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THE ACTIVIST GUIDE (File 1 of 4)                             August 18, 1994
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A Monthly Publication of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet);
     available electronically and in print.

For more information, contact:

Drug Reform Coordination Network, P.O. Box 381813, Cambridge, MA 02238-1813
     (617) 648-2655;  (617) 646-0657 (fax);  E-mail: drcnet@netcom.com

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         Peace      Justice      Freedom      Compassion      Truth
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Commission on Crime & Violence
Medical Marijuana Update
Federal Legislation
State Listings
Forfeiture Update
more...

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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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A note to our subscribers:

We apologize for the lateness of this issue.  Because DRCNet is still a
part-time venture, it is difficult to maintain our ambitious goal of one
issue per month.  Your subscriptions will be treated on a per issue basis;
that is, if you have purchased a one-year subscription, you will receive a
full twelve issues, regardless of the period of time that takes.  We will do
our best to meet our promised schedule.

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Next issue:

Excerpts from Crime, Drugs, Health & Prohibition II,
     May 21 at Harvard Law School:

Darkening Shades of the Drug War: Brown vs. Gray
     (Drug Czar Lee Brown's defense of current policy and Judge Gray's
     point-by-point reply.)

Representative Barney Frank on Legalization
     "Drugs should be legal but hard to get."

Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein on Mandatory Minimum Sentences

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Table of Contents:

File 1:
     Crime Bill Foundering
     NRA, Charlton Heston Criticize Safety Valve
     DRCNet in Action: Billingsly Tried as Minor
     Fall Conferences
     New Commission on Crime & Violence?
     Medical Marijuana Update
     Drug Reformers Go Hollywood
File 2:
     Federal Legislation
     Original Signers of the "Hoover" Resolution Policy
     ACLU Adopts New Decriminalization Policy
     Real People in Real Prisons
     Forfeiture Update
     Online
     Vacancies on the U.S. Sentencing Commission
     Directory of Organizations
     Publications & Periodicals
     Industrial Hemp Products
File 3:
     State Listings
File 4:
     Membership Registration

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CRIME BILL FOUNDERING
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A bizarre alliance of conservative gun control opponents, liberals and black
Democrats joined last week to deal the President a stunning setback: on
Thursday, August 11, the House of Representatives voted 225-210 not to bring
the Crime Bill to the House floor for a vote.  Republicans and conservative
Democrats were largely opposed to the Crime Bill's Assault Weapons Ban,
while liberal and black Democrats were angered by extensions of the death
penalty and the conference committee's rejection of the Racial Justice Act,
which would allow defendants to appeal death penalties on the basis of
racially discriminatory sentencing.

Since then, President Clinton has been hitting the stump in support of the
Crime Bill, starting the very next day at a meeting of the National
Association of Police Officers in Minneapolis.  There is talk of sending the
bill back to the conference committee for further negotiations, but at this
point the Crime Bill's fate is unclear.

Though politically damaging to the administration, a failure to pass the
Crime Bill would be good for the nation.  This $33 million package includes
death penalties for drug trafficking, a "three-strikes-you're-out" law that
counts non-violent drug offenses, direct criminalization of gang-related
activities, and $8 billion for more prison cells.  There are, however, a few
bright spots, most notably a retroactive safety-valve clause and a
Commission on Crime and Violence, which includes the language of H.R. 3100,
creating the commission called for in the "Hoover" Resolution (see
Commission on Crime and Violence, below).

The "safety-valve" is a little-known provision of the Crime Bill that would
allow federal judges to bypass five and ten year mandatory minimum sentences
for certain first-time non-violent drug offenders, allowing them to be
sentenced instead under the federal sentencing guidelines established by
Congress and the U.S. Sentencing Commission.  A retroactive safety valve,
according to the Sentencing Commission, would allow about 1,600 current
inmates to be released early.  A rare alliance of liberal Democrats and
conservative Republicans formed in support of retroactivity, and the House
included a retroactive safety valve in its version of the Crime Bill.

The Clinton administration, wary of a "Willie Horton" scenario, opposed
retroactivity, citing, among other reasons, the additional paperwork that
would be required of the Justice Department.  But vigorous lobbying by
supporters of the retroactive safety valve, led by Families Against
Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), won the day, and a retroactive safety valve was
agreed upon by the conference committee.

Though it helps only a small number of people, the safety valve is a major
victory.  Perhaps politicians will start to realize soon that they don't
need to just be "tough" on crime -- they can be intelligent too.

See Organizations Directory, below for information on FAMM.

What You Can Do:
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The inclusion of a retroactive safety valve causes some mixed feelings;
though the Crime Bill is bad as a whole, real people will be released from
prison and reunited with their families.  DRCNet recommends that you contact
your Senators and Representatives and ask them to:

1) Make sure a fully retroactive safety valve is included in the Crime Bill;
   and

2) Vote against the Crime Bill if and when it comes to the floor.

FAMM suggests that you also contact the following members of Congress in
support of the retroactive safety valve:

Sen. Joe Biden,   (202) 224-5225 (phone), 224-0139 or 224-9516 (fax);
Rep. Jack Brooks, (202) 225-6565 (phone), 225-1584 (fax);
Rep. Tom Foley,   (202) 225-2006 (phone).

See Federal Legislation, below, for information on how to contact your
Senators and Representatives.


NRA, CHARLTON HESTON CRITICIZE SAFETY VALVE
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In a highly dishonest advertisement by the National Rifle Association on CNN
last Tuesday, actor Charlton Heston criticized the Crime Bill, claiming that
it would let 10,000 drug dealers back out on the streets.  Nowhere in the
commercial did Heston mention the NRA's real objection to the bill, which is
the Assault Weapons Ban.

The NRA's tactics are reprehensible: they've sacrificed both truth and the
rights of others in order to advance their agenda.  In doing so, they risk
alienating a large number of their supporters.

Please contact the NRA and Heston to let them know what you think of their
Machiavellian politics:

National Rifle Association
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 267-1000

Charlton Heston
c/o International Creative Management
8942 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Some points for your letters:

 --  The U.S. Sentencing Commission has calculated that only 1,600 prisoners
     will be released under the retroactive safety valve clause.

 --  Only first time, low level, non-violent offenders who have cooperated
     fully with federal authorities will be eligible.

 --  Sentence reductions will be given only case by the case at the
     discretion of the presiding judges.

 --  The prison spaces freed by the release of non-violent offenders can be
     used to prevent early parole of violent criminals like murderers and
     rapists.

 --  The NRA's commercial is dishonest, not only in grossly exaggerating the
     number of inmates who can be released early, but also in concealing the
     ad's real purpose, which is to prevent passage of the Assault Weapons
     Ban.

 --  It's wrong to barter constitutional rights.

Note: DRCNet is strictly devoted to drug policy reform, and takes no
position either for or against gun control.  We do maintain, however, that
most gun violence results directly or indirectly from drug prohibition, and
that legalization is our best, perhaps only hope for significantly reducing
violence.

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DRCNet IN ACTION: BILLINGSLY TRIED AS MINOR
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The last issue of The Activist Guide featured the case of Daniel Billingsly,
a fourteen year old from Idaho who was due to be tried as an adult under
Idaho's Drug Free School Zone law for the sale of $40 worth of marijuana to
one of his schoolmates.  This story has a happy ending: Billingsly was tried
as a minor instead; and though juvenile court proceedings are not public
record, most cases like Billingsly's end with probation, not jail time.

According to attorney Timothy Gresback, Judge Judd and Prosecutor Douglas
received about 50 letters from DRCNet subscribers and other supporters.
Prosecutor Douglas changed his tune dramatically before the end of the case:
he had previously justified trying Billingsly as an adult because "We need
to send a message to our teenagers", and "If we want to win this Drug War we
have to start somewhere."; but later, regarding his decision to send the
case to juvenile court after all, he explained that it would be unjust to
try Billingsly as an adult when many teens are tried as juveniles for much
worse offenses.

Gresback feels that the letters of support from around the country (and some
other countries) contributed to the successful resolution of this case, and
says "It's very encouraging to know that the hysteria that sweeps the nation
[today] doesn't sweep everybody".  His chief regret is that it took several
months and several thousand dollars in legal fees to get this case to
juvenile court where he had asked it go to begin with.  Financial assistance
for the Billingsly family can be sent to:

Tim Gresback Lawyer Trust
On behalf of Daniel Billingsly
P.O. Box 1560
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-1560

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DON'T MISS THESE EXCITING FALL CONFERENCES!
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The Drug Policy Foundation's Eighth Annual Conference on Drug Policy Reform
will be held at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington DC, November
16-19.  Presenters will include US Representative Barney Frank, National
AIDS Policy Coordinator Kristine Gebbie, Colombian Prosecutor General
Gustavo de Greiff, Judge William Wilkins, chairman of the US Sentencing
Commission, and Dr. Peter Beilenson, director of Baltimore's Department of
Health.  For registration information call DPF at (202) 537-5005.

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will hold
its 1994 conference on Labor Day Weekend (September 2-4)
in Washington DC.  Speakers will include Steve Hager, Editor in Chief, High
Times; Mary Lynn Mathre, RN/MSN/CARN, Addictions Consultant, University of
Virginia Health Sciences Center; Dale Gieringer, PhD, Coordinator,
California NORML; John Morgan, MD, Professor of Pharmacology, City
University of New York Medical School; Lester Grinspoon, MD, Professor of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Richard Cowan, National Director, NORML.
$50 registration fee includes a one-year membership.  For more information,
contact NORML at (202) 483-5500.

The Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group is hosting Harm Reduction, an Emerging
Public Health Approach on October 20-21, the first harm reduction conference
ever held in the US.  For registration information, call the University of
Hawaii Conference Center at (808) 956-8240.  For program information, call
the U.H. Social Science Research Institute at (808) 956-8930.

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NEW COMMISSION ON CRIME AND VIOLENCE?
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The commission called for in the Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug
Policy (popularly known as the "Hoover Resolution"), may soon be a reality.
Incorporated into the Conference Committee's Crime Bill report is a
commission on crime and violence which includes the language of H.R. 3100,
the National Drug Policy Act of 1993, according to a source in the office of
Congressman Don Edwards (D-CA).  If the Crime Bill passes with this section
unchanged, the commission will be written into law.

The Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug Policy was formally launched
on February 26, 1993, when a group of the world's most prominent citizens
and experts on drug abuse gathered at Stanford's Hoover Institution to sign
it.  Since then, the Resolution has been signed by mayors, judges, police
chiefs, religious organizations, medical organizations, and many others.  On
September 21, 1993, Don Edwards, vice-chairman of the House Judiciary
committee, filed H.R. 3100, a bill that if passed would create the
commission called for in the Resolution.

Not having been included in either the House or Senate versions of the Crime
Bill, H.R. 3100 stood little chance of making it into the conference
committee's version -- without Don Edwards, that is.  Edwards, who is
stepping down at the end of this term, thought that the other conferees
would give him a retirement present -- and the Commission on National Drug
Policy is what he asked for.


Original Signers of the Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug Policy
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Dr. Milton Friedman
Nobel laureate; Professor Emeritus of University of Chicago; Senior Research
Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA

George Shultz
Former Secretary of State; Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA (not
present due to other commitments)

Kurt L. Schmoke
Mayor, City of Baltimore, Maryland (not present due to other commitments)

Dr. Joseph D. McNamara
Former Police Chief of San Jose; Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA

Herbert Berger, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
Internationally recognized authority on drug treatment, Staten Island, NY

Judge James P. Gray
Orange County Superior Court, Santa Ana, CA

Katherine H. Smith
Founder, Group Resolving Anti-Social Problems (GRASP), Anaheim, CA

S. Clarke Smith, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Board of Directors, California Academy of Family Physicians, Anaheim, CA

Clifford A. Schaffer
Author; Computer Consultant, Canyon Country, CA

Frederick H. Meyers, M.D.
Professor of Pharmacology, University of California at San Francisco;
Chairman of the California Research Advisory Panel on Drugs

Harvey L. Rose, M.D.
Author of California's "Intractable Pain Treatment Act"; Family Practice,
Carmichael, CA

John J. McCarthy, M.D., A.B.P.N.
Psychiatrist, Executive Director, Bi-Valley  Medical Clinic, Sacramento, CA

Gary Davis, M.D., Diplomate in Psychiatry, A.B.P.N.
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Citrus Heights, CA

Benson B. Roe, M.D.
Professor and Chief Emeritus of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of
California at San Francisco, CA

Stephen A. Fisher, M.D.
Diplomate in Psychiatry, A.B.P.N.
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Berkeley, CA

Reverend Leonard B. Jackson
First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles, CA

Reverend J. D. Moore
First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles, CA

Donald McNamara
Investment Consultant, New York, NY

Richard Arthur
Educator; Former Principal of Castlemont High School, Oakland, CA; Author of
"Gangs and Schools", Richmond, CA

Richard "Gibb" Martin
Owner, Marbros Construction Co., Garden Grove, CA

Howard Lavine
Office of the Mayor, Baltimore, MD


Clifford Schaffer will send a list of several hundred of the most prominent
signers of the Resolution, free of charge, to anyone who sends him a large,
manila, self-addressed, stamped envelope with $2 in postage.  Cliff also has
a strategy packet discussing effective techniques for talking about drug
policy reform; this is available for a $5-$10 contribution.  Write to:

Clifford Schaffer
P.O. Box 1430
Canyon Country, CA 91386-1430

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE
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The Clinton administration has completed its review of medical uses of
marijuana, and disappointly (but predictably) decided to not move marijuana
to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act (prescription medicine), nor
even re-open the federal government's compassionate IND program closed by
the Bush administration.  Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Philip Lee cited
"lack of scientific evidence" for both these decisions.  The one positive
note in Lee's report is an indication that privately funded scientific
research into marijuana's medicinal value would be sanctioned.

Tell the following individuals that you don't think the sick should be
prosecuted for taking medicine:

President Bill Clinton
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111

Dr. Philip Lee
Deputy Secretary for Health
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7694

Donna Shalala
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201

Attorney General Janet Reno
Constitution Ave. & 10th St. NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-2001 or (800) 869-4499

The FDA is now willing to approve scientific studies on the medical uses of
marijuana, and has approved a study by the American Health Foundation,
sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS
-- see Organizations Directory, below) into the use of marijuana for
treating AIDS wasting syndrome.  For this study to go forward, the DEA must
grant the American Health Foundation a permit to import marijuana of
different grades of potency from the Netherlands.  The DEA has refused to
grant this permit until the Dutch government first issues an export permit,
but the Dutch government won't issue an export permit until the DEA has
first issued an import permit.

International treaties specify that the import permit can and indeed must be
issued before the export permit can be considered.  Please ask your
legislators to contact the DEA to urge approval of an import permit for FDA
approved AIDS research study IND #43,542.  You can also contact the DEA
yourself:

Thomas A. Constantine
DEA Administrator
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Washington, DC 20537

November 15th is National Medicinal Marijuana Day!  Rallies in Washington,
DC and other locations nationwide.  Sponsored by the Emergency Coalition for
Medical Cannabis (ECMC), Cannabis Action Network (CAN), and
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).  For more
information contact NORML at (202) 483-5500.

Thanks to national NORML and Iowa NORML for the above info.

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DRUG REFORMERS GO HOLLYWOOD
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A forum last July 17 in Beverly Hills introduced members of LA's
entertainment and business communities to the case for drug policy reform.
"Prohibition, the Sequel?" featured Colombian Prosecutor General Gustavo de
Greiff and the Drug Policy Foundation's new executive director, David
Condliffe.  Actor Richard Dreyfuss moderated the forum, which also included
Judge James P. Gray of the Orange County Superior Court; Mike Gray,
screenwriter (wrote original script for The China Syndrome) and author of
the soon to be released book Lawyers, Guns and Money; Ethan Nadelmann,
director of the Lindesmith Center in New York, formerly of Princeton
University's Woodrow Wilson School; Marsha Rosenbaum, principal investigator
at the Institute for Scientific Analysis in San Francisco; and Mark Kleiman
of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Dr. Condliffe, former New York City director of drug policy under Mayor
Dinkins, told a sad story of an unsupervised infant that died accidentally
while its mother worked as a prostitute to pay for her drug addiction.
Condliffe explained that it was not drugs that caused this tragedy, but high
drug prices caused by prohibition which forced the mother to prostitute
herself.

De Greiff's description of attempts by the American government to discredit
him drew an emotional response from members of the audience, many of whom
lived through the Senator Joe McCarthy's persecution of the entertainment
community during the 50s.  Judge Gray called de Greiff a "hero" for taking
on the legalization issue, and Mike Gray drew analogies between the crime
and corruption of alcohol prohibition and our similar problems in today's
drug war.  Richard Dreyfuss talked about his past history with cocaine.

Many audience members left interested if not yet convinced, realizing for
the first time that drug legalization is a respectable idea advocated by
many respectable people.  "Prohibition, the Sequel?" was co-sponsored by
Town Hall and the Show Coalition, organizations which work to educate the
business and entertainment communities on political issues.

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THE ACTIVIST GUIDE (file 2 of 4)                             August 18, 1994
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A Monthly Publication of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet);
     available electronically and in print.

For more information, contact:

Drug Reform Coordination Network, P.O. Box 381813, Cambridge, MA 02238-1813
     (617) 648-2655;  (617) 646-0657 (fax);  E-mail: drcnet@netcom.com

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         Peace      Justice      Freedom      Compassion      Truth
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Table of Contents:

File 1:
     Crime Bill Foundering
     NRA, Charlton Heston Criticize Safety Valve
     DRCNet in Action: Billingsly Tried as Minor
     Fall Conferences
     New Commission on Crime & Violence?
     Medical Marijuana Update
     Drug Reformers Go Hollywood
File 2:
     Federal Legislation
     Original Signers of the "Hoover" Resolution Policy
     ACLU Adopts New Decriminalization Policy
     Real People in Real Prisons
     Forfeiture Update
     Online
     Vacancies on the U.S. Sentencing Commission
     Directory of Organizations
     Publications & Periodicals
     Industrial Hemp Products
File 3:
     State Listings
File 4:
     Membership Registration

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION
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URGENT: Crime Bill update, above.

