THE ACTIVIST GUIDE

Issue #6, June 8, 1995

A Monthly Publication of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet); available electronically and in print.

From A Guided Tour of the War on Drugs, DRCNet Publications section.

The Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) is a non-profit entity working for reform of the nation's drug laws and criminal justice system. We oppose the prison-building frenzy that sweeps the nation and support rational policies consistent with the principles of peace, justice, freedom, compassion and truth. All these have been compromised in the name of the Drug War.

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Table of Contents:

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Government Cover-Up of Needle Exchange Reports

The Prohibitionists' Cabal

Prohibitionists gather in Atlanta to oppose debate on alternative drug policies -- activists respond.

The Casualties Mount...

Sharing of needles by injection drug users accounts for nearly half of all new AIDS cases in this country in 1994 -- minority populations are the hardest hit.

Fire in Our House

Hard-hitting educational video on needle exchange.

Conferences Coming Up

Some conferences taking place this summer and fall.

Sentencing Commission Considering Retroactivity in Amendments

The US Sentencing Commission has recommended crack and powder cocaine sentences be equated at the level of powder. Now they are considering whether to make the changes retroactive.

Drugs and the Information Superhighway

Arch-prohibitionist Gerald Solomon, chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, urges Congress to censor discussion of legalization from the internet.

The Facts About Needle Exchange

Fact sheet on needle exchange, from The Lindesmith Center in New York City.

ABC News Special a Success

News anchor Catherine Crier and producer Jeff Diamond take on the Drug War in a historic one hour program.

The Myth of Marijuana's Gateway Effect

Two prominent scientists criticize the pseudo-science used to bolster the theory that marijuana leads to use of harder drugs.

Editor's Page: Back Door to Enlightenment

Drug warriors know they can't win the needle exchange debate on the evidence, so instead they try to deflect the issue.

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