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12/18/09 - Chase Bank Rigs Facebook Contest, Cheating SSDP Out of $25K
10/16/09 - SSDP to Host 11th Annual Conference in San Francisco SSDP's upcoming international conference will take place on March 12-14, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Hundreds of SSDP members, alumni, and supporters will convene at the historic Fort Mason Center for three days of drug policy education and activist skills training. RSVP for this amazing event! 9/16/09 - URGENT ACTION: Congress Voting on Anti-Education Drug Law
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! 5/5/09 - Students Stand With Mexican Citizens, Call for End to Prohibition
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. 3/17/09 - U.S. Delegation Blocks Harm Reduction at U.N.
The movement to end the War on Drugs is gaining more momentum than ever before, so we're hiring two new staff members to assist our growing chapter network. We're seeking motivated well-organized individuals to serve as SSDP's Outreach Director and Alumni Director. Internships are also available.
1/23/09 - Petition to Obama: Stop Bush's War on Medical Marijuana Patients Bush-appointed officials ordered a raid on a medical marijuana dispensary in California during Obama's first week in office, despite the new president's promise to stop the raids on patients. Sign the petition calling on Obama to stop the raids now! 1/22/09 - El Paso Threatened by the Feds for Discussing Drug Legalization
1/14/09 - Earn Cash and Prizes by Recruiting for SSDP and MPP!
SSDP internships are exciting, rewarding opportunities for those who care about ending the failed War on Drugs. Apply today! 1/6/09 - Obama Drug Policy Petition Reaches 55,000 Signatures!
Did you receive a New Year's greeting card from SSDP? If so, that means you've contributed to SSDP within the last two years. Thank you! In case you missed it, here's the front, inside, and back of the card. 11/13/08 - SSDP's 10th Annual Conference is One Week Away! This is shaping up to be SSDP's best conference yet! Hundreds of students are planning to attend the largest gathering of young people (and not-so-young people) who know that the War on Drugs is damaging our generation and our society. It's not too late to register!
9/19/08 - West Coast Office Seeking Interns: Apply Today Update: Positions filled
This month, thousands of SSDP members are returning to campus, ready to educate their communities about the need for drug policy reform and ready to lead campaigns to change policy at the local, state, and federal levels. If you are a student, now is the perfect time to start a chapter of SSDP on your campus. 8/28/08 - SSDP Hires New Outreach Director for Western Region
8/8/08 - SSDP Represents Youth at U.N. Drug Forum 
In July, SSDP Executive Director Kris Krane attended "Beyond 2008," a United Nations forum in Vienna, Austria on global drug policy. As the only organization invited to represent youth in the U.S., SSDP ensured that the forum recommendations included a mandate to include young people in the "formation and evaluation of all facets of global drug policy." 7/14/08 - SSDP is Hiring! (position open in DC or San Francisco)
6/20/08 - SSDP Kicks Off 50-State Good Samaritan Policy Campaign
6/17/08 - RSVP for SSDP's 10th Annual Conference
5/21/08 - SSDP Member Killed in Botched Drug Set-Up
On May 7th, 2008, Rachel Hoffman was murdered after being coerced into
helping police set up two armed drug dealers. After arresting her for
marijuana, police promised Rachel leniency if she became an informant,
without notifying her lawyer. Rachel's friends and family are
protesting the actions of the police, and have set up a foundation in
her honor that would work to stop similar tragedies from happening. Click here to watch a video of the protest and to find out more about the foundation. 5/7/08 - Students and Parents Protest SDSU Drug Sting
Heckuva job, D.A.R.E.! It's no wonder that the D.A.R.E. program has lost much of its federal funding -- lies and scare tactics are not effective educational tools. This week, D.A.R.E. advocates will be raising heaps of money to fill in the gap from the funding they've lost. By making a donation to SSDP , you can help us Just Say Know to counterproductive and dishonest drug education, and get an SSDP t-shirt while you're at it.
SSDP board member Stacia Cosner appeared on this nationally syndicated program on the War on Drugs, sharing her views about the law that strips financial aid from students with drug convictions. SSDP appears 6 minutes and 45 seconds into the video.
3/13/08 - First Ever Senate Bill on HEA Aid Elimination Penalty
Introduced Although the penalty should be repealed outright, the judicial discretion bill would tremendously reduce its impact by turning it into an opt-in punishment instead of an automatic one. Take action now by spending one minute to edit and send a pre-written letter to your senators!
3/01/08 - SSDP Opens West Coast Field Office SSDP's field director, Micah Daigle, has relocated to San Francisco, CA, establishing SSDP's first ever satellite field office. This office will allow SSDP to establish a strong presence on the west coast to match the expansive chapter networks in the northeast and midwest areas of the U.S. Help support SSDP's rapid expansion by making a donation today.
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SSDP gained thousands of votes in the Chase Community Giving competition, but Chase rigged the contest in order to secretly disqualify our organization and others, including the Marijuana Policy Project. Read the 
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. 
On Tuesday, May 6th, the Drug Enforcement Administration swept into San
Diego State University and arrested 75 students accused of selling
drugs on campus. Within 24 hours, SSDP had organized a demonstration that reframed the
issue for nearly all the local and national media outlets covering the
story, pointing out the futility of drug prohibition, while calling for
the school to enact a life-saving Good Samaritan Policy. 