H.R. 3100:     Authored by Rep. Don Edwards (D - San Jose), this bill would
               create the commission called for in the Hoover Resolution and
               charge it with the task of conducting a comprehensive study
               of the nation's drug policies.  Ask your representative to
               cosponsor it, and your senator to introduce a companion bill
               in the Senate.  H.R. 3100 is currently in the House judiciary
               committee.

See Forfeiture Update, below, for information on forfeiture legislation in
the House and Senate.

Please write your senators in support of the following two bills which have
been passed in the House of Representatives:

H.R. 4400:     Introduced by Rep. Henry Clay (D-MO), would prevent the use
               of paid, confidential informants by the U.S. Postal Service
               in certain narcotics investigations, and provide for an
               Inspector General to oversee the Postal Service, to be
               appointed by the President.  Prompted by an incident in which
               19 postal service employees were falsely accused of drug
               dealing.  This bill passed the House on June 27 and is
               currently in the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

H.R. 4230:     Introduced by Rep. William Richardson (D-NM), would amend the
               American Indian Religious Freedom Act to allow religious use
               of peyote by Native Americans.  Passed the House on August 8,
               and is currently in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Oppose H.R. 3991:  This bill, introduced by Gerald Solomon (R-NY), would
formally prevent federal funds from being used to conduct any study or
research on drug legalization.  Oppose this ridiculous, counterproductive
legislation.

How to Reach Your Representatives/Senators:

The Honorable {your congressman}
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

The Honorable {your senator}
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

If you don't know who your congressman is, you can find out by calling the
Congressional Switchboard, at (202) 224-3121.

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ACLU ADOPTS NEW DECRIMINALIZATION POLICY
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Recently, the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union adopted a
policy advocating the "full and complete decriminalization of the use,
possession, manufacture and distribution of drugs".  DRCNet suggests that
you write to the ACLU, congratulating them on taking this stand, but
suggesting that they also need to publicize this policy and pursue the issue
vigorously.  You may wish to write to Ira Glasser, Executive Director, and
Loren Siegel, Director, Public Education Dept. (both very sympathetic to
this cause).  You may also wish to contact the ACLU affiliate in your state.
Membership in the ACLU is $20/year, and includes a subscription to Civil
Liberties.  Contact info:

American Civil Liberties Union
132 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10038
(212) 944-9800
(212) 354-5290 (fax)

See Online, below, for information on the ACLU's ftp and gopher addresses.

Following is the ACLU's decriminalization policy statement:

Decriminalization of Drugs
--------------------------

The ACLU advocates full and complete decriminalization of the use,
possession, manufacture and distribution of drugs.

Any attempt to address the public health problem of drug abuse through the
criminal law is inappropriate, ineffective, and leads to widespread
violations of privacy and other civil liberties.

Criminalizing the use, possession, manufacturing and distribution of drugs
violates the principle that the criminal law may not be used to protect
individuals from the consequences of their own autonomous choices or to
impose upon those individuals a majoritarian conception of morality and
responsibility.  If a drug user performs an action that does harm in any way
legitimately cognizable by the state, that conduct may be criminalized
directly.

Prohibition of sale, manufacture and distribution of drugs constitutes an
indirect means of prohibiting the use which is its main purpose and
therefore violates autonomy interests.

Enforcement of laws criminalizing possession, use, manufacture or
distribution of drugs engender violations of civil liberties.  Because drug
enforcement is aimed at behavior which is inherently difficult to detect and
does not involve a complaining "victim," it necessarily relies on law
enforcement techniques -- such as use of undercover operations, arbitrary or
invasive testing procedures, random or dragnet seizures, and similar
measures -- that raise serious civil liberties concerns.  These enforcement
techniques lead in practice to widespread violations of civil liberties
guarantees, including those secured by the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Amendments.

The regime of drug prohibition causes other harms as well.  The drug laws
imprison a multitude of otherwise law-abiding people, a disproportionate
number of whom are poor or of color, for nonviolent acts directed at no one
but themselves.  Instead of achieving its goal of eliminating drugs, drug
prohibition subsidizes the illegal drug industry by inflating prices.
Because drugs are sold on the black market, lack of quality control and the
need for secrecy cause the deaths of those who consume adulterated drugs,
who contract diseases from sharing drug paraphernalia, and who suffer from
the violence spawned by drug prohibition.

While the government may not criminalize the manufacture and sale of drugs
per se, the government may regulate the manufacture and sale for medical,
public health, and consumer information and protection.

[Board Minutes, April 8-9, 1994]

A copy of this policy can be obtained from the ACLU's Public Education
Dept., (212) 944-9800 ext. 430.

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REAL PEOPLE IN REAL PRISONS
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Some activists have been reluctant to lobby for or against specific
provisions of the Crime Bill, preferring instead to oppose the entire bill
on principle.  Others have viewed passage of the Crime Bill as inevitable in
the current political climate and have chosen to focus their efforts on
particular items like the safety valve, in order to help real people.  An
article by Al Giordano in the Boston Phoenix last July 1 lets us hear from
one of those people:

Michael O'Rourke (not his real name), is serving a five year mandatory
sentence in federal prison for attempting to buy marijuana from an
undercover federal agent.  O'Rourke was a taxpaying Boston-area resident for
years.  But when offered the opportunity to purchase 100 pounds of marijuana
at a bargain price, he took the bait.  Upon arriving at the scene of the
transaction, O'Rourke was offered the opportunity to purchase a full 500
pounds.  O'Rourke purchased nothing, but merely having discussed the
possibility made him guilty of "conspiracy" to purchase 500 pounds, getting
him a five-year mandatory minimum sentence, no parole.

"If the safety valve went through, it would allow the judge to resentence me
under the [federal sentencing] guidelines, which could give me a 14-month
reduction", explains O'Rourke.  I'm doing 60 months.  That's not bad, there
are guys who are doing life for marijuana, so I guess I'm fortunate."

"The government claims the retroactive safety valve will cause them a lot of
aggravation.  It would help me out be giving me another hearing.  The judge
doesn't have to do anything; he could keep me in.  But that's what judges
are for.  Sentencing guidelines take into account my conduct.  I would get a
certain amount of credit for taking responsibility for my crime.  Normally,
that would have saved me a year and a half, but I can't use it on a
mandatory."

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FORFEITURE UPDATE
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U.S. Senator James Jefford of Vermont has introduced S. 1655, a companion
Senate bill to Representative Henry Hyde's Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act
of 1993 (H.R. 2417).  S. 1655 is currently in the Senate Judiciary
Committee.  As of August 18, H.R. 2417 had many more co-sponsors than
Representative John Conyers' more comprehensive Asset Forfeiture Justice Act
(H.R. 3347).

The Department of Justice is preparing to introduce its own Forfeiture Act
of 1994.  An analysis of DOJ's proposed bill by the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers found that "under the guise of being minor and
technical corrections to various forfeiture statutes", DOJ has included
several "bizarre and draconian provisions" in their Act which would vastly
expand the government's power to enact forfeitures.

You can help work for forfeiture reform by asking your Representative to co-
sponsor H.R. 3347 and/or H.R. 2417, your two Senators to co-sponsor S. 1655,
and all three of them to oppose DOJ's proposed Forfeiture Act.  (See Federal
Legislation, above, for information on how to contact your Representatives
and Senators.)

For more information on forfeiture laws, contact:
Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (F.E.A.R.)
265 Miller Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 388-8128
E-mail: b.grantland@genie.geis.com

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ONLINE
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The ACLU's Free Reading Room is open 24 hours a day, free of charge.  Gopher
or ftp to aclu.org; for more info e-mail infoaclu@aclu.org.

Chicago: Join the H.E.M.P. BBS!  Free access to first time callers, no
membership fees, free internet e-mail and newsgroup access, online library
of hemp-related articles.
Data Number: (312) 868-1681
SysOp Name: Sean Gum
Speed: 300-v32bis
Internet Address: hbbs.mcs.com
VirtualNet Address: @1312001

Forfeiture Info: Modem into F.E.A.R.'s BBS in California to download or
upload forfeiture information.  Dial into the Mountain Mist BBS at (408)
353-4866 and log onto the forfeiture conference.  F.E.A.R. can be e-mailed
at either j.paff1@genie.geis.com or k.bergman@genie.geis.com.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) now makes
its newsletters available online, on the World Wide Web at
http://www.bonnell.com/passenger-deck/maps/ and via anonymous ftp from
ftp.bonnell.com/pub/maps.  They can be found in the directory ~ftp/pub/maps
and are archived by issue, in Unix compressed, tar format.  The newsletter
articles are in plain text form.  E-mail to  st.maps@cybernetics for updates
to this information.

The NORML national office can send you action requests, press releases, and
weekly news summaries by e-mail.  Contact natlnorml@aol.com to be added to
NORML's mailing list.

The BBS News BBS in Alabama is home to the Word Drug Policy Conference and
the Shared File Database (SHAD).  SHAD is an online database of drug policy
articles and references, which you can access and contribute to through BBS
News; NORML and DRCNet announcements are also online.  Dial in at (205) 567-
9310; for more information e-mail michael.hess@f48.n375.z1.fidonet.org.

The U-Mass Amherst Cannabis Reform Coalition (UMACRC) has an extensive
online library; for more information send e-mail to
verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu with the pattern {{{readme}}} in the subject
line.

You're invited to join DRCTalk, DRCNet's online strategy forum.  To
subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@netcom.com with the text "subscribe
drctalk-l" in the body of the message.  For more information e-mail
drcnet@netcom.com.

