6/19/09 - T-Shirt Design Competition

Help SSDP design our newest line of apparel and win a scholarship to attend our next international conference! If your idea wins, we'll fly you out to San Francisco in February for our conference and put you up in a hotel - on us. Deadline for entry is July 15th. Submit your ideas today! 

50 SSDP chapters participated in a nationwide action on Cinco de Mayo, aimed at raising awareness about the impact of drug prohibition on the lives of Mexican citizens. More than 7,500 Mexicans have been murdered by drug cartels since 2008. Watch videos of the action here. 

3/25/09 - Police Shoot Unarmed Student Over Marijuana

Michigan college student Derek Copp was shot by police as his apartment was raided for drugs. Only a small amount of marijuana was found. Derek is still alive, and since the shooting, SSDP chapters have been standing up for Derek and speaking out.
Find out how you can help Derek.

3/17/09 - U.S. Delegation Blocks Harm Reduction at U.N.
1/22/09 - El Paso Threatened by the Feds for Discussing Drug Legalization
1/8/09 - SSDP Seeking Interns in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA
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