon Holmes, for much advice and technical assistance.