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VACANCIES ON THE U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION
-------------------------------------------

The US Sentencing Commission disappointed sentencing reform advocates last
winter when it chose not to consider a number of sensible but politically
volatile amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.  Among these
amendments were two submitted by FAMM; a marijuana amendment, to align per-
plant weight equivalencies used for 50 marijuana plants or more with plants
1-49; and a crack cocaine amendment, to equalize penalties for crack and
powder cocaine.  Currently, an individual who grows 50 marijuana plants
receives a sentence three times as long as one who grows only 49 plants; and
penalties for crack cocaine (used mainly by blacks) are much harsher than
penalties for powder cocaine (used mainly by whites).

The Sentencing Commission has in the past been willing to make meaningful
reforms, notably the retroactive LSD reductions in 1993.  This year,
however, the commission chose not to vote on any potentially volatile
amendments because it is working without a full complement of members.  The
Sentencing Commission is supposed to have seven commissioners; however,
since 1992 it has had only three full commissioners and two temporary
commissioners who are serving only until President Clinton appoints
replacements for them.  Neither President Bush nor President Clinton has
acted on these vacancies.

The commission may or may not approve FAMM's amendments next year, but
without a fuller complement of judges, it is unlikely to even take a vote on
them.  DRCNet suggests contacting the following individuals to urge them to
take action on filling the Sentencing Commission's vacancies:

President William J. Clinton
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111

Attorney General Janet Reno
Department of Justice
Constitution Ave. & 10th St. NW
(202) 514-2001 or (800) 869-4499

Veronica Biggins
Director, Office of Presidential Personnel
153 Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20500
(responsible for political appointments)

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DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS
--------------------------

American Anti-Prohibition League
4017 SE Belmont St., Box 103
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 235-4524
(503) 234-1330 (fax)
Modelled after the anti-alcohol prohibition organization of the same name.
See Oregon section under State Listings, below, for more information and
volunteer opportunities.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
132 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 944-9800
Annual membership $20; see ACLU, above and Online, above for more
information.

Coalition for Hemp Awareness (CHA)
P.O. Box 9068
Chandler Heights, AZ 85227
(602) 988-9355
(602) 988-9438 (fax)
CHA is a political advocacy network group working for the return of hemp as
an agriculture base crop.  CHA manufacturers and distributes hemp clothing
and textiles, and uses the revenues to fund activism.

Criminal Justice Policy Foundation/National Drug Strategy Network
1899 L Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-3804
(202) 835-9075
(202) 833-8561 (fax)
E-mail: esterling@igc.org
A private, non-profit educational organization founded to promote innovative
solutions to problems facing the criminal justice system.  Foundation
president Eric Sterling helped ignite a controversy last December when
Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders suggested studying drug legalization in
response to questions Sterling had submitted to the moderator of that press
conference.  The National Drug Strategy Network publishes the newsletter
Newsbriefs.

Drug Policy Foundation
4455 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite B-500
Washington, DC 20008-2302
(202) 537-5005
(202) 537-3007 (fax)
E-mail: 76546.215@compuserve.com
The largest, most well known organization devoted to drug policy reform.
Publishes the Drug Policy Letter bi-monthly, holds three day international
conferences annually, and offers an extensive collection of publications and
videos.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (F.A.M.M.)
1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, #200-South
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 457-5790
(202) 457-8564 (fax)
F.A.M.M. opposes mandatory minimum sentencing and works for reform of the
federal sentencing guidelines; publishes FAMM-gram bi-monthly.  Weekly
updates available from the F.A.M.M. hotline, (703) 685-6860.  See State
Listings, below, for state coordinator listings.

Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (F.E.A.R.)
265 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 388-8128
(415) 380-9208
E-mail: b.grantland@genie.geis.com
Forfeiture reform advocacy group, publishes F.E.A.R. Chronicles quarterly.
See State Listings, below for state coordinator listings.

Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA)
P.O. Box 59
Helmville, MT 59843
(406) 793-5550
Supports the right of jurors to "vote their conscience" and works for
legislation mandating that jurors be informed of this right.

Grassroots Party
P.O. Box 8011
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 822-3396
(612) 773-9683
(612) 777-4853 (fax)
E-mail: stevea@geom.umn.edu
The Grassroots Party was founded in Minnesota in 1986, on an anti-drug
prohibition platform, and since that time has spread to Arizona, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Vermont.  Other issues of concern to the Grassroots
Party are addressing overpopulation, moving to sustainable economies &
energy production, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender rights, legalizing
prostitution as well as all other victimless crimes, single-payer health
care, transportation alternatives, defense cuts, more funding for education,
and greater access (with subsidies as appropriate) for higher education, job
training, and housing.  See Minnesota and Iowa under State Listings, below,
for Grassroots candidate information.

Libertarian Party
1528 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 543-1988
(800) 682-1776
E-mail: 76177.2310@compuserve.com
The Libertarian Party supports small government, freedom from regulation,
and opposes the initiation of force in all cases.

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
1801 Tippah Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28205
voice: (704) 358-9830
fax: (704) 358-1650
E-mail: st.maps@cybernetics.net
A membership-based (800+ and growing) non-profit research and educational
organization that assists scientists to design, obtain governmental approval
for, fund, and conduct research into the healing potential of psychedelic
drugs and marijuana.     Now that the FDA is again permitting scientific
studies with psychedelics, MAPS will be able to make a real contribution to
medicine.  General membership:  $30; sample newsletter $6.  (See Online,
above, and Medical Marijuana, above, for more information.)

National Coalition Against Prohibition
Eric Harlow
187 Acalanes Dr. #14
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5520
(415) 964-3655
Promotes the "Hoover" Resolution and H.R. 3100; stages "freedom rallies".
NCAP provides END THE DRUG WAR stamps ($5/sheet of 30 or $10/sheets), t-
shirts ($18), buttons ($2), and stickers ($2).

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 483-5500
(202) 483-0057 (fax)
E-mail: natlnorml@aol.com
The oldest drug reform organization, with chapters in almost every state.
NORML publishes Ongoing Briefing, Active Resistance, and Potpourri.  See
State Listings, below, for chapter listings.

Many more groups are listed under State Listings, below.

============================================================================

PUBLICATIONS & PERIODICALS
--------------------------

Almost a Newsletter
Published four times a year free, by Albany NORML
P.O. Box 2124
Albany, NY 12220

California NORML Reports
Monthly publication of California NORML
2215-R Market St. #278
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 563-5858
Membership $25 for two years.

Civil Liberties
The National Newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union
132 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 944-9800
Membership $20 per year.

The Drug Policy Letter
Bi-monthly newsletter of the Drug Policy Foundation
4455 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite B-500
Washington, DC 20008-2302
(202) 537-5005
Membership $25 per year.

FAMM-Gram
Bi-monthly newsletter of Families Against Mandatory Minimums
1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, #200-South
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 457-5790
Free, donations appreciated.

FEAR Chronicles
Quarterly newsletter of Forfeiture Endangers American Rights
265 Miller Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Membership $55 per year ($35 before 10/31).

The Greenleaf News
Official publication of The Institute for Hemp
P.O. Box 65130
St. Paul, MN 55165
(612) 222-2628
Published 6 times per year; $20 per year.

Hemp Paper Report
Solar Age Press
P.O. Box 610
Peterstown, WV 24963
News and references on hemp and environmental issues.  Published quarterly,
subscriptions $12 per year.

The Iowa NORML News Letter
Published quarterly by Iowa NORML
P.O. Box 4091
Des Moines, IA 50333
(515) 243-7351
Membership $25 per year.

Liberty Today
Newsletter of the Libertarian Party
1528 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Subscriptions $25 per year, includes the paperback Libertarianism in One
Lesson.

Marijuana & Hemp Newsletter
Published by HEMP BC
324 W. Hastings
Vancouver, BC V6B 1K6
(604) 681-4620
(604) 681-4604 (fax)
E-mail: marc_emery@mindlink.bc.ca
$1 per issue.

Mass Grass
Bi-monthly newsletter of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition
One Homestead Road
Marblehead, MA 01945
(617) 944-CANN
Membership $15 per year.

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 483-5500
NORML publishes the newsletters Active Resistance, Ongoing Briefing, and
Potpourri; contact NORML for details.

New Age Patriot
P.O. Box 419
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127-0419
(313) 563-3192
Quarterly newsmagazine for drug, environmental and social reform activists.
$15 subscription includes 6 issues.

NewsBriefs
Newsletter of the National Drug Strategy Network
1899 L Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-3804
(202) 835-9075

The Progressive Review
1739 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-5544
(202) 234-6222 (fax)
E-mail: ssmith@igc.org, 72067.1525@compuserve.com
One year subscription $16, approximately 9 issues.

The Entheogen Law Reporter (T.E.L.R.)
P.O. Box 73481
Davis, CA 95617-3481
E-mail: rgboire@aco.com
In depth information and commentary on the intersection of entheogenic
substances (hallucinogens) and the law.  Four issues per year; subscriptions
$25, make checks payable to Richard Glen Boire.

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INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTS
------------------------

The following companies/organizations offer hemp products:

Tree Free Eco Paper
121 S.W. Salmon, Suite 1100
Portland, OR 97204
Call (503) 295-6705 or (800) 775-0225 for a free sample.

Institute for Hemp
P.O. Box 65130
St. Paul, MN 55165
(612) 222-2628 (phone/fax)
E-mail: 72064.1766@compuserve.com
The Institute's catalog of hemp products and educational materials also
includes flyers which you are free to copy and distribute.  Publishes The
Greenleaf News 6 times per year.

Hemp Textiles International
3200 30th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
(800) 778-HEMP
(206) 650-1684 (phone/fax)

Coalition for Hemp Awareness (CHA)

CHA is currently working with members of the Navajo Nation on a project to
stimulate the Navajo community's economy through development of a hemp
industry.  For a donation of any size, CHA will you send you color
photographs of the hemp Navajo rugs created for this project.

(End of file 2 of 4)


THE ACTIVIST GUIDE (File 3 of 4)                             August 18, 1994
------------------

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

For more information, contact:

Drug Reform Coordination Network, P.O. Box 381813, Cambridge, MA 02238-1813
     (617) 648-2655;  (617) 646-0657 (fax);  E-mail: drcnet@netcom.com

============================================================================
         Peace      Justice      Freedom      Compassion      Truth
============================================================================

Table of Contents:

File 1:
     Crime Bill Foundering
     NRA, Charlton Heston Criticize Safety Valve
     DRCNet in Action: Billingsly Tried as Minor
     Fall Conferences
     New Commission on Crime & Violence?
     Medical Marijuana Update
     Drug Reformers Go Hollywood
File 2:
     Federal Legislation
     Original Signers of the "Hoover" Resolution Policy
     ACLU Adopts New Decriminalization Policy
     Real People in Real Prisons
     Forfeiture Update
     Online
     Vacancies on the U.S. Sentencing Commission
     Directory of Organizations
     Publications & Periodicals
     Industrial Hemp Products
File 3:
     State Listings
File 4:
     Membership Registration

============================================================================

STATE LISTINGS
--------------

ALABAMA

Michael Hess has applied to start a chapter of ALABAMA NORML.  You can
contact Mr. Hess at:

123 Holiday Dr.
Titus, AL 36080
(205) 567-9051
(205) 567-9310  (BBS News BBS)
email: michael.hess@f48.n375.z1.fidonet.org

See ONLINE, page above, for a description of Mr. Hess's online database of
drug policy articles.

F.A.M.M.
Shirley Wilson
P.O. Box 55
Stapleton, AL 36578
(205) 937-3362

F.E.A.R.
Michael Seibert, Esq.
4802 Westwood Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35810
(205) 852-3592 (office)
(205) 859-0002 (fax)
(205) 720-2668


ALASKA

F.E.A.R.
Jack Keane
2152 Dawson St.
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 279-5208

Anchorage NORML.
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


ARIZONA

F.A.M.M.:

Ellen Sax (federal)
P.O. Box 18313
Tucson, AZ 85731
(602) 885-3443

Marilyn Krausch (state)
4129 San Patricio Place
Tucson, AZ 85705
(602) 887-0907

F.E.A.R.
Rosanne Marie Sbrocca
3703 E. Indian School
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 957-0089

N.A.U. NORML, Flagstaff, AZ   (provisional or newly forming)
A.S.U. NORML, Tempe, AZ  (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

CHA - The Coalition for Hemp Awareness
See Organizations Directory, above.


ARKANSAS

F.A.M.M.
Judy Glasco
23435 Col. Glenn Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72210
(501) 821-5310

Little Rock NORML
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


CALIFORNIA

Much of this information was provided by:
California NORML, Dale Gieringer, State Coordinator
2215-R Market St. #278, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 563-5858
(310) 652-8654 (LA)
E-mail: canorml@igc.apc.org

California activists suffered a defeat this year when the legislature passed
"Smoke a Joint, Lose your License".  A small consolation is that the
legislation includes a sunset clause so that the legislature must consider
whether to renew it.

OTHER LEGISLATION

California's forfeiture sunset last 12/31, forcing prosecutors to resort to
Federal law.  The following new bills are being considered in a conference
committee:

AB 114    Assembly John Burton (D-S.F.), reforms some aspects of state's
forfeiture law, though a conviction is still not required.

SB 1158   Senator Ken Maddy (R-Fresno), Attorney General Lungren's bill to
make the forfeiture law even worse.

Write to the following conference committee members:  Assemblymembers
Bob Epple (D-Long Beach), Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills), and John Burton
(D-S.F.); State Senators Ken Maddy (R-Fresno), Nick Petris (D-Oakland) and
Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara).  Address to: State Capitol, Sacramento 95814.

SB 1364   State Senators Milton Marks (S.F.) and Nick Petris (Oakland),
would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II prescription drug in CA.
Production of medical marijuana would still be illegal under federal law.
Bill is a follow-up to last year's non-binding medical marijuana resolution,
SB 8, by State Sen. Henry Mello.  SB 1364 has been endorsed by the
California Medical Association.

AB 2948   Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, would set up a drug and alcohol
abuse task force to study the state's drug policy.  A similar bill last year
was vetoed by Gov. Wilson.

Address letters to: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.

OTHER GROUPS:

F.A.M.M.
Virginia Resner
P.O. Box 170375
San Francisco, CA 94117

F.E.A.R.
William Panzer, Esq.
370 Grand Ave., Suite 3
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 834-1892 (office)
(510) 527-1368 (fax)

California NORML: (415) 563-5858.  Meetings in SF 1st Friday of each month.
California Drug Policy Reform Coalition: (510) 653-5173 (East Bay), or (415)
369-0330 (peninsula).
LA NORML:  8749 Holloway Dr., West Hollywood 90069, (310) 652-8654.
San Diego NORML:  (619) 571-0088.
Santa Cruz Hemp Council: (408) 425-3235.
Hayward NORML: (510-JET-WEED).
Bakersfield NORML (Doug McAfee): (805) 397-0766.
Marin Hemp Renaissance (Lynette Shaw): (415) 721-1936.
San Luis Obispo (Alan McAfee): (805) 546-9242.
Orange County Hemp Council: (714) 760-7828.
Civil Liberties Monitoring Project, Humboldt County (Ed Denson): (707)
926-5312.  Not specifically a drug reform group, but opposes all civil
liberties violations, the bulk of which are related to drug law enforcement.
Cannabis Action Network: 442 Haight St., San Francisco, (510) 486-8083.
Americans for Compassionate Use (Dennis Peron): (415) 864-1961.
Southern California ACLU ad hoc drug policy committee (Bob Shafer): (213)
977-9500.


COLORADO

The Colorado Hemp Initiative Project (CO-HIP) collected only 22,000 of the
50,000 signatures to get on the ballot.  Organizers attribute this primarily
to a lack of funds and to a late start in organizing (the chief exception
being the highly successful Boulder Hemp Initiative Project (BHIP), which
has met regularly since 1992.  COHIP wants to start organizing now for 1996,
and will be holding weekly educational meetings in Boulder every Tuesday
starting September 6.  For more information, contact:

CO-HIP
P.O. Box 729
Nederland, CO 80466
(303) 784-5632
email: cohip@darkstar.cygnus.com

OTHER GROUPS:

F.A.M.M.
Nancy Richardson
21990 WCR 62
Greeley, CO 80631
(303) 353-3062

F.E.A.R.
Frances May
1277 S. Memphis St.
Aurora, CO 80017
(303) 337-1801

Denver NORML, Denver, CO
call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


CONNECTICUT

F.A.M.M.
Mary Taylor
97 Head Meadow Rd.
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 426-0787


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Recently the Washington, DC city council held a public hearing on the
Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug Policy (Hoover Resolution).
Call members of the city council and Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly to compliment
them on confronting this issue and urge them to endorse the Resolution.

GROUPS:

F.E.A.R.
Perry Philip
2032 16th St. NW #4
Washington, DC 20009

DC Metro NORML, Washington, DC
call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

Events:

September 2-5: NORML's 1994 National Conference.  For info, call NORML,
(202) 483-5500.

November 15: National Medicinal Marijuana Day.  For info, call Emergency
Coalition for Medical Cannabis (ECMC), (202) 483-5500.

November 16-19: 8th Annual International Conference on Drug Policy Reform.
For info call the Drug Policy Foundation, (202) 537-5005.

November 20: NORML Afternoon Workshop.  For info, call NORML, (202) 482-
5500.


FLORIDA

F.A.M.M.:

Denise Jimenez
P.O. Box 374
Marathon, FL

Leah Rodriguez
300 NW 128th Ave.
Miami, FL 33182
(305) 552-5239

Martha Bugella (new chapter)
13161 McGregor Blvd., Suite C
Ft. Meyers, FL 33919
(813) 481-1852

Mildred Reese
207 N. Jefferson Dr.
Coral Gables, FL
(305) 446-6570

Tena Aiello
P.O. Box 22561
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335
(305) 527-4903

Regina Davenport
9008 Larkerwoods Rd.
Navarre Beach, FL 32566
(904) 939-9038

F.E.A.R.
Rebecca Klang
1708 Clement Rd.
Lutz, FL 33549
(813) 949-6038

Florida Legalization Organization (FLO)
P.O. Box 350
LaCrosse, FL 32658-0350
Works for marijuana legalization.


GEORGIA

OPPOSE H.B. 1338 -- This bill, introduced by state Representative Roy
Barnes, would impose a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence and $100,000 fine
on any Georgian convicted of growing 25 or more marijuana plants (including
seedlings).  Georgia NORML under the direction of Theresa Yarbrough, is
conducting a petition and letter writing campaign in hopes of defeating the
bill.

A.C.L.U. of Georgia
142 Mitchell St., Suite 301
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 523-6201

F.A.M.M.:

Juanita Henson
P.O. Box 1081
Ellijay, GA 30540
(706) 276-7717

Marie Stewart
P.O. Box 52599
Atlanta, GA 30355
(404) 767-8910

Georgia NORML, Rockmart, GA
call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

Advocates for Self-Government, Inc.
3955 Pleasantdale Rd., #106A
Atlanta, GA 30340
(404) 417-1304
(800) 932-1776
An educational organization who purpose is to present the freedom philosophy
to opinion leaders.  Self-government is the combination of responsibility
and tolerance.


HAWAII

The Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group is a roughly 100 member "town-gown"
group formed about a year ago by Don Topping, Director of the Social Science
Research Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Dr. Topping's
group has successfully sponsored legislation to conduct a study of drug
policy alternatives, will be holding a state-wide conference on Harm
Reduction this October 20-21.  To register for the conference, call the
University of Hawaii Conference Center at (808) 956-8240.  (Registration fee
is $100 for two days, meals included.)  For program information call the
Social Science Research Institute, at (808) 956-8930.

To contact the Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group, write to:

Don Topping
Director, Social Science Research Institute
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2424 Maile Way, Porteus Hall 704
Honolulu, HI 96822

Other Groups:

F.A.M.M.
Gloria Silva
Integrated Travel
33 S. King St. #517
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 524-7724


IDAHO

See DRCNet in Action, above, for good news on the Daniel Billingsly case.

GROUPS:

F.E.A.R.
Robert Nuckols
P.O. Box 279
Riggins, ID 83549
(208) 628-3503 (office)


ILLINOIS

DRCNet CHAPTER STARTING:

Gale Stafford, a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is
founding the first local chapter of the Drug Reform Coordination Network
(DRCNet).  You too can get in on the ground floor of this new organization!
Contact:

Gale Stafford
806 S. Lincoln #1
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 384-0013
Email: zoom@uiuc.edu

The city of Chicago is considering an ordinance which would limit penalties
for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana to a maximum $250 fine
and no prison record.  Write the Chicago City Council and Illinois media to
support this step.

GROUPS:

Quad City Hemp Coalition
P.O. Box 3592
Rock Island, IL 61021

Southern Illinois University of Carbondale NORML
Contact summer interim coordinator:
Drew Hendricks
806 W. Schwartz
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 529-4821
E-mail: drewh37597@aol.com

F.A.M.M.
Marilyn Lopez
1643 Estate Circle
Naperville, IL 60565
(708) 416-9602

Jayme Taylor
700 Bacon
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 353-3828

Normal NORML, Normal, IL (provisional or newly forming)
Rockford NORML, Rockford, IL
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

CANDIDATES:    Robert Moldenhauer of the Quad City Hemp Coalition, is
running for Illinois' Lt. Gubernatorial office on the Libertarian Party
ticket.  For more information call (309) 786-1550.  Contributions may be
mailed to 2725 6 Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201.

See Online, above, for information on the Chicago-based H.E.M.P. BBS.


INDIANA

F.A.M.M.
Andrea Strong
496 San Carlos Dr.
Greenwood, IN 46142
(317) 888-6612

Tillie Delak (state)
867 N. Estate Route 49
Chesterton, IN 46304
(219) 926-7448

Indiana NORML, Bloomington, IN     (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

Candidates:    Bill D'Amico is running as a democrat for state
representative; he intends to focus on drug policy reform and medical
marijuana in particular.  Contact:

Bill D'Amico for State Rep
P.O. Box 2183
Bloomington, IN 47402


IOWA

The bulk of the information for this section was provided by Carl Olsen of
Iowa NORML.  Iowa NORML can be contacted at:

P.O. Box 4091
Des Moines, IA 50333
(515) 243-7351 (phone/fax)
E-mail: carlolsen@dsmnet.com, iowanorml@commonlink.com
Meetings second Sunday of each month, 5:00 PM, at Beggars Banquet, 2306
University Ave., Des Moines.

LEGISLATION:

The Iowa Legislature will not be in session until January of 1995.  Old
bills which failed to pass during the 1993-1994 session are dead.  New bills
will have to be introduced during the 1995 session.  Iowa NORML is
supporting resolutions calling upon the federal government to allow access
to marijuana for medical purposes.  In 1994, these resolutions were H.J.R.
2004 and S.J.R. 2001.  Persons interested in lobbying for these resolutions
should write or call: Brent Siegrist (Republican), House Majority Leader,
714 Grace Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503, Telephones (712) 323-1098
(Home) and (712) 642-4149 (Office), and Wally E. Horn (Democrat), Senate
Majority Leader, 116 2nd Street, S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404, Telephones
(319) 366-4949 (home) and (319) 398-2331 (office).  For more information,
contact Carl E. Olsen, Iowans for Medical Marijuana, Post Office Box 4091,
Des Moines, Iowa 50333, Telephone (515) 243-7351.

CANDIDATES:

The Iowa Grassroots Party will be fielding candidates for U.S. Congress in
the 2nd (Al Schoeman), 3rd (Derrick Grimmer), and 4th (William Oviatt)
districts this year.

Carl E. Olsen, who was the Iowa Grassroots Party candidate for U.S. Senator
in 1992, will be running as the Iowa Libertarian Party candidate for
Governor of Iowa in 1994.

State Representative Ed Fallon (Democrat), who worked very hard in lobbying
for the medical marijuana resolution, is an outstanding candidate for
re-election this year.  Fallon is a peace activist.  He calls himself a
socialist (economics) and a libertarian (civil liberties).  Persons
interested in contributing to Fallon's re-election campaign may send
donations (no more than $100 per individual) to Ed Fallon for Citizens
Committee, 1321 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50314.  Fallon can be reached
at 515-243-8828.

OTHER GROUPS:

F.A.M.M.
Linda Jones
134 Miller Ave., SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 366-0914

University of Iowa NORML (Mike Hamm), 219 S. Riverside Court, Iowa City, IA
52240, (319) 354-8749.
Ames NORML (Tom Collison), Room 37, Student Memorial Union Building, Iowa
State University, Ames, IA 50010, (515) 296-4248.
Iowa Grassroots Party (Derrick Grimmer), Post Office Box 1136, Ames, IA
50014, (515) 233-6081.
Northern Iowans for Cannabis Education (Craig Howard), P.O. Box 1912, Mason
City, Iowa 50402, (515) 696-5755.
Students for the Legalization of Hemp (Joel Pargot), Grinnell College, Box
9-87, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, (515) 269-3412.


KANSAS

F.A.M.M.
Dan & Julie Martin
5460 Taylor's View Rd.
Manhattan, KS 66502
(913) 537-0283

Southcentral NORML, Andover, KS
Lawrence NORML, Lawrence, KS  (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

August 19-21: Mean Green Marathon Bash.  For info call Debby Moore, Kansas
Environmentalists for Commerce in Hemp, (316) 681-1743.


LOUISIANA

F.E.A.R.
Cameron Totten
6440 S. Claiborne Ave., Apt. 415
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 866-3980

Cannabis Action Network
4428 S. Carrollton
New Orleans, LA 70119


MAINE

F.E.A.R.
Rose McDermott
19 Roosevelt Trail
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-8911

August 20-21: Fourth Annual Hempstock.  For info, call Maine Vocals, (207)
696-8167.


MARYLAND

F.E.A.R.
Tammie Johnston
1800 L St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-FEAR

Baltimore NORML Baltimore, MD (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


MASSACHUSETTS

LEGISLATION

The address for all state Representatives, Senators, and the Governor, is:

The State House
Boston, MA 02133

For Senate telephone numbers, call 722-1276
For House telephone numbers, call 722-2356

Governor Weld: 727-3600

H. 3911   Hutchins Medical Necessity Defense Act -- named after U.S. veteran
Joe Hutchins, would make medical necessity a valid reason for acquittal in
marijuana growing and possession cases.

H. 3936   Bertonazzi Medical Marijuana Extension Act -- Extends the
Bertonazzi Medical Marijuana Act passed in 1992 to apply to more medical
conditions (sponsored by the Dept. or Public Health).

H. 4493   Forfeiture Protection Act -- Requires that asset forfeiture take
place only after the property owner has been convicted of the corresponding
crime.

H. 3453   Forfeiture Reporting Act -- Requires agencies conducting civil
forfeitures to report the total value of all property seized and give a
detail accounting of how they spend the money.

H. 4106   Limiting Drug Testing in the Workplace.  To support, call or write
House and Senate Commerce & Labor Committee Chairs, Rep. Daniel Bosley (722-
2030) and Senator Lois Pines (722-1639), and your own state reps and
senators.

H. ____, S. 471     Legalizes clean needle purchase by prescription.

H. 2987, S. 472     Authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH) to
create clean needle exchange programs.  Currently, only two programs exist,
in Boston and Cambridge, on a trial basis.

ACT UP/Boston has been instrumental in working for passage of needle-
exchange legislation, and is currently participating in the implementation
of needle exchange in the Commonwealth under contract from DPH.  For more
information, contact:

ACT UP I.V. League, P.O. Box 483 Kendall Square Station, Boston, MA 02142.

GROUPS:

The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASSCAN) is a marijuana
legalization group with ties to NORML and the Civil Liberties Union of
Massachusetts.  MASSCAN published a bi-monthly newsletter, Mass Grass, and
maintains a "rapid action network" phone tree.  MASSCAN was a sponsor of the
Harvard Drug Conference/Debate this May 21st, featuring U.S. "Drug Czar" Lee
Brown.  Annual MASSCAN dues are $15, or $6 for newsletter only.  Contact:

MASSCAN
One Homestead Rd.
Marblehead, MA 01945
(617) 944-CANN

RALLY!  The annual MASSCAN rally will be held this September...

Those in western Mass. might want to get in touch with the:

U-Mass Cannabis Reform Coalition
S.A.O. Box #2
415 Student Union Building
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

OTHER GROUPS:

F.A.M.M.
Dominica Piscitelli
29 Abruzzi St.
Revere, MA 02151
(617) 286-3959

Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Drug Policy Task Force, John Holmes, Chairman
99 Chauncy St., Suite 310
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 482-3170

Metro West NORML, Framingham, MA
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


MICHIGAN

The Michigan Hemp Initiative Project fell short of the needed number of
signatures to get on the ballot this year, but feels that its total of about
10,000 is pretty good given the late start of the petition drive and small
number of people involved.  A statewide meeting will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 10th in Lansing to begin to plan for the next effort.  Some groups
involved in the Michigan Hemp Coalition:

Progressive ACTION Alliance!
P.O. Box 4935
East Lansing, MI 48826
E-mail: pylealle@student.msu.edu

Battle Creek Hemp Environmental Activists
P. O. Box 724
Battle Creek, MI 49016
Scott, Kevin: (616) 968-2550
E-mail: Scott_D._Ploehn@fc1.glfn.org

Farmers American Rights Maintained (FARM), Claire Chapter
8930 Isabella
Clare, MI 48617
Mardi: (517) 386-9797

FARM, Isabella Chapter
8207 Lakeshore Dr.
Clare, MI 48617
Scott: (517) 386-4313

EMU NORML
c/o Campus Life
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Thom: (313) 482-2076

Flint Hemp Society
G-3075 S. Dort Hwy., Ste. 475
Burton, MI  48519
(810) 812-8779

Kalamazoo Cannabis Action Network
PO Box 353
Portage, MI 49081
(616) 327-7395
E-mail: kalamagoo@delphi.com

New Age Patriot
Box 419
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Bruce Cain: (313) 563-3192

Northern Michigan NORML
PO Box 3121
Traverse City, MI 49685
Bill: (616) 922-0933

Hash Bash
PO Box 8047
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Adam Brook: (313) 406-7678
Rich Burkette: (313) 677-0009

United Medical Marijuana Smokers of Michigan (UMMSOM)
Detroit/Ann Arbor area
11280 McKinley
Taylor, MI 48180
Chuck Kile: (313) 287-9077

UMMSOM, Muskegon Area
980 W. Sherman Blvd, Ste 105
Muskegon, MI 49441
(616) 739-9406

For 24 hour petitioning/event info, call (313) 563-3192 (New Age Patriot).

OTHER GROUPS:

F.A.M.M.
Marilyn Genoa (federal)
P.O. Box 423
Royal Oak, MI 48068
(313) 547-2014

Sandy Youngblood (state)
P.O. Box 715
Royal Oak, MI 48068
(313) 541-1267

F.E.A.R.
Tom Flook
7935 Coyle Rd.
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
(313) 449-2831
E-mail: t.flook@genie.geis.com

G.V.S.U. NORML Allendale, MI
Traverse City NORML Traverse City, MI   (provisional or newly forming)


MINNESOTA

GROUPS:

F.E.A.R.
Rose & David Hanson
6040 Wentworth Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 861-4901

The Institute for Hemp
See Industrial Hemp Products, above, for more information.
P.O. Box 65130
St. Paul, MN 55165
(612) 222-2628 (voice/fax)
Email: instforhemp@delphi.com
Works for re-establishing cannabis hemp as a commercial crop for a source of
raw materials in the production of consumer products.  Sells hemp products
and educational materials, and will send you hemp-related flyers for free.
Ask for a free catalog.

Grassroots Party of Minnesota
P.O. Box 8011
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 773-9683
(612) 822-3396
(612) 773-9683 (fax)
E-mail:stevea@geom.umn.edu
Has candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, US senator, US rep
district 4, and MN Rep district 62A.

See Organizations Directory, above, for more information.

Minnesota NORML
P.O. Box 80522
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 822-3396

Mankato NORML Mankato, MN     (provisional or newly forming)
U. of Minn. NORML Minneapolis, MN
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

Next time you're in Minneapolis, visit:
The Third Stone
520 W. Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 825-6120
(507) 373-6020
Specializes in hemp products and drug reform literature.

Call GRASSNET (612) 773-9682, for all the latest information and updates on
marijuana/hemp activism and events, including forfeiture information.


MISSISSIPPI

F.A.M.M.
Lisa Hale
Rt. 3, Box 393 B
Datesville, MS 38606
(601) 563-1610


MISSOURI

S.C.R. 14 A resolution which calls on the federal government to make
marijuana medically available, was passed unanimously by the state Senate in
March.  It now needs to pass the Missouri House of Representatives in order
to become law.

S.B. 493  Would establish the "medical necessity defense" as legitimate
grounds for acquittal of marijuana possession charges in Missouri.

St. Louis NORML
Box 2482
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 995-9553 (voicemail)
(314) 664-6284 (fax)
E-mail: rw4wied@aol.com

F.A.M.M.
Carol Smith
RR8, Box 1085
Lebanon, MO 65536
(417) 532-7406

Pat Gustin
603 Noeleen Place
Lees Summit, MO 64063
(816) 246-4615

F.E.A.R.
Michelle Monahan
3800 Cooper #11
Columbia, MO 65201
(214) 449-0471

Missouri NORML Columbia, MO
S.M.S.U. NORML Springfield , MO
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


MONTANA

F.A.M.M.
Jo Mae Drake
46 East Nicklaus
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-0816

Kalispell NORML Kalispell, MT
Missoula NORML Missoula, MT   (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


NEBRASKA

U.N.L. NORML Lincoln, NE
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


NEVADA

F.A.M.M.
Phil Copeland
P.O. Box 3053
Reno, NV 89505
(702) 677-8466

F.E.A.R.
Bill & Karon Munnerlyn
4500 Cinderella Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 876-8064
(702) 876-3835

Las Vegas NORML Las Vegas, NV (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


NEW HAMPSHIRE

F.A.M.M.
Nancy Brown
333 Bartlett St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-7861


NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATION

A-627:    Requires state to convict as a necessary prerequisite to
forfeiture.  Copy of bill for free from: Office of Legislative Services,
Bill Room, CN 068, Trenton, NJ 08625.  Contact NJ legislators and ask them
to cosponsor this legislation.

F.A.M.M.
Cassandra Savoy
141 S. Harrison St.
East Orange, NJ 07018
(201) 678-1515

F.E.A.R.
John T. Paff
P.O. Box 5424
Somerset, NJ 08875-5424
(908) 873-1251 (office)
(908) 873-2070 (fax)
email: j.paff1@genie.geis.com

New Jersey NORML Navesink, NJ (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

CANDIDATES:

The following candidates have all pledged to abolish or strictly limit asset
forfeiture:

Ben Grindlinger, candidate for U.S. Senate, (609) 585-0165

Herb Roselle, candidate for U.S. Congress, NJ 2nd District, (609) 825-0510,
email: herb.roselle@ulbbs.sccsi.com

Roger Bacon, candidate for U.S. Congress, NJ 5th District (908) 454-1083


NEW MEXICO

State Senator Duncan Scott (R-Albuquerque) has introduced forfeiture reform
legislation that would require forfeited funds or property go to the state
treasury rather than the agencies which perform the seizures.

F.E.A.R.
Ken Brown
P.O. Box 13634
Albuquerque, NM 87192
(505) 237-2004


NEW YORK

LEGISLATION:

State Senator Joseph Galiber, board member of the Drug Policy Foundation,
has several decriminalization bills in the state Senate, S. 411, S. 1461, S.
1471, S. 1474, and S. 2059.  Contact Albany NORML for further description of
these bills; however, you can support them by writing to your state Senators
and the following committee chairs:

Senator Roy Goodman
Committee on Inv., Tax, and Gov. Operations
Legislative Office Building, Rm. 913
Albany, NY 12223
(518) 455-2211

Senator Dale Volker
Committee on Codes
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12223
(518) 455-3471

Senator James Wright
Committee on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12223

GROUPS:

New Yorkers for Drug Policy Reform
A statewide organization with 501(c)4 status pending.  Some recent NYDPR
activities have included meeting with New York City and federal officials to
discuss drug policy reform, lobbying against driver's license suspension for
drug crimes, and holding debates around New York State.  For more
information contact NYDPR at:

P.O. Box 592
New York, NY 10014-0592
(718) 392-5036
E-mail: 73443.3557@compuserve.com

Albany NORML
P.O. Box 2124
Albany, NY 12220

Publishes 'Almost a Newsletter' four times a year free.

The Hemp Coalition
P.O. Box 2382
Albany, NY 12220

Organizer Tim Case should have both phone and fax numbers for both these
organizations in the near future.  Mr. Case would appreciate newspaper
clippings on marijuana or court related material.

F.E.A.R.
Steven Susser, Esq.
450 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4128

SUNY-Bing. NORML Binghamton, NY    (provisional or newly forming)
Buffalo NORML Buffalo, NY
NORML in Schoharie Howes Cave, NY
NYC NORML New York, NY   (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


NORTH CAROLINA

F.A.M.M.
Laura Hight
Rt. 3, Box 245
Louisburgh, NC 27549
(919) 496-3849


OHIO

H.B. 628 is a mixed bag -- this bill would decrease marijuana cultivation
penalties but increasing penalties for "dispensing", and act which would
include sharing marijuana with a friend.  Ohio NORML is opposed to the bill
in its current form; contact Ohio NORML for info.

F.A.M.M.
Melissa Whaley
P.O. Box 946
Athens, OH 45701
(614) 592-2234

Ohio University NORML Athens, OH
Cincinnati NORML Cincinnati, OH    (provisional or newly forming)
Northcoast NORML Cleveland, OH
Miami Valley NORML Dayton, OH (provisional or newly forming)
Sandusky Cty. NORML Fremont, OH
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


OKLAHOMA

S.B. 738 -- OPPOSE
This bill would allow the state to conduct marijuana eradication campaigns
with the use of a dangerous, cancer-causing pesticide.  This bill has
already passed the state Senate, and is currently in a conference committee.
Contact Oklahoma NORML for info.

F.A.M.M.
Connie Myort
1213 Plonka Ave.
Enid, OK 73703
(405) 234-3362

Univ. of OK NORML Norman, OK
OK NORML Oklahoma City, OK
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


OREGON

The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 1997 would legalize and license sales of
cannabis and allow individuals to grow for personal use.  Tax revenues would
go to education (96%) and drug abuse treatment (4%).  70,000 signatures are
needed during the next two years to make the ballot in November 1996.  For
more information or to contribute, contact:

Pay for Schools by Regulating Cannabis
P.O. Box 86741
Portland, OR 97286

F.A.M.M.
Lorraine Heller
8600 SW Leahy Road
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 292-5364

F.E.A.R.
Bill Vosburgh
Private Property Defense League
P.O. Box 219115
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 291-7439 (office)

American Anti-Prohibition League
4017 SE Belmont St., Box 103
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 235-4524
(503) 234-1330 (fax)
Floyd Landrath, Director

Eugene chapter:
Jerry Shapiro
(503) 345-9317

The league puts on music shows, rallies and gatherings to raise money and
demonstrate support for drug policy reform.  Every other Monday, members of
the league hand out Jury Nullification information in front of the local
courthouse, coinciding with the new jury pools.  Remaining days in 1994:
August 22, September 5 & 19, October 3, 17 & 31, November 14 & 28, and
December 12 & 26; 1020 SW 4th Ave., 7:00 am.

Seven Thunders Productions
140 S. Redwood Highway
P.O. Box 2067
Cave Junction, OR 97523
(503) 592-4545
A multi-media video production company whose many products include videos on
drug policy and forfeiture reform.  Seven Thunders is active in distributing
reading literature in their community.


PENNSYLVANIA

F.A.M.M.
Stacey Allen
107 Dudley Ave.
Narberth, PA 19072
(215) 660-0376

F.E.A.R.
Roy Timpe
366 Blandon Meadows Pkwy.
Blandon, PA 19510
(215) 939-3517 (work)
(215) 926-5989 (home)
E-mail: r.timpe@genie.geis.com

Pittsburgh NORML
P.O. Box 4839
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Hempline: (412) 734-5538

Erie PA NORML Erie, PA
Penn State NORML University Park, PA
York NORML York, PA (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.

Pat Fallon, a gubernatorial candidate in the state of Pennsylvania, has
pledged to abolish or strictly limit asset forfeiture.  Call (717) 629-0693,
email: pfallon@mcimail.com


RHODE ISLAND

F.A.M.M.
Sandra Feeney
10 Cooke St.
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 272-8269


SOUTH DAKOTA

F.E.A.R.
Marion Zenker
610 Oakland St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 574-4289
(605) 343-6711


TENNESSEE

F.A.M.M.
Paula Poe
P.O. Box 161117
Memphis, TN 38186
(901) 345-0326

F.E.A.R.
Mark A. Nestmann
Box 246
Brentwood, TN 37027
(702) 885-2509 (messages)
E-mail: 71370.3205@compuserve.com

Nashville NORML Nashville, TN (provisional or newly forming)
Houston NORML Bellaire, TX
Dallas NORML Frisco, TX  (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


TEXAS

F.A.M.M.
Pamela McCue
P.O. Box 4057
Austin, TX 78765
(512) 452-1303
E-mail: fammnet@aol.com

Beryl Baker
5703 Miami Court
El Paso, TX 79924
(915) 751-3390

Lisa Tellez
617 Eldorado
San Antonio, TX 78225
(210) 533-8424

Bill Boman
P.O. Box 75123
Houston, TX 77234
(713) 944-4700

F.E.A.R.
Jim Spurlock
Jim Spurlock Aircraft Sales
Loc. 23N Meacham Field
Fort Worth, TX 76106
(817) 624-8433 (office)
(817) 294-2728 (home)


UTAH

F.E.A.R.
Peter Budnick
P.O. Box 1741
Park City, UT 84060
(801) 649-3910


VERMONT

Vermont Vocals
19 Bay St.
Newport, VT 05855

Memberships in Vermont Vocals available soon for $20/year.

Vermont Grassroots Party
P.O. Box 537
Waitsfield, VT 05673

Vermont Civil Coalition Against Prohibition
63 George St.
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-7107

F.E.A.R.
Dennis Lane
P.O. Box 537
Waitsfield, VT 05673
(802) 496-2387


VIRGINIA

Virginia Tech NORML, a student organization at the largest university in
Virginia, is working for drug policy reform through education.  NORML tries
to be visible in the community, through info-tables and petition drives, and
has an "adopt-a-spot" site on Giles Road in Blacksburg.  NORML writes
letters to local, state, and federal representatives, and presents them with
petitions, some with as many as 3,000 signatures.  Contact:

NORML at VPI & SU
P.O. Box 654
Blacksburg, VA 24063
(703) 953-9189

F.A.M.M.
John Bowes
5253 Ashby St.
Norfolk, VA 23502
(804) 853-4862


WASHINGTON

Washington's Initiative 622 to legalize personal, medical and industrial use
of cannabis fell short of the 200,000 signatures necessary to get on the
ballot.  The Washington Cannabis Movement is looking for 200 volunteers who
will commit to gathering at least one thousand signatures each on a future
ballot drive.  To find out how to volunteer, call the newly established
Washington state marijuana/hemp hotline, at (206) 548-8043.

The Washington Hemp Education Network (W.H.E.N.) is a registered non-profit
organization which holds educational forums around the state.  W.H.E.N. will
have a booth at the upcoming state Democratic Pary pre-election convention
in September, and will be covering festivals, fairs, swap meets, and other
public events.  Network membership is available for a $15/year minimum, and
includes a subscription to W.H.E.N.'s newsletter.  Contact W.H.E.N. at:

P.O. Box 1217
Olympia, WA 98507
(206) 589-8981
E-mail: 72643.3237@compuserve.com

The Drug Policy Foundation has opened its first state chapter in Washington.
Membership in the Drug Policy Foundation is available for a minimum donation
of $25/year.  Contact the Washington state chapter at:

Drug Policy Foundation
Washington State Chapter
777 - 108th Ave. NE, M/S 62
Bellevue, WA 98004
(206) 646-3076
(206) 455-1046 (fax)

State Senator Linda Smith of the 18th Legislative District has introduced a
measure which would declare the state's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment
to the United States Constitution and demand that the federal government
cease and desist mandates that are beyond the scope of constitutionally
delegated powers.

F.A.M.M.

Susan Moss
4038 41st Ave., South
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 723-7549

Nora Callahan
795 South Cedar
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-5929

F.E.A.R.
Jeffery Steinborn, Esq.
30th Floor Smith Tower
506 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 622-5117
(206) 622-3848 (fax)

W.W.U. NORML Bellingham, WA
Contact the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


WEST VIRGINIA

F.A.M.M.
Kay Francis Meade
600 Benoni Ave.
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 366-6447

F.E.A.R.
Robert Gould
Route 2 Box 78
Greenville, WV 24945
(304) 832-6414
(304) 832-6300 (fax)


WISCONSIN

GROUPS:

Green Bay NORML Green Bay, WI
Milwaukee NORML Milwaukee, WI (provisional or newly forming)
Contact the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.


INTERNATIONAL

AG Hanf
Bessungerstr. 79
64285 Darmstadt
GERMANY
Phone: 06151-664096
Fax:   06151-663677
Works for legalization of cannabis.

(End of file 3 of 4)


THE ACTIVIST GUIDE (File 4 of 4)                             August 18, 1994
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